Skip to main content

Vintage Circus Lion

12
to
5
31
10
41
29
15
5
4
3
3
1
1
12
4
2
2
2
Sort By
Gold & Orange Blown Mercury Glass Circus Lion Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a cute bright gold lion with orange mane and sweet blue eyes standing on his stool with the
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Blown Glass

1964 Vintage Elaine Donenfeld Lion Tamer Portrait Pen & Ink Drawing Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
a circus lion tamer in B + W with pet. Signed lower right. Framed in green and matted. Elaine Levine
Category

1960s Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Circus Alphabet Lion, Vintage Polish Circus Poster, 1965
By Tadeusz Jodlowski 1
Located in London, GB
This is the vintage original 1965 Circus Alphabet Lion Polish poster by the legendary artist
Category

1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Lion King 1975 Polish Circus Poster, Hilscher
Located in Bath, Somerset
From King of the Jungle to King of the Circus - the original Lion King! Fabulous and rare first
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Lion Acrobat R1978 Polish Circus Poster, Hilscher
Located in Bath, Somerset
The wonderful original stripy lion Polish Cyrk (circus) poster from 1978. Super cool and colourful
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Lion Lovers 1975 Polish Circus Poster, Swierzy
By Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Bath, Somerset
An original first print run Polish Cyrk (Circus) poster from 1975 featuring art by Waldemar Swierzy
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Polish Circus Poster 3 Lions 1970, Jodlowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
We love the fluid design by Tadeusz Jodłowski of this original Polish Cyrk / Circus poster from
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

CYRK Lion Tamer 1960s Polish Circus Poster, Srokowski
By Jerzy Srokowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
A very rare early 1960s Polish Cyrk (Circus) poster featuring charming Lion Tamer artwork by Jerzy
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Polish Circus Poster Clown and Lion R1982, Miedza-Tomaszewski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Cyrk Polish Circus Poster Clown and Lion R1982, Miedza-Tomaszewski Original Polish Cyrk / Circus
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Cyrk Lion With Acrobats 1965 Polish B1 Circus Poster, Tadeusz Jodlowski
By Tadeusz Jodlowski 1
Located in Bath, Somerset
Cyrk (circus) poster from 1965. The first print run! The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland appeared for
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Mickey's Circus Original Production Drawing 1936: Donald Duck and Sea Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Publicity Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 12" x 9.5" PRODUCTION: Mickey's Circus YEAR: 1936 SKU
Category

1930s Pop Art Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Litho Circus Poster, Clown and Circus Scenes, Willsons Leicester
Located in Antwerp, BE
, animal shows, lion, roller skate acts . Circus - Travelling Company of acrobats, clowns, and other
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Le Cirque (The Circus), from Cirque, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Chagall’s Le Cirque (The Circus), from Cirque, 1967 captures the suspense and controlled chaos of a lion
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Bert Lahr - Circus Performer - Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
A recent Kuhn Circus Performer sold for $312,000 at Bonhams, NY Bert Lahr shined in the role of The
Category

1940s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Oil

Clyde Beatty - Cole Bros. combined Circus original vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
to frame. Artist: Roland Butler. The Lion Tamer is featured in this circus poster as well as
Category

1950s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper a reproduction
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category

1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Lion (Leo), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

1972 Waldemar Swierzy 'Lion with Mouse' USA Lithograph Framed
By Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
handling Additional Details: Original Polish CRYK (circus) poster featuring a fabulous seated lion and
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Terracotta Lion's Head Wall Decoration, Attributed to The Ringling Bros., FL.
Located in Atlanta, GA
originated out of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Florida, USA. This African lion is featured
Category

Mid-20th Century American Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait of Bert Lahr as Burlesque Clown - The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
Bert Lahr shined in the role of The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of OZ. Here he is depicted in his
Category

1940s American Impressionist Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Oil

Le Taureau (Taurus), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

La Vierge (Virgo), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Poisson (Pieces), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Scorpion (Scorpio), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Sagitaire (Sagittarius), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Verseau (Aquarius), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

La Balance (Libra), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Bélier (Aires), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Capricorne (Capricorn), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cancer (Cancer), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

Les Gémeaux (Gemini), Les Signes du zodiaque, Jean Lurçat
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lion, Paris; rendered and printed by l'atelier Daniel Jacomet, Paris, November 20, 1959. Excerpted from
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Lithograph

'Fishing Boats', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
immigrant parents, Cucaro worked in the circus during his childhood summers, the experiences giving him a
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Born Free 1968 Polish A1 Film Movie Poster, Eryk Lipinski
By Eryk Lipinski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Lipinski. Love the lion wandering off into the, almost William Morris-esque, wilderness. The end of the
Category

20th Century Polish Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Located in Surfside, FL
dazzled the audience as lions, acrobats, clowns, elephants, and dancers performed The circus motif would
Category

1940s Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Market Scene', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 1969) accompanies this painting. Born to Italian immigrant parents, Pascal worked in the circus during
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Oil, Encaustic, Board

Lady Shalimar Vaudeville Mixed Media Drawing, 1988
Located in Garnerville, NY
switches chameleon-like between roles as an opera singer, belly dancer, lion tamer and ballerina. Notes
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paint, Paper

'Female Nude with Animals, ' by Charles Edward Burdick, Watercolor Painting
By Charles Burdick
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
sail in the distance. She is surrounded by five prominent animals including a tiger, lion and zebra
Category

Late 20th Century Naturalistic Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Watercolor

Perfect Service (La Bonne Table illustration)
By Ludwig Bemelmans, 1898-1962
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
a picture of a lion having its way with Louis B. Mayer (painted out the minute the artist left
Category

Mid-20th Century Vintage Circus Lion

Materials

Paper, Ink

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Vintage Circus Lion", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Vintage Circus Lion For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic vintage circus lion available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, fabric and iron, every vintage circus lion was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the vintage circus lion you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A vintage circus lion made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage circus lion that is appealing in its simplicity, but Waldemar Swierzy, Waldermar Swierzy and R.G. Fiege produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Circus Lion?

A vintage circus lion can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $513, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $5,800.