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Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture

Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks

Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Motorcycle and Car Playground Sculptures
Aluminum Motorcycle and Car Playground Sculptures

Aluminum Motorcycle and Car Playground Sculptures

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Unique aluminum sculpture originally from a playground - circa 1960s Newly polished aluminum and

Category

1960s American Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Jacob Lawrence, Playground, from Hiroshima, 1983
Jacob Lawrence, Playground, from Hiroshima, 1983

Jacob Lawrence, Playground, from Hiroshima, 1983

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite silkscreen by Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), titled Playground, from the album

Category

1980s Expressionist Vintage Playground

Materials

Screen

Aluminum Black Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Aluminum Black Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture

Aluminum Black Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks

Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Aluminum Red Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture
Aluminum Red Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture

Aluminum Red Locomotive Playground Toy Sculpture

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This aluminum locomotive sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks

Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Saddle Mates Dolphin Spring Rider Playground Toy
Vintage Saddle Mates Dolphin Spring Rider Playground Toy

Vintage Saddle Mates Dolphin Spring Rider Playground Toy

By Saddle Mates

Located in Wheat Ridge, CO

Vintage Saddle Mates Playground Dolphin Spring Rider, Mid-20th Century This Vintage Playground

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Interracial Friends Lost in Thought in a Brooklyn Playground
Interracial Friends Lost in Thought in a Brooklyn Playground

Interracial Friends Lost in Thought in a Brooklyn Playground

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Street Photographer Mitchell Funk uses of a 500mm telephoto lens to capture the two subjects lost in thought. Selective focus throws the background out of focus and creates a dreamy...

Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Vintage Playground

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Children's Playground Central Park in Impressionist Blue and Magenta.
Children's Playground Central Park in Impressionist Blue and Magenta.

Children's Playground Central Park in Impressionist Blue and Magenta.

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

This image was shot in Central Park. Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the intoxicatingly beautiful optical effect of natural light as it skims off of wooden swings and supporti...

Category

1970s Impressionist Vintage Playground

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

CHILDREN PLAYING Signed Lithograph, Woman and Children Playing, Playground
CHILDREN PLAYING Signed Lithograph, Woman and Children Playing, Playground

CHILDREN PLAYING Signed Lithograph, Woman and Children Playing, Playground

By Chaim Gross

Located in Union City, NJ

CHILDREN PLAYING is an original hand drawn, stone lithograph by the American artist/sculptor Chaim Gross. CHILDREN PLAYING is a sensitive figurative composition depicting a woman wit...

Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage Playground

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co
Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co

Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co

By Paris Mfg. Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

aluminum animal sculptures were originally a playground spring ride located throughout

Category

1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

British mid century painting of children playing in a winter playground
British mid century painting of children playing in a winter playground

British mid century painting of children playing in a winter playground

By Jane Taylor

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Jane Taylor (British, fl. 1948 – 1974) Winter games Body colour on paper Signed ‘Jane Taylor’ (lower right) 12.5/8 x 21.1/2 in. (32 x 55 cm.)

Category

20th Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Paper

Large Modular Cast Aluminum Orange Yard Art Indoor Outdoor Playground Sculpture
Large Modular Cast Aluminum Orange Yard Art Indoor Outdoor Playground Sculpture

Large Modular Cast Aluminum Orange Yard Art Indoor Outdoor Playground Sculpture

Located in Ferndale, MI

Modular in that this is three pieces of cast aluminum. Each has been sand blasted and powder coated. Measures 75" tall assembled.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Playground of Crockett Elementary School, Where I Attended Grades 1-7

Playground of Crockett Elementary School, Where I Attended Grades 1-7

By Frank Gohlke

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso 16 x 20 inches, sheet 15 x 18.75 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York ...

Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled
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$2,550

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By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

playground for Sonia Delaunay. Each piece is a colorful variation, where the balance between shapes and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Brass Geometric Sculpture by Margaret Wasserman-Levy 1970's
Vintage Brass Geometric Sculpture by Margaret Wasserman-Levy 1970's

Vintage Brass Geometric Sculpture by Margaret Wasserman-Levy 1970's

By Margaret Wasserman-Levy

Located in North Miami, FL

with site specific large outdoor sculptures flanking playgrounds and schools. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOW

Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Brass

Rare Hans Hopfer 'Super Lounge' Sofa for Roche Bobois - France 1970s
Rare Hans Hopfer 'Super Lounge' Sofa for Roche Bobois - France 1970s

Rare Hans Hopfer 'Super Lounge' Sofa for Roche Bobois - France 1970s

By Hans Hopfer, Jean Paul Gaultier, Roche Bobois

Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

, the Super Lounge transforms the living room into a dynamic, creative playground. Crafted from a

Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Foam, Bentwood

1970s “Playpen” Modular Sectional Sofa by Selig for Simmons
1970s “Playpen” Modular Sectional Sofa by Selig for Simmons

1970s “Playpen” Modular Sectional Sofa by Selig for Simmons

Located in Victoria, BC

, this piece is both a design icon and a plush playground for grown-ups. Do you dare step into the

Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Wood

'Auberge' Seating Group by Günter Beltzig, Germany, 1971
'Auberge' Seating Group by Günter Beltzig, Germany, 1971

'Auberge' Seating Group by Günter Beltzig, Germany, 1971

By Gunter Beltzig

Located in Antwerp, BE

, Beltzig also focused on creating imaginative children's playgrounds, emphasizing both safety and

Category

Late 20th Century German Space Age Vintage Playground

Materials

Fiberglass

J P Nairne - Framed 1983 Watercolour, Hopscotch
J P Nairne - Framed 1983 Watercolour, Hopscotch

J P Nairne - Framed 1983 Watercolour, Hopscotch

Located in Corsham, GB

A cheerful illustrative watercolour depicting two figure participating in the popular playground

Category

20th Century Vintage Playground

Materials

Watercolor

Bronze Sculpture of ’The Meeting’ by John W. Mills
Bronze Sculpture of ’The Meeting’ by John W. Mills

Bronze Sculpture of ’The Meeting’ by John W. Mills

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

maquette was commissioned for Harpur Square, Bedford, July 1996, as it was once the front playground of

Category

Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Early Ceramic Vase with Honan Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Early Ceramic Vase with Honan Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson

Early Ceramic Vase with Honan Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson

By Brother Thomas Bezanson

Located in Atlanta, GA

shades of deep brown provide a playground for mottled iridescent grey and black. The abstract glaze

Category

20th Century American Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Ceramic

Che (Che Guevara cutting canes)
Che (Che Guevara cutting canes)

Che (Che Guevara cutting canes)

Located in San Francisco, CA

excesses of Havana as a “playground” of the USA, and the poverty that produced the hotbed of revolutionary

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Playground

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Vintage Chinese Wall Hanging
Large Vintage Chinese Wall Hanging

Large Vintage Chinese Wall Hanging

Located in Delray Beach, FL

, playground ,market and people. All in vivid and beautiful colors on a vibrant red background. sturdy, could

Category

20th Century Chinese Vintage Playground

Materials

Brocade

Desk of University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault
Desk of University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault

Desk of University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault

By Roger Landault

Located in Paris, FR

produced at a lower cost using industrial processes . A beautiful playground for designers, including Jean

Category

1950s French Vintage Playground

Materials

Beech

Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer
Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer

Pair of "MP-97" armchairs by Percival Lafer

By Percival Lafer

Located in São Paulo, BR

emblem of success within Lafer's storied history of craftsmanship. The creative playground where

Category

Late 20th Century Brazilian Vintage Playground

Materials

Wood

Gravestone Leap-Frog

Gravestone Leap-Frog

By Bert Hardy

Located in London, GB

the graveyard because they have no gardens or playgrounds. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4499

Category

1940s Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peter Arvidson Post Modern Modernist American Painter 'the Lovers" 1993, Oil
Peter Arvidson Post Modern Modernist American Painter 'the Lovers" 1993, Oil

Peter Arvidson Post Modern Modernist American Painter 'the Lovers" 1993, Oil

By Peter Anderson

Located in Buffalo, NY

glimpsed from road trips through the years. Rural farmlands with fields of color, playgrounds with rickety

Category

1990s American Folk Art Vintage Playground

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Michael Lax Design Grainware METAAL Vase, circa 1992
Michael Lax Design Grainware METAAL Vase, circa 1992

Michael Lax Design Grainware METAAL Vase, circa 1992

By Michael Lax

Located in Cathedral City, CA

. Lax's other designs included "Cut Outs for Play", playground equipment designed for U.S. Plywood, a

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Vintage Playground

Materials

Aluminum

Beech Desk University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault
Beech Desk University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault

Beech Desk University Residence in France, Jean Zay, 1950, Roger Landault

By Roger Landault

Located in Paris, FR

playground for designers, including Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand Marcel Gascoin, Roger Landault, Jean

Category

1950s French Vintage Playground

Materials

Wood, Beech

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Vintage Playground For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage playground you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and aluminum, every vintage playground was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the vintage playground 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 playground made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vintage playground that is appealing in its simplicity, but Isamu Noguchi, Akari and Fred Schumm produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vintage Playground?

Prices for a vintage playground start at $65 and top out at $13,000 with the average selling for $1,636.