Wooden Fairground
Pair of Original Hand-Painted Wooden Fairground Signage, circa 1950s
Located in Faversham, GB
of the fairground ride would sit within the centre. Each panel was numbered on the reverse, 1 to 8
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Paint, Wood
Early 20th century fairground figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
In the form of Benito Mussolini this early 20th century hand
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
1950s Original 4 Shots Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s Original Winning Scores Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s Original All Winners Large Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s Original Winning Numbers Large Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Fairground Sign. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted
Category
Vintage 1950s English Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
1950s Original Winning Scores Fairground Sign '2552'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Sign. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Fairground Knock Down Figure
Located in London, GB
Jeu De Massacre Fairground Figure
One of the finest examples of a late 19th Century fairground
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
appeal, likely to have been constructed by a fairground showman using hand carved wooden sections and
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1950s Original All Winners Large Fairground Sign '2556'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Fairground Sign. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted
Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1970s Original Hand Painted Ice Lollies Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Fairground Sign. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted
Category
Vintage 1970s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s Original Winning Numbers Large Fairground Sign, Odds
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Fairground Sign – Odds. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted
Category
Vintage 1950s English Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game.
We share what we love, and we love this
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century English Metal Fairground Crown Light
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Metal Fairground Crown Light
A unique example of an early 20th Century
Category
Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century English Savages Carved Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English savages carved fairground mirror
We are proud to offer a rare example
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Original Fairground 'Speedway' Rounding Boards, 1950s Red Gold
Located in Hastings, GB
of each board
English Fairground 'Ark' 'Speedway' rounding boards
We have researched this ride
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Ross Foster - Framed 20th Century Oil, The Fairground
Located in Corsham, GB
presented in a white wooden frame. On board.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
An early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
A large half-relief sculpture
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
A rare piece of
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
H 17 in W 7 in D 5 in
1950s Wooden Fireman Sculpture
By Hennecke
Located in Antwerp, BE
on the fire truck of the merry-go-round, fairground - funfair.
Not many of these original wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wood Carousel Rabbit with Carrots, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage wood carousel rabbit with carrots.
This French vintage wooden carousel animal - carousel
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Carousel Cow Bernard Kindt, 1960s
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Antwerp, BE
smiling animals and big eyes.
A vintage wooden carousel animal which was used on the carousel, merry-go
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th C Carousel Decorative Female Torsos Attributed to Charles I.D. Luff
Located in Leuven , BE
sound. A fairground 80-keyless organ with similar female decorations, made by the brothers Bruder in
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 33.86 in W 18.51 in D 8.67 in
Black Carousel Horse, Wood Horse Sculpture on Metal Base, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wooden Carousel Horse - Fairground horse - Merry-go-round Horse.
Smaller model, so easy to be
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th C Carousel Decorative Female Torsos attributed to Charles I.D. Luff
Located in brussel, BE
fairground 80-keyless organ with similar female decorations, made by the brothers Bruder in Waldkirch
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 33.86 in W 18.51 in D 8.67 in
'Magic Mirrors' Signs
Located in Alton, GB
A glorious piece of English fairground history and a great tribute to the art form that developed
Category
Vintage 1950s Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Hand Carved Ludovic Gavioli Organ Figure
Located in London, GB
play the latest tunes. This coincided with the increasing mechanization of fairgrounds beginning in the
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Mid-20th Century French Passe Boule Game
Located in London, GB
opinion make it even more decorative and desirable. Days gone by when fairground entertainment was simple
Category
Vintage 1940s French Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
fairgrounds, they moved on to large halls, theatres and music halls. At the height of their popularity, when
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
Folk Art Wirework Ferris Wheel, Early 20th Century, Naive Primitive, Fairground
Located in Totnes, GB
utterly charming Folk Art wire work Ferris wheel, mounted on a small wooden base. With a little handle on
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wire
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H 5.91 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
"You Mystify Me" Stencil and Text on Reclaimed Wooden Backing
By Gods Own Junkyard
Located in London, GB
Reclaimed Wooden Backing.
Lights of Soho present... God's Own Junkyard. New & used neon fantasies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Art
Live the Dream
By Chris Bracey
Located in Indianapolis, IN
maker for fairgrounds, arcades and the like, taught Bracey
at an early age.
"Live the Dream" found
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Prancing Horse, Limonaire Brothers, France Paris Workshop, circa 1910
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, Limonaire Freres, Paris, 166 Avenue de Daumesnil.
Sculptures for fairground, wooden horses ETC Limonaire
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Music Box Vertical Neon Sign
Located in London, GB
God's Own Junkyard designed Neon Artwork.
Music Box Red Neon, with Hand-Painted Wooden Cut-Out
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Contemporary Art
Antique Carousel Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
This rare panel would have been the backrest of a fairground ride (like the backrest of a sledge
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Wall-mounted Sculptures
Contemporary Showcase Crooked Balance, Antique Columns in Wood, Acrylic, Murano
By Hillsideout
Located in Berlin, DE
almost completely transparent, mainly made of acrylic with a wooden structure. The two little wooden
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Other
H 78.75 in W 35.44 in D 25.6 in
Early 20th Century Lines of London Rocking Horse
By G & J Lines
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
already making wooden rocking horses. In the same year they established premises at 457 Calendonian Road
Category
Vintage 1920s English Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved French Wooden Fairground Penguin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century carved French wooden fairground penguin
This is a superb piece of Folk Art, it is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Mid-19th Century French Carved Wooden Fairground Rooster
Located in Brecht, BE
in love with this fairground limewood rooster, made in the mid 19th century in France, a rare find
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Fairground Columns
Located in London, GB
A pair of wooden fairground columns, the Ionic capitals centred by rosettes above columns initialed
Category
20th Century British Folk Art Carnival Art
1950s Wooden Carousel Kids Caravan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Wooden Fairground Children's Caravan.
Unique Authentic item from the 1950s.
This one was
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
1960s Wooden Carousel Bambi Sculpture by Bernard Kindt
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Adorable hand-carved Wooden Fairground Animal Figurine:
Bambi , the famous white-tailed Deer
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Fairground Carousel Original Wooden Horse
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand carved wooden trotting horse with remnants of the original painting.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Original English Hand Painted Wooden Vintage Fairground Dodgems Sign
Located in London, GB
Original English Fairground Dodgems Sign
We are proud to offer a unique folk art handmade English
Category
Vintage 1960s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Fairground Merry Go Round Carousel Ride Wooden Decorative Horse Velvet Seat
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful Art Deco period decorative fairground wooden horse with the original painted finish
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 41.34 in W 36.23 in D 11.42 in
Carousel Fairground Pig Figure
Located in London, GB
a wonderful circa early 1900s wooden hand carved French fairground carousel pig. The item is
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
French Fairground Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Jeu De Massacre Figure, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
A wonderful example of a late 19th century French fairground Folk Art hand carved Jeu De Massacre
Category
Antique 1880s French Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 13 in D 4 in
1950s Original 5 Rings Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Category
Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Fairground Panel
Located in London, GB
English fairground panel
We are proud to offer a great piece of English fairground visual art, In
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century English Fairground Panel
Located in London, GB
fairground panel. A hand painted sign promoting a fairground JETS ride. The panel is made from a light wooden
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Signs
Materials
Plywood
Early 20th Century Fairground Roulette Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground roulette game
A highly decorative and character filled early 20th
Category
Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Fairground Automaton Soldiers
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground automaton soldiers
We are proud to offer a rare example of an early
Category
Vintage 1910s French Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mirror
We love these early 20th century pine framed
Category
Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Set of English Fairground Amusement Figures
Located in London, GB
fairground ride figures. In the form of 4 mechanics dressed in Esso and BP petrol station overalls. Dating
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Brass
1950s Original Pull Handle Gently Fairground Sign
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Sign. Lovely honest and original fairground sign mounted on wooden board and hand painted.
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Vintage 1950s English Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Glass Fairground Mirror
Located in London, GB
English fairground distortion mirror. single panel wooden back section, heavy glass distorted wobbly
Category
Vintage 1940s British Wall Mirrors
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century English Fairground Panels Set
Located in London, GB
wooden English mid-20th Century Fairground ride panel signs. Obtained from a fairground in the North of
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Plywood
Stunning Fairground Rocket, Space Shuttle or Airplane
By Hennecke
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great handmade Carousel rocket made in the 1950s.
Wooden Folk Art sculpture on metal chassis with
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Fairground Folk Art Knock Down English Game
Located in London, GB
form, Aged wear and tear is present in the form of surface, loss of wooden surface and wear across the
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Game Boards
Materials
Linen, Pine
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Wooden Fairground For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic wooden fairground available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, every wooden fairground was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a wooden fairground — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A wooden fairground made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made wooden fairground over the years, but those crafted by Bernard Kindt and Hennecke are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Wooden Fairground?
Prices for a wooden fairground start at $159 and top out at $19,946 with the average selling for $2,385.
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