Creative Playthings Collectibles and Curiosities

Classic rocking horse from 1950s made in wicker. The wicker is in a good condition.

Religious Hand Carved Olive Wood Nativity Set with Stable, Holy Family, Wise Men Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with this beautifully hand-carved olive wood nativity scene....

Wooden kings guardsman in lacquered beech. It was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1942. It features movable head, arms and legs and it still has it original riffle. This example was manuf...

Twenty-five leading artist duos and collectives give insight into how and why to work collaboratively Art history is traditionally presented as the individual's struggle for self-expression, yet over the past fifty years, the number of artists working collaboratively has grown exponentially. Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration explores this phenomenon through conversations with twenty-five leading art-world pairs and groups, who offer insight that is relevant beyond the art world, making this book vital for all who seek to work creatively and effectively with others. Artists featured: Allora & Calzadilla, Assemble, Auguste Orts, ayr, Biggs & Collings, Broomberg & Chanarin, ChimPom, Claire Fontaine...

Eating with the Chefs documents the daily meal shared by chefs and front-of-house staff at eighteen top restaurants including Noma, Le Chateaubriand and The French Laundry. Capture...

Charming wooden rocking horse beautifully painted in nice colours in very good condition. There are few cracks but they do not affect the stability of the piece. Belgium, circa 1920.

Charming 19th Century rocking horse in its original condition. This is a lovely nostalgic piece, with the horse in a carousel stance over a red wooden base with painted decoration. ...

Hard to find vintage wood toys by Jacob Jensen for Illum Bolighus, made in Denmark circa 1960's. The figures are in very clean and free of cosmetic ...

A beautiful and very practical hand mirror..perfeict for the desk, vanity or purse. The mirror has two sides, one is normal view, with the other is magnifying - a lot for he look! ...

Striking vintage magnifying glass featuring a dramatic horn-form handle with layered natural horn and brass band detailing. The sculptural silhouette and oversized 5-inch lens give t...

Coming Home: Modern Rustic: creative living in Dutch Interiors Author Barbara de Vries, Introduction by Lidewij Edelkoort A celebration of the innovative, artisanal, and sustainable living exemplified by contemporary Dutch interiors. With a carefully curated collection of interiors, including historic canal houses, restored farms, and green homes, belonging to interior designers, product designers, architects, and artists, this book showcases creative and resourceful living. These properties have been created or renovated and brought into the twenty-first century with typical Dutch style and sensibility—environmentally friendly, imaginative uses of space filled with color and charm and never to be taken too seriously. Each home in the book reflects the personality and spirit of the people who inhabit it. From furniture designer Valentin Loellman’s handcrafted interiors in a traditional worker’s cottage on the Maas river to fiber artist Claudy Jongstra’s farmhouse in Friesland where indigo dye plants grow in the biodynamic garden, Coming Home illustrates fun ideas and easy ways to incorporate individual style into your surroundings. Whether it’s the traditional “lowlands” aesthetic of combining old and new, faded and inviting, into a casual chic or a quirky reinvention of a space that reveals a touch of eccentricity, this book illustrates why the Netherlands is truly loved by so many and can be an inspiration to us all. About the author Barbara de Vries was born in Amsterdam. She has spent most of her career as a designer in the fashion business and in 1991, she created the CK collections at Calvin Klein and subsequently had her own collections in the U.S. and Japan. In 2009, Barbara and her husband, author Alastair Gordon...

A very charming early 19th century child's horse tricycle in wood and iron. A wonderful accent piece.

Great Swiss quality manufactured Mid-Century Modern rocking swan made of solid pine wood with original painted details.  

Rocking Horse in Painted Wood Keywords: children's accessories, rustic, French country

Early to mid 20th century shoo fly style rocking horse. Shoo fly (or shoofly) rocking horses feature two horse / animal shaped panels on either side of a semi-enclosed seat, making t...