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Period: 1950s
Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great vintage carnival midway ring toss game. Perfect wall art. Wood with original park paint surface. These appear to be one of a kind carny made pieces for...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).
Category

French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

American Sideshow Wondercade Circus Banner Signed J. Sigler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by J. Sigler. One of the great American sideshow banner artists. Death defying! This ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s "Prince Buddah" circus sideshow banner.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Aage Hogfeldt Outsider Art Clown Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
Aage Hogfeldt (American, 1925-2014) A clown bust made from concrete and found lamp parts. 10 by 10 by 17 inches In 1954 Aage Hogfeldt founded an artist...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Concrete, Wire

Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great vintage carnival midway ring toss game. Perfect wall art. Wood with original park paint surface. These appear to be one of a kind carnie made pieces fo...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

1950s American Hand-Painted Carnival Ride Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s American hand-painted carnival ride panel.
Category

North American Primitive Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Vintage Glass and Wood Carnival Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super unique set of carnival mirrors from a retired New York City carnival. 6 wood mirrors all with original glass. Different shape, patina and aging to each mirror. Some mirrors are...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Carnival Toss Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool piece of Carnival ephemera. Two hand-painted, wooden blocks with cut-out. Three bean bags. Interesting object and game. Great vintage condition.
Category

American Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

German Policeman Handcarved Folkart Midcentury Fairground Figure
Located in London, GB
Midcentury fairground figure An extraordinary handcrafted mid-20th century fairground dodgems/go cart figure in the form of a policeman. Directing traffic flo...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
Located in Stamford, CT
An old French game, hand painted wood and papier mache with five figure in the windows and a detailed papier mache "tiled" roof. This game makes a charming and curious object.
Category

French Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
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Folk Art Carnival Sign Winged Scarab and Pyramid "Elixer of Life" Circa 1900
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white frilled garb with red stripes, welcoming everyone to see the "Greatest Show on Earth...
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Folk Art Vintage 1950s Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

1930 Wooden Carnival Game by French Game & Novelty, Milwaukee, WI
Located in Surrey, BC
Unusual Folk Art wooden carnival game in working condition and with original paint. Players bet on which city the spring-released airplane will land on. Made by French Game & Novelty...
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1960s English Carnival Sign
Located in High Point, NC
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1920s American Carousel Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A decorative 1920s carved wood American carousel horse, in original paint. Rests on a later made stand.
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Materials

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1920s American Carousel Horse
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Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
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19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
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Scratch Built Fairground Wheel
Located in London, GB
Scratch built fairground wheel Mounted on a bespoke cast iron detachable support stand, this unique, folk art, scratch-built fairground roulette wheel is still in fully working order. We would say dated from the mid-20th Century the wheel is made from an old bicycle...
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Materials

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Scratch Built Fairground Wheel
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H 73 in W 30 in D 10 in
Unusual Mid-20th Century Fairground face
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Fiberglass

Mid 20th Century 5 French Papier Mache Theatre Masks
Located in London, GB
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1950's Carnival Funhouse Distortion Green Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's carnival funhouse distortion floor green mirror.
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Mid-20th Century Double Sided English Fairground Sign
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Mid-20th Century Papier Mache Bull Carnival Mask
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Mid-20th Century Papier Mâché Fairground Amusement Figure
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Mid-20th Century Scratch Built English Fairground Roulette Wheel
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Set of 3 English Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in London, GB
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Set of English Fairground Amusement Figures
Located in London, GB
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