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19thc Folky Covered Wagon With Four Horses
19thc Folky Covered Wagon With Four Horses

19thc Folky Covered Wagon With Four Horses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wooden 19thc Folky Covered Wagon with four wooden horses all pulling a wagon and rider. The horse have cloth and leather straps. Great attention to detai...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Textile, Wood

Antique Century Traditional Toy Singer Sewing Machine Reproduction, circa 1950
Antique Century Traditional Toy Singer Sewing Machine Reproduction, circa 1950

Antique Century Traditional Toy Singer Sewing Machine Reproduction, circa 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Vintage metal toy Singer sewing machine reproduction. In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: Metal.  

Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

A vintage kinetic balance object of a small rowboat/Vintage iron balance toy
A vintage kinetic balance object of a small rowboat/Vintage iron balance toy

A vintage kinetic balance object of a small rowboat/Vintage iron balance toy

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This unique iron balancer appears to have been manufactured overseas. It depicts a man wearing a hat paddling a small boat. This delicately balanced piece sways back and forth thanks...

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Late 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage Christmas Medium Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Vintage Christmas Medium Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Vintage Christmas Medium Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Yayoi Kusama Skateboard Deck
Yayoi Kusama Skateboard Deck

Yayoi Kusama Skateboard Deck

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Yayoi Kusama MoMa Skateboard Deck: This Kusama skateboard deck features Kusama's Dots Obsession imagery and makes for standout Kusama wall art that hangs with ease. Published by MoMa...

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2010s American Post-Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Set of Danish Teak Viking Figures, Attributed to Kay Bojesen – Denmark, 1960s
Set of Danish Teak Viking Figures, Attributed to Kay Bojesen – Denmark, 1960s

Set of Danish Teak Viking Figures, Attributed to Kay Bojesen – Denmark, 1960s

By Kay Bojesen

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

Set of Danish teak Viking figures, attributed to Kay Bojesen, Denmark, circa 1960s, emblematic of Scandinavian modern design and playful wooden objects of the mid-20th century. These...

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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Wool, Teak

Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy
Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy

Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy

Located in London, GB

Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy An unusual example of a hand-crafted early 20th Century English ventriloquist dummy. With tailored made velour outfit with pearl but...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Paper

Late 19th Century Flat Bottom Toy Noah's Ark with 34 Figures. German Circa 1880
Late 19th Century Flat Bottom Toy Noah's Ark with 34 Figures. German Circa 1880

Late 19th Century Flat Bottom Toy Noah's Ark with 34 Figures. German Circa 1880

Located in Incline Village, NV

Offered for sale is a very traditional Folk Art item; a handcrafted Noah's Ark toy with 34 hand-painted and hand-carved animals (includes Noah and Naamah). The flat bottom ark indica...

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1880s German Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950

Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Set of six table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawi...

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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

French Folk Art Handmade Wooden Toy Car, Late 1930s–1940s
French Folk Art Handmade Wooden Toy Car, Late 1930s–1940s

French Folk Art Handmade Wooden Toy Car, Late 1930s–1940s

Located in Marinha Grande, PT

Charming French handmade wooden toy car, most likely dating from the late 1930s or the 1940s. Entirely handcrafted in wood, this unusual piece reflects the ingenuity and resourceful...

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1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 3)
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 3)

Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 3)

Located in Redding, CT

Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses. The set consists of four brown toned , one white toned and one grey toned Appaloosa . Sizes vary by inches. Not all are exactly the same...

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1970s American Vintage Toys

Materials

Plastic

Yayoi Kusama Takashi Murakami Skateboard decks (2 works)
Yayoi Kusama Takashi Murakami Skateboard decks (2 works)

Yayoi Kusama Takashi Murakami Skateboard decks (2 works)

By Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Yayoi Kusama & Takashi Murakami Skateboard Decks (2 works): A set of two individual skateboard decks featuring Kusama's dots obsession imagery & Murakami’s iconic flowers. Makes fo...

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2010s American Post-Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880
19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

Located in Incline Village, NV

In the late 19th century the concept of thrift became a principle by which parents encouraged their children to safe money by putting their pennies into a "piggy bank", thus the proliferation of these items by pottery manufacturers, this particular example marked "SS" on the underneath indicating "A Smith Ltd.", Longton, England whose ceramic, china, and pottery business began in 1846 by Sampson Smith. Nicely molded and in excellent condition, this proverbial pig themed penny bank is painted overall white with a multiplicity of green "spatter" spots, the pig standing on all fours has a twisted tail in back. The original finish is beautifully glazed resulting in a lovely patina to this completely original bank with no restoration or touch up paint of any kind and all of it's original hand paint intact. Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to extract the coins would have been the old "knife in the slot" method and retrieving the pennies one by one; or the more simpler method of smashing and breaking the bank, which is why locating these banks is very difficult, rendering a fine example particularly rare. This example is a wonderful addition to a collection of authentic still banks, folk art, or for those who accumulate pig items. This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...

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1880s English Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild

Located in London, GB

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild A mid to late 19th Century hand carved Sicilian marionette knight puppet/marionette. Still wearing all in brass armour and si...

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1880s Italian Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Brass

Professional Vending Machine "Sammy Prize Party" - 8 Stations
Professional Vending Machine "Sammy Prize Party" - 8 Stations

Professional Vending Machine "Sammy Prize Party" - 8 Stations

Located in Manzano, IT

Wonderful professional station for distributing gadgets, capsules and prizes, manufactured by Sammy Corporation (a world leader in the gaming/arcade industry). Prize Party model (E...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Toys

Materials

Iron

Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box
Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box

Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box

By Shepard Hardware Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

Manufactured in 1884 by the Shepard Hardware Company in Buffalo, New York, this cast iron mechanical bank measures 7 1/8" long and is in excellent all original condition and paint, especially considering that the Shepard Company did not use a primer rendering their surface more vulnerable than say, the Steven's Company. There is no touch up or repaint, and no restoration of any kind. Colors of bright red on the dress, flesh tones, tan colored dog, and maroon base are all very bright and crisp. The bank is accompanied by the original wooden box in which it was originally shipped; a very special find and charming piece of Americana. Rare to find the original box. The bank and box came directly from an estate and the original owner, and I have owned it since then for over 35 years. The theme of the bank depicts a young Victorian girl playing with her golden retriever. It is one of only four antique mechanical banks...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer
Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer

Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer

Located in Paris, FR

Bed Wagen for children room. Made with fiberglass with outside with chrome-plated finishes. With palisander wood veneer inside and withseveral storage compartments for a bed, a tv, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Toys

Materials

Chrome

1950s Butchery Window Decoration of a Pig
1950s Butchery Window Decoration of a Pig

1950s Butchery Window Decoration of a Pig

Located in Berghuelen, DE

1950s Butchery Window Decoration of a Pig Item e7195 A vintage statue of a pig made of painted pottery. It was used as shop window decoration in a German butchery. The statue was man...

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Mid-20th Century German Victorian Toys

Materials

Terracotta

English Folk Art Shop Counter Milk Man Figure
English Folk Art Shop Counter Milk Man Figure

English Folk Art Shop Counter Milk Man Figure

Located in London, GB

English folk art shop counter milk man figure. A charming mid-20th century folk art shop countertop display figure. In the form of a man pushing a milk cart...

Category

1950s European Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Wood

Early 20Thc Original Painted Iron Dog "Nipper"
Early 20Thc Original Painted Iron Dog "Nipper"

Early 20Thc Original Painted Iron Dog "Nipper"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20Thc original painted dog bank in fine condition.This penny bank is in fine condition.This is the Victrola dog named Nipper!

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage Wind-Up Motorcycle Tin Toy by Marx Toy Company
Vintage Wind-Up Motorcycle Tin Toy by Marx Toy Company

Vintage Wind-Up Motorcycle Tin Toy by Marx Toy Company

By Marx Toy Co.

Located in San Diego, CA

Vintage wind-up motorcycle tin toy by Marx Toy Company, circa late 1930s. This rare piece is in good vintage working condition with good lithography and minimal rust; it measures 8....

Category

Early 20th Century American Toys

Materials

Metal, Tin

American Folk Art Rocking Horse
American Folk Art Rocking Horse

American Folk Art Rocking Horse

Located in New York, NY

American Rocking Horse, crafted from hand carved wood with a striking, hand-painted finish. The horse has a bold dappled pattern in black and cream over its body. Its mane and tail a...

Category

1990s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood, Leather

Set of 14 Traditional Spanish Christmas Figures, circa 1950
Set of 14 Traditional Spanish Christmas Figures, circa 1950

Set of 14 Traditional Spanish Christmas Figures, circa 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Set of 14 traditional Spanish Christmas figures. Made out of metal. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservin...

Category

1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950. Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric elephant toy. Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece. Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...

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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys

Materials

Fabric

Pinball machine, 1970s
Pinball machine, 1970s

Pinball machine, 1970s

Located in Manzano, IT

Pinball machine with marbles - Made in Italy 1970s

Category

20th Century Italian Modern Toys

Materials

Iron

2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten
2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten

2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a set of two vintage building block cases. A German, pine toy box or baukasten in the manner of Froebel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Two fascinating building...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fun and folky original painted iron penny bank has the original painted surface in working condition. Put a penny in his hand and pull the lever for him to swallow the coin. The small tin...

Category

1890s American Country Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Children Rocking Wooden Toy
Children Rocking Wooden Toy

Children Rocking Wooden Toy

Located in Antwerp, BE

Very beautiful children's rocking chair in beech plywood minimalist craftsmanship the design of the rocking chair is essentially a nod to the shape of a swinging banana!

Category

1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Bentwood

Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC

Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC

By Think Big

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.   

Category

1980s Taiwanese Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan
Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan

Midcentury Friction Tin Litho Soft Top Toy Car Fiat 600 by Bandai Japan

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous and in near mint condition Fiat 600 with a rollback cloth convertible top. From a lot of seventeen that were probably stored from day one, and never played with. Made by Ban...

Category

1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Old Japanese Anonymous Handicraft Mechanical Wooden Toy Flying Bird with wheel
Old Japanese Anonymous Handicraft Mechanical Wooden Toy Flying Bird with wheel

Old Japanese Anonymous Handicraft Mechanical Wooden Toy Flying Bird with wheel

Located in Chiba, JP

Old Japanese mechanical toy as amateur wooden handicraft from Showa period, 20th century. When wheeled back and forward tightly, head shaking and wings flapping but as barely and awk...

Category

20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

French 1930's children's toy ..
French 1930's children's toy ..

French 1930's children's toy ..

Located in Brecht, BE

a French 1930's children's toy .. a colorful metal snail .. fun object/collectors item .. lovely vibrant colors ...

Category

1930s French Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Original Dresden Artist Doll / Hand Puppet - Grandfather, 1970s
Original Dresden Artist Doll / Hand Puppet - Grandfather, 1970s

Original Dresden Artist Doll / Hand Puppet - Grandfather, 1970s

Located in Schwerin, MV

Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Grandfather, like new. Collector's item from the former GDR. Special artist doll, high quality, and great collector's value. ...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Textile

Vintage Christmas Big Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Vintage Christmas Big Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Vintage Christmas Big Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Very rare plastic stand of the M&M's candy company mascot, 1990s
Very rare plastic stand of the M&M's candy company mascot, 1990s

Very rare plastic stand of the M&M's candy company mascot, 1990s

Located in Praha, CZ

Plastic stand in the shape of the M&M's mascot from the 1990s, 103cm high. The production of the candy began in 1941, when Forrest Mars saw soldiers eating chocolate candies dip...

Category

1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Christmas Big Blue Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Vintage Christmas Big Blue Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Vintage Christmas Big Blue Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank
19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank

19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original painted sailor coin bank.The condition is very good.

Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR
East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR

East German Yellow Vinyl Giraffe Vintage Toy Classic, 1960s, GDR

Located in Andernach, DE

Wonderfully hand crafted East German vintage toy – a true classic. These were made from soft vinyl sheets and softly stuffed. here in a lovely yellow, off-white and red combination. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Plastic

Set of Two Vintage Christmas Small Nutcrackers, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Set of Two Vintage Christmas Small Nutcrackers, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Set of Two Vintage Christmas Small Nutcrackers, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Wooden nutcrackers figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their h...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Wood

Antique Wooden Articulated Doll/Artist’s Mannequin/Milliner's Model
Antique Wooden Articulated Doll/Artist’s Mannequin/Milliner's Model

Antique Wooden Articulated Doll/Artist’s Mannequin/Milliner's Model

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a doll with 19th-century styling, including a center-parted hairstyle and a hand-painted face. Like a typically smaller “penny wooden” doll, which sold for a penny, and h...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Metal

Burr 3D gemstone puzzle Angelite
Burr 3D gemstone puzzle Angelite

Burr 3D gemstone puzzle Angelite

Located in Pacasmayo, PE

Be inspired by this angelite puzzle: decorate, relax and play with intention. The burr puzzle is of mysterious origin, first seen engraved on the cover of Chambers's Cyclopaedia. A ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Toys

Materials

Stone

J. Chein & Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator
J. Chein & Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator

J. Chein & Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in San Francisco, CA

Manufactured in the mid 1930s by J. Chein & Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage wind-up toy depicts a boy riding an alligator. A wound-up clockwork key powers the alligator...

Category

1930s American American Classical Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures
Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures

Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this fantastic set of 4 Mexican wrestling fighters, made in plastic and hand painted, circa 1970. Excellent vintage conditions.

Category

1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Paint, Plastic

1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available
1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available

1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untou...

Category

1960s Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.

Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Toys

Materials

Iron

Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice
Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice

Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice

Located in London, GB

A collection of 19th century bone dice This collection of 19th century hand carved bone dice consists of 62 units of various shapes and sizes. With a few p...

Category

Early 1900s British Early Victorian Antique Toys

Materials

Natural Fiber

Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes
Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes

Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderful 19th century nursery rocking horse having charming detailed head with a dished face and flared nostrils. He retains his original saddle and leather stirrups and is mounted ...

Category

19th Century English Antique Toys

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique, New and Vintage Toys

Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.

With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.

Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.

Mid-century modern toys are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.

Explore a unique collection of antique and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.