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Material: Wood
Small Cairn Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Alvaro Uribe, Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was Wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wood Toys
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
19th Century Belgium Biblioquet, Child's Toy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Belgium hand-carved child's toy. the wooden ball is attached to the base with a woven string. The child would toss the ball off the base and try to catch it back on the ...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,750 / set
Camionnette Aroutcheff ARARG JUVA 4 grey
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Aroutcheff van
ARARG JUVA 4 grey
31/50
Carton dimensions : 49x22,5x21cm
Dimensions : 33x 14x12,5cm
Ref:
Price : 590€Aroutcheff van
ARARG JUVA 4 grey
31/50
Carton dimensions : 49...
Category
Early 2000s Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1895
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made, strictly for tourists and foreigners (never exported) during ...
Category
1890s Japanese Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Ebony
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll with Beaded Eyes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll with Beaded Eyes
A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With charming hand ca...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Big 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 thei...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art 7 Piece Set of Adirondack Chairs with Table and Folding Umbrella
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular one of a kind pieces, set of 7 includes two-seat bench 3 adirondack Classic style chairs 1 wheel barrel chair 1 table and 1 umbrella which act...
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Articulated Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Jig Doll
A wonderful example of a late 19th century English jig doll called porkpie. A fully articulated hand carved feature. With amazing leather handcrafted boots and wearing a porkpie hat. A lovely example with wear and patination in all the right areas. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paint
Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Wood
Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century"
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Articulated Cyclist Toy
Handcrafted Solid Wood — Rare Colonial-Era Subject — Mechanically Designed Pedaling Motion (Belt Missing)
Description
A rare and remarkable early 20th-century Belgian folk art toy, hand-carved entirely from solid wood, depicting a stylized Black cyclist mounted on a painted green bicycle. The figure is fully articulated and was originally designed with a mechanical belt-drive system (now absent) connecting the foot pedals to the rear wheel. When pushed forward, the toy was engineered to simulate a realistic cycling motion, animating the rider's legs in tandem with the rotation of the wheels.
Materials & Construction
Primary material: Solid wood (no plywood or laminates)
Figure & Bicycle: Fully carved, hand-painted in polychrome (green, red, black, ochre)
Mechanical features:
Jointed limbs designed to move with crankshaft motion
Metal-spoked wheels on rotating axles
Pulley attachment points for original belt-drive (belt now missing)
Dimensions:
Length: 53 cm
Height: 42 cm
Condition: Structurally intact; expected surface wear and patina consistent with age; belt mechanism missing but all original pulley points and joints remain.
Iconography & Cultural Context
The cyclist is depicted as a Black male figure in a red cap and outlined uniform, rendered in a simplified, expressive style typical of early folk toys. The toy likely reflects Belgium's colonial presence in the Congo during the early 20th century (Congo Free State until 1908, Belgian Congo from 1908–1960). Such depictions were common in Belgian visual culture of the time, often appearing in children's media, toys, and public exhibitions.
This toy offers not only mechanical charm but also serves as a historical document, reflecting period attitudes and visual language. It holds curatorial interest for ethnographic, toy history, and colonial-era cultural studies.
Dating & Attribution
Date: Circa 1900–1930
Origin: Likely Belgium
Style: Folk art, with vernacular mechanics and colonial subject matter
Comparison: Closely parallels German kinetic push toys...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Painted Wood Rocking Horse
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Italian painted wood rocking horse.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
$1,717
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat & Tail
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat & Tail
A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With a brilliantly shaped body and hand painted detail and carved top hat and tail gentleman’s outfit. Stood on a wire stand...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted rocking horse, with original mane, tail, saddle, bridel and original old paint.
Category
Early 20th Century American Wood Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
$4,800
Folk Art Decorative Carved Wooden Horse in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century carved wooden horse in original paint.
Category
19th Century French Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Toy Noah's Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,650 / set
Antique Japanese Folk Art Mingei Large Wood Pull Toy Meiji Period
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic whimsical antique Japanese large folk art Mingei horse and rider pull toy. Hand painted, arms and legs can be articulated. Purchased first hand in Kyoto. Incredible conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wood Toys
Materials
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
German Fireman Puppet
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century German fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Cotton, Pine
Antique Child's Folk Art Sleigh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handmade antique child's wood Folk Art sleigh.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Board Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Modern Board. Item features a maplewood board with black and white resin chess pieces, ...
Category
1990s Modern Wood Toys
Materials
Maple
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1950s
A vintage barber shop children chair. With rotatable height adjustment and a wooden ho...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Wood Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th C English Country House Double Fronted Teal & Auburn Dolls House
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather lovely and very original 19th century dolls house. Double fronted hinged front, opening to reveal six interior sections, with remnants of period wall paper.
layers of origi...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Wood Toys
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 of the witch from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Probably used as decoration in...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Wood Toys
Materials
Wood, Paper
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Car Construction Netherlands Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1950.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
Blue trailer with wooden wheel and set of blocks.
Signed with an ADO metal plate.
In good origina...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$617 Sale Price
35% Off
Original Brown Painted Wood Rocking Horse on Green Rocker, Sweden circa 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved rocking horse from Sweden.
The brown/brick paint has been distressed (some missing, see photo of direct front). Note also the cracked leather ears, carved and painted black mane and leather bridle with brass accents. Real horse hair was used to create the tail.
Sold in used vintage condition. Solid, stable on original green painted rocker...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Country Wood Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
1930s Jointed Betty Boop Fleischer Doll
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer this Jointed wooden Betty Boop doll by Fleischer in a green dress.
This is one of the first Betty Boop dolls that were created in...
Category
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Myanmarese dolls
Located in Munich, DE
Discover cultural heritage with these 3 antique Myanmarese puppet dolls— three beautifully crafted pieces once used in traditional puppeteering, brimming with history and artistic de...
Category
20th Century Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,174 / set
Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Hand Cranked Wooden Toy w Pull String beautifully crafted vintage wooden toy features a classic hand-crank mechanism paired with a pull str...
Category
Late 20th Century Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$176 Sale Price
20% Off
American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
Salesman Sample : Late 19th century. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn flat bed cargo wagon, in excellent condition with original red st...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
American Country Painted and Carved Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (20th Century) carved and painted double sided rocking horse.
Category
20th Century American Country Wood Toys
Materials
Paint, Wood
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter, Europe, 1950s.
This miniature shop counter likely started its life as a well loved toy. Now is a very attractive decorative folk art piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Large carved wooden rocking horse on curved rockers attributed to Lines Brothers; the original paint...
Category
Early 20th Century English Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very interesting wooden still bank with lots going on. All hand-carved of wood with four small circular risers elevating the base. There is a water pump with a bucket hanging from it and a metal pumper attached to the top. A hand-carved and painted brown pine tree is attached at the opposite corner with a large water well to the other corner. A lady with outstretched arms and a "King Cole" type headdress seems to be reaching out to her baby dressed in green who is lying down on top of the well, next to the coin slot. Perhaps she is about to bathe her. A bird looks on from atop the perch protruding from the pump. Dominant hand painted colors are different shades of brown and all original with no repaint. Very nice all original paint and condition with a small chip missing here and there to this handmade, kind of "folksy", and very well done bank (see images). A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image). Whether written by an earlier collector or maker is not known.
Dimensions: 4" square x 3 5/8" high.
A unique one of a kind piece to add to a collection of still banks and a nice addition to a Folk Art collection (from my own collection).
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique coin...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Child Sized Wooden Motorcycle
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This tiny treasure has been road hard and put up wet! Wood carved child’s motorcycle - circa 1970s. Painted details are perfectly patinaed. Functiona...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$175
Late 19th Century Painted Articulated Figure with Overalls
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century articulated figure with a nicely detailed carved face, navy overalls and red-painted shirt, tie, and shoe.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wire
Russian Midcentury Toy Truck from Wood
Located in Vienna, Austria
This wonderful wooden dump truck was made in USSR in the 1950s.
Lovely proportions, it´s not only a vintage toy, it´s work of art.
Condition in distress...
Category
1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Metal
ANTIQUE Folk Art Ride On HORSE On Wheels, c. 1910
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique Original Folk Art Ride On Wooden Horse on Platform with Wheels, c. 1910. A stunningly handsome piece which stands on the original platform with functioning wheels. Painted on...
Category
1910s Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes. America, 1880-1900. Measures: 26.5" H, 33" W, 11" D
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
With her mouth open in excitement, with her eyes glowing with enthusiasm, with her sleek body depicted in motion — this vintage rocking pony hand-carved in Scandinavia circa 1900 rad...
Category
Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Brecht, BE
Charming wooden toy horse, always a great decorative item in a child’s room.
Category
Early 20th Century French Wood Toys
Materials
Softwood
$2,966
Fully Restored Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups....
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Michel Aroutcheff " NESTOR BURMA " 2
Located in Saint ouen, FR
MICHEL AROUTCHEFF
"Daddy" of the mythical rocket, from Tintin, with a red and white checkerboard.
"NESTOR BURMA
" Casse pipe à la nation " (Breaking pipe to the nation)
Bumper car...
Category
Early 2000s Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Mexican Folk Art Woodcarving Alebrije Fortune Wheel Folkloric Art Oaxaca Toy
By Edilma Cruz Prudencio, Socorro Cruz Prudencio, Agustin Cruz Tinoco
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful fortune wheel alebrije is made by Agustín Cruz Tinoco in Oaxaca Mexico.
“I came up with the idea as a toy for children,” says Mexican master wood carver Agustin Cruz ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,000 Sale Price
21% Off
Swedish Toy Horse
Located in London, England
Early 20th century toy horse in pine with original painted finish.
Sweden 1900.
H 68cm x W 37cm x D 68cm
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Rustic Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
Wood Circus Toy Mexican Lion Tamer Mechanic Traditional Folk Art Hand Painted
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
By master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and husband Guillermo Trejo Soriano (Guanajuato, México) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late fath...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Wood Toys
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$240 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Early Stenciled Victorian Hand Crafted Winter Sled
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early Victorian childs snow sled in old green paint and the original Stenciled. Handcrafted from oak and reinforced with hand wrought ...
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Iron
Wood Toy Mexican Calavera Skeleton Day of the Dead Traditional Colorful Folk Art
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and husband Guillermo Trejo Soriano (Guanajuato, México) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late father ...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Wood Toys
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Carved Wood Articulated Clown Figure
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chunky hand carving with simple facial detailing a pointed hat. Found in the southern US. Presented on a custom museum stand.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
Giant italian rocking horse
Located in PAU, FR
Giant rocking horse from an italian sculptor of the 70’s
Made With pine and rosewood, really Nice sculpture and usable.
Signed but complicated to read the signature
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
Creative Playthings Seesaw
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a per...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Wood
1900 Salesman Sample Of A Step Back Cupboard
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900 Salesman sample of a step back cupboard.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF CIRCA 1890 ORiGINAL PAINT NEW OLD STOCK CRATED FAIRGROUND RIDE HORSES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of new old stock Fairground ride horses
Please note the delivery fee listed ...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique Wood Toys
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 oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
Crocodile Wood Toy Mexican Folk Art Hand Painted Artisanal Figure Mechanic
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
By master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and husband Guillermo Trejo Soriano (Guanajuato, México) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late fath...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Wood Toys
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$335 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Antique Folk Art Red Painted Wood & Iron Childrens Sled Sleigh 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wooden children’s sled with iron wrapped runners, painted dark red with the word “Belle” picked out in gold.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Wood Toys
Materials
Iron
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Candle Holder, Folk Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Candle holder, Folk Art, when the candle is extinguished and closed, the figure is replaced and smoke comes out of the mouth. Carved wood, 1950.
Measures: H: 15 cm, W: 12.5 cm, D: 6...
Category
1950s European Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
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 Wood Toys
Materials
Wood
$170 Sale Price
20% Off
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English folk art puppet figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up and down to animate the puppets head. Arms are moved with the sticks. Original linen clothes...
Category
1920s European Folk Art Vintage Wood Toys
Materials
Pine
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