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Toys and Dolls For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Louis XV
"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Mid-Century Modern Enigma Wooden Puzzle Tri Dimensional Toy
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible tri-dimensional toy wooden puzzle, with magnets, that connect together circa 1970's, apiece of art by itself.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional textile and metal lantern.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bakelite, Sheet Metal / Tin Globe from the 1950s, West Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Globe from the 1950s.
Specially made on the subject of aviation.
Depicted with all kinds of flying lines.
Made by the company M.S. Germany.
The globe is made of Tin and the stand is Bakelite.
Globe and stand...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Lot 6 Vintage Ape Monkey Bojesen Style Paper Cardboard Hanging Mobile Ornaments
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of 6 monkey. Each is made from cardboard and paper, this would be a great addition for your room to build your own hanging mobile. Total high of each one is given in dimen...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
1950s Antonio Vitali & Kurt Naef Modernist Swiss Handmade Wood Toy Elephant Car
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Wonderful vintage hand carved wood Toy Elephant shaped car by famed Swiss Master Toy Artist Antonio Vitali and modernist Kurt Naef. In...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Rubber, Wood, Plywood
20th Century Brown Leather Model of a Rhinoceros by Dimitri Omersa
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 1970's Rhinoceros trophy by Dimitri Omersa in brown havana coloured leather in very good condition including hanging bracket. Great colour and patina throughout. Free delivery for ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather
Scott Henderson Design for Mint Inc. White Porcelain Pig Shaped Piggy Bank, 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Scott Henderson Design for Mint Inc. White porcelain open top pig, piggy bank, animal sculpture Mid-Century Modern.
Marked at Base, Makers Trademark.
...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects.
Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona. Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Wheelmaster Roller Coaster Ride C. 1950/1960's
Located in New York, NY
Cool vintage Roller Coaster Ride toy by Wheelmaster. Architectural and graphic, this is being offered for display only, it is freestanding, but not safe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Blocks Construction Netherlands Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1930.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
ADO Blokken, canvas bag with a set of wooden blocks / cubes to play.
In good original condition, with min...
Category
1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Deru Folded Leather Hippo
By Deru
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Vintage folded leather Hippo by Deru of Germany. Good condition overall, the leather is soft and supple and the rivet is intact. Some stains on the leath...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather
Mobo Prairie King Rocking Horse Toy, England, 1960s
By Mobo Toys
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s Mobo Prairie King Rocking Horse Toy. This Rocking Horse was made in England by D.Sebel & Co LTD Mobo Toys. This metal horse toy is standing on a frame with springs to rock. With a red saddle and a gold colored saddle cloth or caparison. Made in England is also pressed in the trapping. A midcentury vintage metal toy...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand Painted Paperboard Trumpet, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique hand painted paperboard trumpet.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautifu...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects.
Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Blue Clown Head Cookie Jar, USA, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare survivor from late 1950s or early 60s comes this large canister in the shape of a clown bear head. It measures 25 cm in height and 17 cm in width. Originally made as a toy beach/sand toy...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Stuffed Elephant Toy on Wooden Cart with Wheels, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage stuffed Elephant Toy on a wooden cart with wheels - rollers - balls.
This large elephant pull along toy has glass eyes, a plush skin and a be...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Beech Plywood Wood Children Rocking Toy Chair, Italy 1970s
By Peppe de Giuli
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury plywood and beech wood children rocking toy chair for children. Peppe de Giuli probably designed this fantastic piece during the 1970s in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Traditional Folding Metal Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional textile and metal lantern.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Colorful Set of Wooden Toy Cubes
By ZABO
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This colorful set of wooden toy cubes is marked ZABO.
They can be dated in the 1970s, they were used in a nursery school.
These cubes are very decorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Pair of Salterini Iron Peacock Salesman Sample Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Phenomenal pair of miniature wrought iron peacock chairs designed by John Salterini. This diminutive set of doll size chairs were made as sa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Table Abacus, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
This is a great item that will easily take you back to your childhood and bring a bit of fun and character to any desk. A table abacus produced in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. It used to...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional paper lantern.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Vintage Music Drum, 1970’s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage music drum, made in the 70’s in Czechoslovakia. It was originally originally part of a drum kit. In good Vintage condition.
Measures: Height: 10 cm...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Antonio Vitali Wood Toy Family Set for Creative Playthings
Located in San Mateo, CA
Carved wood toy family by Antonio Vitali, Swiss toy designer. Vitali designed this set for Creative Playthings in 1954. These were marketed under the na...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique Cork Construction Set Game, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique cork construction game. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1930s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Cork
Pair of Patinated Metal and Wood Roller Skates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of roller skates, made famous in the movie THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH... when Tom Ewel falls over them twice (not the actual skate props from the movie)...
The pair are heavily patinated and make a great decorative addition to many settings, especially the office, or kids room, play room'
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Kay Bojesen Articulating Wood Toy Elephant
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chicago, IL
A early Vintage Kay Bojesen Articulating wood toy elephant. signed with early Denmark signature on foot.
Appears to have a slender chipped area on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Measures: H 33cm, L 23cm, P 17cm.
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric
Pinocchio Toys Attributed Tonna Giocattoli, Italy, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pinocchio toy figure. As good as new. The legs, arms and head can be moved.
Measure: Height 25 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Rocking Beauty Designed by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Classic rocking horse by Creative Playthings. This bentwood birch piece is in nice vintage condition. A great piece to add to your midcentury modern collection.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Birch
Kay Bojesen, Early Horse Figurine in Beech, Denmark, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measurement and info:
Type: Wooden horse toy/figure.
Material: Beech.
Color: Beech with natural patina and aging.
Design/maker: Kay Bojesen.
Origin: Denmark.
Period...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beech
Pair of Large Chrome Jacks Book Ends
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of large chrome Jacks Book ends.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Giant-Sized King's Guardsman by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Weesp, NL
A very rare and monumental giant-sized model of the Royal Danish King's Guardsman hand crafted in wood having retaining its vivid original paint.
Thi...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Kay Bojesen Vintage Puffin
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Krefeld, DE
Vintage and early puffin designed by Kay Bojesen. It is marked with the old sticker: Kay Bojesen copyright Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Rocking Elephant
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This stylized elephant is an original variation to the classical rocking horse.
It would be great fun for children to ride on its back (as you can see by its tail that has suffered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Pouf, Therapeutic Toy in Jute, Material by Renate Müller, Germany, GDR
Located in Halle, DE
Original and Authentic therapeutic Toy for children by Renate Müller, East-Germany, GDR, circa 1973.
A Drum-shaped pouf with handles, made of jute...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Handmade White Finished Wicker & Rattan Coffee Pot
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern handmade & hand woven white finished wicker, rattan & cane sculpted coffee or tea pot with lid.
Great as toy storage container or for a coffee sShop display.
All...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Cast Aluminum Fairground Horse Sculpture
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Mid-Century Modern cast aluminum fairground horse sculpture with original polychrome wheatered patina on a wrough iron Stand with movement mechanism.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Set of Two Vintage Bugatti MatchBox Car Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage Bugatti MatchBox car toys.
By MatchBox, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure/Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France during the 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Porcelain
Kay Bojesen and Jorgen Bloch Lion in Natural Rope, Denmark 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare example of the Danish toy-design-master Kay Bojesen work. This lion in braided natural rope was designed I collaboration between Jorgen Bloch and K...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Rope
LB LTD Tri-Ang Steel Train-Steam Locomotives Toy
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a bright orange and black color train-steam locomotives metal toy. It has four black tires and a little silver metal bell in the front top of...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel
Pair of Painted Leather Giraffe Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of hand painted leather giraffe sculptures featuring a geometric pattern body and life like heads. Beautifully hand-crafted with expressi...
Category
20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather
Kay Bojesen Painted Wooden Puzzle, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bought from the collection of Danish Design Museum in Randers Denmark (now closed) this large puzzle designed by Kay Bojesen reigns among his rarest designs. This example is probably...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beech
Set of Two Vintage Ssico Jaguar Match Box Car Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two vintage Ssico Jaguar match box car toys.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wooden Toy Dog Car by Konrad Keller Holzspielwaren, Germany, 1950s
By Konrad Keller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Just look at this happy vintage dog from the 1950s! This post-war wooden dog on wheels was made and designed by German toy manufacturer Konrad Keller Hol...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C Handcrafted Red French Wooden Horse Toy
Located in Hastings, GB
Handcrafted French childs pull along wooden horse.
Fantastic hand painted spotty wooden horse on wheeled base, pull along handle.
The wheels have also been painted spotty in black ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Red Retro Westfield Mfg Columbia Fire Arrow Bicycle Bike MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century Westfield Mfg Co Columbia Fire-Arrow bike. Measure: 69".
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Red Vintage Toy Pedal Car for Children 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern red vintage pedal car, which was made of partially black, red brown and ivory lacquered tube steel base.
An amazing pedal car with...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Antique "Mariquita Perez" Doll
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury antique "Mariquita Perez" doll.
Mariquita Perez appeared in the market in 1940, being the best known doll of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s in Spain, Portugal and in so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Stylized Rattan Rocking Horse
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern stylized rattan rocking horse in lovely condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage so will show signs of wear an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Rattan
Set of Six Vintage Aerial Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six vintage aerials toys.
By Unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materi...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Stocks and Bonds Board Game by 3M
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury stocks and Bonds board game by 3M, circa 1964. This set is in excellent condition and appears to have never been played. Stocks & Bonds is a "stock market game for investors and speculators of all ages and incomes" according to the box. This game is complete and consists of a stock board, chalk, eraser, dice, calculator, securities review cards, record sheets, situation cards, stock certificates...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Vintage Ford Match Box Car Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four vintage Ford car toys.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Kings Guardsman Wood Toy by Kay Bojesen, 1970s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
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...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beech
Dog Bottle Opener by Herta Baller
By Carl Bent
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass vintage toy bottle opener from the 1950.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Brass
Kay Bojesen, Vintage Painted Zebra Figure, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wooden toy zebra made from Danish beech and hand painted white and black.
It was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1936. This particular example was manufactured in the 1950s. It has bee...
Category
1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beech
Antique, New and Vintage Toys and Dolls
Antique, new and vintage toys and dolls 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.
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. 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 and dolls 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, new and vintage toys and dolls as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.