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Toys and Dolls For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Set of 2 "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Set of 2.
Measures:
31 x 9.5 cm
30 x 10cm
Handmade by Japanese artisants f...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Painted Wooden Childs Rocking Horse
Located in Forney, TX
A charming and whimsical hand carved and painted wooden and fur fabric rocking horse with untouched, unrestored, elegantly aged patina.
Very unique pattern and beautiful complime...
Category
Early 20th Century Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Antique Welsh Folk Art Pilgrim Man Cloth Doll Formal Wool Suit Wales
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Welsh costume cloth doll of a man in a brown formal tux style suit, reminiscent of 17th century Pilgrims, with delicately painted face and wool clot...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet head is of painted wood. The white face usually represents a villain. Puppetry is a major entertainment performance art in Chinese traditional theatre. This traditional performance art was widely used in religious and rural events to exorcise evil spirits. Puppets are also used in festivals such as the Chinese Ghost Festival to scare away ghosts, as well as significant events including births or marriage or to entertain audiences. The puppet theatre has developed into several different genres amongst different areas in China including rod puppets, glove puppets, shadow puppets and string puppets...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
"Kokeshi" Doll
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Measures:
39 x 11.5 cm
Handmade by Japanese artisants from wood. Have a simple trunk as a body and an enlarged head. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Naruko Kokeshi Doll
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under elev...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
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 Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Tipp & Co. Toy Clockwork Tinplate Motorcycle.
A rare, desirable, tinplate wind-up motorcycle by the renowned German manufacturer, Tipp & Co or TippCo. The original tin windup motorbike with a civilian male rider and female pillion passenger. The clockwork toy...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Marching Military Soldiers Mechanical Toy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique mechanical toy ambitiously crafted with a metal mechanism moved by a crank in the back, sending civil war union soldiers, carved in pine...
Category
Early 20th Century American Campaign Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior Folk Art Marionette Puppet Doll
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique carved Thai Burmese Ramayana Warrior marionette string puppet. Hand made from wood featuring ornate beaded clothing / attire.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Set of 4 Antique Bilboquets, France
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of four antique Bilboquets from France,around 1920,
cup-and-bowl children toys in turned Beechwood, dark tinted,
pretty patina,
a set full of charm and authenticity
...
Category
1920s French Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Beech
Antique Toy Mohair Horse with Primitive Milk Wagon
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique toy mohair horse with primitive milk wagon. Wagon has metal cans and original wood wheels. Wheels on front are 4.5" and back 6.5". Great original pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Toys and Dolls
Materials
Mohair
"Billiken" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original "Billiken" cast iron still bank patented in 1908 by Florence Pretz (patent number on the back in raised letters "NO39BO3". It was manufa...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Papier-mâché French Growler Bulldog
Located in Dallas, TX
A French papier-mâché growler bulldog with pull chain which makes a growler noise when pulled. Circa 1900, France.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
Antique Schutz-Marke Celluloid Head Leather Body Boy Doll Scotch Bonnet
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1903 antique doll by Schutz-Marke Germany with celluloid head and jointed leather body, composite hands and dressed in a burgundy leather suit and Scotch bonnet...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Plastic
Pair of Reindeer Antique Still Banks, American, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
These two authentic cast iron antique still banks depict a large reindeer and a smaller one standing nearby. Together, they make a wonderful Christ...
Category
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Indoor Cricket Game Hand Made Wood Set of 18 Pieces, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original wooden Cricket Game, all handmade, comprising 18 pieces, for indoor use on a table or carpet, all dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, circa 1900.
Th...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Tohgatta Kokeshi Doll: Handmade Japanese Artistry & Tradition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embrace the rich cultural heritage of Japan with this early 20th-century Kokeshi doll, a charming and authentic representation of traditional craftsmanship. Originating from northern...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique Litho Tin Scissor Toy of Harold Lloyd by Distler Germany, 1920s
By Distler
Located in Antwerp, BE
1920s cute looking lithographic tin scissor toy by Distler Germany.
This charming Antique Mechanical Toy
shows Harold Lloyd, known as a silent movie c...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Manual Single, Row Sowing Machine, Austria Hungary
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage manual single – row sowing machine for corn, beets, poppies and others. Material: iron. Made in the former Austria Hungary in the early 20th Century. Very nice decoration.
...
Category
Early 20th Century European Country Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dressed in fine silks trimmed with embroidered bands and tassels, this puppet brought the glory of the imperial court to the small stage as part of an early 20th-century puppet opera. Complete with songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls
Materials
Silk, Wood
Rocking Horse in Painted Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rocking Horse in Painted Wood
Keywords: children's accessories, rustic, French country
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Steelcraft Metal Pull Toy, the 'Little Giant Zeppelin'
By Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique metal pull toy zeppelin was manufactured by the Murray Ohio manufacturing company during the 1930s in the Art Deco style and marked stee...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel
Pair of Dice with Letters, USA, circa 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of dice made of paper mâché and plaster, painted black on white with different black letters in each face of the cube, USA, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition
Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse Miniature Blue and White Kangxi Vase '1662-1722'
Located in Delft, NL
Chinese Porcelain Dollhouse miniature blue and white Kangxi vase
Kangxi (1662-1722), ca 1720
With a scene of floral decor and long Eliza
The porcelain vase...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Papier Mâché Childs Milking Cow Toy
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century papier mâché Childs milking cow toy
We are proud to offer an extremely rare survivor child’s papier mâché milking cow toy. This time would...
Category
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century French Bentwood and Cane Baby Chair Thonet Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kid's room with this antique Art Deco child chair. Crafted in France circa 1920 in the matter of Michael Thonet (1796-1871), and made of bentwood, the baby chair...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Antique Articulating Teddy Bear Driving Wagon Platform Pull Toy Americana
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique wheeled platform articulating pull toy featuring a teddy bear stuffed animal seated in a red white and blue wagon with arms that move up and down a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls
Materials
Mohair, Hardwood
Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the ...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
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 Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Set of 2 "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Set of 2.
Measures:
24.5 x 7 cm
25 x 6.5 cm
Handmade by Japanese artisants...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver and Bakelite Telephone Child's Toy Baby Rattle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique figural telephone child's baby rattle is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1930 in the period Art Deco style. The toy rattle is composed of a mold...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Hand-Carved Pine Rocking Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century hand-carved pine rocking horse has no doubt brought smiles and hours of imaginative fun to generations of youngsters over the centurie...
Category
1780s Swedish Rustic Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Liberace Autographed Vintage Schoenhut Toy Grand Piano
By Schoenhut
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made by the renowned American toy manufacturer in approximately 1920, this wooden toy baby grand piano has been autographed in two places by the legendary Liberace. The piano shows o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Old Oriental Guy Candy Container Secret Chamber Figure, Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare candy Container or secret chamber figure. Made in Germany, circa 1920s. Made of wire covered with paper mache, gold foil, paper, wood and fabric clothing. Beautiful to display...
Category
1920s German Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition
Early 20th Century, Antique Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Leuven , BE
The rocking horse was made in the first half of the 20th century in the United Kingdom. The ears and the reigns are in light brown leather. The main and the tail of the horse are mad...
Category
Early 20th Century British Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Vintage Carousel Handmade Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Large handmade carousel in wood. Decorated with African animals in two levels. Handmade and hand painted in Erzgebirge Germany circa 1930. Unique and very decorative item.
No motor!
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game
A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Antique French Art Deco Mirrored Three-Door Prototype Miniature Armoire, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Unique and stunning French Art Deco three-door miniature armoire with mirror, brass handles, and hand-carved floral ornaments. Two removable shelves.
Most probably it was a prototype of a large Art...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Thonet Bentwood Puppenmobel Doll Chairs / Doll Furniture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and great condition Thonet doll chairs.
For the collectors of the rarest of Thonet pieces we are proud to offer this finest pair of early 20th century doll chairs. In the Thonet catalogue of 1904 these chairs are mentioned as 'Fauteuil 2' and 'Speissessel 2'. These chairs are both unmarked, but you can see them next to each other in the bottom right corner of the page from the 1904 Thonet catalogue (as shown in image 10). These wonderful condition collectables are in their original schellac, they are as stable as the day they were made and the 'speisesessel' (eating chair...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Toys and Dolls
Materials
Bentwood
Old Bronze kewpie Doll Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, 1912-1925
By Rose O'Neill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Old bronze kewpie doll car Mascot / hood ornament. 1912-1920´s.
Mounted over a wings radiator cap. Perfect gift for any Car Fan / Automobilia. Can be used...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Pair of Wicker Woven Ducks with Wood Details
Located in Miami, FL
Wicker duck from with an intricate woven wicker structure and highlighted with wood wings and a sculpted bill and feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wicker
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel
Carved Pine Rocking Horse
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved and painted pine rocking horse with leather saddle and harness on trestle rocker.
Dimensions
Height 47 inches
Width 66 inches
Depth 19...
Category
Early 20th Century British Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-painted cast iron mechanical bank "Punch and Judy Bank."
A vintage book of knowledge Punch & Judy mechanical bank offers polychrome cast cons...
Category
Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
Iron and Copper Mold for a Toy, USA 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Iron and copper mold for a toy depicting a soldier. USA 1900 ca.
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Copper, Iron
Set of 2 "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century.
Provenance from the northern Japan.
Set of 2.
Measures:
31 x 8 cm
28 x 7 cm
Handmade by Japanese artisants fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Vintage Lehmann Mechanical Metal Toys with Colonial Theme
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice and funny looking Lehmann mechanical toys, from circa 1920, with colonial theme.
Ostrich is sold.
Category
Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique wooden child's ride on wooden toy boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London wonderful Folk Art object. 1920s ride on toy made by the Nautilus Toy Compan...
Category
1920s English Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Brass Indian Temple Toy on Wheels
By Rajhastani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large sized (13" height) Indian temple toy. Camel with rider. Very rare to see this size.
India is famous for its brass and copper metal craftsmanship. It ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Indoor Croquet Set Game for 7 Players in Jointed Wood Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original indoor or carpet croquet set game, coming with its own jointed wooden storage box, all dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
This is a classic game of strategy and skill, fun to play for all age groups.
The set has seven different colored balls and wood mallets...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Child's Tricycle From Burma
Located in New York, NY
An adorable antique Burmese child's tricycle with parcel carrier and original blue paint. The embossed Burmese characters on the back and side of the carrier add authenticity and int...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Bulldog Toy, Straw Stuffed Velvet, 1920s, Europe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Toy in the shape of a Bulldog Dog.
This Bulldog Toy Dog dates circa 1920-1930. It's handmade of velvet and stuffed with straw. This Art Deco Toy features a seated English bulldog, Frenchie dog.
The Straw is stuffed on a metal frame, has glass eyes, a leather collar and a jointed neck. This soft toy has the color golden brown.
For the period, late Art Nouveau, Early Art Deco, it was very unique to own such a toy as it was very expensive in that time.
For his age this dog toy is still in very beautiful condition, he does have one half eye and the collar has been broken.
Antique Toy - Antique Stuffed Toy...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Straw, Glass
Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920
By G. Doloy
Located in Incline Village, NV
Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame with brown barrel weights, cascading down a green metal ladder. Once assembled (loop...
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
20th Century French Vintage Dark Red Wooden Truck Model, Table Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark red model truck of an antique French lorry with opening doors and removable back part, in good condition. Hand crafted in wood and hand painted. Min...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Paint
Lehman Auto "Ito" Sedan, Germany, circa 1913
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of ye...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Miniature Gilt Wood Mirror and Console Set
Located in Delft, NL
Miniature gilt wood mirror and console set
Miniature mirrors with consoles in carved gilt wood with rocaille scrolls and is very lovely for a...
Category
Early 20th Century European Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Unusual Continental Bisque Porcelain Automaton Figure
Located in London, GB
Unusual bisque porcelain automaton figure
Continental, circa 1900
Measures: Height 57cm, width 21cm, depth 21cm
This unusual doll takes the form ...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
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.