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Toys and Dolls For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1960s
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.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wicker

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...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Toys and Dolls

Materials

Mohair

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...
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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Sterling Silver

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 ...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century British Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pine

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...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Brass Indian Temple Toy on Wheels
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 ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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...
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Early 20th Century European Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century British Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather, 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...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

"Cat Boat" Mechanical Toy Penny Bank, American, circa 1968
By Utexiqual Products
Located in Incline Village, NV
In near mint and all original condition this vintage mechanical bank appeals to both sailing enthusiasts and bank collectors; perhaps a collector of "cat" memorabelia as well. The theme depicts two sailors riding their boat in full sail. It is quite substantial in both size and weight. To operate, (with the lever pushed all the way in from the left); place a coin vertically above the left arm of the sailor in red; from the right; push the lever all the way in. The sail and Boom hits the sailor, knocking him over as the coin drops into the bank. The other sailor moves forward while manning the tiller. The bank is named "Cat Boat...
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1960s American Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Aluminum, Iron, Tin

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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bentwood

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!
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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...
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1920s English Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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...
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1920s German Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition

Collection of Antique Tin Litho Sand Toys
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a collection of 5 early sand toys. The look is very graphic. The are makers are McDowell, Chein, Wolverine and Ohio Art. They date from the 1920s. Con...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial 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...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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 ...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Mid century modern Wicker and Bamboo Rocking Horse
Located in Weesp, NL
Bamboo and wicker mid century modern rocking horse Adorable rocking horse in great condition produced by Rohe Noordwolde, the Netherlands in the 1960s. Measurements: H 74 x W 40 x L...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

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Bamboo, Wicker

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...
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1910s American Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

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...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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 ...
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Early 1900s European Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

Vintage Wooden Factory Racing Car Art Toy Mold / Pattern
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage wooden factory car mold / pattern. Stamped "GS P7 -20-27".
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Early 20th Century North American Primitive Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Rocking Horse in Painted Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rocking Horse in Painted Wood Keywords: children's accessories, rustic, French country
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

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...
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Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

1960s Scandinavian Modern Farmhouse Toys by Kay Bojesen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A brightly colored and whimsical miniature farm set by the Danish master of whimsey Kay Bojesen. The fifteen individual wooden pieces consist of a farmhouse of laminated beech with removable gray roof, two beds a bench, two tables, barn of laminated beech with red removable gate, the wooden figures of mom, dad, and youngster, livestock being wooden cows...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Beech

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...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique French Childs Stuffed Elephant circa early 1900's Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
c1910 Stuffed French Toy Elephant in need of rescue. Missing a tusk, ear, and surgery to butt. Definitely restorable, but useful for decoration as is. Our workshop can do the restora...
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Early 20th Century French Country Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Straw

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...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Leather Monkey by Deru
By Deru
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A monkey handcrafted from a pinched and riveted piece of leather.
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather

Christie's 1910 Scratch Built Child's Pull Along Flying Scotsman Lner 4472 Train
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind scratch built circa 1910 children’s pull along Flying Scotsman LNER 4472 train sold at Christies ...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Seated "Cat with a Bow" Still Bank, American, circa 1922
By Grey Iron Casting Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat with a Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a difficult bank to acquire and is listed in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" as #364 and rated a "D" (A to F rarity scale--A most c...
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1920s American Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Child's Jet Age Modernist Scooter
Located in Ferndale, MI
Child's Jet Age Modernist Scooter . Original red paint . There is label remnant intact . This will ship slightly disassembled .
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

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...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Straw, Glass

Enormous Pre-War Toy Steel Hoisting Crane
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This gigantic - nearly man high - steel hoisting crane will give a dull corner the right Industrial look and feel you are looking for. The fully operational toy dates from the firs...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Very Rare Collection of 12 Lithograph French Game Cards
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Rare collection of 12 Lithograph French Game Cards We are proud to offer a very rare full set of 12 lithograph French game ca...
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1910s French Victorian Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Cast Iron Scotty Doorstop, Early 20th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Cast iron scotty doorstop early 20th century.
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1910s North American Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

"Toby" Jug Still Bank and Biscuit Tin, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is both a still bank and a biscuit tin. It would originally have been sold, filled with biscuits. After all of the cookies would have been consumed, the tin (rather than been thrown away) would have been used as a bank to save money. There is a slot for deposits at the back of the neck at the top (see image). Coins would have been removed by lifting or twisting the snug fitting lid. Toby is nicely hand-painted in pleasing colors of green, blue, gold, and white, with realistic flesh tones to the hands and face. The total height is 6 1/2" while the total width is 6" (includes handle). Diameter at the base is 5". This Toby figured tin was manufactured circa 1911 by the biscuit tin company of Hudson Scott located in Carlisle, England. It is marked at the bottom "Hudson Scott & Sons Ltd. Carlisle, England." It has crossover appeal into three categories of collectors. It would be a welcome addition to both the still bank collector and the biscuit tin collector...
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1910s English Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Doorstop "Golfer" by Hubley, circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
This doorstop, also known as "Overhead Swinging Golfer," is more difficult to find than it's "Putting Golfer" counterpart doorstop; which is also made by Hubley. Manufactured by the Hubley Manufacturing Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1920, this cast iron doorstop is in outstanding all original bright paint with no touch up or restoration of any kind, and in wonderful patina. It depicts an older, grey haired man, with typical knicker golf garb, taking a wild swing at a golf ball resting on the grass. It has a semi "hollow" rear with a "238" factory marking, indicating that it is, in fact, by Hubley and original. It is noted in Jeanne Bertoia's 1985 book on doorstops page 60; and referenced on page 211 of the Smith book on doorstops. A must for the doorstop or golfing memorabilia...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Rustic American Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical early American painted child's rocking horse. A fun piece that makes you smile, USA, circa 1920. M177.
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1920s American Vintage 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.
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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

1920s American Educational Metal Pendulum Horse Toy design by Louis Petersen
Located in Haarlem, NL
This 1920s pendulum horse toy was originally designed by Louis C. Petersen. He was the Director of Manual Arts, State Normal University, Carbondale, Illinois. Since then many fathe...
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

"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...
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1910s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Spelter Still Bank "Girl By A Barrel", German, circa 1908
Located in Incline Village, NV
The term "spelter" refers to a zinc/lead metal compound used to pour and make castings. Because of the thinness of the castings there is great detail to the subject matter of these banks. Spelter banks...
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Spelter

Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck & Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very rare, highly sought after and collectable Father Tuck's mechanical animals The St. Bernard dog (Canis familiaris) No 1 and The calf of the comm...
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Early 20th Century European Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Spelter Still Bank "Seated Cat with a Bow" German, circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
The term "spelter" refers to a zinc/lead metal compound used to pour and make castings. Because of the thinness of the castings there is great detail to the subject matter of these banks. Spelter banks...
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1920s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Spelter

Plateau and Ute Doll Cradleboard Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Doll Cradleboard collection (Right to Left) 1. Ute cradleboard, 13”. Beaded edge with cross accents and brain tanned deer hide. 2. Umatilla doll cradleboard....
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Early 20th Century American Native American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Other

20th Century French Metal Model of a Red Toy Lorry Truck
Located in Sofia, BG
Impressive, large scale metal model of a red lorry truck. France, circa late 1920s.
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Early 20th Century French Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Rare VW Beetle Pedal Car by Pines
By Pines of America
Located in Highland, IN
Made by Pines of America Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana this exceptional vintage VW pedal car comes with its original cardboard box. These plastic pedal cars...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Era Vintage Brown Stitched Leather Ball, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage ball from stitched leather, 1920s with beautiful details like stitched leather parts and a beautiful leather patina. The original condition of the leather punchball...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather

Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Toys and Dolls

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Silk, Wood

Large Old Polychrome Painted Metal Model of a Lorry
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A large model of a lorry made in the second quarter of the 20th century. The cab is red, the body and flatbed maroon, above four spoked wheels. After an American Brockway truck. ...
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1920s European Industrial Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Vintage English Toy Lion
Located in New York, NY
A rare early turn-of-the-century English nursery toy. A standing lion with warm smiling face and excellent detail. In hard molded rubber with the original...
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Early 20th Century English Toys and Dolls

Collection of 15 'Bottletop' Dolls, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
Unusual collection of 15 'Bottletop' dolls. Although we purchased these dolls in France, we believe they originated in America.
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1960s American Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

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.

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