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Toys and Dolls For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
1930s Austrian Horse Toy
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful 1930s Austrian horse toy. Wonderful patina.
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1920s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bentwood

Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for that era; it is hand painted and lithographed in bright co...
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1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Mid-Century Coca Cola Delivery Truck by Buddy L, C1960
By Buddy L. 1
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous buddy L Coca Cola delivery truck with aluminum hand truck from the late fifties early sixties. One rear tire is smaller by not much, it's a little dif...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

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Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950. Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric elephant toy. Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece. Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric

Colorful Waldorf School Tractor with Movable Front Axle, 1950s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Old painted Waldorf school wooden toy tractor with movable front axle from Germany. 1950s / 1960s.
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Stunning handmade circa 1930 Childrens Rocking Horse of a Dachshund Sausage Dog
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind hand made in England rocking horse in the form of a Sausage dog. What a charming period piece of children’s folk art...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy Every now and again an item comes along that is very special, this is one of those items. Of museum quality this m...
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1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Big locomotive toy with solid wood
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Big solid wood locomotive toy
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1970s European Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Painted Ventriloquist Dummy, circa 1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original ventriloquist dummy. Painted composite head with movable mouth. Hole in the back for your hand to manipulate the mouth and rotate the head. Fabric clothes, woode...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition

"Rocking Beauty" Hobby Horse Designed by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An abstract hobby horse designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings. Composed of two arched panels of birch plywood divided by a solid birch shaft and topped with a charming red knob...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Mechanical Bank "Fishing Bears" Battery Operated with Original Box, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a later (1950's), albeit often overlooked and important mechanical bank that is quite rare, and highly sought after by collectors. Iconic bank collector F.H. Griffith wrote a...
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1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Bisque Head doll, with a smaller baby doll, is seated in a metal sled. The doll has brown glass eyes, blonde hair and teeth. The coat is made of pressed cotton. The sl...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Superman/Clark Kent Wooden Trapeze Artist Toy with Graffiti Phone Booth
Located in Ferndale, MI
Superhero Superman on one side and Clark Kent on the other, wooden trapeze artist toy with graffiti phone booth holder. Squeeze the ends of this and he flips around.
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

String, Plastic, Wood, Paint

Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Tassel Frame Pet Cat Dog Bed or Doll Bed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Tassel Frame Pet Cat Dog Bed or Doll Bed. Item featured is a nice size for small pets or doll display, gold leaf gi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

1950s Iron Ferris wheel seats with Facing Seats
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Iron Ferris wheel seats with Facing Seats
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Mid-20th Century European Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Replicas Fords 1908 & 1925 Touring Cars
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Japanese tin toy touring cars from the late 50s. In excellent antique condition, these toys were never played with. Friction cars, Near mint condition...
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1950s Japanese Industrial Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Kay Bojesen Jointed Monkey Toy Danish Modern Teak
Located in San Diego, CA
Kay Bojesen articulating and jointed teak monkey. Bought from the original owner who had it in the early 1960s. Nice color and patina the cords are loosely sold AS/IS.
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Teak

Unusually Oversized Folk art Spinning Top
Located in London, GB
Unusually Oversized Folk art Spinning Top An unusually oversized late 19th Century hand carved folk art spinning top. Detailed with Welsh style geometric ...
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Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Children's Sewing Machine Toy Bear Cat Motive by Carl Sieper Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Children Toy sewing machine. Made of metal. Was made in the years right after WWII and is marked "Made Germany, British Zone". Made by C...
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1940s German Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Annette Himstedt Doll Jule 1992/1993 and Steiff ride-on pull Poodle
Located in Delft, NL
Annette Himstedt Doll Jule 1992/1993 and Steiff ride-on pull Poodle "June" a vinyl doll made by Annette Himstedt, produced during 1992/1993. June in ori...
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20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Annette Himstedt Doll Kima 1993/1994
Located in Delft, NL
Annette Himstedt doll "Kima" 1993/1994, Germany "Kima" a vinyl doll made by Annette Himstedt, produced during 1993/1994. Kima in a beautiful lace dres...
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20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Vintage Chihuahua Pull Toy by Mario Lopez Torres, Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and fun vintage Chihuahua pull toy / sculpture by Mario Lopez Torres, circa 1974. The piece is in great vintage condition and measures 8"...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs. This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children. ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Beech, Paint

Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition, Metal, Brass

Vintage Mr. Peanuts Dispenser, USA, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Mr. Peanuts Dispenser is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century. This vintage object was realized by Tarco Company and it was used as a real peanut...
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Mid-20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Plastic

Early 20th Century Jigger Doll “Norman”
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Jigger Doll “Norman” We are proud to offer a charming early 20th century hand carved English articulated jigger doll, whom we have lovely names Norman. Norman i...
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1930s British Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pine

Antique Hand Carved Turkish Wood Camel Rocker with Leather Cushion Seat
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Hand Carved Turkish Wood Camel Rocker with Leather Cushion Seat One of a kind and unique carved wood rocking camel. It’s a child’s size, hand made and very cool and very o...
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1930s Turkish Islamic Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather, Wood

20th Century Belgium Wooden Hand Carved and Hand Painted Child's Rocking Horse
Located in Sofia, BG
Charming wooden rocking horse beautifully painted in nice colours in very good condition. There are few cracks but they do not affect the stability of the piece. Belgium, circa 1920.
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Antique Vintage Wood Cribbage Game Board Hughes Manufacturing Co Los Angeles
By Milton Bradley Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Wood Cribbage Game Board Hughes Manufacturing Company Los Angeles Original vintage unrestored condition. Game board only. Some wo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Grouping of 1940s Toy Robot Molds
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Graphic collection of assorted steel spacemen and robot molds from the 1940s.
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

Britains Ltd Artillery Carriage & Lead Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
Britain's Ltd. miniature artillery carrriage and group of painted lead soldiers, 33, likley 1970's, each marked variously "Britains Ltd." "London" "Made ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Lead

Set of 3 MId Century Modern "Kokeshi" Dolls
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese dolls called Kokeshi of the early 20th century. Provenance from the northern Japan. Set of 3. Measures: 30 x 8 cm 38 x 8 cm 36 x 10.5 cm...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Pig Toy, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Handpainted Swedish wooden traditional Dala pig toy. Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960. Materials: Wood In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
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1960s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Antique Pinocchio Doll by Knickerbocker Toy Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage composition Pinocchio doll by Knickerbocker Toy company, likely from the 1930s. The doll’s back is embossed with “Pinocchio - W.D. PR KNT CO -...
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Composition

Hen on Nest Tureen Doll House Accessory Antique German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A petite antique German doll or doll house accessory. Made of depression glass. Nice for every decoration in your dollhouse or doll kitchen. It is in ver...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Mahjong Game Set in Fitted Locking Leather Case with Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Mahjong set is presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Chinese Export style. The tiles a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Toys and Dolls

Materials

Leather, Bakelite

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Collection of Die Cast Toys Made in England C.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Die Cast Woody Wagon C.1950 Made in England.Die cast metal woody wagon by Dinky Toys, England. Woody Wagon: H 1.25 in. W 4 in. D 1.5 in. Die Cast Rol...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Anthony Bros. Convert-O Bike Cast Aluminum Convertible Tricycle / Bicycle
Located in Nantucket, MA
1950s convert-O bike cast aluminum tricycle with rubber wheels. Industrial era / Jet age design. Manufactured by Anthony Bros. - Designed by Ton...
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1950s American Machine Age Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Aluminum

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: 36 x 10 cm 30 x 7.5 cm Handmade by Japanese Artisants from w...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures. A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing about: 29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees) 11 decorative fences 2 arches 18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Tin

Kay Bojesen, Toy or Decorative Sculpture, Teak, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak toy or animal sculpture designed by Kay Bojesen, Denmark, 1950s. Dimensions variable, measured as illustrated in first image.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Danish Viking Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and well made mid-century Danish viking figure made of mixed woods, leather and faux fur, circa 1950s. The figure is in very good vintage co...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Faux Fur, Wood, Teak, Walnut

Franco Albini Midcentury Rocking Horse
Located in Southampton, NJ
Franco Albini Midcentury Rattan & Wicker Rocking Horse/Sculpture. Italy, circa 1960. Dimensions: H 24 in. x W 30 in. x D 18 in.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bamboo, Reed

Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut
Located in London, GB
Schoenhut clown Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Dated to the first quarter of the 20th century this item still works when pu...
Category

Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Boat
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork boat A brilliant example of an early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Hand crafted from found o...
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1930s British Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

1930s Cast Saving Pig / Money Box Made by Swedish Gold Smith Olof W. Nilsson
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful and unique saving pig / money box made by Swedish gold smith Olof W. Nilsson in Kristianstad Sweden in the 1930s. This money box is beautifully detailed shaped ...
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1930s Swedish Other Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Mechanical Bank "Child's Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
A unique and quite scarce bank, made in Japan by the Marusan Company for the American market in the 1950's; this all tin bank is known as (according to the gr...
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1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Solid Figural Elephant Puzzle / Sculpture in Walnut by Deborah D. Bump
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible craftsmanship on this very hard to find solid staved walnut elephant puzzle / paperweight / sculpture designed and handcrafted by artist Deborah Bump, circa 1978. The piec...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Walnut

"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by a. Biagioni, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who crafted objects for resale to the European market. Money boxes (or still banks as they are called in America) were one of the more unique and more difficult items to find by this artist as most objects were basic uni-dimensional sculptered pieces. What makes it more rare is the unfortunate requirement to break and smash the bank open to get the coins out, as there was no mechanism to remove the money. The subject matter of the bank is that of a nicely dressed older lady seated in a chair reading a book. The bank is in all original condition and paint with no restoration or touch-up of any kind. This is a nice addition to any bank or toy collection, or simply to have as a "stand alone" unique item. Dimensions : 4 1/4" deep x 3 3/8" wide x 8 5/8" high. Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys and banks, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage still banks...
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1910s French Folk Art Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pottery

ZIL Semi-Trailer Truck Toy, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Zil semi-trailer truck toy. A large vintage metal truck toy with a red cabin and a bright green trailer. The color and painting is still original....
Category

Late 20th Century Russian Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Vintage Russian Samovar Doll Teapot Cosy, Teapot Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Russian samovar doll teapot cosy or samovar teapot cover. This large sized handmade doll has a molded fabric head with painted eyes, red lips and a large green dress with lots of flowers and lace finish. She's holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand and wears a typical hat. Under her dress or skirt you see the quilted cover to place over the teapot to keep warm. Total height of the doll is 21,65 inch or 55 cm - diameter cover is +/- 9,45 inch or 24 cm This large teapot cosy doll for samovar is in good but used condition so has some spots of the tea on the dress and traces of use on the face. Could still be used to keep water or tea warm and is also a beautiful large vintage doll to display between other vintage and antique dolls.
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Handcrafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Ceremonial Elephant Toy Raj India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950. Collectible, one of a kind, Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant. Handmade in Rajasthan, India using recycled colorful vintage fabric to make this beautiful elephant toy. Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece. Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile

1993 Happy Holidays Special Edition Barbie Doll
Located in New York, NY
Special edition. Mattel, happy holidays special edition Barbie. 1993. Doll is featured in her red gown and long, blond tresses. Includes box.
Category

1990s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Mid-Century Danish Viking Figure by Jacob Jensen Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
A super rare mid-century Danish viking figure by Jacob Jensen, circa 1950s. The figure is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.25"W x 2"D x 3.25"H. Our viking is made of a maple and walnut with a bronze long spear; it is signed on the underside. I have been collecting Danish wood toys...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Bronze

1900s Antique Terracotta Horse San Luis Potosi Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Terracotta Majestic Horse on Wheeled Platform San Luis Potosí Mexico Collectible Toy Sculpture 9 long x 8 h x 3 w Terracotta horse. Mounte...
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Early 20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Mobo Prairie King Rocking Horse Toy, England, 1960s
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...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

French Children's Toy Sink, 1930's
Located in Antwerp, BE
French children's toy sink. This pedestal sink or lavabo dates from the 1930s. A child's toy sink made in France. An Art Deco toy made from metal and after lots of years still in his original and beautiful blue color. A toy which could be used with real water. This old bathroom sink toy for children is still complete with the mirror, stopper, tap en jug or can. For his age still in very beautiful condition. A beautiful piece to display with mannequin doll...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco 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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