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Toys and Dolls For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Louis XV
Vintage Coin Operated Carousel Horse Ride
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Coin Operated Carousel Horse Ride Classic American Vintage 25 Cent Coin Operated Carousel Horse Children's Ride By Amusement Equipment Mfg. Ltd. Eldon, MO All Original, Operational When Plugged in, Not Set for Coin Rides...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Black & White Vintage Toy Police Pedal Car
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fun vintage Police Highway Patrol metal pedal car by Glide Ride. Great graphic design complete with crank siren on the side. In working order, but we ...
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1940s American American Classical Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Antique wooden Roulette game wheel with applied figures
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the charm of a bygone era with this exquisite antique wooden game, a true testament to the beauty and craftsmanship of yesteryear. This extraordinary game feature...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Cast Iron Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron Owl bank with a turning head coin lever and glass eyes. Lot of the original paint still intact. Missing the lock on the underside, not visi...
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1880s American American Classical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

19th C Original Painted Decorated Doll or Jewelry Chester Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted decorated doll or jewelry chester drawers. Decorated in the 20's or 30's.
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Paint

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...
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Early 20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Mohair, Hardwood

Edwin Thompson Bryant Sterling Silver French Louis XV, Doll Table and Chairs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Louis XV style miniature sterling silver doll furniture (table & chair set) with cherubs, foliate and scroll designs made by Edwin Thompson Bryant of Lon...
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19th Century English Louis XV Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Early American Miniature Salesman Sample Dresser Chest of Drawers 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique miniature doll sized / salesman sample chest of drawers with brass knobs and a scalloped backsplash.
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Early 20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Hardwood

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20th Century Italian High Quality Mahogany Roulette Wheel by Dal Negro
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present you a high quality roulette wheel for the home and clubs and events. It is made from solid Sapelli Mahogany - a gorgeous piece of work Wheel is mounted on 2 rings of ball bearings for perfectly smooth running Round sided roulette wheel with a single zero - two roulette balls are included. The piece is made by the world-leading quality gaming equipment...
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Late 20th Century Italian Toys and Dolls

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Porsche Carrera Pedal Car by Giordani
By Giordani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Porsche Carrera pedal car by Giordani Bologna Italy. A white vintage Porsche toy pedal car circa 1970 - 1980. This old pedal car type Porsche 911 ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Porsche Carrera Pedal Car by Giordani
Vintage Porsche Carrera Pedal Car by Giordani
H 15.56 in W 40.16 in D 19.69 in
19th Century Romanian Polychrome Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century Romanian hand carved wooden rocking horse. Featuring a colorful polychrome finish on a base decorated with a floral m...
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19th Century Romanian Folk Art Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Italian Antique Wooden Angel
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique wooden angel from the mid 1800's, with traces of lacquer but no trace of gilding: I could gild it, but I prefer it as it is. To hang anywhere You ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Italian Antique Wooden Angel
Italian Antique Wooden Angel
H 6.89 in W 9.65 in D 4.73 in
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

Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Pig Toy, circa 1960
Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Pig Toy, circa 1960
No Reserve
H 3.55 in W 5.52 in D 1.97 in
San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
San Francisco trolley toy Friction cable car; made of all tin; important to note because this was the first of it's kind having been made in the 1950s. They were all tin (no plastic); 7 1/4" long (not shorter); green (not red or multi-clored); "Bay and Taylor St" placard; #504" and most importantly the figures are actual FIGURES made of formed pressed steel and then hand painted and lithographed. Cheaper later models were simply lithographed into the flat sheet steel. Also, my example works (see video). It is a friction toy...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

19th Century American Federal Bachelor's Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional quality American Federal Style Bachelor's chest of five drawers from the first half of the 19th century. Finely hand-crafted of warm rich solid mahogany, having a r...
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19th Century Federal Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Brass

1960s Sebel Mobo Toy Horse, Pedal Carrey Trailer, Pressed Steel, UK
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s vintage Mobo Toy - Sebel Mobo Toy, D. Sebel & co Erith Kent, England. A pressed steel cute pony horse with a Carrey Trailer. This Child's ride on to...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Steel

Carousel Motorcycle - Motorbike by Fonlupt, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carousel Motorcycle - Motorbike - Motor Bike by Fonlupt France. A French vintage child's motorbike used on the roundabout - merry-go-round - fairground - funfair. A 1950s metal r...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

19th Century Victorian Burled Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A 19th century Victorian burled walnut marble topped chest of drawers with warm, rich patina. The beautifully aged antique commode, circa 1870, retaining the original rectangular...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Marble, Brass

Barnfind Antique Large Tadpole Rider Tricycle Pedal Car, France, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Awesome Barnfind, this large Tadpole Rider Tricycle pedal car. This antique pedal car was made in France circa 1930-1940. It's made of heavy solid m...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and folky original painted iron penny bank has the original painted surface in working condition. Put a penny in his hand and pull the lever for him to swallow the coin. The...
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1890s American Country Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Previously Available Items
Set of Eight West Point Cadets in Box by W. Britain
By W. Britain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 8 West Point Cadets in box by W. Britain. One with loose arm/rifle. Winter dress. Pre-WWII. Original Whisstock box, as found. Box: 14.75" x 3.5" x 1.25" h. Figures: 2.75" x 1"...
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Early 20th Century English American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Antique Early American Miniature Salesman Sample Dresser Chest of Drawers 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique miniature doll sized / salesman sample chest of drawers with brass knobs and a scalloped backsplash.
Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Hardwood

9 Lead & Pewter Military Figurines Toy Soldier Officer Stadden Greenwood Ball 3"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Lot of nine vintage and antique pewter / lead toy soldiers representing a variety of eras from the Revolutionary War to post-World War II; five are by C.C. Stadden (British red coat with a peaked cap hand over sword and leaning on a musket, labeled “British Grenadier 1777 Revolutionary”/ British red coat with peaked cap holding a musket, labeled “Delaney’s Loyal (Tokies) Regiment Revolution”/ Revolutionary War era British red coat with a musket on his shoulder and a tricorn hat / post WWII soldier holding a map, labeled “USA Modern”/ Civil War era Union Cavalry officer with a sword holding a map), one by Greenwood and Ball (World War I era German soldier with a sword on his hip reading a map), and three uncertain (Civil War era Union soldier in a slouch hat and holding a rifle, labeled “US Reg. Infantry Full Dress 1861”/ American soldier at attention in a blue uniform, labeled “USA 1948”/ Napoleonic French(?) Imperial Guard grenadier). “Greenwood & Ball was started in 1938 by John Greenwood (sculptor) and Katherine Ball (painter). Katherine Ball left the company in 1961 to get married. The company was one of the first to start selling 25mm scale figures. John Greenwood sold the company to W.F. Pearce in 1971 and the company name carried on as a brand. The majority of the 25mm figure ranges were most recently owned by Amazon Miniatures. Other sculptors to work for them included: Al Charles, John Braithwaite, Cliff Sanderson, and John Tassell.” “Charles C Stadden (always known to friends and family as Chas) was born in Leytonstone, London on 12th June 1919. His parents were Francis Stadden and Emily James who had been married on 10th February 1912 in West Ham Registry Office. Francis Stadden had served in the Middlesex Regiment and the Devonshire Regiment during WW1 attaining the rank of Company Sergeant Major. In peacetime he was employed as a stationers manager for Strakers of London. Chas had three older brothers, Frank, Arthur (always known as Gyp) and Victor (Vic) and a younger sister, Pearl. Having such a background of military service must have made an impression on the four young Stadden boys. Two of Emilys sisters were married to servicemen, and while Chas was a young boy his mother had taken him on visits by train to Chichester where his Aunt Louise lived while her husband Augustus (in the RAMC) was stationed at the barracks there. His childhood was a happy one living in Epsom Road, Leytonstone, close to Epping Forest, and then during the 1930’s at Gordon Road, Wanstead. He was educated at Canterbury Road School in Leyton and had an interest in things military from an early age. Christmas presents were usually toy soldiers, and his father used to bring Chas postcards depicting military uniforms when he came home from work. Another lifetime interest was steam trains, which began when Chas and Vic used to play at Snaresbrook level crossing pulling on the railings pretending to be signalmen. Chas left school at 14 (despite gaining an art scholarship) to work as a Liftboy at Martins Bank, 68 Lombard Street, London. He was dismissed within two years for causing £400 worth of damage to one of the lifts while 'larking about' with one of the heavy ledger trolleys. To avoid telling his parents of being given the sack he decided to join the military at Stratford while still underage. Chas thought he was destined to be a trumpeter in the Royal Artillery and lasted 40 days until his mother Emily managed to retrieve him. His second spell of civilian employment as a switchboard operator also ended in dismissal due to ‘larking about’. At this time Chas was a keen racing cyclist and obtained a summer job building racing bikes which was his introduction to light engineering. Although he enjoyed this work, at the end of the season he was laid off and had to take work as a parking attendant and nightwatchman. In the summer of 1939 he returned to the cycle trade until called up to military service under the Militia Act at the age of 20, enlisting on 1st December. He passed the medical A1 fitness but was found to be slightly shortsighted. This meant that he was unable to join the infantry (preferably the Lancashire Fusiliers) as he wanted but was instead sent to restart his military career at the 7th Drivers Training Centre RASC, Luton. During his full time military service Chas was with the Royal Army Service Corps (Horse Transport), The Cyprus Regiment and the Royal Fusiliers...
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Traditional American Children's Dual Horse Pull Toy
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century American traditional children's dual horse pull toy Made of fabric with wood planks with wheels Measures: 10.25" H, 10.5" W, 7.5" D.
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19th Century American American Classical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Cast Iron Bulldog Piggy Money Bank Painted in Brown, 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An antique cast iron bulldog piggy bank. Created in the 1920s, this piece is painted in brown and cream. And would make a fabulous addition to a nurs...
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1920s American American Classical Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

2 Miniature Mother of Pearl Toy Pin Fire Cap Gun Pistol Keychain Japan Watch Fob
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage miniature pin fire cap gun pair with mother of pearl on the handles, made in Japan with small ring on top of the barrel for use as a key chain or watc...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Vintage Lubas & Sohn Harmonika, Pre 1918
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage Lubas & Sohn Harmonika, Pre 1918. Good condition, playable, missing neck band. This finely crafted musical instrument is simply stunning in its marquetry inlaid case. Price ...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Antique Primitive Early American Miniature Salesman Sample Walnut Doll Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Primitive early American miniature salesman sample walnut bed with two pillows. Measures: 18".   
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19th Century American Classical Antique Toys and Dolls

Materials

Walnut

The Executive Toy YO-YO-Sterling Silver Repoussé by The Gorham Mfg. Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An executive vintage toy in sterling silver repoussé by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence Rhode Island. The design is of acanthus leaves which is a nod to neoclassicism....
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1960s American Neoclassical Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Two Longhorn Western Cushions
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two horned Western pillows depicting a colorful variety of cowboy and Western imagery. Made in Holland by Colorique Interior in the 1980s. Very deco...
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1980s Dutch American Classical Vintage Toys and Dolls

Materials

Fabric

Two Longhorn Western Cushions
Two Longhorn Western Cushions
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
1950s Wooden Disney Mickey Mouse Money Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950s wooden disney Mickey Mouse money box A rare collectable from around 1950, with a coin slot in his back This very desirable money box opens in ...
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood

Wrought Iron and Brass Life-sized Baby Giraffe
Located in Stamford, CT
Wrought iron and brass life-sized baby giraffe. Finely detailed and simply adorable is this over four foot tall baby giraffe.
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Toys and Dolls

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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