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Toys For Sale
Folk Art Sheep Rolling Toy, first half of 20th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Folk Art sheep rolling toy
Germany, first half of 20th century
wool, wood, fabric
Bending the neck the sheep bleats.
High craftsmanship.
...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Monumental English Clinker Built Pond Yacht
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1910
Monumental English Clinker Built Pond Yacht
Measures: W162 x D32 x H200 cm.
Category
20th Century Toys
Materials
Hardwood
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...
Category
1930s British Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Danese Milano 16 Animali Toys in Solid Oak Wood by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
16 Animali is a wooden puzzle, cleverly designed to produce 16 different animal shapes, with just one continuous cut, from a single piece of wood. It is one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Toys
Materials
Oak
Rietveld Scale Model Kit Bouwplaat, 1987
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rietveld Scale Model Kit Bouwplaat 1987
In good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Gerrit ...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Antique Pond Boat
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A beautiful antique pond boat, original paint and antique finish. Made of a very light wood and is very light in weight. The finish and colors are a...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Horse Toys, circa 1960
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 4 hand-painted Swedish wooden traditional Dala horse toy.
Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960.
Materials:
Wood
In original conditio...
Category
1960s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Folk Art Red Painted Wood & Iron Childrens Sled Sleigh 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wooden children’s sled with iron wrapped runners, painted dark red with the word “Belle” picked out in gold.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure
A rare and highly artistic example of an English 19th century folk art bedpost doll figure. With hand carved detail including ...
Category
1880s British Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
19th Century Roullet et Decamps French Rare Oversized Automaton Cow
Located in London, GB
19th century Roullet et Decamps Automaton cow
We are proud to offer a rare circa 1880 automaton mooing cow, attributed to Roullet et Decamps and lar...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Keystone Pressed Steel Toy Steam Shovel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and a survivor of almost 100 years old. A very decorative piece to lighten a room and inject some fun. Very chic. In excellent antique condition with lots of patina. Door fo...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Toys
Materials
Steel
19th C Dutch Fabric Dolls- Man & Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing 19th c fabric dolls are in amazing condition. These Dutch dolls have the original wood shoes /clogs. These dolls are so wonderful and undisturbed clothing.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Fabric
Antique 1926 Sebel Products Mobo Tot Cycle Bicycle Childrens Pedal Bike 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique child’s bicycle, the Mobo Tot-Cycle by Sebel Products of England. Features a well worn steel frame with red and white paint job, rubber tires a...
Category
1920s Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
American Salesman Sample Late 19th C. Wooden Hay Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
SALESMAN SAMPLE: Late 19th C. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn hay wagon, in excellent condition with original gold stenciling to carr...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Ko Verzuu for Ado, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Car Construction Netherlands Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1950.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
Blue trailer with wooden wheel and set of blocks.
Signed with an ADO metal plate.
In good origina...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Massive Oversized Jansport Backpacks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized Jansport backpacks. One red. One green. Over 2.5 feet tall. 400% larger than a normal backpack. Cool advertising piece. Great objec...
Category
1990s American Toys
Materials
Fabric
Antique German Paper Mache Bobble Head Mule Donkey Pull Cart Toy
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique German paper mache composition bobble head mule / donkey / horse pull toy figure standing with a small feed manger on a platform rollin...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Toys
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Small Lines Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Small lines rocking horse on curved wooden rockers.
A small wooden rocking horse on curved rockers attributed to Lines Brothers; the original paint has ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Toy Step, Step Bike
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique step bike - antique toy step.
This child's bike step dates 1900 - 1920.
We found this one out of a collection which came from a castle - royal house.
It's a collectable antique bike , antique bicycle, antique vélo...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Toys
Materials
Metal
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Aroutcheff / Vilac Motorbike, BMW, 1986
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Figurine Aroutcheff Michel.
Aroutcheff / Vilac motorbike - BMW - 1986
A very nice and rare Side Car BMW motorbike, made for the company Vilac by Aroutcheff...
Category
1980s Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
19thc Hand Made & Painted Pull Toy Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original painted & hand crafted pull toy horse on wheels for that country home or toy collector. Fantastic original surface paint.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
Swedish Wooden Toy Horse Rocker
Located in Charleston, SC
A charming handmade wooden toy horse rocker.
Very sturdy for children.
Sweden, circa 1900
Surprising pieces and objects, authentic, decorative and rare...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Toys
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Camphor Wood Toys
Located in Pomona, CA
Rare find antique Chinese gilt wooden carved adult toys. It is 100 percent hand made hand carved from Camphor wood with gilt painting on it. They are the cou...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Toys
Materials
Wood
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles and Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys
Materials
Fabric
Rare Hermes A Sporting Life Jumping Rope
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
In its own fabric pouch, rare jump rope Hermès Paris made in France year 2013 - Chic Sport. In natural calf leather, wooden handles.
Made in France
Chic Le S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English folk art puppet figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up and down to animate the puppets head. Arms are moved with the sticks. Original linen clothes...
Category
1920s European Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Pine
Antique Pine Salesman Sample Mirrored Keepsake Dollhouse Armoire Wardrobe
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century miniature salesman sample pine wardrobe or armoire with mirrored door, one shelf inside, and a hand carved pediment w...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Toys
Materials
Mirror, Pine
19th Iron Donkey in Original White Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original white painted nodder donkey in fine condition and amazing original surface. This donkey could be a door stop or just cool heavy folk art!.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Toys
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Coin Operated Horse Ride
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid-century coin operated horse ride for kids (of all ages).
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
Antique 1910s Armand Marseille Bisque Head Wiefel W & Co Character Doll
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique early 20th century Wiefel & Company doll with bisque head by Armand Marseille, sleep eyes, composite hands, wood lengs, and soft body, marked “1908 DEP W & Co 121 AM” on back of head and dressed in a lace edged dress and floppy hat. “In 1912 Erste Steinbacher Porzellanfabrik was sold to Hugo Wiefel and renamed Wiefel & Company, thus a new doll mark was used of W & Co or W & C with or without a doll mold number.
By 1914 Wiefel's manufacturing was shut down because of World War I and restarted up again in 1918, although it doesn't appear that bisque doll...
Category
1910s Late Victorian Vintage Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Hardwood
20th Century Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets Marionette Pierrot & Pierette
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful pair of hand crafted puppets by John Car, depicting Pierrot (little Peter) a clown character from European pantomime and his female equivalent Pierette.
John was a fine wood carver and his wife Eva costumed the puppets, the marionettes where made around 1935/1945 and performed into the early 70's by John, Eva and their four children Marjorie, Nancy, Barbara and John (Junior)
The puppets are not strung to be used, only for decorative purposes. Age related wear, fading and deterioration to the silk costumes, elderly repairs but complete with their original painted paper mache heads...
Category
1930s English Vintage Toys
Materials
Silk, Pine
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art Figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th Century example of an English doubl...
Category
1920s European Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Pine
Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
Located in Stamford, CT
An old French game, hand painted wood and papier mache with five figure in the windows and a detailed papier mache "tiled" roof. This game makes a charming and curious object.
Category
1950s French Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister
Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900.
Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category
Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Toys
Materials
Quartz
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...
Category
1820s French Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Bone
Vintage Christmas Big Violet Nutcracker with Knife, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Big wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, wher...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Wood
1950's Vintage Blue Framed Abacus
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Vintage Blue Framed Abacus
1950’s Vintage Blue Framed Abacus. Sourced from a collector in the Czech republic this is a large scale abacus used as a...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Antique Traditional Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of woman dressed with a kimono.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear c...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beaut...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of parish priest.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent ...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Set of 5 Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Horse Toys, circa 1960
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 5 handpainted Swedish wooden traditional Dala horse toy.
Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960.
Materials:
Wood
In original condition, with minor wear consistent wit...
Category
1960s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Wood
Vintage Raj Handcrafted Camel Toy India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj embroidered large camel toy, India, 1950.
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy.
Vintage oversized camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Toys
Materials
Cotton
Antique Traditional Spanish Bullfighter 'Torero' Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of a traditional Spanish dressed with traditional bullfighter 'torero' costume.
Manufactured circa 1920 ...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of two men dressed with folklore costumes. Both dolls present a quilted traditional Scottish garment.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spa...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Fabric
Minnie Mouse Urban Minerva By Bosa, Elena Salmistraro
By Bosa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Urban Minerva designed by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa is a sculpture made of ceramic, with handmade multicolored decorations. The sculpture was born from a collaboration between Bosa ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Toys
Materials
Ceramic
Post Social Folk Art Student Work from West Balkan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Post social student work. Farm house full of hand made animals and all is hand made.
Category
1960s Balkan Folk Art Vintage Toys
Materials
Plaster, Plywood
Vintage Marble Dispenser
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage marble dispenser
Vintage marble dispenser. In full working order, dispenser mechanism still working. This is in excellent condition, no chips, ...
Category
1980s European Vintage Toys
Materials
Metal
Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawi...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
With her mouth open in excitement, with her eyes glowing with enthusiasm, with her sleek body depicted in motion — this vintage rocking pony hand-carved in Scandinavia circa 1900 rad...
Category
Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Antique Toys
Materials
Wood
Large Rocking Elephant In Fiberglass Painted By Hand With Inset Resin Jewels
Located in Roma, RM
Eye catching and whimsical, this very limited edition elephant rocker is a spectacular showpiece. Lifelike down to its most minute details, this exquisite piece is equally at home in a child's room, living room or entryway. Made in Germany, between 2000 and 2010, the meticulously detailed elephant is cast in fiberglass which was then been painted by hand. The saddle as well as its straps are also finely detailed. The saddle is gilded, the silver neck and rear saddle straps embellished have a raised scalloped cording painted in antique gold. Inset in each scallop is a large faceted resin jewel alternating red and green. The rendering of the elephant's skin is painstakingly detailed both in the cast of the fiberglass as well as the hand painting. The elephant is mounted on hand forged and hand painted cast iron...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Toys
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera marionette puppet is dress in an elegant embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet head is of painted ceramic. The ornate headdress...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Toys
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game. The figure is usually made by attaching a football pla...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
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
Materials
Fabric
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game.
We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Toys
Materials
Pine
Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950.
In original ...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys
Materials
Paper
Antique, New and Vintage Toys
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. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys 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. 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 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 and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.
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