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Fairground Rounder’s Board, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Fairground Rounder’s Board circa 1920 For sale in this LOT we have a very rare pictorial
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Handcrafted Pair of English Fairground Panels
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted pair of English fairground panels We are proud to offer a highly decorative pair of
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Unusual Mid-20th Century Fairground face
Located in London, GB
Unusual mid-20th century Fairground face We are proud to offer a very unusual English
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Set of 3 English Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in London, GB
Set of 3 English fairground shooting targets We are proud to offer a set of 3 English hand painted
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

20th Century Fairground Squirrel Shooting Target
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Squirrel Silhouette fairground shooting target, nice strong Silhouette and great patination
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Mid-20th Century English More Folk Art

English Fairground Rounder’s Board, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Fairground rounder’s board, circa 1920 We are proud to offer an exceedingly rare pictorial
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Vintage 1920s British Late Victorian Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Amusing Fairground Target
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
. Whimsical and amusing original fairground piece, the painted surface is original and untouched the working
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Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art

Rare Collection of Fairground Knockdown Hand Carved Figures
Located in London, GB
carved folk-art fairground (Jeu De Massacre) figures. This rare to market collection consists of an
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch build fairground amusement arm We are proud to offer an unusual English
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Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early 20th C Cast Lead Pointing Hand Fairground Circus Curio Antique Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
paint. Possibly part of fairground machine or game, or a simply a directional sign. Age related chips
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Early 20th Century English Signs

Materials

Lead

Early 20th Century English Fairground Fortune Telling Penny Machine
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground fortune telling penny machine We are proud to offer a unique and
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Vintage 1910s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century English Hand Made Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Hand Made Fairground Shooting Targets Three mid-20th Century hand-crafted
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Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Carnival Art

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Metal

Mid-20th Century Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century double sided English Fairground Sign We are proud to offer a single double-sided
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century English Fairground Shooting Gallery Target
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a rare working example of a late 19th century fairground shooting gallery
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Carnival Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

19th Century Tiller Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

String, Pine

Hand Painted Antique Industrial Fairground Carnival Panel Sign, C.1930
Located in London, GB
A pair of large early 20th Century fairground panels. c.1930 Of large proportions. Possibly
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Rare Set of 7 Mid-20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panels
Located in London, GB
A rare set of 7 mid-20th century English Fairground Carousel panels We are proud to offer a set of
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of leather clown shoes of unusual proportions, early 20th century in age. By repute from the clown known as Popeio, who worked with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey C...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Edwardian Carnival Art

Materials

Leather

Tossing Game Paper Mâché Laurel and Hardy Carnival Art, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
structure Carousel and Fairground Art Very decorative 'Laurel and Hardy' themed papier mâché passe boules
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Fairground Scratch Built Arcade Figures
Located in London, GB
Fairground Scratch Built Arcade figures A full set of scratch built English fairground arcade
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Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century English Fairground Ride Illuminated Lights
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Ride Illuminated Lights A highly decorative matched
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Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Plywood

Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Shooting Target
Located in London, GB
English folk art fairground shooting target. In the form of a chicken this hand painted example is highly
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Vintage 1940s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Portrait with Diamond Dust, Limited Edition, 2010
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
oeuvre. While celebrity figures inform his work, folk art, fairground signs, an overall sense of
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2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

Large Whirligig Part
Located in LELYSTAD, FL
Large part of a whirligig from the sixties. This very decorative piece of fairground art was made
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Panelling

Materials

Steel

Fairground
By Alberto Murillo
Located in Baltimore, MD
across the United States, as well as Europe, and he is currently represented by highly-regarded fine art
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Mixed Media

Two Folk Art Fairground Target Heads
Located in London, GB
With Brightly Coloured Original Painted Faces Solid Carved and Painted Solid Birchwood
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Antique 1890s Swedish Folk Art Carnival Art

Fairground Devils
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
acquire an extremely rare and virtually untouched peice of American Folk Art, American, late 19th
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Fairground Devils
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
extremely rare and virtually untouched piece of American Folk Art. American late 19th century.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Fairground Mill
By William Steiger
Located in New York, NY
William Steiger’s compositions are atmospheric, yet stylized. The clean, thoughtfully conceived lines and forms depict trams, roller coasters, and buildings at the height of pre-war ...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Glue, Gouache

Small Victorian Fairground Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century fairground mirror set in a beautiful golden oak frame with its original
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass

English Fairground Shooting Range Target
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Vintage English fairground shooting range target, with original pellets and falling targets.
Category

Early 20th Century Toys

Materials

Zinc

Rare Fairground Sideshow Game Sign
Located in London, GB
In The Form of Two Galloping Racehorse Silhouettes Painted and Weathered Metal
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Early 20th Century English Carnival Art

Big Wheel Hand Painted Fairground Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
A wonderful & very unusual fairground sign for 'The Big Wheel'. A cracking fairground sign
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20th Century British Rustic Signs

Materials

Wood

Stunning Fairground Rocket, Space Shuttle or Airplane
By Hennecke
Located in Retie, BE
Great handmade Carousel rocket made in the 1950s. Wooden Folk Art sculpture on metal chassis with
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Fairground Target Gamesboard
Located in London, GB
With numbered segmented sections and bullseye painted wood and metal wire Inscribed "Score 25 or Over" and "3 Darts for 2d" English, circa 1940. Measures: 37.25" high x 39.5" wid...
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Vintage 1940s Great Britain (UK) Game Boards

Materials

Wood

20th Century Huge Vintage Fairground Arrow Sign
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
right direction for a travelling fairground or circus. The colours and the style of the fishtail
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Vintage 1930s French Bohemian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Fairground Flit the Hummingbird Figurine, Pocahontas, 1990s
By Walt Disney
Located in Retie, BE
Charming and cute Walt Disney character figurine: Flit the hummingbird from the well-known animated cartoon pocahontas. This carousel ride on animal - attraction park statue - them...
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Polyester, Wood

Late 19th Century Fairground Mirror in Golden Oak Frame
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A late 19th century fairground mirror set in a beautiful golden oak frame with its original
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass

Vintage Fiberglass Coffee Man, Alice in Wonderland, Fairground Figurine
Located in Retie, BE
Funny vintage fiberglass coffee man - Mad Hatter - Male figurine in sparkling colors with cup and coffeepot, based on the Disney's Fairytale Movie 'Alice in Wonderland'. Place...
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Vintage Fairground Jiminy Cricket Figurine on Iron Swing, Mid-20th Century
Located in Retie, BE
Cute looking Fairground figurine - Carnival figure, Jiminy Cricket - a Disney Character - mounted
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Hand Painted Pointing Hand Fairground Panel Sign; Try Your Skill, circa 1940
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The double sided hand painted fairground sign designed to draw in the crowds at fairgrounds in the
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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Pine

Large Vintage Polychrome Painted Fairground Human Skull from a Ghost Train Ride
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The oversized painted fibreglass human skull with hinged jaw, hailing from a fairground ghost train
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Anna Carter Hand Painted Amusement Fairground Funfair Rocket Sign Dated 1997
Located in Tetbury, GB
became known as specialists in vintage fairground rides and restoration and the artistic talents of Anna
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Late 20th Century English Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Anna Carter Hand Painted Amusement Fairground Funfair Spaceship Sign Dated 1997
Located in Tetbury, GB
Carters soon became known as specialists in vintage fairground rides and restoration and the artistic
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Late 20th Century English Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The early fairground or carnival ball game, comprising of a now fragmentary white washed plaster
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Original Antique 1900s Fairground Poster: Five Men Holding Down A Large Snake
Located in London, GB
Original antique fairground poster featuring five men wearing cowboy style outfits - red top, blue
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Early 1900s More Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Fairground Horse with Stand
Located in Newark, GB
A charming 19th century fairground horse, this would have been attached to a ride, perhaps to a
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Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tattooed People: Set of 10 Limited Edition Prints by Sir Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, Hertfordshire
be central to his oeuvre. While celebrity figures inform his work, folk art, fairground signs, and an
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tattooed People, Percy: Limited Edition Print by Sir Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, Hertfordshire
be central to his oeuvre. While celebrity figures inform his work, folk art, fairground signs, and an
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

1960s Wooden Carousel Bambi Sculpture by Bernard Kindt
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Retie, BE
Collectable - Disney Collectables - Disney Animal Collectables - Merry-go-round - Fairground - Carousel - Art
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Shooting Gallery Target, Stan Laurel, Early 20th Century
Located in Retie, BE
Games - Fairground Art - Carnival Collectables Laurel and Hardy - Stan and Ollie Collectables - Film
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Fairground Dinosaur Statue
Located in Retie, BE
Dinosaur figurine or statue. A cute looking vintage Fairground - Funfair - Theme Park Dinosaur
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Late 20th Century European Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Polyester

Vintage Fairground Pug Dog Figurine , Pocahontas, 1990s
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in Retie, BE
Charming and cute Walt Disney Figurines of the well-known animated Cartoon Pocahontas. The Pug Dogs have the name Percy. These animal figurines were used on the merry-go-round, round...
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Polyester

Original Vintage Poster For Coney Beach Porthcawl Wales Fairground Pleasure Park
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertisement poster - Come to Coney Beach Porthcawl Britain's brightest pleasure beach - featuring colourful artwork of a young smiling lady dressed in white...
Category

1960s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Sex Drugs Rock Roll: New Limited Edition Print by Sir Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, Hertfordshire
, folk art, fairground signs, and an overall sense of nostalgia also influence his style.
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tattooed People, Grace: Limited Edition Print by Sir Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, Hertfordshire
be central to his oeuvre. While celebrity figures inform his work, folk art, fairground signs, and an
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Tattooed People, Percy: Limited Edition Print by Sir Peter Blake
By Peter Blake
Located in London, Hertfordshire
be central to his oeuvre. While celebrity figures inform his work, folk art, fairground signs, and an
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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Fairground Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of fairground art available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and pine, every item from our selection of fairground art was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of fairground art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of fairground art, designed in the Folk Art, Victorian or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Walt Disney, Emmanuel Fremiet and Hennecke each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of fairground art that is worth considering.

How Much is a Fairground Art?

Prices for a piece of fairground art start at $340 and top out at $20,056 with the average selling for $1,703.