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Genuine Circus Elephant Training Foot Stool
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a genuine early 20th century English circus elephant balancing stool. This
Category
Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Giant "Wild Animal Circus" Original Circus Poster Letterpress
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Graphic wood carved circus poster letterpress. Carved by the Neal Walters Poster Company in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Circus Wagon Figure
Located in Culver City, CA
Mysterious circus wagon figure by Samuel A. Robb for Barnum & Bailey Circus
Category
Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
$7,500
"Fairyland Circus" Letterpress
Located in Santa Monica, CA
"Fairyland Circus" wood carved poster letterpress by the Neal Walters Poster Company in Arkansas
Category
Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Wooden Carnival/Circus Mermaid/Ship Figurehead
Located in Surrey, BC
Intriguing wooden Folk Art from a carnival or circus, representing a ship figurehead/mermaid. Hand
Category
Vintage 1910s Canadian Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Circus Elements
Located in Culver City, CA
Large primitive wooden blocks with beautiful patina and original paint.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / item
19th Century Tiller
Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
String, Pine
Early 20th Century Folk Art Carved Wood Polar Bear
Located in Brecht, BE
Art Forain/Folk Art, this carved wood circus polar bear is a unique find, extremely rare and quirky
Category
Early 20th Century French More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A great piece of circus history. Original wheel from a late 19th century circus wagon. A great
Category
Antique 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Horse Drawn Circus Clown in Cart, American, circa 1902
By Gong Bell Mfg. Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Whimsical cast iron horse drawn articulated toy that depicts a clown who, when rolled across a flat surface, fans himself by waving his right arm back and forth. It was manufactured ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Iron
Monumental 1940s Americana Painted Circus Banner by O. Henry Tent
Awning
By O. Henry Tent and Awning Co., Fred G. Johnson
Located in Queens, NY
Thirty foot-long American painted side show circus banner depicting a colorful array of different
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
1930s American Painted Circus Canvas Carnival Strange Girls Freakshow Sideshow
Located in Haarlem, NL
Antique American hand painted circus carnival canvas or banner to announce a sideshow with "Strange
Category
Early 20th Century Central American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Leather, Canvas
Circus Act Weathervane Fragment
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wonderful cartoon-like sheet iron weathervane fragment.
Category
20th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
Original Seils-Sterling Circus Poster
Located in Peekskill, NY
well known for her heel catching trick.
This wonderful circus poster for the Seils-Sterling
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
19th Century English Circus Flagpole
Located in London, GB
19th century circus flagpole
We are proud to offer an original 19th century hand carved circus
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mermaid Circus
Located in Downingtown, PA
Signed lower right R. Cahoon.
Mermaid Circus shows a man and mermaid standing on the back of a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Nautical Objects
Materials
Masonite
$35,000
"Bengal Tiger" Circus Banner, circa 1940s
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare side show banner from 1940s circus - large scale
"Bengal Tiger"
Hand painted oil on heavy
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
"Jungle Killers" Circus Banner, circa 1940s
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gigantic Side Show Banner from 1940s Circus -
"Jungle Killers"
Hand painted oil on heavy canvas
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Fairground or Circus Entrance Lions
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Magnificent pair of large circus or fairground display lions, handmade and painted thick gauge
Category
Early 20th Century English Carnival Art
$3,581 / set
Carnival Or Circus Glass Eyed Tiger Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
paint surface. Presented on original black painted wood shield mount. Likely a circus or carnival piece
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Gigantic "Rubber Girl" Circus Banner, circa 1940s
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gigantic Side Show Banner from 1940s Circus -
"The Indian Rubber Girl"
Hand painted oil on heavy
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Canvas
Fanciful Curly-Toed American Circus Clown Shoes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great pair of custom made vintage clown shoes. Green and gold...and despite the curly toes....quite comfortable to wear.
Category
Vintage 1960s Carnival Art
Materials
Leather
Original Large Wood Carved Letterpress Circus Tiger Act
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus tiger act letterpress wood block. Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Original Large Wood Carved Letterpress Circus Tiger Act
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus tiger act letterpress wood block. Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Original Wood Carved Circus Letterpress For Three Color Poster
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great trio of wood carved letterpress for printing a single three color circus poster. Very
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Neal Waters Three Ring Circus Poster Letterpress Set
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters poster company in Arkansas. Carved with incredible detail, please see photos. The colors are from the ink used during the four color poster pri...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
A Vintage Large Wrestlers Canvas from a Circus Sideshow
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Wonderful large 1950s painted canvas banner from an all-star wrestlers circus show. Front has
Category
Vintage 1950s American More Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage J Chein Tin Litho Circus Elephant Mechanical Coin Bank
By J. Chein
Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid century tin litho mechanical coin bank in the shape of a circus elephant, mad by J
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Tin
Rare "Cheating At Poker" Carnival or Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century sideshow banner with an extremely unusual subject matter. Painted and signed by E. J. Hayden & Co Inc, Studios, 106-110 Bway, Bklyn, NY.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection
Located in London, GB
Rare Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus Collection
We are proud to offer a wonderful collection of
Category
Vintage 1910s German Victorian Toys
Materials
Cotton, Faux Fur, Wood
c. 1930
s Red White and Blue Wooden Circus Juggling Props
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of three red, white, and blue painted wooden batons, most likely used as circus props for
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Fairground Circus Mask Bust Carving Ottoman Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An early fairground carving of a eastern moustached ottoman, in untouched original condition.
The carving has been overpainted and overpainted, typically the way of a travelling f...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Tile with Nude Titled Circus Trapeze
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
with a seated nude and with a female trapeze performer titled Circus:Trapeze by renowned ceramic artist
Category
1990s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mexican Folk Art "Two Horses" Circus Scene
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the most modern of styles, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the most modern of styles, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Mexican Folk Art "Two Horses" Circus Scene
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Hand Made Circus Game Wheel
Located in Oakland, CA
Old pin wheel sculpture dating to the late 1940s to 1950s, multi-colored and weathered from being in the elements giving it that patina that only comes from time and the elements. Co...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a mix of biblical
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
(born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that draws from a
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Artist Circus Fire Eater, Tiger
Located in Surfside, FL
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Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an American folk art painter. She is known for work that
Category
1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Sunday at the Circus" Folk/Naive Brightly Colored Landscape, Animals
By Elias Telles
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Sunday at the Circus," Folk/Naive Landscape of Circus Scene, Acrylic on Board with Artist's
Category
2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Folk Art Americana Hand-Painted Circus Banner of a Seal Man by Fred Johnson
Located in Queens, NY
20th Century American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Located in Palm Beach, FL
architectural remnants possible from a circus car.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Very Large Scottish Folk Art Original Working Circus Training Horse Mount
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Very large Scottish Folk Art original working circus training horse mount
Very large Scottish Folk
Category
Vintage 1950s Scottish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Circus and Carnival Performers" by Lucile Blanch
By Lucile Blanch
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This was a painted panel utilized in an artist created carousel featured in the Woodstock Library Fair circa 1950s. See included image.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Paintings
Great WPA Era Painting of a Busy Circus
Located in Wiscasset, ME
It does appear to have a signature, but I cannot make out the name. Very well executed.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Paintings
Whimsical French 1950s Cast Bronze Circus Ring
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Under the Big Top" this very charming sculpture depicting a dynamic circus ring complete with
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Bronze
Great WPA 1930s Lion Tamer Circus Painting by R. G. Fiege
By R.G. Fiege
Located in Wiscasset, ME
, does not detract from the painting.
The great depression was as hard on circuses as it was on every
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Located in Palm Beach, FL
architectural remnants possible from a circus car.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Fred Johnson-O Henry Tent and Awning, Chicago Side Show Circus Banner "Sealo"
By O. Henry Tent and Awning Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo" (signed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Americana Folk Art Circus Tent Style Original Painted Bird Cage
Located in Manhasset, NY
An Americana Folk Art original painted bird cage. In bright vibrant original paint comes this
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Primitives
Fantastic Circus, Carnival Advertising Wooden Sign Folk Art, Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Circus advertising wooden sign. These type of signs would go on the circus wagons or tents
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Craftsman Signs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C Cast Lead Pointing Hand Fairground Circus Curio Antique Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd hard cast lead pointing hand, with a decorative ruffled cuff with layers of historical paint.
Possibly part of fairground machine or game, or a simply a directional sig...
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Lead
Lifesize Circus Clown
Located in San Francisco, CA
Absolutely great old carved wood clown from an amusement arcade. Originally this had a mechanism inside that made the head spin when a ball hit the center disc on his chest.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
$4,875
Circus or Carnival Curiosity
Located in Peekskill, NY
. The stitching is very prominent and has a bit of a Folk Art Frankenstein feel to it. It has striking
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
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Folk Art Circus For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic folk art circus available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and canvas, every folk art circus was constructed with great care. Find 77 options for an antique or vintage folk art circus now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect folk art circus — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A folk art circus made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one folk art circus that is appealing in its simplicity, but O. Henry Tent and Awning Co., Fred G. Johnson and Gong Bell Mfg. Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Folk Art Circus?
The average selling price for a folk art circus at 1stDibs is $2,675, while they’re typically $245 on the low end and $35,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Folk Art Circus
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.
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