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Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques
Located in valatie, NY
, pottery and porcelain, tin, copper and brass, hooked rugs, folk art, dolls, toy miniatures, mechanical
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Paper
Holiday Folk Art Painting Toys Interior James Litz American Naive Rare Christmas
By James C. Litz
Located in Buffalo, NY
A thoroughly charming original acrylic on canvas painting by American folk art artist James C
Category
1990s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Pegasus Gliding Rocking Horse by Pegasus Toys
By Pegasus Toys
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Pegasus gliding rocking horse with leather saddle and metal stirrups on a wood glide and base.
Category
20th Century English Vintage Folk Art Toys
Vintage English Folk Art Child
s Toy Riding Horse Great for Display
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage English 1950s tin Folk Art child's riding horse toy.
Cool on a mantle or even on a pedestal
Category
1950s English Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Folk Art Mini Bicycle
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a vintage miniature bicycle model with actual moving parts complete with basket, chain, and kick stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Red Duck Soft Toy French, 1920s
Located in London, GB
French circa 1920s old toy duck in a worn brushed cotton red cloth on a wooden base with wheels
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Folk Art Doll of Papier Mâché, 1900
Located in Sames, FR
Doll of papier mâché around 1900 beautiful colours of original paint.
Category
20th Century French Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Other
Schoenhut Prancing Toy Horse
By Shoenhut
Located in Summerland, CA
Jointed wooden toy.
Glass eyes.
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Leather
Japanese Naruko Kokeshi Folk Art Wood Doll by Kumagai Otsu
Located in London, GB
Japanese Kokeshi folk art wood doll by Kumagai Otsu. There are ten types of Kokeshi doll, this is
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
1930
s Zinc and Iron Folk Art Train Model
Located in Washington, DC
Amazing one of a kind handmade train model, constructed from zinc, iron, and copper elements. There are movable parts and pieces, and it may have been an actual working steam operat...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Zinc, Iron, Copper
Vintage Truck with Racecar Toy
Located in Orange, CA
There are no marking to indicate brand or date of production. Based on the style, and casting methods we believe this item is from the early 1960s.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Vintage therapeutic toy Renate muller skittle
By Renate Müller, H. Josef Leven
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Renate muller (1945- ) Germany, is designer of toys for children.
In 1967 she designed therapeutic
Category
1970s German Bauhaus Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Burlap
20th Century Toy Car with Pedals
Located in Zedelgem, BE
20th century toy car with pedals, very nice patina.
Category
20th Century French Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Iron
1940s Texaco Service Station Model by Rich Toys
By Rich Manufacturing Company
Located in Orange, CA
Rich toys produced prior to 1931 were horse-drawn, wagon pull toys with no motion, after 1931
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Community Playthings Wooden Toy Cargo Airplane, circa 1968, USA
Located in Denver, CO
Constructed of maple solids and plywood this is a well-loved child's riding toy with wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Plywood
1950s Smiling Sam Carnival Man Clown Wind Up Japan Tin Toy
Located in Orange, CA
For your consideration we have a vintage Litho Tin Toy - Smiling Sam the carnival man clown wind up
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
1960s Vintage Original Disney Sleeping Beauty Rubber Squeak Toy Made in England
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage sleeping beauty squeak rubber toy made in England in the 1960s by Dell Squeak Toy.
The
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1960s Vintage Original Disney Donald Duck Sailor Rubber Squeak Toy by Arădeanca
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage original Disney Donald Duck sailor rubber squeak toy made in Romania by Aradeanca in the
Category
1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1960s Vintage Original Disney One Hundred and One Dalmatians Rubber Squeak Toy
By Walt Disney
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage One Hundred and One Dalmatians squeak rubber toy made by Ledraplastic Italy in the 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1970s Vintage Original Disney Uncle Scrooge Rubber Squeak Toy Made in Italy
By Walt Disney
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage Uncle Scrooge squeak rubber toy made by Ledraplastic Italy in the 1970s.
Marked Walt
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1970s Vintage Disney Daisy Duck Rubber Squeak Toy Made in Spain by Jugasa
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage Disney Daisy Duck rubber squeak toy made in Spain by Jugasa the 1970s.
Marked "Disney
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1960s Vintage Mugger the Monkey Rubber Toy Made in Italy by Pirelly for Rempel
By Pirelli Tyres
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage "Mugger the Monkey" squeak rubber toy - one of the "Little folks from Sunnyslope" rubber
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
1940s Lobster Playing Banjo Automaton
Located in Mount Penn, PA
round wood base decorated with moss he is a great Folk Art automaton made, circa 1940s.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Large Rag Dolls after Famous Raggedy Ann and Andy, Ca. 1915
Located in Schagen, NL
. Raggedy Ann entered the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002. Her brother Raggedy Andy joined her in 2007
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric
Juggling Pins Pair
Located in Summerland, CA
Wood, paint and lacquer. Sizes are approximately 16" - 16.75" tall.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Kristian Vedel Chubby Birds
By Kristian Solmer Vedel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand-turned oak birds designed by Kristian Vedel in 1959, and made today by the original wood turner outside of Copenhagen. Available in natural or smoked oak.
Category
1950s Danish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Oak
Articulated Baby Doll Mannequin
Located in Summerland, CA
New York
Unidentified maker
Carved wood and polychrome
with red high heels.
Ex Mendelsohn Collection
See; American Vernacular, pg. 154
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Band Lead Puppet
Located in Summerland, CA
Band Leader Puppet
Painted wood and polychrome with cream double breasted jacket and black cotton trousers.
Painted wood and polychrome with cream double breasted jacket and black cotton trousers.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,875
Marionettes
Located in Summerland, CA
A Pair of Male Marionettes
Anonymous maker.
Jointed wood with wire. Hand painted faces with fiber hair.
Lead applied to feet used for tapping. Hand made.
Anonymous maker.
Jointed wood with wire. Hand painted faces with fiber hair.
Lead applied to feet used for tapping. Hand made.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wire, Lead
$2,900
Vintage Retro Metal
Wooden Slatted Play Way Sledge, 60
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
that will delight collectors and vintage toy enthusiasts alike.
Crafted from a combination of wood and
Category
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
1960s Mobo Vintage Toddler
s Three Wheeled Tricycle
Located in Milan, IT
English toy manufacturer Mobo in the early 1960s.
Collector's note:
Mobo Toy's were made by D. Sebel
Category
1960s English Industrial Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Loosi Goosi Marionette Bird by Palumbo Giocattoli, 1970s
Located in Schagen, NL
Rare Loosi Goosi mulicolor marionet was manufactured in Italy ca, the 1970s.
The toy was
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Eric Lansdown Hand-Painted Doll House on Stand
By Eric Lansdown
Located in Tulsa, OK
panel, with glass windows, opens to reveal shelves for toys or storage.
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Early Tin Friction Police Car
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Toy friction operated police car made by Louis Marx and Company in New York City in the 1930's or
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Vintage Red "Fire Truck" Children
s Pedal Car
Located in OAXACA, OAXACA
, rides very well.
This is a great children toy for decoration or for collectors.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Doll House
By Shoenhut
Located in Summerland, CA
shutters and shingles. Interior has wallpaper lined walls.
Made by the Shoenhut Toy manufacturer
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Paint
$8,500
Machine age, Steampunk Aviation style Handcrafted Aluminum Childrens
Snow Sled
Located in Denver, CO
Wonderful, late 1940's, possibly 1950's beautifully hand formed and riveted, snow sled. Likely crafted, afterhours, in aluminum by an airframe craftsperson. Well used, loved, dangero...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Teddy Bear in Yellow/Brown Mohair, Germany ‘Steiff?’, circa 1950
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
Big teddy bear in Mohair, Probably Steiff, circa 1950, in a very good condition.
Category
1940s German International Style Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Mohair
Krystal Carrington Dynasty Tv Series Barbie
By MATEL
Located in Pasadena, CA
Barbie collection: Pink Label, Dynasty: Krystle Carrington 12" doll by Mattel (2010). Doll is brand new, never opened, still minty fresh in original box.
Category
20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Plastic
Sydney Opera House Barbie Landmark Dolls of the Worl
By MATEL
Located in Pasadena, CA
Release date 2/1/2011
Brand new.
Category
20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Solo In The Spotlight Brunette 1960 Barbie Doll
By MATEL
Located in Pasadena, CA
Solo in the spotlight brunette 1960 Barbie doll
Brand new with damaged box
We have several other Barbies.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Barbie, Generation of Dreams Doll
Located in Pasadena, CA
Barbie, generation of dreams doll. A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Twilight Saga Barbie Collection Bella Doll Pink Label New in Sealed Box Package
Located in Pasadena, CA
Twilight saga Barbie collection Bella doll pink label new in sealed box package. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item.
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Barbie Horse Riding Doll with Riding Breeches, Helmet and More, 2000
By MATEL
Located in Pasadena, CA
Horse riding Barbie doll is a 2000 Mattel production, made in Indonesia.
Includes: Barbie doll approximate 11.5" tall, a pair of silver tone earrings, a pair of white riding breeche...
Category
20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Mattel Barbie Halloween Treat Doll New in Box
By MATEL
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mattel Barbie Halloween treat doll new in box.
Category
20th Century American Other Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Sven Petersen KInetic Rosewood Sculpture, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Rosewood kinetic sculpture by Sven Petersen for SAAP. The rosewood ball moves back and forth after pulled and released.
From the estate of the owners of Frank Bros, the revolutio...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Alella, ES
Painted horse on the wooden rocker.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Handmade Vintage Rocking Horse
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Handmade vintage rocking horse. Lovely chippy paint, looks to be original. Ships from Europe.
Category
1950s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Folk Art Toys
1960s Vintage Hanna-Barbera Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Hot-Water Bottle Made in Spain
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage Hanna-Barbera Yogi Bear and boo-boo hot-water bottle made in Spain in the 1966s by Duarry.
Copyrighted Hanna-Barbera and marked Duarry.
This hot-water bottle is to be u...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Rubber
French Vintage Wooden Doll High Chair with Rounded Top, Articulated Tray, 1940s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This French vintage doll high chair is solid wood, with it's back in a lovely rounded shape, and an articulated tray in a pretty pale pink color. When the tray is lifted it converts ...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
1940s Vintage English Metal Red Pedal Car
Located in Milan, IT
1940s vintage red pedal car made in England.
The pedal car hood is marked number 3.
Category
1940s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Flexible Flyer Sled
By S.L. Allen
Co.
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage flexible flyer sled
Airline pursuit, No 47
by S.L.Allen
Co., Philadelphia
Metal runners and unique "super steering" mechanism.
Awesome for decoration, f...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Metal
Rare Vintage "Nauga" Monster by Naugahyde
By Naugahyde
Located in Providence, RI
Rare "Nauga" monster, circa 1960s. Fine example of the original production, most of which were given as gifts to loyal customers. Condition is excellent.
We offer free del...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art Toys
Large Copper Doll Head Mold
Located in New York, NY
Unusually large doll head mold with circular opening on back of the head.
Rubber resin would be poured into the opening and the flexible rubber would be pulled out from the same ope...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Copper
Handmade Artisan Doll Torture "Rack"
Located in Nashville, TN
As the story goes, a fine Tennessee dollhouse maker meticulously crafted working torture devices for dolls in his retirement.
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood, String
$1,200 / set
MG Gas Powered Model Car
Located in New York, NY
Exact replica of the real British car. Includes an article in a model car magazine dated 1950. Exceptional details throughout. This model car was built between 1945 & 1949. Made ...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Aluminum
Alligator Hand Puppets
Located in Summerland, CA
Alligator Theatrical Puppets
Painted wood with cloth
Early 1900's
Maine
Alligators were essential to any
good Punch and Judy show.
17" x 8" ...
Painted wood with cloth
Early 1900's
Maine
Alligators were essential to any
good Punch and Judy show.
17" x 8" ...
Category
20th Century American Vintage Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$3,500
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Vintage Folk Art Toys For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage folk art toys is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and plastic, all vintage folk art toys available were constructed with great care. Vintage folk art toys have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage folk art toys bearing Folk Art or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage folk art toys are appealing in their simplicity, but Walt Disney, Louis Marx and Company and ADO Toys produced popular vintage folk art toys that are worth a look.
How Much are Vintage Folk Art Toys?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $704, while they’re typically $45 on the low end and $65,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Toys for You
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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