Fairground Art, Game Boards and Toys


Red, White and Blue Abstract Parcheesi
c. 1870
17" wide x 20-1/4" high
SOLD

Keystone Steamroller
c. 1940
Tin
Excellent original condition.
19-1/2” long x 13-1/2” high x 8” deep
SOLD

Extraordinary Parcheesi in Contemporary Mount
c. 1900
The vivid colors and unusual Parcheesi configuration
(there's almost a Broadway Boogie Woogie thing happening here) render this game board a painting.
28" square in frame
SOLD

 Pair of Knockdowns Pair of Knockdowns
c. 1900
Fabulous, primitive paint
Retains original hinges
SOLD
Diminutive Cork Dart Board
c. 1930
Well used, punchy dart board in the shape of a bulls eye.
9-1/2" diameter
SOLD

Double Gameboard
Late 19th c.
Could have been used in tournament play
47" wide x 23" high
SOLD
Early Checkerboard
c. 1900
Diminutive checker with wonderful wear
10-3/4" wide x 10-1/2" high
SOLD
Early Checker Board
Late 19th c
Unusual and beautiful paint decoration
Michigan origin
14-1/2" wide x 13-1/2" high
SOLD
 Carousel Horse Carousel Horse
Early 20th c.
Extraordinary original condition
C.W.F. Dare, Brooklyn, New York
Ex Darwin collection
48" long x 60" high (on stand)
SOLD
Two Sided Penny Toss Two Sided Penny Toss
c. 1930
Midwest
Original vibrant hand numbered paint surface.
48" wide x 46-3/4" high
SOLD
 Police Shooting Gallery Police Shooting Gallery
Late 19th c
This figure would have had a prominent place in an amusement park shooting gallery.
Iron
19" high x 11" wide x 7" deep
SOLD
Clown Shooting Gallery Figure Clown Shooting Gallery Figure
c. 1912
Early park paint
Manufactured by William F. Mangels Company, Brooklyn (Coney Island), New York
37" wide x 28" high x 7" deep (stand)
SOLD
 Carved and Painted Carousel Cornice Carved and Painted Carousel Cornice
(portion pictured)
Late 19th c.
American
Original paint
10'5" long x 8-3/4" high
SOLD
Paint Decorated Indian Clubs
c. 1900
16" high
SOLD
Homemade Iron Target Replete with Bell
Early 20th c
Beautiful surface and form which has contemporary feel.
12" wide x 15" high x 5-1/2" deep
SOLD

Knockdown Pins Knockdown Pins
Early 20th c
Would have been used in carnival games of chance
14" high
SOLD
Carousel Ostrich
c. 1900
Savage Brothers, King's Lynn, England
After doing carousel duty, this ostrich greeted diners at the
world famous Opera House Restaurant on Nantucket.
60" long x 19-1/2" deep x 61" high
SOLD

 Penny Toss Board Penny Toss Board
c. 1930
From the collection of two retired circus clowns
Unusual color
The ultimate sucker's game.
48" x 42"
SOLD
Numbered Checker Board
c. 1870
Vermont
Fabulous coloration
18" wide x 19" high
SOLD
Early Two Sided Game Board Early Two Sided Game Board
c. 1880
A checker with delicate tracery and sliding piece compartments
on one side and a strong cross graphic on the reverse.
16-1/2" square
SOLD

Collection of Five Children's Ball Stencils
c. 1930
Rare
5" to 10-3/4" in diameter; 8-1/2" to 12-1/2" high
SOLD

Parcheesi Game Board
First quarter 20th c.
Strong abstract design with bold coloration
Found in Western Maine
29" wide x 31-1/2" high
SOLD
Painted Dart Board
c. 1930
Painted canvas mounted on pine board
Ex Shaver Collection. Pictured in The Art of the Game
19-1/4" wide x 18" high
SOLD
Early Two Sided Gameboard: Parcheesi and Draughts
c. 1880
New England
Strong graphic, painterly quality
27-1/2" wide x 28" high
SOLD
Diminutive Parcheesi
c. 1940
The poor man's Mondrian
12-3/4" square
SOLD
Buddy L Tanker Truck
c. 1930
Original condition.
25" long x 12" high x 9" deep
SOLD
Set Of Soldiers And Cannon With Original Box (Old Guard Ten Pins) Set Of Soldiers And Cannon With Original Box (Old Guard Ten Pins)
c. 1890-1900
American
McLaughlin Brothers
Wood and paper lithograph
SOLD
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