Collection: Art of Play : toys & games
Fairground art, café counter games, 19th- and early 20th-century board games, divinatory games, and antique toys…
Browse our selection dedicated to the many forms of the art of play from the past—or explore one of our themed collections:
- Fairground Games & Arts
- Pub & Counter Games
- Board & Educational Games
- Divinatory Arts
- Antique Toys Collectibles
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"The Three Little Pigs" patience game, BV Paris
Regular price €30,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Mini folding advertising corkscrew - Early 20th century
Regular price €25,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Formerly known as "The Devil's Door Game" - MD Paris
Regular price €29,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"White Magic Ritual" & pentacles on parchment
Regular price €95,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Box of “John” cigarettes - Colonias Hermanos
Regular price €35,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Wooden game "The Sliding Puzzle" – Circa 1900
Regular price €25,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Rare advertising puzzle - Oran, French Algeria
Regular price €69,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique board game "Kohinoor" - JJF Paris, Circa 1900
Regular price €39,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"Space Conquest" Puzzle - Circa 1950/1960
Regular price €30,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"The Funny Mule Game" - JFJ Publisher Paris, Circa 1900
Regular price €19,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Box of "Capstan Navy Cut – Medium Strength" cigarettes
Regular price €30,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"Cotillon" catalog - Maison Bail - Paris, 1911
Regular price €89,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique Card Game Score Marker
Regular price €49,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique patience game "Birds in the Nest", circa 1900
Regular price €39,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Bronze Frog - Traditional Frog Game
Regular price €119,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Vintage advertising pencil holder "U Mesta Prize - Praha"
Regular price €12,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"The Lunar Eclipse" Puzzle - JFJ Publisher Paris
Regular price €39,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Rare "Bouci-Boula" game - blown glass puzzle
Regular price €29,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Rare antique game "The Punished Bourgeoisie" - Circa 1900
Regular price €45,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Hand-painted wooden sign “Instant Portraits”
Regular price €159,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique board game "Cacophony" - Circa 1900
Regular price €25,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique occult work "Practical Magic" - 1910
Regular price €89,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Book "Royal and New Palmistry" - Adrian Sicler - 1667
Regular price €349,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Vintage "Araks" cigarette box, Alexandria
Regular price €35,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
An old game of skill called "The Dirigible Balloon", circa 1900
Regular price €35,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Notebook “Armagnac Clos des ducs / Izarra”
Regular price €19,90 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"A Sage in the Clouds," The Illusionist Puzzle of Socrates
Regular price €15,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
1944 advertising calendar – National Lottery
Regular price €39,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Plaque/medal "Silver Winner Cup"
Regular price €15,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Thierry Ainé & Sigrand promotional skill game - Nice
Regular price €20,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Game circa 1900 - "At the Four Corners", NK Paris
Regular price €29,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
Advertising ashtray "Brasserie Karcher - Premium Beers"
Regular price €85,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
The Astronomer, an illustrated recreational puzzle - circa 1900
Regular price €19,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
The "Frog" or "Sea Lions at the Circus" patience game
Regular price From €24,90 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
"Simplon Tunnel" Skill Game – Train in the Tunnel
Regular price €65,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per -
“The End of the World” - Rare MD / JFJ Paris game, Circa 1900
Regular price €65,00 EURRegular priceUnit price per
