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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Vintage "Araks" cigarette box, Alexandria
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"Take it or leave it" logic game - MD Paris
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Antique game "The Little Juggler" – MD Paris, Circa 1900
Regular price $62.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
"Sommesous Frères - Vouvray" advertising pencil holder
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Vintage Advertising Pencil Holder "A Cinzano"
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Original game label "The Conquest of the Pole", Circa 1900
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Vintage advertising pencil holder "Pippermint Get 27"
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Antique countertop spinning top "Chocolat AMIEUX"
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Book "Royal and New Palmistry" - Adrian Sicler - 1667
Regular price $438.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique countertop spinning top "Bairo"
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Antique esoteric book "La Magie dévoilée" - 1907
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Hand-painted wooden sign “Instant Portraits”
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Fairground wheel / Antique lottery roulette wheel - 1865
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"Simplon Tunnel" Skill Game – Train in the Tunnel
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"Felix the Cat" Patience Game - Early 20th Century
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The "Frog" or "Sea Lions at the Circus" patience game
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Enamel sign "WINNER"
Regular price $150.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
"The Lunar Eclipse" Puzzle - JFJ Publisher Paris
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Antique "Sporting" Solitaire Game - Circa 1940
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"White Magic Ritual" & pentacles on parchment
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Plaque/medal "Silver Winner Cup"
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Formerly known as "The Devil's Door Game" - MD Paris
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"The Clown's Ring" game of skill - MD Paris, Circa 1900
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A game of skill called "The Acrobat Dice" - JFJ Paris, Circa 1900
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Game board “The Mousetrap / Hunters' Game” - Circa 1900
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Antique board game "Cacophony" - Circa 1900
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Vintage game "The Embarrassed Innkeeper" - MD Paris
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Vintage "Labyrinth Game" board - P. Perret, Paris
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"Bergougnan Tire" advertising pencil holder
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Wooden game "The Sliding Puzzle" – Circa 1900
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"Felix the Cat" skill game - Early 20th century
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"A Sage in the Clouds," The Illusionist Puzzle of Socrates
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Anti-Nazi satirical box set "The Dead Man on the Run" – Hitler – 1945
Regular price $82.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Blotting pad "Saumur Léon Boutré Sparkling Wines"
Regular price $75.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Rare esoteric study - The "Sator" Magic Square - Alex Bloch
Regular price $376.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
Antique "Manual of Practical Magic" - Jules Boucher, 1953
Regular price $49.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per
