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Vintage Toy by Lindstrom Dancing Dutch Boy Playing Accordion American Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very difficult antique toy to come by, especially to find with the original box, as this example
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Lindstrom, "Dancing Katinka" American, Circa 1930
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
dances around in a circular motion for quite some time. "Dancing Katinka" is an all tin wind up toy of
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition, Tin

Wood Toy Mexican Calavera Skeleton Day of the Dead Traditional Colorful Folk Art
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late father was a master of this
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2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Toys

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Mexican Wood Toy Day of the Dead Skulls Folk Art Handmade Artisanal Mechanic
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Calaveritas” toy, created by master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and Guillermo Trejo Soriano from
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Toys

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

"Joe Penner" Vintage Clockwork Windup Toy by Louis Marx Co American Circa 1930's
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
air with notorious cigar in motion (see attached video with listing). The toy is in wonderful and
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
depicted in motion — this vintage rocking pony hand-carved in Scandinavia circa 1900 radiates the bouncy
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Antique Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Toys

Materials

Wood

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
H 20.5 in W 34.6 in D 11.4 in
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
horse where applicable, indicating original finish and authenticity. The motion is made possible by the
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Leather

Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
an extraordinary range of motion. Each marionette is a true masterpiece, adorned with intricate
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Textile, Silk, Wood

Antique wooden Roulette game wheel with applied figures
Located in Milano, IT
either side of the wheel sets the hypnotic movement in motion, allowing you to immerse yourself in the
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Antique 1830s Italian Neoclassical Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Automobile Bronze Sculpture Car, John Kearney Auto Toy Art Chicago Modernist
By John Kearney
Located in Surfside, FL
, sketches and prints. Three reels of motion picture film are of the 1963 gallery fire. Photographs and
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Red Rover, Red Rover" Oil Painting
By Michelle Jader
Located in Denver, CO
that depicts a child playing on a playground toy and the motion of movement and color.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Blown Away 1000% Bearbrick-White Rainbow
Located in New York, NY
gained recognition with his Blown Away aesthetic, transforming designer toys and iconic pop art figures
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

colour field (3)
Located in London, GB
the eye in motion. Gillant explores recurring themes such as mark-making within three-dimensional
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

colour field (3)
colour field (3)
H 26.38 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Sterling Silver Openwork Ball Newborn Baby Rattle
Located in Rotterdam, NL
represents the idea of motion and play, making this rattle not only a toy but also a symbol of life's
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Early 20th Century Dutch Vanity Items

Materials

Sterling Silver

"Pink Bear" Oil Painting
By Jim Beckner
Located in Denver, CO
Jim Beckner's (US based) "Pink Bear" is an oil painting that depicts a small pink bear toy with a
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2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Westerners, The Saloon
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Westerners, High Noon
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lone Ranger
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lone Ranger
H 17 in W 22 in D 0.07 in
Wild West, 89-PC-C-38, #5/5
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
photographs, rich in color, use the iconic toy figurines to create an illusion of reality and motion. The hazy
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Wild West 89-PC-C-33, AP
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
photographs, rich in color, use the iconic toy figurines to create an illusion of reality and motion. The hazy
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Flight of Fancy
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
child raises their toy airplane toward the sky *Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Flight of Fancy
Flight of Fancy
H 20 in W 12 in D 9 in
Ink Stretch 2
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
. Consider how different his "Toy Horse" is from his "Single Autographic Prints" or even his "Pop Star/Icon
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1970s Minimalist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink

Ink Stretch 1
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
. Consider how different his "Toy Horse" is from his "Single Autographic Prints" or even his "Pop Star/Icon
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1970s Minimalist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

India Ink

English Painted Wooden Horse Sculpture on Stand from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
in motion, perhaps leaping over a fence. This horse may have started out life as a toy for the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vivetta elegant floral pattern cocktail dress
Located in Milano, IT
her childhood. Vivetta channels the charm of vintage toys, antiques and wall hangings into poetic
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2010s Italian Cocktail Dresses

Untitled
By John Kalymnios
Located in White Plains, NY
in which he uses low-tech mechanics, sculpture, video, and photography to toy with our perceptions
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1990s Op Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Untitled
Untitled
H 78.5 in W 51.25 in
Spin, Original Painting
By Darlene McElroy
Located in San Francisco, CA
vibrant collage. Spinning tops hang ins strings depicting constant motion. "As life and the earth move
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Japanese Miniature Satsuma Vase Yabu Meizan Meiji
By Yabu Meizan
Located in Atlanta, GA
playing toys with children or catching dragonflies with fans. One scene depicts women working on kimono
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Extrusive" Abstract Op-Art Serigraph
By Roy Ahlgren
Located in Soquel, CA
has doubled back on itself, appearing simultaneously in motion and stationary. Numbered "12/150
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1980s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Screen

The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract
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1660s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Paper

Large Israeli Abstract Pattern & Decoration Oil Painting Yuval Shaul Steel Frame
Located in Surfside, FL
process emphasizes Shaul's individual painting, which he calls "painting in action / in motion". This
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Steel

Kettes, 1984
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
is vibrant and creates a sense of motion through the use of a variety of lights and darks. This
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1980s Op Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Kettes, 1984
Kettes, 1984
H 27 in W 16 in D 2 in
Check with L, 2006
Located in Atlanta, GA
motion picture business, creating trailers and spectacular photographic marketing campaigns. In
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Check with L, 2006
Check with L, 2006
H 83.01 in W 38.01 in D 28.01 in
Looking Into the Past
Located in Atlanta, GA
motion picture business, creating trailers and spectacular photographic marketing campaigns. In
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Looking Into the Past
Looking Into the Past
H 59.06 in W 47.25 in D 59.06 in
"Minolta" Original 35mm camera sculpted in plaster & wood of 'White box series'
By Daniel Fiorda
Located in New York, NY
object. The moving parts of the old piece are now stilled making the motion implied, thus creating an
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood, House Paint

"Nikon" Original 35mm camera sculpted in plaster & wood from 'White box series'
By Daniel Fiorda
Located in New York, NY
object. The moving parts of the old piece are now stilled making the motion implied, thus creating an
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood, House Paint

"Canon" Original 35mm camera sculpted in plaster & wood from 'White box series'
By Daniel Fiorda
Located in New York, NY
object. The moving parts of the old piece are now stilled making the motion implied, thus creating an
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Wood, House Paint

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

Vintage 1940s American Toys

Materials

Wood

Painted Child's Pull Along Crocodile
Located in West Sussex, GB
An articulated folk art painted wooden Child's pull-along crocodile - which when in motion has a
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Toys

Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in Newark, GB
, glass eyes and iron stirrups. The sturdy base has turned uprights and the rocking motion is supported on
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Toys

Materials

Iron

Victorian Rocking Horse
Victorian Rocking Horse
H 44.49 in W 51.58 in D 20.48 in
"Zebra Tower"
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
the viewer. All sides of this tower relay the impression of slight fluctuating motion, toying with the
"Zebra Tower"
"Zebra Tower"
H 24.02 in W 4.26 in
Chaos Series: Wall in Motion, 2005
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. After college, Perhacs went to work as a model maker and inventor for the Toy Development Center in Los
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Folk Art Hand Truck Pull Toy SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Fun antique pull toy that is cleverly constructed as two men on hand truck. Up and down motion when
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Antique 19th Century Unknown American Craftsman More Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Metamorphose
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
This striking optical work toys with the viewer's perception, creating a subtle sense of motion
Picador Unique Color Variant
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Oakland Hills, CA
light and shadow and toys with the viewer's eyes, further enhancing this illusion of motion. Created
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1950s Cubist Prints and Multiples

'DeepBlueSea' Contemporary, 21st Century, Abstract Oil Painting in Blue
By Guido Vrolix
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Painting in Blue. Monochrome image of the sea... the waves of a deep blue sea, calmly set in motion by the
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cartoon
By Andy Holden
Located in Bethesda, MD
NY and TATE Britain; a lecture on cartoon physics titled "Laws of Motion in a Cartoon Landscape" and
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment, Inkjet

Cartoon
H 12.5 in W 18 in
Chaos Series: Triangle in Circle 2
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. After college, Perhacs went to work as a model maker and inventor for the Toy Development Center in Los
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

In Repose
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Toy Development Center in Los Angeles. He designed toys and games for Hasbro, Cragstan, Playskool
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

In Repose
In Repose
H 24.5 in W 10 in D 8 in
Ambasador of Time (Loon Skull)
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mexican guitarfish. After college, Perhacs went to work as a model maker and inventor for the Toy
Materials

Carrara Marble

Kingfisher
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
to work as a model maker and inventor for the Toy Development Center in Los Angeles. He designed
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Kingfisher
Kingfisher
H 8 in W 16 in D 6 in
Avocet
By Les Perhacs
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Toy Development Center in Los Angeles. He designed toys and games for Hasbro, Cragstan, Playskool
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Avocet
Avocet
H 14 in W 12 in D 4 in
Generations, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
sea. In 1976, he carved a toy whale for his son, Justin, and his interests in sculpture and whales
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Gray Cow and Calf II, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
and the sea. In 1976, he carved a toy whale for his son, Justin, and his interests in sculpture and
Category

1990s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sneak Peek, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
, he carved a toy whale for his son, Justin, and his interests in sculpture and whales merged. Since
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Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Blitzen (Rough Toothed Dolphin), Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
the sea. In 1976, he carved a toy whale for his son, Justin, and his interests in sculpture and whales
Category

1990s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Inland, Edition 350
Located in Stonington, CT
California, Randy Puckett has loved animals and the sea. In 1976, he carved a toy whale for his son, Justin
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Inland,  Edition 350
H 10 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
1960s Topo Gigio Mouse Rubber Squeak Toy Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1960s iconic Topo Gigio mouse rubber squeak toy made in Italy, designed by Maria Perego in 1958
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rubber

1960s Topo Gigio Mouse Rubber Squeak Toy Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1960s iconic Topo Gigio mouse rubber squeak toy made in Italy, designed by Maria Perego in 1958
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rubber

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