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Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
The House of Antiques
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Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

1900 - 1920
Description

Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment

A hand carved example of a vibrant and highly decorative fairground carousel central mirror panel. With its original mirror still in place, with typical naïve hand-crafted wooden sections. Layered paint and with its original hanging hook still in place at the reverse. An un-touched example with natural age wear and loss as shown. It would look wonderful in a cool hallway entrance in our humble opinion.

Size in inches: H 47” x W 18” x D 4”

Origin: England

Date: Early 20th Century

Condition: Aged

This item is naturally aged with surface wear and loss. As it’s made from hand carved sections of pine some of the detail has broken including certain edge detail as we have tried to show in the photos provided. About 10% of the paint has flaked of but the remainder is firmly in place. An untouched original example that has stood the test of time.

Please review all the photos provided as part of this advert, close-up photos have been provided to show its condition of loss of surface detail and paper in more detail.

We strongly suggest reviewing all the photos provided as part of this advert and propose questions where sections are unclear to avoid disappointment upon purchase. A direct message usually takes 24 hours to answer.

For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please review our client feedback as a testament to our products and services. Expect our items to show relevant age and natural wear, we only restore due to breaks and major loss, and we always stipulate this in our condition report if this has been down before or after we have obtained them.

Physical Dimensions
Height
119.4cm (47.01")
Width
45.7cm (17.99")
Depth
10.2cm (4.02")
Declaration

The House of Antiques has dated this Antique Fairground Carousel Panel to the 1920s.

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SA1135697
Dealers Internal Reference
fairground mirror
Description
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment

A hand carved example of a vibrant and highly decorative fairground carousel central mirror panel. With its original mirror still in place, with typical naïve hand-crafted wooden sections. Layered paint and with its original hanging hook still in place at the reverse. An un-touched example with natural age wear and loss as shown. It would look wonderful in a cool hallway entrance in our humble opinion.

fig 1. An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green.
fig 1. Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

Size in inches: H 47” x W 18” x D 4”

Origin: England

Date: Early 20th Century

Condition: Aged

This item is naturally aged with surface wear and loss.

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As it’s made from hand carved sections of pine some of the detail has broken including certain edge detail as we have tried to show in the photos provided.
The House of Antiques

About 10% of the paint has flaked of but the remainder is firmly in place. An untouched original example that has stood the test of time.

fig 2. An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green.
fig 2. Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

Please review all the photos provided as part of this advert, close-up photos have been provided to show its condition of loss of surface detail and paper in more detail.

We strongly suggest reviewing all the photos provided as part of this advert and propose questions where sections are unclear to avoid disappointment upon purchase. A direct message usually takes 24 hours to answer.

fig 3. An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green.
fig 3. Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel

For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please review our client feedback as a testament to our products and services. Expect our items to show relevant age and natural wear, we only restore due to breaks and major loss, and we always stipulate this in our condition report if this has been down before or after we have obtained them.

Height
119.4cm (47.01")
Width
45.7cm (17.99")
Depth
10.2cm (4.02")
Date of Manufacture

The House of Antiques has dated this Antique Fairground Carousel Panel to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1135697
Dealers Internal Ref
fairground mirror
The House of Antiques
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Archive I An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green.

Early 20th century English fairground carousel panel

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Archive V An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green. View V
Archive VI An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green. View VI
Archive VII An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green. View VII
Archive VIII An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green. View VIII
Archive IX An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green. View IX
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An early 20th-century carved timber fairground carousel panel featuring a central starburst glass mirror, scrollwork, and polychrome painted finish in white, red, and green.
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An antique fairground carousel panel is a decorative timber section created to trim the rounding boards, centre shafts, or chariots of fairground rides during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These panels feature hand-carved motifs and vibrant painted schemes designed to draw attention under showground lighting.

Fairground panels were traditionally carved from durable hardwoods or softwoods such as pine and lime wood. They were finished with multi-layered lead-based paints, silver or gold leaf gilding, and often inset with cut glass mirrors or glass cabochons to amplify reflective light.

Authentic pieces display evidence of practical fairground use, including layered paint history from seasonal repainting, structural fixings on the reverse, and genuine craquelure or flaking paint surface. Carvings from the early 20th century exhibit hand-tool marks rather than modern machine precision.

These decorative elements serve as focal architectural salvage mounted directly onto neutral walls in entryways, living rooms, or hallways. Pairing dramatic polychrome folk art with contemporary minimalist furnishings creates a balanced contrast of texture and historical narrative.

Keep the panel in a climate-controlled room away from direct sunlight, heat sources, and excessive moisture to prevent paint flaking or timber warping. Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre brush, avoiding chemical solvents or water that could damage fragile, original paint layers.
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