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19th Century American Trade Sign 'Crook', Medina, NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century American trade sign 'Crook', Medina, NY Craftsman made, with sand-painted back ground
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
With carved gilt wood letters with mounted against a blue painted sand ground American, c. 1890.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

"B. Briscoe, Tailor" Sign with a Backwards S, circa 1810-1850
Located in York County, PA
Early American trade sign: “B. BRISCOE, TAILOR,” circa 1810-1850, with a backwards “S” and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
Figural trade sign in the form of a mortar and pestle, both the mortar and pestle are hand turned
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wrought iron and gilt trade sign bracket with decorative scroll work and gilt ball motif
Category

Antique 1880s American Folk Art Signs

Important Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mid 19th Century folk art trade sign of demilune form, depicting a Native American chief holding
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Important Folk Art Trade Sign
Important Folk Art Trade Sign
H 36 in W 72 in D 3 in
Wood Carved Red and White American Folk Art Barber Pole Trade Sign Sconce, C1920
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great Americana! c. 1920s American Folk Art wood and iron carved barber pole. Layers of thick
Category

Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Ingersoll Watches Adverting Trade Sign, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique double sided trade sign for Ingersoll Watches in the shape of a pocket watch. Excellent old
Category

Early 20th Century American Other Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Painted Wood Folk Art Showroom Trade Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Folk Art trade sign with hand-carved "Showroom" letters and an arrow. The letters and
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine

Cast Case Iron Eagle Trade Signs, 1880-1900
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
selling – we hope to be your trusted source. lodge furnishings new items trade signs case iron cast iron
Category

Antique 1890s American Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Classic 19th century American wood trade sign with chunky hand carved and gold painted letters
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's. Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Cigar Store Carved Wooden Indian Tobacconist Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A life size carved pitch pine cigar/tobacconist trade sign/point of sale in the form of an Indian
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Steel

Antique North Carolina Bait Shop Retail Flounder Fish Painted Wood Trade Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming and one-of-a-kind antique North Carolina bait shop trade sign with beautifully
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Horse Head Trade Sign, Last Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in York County, PA
An exceptional, painted American trade sign made from carved wood in the full-bodied form of a race
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental Antique American Painted Turned Wood Barber Pole, circa 1875
Located in San Francisco, CA
pole trade sign. Very impressive in both its rarely seen size and hand-crafted execution, with its
Category

Antique 1870s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Pharmacy Sign 'DRUGS' Painted on a Single Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
American folk art trade sign from an apothecary or pharmacy with the word 'DRUGS' in black paint
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine, Paint

1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies
Category

Early 20th Century French Antiquities

Materials

Wood

1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
H 40 in W 33 in D 3 in
Wiedemann's Fine Beer Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Wiedemann's Fine beer - The Leader Trade sign with three Canada geese on oval walnut plaque
Category

Vintage 1940s American Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Wiedemann's Fine Beer Trade Sign
Wiedemann's Fine Beer Trade Sign
H 15 in W 13 in D 10 in
American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
American oval hand carved timber trade sign with a centered two masted ship, rope border, upper
Category

Antique 1850s American American Empire Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Wood, Paint

19th Century Tobacco Trade Sign Carving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Native Tobacco Trade Sign attributed to Samuel Robb (1851-1928). The statue is in fair
Category

Antique 19th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Telephone Company's Trade Sign USA 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A window trade sign of an American telephone company, depicting a big phone. Carved out of fruit
Category

Vintage 1950s American Antiquities

Materials

Plastic, Wood

19th Century, Zinc Clock Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
One of the most exceptional trade signs that still exists is highly decorated with early, original
Category

Antique 1860s American Mantel Clocks

Materials

Zinc

19th Century Terracotta Horse Head Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century French terracotta horse head trade sign. Nice old white and black paint. PERIOD
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

1880s Butcher's Trade Sign and Butcher Shop Rack
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
For the kitchen butcher's trade sign and decorative butcher shop rack. Bolted construction of
Category

Antique 1880s American Wall Brackets

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Other

Antique Leggings 1880s Southern Arapaho Plains Native American Hide Fringe Beads
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Museum quality Southern Arapaho (Hinono’ei) Native American Plains Indian leggings circa 1880s
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Antique "Skates Sharpened" Double Sided Hand Painted Trade Sign Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, circa 1900. An antique American double-sided trade sign or store display "Skates
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Primitive Decorative Art

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Tole Pharmacy Trade Sign of a Mortar and Pestle
Located in New York, NY
American Folk Art (19th Century) tole pharmacy store trade sign of mortar and pestle.  
Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign 'Drugs & Soda' From WPB, Florida Clematis Street
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s Coca-Cola Trade Sign: 'Drugs & Soda'  Salvaged from a pharmacy on Clematis Street, West Palm
Category

Vintage 1960s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Pair of American Canine Oil on Canvas- Signed E. Payne
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Canine oil on canvas in original gilt carved wood and gesso frames. Signed E
Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

19th Century American Patriotic Barber Pole Open Sign Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
sculpted wooden patriotic barber pole advertising trade sign / open sign. Mid-19th century, Southern
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Pair of American Brass Andirons Signed E. Smylie ( New York )
Located in Hollywood, SC
matching faceted finial log stops. Signed E. Smylie NY. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Andirons

The All-American Boys, Signed by Walter Cunningham, First Updated Paperback 2004
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Cunningham, Walter. The All-American Boys. New York: ibooks, Inc., 2004. First updated trade
Category

Early 2000s Books

Materials

Paper

Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
the back, tea is packed in large boxes. The other room in the front is a sales room with various signs
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

East of Eden by John Steinbeck, First Trade Edition, in Original DJ, 1952
By John Steinbeck
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Steinbeck, John. East of Eden. New York: The Viking Press, 1952. Octavo. First trade edition, first
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

China Trade Nautical Seascape of Ship “County of Caithness” (1897) by Lai Fong
Located in Shippensburg, PA
signed lower right "Lai Fong / Calcutta / 1897" Item # 403ZMN11W A very fine oil on canvas by the China
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

China Trade Nautical Painting of Sailing Ship by Lai Fong of Calcutta ca. 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
" in Rough Seas (1900) Oil on canvas signed lower right "Lai Fong / Calcutta / 1900" Item
Category

20th Century Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention & Innovation in 19th-Century America
Located in valatie, NY
The Furniture of George Hunzinger: Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America, by Barry
Category

1990s American Books

Materials

Paper

Doerr & Co American 1925 Lacquered Art Deco Smoking Station In Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Wall smoking station created by the Doerr Company. This is an amazing piece of American history
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

Chinese Export Porcelain in North America by Jean McClure Mudge, 1st Ed
By Jean McClure Mudge
Located in valatie, NY
Chinese Export Porcelain in North America by Jean McClure Mudge. Stated first edition hardcover
Category

Vintage 1980s American Books

Materials

Paper

Cup, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German, 1910, Sign: WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cup, WMF, German sign: WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of improved
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Wine Coolers

Materials

Metal

Centerpiece, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German, 1910, Sign: WMF 334
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, were required to bear this impressed mark. The company´s choice of an ostrich as a trade-mark was
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, Sign, WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
director. The new company´s choice of an ostrich as a trade-mark was determined by the Straub Family ´s
Category

Antique 1890s German Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Metal

38 Star Antique American Flag by Horstman Brothers, Colorado Statehood, ca 1876
Located in York County, PA
38 CANTED STARS IN STAGGERED ROWS, ON A CLAMP-DYED, WOOL, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG MADE BY THE
Category

Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Original Antique Print of a North American Chippewa Mother with Child, 1836
Located in Langweer, NL
the largest tribal populations among Native American peoples. In Canada, they are the second-largest
Category

Antique 1830s Prints

Materials

Paper

1950s Bruno Dose for Poterie du Breuil Signed Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Paris, FR
coral-like branches and unique handle. Impeccable vintage condition. Signed at the base. We are
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mirror Sign, WMF, Year, 1910, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing mirror Silver plated Sign: Page: 297 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Table Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Mirror Sign: Wmf, Year: 1910, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing mirror Silver plated Sign: WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Table Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Mirror Sign: WMF, Year: 1910, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing mirror Silver plated Sign: WMF G with ostrich = The first WMF impressed mark, used from
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Table Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Mirror Sign, WMF, Year, 1910, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, German
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing mirror Silver plated Sign: WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests of
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Table Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Centerplace, German, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1898, Sign: Orivit 2638
By Orivit
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Rheinische Broncegieserei fur Kleinplastiken"? in Koln-Ehrenfeld, Germany. "Orivit" was initially a trade
Category

Antique 1890s German Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Signed Wolfgang Hoffmann for Romweber World's Fair Display Cabinet
By Romweber Furniture Co., Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood

Pair of Pitchers Sign: WMF ( *: special piece), German, 1909 , Style: Jugendstil
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
company´s choice of an ostrich as a trade-mark was determined by the Straub Family ´s heraldic animal
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Art Glass

Early Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Throne Chair, Signed and Dated, 1969
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Culver City, CA
One of the most recognizable and important names in the American studio craft movement of the 1960
Category

Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Miracle in the Wilderness by Paul Gallico - WHITTINGTON PRESS - deluxe signed ed
Located in Middletown, NY
Illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone Copy 48 of 250 copies, number and signed in pen by
Category

Vintage 1970s English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Pair of Champagne Coolers, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Liberty, 1859, Sign: Wmf
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of Champagne cooler WMF Sign: Page: X in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF
Category

Antique 1850s German Art Nouveau Wine Coolers

Materials

Metal

Visiting Card Tray, German, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1911, Sign, WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Visiting card Tray, WMF, German Sign: WMF G: Introduces on the 1 st June 1910, in the interests
Category

Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed. Illustration of a woman
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Drawings

Materials

Paper

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American Trade Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of American trade signs for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, all American trade signs available were constructed with great care. American trade signs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. American trade signs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art, Industrial and Neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are American Trade Signs?

Prices for American trade signs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, American trade signs begin at $1,300 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,625.