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Antique Original 1917 Connecticut Automobile License Plate
Located in Stamford, CT
would look great on a classic car or a nice addition to a license plate collection. It's in good
Category

Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Assemblage Map License Plate Art American Flag by Design Turnpike
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
completely from vintage license plates from various states. Each one in this ongoing series is unique and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Assemblage John F Kennedy License Plate Art by Design Turnpike
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Recycled vintage red, light blue, and silver license plates from JFK's home state of Massachusetts
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Assemblage License Plate Art Map of the USA by Design Turnpike
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
center of attention wherever it is hung. Actual license plates from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond make
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Mirror Louis XV with Mercury Plate
Located in Milan, IT
collection in Milan. Original gilding and fascinating mercury glass plate, beautiful carving with scrolls
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Pine

Hermes 25cm Bubblegum Pink Swift Leather Palladium Plated Kelly Retourne Bag
By Hermès
Located in Aventura, FL
stage in your bag collection! This adorable and chic 25cm Kelly is constructed of gorgeous, classic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Shoulder Bags

Roberto Sambonet Chrome Centerpiece Serving Bowl Dish with Copper Fern
Located in Atlanta, GA
dish, or bowl for their 1980s "Graffiti" collection. The shiny chromed metal square design has rounded
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Copper, Chrome

Floral Abstract Mirror Blue on Red
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
recognition for transforming everyday objects such as license plates and tailgates into meaningful works of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Kobe (edition of 24)
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
recognition for transforming everyday objects such as license plates and tailgates into meaningful works of
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Four Acrylic "Glass" Roses
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more refined
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Vaso con Piatto in Cristallo Decoro Blu e Oro Austroungarico Inizio 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Bolognese private collection. Good condition, great hand-made decoration, The plate has a scalloped edge
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Directoire Jars

Materials

Crystal

16th Century Italian Maiolica Faience Dish with a Young Man Portrait
Located in Milan, IT
elegant alternating geometric motifs on the edge of plate with outstanding decorative atmospheric appeal
Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Maiolica

16th Century Old Masters Nicolo Cercignani the Transfiguration after Raphael
By Niccolò Circignani
Located in Milan, IT
modern giltwood frame and comes from a Milanese private collection. This Italian Old Masters painting is
Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Copper

Six Roses - Wall sculpture
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
gained recognition for his transformation of ordinary, everyday objects such as license plates and
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Acrylic "Glass" Rose - Pink on Lime Green
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
license plates and evolved to more refined laser cut aluminum, acrylic and mirrored stainless steel
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Acrylic "Glass" Rose - Red on Pink
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
license plates and evolved to more refined laser cut aluminum, acrylic and mirrored stainless steel
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Acrylic "Glass" Rose - Red on Multicolor
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Acrylic "Glass" Rose - Yellow on Red
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Beau Simmons - Winter In Wyoming, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
license plate, barely showing off the iconic Wyoming bucking horse, Steamboat, framed perfectly between
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flowers, Frosted Pink and Cerulean Blue - Wall sculpture
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
recognition for transforming everyday objects such as license plates and tailgates into meaningful works of
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 4
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Italian manufacturer Gavina in 1969. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Best Buddies Poster /// Keith Haring Street Pop Art New York IDD Nonprofit Org
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
signed and dated by Haring in the plate (printed signature) center right Year: 1989 Medium: Original
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
service, which was depicted in plate 188 in Geoffrey A. Godden's book "New Hall Porcelains". The New Hall
Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Rose: Yellow on Blue
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-media artist based in Los Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Italian Milan View of Darsena Naviglio by Castelfranchi Cirano 1962
By Cirano Castelfranchi
Located in Milan, IT
awarded at the exhibition of Young Italian Painters in Palermo. He has works in private collections in
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Porcelain Tea Service, Palm Tree patt. 484, ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
several Staffordshire potters making use of the porcelain license of Bristol Porcelain Company after this
Category

Antique 1810s English Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
United States of America, New York, N.Y." around the circumference (see images). The license plate number
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Black Model B3 Wassily Armchair for Gavina, 1969, Set of 6
By Gavina, Marcel Breuer
Located in Vicenza, IT
Italian manufacturer Gavina in 1969. It features a chrome-plated steel structure and seat and back in
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Michael Kalish, Rose
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
dimensional works, as well as his legendary license plate sculptures, are featured in the collections of world
Category

2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Art of Finding Love - Monumental
By Michael Kalish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angeles. His passion for metal started with vintage car parts and license plates and evolved to more
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Historic Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples poster - rarely found collectors item
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
Henry R. Kravis, © 2017 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. A human figure with license plates is
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Four Roses - Wall Sculpture
By Michael Kalish
Located in Miami, FL
his transformation of ordinary, everyday objects such as license plates and tailgates into meaningful
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

National Coming Out Day Poster /// Pop Art Gay Rights Keith Haring Political NY
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Haring in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1988 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Original Copper Engraving of Various Celebrated Animals in India by De Bry, 1601
Located in Langweer, NL
any collection. This plate is part of the "Petit Voyages" or "Small Voyages," a series that
Category

Antique Early 17th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

"Up North Wisconsin Series--Cows in Green Acres, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
license plate with cows. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" paper 10 1/2" x 12 1/2" frame David Barnett, an artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Couture 1936-49 Schiaparelli-Dali-Style Set FauxSapphire&Pearl Earrings & Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
collection for Fall/Winter 1938/1939 titled "Zodiac". Among Schiaparelli's paruriers who were commissioned
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Pearl, Sapphire, Mixed Metal

"Up North Wisconsin Series: Surround Cows, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, signed in the lower left. The piece features a Wisconsin license plate surrounded by small cows that
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

MOMA Print Retrospective 1981 Original Lithograph Poster Mint Green, Blue Waves
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Union City, NJ
Modern Art NYC. Color plates were hand drawn by Mr. Alechinsky; an improvisational animated brush drawing
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century Italian Milan View Etching by Aspari Domenico 1788
By Domenico Aspari
Located in Milan, IT
transferred to canvas in 1800. It comes from a private Milanese collection and it is in good age related
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Canvas, Walnut, Paper

Band Of Street Urchins (Charles Dickens) Large Oil Painting
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
various licensors to produce paintings with the purpose of reproduction in several forms: prints
Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fat Lady Sings Giclee Painting Print on Canvas Rowdy Tavern Bar Scene
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
Leighton-Jones. Those years mark his selection by various licensors to produce paintings with the purpose
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

"Up North Series: Two Cows with Canoeists, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
license plate that reads "UP NORTH." In the background, the artist has added canoes on a lake, and in the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Up North Wisconsin: Morph Dog, Rabbit, & Beaver, " by David & Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
rag paper, and is signed in the lower right. It depicts a stamped Wisconsin license plate that reads
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Art Escape Relax! You're Going on Vacation" Watercolor by David & Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
features a stamp of a Wisconsin license plate that reads "UP NORTH," filled in and colored by hand. Various
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Up North Reflections, " Original Watercolor & Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
lower left. elements such as the "UP NORTH" Wisconsin license plate and the line of cows along the top
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Up North Series: Think Forests, Think Trees..." Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It features a Wisconsin license plate that
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

Outsider Ryan Humphrey Street Art Collage, Large Painting Jackson Pollock Photo
By Ryan Humphrey
Located in Surfside, FL
letters are formed from cut up old license plates. Ryan Humphrey (born 1971) is an American artist who
Category

Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Runaway Child, Expressionist Oil Painting
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
Leighton-Jones. Those years mark his selection by various licensors to produce paintings with the purpose
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Shuttered, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
appointments with museums to see their sampler collections and would request licensing agreements to reproduce
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Peter Ghyczy Glass Coffee Table with Stainless Steel Frame Biri T29
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
table consists of a 30 mm thick glass plate that rests on a stainless steel frame. This frame is made of
Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

WATER Signed Lithograph, Abstract Chinese Brush Strokes, Manhole Cover, Aqua
By Pierre Alechinsky
Located in Union City, NJ
a NYC public water utility manhole cover which then was transferred to a lithographic printing plate
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Franz Kline Artist License Plate, Pop Art
By Greg Constantine
Located in Surfside, FL
plate series. Pop Art from the corporate art collection of a Mid Western bank. Constantine was born in
Category

1980s Pop Art Mixed Media

Contemporary Assemblage Aretha Franklin License Plate Art by Design Turnpike
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
license plates from Michigan, representing the place her legendary career had its genesis. Over a hundred
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Assemblage Untitled #2 Open Road License Plate Art Design Turnpike
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
David Bowman creates handmade license plate art and maps under the name Design Turnpike. As a boy
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Havana, Cuba Daily Life Color Photograph of a Vintage Yellow License Plate
By Rick Hunter
Located in Houston, TX
work features a closeup of a vintage yellow license plate. Signed by the artist in the front lower
Category

1990s Realist Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

45 Antique Vintage Ohio License Plates Car Truck Trailer Auto Pair 1920s-1970s
Located in Dayton, OH
Neat collection of forty five antique and vintage Ohio license plates, ranging from the 1920’s to
Category

20th Century Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Greek plate with remains of painted decoration
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Plate with remains of painted decoration MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic PERIOD
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Castelli Ceramic Plate, Made in Abruzzo, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Castelli ceramic plate is a superb colored ceramic plate with a pagan scene. In excellent
Category

20th Century Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror Louis XV with Mercury Plate
Located in Milan, IT
and beautiful gold leaf gilding, a rare fascinating mercury glass plate. A hole in the lower part to
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Pine, Mercury Glass

Roberto Sambonet Centerpiece Serving Bowl Dish Chrome and Copper
Located in Atlanta, GA
, serving dish, or bowl for their 1980s "Graffiti" collection. The shiny chromed metal square design has
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Copper, Chrome

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License Plate Collection For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal license plate collection for your home. Each license plate collection for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and glass. There are many kinds of the license plate collection you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A license plate collection is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, mid-century modern and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made license plate collection over the years, but those crafted by Cirano Castelfranchi, Peter Ghyczy and Domenico Aspari are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a License Plate Collection?

Prices for a license plate collection can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $395 and can go as high as $67,088, while the average can fetch as much as $1,350.