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Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign
Located in Hastings, GB
'Thar She Blows' a fabulous rare shop/trade sign of great scale, hand made in riveted zinc and hand
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign
H 33.67 in W 53.15 in D 21.66 in
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare piece it is in good
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Signs

Materials

Tin

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools
Located in London, GB
Unusual set of German mid-20th century shop trade sign tools Every now and again we are lucky
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Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Barber Shop Trade Sign, Giant Comb and Scissors Larger than life
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Barber Shop Trade Sign, Giant Comb and Scissors Larger than life and very noticeable “Barber Shop
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Vintage 1960s Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century hand blown glass chemist window display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century. A rare example with a hollow cut ...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Signs

Materials

Blown Glass

Giant Wood Early 20th Century Hand Painted Americana Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

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

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 12 foot long trade sign displaying the words Carriage Shop on one side and Horse Shoeing on the
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Antique 1870s American Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Reverse Painted Verre églomisé Gilt Trade Shop Sign "My Shop"
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large reverse painted hanging trade sign, wrought iron frame with internal wooden supports. The
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Early 20th Century English Signs

Materials

Glass

Gilt Verre Églomisé, Cheap Funerals Trade Shop Sign Oliver Twist
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather tongue-in-cheek reverse painting and gilt doubled sided trade sign, reading "CHEAP
Category

Early 20th Century English Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Thomas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for J B Thomas of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a
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Early 20th Century British Signs

Materials

Pine

Edwardian Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Boot Display Model
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian shoe shop or cobblers trade sign, leather boot display model This is a wonderful
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Early 20th Century Bohemian Signs

Materials

Leather

Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty
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Early 20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign A rare example of a late 19th Century toleware hand
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Signs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Antique Ships Chandler Shop Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
A relic from Boston’s mercantile history and the seafaring trade. This 19th century shop sign
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Zinc Red Hat Maker Trade Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
XXL Antique hat maker's trade sign, made in France circa 1900 - 1920. This large sign was used as
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

Double Sided Gilt & Painted "HAPPY JACK'S" Tobacconist Trade Sign, Laconia, NH
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Two-sided tobacconist trade sign of circular form with gold leaf lettering with red shadow on a
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Apothecary Mortar & Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Apothecary trade sign or sale stimulator in the form of a mortar and pestle in gilt wood. The
Category

Antique Late 19th 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

Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign This is a beautiful Raleigh bike
Category

Mid-20th Century Sporting Art Signs

Materials

Mirror

Iron Bull Butcher Trade Sign with Hanging Bracket from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iron butcher trade sign in the shape of a bull or a cow from the early 1900s. This iron trade
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Signs

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
the sign was originally used as a trade sign for a tailor shop or a millinery store. The sign is made
Category

Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

19th Century Regency Hand Blown Chemist Pharmacy Apothecary Display Carboy Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
originally used as early trade signs for pharmacy's prior to when the majority of the population couldn't
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Signs

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
cast iron French shoemakers shop trade sign. Hand crafted from a hand cut iron metal sheet and attached
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Antique 1880s French Early Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
by barbers to signify the place or shop where they perform their craft. The trade sign is, by a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Painted Metal Fishing Store Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
hand painted tin tackle/fishing shop trade sign. Likely to have been hung in a shop window to advertise
Category

Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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
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Antique 1880s American Wall Brackets

Materials

Other, Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century French Art Nouveau Verre Églomisé Gilt Trade Shop Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Of striking composition, a reverse painted and gilt trade sign, late 19th century (circa 1890) in
Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Paintings

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

19th Century Life Sized Horse Trade Sign from a Tack Shop in Pennsylvania
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century life sized horse trade sign from a tack shop in Pottsville, PA. Horse is made of cast
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Antique French Trade Sign, Coiffeur
Located in Doylestown, PA
A 1930’s era trade sign in sheet metal with yellow and blue enamel decoration advertising a
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Antique French Trade Sign, Coiffeur
Antique French Trade Sign, Coiffeur
H 32 in W 40 in D 0.5 in
Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A trade sign for the window of a wine shop, depicting three bottles with the label of French wines
Category

Vintage 1950s French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

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

Chinese Export Trade Painting Depicting ‘the Tea Shop', Chinoiserie Chique
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A refined Chinese export painting depicting ‘The Tea shop’ Canton, early 19th century Ink and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19thc Stag Trade Sign In Original Mustard Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing original mustard painted sheet iron stag /deer trade sign was found in Lancaster
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Weathervanes

Materials

Iron

Zinc French Butchers “Boucherie” Trade Sign, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th century Zinc French butchers “Boucherie” trade sign. Referred to as a Boucherie, this
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Big Wooden Wrench, a Trade Sign, USA 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Big wooden sign of a machine shop depicting a wrench, with mechanic’s address and phone number. USA
Category

Mid-20th Century American Antiquities

Materials

Fruitwood

Giant Champion Cricket Bat, Trade Sign by N Cochrane
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very rare extra large champion cricket bat by N Cochrane, Trade Sign This is an unusual piece
Category

Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Sports Equipment and Me...

Materials

Ash

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

Antique French Butcher's Horse Meat 'Boucherie Chevaline' Advertising Trade Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique butcher shop horse meat advertising sign, or Boucherie Chevaline' has no maker's marks
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian 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

French Large Size Mid-19th Century Zinc Clock Trade Sign on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this French trade sign circa 1870, which once upon a time adorned the entrance of a clockmaker’s shop
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Iron, Zinc

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

(KYD) - DICKENS - Barbara (from The Old Curiosity Shop) - ORIGINAL SKETCH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Shop) PUBLISHER: England, [c. 1920] DESCRIPTION: ORIGINAL INK AND WATERCOLOR SKETCH. 1 leaf, on paper
Category

Vintage 1920s British Books

Materials

Paper

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

French 19th Century Rare Gilded Zinc Bull's Head Butcher's Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing and extremely rare to find zinc bull head . This piece was originally used as a trade sign
Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

Boucheron Four Generations 1st Edition Signed by Alain Boucheron
Located in London, GB
Persia and the advent of international trade with shops opening in New York, London, Tokyo and Moscow
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern 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

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
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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

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

French Art Deco Crystal and Sterling Silver Decanter Signed Keller, Paris
By Gustave Keller Freres
Located in Bath, GB
Joubert in 1891. In 1929, the shop was mentioned as trading from 18 Avenue Matignon and was still active
Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Barware

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

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

Pair of 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

Punch Bowl Style, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, 1880, Signed WMF, with Ladle
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
ostrich as a trade-mark was determined by the Straub Family ´s heraldic animal, the German word for which
Category

Antique 1880s German Art Nouveau Serving Bowls

Materials

Metal

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Shop Trade Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of shop trade signs available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, all shop trade signs available were constructed with great care. Shop trade signs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of shop trade signs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Art Nouveau shop trade signs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made shop trade signs over the years, but those made by Israel Zachvitz are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Shop Trade Signs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,450, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $49,000 highest priced.