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Traveling Salesman, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia
By Giancarlo Impiglia
Located in Long Island City, NY
and 40 APs. Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia Title: Traveling Salesman Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph
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1980s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Traveling salesman sample showing the quality of leather suitcases and luggage produced by
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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is when a few articles were
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
have been made as a travelling salesmans sample piece originally. There is regular debate over
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Satinwood

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
H 11.5 in W 13 in D 6 in
Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt, First Edition BCE
Located in valatie, NY
produced more than 40 short stories and 5 serialized novels. A travelling salesman named Drake, awakens in
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Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

Early 19th Century French Mahogany Miniature Escritoire
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as
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Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
variation of this was almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
showcase their talents, or was it made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is where a few articles
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Tripod Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
pad feet (Almost certainly made as a travelling salesman’s sample piece of furniture which
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Miniature 19th Century Oak Kitchen Windsor Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
certainly a "sample" piece of miniature furniture, which means it would have been used by travelling
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Antique Late 19th Century English Country Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
H 11.5 in W 14 in D 8.5 in
Georgian Mahogany 18th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
trip on which the salesman would travel the country showing prospective clients the kind of items
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Shoe Travelling Case, Salesman's, Collector's, Travel Trunk, Globite
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shoe travelling case. An Australian, salesman’s or collectors travel trunk by
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Early 20th Century Australian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
apprentices looking for a job by showcasing their talents, or in fact made as travelling salesman's scale
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
H 20.5 in W 18 in D 8.5 in
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
intended function was. The two main uses were of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Small Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual travelling tradesman's soap display case, early 20th century in age likely Edwardian
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Georgian Antique 18th Century Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
function was. The two main uses were of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman's sample
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample pieces, which is
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest
19th Century Walnut Miniature Chest
H 19.25 in W 16.25 in D 10.5 in
Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling jewellery salesman's box. An English, mahogany and cedar secure carry
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
travelling salesman's sample piece, which is when a few articles were made as scale models in advance of
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Yew

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
intended function was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Art Nouveau Austrian Terracotta Sculpture, Ernst Wahliss, 19th Century
By Ernst Wahliss
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
career as the traveling salesman for a porcelain factory at age 30. He later left to found his own
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Antique 1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Georgian Miniature Mahogany Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
above, or alternatively as a workshops scale model sample piece, for a travelling salesman to use when
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Miniature Mahogany Chest
Georgian Miniature Mahogany Chest
H 11.5 in W 10.25 in D 6.5 in
Paysage by LOUIS HAYET - Art, French Post-Impressionist Painter, Landscape
By Louis Hayet
Located in London, GB
, he began his career as a travelling salesman. Eventually joining with the Neo-Impressionist group
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
particular piece was certainly made as a travelling salesman's sample piece, due to it being really rather
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
18th Century Walnut Miniature Bureau
H 9 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
showcasing his talents, or alternatively whether it was made as a travelling salesman’s sample piece
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
H 18.75 in W 18 in D 10 in
19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
apprentice passing out piece but it is so good that I feel it was probably a travelling salesman's sample
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
travelling salesmans horse and cart. It would then be presented to prospective clients and orders for the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

H.H. Kohlsaat by Carlo de Fornaro
Located in Bristol, CT
Pirie Scott and Company. He became a traveling salesman, eventually working for Blake, Shaw and Company
Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Original Harpignies oil painting "Landscape at Twilight
By Henri Joseph Harpignies
Located in Hinsdale, IL
” Henri-Joseph Harpignies was born at Valenciennes 28 July 1819. Originally a traveling salesman
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19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century French Salesman Sample Wine Screw Press Model
Located in Forney, TX
crush grapes and sometimes olives to produce wine or olive oil. salesman would travel through old world
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Antique 19th Century Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

19th C. French Mahogany Salesman Sample Miniature Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Pearland, TX
. Antique salesman samples were used in the 19th century by traveling salesmen to show a small scale
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Mahogany

Antique George III Wine Cooler by Matthew Boulton with Hamilton Crest 18th C
Located in London, GB
Fothergill who would act as a travelling salesman to advertise his wares and the factory moved to Soho in the
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Antique 1790s Wine Coolers

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Pair 21inch George III Three Light Candelabra by Matthew Boulton 18th C
Located in London, GB
Road). In 1762 Boulton took into unofficial partnership John Fothergill who would act as a travelling
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Antique 1790s George III Candelabras

Materials

Silver

10 Pc English Hammersley & Co Rose Point Strawberry Basket Tea Serving Set
By Shelley Pottery, Hammersley
Located in Dayton, OH
continued the business in his own name. In 1862 Henry Wileman employed Joseph Shelley as a travelling
Category

Late 20th Century Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Female Bather (Nude Women)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
recorded as Anna or Anne.[8][96] Brockman's father was a traveling salesman named Harry G. Brockman.[3
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1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman with a walking stick in one hand, the other
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman wearing a hat a walking stick in one hand, the
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver

"Trinity Church, Boston" Arthur Clifton Goodwin, Impressionism, Snowy Winter
By Arthur Clifton Goodwin
Located in New York, NY
in a variety of ways, working at one point as a salesman for a wholesale paper firm. A colorful
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
and sought out several architects and landscape architects. After twenty-three years as a traveling
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
as a traveling lace and fabric salesman, at an age when most people would have given up their
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
By Samuel Gottscho
Located in Surfside, FL
and sought out several architects and landscape architects. After twenty-three years as a traveling
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jouets pour les petits
By Andreas H. Bitesnich
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna in 1964. After secondary school, he completed a traineeship as a retail salesman. His passion for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jouets pour les petits
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H 39.38 in W 27.56 in
Salvador Dali in Paris, France, Europe
By Andreas H. Bitesnich
Located in Vienna, AT
school, he completed a traineeship as a retail salesman. His passion for photography began with a visit
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Avenue des Champs-Elysees
By Andreas H. Bitesnich
Located in Vienna, AT
was born in Vienna in 1964. After secondary school, he completed a traineeship as a retail salesman
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Avenue des Champs-Elysees
Avenue des Champs-Elysees
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H 59.06 in W 39.38 in
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, Europe
By Andreas H. Bitesnich
Located in Vienna, AT
1964. After secondary school, he completed a traineeship as a retail salesman. His passion for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Victorian Antique Apprentice Piece Miniature Pitch Pine Cabinet 1880
Located in London, GB
furniture are in fact sample pieces used by travelling salesmen. Workshops would send out salesmen on
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Mahogany Victorian 19th Century Minature or Apprentice Piece Crib/Cott
Located in London, GB
furniture are in fact sample pieces used by travelling salesmen. Workshops would send out salesmen on
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

"PRICKLY PEAR PATH " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CACTUS Frame Size: 21 x 25
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
were an inducement for artists to travel from all over the United States to paint in the Hill Country
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnet Time Hill Country Frame Size: 35 x 41 Bluebonnets, Poppies, Oak Tree
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
philanthropic Davis, which were an inducement for artists to travel from all over the United States to paint in
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Year End Close Out Sale, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, a salesman flashes a grin at the viewer, attempting to make a sale. Art: 13.5 x 12 in Frame: 21.25
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Other Medium

Vase, Sign: Charder, Le Verre ( Flowers Peonies ) with application, France, 1927
By Charder
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
from the early 1900s, Ernest as a salesman/commercial manager, and Charles as a freelance designer. The
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Glass

Materials

Glass

Vase, Sign: Charder, Le Verre ( Lavender plant ), France, 1927
By Charder
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
from the early 1900s, Ernest as a salesman/commercial manager, and Charles as a freelance designer. The
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Vase, Sign: Charder ( Rosaces Decoration ), France, 1927
By Charder
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
from the early 1900s, Ernest as a salesman/commercial manager, and Charles as a freelance designer. The
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Vase, Sign: Charder ( Seaweed Decoration ), France, 1927
By Charder
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
from the early 1900s, Ernest as a salesman/commercial manager, and Charles as a freelance designer. The
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

Vase, Sign: Charder, ( Ferns Decoration ), France, 1927
By Charder
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
from the early 1900s, Ernest as a salesman/commercial manager, and Charles as a freelance designer. The
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Glass

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Traveling Salesman For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal traveling salesman for your home. Each traveling salesman for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. There are many kinds of the traveling salesman you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A traveling salesman, designed in the Georgian, Regency or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made traveling salesman over the years, but those crafted by Matthew Boulton are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Traveling Salesman?

The average selling price for a traveling salesman at 1stDibs is $2,415, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.