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Wood Barber Pole

Monumental Antique American Painted Turned Wood Barber Pole, circa 1875
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommon and towering seven-and-a-half-foot tall circa 1875 American painted turned wood barber
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Signs

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Wood, Paint

Folk Art American Country Barber Pole
Located in New York, NY
American Country (19th century) painted red, white, & blue barber pole.  
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century barber's pole hand carved hand painted Antique barber's pole 5.5" diameter x 42
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

19th Century Original Painted Barber Pole on Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This funky barber pole was found in the mid west and retains its original painted surface. Painted
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Antique Late 19th Century American Country More Folk Art

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Metal

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
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Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Signs

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Iron

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

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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

Early 20th Century French Hand-Crafted Pine Processional Merit Pole
Located in London, GB
or girl of a local school. A nice example that resembles an antique barber’s pole. Size in inches
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Vintage 1920s French Late Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pine

19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
a visual marker, much like a barber’s striped pole, for illiterate customers or, in the following
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair English Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Cutlery Boxes on Bracket Feet 18th C
Located in Charleston, SC
Boxes retain there original pierced, fret-carved, and slotted fitted liners with barber pole inlays. The
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Knife Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Dutch Floral Marquetry Console Pier Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
with marquetry panels of a basket of flowers and musical trophies, outlined throughout with barber-pole
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Antique 1830s Dutch Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Antique Persian Shiraz Rug with Mid-Century Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
repeating diamond border flanked with an inner and outer barber pole guard band. With it's nomadic charm and
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs

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Wool

Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Rustic Adirondack Lodge Style
Located in Dallas, TX
guard border and barber pole stripe. Enhanced by its distressed composition and waves of abrash sweeping
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Antique Persian Kurd Rug with Adirondack Lodge Style
Located in Dallas, TX
motifs. It is enclosed with a double meander border flanked with subsidiary barber pole stripes. Enhanced
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Antique Persian Shiraz Design Rug with Rustic Jacobean Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
symbols. Running the length of the antique Persian style rug is a barber striped pole with mirrored boteh
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Early 20th Century Turkish Jacobean Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Antique Persian Malayer Runner with Rustic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
botanical pattern. An inner barber pole guard stripe frames the abrashed field giving it a sense of order
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Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs

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Wool

Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Eclectic Parisian and Arts & Crafts Style
Located in Dallas, TX
flanked by barber pole stripes and an outer carnation meander guard band. Showcasing a tranquil palette of
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Early 20th Century Persian Arts and Crafts Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Large Antique French Pine Apothecary Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
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Wood Carved Store Display Trade Sign Artist Paint Brushes Original Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand carved giant wood artist paintbrushes. All original multi colored paint surface. Completely wood carved. Perhaps part of a retail window display or a trade sign. Great...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Signs

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Large Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet / Barber Cabinet, 1920s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1920s in the Netherlands. It features 54 drawers with amazing bakelite knobs and brass numbers. It was originally made for a barber in the Amst...
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Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an industrial metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as an advertisement for a barber or hair salon. It...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Signs

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Very Large Antique French Oak Apothecary Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
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Singer Sign with Tailor and Singer Sewing Machine, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs

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Antique French Oak Apothecary Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
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Vintage 1910s Dutch Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

Early 20th Century Antique Pine Apothecary Store Counter Cabinet Kitchen Island
Located in Round Top, TX
Fun and function abound in this free standing pine kitchen island with 24 drawers. This delightful pine apothecary originally served as a shop counter or storage cabinet. Counters si...
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Early 20th Century Danish Cabinets

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Wood, Pine

1950s Solid Cast Brass American Federal Eagle Door Knocker
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Doors and Gates

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Brass, Bronze

“Giant” Scissors, Advertising Store Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast aluminum oversized scissors probably used for advertising and or store display. These will add interest to any room, wall, hair salon or fashion fashion boutique, etc. In the...
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Magnificent Aztec Eagle Head with pre-1970 UNESCO-compliant provenance
By Plateria Azteca
Located in Culver City, CA
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Wood

Oversized Advertising Store Display Scissors
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Signs

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Early 19th Century French Carved Oak Imperial Eagle Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office"s shelf or a study with this elegant antique carved Imperial eagle. Crafted in France circa 1830, and almost three and a half feet wide, the wooden eagle has a com...
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Antique Dutch Oak Apothecary Cabinet or Filing Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
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Vintage 1910s Dutch Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

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Patriotic Barber Pole
Located in New Oxford, PA
Unusual variation of the Classic American barber shop pole on an architectural base. Original paint
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

Patriotic Barber Pole
Patriotic Barber Pole
H 83.5 in W 15.5 in D 15.5 in
French Gilt Napoleon III Mirror
Located in Kirkland, WA
traditional beadwork. The exterior has the twisted rope or "barber pole" trim. The top has a floral and
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors

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Glass, Wood

French Gilt Napoleon III Mirror
French Gilt Napoleon III Mirror
H 62.5 in W 42 in D 2 in
Sheraton Satinwood and Sycamore Console Table
By William Moore
Located in London, GB
boxwood on a sycamore ground from which extends alternating satinwood and sycamore segments with barber
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Antique 1780s Irish Sheraton Console Tables

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Sycamore, Satinwood

Sheraton Satinwood and Sycamore Console Table
Sheraton Satinwood and Sycamore Console Table
H 32.75 in W 69.5 in D 23.25 in
1920s Classic Red-and-white, Electrified Wooden Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
A wall-mounted, four-foot high, solid wood barber pole with working top light. Rare and original
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Free Standing Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
In original paint, untouched condition circa 1900-10 found in Chicago
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Early 20th Century American Primitive More Folk Art

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Wood

19th Century Barber Post Pole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original painted red white and blue wooden barber post pole. Unusual and rare form.
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Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

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Wood

19th Century Barber Post Pole
19th Century Barber Post Pole
H 48 in W 10 in D 5 in
Vintage Painted Wooden Barber Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
barber pole. Creator Unknown. Date of manufacture c. mid-late 20th c. Materials and techniques Paint
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

Great 19th Century Geometric Design American Barber Pole
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very unique geometric design and nice early dry paint Measures 83" tall and 10" square at the base
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood, Paint

Black & White Barber Pole with Acorn Finials, ca 1840-1860
Located in York County, PA
This delicate, New England barber pole has a round, double-tapered shaft with a swelled vase
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Signs

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Wood

19THC BARBER POLE IN ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE PAINT FROM NEW ENGLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED BARBER POLE IN ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE-FOUND IN NEW ENGLAND ON CUSTOM MADE
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Antique 19th Century American Architectural Elements

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Iron

19THC BARBER POLE IN ORIGINAL RED AND WHITE PAINT FROM NEW ENGLA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED BARBER POLE IN ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE-FOUND IN NEW ENGLAND ON CUSTOM MADE
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Iron

Koken Barber Shop Coat Tree/Hat Rack
Located in Petaluma, CA
in your stove, refrigerator, and those barber chairs that were made in the 20's. This isn't going to
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Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands

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Wood

Irish Killarney Kerry Arbutus Wood Antique Jewelry Casket Box Mid-19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
rectangular vacant reserve with barber pole inlaid surround and scrolling leaves border, inside is a similar
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Antique 19th Century Irish Jewelry Boxes

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Rosewood, Walnut

19thC American Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Folk art trade sign barber pole. Wonderful untouched surface, retains most of its original first
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

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Wood

circa 1885-1915 Bench-Made Colonial Revival Serpentine Chest
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
flame veneer on the 4 graduated drawers and barber pole banding. Poplar secondary wood. Several re-built
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Antique Late 19th Century Colonial Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Mahogany, Poplar

Pair of 19th Century English Columns
Located in High Point, NC
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pedestals and Columns

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Early 19th Century Georgian English Chest of Drawers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
bracket feet. Extensive barber pole inlays (minor losses). Three oval shell inlays across the frieze
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Oak

Antique Satinwood Inlaid Bookcase Cabinet
By Morant & Co.
Located in London, GB
specimen woods and, framed with line inlay and barbers pole stringing. Labeled to the reverse (top left
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Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Bookcases

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Satinwood

Pair of Console Tables in the Manner of the Adam Brothers by James Hicks
By James Hicks
Located in London, GB
vertical stop – flutings; the platforms have ‘barber’s pole’ edging, gonçalo alves outer guard bands, with
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Antique Early 1900s British Georgian Console Tables

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Satinwood

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with American Craftsman Style
Located in Dallas, TX
with ziggurats framed by barber pole stripes further ornament the carpet frame. Meanwhile inner and
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Corner Cabinet, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
outlined with barber pole and boxwood stringing. The upper section is enclosed by an arched glazed door
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Corner Cupboards

Antique Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Corner Cabinet, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
basket and bird all outlined with barber pole and boxwood stringing. The upper section is enclosed by
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Antique 1780s Dutch Cabinets

Antique Dutch Mahogany Marquetry Corner Cabinet, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
musical instruments all outlined with barber pole and boxwood stringing. The upper section is enclosed
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Cabinets

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Mahogany, Walnut

American Wood Barber Pole, circa 1900-1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early turn of the century American hand-painted in red, white and blue, wood barber pole. Light
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Wooden Barbers Pole Trade Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
U.S.A. wood barbers pole. Paint loss consistent with the age of the item, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Barber Pole
Located in York County, PA
American barber pole, made of turned wood, with a narrow, gently tapering staff, terminating with a
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Antique Mid-19th Century North American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Barber Pole
Mid-19th Century Barber Pole
H 51 in W 3 in D 3 in
19th Century Wooden Large Painted American Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
An authentic wooden barber pole with carved details old painted surface, this pole was acquired in
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique American Painted Wood Barbershop Pole
Located in Forney, TX
A charming antique American early barber shop pole advertising trade sign. Late 19th / early 20th
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Distressed Antique Persian Mahal Runner with Modern Rustic Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
features an rhomboid pole medallion anchored and outlined with a diagonal barber pole band. The field is
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Wool

Gray, Gold and Black Striped Turned Wood Barber Pole
Located in New Hope, PA
A turned wood barber pole with original painted and gilt finish and acorn finials. The gray, gold
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Antique 1880s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Monster Barbers Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
An enormous Barbers Pole with great old paint.
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Antique 19th Century American Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood, Paint

Monster Barbers Pole
Monster Barbers Pole
H 94 in W 10 in D 10 in
Folky Barber Pole
Located in Hudson, NY
- advertising for a barber - found in New Hampshire
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

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Metal

Folky Barber Pole
Folky Barber Pole
H 35 in Dm 5.25 in
Brilliant Wall Mounted Barber Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic early 20th century painted barber pole.
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Early 20th Century Signs

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Wood

Rare Black & White Barber Pole
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome, graphic black and white barber pole with red over gold painted balls top and bottom. Cast
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

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Wood

Anonymous | Barber Pole Wall Set
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Barber Pole Set
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Anonymous |  Barber Pole Wall Set
Anonymous |  Barber Pole Wall Set
H 29 in W 3.25 in D 7 in
Vintage Barber Pole on Metal Stand
Located in New York City, NY
A Vintage barber pole in original paint on a new black metal stand. Vintage Folk Art trade Sign
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Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

American Folk Art Painted Barber Pole
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent American Folk Art barber pole trade sign in bold red and white stripes. Original paint on
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Incredible Barber Pole Sign c, late 1800's
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wonderful antique wooden barber pole salvaged from an early Los Angeles barber shop, c. late 1800's
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

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Wood

Fine Hepplewhite mahogany and inlaid sideboard
Located in Miami, FL
and barber pole inlays above a conforming case centering a single frieze drawer flanked on the left
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Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Sideboards

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Wood

Pair of Hepplewhite style inlaid mahogany marble-top console tables
Located in Miami, FL
-veined white marble top above a conforming case, the apron centering an inlaid urn, string and barber
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Antique 19th Century American Hepplewhite Console Tables

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Wood

Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in St. Louis, MO
, each with barber pole inlay and replaced brass handles; the fluted corners with charming flower carved
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble

Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers
Louis XVI Oak Chest of Drawers
H 34.5 in W 38.5 in D 19 in
Late 19th Century Fine Quality English Marquetry Mirror
Located in Suffolk, GB
an inner and outer border in the style of a barbers pole. The original mirror plate is in
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Antique 19th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Glass, Wood

Edwardian Satinwood Oval Table
Located in Kirkland, WA
is quartered into four sections and veneered in satinwood at a diagonal. The border has barber
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Early 20th Century English Gueridon

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Satinwood

Edwardian Satinwood Oval Table
Edwardian Satinwood Oval Table
H 29.5 in W 32.5 in D 22 in
Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Inlaid Sideboard, Baltimore, circa 1790
Located in Alexandria, VA
barber pole, arrow, diamond patterns and string. The piece has lots of storage capacity with one wide
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Wood Barber Pole For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the wood barber pole you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A wood barber pole — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer wood barber pole, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A wood barber pole, designed in the Folk Art or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Wood Barber Pole?

Prices for a wood barber pole start at $485 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $2,650.
Questions About Wood Barber Pole
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The meaning of a barber pole relates to the original function of the profession. Barbers once performed bloodletting, a medical procedure once believed to treat a variety of conditions. The red and blue stripes are said to represent the colors of blood flowing through arteries and veins, while the white color relates to the color of the bandages applied after a treatment. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage barber poles.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    To understand what the colors on a barber pole mean, you first need to know a bit about the history of barbering. Before barbers began offering haircuts and shaves, they specialized in bloodletting, which was once believed to treat illness and disease and promote good health. The colors on a barber pole relate to this history. Red signifies arterial blood, while blue represents venous blood. Finally, the white color is a nod to the bandages that barbers applied after providing treatment. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of barber poles.