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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 backboard are in original paint, egg-white and petroleum green. The sign has recently b...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine

Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Signs

Materials

Plaster

Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intriguing advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Signs

Materials

Plaster

Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
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1930s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Wood

Giant Excedrin Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Excedrin pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 3.75" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Green felted bottom. Great piece o...
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1970s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Hardwood

Old Advertising Sign for Blood Oranges Displaying a Horse, Pottery, Italy, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative advertising sign, made of ceramic, dated around 1920s, made in Italy. An advertising sign for selling Italian blood oranges, displaying a white horse. Good condition wit...
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Signs

Materials

Pottery

Antique Clock Advertising Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique hand-painted advertising sign in the shape of a large pocket watch showing the name BB Thorp.
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19th Century Antique Signs

Late 20th Century Pastry Shop Sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 20th century reproduction wood hand-painted pastry shop sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries. This is a fun colorful sign perfect for any home or business. Painted on wood pan...
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Late 20th Century English Signs

Materials

Wood

Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Contact us for more shipping quotes: S16 Home San Francisco. An original Asafo flag depicting the Fante people of Ghana, Africa and the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. Mou...
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19th Century Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Framed John Smith's Beer Sign, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Framed John Smith's beer sign. Original old advertising sign for the famous Pale Ale Beer, dated 1976. It's English beer of the brewery John Smith's Tadc...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Signs

Materials

Other, Tin

Early 20th century French antique street shop sign
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we present an unusual find of a french antique shop sign, circa 1920. Shaped steel, painted with applied lettering in french which reads 'antiques and secondhand goods'.  The d...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and wording is made of opaque plastic with green bold painted lettering. The piece is in gre...
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1970s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Metal

'Adopt a Highway' California Road Sign, 2000s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool California "Adopt a Freeway" freeway sign with a bright orange sun at the top and a road lined with trees in the foreground. The metal sign is cut out to the shape of the i...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "Recording" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of an opaque cream plastic with slender red lettering. The piece i...
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1970s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of plastic that is painted in an emerald green with bold opaque cream...
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1970s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Metal

Nantucket Scallop Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Excellent old Nantucket Scallop sign with notched corners on old wood with white hand-painted letting. The back is covered with old newspaper. Old wood ...
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20th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Illuminated Letter E , 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter V was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a vhite metal body and a white plexiglass cover....
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1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Heavy Duty Cast Iron Gentlemen Wall Sign Plaque, C.1930
Located in London, GB
A large heavy duty cast iron Gentlemen sign. c.1930 In totally original condition with an amazing patina to the green paint. Likely once mounted outside a public restroom or simil...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

A monumental vintage Pyramid Pencil Company wood trade sign.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A monumental vintage Pyramid Pencil Company wood trade sign. Great for a man cave or restaurant!
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20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle entitled: Nag's Head. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for disp...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

1950s Tin Advertising Sign for Belgian Beer Brasserie Maire
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s Tin advertising sign for Belgian beer: Brasserie Maire - Speciale Luxem - Export Beer. An advertising sign with a great design for blond beer: ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Tin

Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Ladies Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated 'Internalite' directional sign made in England by K.F.M Engineering. c.1930. Wall mounted brass frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plat...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Signs

Materials

Brass

1960 light up three feathers whiskey sign by Schenley
Located in Surrey, BC
A great mcm advertising working whiskey sign light up box . A great piece of advertising in original condition . Three Feathers Blended Whiskey is a v...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs

Materials

Metal

English Pub Sign, "Charrington - The Eagle Tavern"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an eagle in flight with mountains in the background, entitled: Charrington - The Eagle Tavern. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for display. Charrington & Co. Ltd, Anchor Brewery, Mile End Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 The partnership of Charrington and Moss was first recorded at Mile End in 1770. Registered as Charrington & Co. Ltd in July 1897 In 1962 they merged with United Breweries Ltd (formerly Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

English Pub Sign, "Fountain Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a Classical urn or fountainhead spouting cascades of water in a park setting, entitled: Worth Brewery - The Crickete...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign circa 1900 Stunning piece of shop front signage from Sweden, gold bevelled effect let...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Signs

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

1934 Tin Sign Belgian Beer Wielemans
Located in Antwerp, BE
1934 Tin sign for Belgian Beer of the brand Wielemans. An antique sign - advertising sign from the Art Deco period. This embossed metal sign was designed for the dark beer called Stout. It shows the typical long glass on foot used to serve this dark beer. The brewery was located in Brussels Belgium. The old beer sign was made in Brussels and is dated 1934. This sign from the 1930s has in the meantime a charming craquelé patina. It will look great in your home bar, mancave, kitchen, office, pub etc .. Belgian Beer - Belgian Beer Sign - Antique Signs - Vintage Signs - Tin Signs - Old Signs - Collectable Signs - Decorative Art - Decorative Wall Decoration - Wall Sign - Mancave Decoration - collecting beer signs - collecting vintage beer signs...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs

Materials

Tin

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
Located in London, GB
Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign A complete one off, in the form of a hand carved / painted oversized Boul club advertising sign dated 1922. Completely u...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine

1950 watch repair light box sign
Located in Surrey, BC
A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Metal

Antique Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Chemist Pharmacy Sign, C.1930
Located in London, GB
An elegant reverse painted glass chemist's sign. c.1930 Gilt lettering and green carboy, reverse painted on clear thick plate glass. Set into a simple ebonised wooden frame.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Signs

Materials

Glass, Wood

Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign The sign is made in presses tin, it seems to be hand painted with the slogan Eye Glasses Sold Here The sign is a ...
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1930s Folk Art Vintage Signs

Materials

Tin

Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail Every now and again we find something that’s a complete one off and just br...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Eiskalt". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Glass

Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Coke". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Glass

English Pub Sign, "The Anchor - Hall and Woodhouse"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a barge navigating a canal, entitled: The Anchor - Hall & Woodhouse. A very fine example of vintage advertising art...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

Manual Entrance Bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean Craftsmanship from 1950s
By Vienna School of Arts and Crafts
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Manual entrance bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean craftsmanship from 1950 The wrought iron structure is a classic stylized dragon figure, very common in the Austrian Alto Torolo area. ...
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1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze

Early 20th c. Toleware Glove Maker's Store Sign c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original French glove maker's store sign. Enameled painted metal with gold, stitched seams and a blue frilled cuff and large blue glass stone at the wrist. Shown with life...
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Signs

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A domed, black & white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Artwork by Moriz Jung from the early 1900s, the production date is around the 1960s. Hi...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Vintage Art Deco Mid Century Oak and Glass Office Advertising Sign, C.1940
Located in London, GB
An unusual wooden and glazed office sign. c.1940 Reserve painted leaded glass office/advertising sign. Origins unknown, but great font and size.
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Glass, Oak

English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, entitled: The Ship. A very f...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

Antique Optometrist Double Sided Trade Sign
Located in Carimate, Como
Antique hanging advertising sign for an optician, circa 1920-1930. Double sided big cast zinc glasses with four hand painted eyes on original adjustable iron wall bracket. Collectabl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Signs

Materials

Zinc

English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled: The Magdalen. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ready for d...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

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 condition and has a new blacksmith made wall bracket, the bracket is copy of the origina...
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Large Heavy Duty Cast Iron Gentlemen Wall Sign Plaque, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A large and incredible heavy duty cast iron Gentlemen sign. c.1920 In original condition with an amazing patina. Likely once mounted outside a public restroom.
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, e...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

Wood 'Lunch' Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible LUNCH sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the w...
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1980s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Wood

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 painted hat makers trade sign. In the form of a Bicorn h...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find, France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible. Weathered.
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Original 1917 Connecticut Automobile License Plate
Located in Stamford, CT
This is an original 1917 Connecticut automobile license plate with a six digit number 54232. It would look great on a classic car or a nice addition to a license plate collection...
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal

Wood 'Dinner' Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible DINNER sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the word "TEA" painted in maro...
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1980s American Vintage Signs

Materials

Wood

Funky Vintage Israeli Ice Cream Commercial , Hand Painted On Metal
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Judaica hand painting on metal of early commercial of the first ice cream company that was establish in the state of Israel, you could see early ice cream products With the names , one of a kind example of early business commercial of the Strauss company . Richard and Hilde Strauss, German...
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20th Century Israeli Signs

Materials

Metal, Tin

English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, entitled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a pu...
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20th Century English Signs

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign An original untouched example of an early 20th Century toleware double sided Frenc...
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1910s French Late Victorian Vintage Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Mid-20th Century 'Illegitimi non Carborundum' Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally an expression used by British Army Intelligence during WWII, then adopted as a motto by U.S. Army personnel, this mid-20th century sign hand-painted with a mock Latin insc...
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Mid-20th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

Advertising Mirror by Raymond Peynet for Atikah Cigaretten
Located in CADALSO, ES
Extremely rare to find.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Mirror

Large Illuminated Advertisement for HB cigarettes, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large wall advertisment light Good original condition with signs of use The top part is missing some plastic
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs

Materials

Iron

Set of Temperance Day Sheet Metal Road Signs, circa 1951
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Created by the Seventh-Day Adventists church in 1951 for their October 27th, 1951 Temperance Day "Weapons and Warfare" Campaign against alcohol consumption in the United States. The ...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique, New and Vintage Signs

Vintage and antique signs are popular collector’s items loved not only for the charm and pops of color they add to a space but also for the unique story each one has to tell. An interesting sign can help set the mood for a room and spark dozens of lively conversations.

Before and during the 18th century, many European peasants and colonists in the Americas couldn’t read, so shopkeepers, in an effort to promote their goods and services, hung trade signs with limited amounts of text.

Indeed, symbols and representational physical objects comprised early-day advertising efforts. In lieu of painted words on a wooden board, trade signs made use of handmade three-dimensional symbols to indicate the function of the shop. The iconic red, white and blue pole could be found outside barbershops, while a figural trade sign mounted to an apothecary’s storefront might be a mortar and pestle sculpted from bronze in order to indicate to passers-by that inside there were apothecary cabinets full of remedies for common ailments and a druggist to carefully dispense them.

As literacy rates improved, signs evolved into rectangular, round or square shapes that featured text. Short and sweet, early iterations were characterized by a mere few words, such as “tavern,” “boarding room” or “apothecary.”

During the 19th century, proprietors endeavored to render their signs more appealing. This meant the introduction of more color, font types and other pictorial representations. After the Civil War ended, logos, branding and advertising became increasingly more important, and the design of signage evolved. Trade signs were still in use during the 20th century, and you will likely find hand-painted tin eyeglasses for an optometrist’s office or an oversize bowling pin that likely had a home in the front window of a bowling alley.

Today, collectors and art aficionados alike collect and display antique and vintage signs. Old signs hearken back to a long-gone era, infusing any interior with warmth and nostalgia.

A vintage sign can help anchor a room — think of decorating with signs as you would arranging any kind of wall art. A large-scale sign in particular can prove a distinguishing feature in a living room or dining room, a focal point so prominent that it might lessen the burden of introducing any additional decorative elements to this particular space. Smaller signs work wonders too — pepper sparsely decorated corners with small colorful signs or add a humorous or graphic element to your gallery-style hang with a small text-based sign or two.

On 1stDibs, find metal, wood and glass antique and vintage signs that span a number of styles, including mid-century modern, industrial and folk art.

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