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Champagne Sign Jules Bertier, circa 1900, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
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This antique advertising sign or publicity sign for French champagne is for his age - more then120 year
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage German Beer Sign with Waiter
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage German beer sign with waiter.
A great looking beer advertising sign - advertising display
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Signs
Materials
Other
Stella Artois Belgian Beer Sign by Rob Otten, 1960s
By Rob Otten
Located in Antwerp, BE
packaging.
The condition of this advertising sign - publicity sign is as good as new , so probably never
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Signs
Materials
Other
1930s Sign with Calendar for French Wine
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930s sign with adjustable calendar for French Wine.
French advertising sign or publicity sign
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Signs
Materials
Other
Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
Located in London, GB
oversized Boul club advertising sign dated 1922. Completely untouched in form showing lots of natural aging
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Pine
Large Porcelain Sign Mauxion Chocolat, 1920s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
sign - advertising wall sign.
This spectacular enamel sign was designed by Wilhelm Defke
for the
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique Zinc Red Hat Maker Trade Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
advertising - eyecatcher on the storefront.
A large facade sign - advertising sign in front of the hat shop
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Zinc
Porcelain Belgian Beer Sign, Three Stars Leopold, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Belgian King Leopold.
This porcelain advertising sign for the three star Pils or beer is from the 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique Tray Chocolate Michiels- 1905 - 75 years Independence Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique advertising tray - advertising sign made for Belgian Chocolate Michiels, which was located
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal, Tin
Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign
This is an advertisement for the
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
Boule D'or Enamel Sign, 1953, Vintage Advertising
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Charming enamel publicity sign by Boule d'or.
Dated 1953
All 4 holes are intact, so can be
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Folk Art Signs
Materials
Enamel
Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Eiskalt". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
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
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Glass
Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia
Located in Savannah, GA
skyscrapers in Savannah. This large size sign "Safe Deposit Vaults", is from the 1912 building and features an
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Trade Sign Advertising Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wooden Trade Sign Advertising Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster
A Car made famous by Amelia
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art Signs
Materials
Plywood
Large Vintage Hamm's Beer Lakeside Plastics Advertising Hanging Lighted Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large vintage Hamm's beer lakeside plastics advertising hanging lighted sign. Item features a large
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
H 18 in W 77.25 in D 9 in
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
Rare Early Enamel Sign Advertising Eley-Knoch Shot Gun Cartridges
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rare early enamel sign advertising Eley-Knoch shot gun cartridges
Very Rare old sign, is made
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Enamel
1950s Store Display Gibbs Shaving Razors, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
- Advertising Collectables - French Advertising Signs - French Advertising Collectible - Barber Gifts - Gift for
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf
This is a very long
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Signs
Materials
Glass
Hellesens Advertising Pocket Knife
By Stocker
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Designed as a copy of their dry cell battery, this Hellesens advertising pocket knife measures 49
Category
Vintage 1930s German Signs
Materials
Steel
Oversized Advertising Store Display Scissors
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brass oversized scissors
probably used for advertising and or store display.
These will add
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Brass
“Giant” Scissors, Advertising Store Display
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast aluminum oversized scissors
probably used for advertising and or store display.
These will
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Stunning Vintage Metal Advertising Letter A
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A stunning vintage metal advertising letter A.
The patina on this item is sensational.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal
Oversized Bonze Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Bronze
Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wills Gold Flake cigarettes advertising mirror
Very rare old mirror, a bold picture of the Gold
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Large Midcentury Vintage 'Hove' Advertising Light Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Large mid century vintage 'Hove' advertising light box.
The box is made from fiberglass and
Category
1990s British Industrial Signs
Materials
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Milkmaid Milk Advertising Clock
Located in Downham Market, GB
An early English grocer's advertising clock for Milkmaid Milk.
A superb & highly original antique
Category
20th Century British Country Signs
Materials
Zinc
Lifesize Johnnie Walker Shop Advertising Display Man
Located in Antwerp, BE
Lifesize Johnnie Walker display man.
A lifesize advertising display - shop display - store display
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Signs
Materials
Fiberglass
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
Category
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Signs
Materials
Plaster
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
Category
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco 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
Category
Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Signs
Materials
Plaster
Large Hollywood Chewing Gum Advertising Display Suitcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage original Hollywood Chewing Gum display suitcase - Advertising display.
This Large suitcase
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Signs
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Royal Crown Cola Embossed Advertising Thermometer
By Royal Crown Cola Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A metal lithographed Royal Crown Cola advertising thermometer with embossed bottle giving the piece
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
Wooden Old Crow Whiskey Advertising Display, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th Century.
Due age and use this great advertising object - old sign does has traces by age and
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Signs
Materials
Wood
Advertising Mirror by Raymond Peynet for Atikah Cigaretten
By Raymond Peynet
Located in CADALSO, ES
Extremely rare to find.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Mirror
Advertising Mirror “Crawford’s Delightful Biscuits” Baker or Cafe
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
“Crawford’s Delightful Biscuits” baker/cafe advertising mirror
This is a good piece the bevelled
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Signs
Materials
Mirror
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
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th c Giant Wooden Advertising Thermometer NY Life Insurance Co "NYLIC"
Located in Savannah, GA
Giant sized forty seven inches tall wooden thermometer made by the Hoehn Company Thermomter Makers, Chambers Street, NYC. constucted of hard wood with a rounded top and beveled edges...
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, Squirrel
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a squirrel with a nut, untitled
Category
20th Century English 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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The Admiral"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of a decorated Royal Navy
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle
Category
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Paint, Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The Fox & Hounds"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a fox being chased by three
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the best signs I've ever had. It's 10 feet 8 inches long by 19 inches by 5 inches
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Tin
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
2 French Market Haberdashery Stall Hanging Signs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
stall near Tours, they are hanging signs with applied advertising decoration
The signs are 20” high and
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Solo Margarine Enamel Mid-Century Sign
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful bright vintage enamel sign advertising Solo margarine. Belgian - Circa 1940's.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Enamel
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Worth Brewery - The Cricketer's Arms"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cricket player with bat and
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
Pub Sign "The Grove Tavern (Taylor Walker)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a path through a grove of trees
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Zinc
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
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The London Inn - St. Austell Ales"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a City of London scene featuring
Category
20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
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Advertising Signs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of advertising signs for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and tin, all advertising signs available were constructed with great care. Advertising signs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Advertising signs bearing Folk Art or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many advertising signs are appealing in their simplicity, but Coca Cola Bottling Co., Charles Shonk Company and His Masters Voice produced popular advertising signs that are worth a look.
How Much are Advertising Signs?
Prices for advertising signs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, advertising signs begin at $230 and can go as high as $22,757, while the average can fetch as much as $1,351.
Finding the Right Signs for You
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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