Antique Business Signs
Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of vises and pipe tools, and who are still in business today. The sign features
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Business Signs
Materials
Tin
19th Century French Brown Boot Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
usually bought them from shop owners who closed their business or modernized their vintage signs.
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
$7,900
H 45.25 in W 7 in D 31.5 in
19th Century French Red Boot Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, she usually bought them from shop owners who closed their business or modernized their vintage signs.
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
$7,800
H 38 in W 7 in D 18.5 in
Rare Haig & Chippendale Geo. III 8-day, Hour Strike Longcase Grandfather Clock
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
graced our 102 year old business. Signed on top of the hood/bonnet by Haig & Chippendale, referring to
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Business Signs
Materials
Brass
$91,500 Sale Price
38% Off
H 102 in W 22 in D 11 in
Bathsheba Receiving David's Letter - Etching after Adriaen Collae - 17th Century
By Adriaen Collaert
Located in Roma, IT
from his flourishing family business under the sign of De Visser (The Fisher).
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Business Signs
Materials
Etching
$655
H 8.55 in W 12.13 in D 0.04 in
Novelty Art Deco India Super Tyres Advertising Tyre Decanter
Located in Northampton, GB
and lived a short life in business dissolving in 1948. Within their short lifespan, the business made
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Business Signs
Materials
Glass
Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.
Located in Langweer, NL
and purchasing products. The surrounding buildings feature signs for businesses, such as "Mr. M
Category
1870s Antique Business Signs
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.95 in W 11.62 in D 0 in
Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit
By Eugene von Blaas
Located in Milford, NH
business. Oil on wood panel, signed and dated 1884 lower right, with a partial Venetian frame shop label
Category
1880s Impressionist Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Silver Gilded Diamonds Whistle Russian Empire Moscow Lebedkin, circa 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
:
-- ASSAYER'S MARK:
IVAN SERGEYEVICH LEBEDKIN / MOSCOW
business license 1899
-- sign of silvermith existing
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Early 1900s Russian Other Antique Business Signs
Materials
Sterling Silver
$4,545
H 1.26 in W 4.33 in D 1.96 in
Recent Sales
Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
and Amelia Gold, an Hungarian Jew who ran a French millinery business. Her 1880s sign written frontage
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Business Signs
Materials
Sheet Metal
H 9.75 in W 14 in D 16.5 in
Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire
Located in New York, NY
sister Adele Astaire during the period of their early collaboration in show business. The photograph is
Category
1920s Antique Business Signs
Materials
Paper
Original Paint Wine Cellar Sign English S.H. Jones Opened 1848 Still in Business
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Cellar Sign, let alone one that is still in it's original paint and has never been restored. S.H. Jones
Category
Early 1900s English Country Antique Business Signs
Materials
Wood
H 13.75 in W 67.88 in D 0.88 in
Japanese Beckoning Cat
Located in Chicago, IL
good luck, and also symbolize good fortune and happiness. They are typically displayed at business
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs
Materials
Terracotta
Oil Painting by Alexander Austen "The Trumpet Player"
By Alexander Austen
Located in Mere, GB
everyday folk going about their everyday business. Oil on canvas signed and in fine original frame
Category
19th Century Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil
George Ames Aldrich
By George Ames Aldrich
Located in Houston, TX
partnership in order to assume command of the business.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
30” H x 36” W
Category
1920s American Other Antique Business Signs
Country Side Scene
By George Ames Aldrich
Located in Houston, TX
partnership in order to assume command of the business.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
30”h x 36”w
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil
Original Rustic Western/Cowboy Steer Horn Lamp from a Montana Landmark
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
as 1900 the street was still relatively undeveloped, with the exception of a large brick business
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Business Signs
Materials
Brass
19th cent. White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by R. Schmid Dated 1891
Located in San Francisco, CA
prominent business man. Signed R Schmid and Dated 1891. The bust is sitting on a white and gray veined
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Business Signs
Materials
Marble
Verger Freres Paillet Belle Epoch Pendant Watch, circa 1910s
By Verger Frères
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Fréres, paintings signed by Paillet
About Verger Fréres
Verger Fréres was widely recognised as the
Category
1910s French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
"The Train Trestle" Frank Dumond, American Impressionist Landscape Painting
By Frank Vincent Dumond
Located in New York, NY
early 1880s. He got a job creating illustrations for a sign painting business. After graduating from a
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Business Signs
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1929 Hand-Painted Urban American Autohaus Garage Sign Folk Art
Located in Hyattsville, MD
20th century auto distributor’s business sign, existed from 1909-2009.
Category
1920s American Industrial Antique Business Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique Advertising Sign Physician Surgeon Reverse Paint Glass, Black/Gold Leaf
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique vintage reverse painted glass advertising business sign "Physician Surgeon". The gold leaf
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Business Signs
Materials
Glass
H 13.75 in W 24 in D 1 in
Bang-Up Business: Carved Wood Revolver Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
This unique carved wood revolver trade sign features a stylized depiction of a classic six-shooter
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Business Signs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Watch Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
from shop owners who closed their business or modernized their vintage signs.
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
H 33 in W 25.5 in D 9 in
Pair Antique 19th Century Oil Canvas Paintings Marine Nautical Ships Seascapes
Located in Portland, OR
walls and the town behind, with many buildings and figures going about their business. Both paintings
Category
1870s Dutch School Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 20 in W 28.25 in D 4 in
Indianer-Kapelle c.1910 Vienna Austria Native American Indian poster
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
contracts for the business enterprise signed in Munich, 1910. A wealth of information is here and the buyer
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Business Signs
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
H 41 in W 28.5 in D 1.5 in
Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel, Cairo, Egypt Anton (Tony) Binder 1895
Located in Portland, OR
, to the foreground a scene of village life with locals going about their daily business. The painting
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 16.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
Piet Verhaert, The Card Players, Oil Painting
By Piet Verhaert
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Lambeaux in the middle.
In this interior from yesteryear, Verhaert is certainly mixing business with
Category
1890s Dutch School Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
17th Century "Diana's Deer and Boar Hunt" Etching by Antonio Tempesta
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Cagliari, IT
while a detailed explanation is printed on the otherwise blank verso. Plate I, signed 'Ant.Tempesta f
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Business Signs
Materials
Paper
Hand Carved Dentist's Trade Sign, Wooden Tooth, American Folk Art, Macabre
Located in Totnes, GB
traditional method of advertising a business. Some of the earliest signs were flat and painted on both sides
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Business Signs
Materials
Wood
H 5.52 in W 5.52 in L 5.52 in
Cast Iron Crown Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch cast iron crown probably used as part of a business sign. Paint is vintage, but not original
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Business Signs
Materials
Iron
Double Sided Japenese Mon Shop Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique wooden shop sign for business making family seals ( "mons"). Dimensions: 13.5"W x 47.25"L x
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs
Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
business. Her 1880s sign written frontage was still visible across the frontage until recently where it has
Category
1920s English Antique Business Signs
Materials
Mirror, Oak
H 11.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
and Amelia Gold, an Hungarian Jew who ran a French millinery business. Her 1880s sign written frontage
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Business Signs
Materials
Brass
Japanese Eyeglass Kanban
Located in San Francisco, CA
outside to advertise the business. This unusual shop sign has the original thick glass and keyaki wood as
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Wrought Iron Sign Bracket
Located in Southampton, NY
holes. Great for a commercial use business sign or residential.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Business Signs
Materials
Iron
Vintage 1920s Are Deco Signed Napier Set Of Two Stick Figure
Located in New York, NY
(now it can business cards). There are signs of wear on the faces and body due to the nature of the age
Category
1920s Antique Business Signs
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Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878)
Engla...
Category
Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Business Signs
Materials
Other
$70,304 / set
H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in
Hans Weiss Custom Headboard for King Bed
By Hans Weiss
Located in Hanover, MA
BG GALLERIES SPRING INTO SUMMER SALE
Custom L shaped headboard cabinet wall with floating nightstands and bookshelves designed by Hans Weiss in 1960 for the master bedroom of an Upp...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Business Signs
Materials
Brass
Flowers Still-Life
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BIVA Paul (1851 – 1900)
Flowers Still-Life
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 90 X 117 cm - Dim frame : 117 X 145 cm
BIVA Paul (1851 – 1900)
Fr...
Category
1880s Academic Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Watercolor Burgandy Dress With Green Cape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Antique Business Signs
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$164 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12 in W 7 in
Custom Pair of Single-Arm Plaster Sconces in the Manner of Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of single-arm plaster sconces in the manner of Giacometti,
Please note that the sconces takes E-12 candelabra bulbs, 40 Watts.
Lead Time for custom made is 8-10 weeks.
W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Antique Business Signs
Materials
Plaster
$5,600 / set
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 9.5 in
Serge Castella Chandelier, circa 2000, France
By Serge Castella Interiors
Located in Girona, Spain
Large "Spring" chandelier by Serge Castella
Custom-made
Signed and numbered
Metal and plaster
France, circa 2000
Excellent condition.
Serge Castella Interiors focuses on Antiques, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Antique Business Signs
Materials
Metal
1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an early medical school demonstration model. The horse skull on its own very interesting. It shows a professionally done cutaway of the skull showing the teeth below the gum ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Business Signs
Materials
Bone
12 Antique English Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue and Hand-Painted Florals Tiffany
By Cauldon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic pattern by Cauldon of England which was custom ordered through Tiffany's in many different color ways. We have had the pleasure of offering this beautiful pattern in cobalt...
Category
1920s Antique Business Signs
Materials
Porcelain
$700 Sale Price / set
43% Off
H 0.75 in Dm 8.1 in
Antique Neoclassical Pine and Lime Wood Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial and impressive architectural late 19th century profusely carved pine and lime wood fireplace surround in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam. The shelf perfectly evokes ...
Category
1870s English Georgian Antique Business Signs
Materials
Pine
$16,706 Sale Price
20% Off
H 68.31 in W 87.01 in D 13.78 in
Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Business Signs
Materials
Wood
$3,950
H 17.25 in W 64 in D 3.5 in
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Business Signs
Marvin E. Newman, Art Edition Broadway, Believe It, 1958
By Marvin Newman, Lyle Rexer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stately Art Edition presenting the first major career restrospective of Marvin E. Newman, with some 170 featured images as well as signed photographic print Broadway, Believe It, 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Antique Business Signs
Materials
Paper
Bespoke Octagonal Pink Murano Glass and Brass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagonal pink Murano glass and bras mirror, in stock
Vivid and intense pink glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout, highly polished faceted pattern c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Business Signs
Materials
Brass
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Business Signs
Materials
Other
$232,360
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Painting 19th Century Flowers
By Louis Adolphe Tessier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
TESSIER Louis Adolphe (1858-1915)Flowers
Oil on canvas signed low right and dated 1893
Old original frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 53 X 67 cm
Dim frame : 78 X 91 cm
Certificat...
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Business Signs
Materials
Oil
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers.
This up-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Antique Business Signs
Materials
Paper
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Antique Business Signs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique business signs available for sale. The range of distinct antique business signs — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique business signs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Nouveau, Victorian and Georgian antique business signs are consistently popular styles. Emile Gallé, François Linke and Henry Dasson each produced beautiful antique business signs that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Business Signs?
Prices for antique business signs start at $81 and top out at $674,500 with the average selling for $3,499.
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