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Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign
Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

$2,420

H 13.25 in W 19 in D 1 in

Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

. - Erie, PA Antique new-old-stock tin-over-cardboard (TOC) advertising sign. This piece advertises Reed Mfg. Co., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of vises and pipe tools, and wh...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Business Signs

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Tin

Antique Parisian Metal Boot Sign, Red Painted Wrought Iron, Circa 1900
Antique Parisian Metal Boot Sign, Red Painted Wrought Iron, Circa 1900

Antique Parisian Metal Boot Sign, Red Painted Wrought Iron, Circa 1900

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Among her exceptional collection, she was collecting topographical paintings and drawings, vintage street signs and broken armatures from the metro. Over the time she gathered over 6...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Antique French Boot Maker Sign, Painted Metal with Iron Support, 1900
Antique French Boot Maker Sign, Painted Metal with Iron Support, 1900

Antique French Boot Maker Sign, Painted Metal with Iron Support, 1900

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Among her exceptional collection, she was collecting topographical paintings and drawings, vintage street signs and broken armatures from the metro. Over the time she gathered over 6...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Vintage Metal Sign From Iconic New York Haberdasher Dobbs Hats
Vintage Metal Sign From Iconic New York Haberdasher Dobbs Hats

Vintage Metal Sign From Iconic New York Haberdasher Dobbs Hats

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A very well made Metal sign for Dobbs Hats, a New York Retailer started in 1908 and still in business today.

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Business Signs

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Metal

Rare Haig & Chippendale Geo. III 8-day, Hour Strike Longcase Grandfather Clock
Rare Haig & Chippendale Geo. III 8-day, Hour Strike Longcase Grandfather Clock

Rare Haig & Chippendale Geo. III 8-day, Hour Strike Longcase Grandfather Clock

By Thomas Chippendale Jr.

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

This could possibly be one of the most rare and fine longcase grandfathers clock to have ever graced our 102 year old business. Signed on top of the hood/bonnet by Haig & Chippendale...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Business Signs

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Brass

Novelty Art Deco India Super Tyres Advertising Tyre Decanter
Novelty Art Deco India Super Tyres Advertising Tyre Decanter

Novelty Art Deco India Super Tyres Advertising Tyre Decanter

Located in Northampton, GB

Incorporated in 1930 and lived a short life in business dissolving in 1948. Within their short lifespan, the business made various enamel signs often featuring bright orange backgrou...

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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Business Signs

Materials

Glass

Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.
Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.

Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.

$207Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.95 in W 11.62 in D 0 in

Industrial and Daily Life in Pittsburg - Published in The Graphic, 1876.

Located in Langweer, NL

The surrounding buildings feature signs for businesses, such as "Mr. M. Richard Boots & Shoes" and "Old Seeton House."

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1870s Antique Business Signs

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit
Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit

Eugene von BlaasPortrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit

$28,000

H 23.25 in W 18.5 in D 2 in

Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit

By Eugene von Blaas

Located in Milford, NH

Many of his scenes, painted either in oil or watercolor, suggest male and female flirtation between fisher folk as they go about their daily business. Oil on wood panel, signed and ...

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1880s Impressionist Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Silver Gilded Diamonds Whistle Russian Empire Moscow Lebedkin, circa 1905
Silver Gilded Diamonds Whistle Russian Empire Moscow Lebedkin, circa 1905

Silver Gilded Diamonds Whistle Russian Empire Moscow Lebedkin, circa 1905

Located in Vienna, AT

Hallmarked: -- ASSAYER'S MARK: IVAN SERGEYEVICH LEBEDKIN / MOSCOW business license 1899 -- sign of silvermith existing: AM enclosed by rectangle -- silver fineness mark = fi...

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Early 1900s Russian Other Antique Business Signs

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Sterling Silver

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Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London
Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London

Folk Art Painted Metal Milliners Top Hat Trade Sign Annie Gold circa 1890 London

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Built in the 1780s, the four-storey Grade II-listed house of 42 Brushfield Street has been home in the past to diamond-cutters, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders and Ameli...

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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Business Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire
Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire

Rare Photo of Fred and Adele Astaire

Located in New York, NY

Original vintage photograph with autographs of Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire during the period of their early collaboration in show business. The photograph is signed "La...

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1920s Antique Business Signs

Materials

Paper

Original Paint Wine Cellar Sign English S.H. Jones Opened 1848 Still in Business
Original Paint Wine Cellar Sign English S.H. Jones Opened 1848 Still in Business

Original Paint Wine Cellar Sign English S.H. Jones Opened 1848 Still in Business

Located in Highwood, IL

This has to be the perfect accessory for ones wine cellar. **Please note the sign bows out slightly and does not lay flush to the wall.

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Early 1900s English Country Antique Business Signs

Materials

Wood

Japanese Beckoning Cat
Japanese Beckoning Cat

Japanese Beckoning Cat

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H 22 in W 13 in D 14 in

Japanese Beckoning Cat

Located in Chicago, IL

They are typically displayed at business entrances as a sign of welcome. This large, hollow terracotta figure is painted in traditional black, white, and red polychrome colors.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs

Materials

Terracotta

Oil Painting by Alexander Austen "The Trumpet Player"
Oil Painting by Alexander Austen "The Trumpet Player"

Oil Painting by Alexander Austen "The Trumpet Player"

By Alexander Austen

Located in Mere, GB

A turn of the century painter of everyday folk going about their everyday business. Oil on canvas signed and in fine original frame Dimensions unframed 16 x 12 Dimensions framed 24...

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19th Century Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil

Country Side Scene
Country Side Scene

Country Side Scene

By George Ames Aldrich

Located in Houston, TX

Newcomb, who formed a partnership in order to assume command of the business. Oil on canvas, signed lower right 30”h x 36”w, overall size is 37” x 43” c. 1920s

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil

George Ames Aldrich
George Ames Aldrich

George Ames Aldrich

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H 30 in W 36 in D 1 in

George Ames Aldrich

By George Ames Aldrich

Located in Houston, TX

Newcomb, who formed a partnership in order to assume command of the business. Oil on canvas, signed lower right 30” H x 36” W, overall size is 37” x 43”, circa 1920s.  

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1920s American Other Antique Business Signs

Original Rustic Western/Cowboy Steer Horn Lamp from a Montana Landmark
Original Rustic Western/Cowboy Steer Horn Lamp from a Montana Landmark

Original Rustic Western/Cowboy Steer Horn Lamp from a Montana Landmark

Located in Highwood, IL

In 1930, twenty-six lodgers lived upstairs at the Belmont Hotel. Evidence of other businesses includes the ghost sign on the east wall advertising Theodore Coy Furniture, “Pay Cash a...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Business Signs

Materials

Brass

19th cent. White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by R. Schmid Dated 1891
19th cent. White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by R. Schmid Dated 1891

19th cent. White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by R. Schmid Dated 1891

Located in San Francisco, CA

A finely carved large white marble bust of a Gentleman, sitter is unknown, possibly a San Francisco prominent business man. Signed R Schmid and Dated 1891. The bust is sitting on a w...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Business Signs

Materials

Marble

Verger Freres Paillet Belle Epoch Pendant Watch, circa 1910s
Verger Freres Paillet Belle Epoch Pendant Watch, circa 1910s

Verger Freres Paillet Belle Epoch Pendant Watch, circa 1910s

By Verger Frères

Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE

They were one of only two companies to create the legendary ‘Mystery Clocks’ (Cartier being the other) and their desk and mantel clocks were unquestionably some of the most exception...

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1910s French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs

Materials

Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum

"The Train Trestle" Frank Dumond, American Impressionist Landscape Painting
"The Train Trestle" Frank Dumond, American Impressionist Landscape Painting

"The Train Trestle" Frank Dumond, American Impressionist Landscape Painting

By Frank Vincent Dumond

Located in New York, NY

He got a job creating illustrations for a sign painting business. After graduating from a Rochester public school, DuMond moved to New York City in 1884.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Business Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1929 Hand-Painted Urban American Autohaus Garage Sign Folk Art
1929 Hand-Painted Urban American Autohaus Garage Sign Folk Art

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.

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1920s American Industrial Antique Business Signs

Materials

Metal

Antique Advertising Sign Physician Surgeon Reverse Paint Glass, Black/Gold Leaf
Antique Advertising Sign Physician Surgeon Reverse Paint Glass, Black/Gold Leaf

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 is in excellent shape with no cracks or chips.

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Early 20th Century Antique Business Signs

Materials

Glass

Bang-Up Business: Carved Wood Revolver Trade Sign
Bang-Up Business: Carved Wood Revolver Trade Sign

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 pistol, meticulously handcrafted with a charmingly rustic appeal. Likely used as an...

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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Business Signs

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Wood

19th Century French Watch Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor
19th Century French Watch Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor

19th Century French Watch Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Among her exceptional collection, she was collecting topographical paintings and drawings, vintage street signs and broken armatures from the metro. Over the time she gathered over 6...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Business Signs

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Pair Antique 19th Century Oil Canvas Paintings Marine Nautical Ships Seascapes
Pair Antique 19th Century Oil Canvas Paintings Marine Nautical Ships Seascapes

Pair Antique 19th Century Oil Canvas Paintings Marine Nautical Ships Seascapes

Located in Portland, OR

The paintings also depict the harbor walls and the town behind, with many buildings and figures going about their business. Both paintings are signed "F. Lohse" and also having a nam...

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1870s Dutch School Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Indianer-Kapelle c.1910 Vienna Austria Native American Indian poster
Indianer-Kapelle c.1910 Vienna Austria Native American Indian poster

Indianer-Kapelle c.1910 Vienna Austria Native American Indian poster

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Included in a portfolio were photographic images of the Kapelle (also known as Hill's American Indian Band), programs, playlists and the original contracts for the business enterpris...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Business Signs

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Lithograph, Paper

Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel, Cairo, Egypt Anton (Tony) Binder 1895
Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel, Cairo, Egypt Anton (Tony) Binder 1895

Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel, Cairo, Egypt Anton (Tony) Binder 1895

Located in Portland, OR

The painting depicting a village scene in Cairo with a mosque and trees to the background, to the foreground a scene of village life with locals going about their daily business. The...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil, Panel

Piet Verhaert, The Card Players, Oil Painting
Piet Verhaert, The Card Players, Oil Painting

Piet Verhaert, The Card Players, Oil Painting

By Piet Verhaert

Located in Cheltenham, GB

In this interior from yesteryear, Verhaert is certainly mixing business with pleasure. Signed/dated and held within a later frame.

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1890s Dutch School Antique Business Signs

Materials

Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

17th Century "Diana's Deer and Boar Hunt" Etching by Antonio Tempesta
17th Century "Diana's Deer and Boar Hunt" Etching by Antonio Tempesta

17th Century "Diana's Deer and Boar Hunt" Etching by Antonio Tempesta

By Antonio Tempesta

Located in Cagliari, IT

About this time he began his career as a print publisher, producing illustrated books in collaboration with Melchior Tavernier, and becoming a master in the bookseller's guild on 26 ...

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17th Century French Baroque Antique Business Signs

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Paper

Hand Carved Dentist's Trade Sign, Wooden Tooth, American Folk Art, Macabre
Hand Carved Dentist's Trade Sign, Wooden Tooth, American Folk Art, Macabre

Hand Carved Dentist's Trade Sign, Wooden Tooth, American Folk Art, Macabre

Located in Totnes, GB

Symbols that were immediately recognisable relied upon a shared system of emblematic meaning, and this interaction between trade sign and viewer still lingers as a traditional method...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Business Signs

Materials

Wood

Cast Iron Crown Sign
Cast Iron Crown Sign

Cast Iron Crown Sign

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H 10 in W 16 in D 6 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.

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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Business Signs

Materials

Iron

Double Sided Japenese Mon Shop Sign
Double Sided Japenese Mon Shop Sign

Double Sided Japenese Mon Shop Sign

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H 13.5 in W 47.25 in D 1 in

Double Sided Japenese Mon Shop Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique wooden shop sign for business making family seals ( "mons").

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs

Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Pair of Early 20thC Oak Milliner Shop Table Mirrors, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Built in the 1780s, the four-storey Grade II-listed house of 42 Brushfield Street has been home in the past to diamond-cutters, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders and Ameli...

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1920s English Antique Business Signs

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner
Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Early 20th Century Brass Millinery Hat Stand, Annie Gold, French Milliner

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Built in the 1780s, the four-storey Grade II-listed house of 42 Brushfield Street has been home in the past to diamond-cutters, furriers, boot makers, drapers, book-binders and Ameli...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Business Signs

Materials

Brass

Japanese Eyeglass Kanban
Japanese Eyeglass Kanban

Japanese Eyeglass Kanban

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H 13.63 in W 24.38 in D 2.13 in

Japanese Eyeglass Kanban

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Japanese kanban (shop sign) from an optometrist's office in Kyoto. The shop sign was used outside to advertise the business.

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19th Century Japanese Antique Business Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Wrought Iron Sign Bracket
19th Century English Wrought Iron Sign Bracket

19th Century English Wrought Iron Sign Bracket

Located in Southampton, NY

Great for a commercial use business sign or residential.

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Business Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage 1920s Are Deco Signed Napier Set Of Two Stick Figure
Vintage 1920s Are Deco Signed Napier Set Of Two Stick Figure

Vintage 1920s Are Deco Signed Napier Set Of Two Stick Figure

Located in New York, NY

One of them is holding two suitcases and the other was used to hold cigarettes (now it can business cards). There are signs of wear on the faces and body due to the nature of the age...

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1920s Antique Business Signs

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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.