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Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"
Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"

Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"

By Hans Zatzka

Located in Los Angeles, CA

photographed for commercial and collectable postcards. Though no information about his works being exhibited in

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Beaux Arts Antique Postcards

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Study of two collies
Study of two collies

Study of two collies

By Arthur Wardle

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

, postcards, calendars, and even cigarette cards. More than 250 of his dog portraits were reproduced, making

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Oil

Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' Oil on Board "in Search of Love" Cherub & Swan
Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' Oil on Board "in Search of Love" Cherub & Swan

Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' Oil on Board "in Search of Love" Cherub & Swan

By Hans Zatzka

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, many of Zazka's charming works were photographed for commercial and collectable postcards. Though no

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Postcards

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Manset Fish Wharf
Manset Fish Wharf

Manset Fish Wharf

Located in Soquel, CA

postcards and salon prints were his bread and butter, but whenever opportunity beckoned he diversified. He

Category

19th Century American Realist Antique Postcards

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sunlit Surf Maine Coast
Sunlit Surf Maine Coast

Sunlit Surf Maine Coast

Located in Soquel, CA

years. At first, scenic postcards and salon prints were his bread and butter, but whenever opportunity

Category

1920s American Realist Antique Postcards

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Near the finish, 1885
Near the finish, 1885

Near the finish, 1885

By Arthur Wardle

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

to be sought after and have been widely reproduced on postcards, books, cigarette cards, calendars

Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Postcards

Materials

Canvas, Oil

36 Star Flag Made of Woven Silk For the 1876 Centennial Expo
36 Star Flag Made of Woven Silk For the 1876 Centennial Expo

36 Star Flag Made of Woven Silk For the 1876 Centennial Expo

Located in York County, PA

field wove bookmarks, cloth postcards, and small, frameable, souvenir textiles. This is the only known

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Postcards

Materials

Silk

'Indian Detour' — 1920s New Mexico
'Indian Detour' — 1920s New Mexico

'Indian Detour' — 1920s New Mexico

By John Sloan

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

, pamphlets, menus, and postcards. In 1925, up against the slump of business caused by the increasing

Category

1920s Ashcan School Antique Postcards

Materials

Etching

Chicken and Rooster
Chicken and Rooster

Chicken and Rooster

By Kobayashi Kiyochika

Located in Fairlawn, OH

postcards to help support them. The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 provided another opportunity for such

Category

1910s Showa Antique Postcards

Materials

Woodcut

Chicken and Rooster
Chicken and Rooster

Chicken and Rooster

By Kobayashi Kiyochika

Located in Fairlawn, OH

postcards to help support them. The Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 provided another opportunity for such

Category

1910s Showa Antique Postcards

Materials

Woodcut

VICTORIAN HARROPS CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER RECLINER DRINKS CABINET ARMCHAIR
VICTORIAN HARROPS CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER RECLINER DRINKS CABINET ARMCHAIR

VICTORIAN HARROPS CHESTERFiELD BROWN LEATHER RECLINER DRINKS CABINET ARMCHAIR

By Chesterfield

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

, and entered the War in France on 21 September 1918 Rowland Hill who wrote the lovely postcard joined

Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Postcard
Postcard

Postcard

By Oskar Kokoschka

Located in Vienna, Vienna

This is a post card and colour lithography from 1908 that were made for the Wiener Werkstätte. Is has been newly framed. The original work is listed in the catalogue raisonné by Alfr...

Category

Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

Wiener Werkstatte Postcards
Wiener Werkstatte Postcards

Wiener Werkstatte Postcards

By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Mela Koehler

Located in Waltham, MA

Three postcards in color by the Wiener Werkstatte. Designed by the Austrian artist Mela Koehler

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

Antique Decoupaged Cottage  Chest, FRENCH POSTCARDS
Antique Decoupaged Cottage  Chest, FRENCH POSTCARDS

Antique Decoupaged Cottage Chest, FRENCH POSTCARDS

Located in Port Chester, NY

Charming and beach-cottage ready. An antique pine bureau, decoupaged with vintage French postcard

Category

19th Century Antique Postcards

Materials

Pine, Paint, Paper

Wiener Werkstatte Postcard Designed by Oskar Kokoschka
Wiener Werkstatte Postcard Designed by Oskar Kokoschka

Wiener Werkstatte Postcard Designed by Oskar Kokoschka

By Oskar Kokoschka, Wiener Werkstätte

Located in Winnetka, IL

A colored postcard published by the Wiener Werkstatte and designed by the Austrian Expressionist

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

Three-dimensional Postcard For Your Favorite Foodie
Three-dimensional Postcard For Your Favorite Foodie

Three-dimensional Postcard For Your Favorite Foodie

Located in Clear Spring, MD

Great postcards like this one have always been in demand. This is an exceptional one, with dried

Category

19th Century German Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Ribbon

Petite 1920s Postcard Desk with Iron Stretcher
Petite 1920s Postcard Desk with Iron Stretcher

Petite 1920s Postcard Desk with Iron Stretcher

Located in Pasadena, CA

Small Spanish Revival desk with nicely turned legs, wrought iron stretchers, and a beautiful burl wood top. 35.5" H x 38" W x 22" D

Category

1920s Spanish Colonial Antique Postcards

"Cordial Campari, " a Framed  Postcard by Leonetto Cappiello, 1921
"Cordial Campari, " a Framed  Postcard by Leonetto Cappiello, 1921

"Cordial Campari, " a Framed Postcard by Leonetto Cappiello, 1921

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in Chicago, IL

"Cordial Campari," an original postcard by Leonetto Cappiello, 1921. Here, the artist Cappiello

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

Lot of 32 Antique Mexican Postcards by Guillermo Kahlo
Lot of 32 Antique Mexican Postcards by Guillermo Kahlo

Lot of 32 Antique Mexican Postcards by Guillermo Kahlo

Located in Mexico City, D.F.

Collection of 32 antique lithographed and embossed mexican postcards by the photograph Guillermo

Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Porcelain Sign from Hotel Lee - Peoria's Best
Porcelain Sign from Hotel Lee - Peoria's Best

Porcelain Sign from Hotel Lee - Peoria's Best

Located in Solebury, PA

Rare and early five sided porcelain hotel advertising sign with original postcard attached to rear

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Postcards

Edwardian Beauty in Green
Edwardian Beauty in Green

Edwardian Beauty in Green

By James Ross Bryson

Located in Minneapolis, MN

work also appeared in postcards and advertising and magazine covers. Bryson's strong use of color, and

Category

Early 1900s American Realist Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Late Victorian Queens Jubilee Papier Mâché Plate by Raphael Tuck & Sons
Late Victorian Queens Jubilee Papier Mâché Plate by Raphael Tuck & Sons

Late Victorian Queens Jubilee Papier Mâché Plate by Raphael Tuck & Sons

By Raphael Tuck & Sons

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

eventually selling postcards, the latter being the most successful. Their business was one of the most well

Category

1880s English High Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

"A Spring Morning, Whitstandwell"
"A Spring Morning, Whitstandwell"

"A Spring Morning, Whitstandwell"

By Henry Hadfield Cubley

Located in Nashville, TN

postcards containing Wolverhampton scenes. The company had printing houses in London, Paris and New York.

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Postcards

Materials

Oil

Antique Wicker Boardwalk Rolling Chair
Antique Wicker Boardwalk Rolling Chair

Antique Wicker Boardwalk Rolling Chair

By The Shill Rolling Chair Co.

Located in Culver City, CA

for a licenses to operate the vehicle on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, old postcards show these chairs

Category

19th Century American Antique Postcards

Breezy Co-Ed with Tennis Racket
Breezy Co-Ed with Tennis Racket

Breezy Co-Ed with Tennis Racket

By Frederick Duncan

Located in Minneapolis, MN

. Frederick Duncan is also fondly remembered for his postcard designs, commissioned illustrations for The Thos

Category

1910s Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

Antique Watercolours of Officers of the Lancashire Fusiliers by McNeil
Antique Watercolours of Officers of the Lancashire Fusiliers by McNeil

Antique Watercolours of Officers of the Lancashire Fusiliers by McNeil

By John Mcneil

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

1903. He did not waste his talent but became a postcard artist. Several of his illustrations were used

Category

19th Century English Antique Postcards

18th Century Rustic Neoclassical Walnut Nightstand
18th Century Rustic Neoclassical Walnut Nightstand

18th Century Rustic Neoclassical Walnut Nightstand

Located in Charlottesville, VA

" of continental postcards inside the cabinet, as this surely served the last owner as a timestamp of a

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Postcards

Materials

Walnut

Les Ongles
Les Ongles

Les Ongles

By Suzanne Meunier

Located in Minneapolis, MN

modern girl. A published vintage French postcard of the painting is included in the sale. Painting is

Category

1910s Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Illustration Board, Watercolor

Martigues Harbour
Martigues Harbour

Martigues Harbour

By Vincent Manago

Located in York, GB

on his art. He often also used scenes depicted on postcards as inspiration for his paintings. One

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Postcards

Materials

Oil

Rare 19th Century Kwakiutl Clan Totem Pole, Alaska circa 1870
Rare 19th Century Kwakiutl Clan Totem Pole, Alaska circa 1870

Rare 19th Century Kwakiutl Clan Totem Pole, Alaska circa 1870

Located in Montecito, CA

pictured in many historic photographs and postcards in front of the Nugget Shop in Juneau, Alaska with a

Category

1870s Antique Postcards

Moët & Chandon: Dry Imperial

Moët & Chandon: Dry Imperial

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in San Francisco, CA

, Mucha executed a number of designs which were used on menus, postcards and other publicity connected

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

Luna - Goddess of the Moon
Luna - Goddess of the Moon

Luna - Goddess of the Moon

Located in Minneapolis, MN

company, his work also appeared as postcards, advertising, and magazine covers. Bryson's strong use of

Category

1910s Antique Postcards

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Rapheal Kirchner, a Wonderful Set of Fully Framed Prints, 1918
Rapheal Kirchner, a Wonderful Set of Fully Framed Prints, 1918

Rapheal Kirchner, a Wonderful Set of Fully Framed Prints, 1918

Located in Pewsey, GB

, especially in picture postcard format. His work served as an early inspiration to Peruvian painter Alberto

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Other

Sheep Resting & Cattle Watering in Highlands, pair of oils by Edgar Longstaffe
Sheep Resting & Cattle Watering in Highlands, pair of oils by Edgar Longstaffe

Sheep Resting & Cattle Watering in Highlands, pair of oils by Edgar Longstaffe

By Edgar Longstaffe

Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire

was employed by Messrs Raphael Tuck & Sons, the picture postcard firm to travel around the British

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Canvas

"Peter’s Cottage" Oil on Canvas by Edgar Longstaffe
"Peter’s Cottage" Oil on Canvas by Edgar Longstaffe

"Peter’s Cottage" Oil on Canvas by Edgar Longstaffe

By Edgar Longstaffe

Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire

postcard firm to travel around the British Isles to sketch well-known beauty spots and areas of natural

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Canvas

Large Antique Platinum 18K Gold Diamond Lucky “13” Charm Pendant
Large Antique Platinum 18K Gold Diamond Lucky “13” Charm Pendant

Large Antique Platinum 18K Gold Diamond Lucky “13” Charm Pendant

Located in Versailles, FR

the First World War, and was used in numerical form as a good luck symbol on postcards and charms. It

Category

Early 20th Century French Edwardian Antique Postcards

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Winston Churchill Signed Photograph

Winston Churchill Signed Photograph

Located in Jersey, GB

Prize for Literature in 1953. This signed photographic postcard depicts Winston Churchill, then a

Category

Early 1900s Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

Moët & Chandon: Champagne White Star

Moët & Chandon: Champagne White Star

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in San Francisco, CA

champagne, Mucha executed a number of designs which were used on menus, postcards and other publicity

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

Dutch Art Deco Painting by E.Van Offel, Nude with Red Dress
Dutch Art Deco Painting by E.Van Offel, Nude with Red Dress

Dutch Art Deco Painting by E.Van Offel, Nude with Red Dress

By Edmond van Offel 1

Located in Oakland, CA

right and has the greatest merit. His posters, postcards, school boards, and especially his

Category

1920s European Art Deco Antique Postcards

Intriguing Tooled and Gilt Morocco Leather Album of Grand Tour Interest
Intriguing Tooled and Gilt Morocco Leather Album of Grand Tour Interest

Intriguing Tooled and Gilt Morocco Leather Album of Grand Tour Interest

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

. There is a loose postcard included in the album that reads to the reverse ‘These cards were my

Category

Late 19th Century English George III Antique Postcards

Materials

Leather, Paper

Vivienne Segal: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl
Vivienne Segal: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl

Vivienne Segal: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

nouveau postcard artists in the Vienna Secessionist movement. The visionary artist later moved to France

Category

1910s Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Graphite, Paper, Pastel

Art Deco Period Plaster Boudoir Figure of a Flapper, Maurice Milliere circa 1920
Art Deco Period Plaster Boudoir Figure of a Flapper, Maurice Milliere circa 1920

Art Deco Period Plaster Boudoir Figure of a Flapper, Maurice Milliere circa 1920

By Maurice Milliere

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

the 1920s — and Fantasio, on postcards, posters, menus and product packaging. He was awarded Medaille

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Plaster

Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

Located in Stockholm, SE

happened that she received new photographs and postcards from Sweden, in order to stay up to date on

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Antique Postcards For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique postcards for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique postcards was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and brass. Antique postcards have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique postcards made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique postcards over the years, but those made by Louis Wain, Leonetto Cappiello and Alphonse Mucha are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Postcards?

Prices for antique postcards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique postcards begin at $75 and can go as high as $16,500, while the average can fetch as much as $510.