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Machias Seal Island Light Pastel Drawing, 19th Century American Art
Machias Seal Island Light Pastel Drawing, 19th Century American Art

Machias Seal Island Light Pastel Drawing, 19th Century American Art

By Wolf Kahn

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Wolf Kahn was commissioned by the Smithsonian to design a postcard for them. He made four designs and they selected a singular one.

Category

19th Century American Impressionist Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Love Me, Love My Horse
Love Me, Love My Horse

Love Me, Love My Horse

By Clarence Underwood

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Mixed Media on Board Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Center "Love Me, Love My Horse", postcard, Stokes Co., 1907 Also illustrated in "Girls of Today".

Category

Early 1900s Antique Postcards

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved
Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved

Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved

Located in Lisse, NL

So, if you would rather sit down and write someone a real letter or postcard then, in our view, you will be the right custodian for this stylish and beautifully made antique.

Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Brass

Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs"
Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs"

Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs"

By Hans Zatzka

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Research by Claudio Boltiansky - Copyright Note: The black and white image is from an old postcard of this artwork. The postcard is not available.

Category

1880s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Postcards

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830

Located in London, GB

Micas were created as souvenirs – the postcards of their day – as they depicted everyday Indian Society at the time.

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

Hunting Pack Of Welsh Hounds In Wales Framed Victorian Dog Watercolor Painting
Hunting Pack Of Welsh Hounds In Wales Framed Victorian Dog Watercolor Painting

Hunting Pack Of Welsh Hounds In Wales Framed Victorian Dog Watercolor Painting

By Arthur Wardle

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Arthur Wardle was a highly successful artist whose works continue to be sought after and have been widely reproduced on postcards, books, cigarette cards, calendars and even boxes of...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Watercolor

Arthur Deleu (1884-1966) - 1937 Oil, After The Rain
Arthur Deleu (1884-1966) - 1937 Oil, After The Rain

Arthur Deleu (1884-1966) - 1937 Oil, After The Rain

Located in Corsham, GB

The artist has signed, inscribed in Dutch and dated to the reverse. There is also a postcard attached at the reverse with a note written in Dutch.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Postcards

Materials

Oil

Three Setters on Point
Three Setters on Point

Three Setters on Point

By Edmund Henry Osthaus

Located in Missouri, MO

Also, Osthaus furthered his reputation with a series of postcards, prints, and calendar pictures done for the DuPont Company.

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Print of Nantucket Daydreams, by Henry S. Wyer, Nantucket, circa 1900
Print of Nantucket Daydreams, by Henry S. Wyer, Nantucket, circa 1900

Print of Nantucket Daydreams, by Henry S. Wyer, Nantucket, circa 1900

Located in Nantucket, MA

In addition to the photos he at his shop on Main Street, he was also noted for his bound albums, postcards, and a number of classic books collecting Nantucket history and anecdotes.

Category

Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

"Big Ben in Garden" Portrait of a Bulldog by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)
"Big Ben in Garden" Portrait of a Bulldog by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)

"Big Ben in Garden" Portrait of a Bulldog by Arthur Wardle (England, 1864-1949)

By Arthur Wardle

Located in SANTA FE, NM

He became very popular with the public for his oil paintings of dogs, particularly terriers; he worked for dog breeders, immortalizing their champions, and was also commissioned to p...

Category

Early 1900s Realist Antique Postcards

Materials

Pastel

Art Nouveau Thonet   Wood Children Cradle Sculpture
Art Nouveau Thonet   Wood Children Cradle Sculpture

Art Nouveau Thonet Wood Children Cradle Sculpture

By J.&J. Khon 1

Located in Valladolid, ES

Child's cradle model 1573. c. 1895 MoMA), the Museu del Disseny in Barcelona (Moderniste Cradle by Kohn Disseny Hub Barcelona) and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Berceau ,Drawing...

Category

1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Beech

"Amen" Original 1899 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"Amen" Original 1899 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"Amen" Original 1899 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Palm Beach, FL

He designed and published postcards, theatre and advertisement posters, numerous illustrations and decorative panels series, set around central themes inspired by nature, some printe...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Palm Beach, FL

He designed and published postcards, theatre and advertisement posters, numerous illustrations and decorative panels series, set around central themes inspired by nature, some printe...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Palm Beach, FL

He designed and published postcards, theatre and advertisement posters, numerous illustrations and decorative panels series, set around central themes inspired by nature, some printe...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

"Forgive Our Trespasses" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"Forgive Our Trespasses" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"Forgive Our Trespasses" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Palm Beach, FL

He designed and published postcards, theatre and advertisement posters, numerous illustrations and decorative panels series, set around central themes inspired by nature, some printe...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Antique Russian Abramtsevo Vase Hand Wood Carving Painting by Boehm
Rare Antique Russian Abramtsevo Vase Hand Wood Carving Painting by Boehm

Rare Antique Russian Abramtsevo Vase Hand Wood Carving Painting by Boehm

Located in Sweden, SE

She has created a recognizable style of the postcards that depicts children faces and silhouettes.

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Lacquer

Elderly cobbler reading paper peering out window

Elderly cobbler reading paper peering out window

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Gouache and Watercolor on Board Signature: Unsigned Postcard illustration; publisher: (The Gray Lithograph Company), Circa 1903; The Male Gaze 120 years ago.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Postcards

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board

19th Century White, Black, Flowers and Portrait Kilim Karabagh Rug, circa 1940s
19th Century White, Black, Flowers and Portrait Kilim Karabagh Rug, circa 1940s

19th Century White, Black, Flowers and Portrait Kilim Karabagh Rug, circa 1940s

Located in Firenze, IT

After the colonial Expansion of the nineteenth century in the region, due to a strong European influence the Armenian population of the villages of Karabagh gave birth to a productio...

Category

Early 20th Century Armenian Antique Postcards

Materials

Wool

The European Macabre Dance N.3  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.3  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.3 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.4  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.4  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.4 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.40  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.40  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.40 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.2  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.2  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.2 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.8  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.8  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.8 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.10 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.7  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.7  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.7 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.38  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.38  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.38 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.1  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.1  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.1 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.28  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.28 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance n.25 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.37  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.37  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.37 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.12 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.5  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.5  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.5 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

The European Macabre Dance N.6  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915
The European Macabre Dance N.6  - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

The European Macabre Dance N.6 - Lithograph by A. Martini - 1915

By Alberto Martini

Located in Roma, IT

Handcolored lithographic postcards. Very good conditions. Alberto Martini (Oderzo, 1876 - Milan, 1954); was an Italian draftsman, painter, engraver and illustrator, forerunner of t...

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

William Matthison All Saints and Carfax in Evening Oxford University watercolour

William Matthison All Saints and Carfax in Evening Oxford University watercolour

By William Matthison

Located in London, GB

Raphael Tuck & Sons also commissioned him to produce scenes of Cambridge for their postcards. His views of Oxford were latterly used in Fifty Watercolour Drawings of Oxford publishe...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Postcards

Materials

Watercolor

"Le Port de Marseille" Eugène Galien Laloue (French, 1854-1941)
"Le Port de Marseille" Eugène Galien Laloue (French, 1854-1941)

"Le Port de Marseille" Eugène Galien Laloue (French, 1854-1941)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Unlike many other artists of his day, he did not like to travel and many of his views of other cities or countries were inspired by postcards and photographs; an increasing tendency ...

Category

1910s Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Gouache

“Lost Love”
“Lost Love”

“Lost Love”

Located in Southampton, NY

In the 1920's het made many artictic postcards and silhouettes. He had succes in England as well.

Category

1920s Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Archival Paper

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830

Located in London, GB

Micas were created as souvenirs – the postcards of their day – as they depicted everyday Indian Society at the time.

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist
The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist

The Sunbonnet Babies - Modernist Female Artist

Located in Miami, FL

"[3] Many patterns for quilts and sewing were designed by Ruby Short McKim and published in nationally syndicated newspapers.[8] Sunbonnet Sue became symbolic of 'female innocence a...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck & Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf
Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck & Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf

Antique Mechanical Raphael Tuck & Sons Paper Toy St Bernard and Calf

By Raphael Tuck & Sons

Located in Haarlem, NL

Raphael Tuck and his wife started in London on October 1866, selling pictures, greeting cards and postcards. Their company was one of the most well-known in the postcard business of ...

Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper

Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case
Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case

Antique Eastman Kodak 3A Folding Pocket Camera with Leather Case

By Eastman Kodak

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

The 3A Folding Pocket Kodak, Eastman Kodak's first postcard format camera, was introduced in 1903 and sold until 1915.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Aluminum

Early 20th Chalkware Bust attributed to Esther Hunt c.1920
Early 20th Chalkware Bust attributed to Esther Hunt c.1920

Early 20th Chalkware Bust attributed to Esther Hunt c.1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

Settling there in 1918, she devoted most of her attention to Oriental subjects and had a nation-wide market for her paintings, prints, postcards, and colored ceramic figurines. She a...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Composition

The Fairground at Benodet - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil - Victor Charreton
The Fairground at Benodet - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil - Victor Charreton

The Fairground at Benodet - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil - Victor Charreton

By Victor Charreton

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

It would be a misjudgment to think that he only painted pretty picture-postcard scenes in the regions he visited; on the contrary, he would seek out the intimist qualities of a place...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Postcards

Materials

Oil, Board

Au Japon
Au Japon

Au Japon

By Victor Max Ninon

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In the 1920s he made numerous series of art deco style postcards for the Milanese publishing house Degami .

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Postcards

Materials

Screen

Pair “Faux Bamboo” Frames With Old Italian Shell Prints With Overwritten Text.
Pair “Faux Bamboo” Frames With Old Italian Shell Prints With Overwritten Text.

Pair “Faux Bamboo” Frames With Old Italian Shell Prints With Overwritten Text.

Located in Prato, Tuscany

During the Victorian period and into the early 1900s, it was common to write letters and messages on picture postcards, often embellished with colorful images and decorations, with l...

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Postcards

Materials

Faux Bamboo, Paper

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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.