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Holger Peter Svane Lübbers “Couple on the seashore” Oilpainting 1908
Holger Peter Svane Lübbers “Couple on the seashore” Oilpainting 1908

Holger Peter Svane Lübbers “Couple on the seashore” Oilpainting 1908

Located in Münster, DE

Some of his works were reproduced on postcards and were extremely popular in their choice of motifs.

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Early 1900s Danish Belle Époque Antique Postcards

Materials

Canvas

Antique Pair of Silk Tapestry Staron & Meyer Exquisite Rare late 19th, France
Antique Pair of Silk Tapestry Staron & Meyer Exquisite Rare late 19th, France

Antique Pair of Silk Tapestry Staron & Meyer Exquisite Rare late 19th, France

Located in Bastogne, BE

Some were woven in the 1920’s and sold as postcards, framed art, or used to make cushions. Silk is often very difficult to photograph, but this item really looks better than the pho...

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Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Postcards

Materials

Silk, Wood

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...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Watercolor

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.

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Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Postcards

Materials

Brass

Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08.

Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08.

By Oskar Kokoschka

Located in New York, NY

Published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, with the printed postcard text on verso. Among Kokoschka's earliest prints were a series of 14 postcards, the current work and the followi...

Category

Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Postcards

Materials

Lithograph

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

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.

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1880s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Postcards

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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

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

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

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...

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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Beech

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

Large Kodak No. 2C Folding Pocket Camera/Leather Case c.1914
Large Kodak No. 2C Folding Pocket Camera/Leather Case c.1914

Large Kodak No. 2C Folding Pocket Camera/Leather Case c.1914

By Eastman Kodak

Located in San Francisco, CA

HISTORY The Kodak No. 2C is one of Kodak’s early folding cameras and was designed to take a variant of 122 format film, commonly known as the postcard format.  

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Postcards

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Memories from Marina di Pisa by Nino Costa - 1899
Memories from Marina di Pisa by Nino Costa - 1899

Memories from Marina di Pisa by Nino Costa - 1899

Located in Roma, IT

Memories from Marina di Pisa is an Autograph Postcard Signed by the Italian painter Giovanni Costa (Rome, 1826 – Marina di Pisa, 1903), best-known as Nino Costa, to Adele Verducci.

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1890s Modern Antique Postcards

Materials

Paper, Ink

"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

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

"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

"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

"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

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.

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Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Antique Postcards

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Lacquer

"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 Art Nouveau Color Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"Salon des Cent" Original 1897 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

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

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...

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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.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.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.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.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.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.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

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.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.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.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.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.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

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 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

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

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

“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

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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.