Are antique prints worth anything?

Yes, some antique prints are worth something. There is often a market for prints at least 100 years old, especially those produced by Old Masters, such as Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer and Francisco Goya. However, prices do vary based on the maker, historical significance, image quality, medium, series size, condition and other factors. If you'd like an estimate as to the value of a particular print in your collection, you may wish to work with a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of art prints.

Antique Printing Machines

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 72 in D 26 in

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Antique Hamilton of Two Rivers Wisconsin Industrial steel/oak type Ledge Worktable for Printers, Printmakers, or TypeSetting. Patina and wear to all surfaces. Many years of use has c...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Steel

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Metal Peonies

$5,470

H 18.51 in W 18.9 in D 2.37 in

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Metal Peonies

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

1785 Christophe-Philippe Oberkamp invented the first machine for printing wallpaper in 1785 and

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19th Century French Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Oak

Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon

$308

H 12.6 in W 9.06 in D 0.01 in

Exotic Birds of the World: A 1765-1780 Study by Martinet and Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

are applied by hand, giving each print a unique vibrancy and detail that machine printing could not

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1770s French Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Paper

Serge GladkySerge Gladky - Art Deco Colorful Composition - Original Pochoir, C.1925

$1,184

H 13 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in

Serge Gladky - Art Deco Colorful Composition - Original Pochoir

By Serge Gladky

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

to mass-printed materials. The increasing use of machine printing and the poor quality of color

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1920s Art Deco Antique Printing Machines

Large 19th Century French Bronze "Prince Hamlet & the Gravedigger, Shakespeare"

$74,500

H 51 in W 33 in D 23 in

Large 19th Century French Bronze "Prince Hamlet & the Gravedigger, Shakespeare"

By Thiebaut Freres

Located in Tarzana, CA

, cylinders for printing canvas and paper, machine parts steam and other industrial objects made of bronze and

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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Bronze

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38-Star Antique American Flag with Unique Star Pattern, circa 1876

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H 31 in W 40 in D 2 in

38-Star Antique American Flag with Unique Star Pattern, circa 1876

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

threads along the hoist end near canton. No hoist. Flag has machine-stitched edges. Printing is consistent

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1870s American Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Wool

Friedl Dicker-Brandeis"Untitled" Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Bauhaus School, Jewish Woman Artist, Interior, circa 1928

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H 12 in W 16 in

"Untitled" Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Bauhaus School, Jewish Woman Artist, Interior

Located in New York, NY

and her practical relationship to art. She fought her way to the printing presses and the metalworking

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1920s Bauhaus Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Charcoal, Board

Antique Neo Cyclostyle Printing Machine, Duplicating Apparatus, Victorian, 1890

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H 5.32 in W 13 in D 10.63 in

Antique Neo Cyclostyle Printing Machine, Duplicating Apparatus, Victorian, 1890

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Neo-Cyclostyle printing machine. An English, oak cased duplicating apparatus

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Late 19th Century British Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Oak

Germaine-Paule Jaumard“Sylvia”, 1921

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H 7.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in

“Sylvia”

Located in Southampton, NY

the stencil process came in reaction to the proliferation of machine printing and the poor quality of

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1920s Art Deco Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Archival Paper, Stencil

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Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers

$7,104Sale Price|20% Off

H 53.55 in W 53.55 in D 32.29 in

Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

This large, industrial catalog cabinet with multiple flat drawers was made during the 1930s and comes from Artist's Atelie. It is made of high-quality oak wood, which is considered a...

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1930s European Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Massive 63 Drawer Printers Cabinet

$11,880

H 66 in W 126 in D 31 in

Late 19th Century Massive 63 Drawer Printers Cabinet

Located in Dekalb, IL

This huge cabinet served it's first life in a printmaker's shop housing a number of fonts, tools, and supplies sometime during the mid to late 1800s. The cabinet has a variety of dra...

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1890s American Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Wood

Adjustable Industrial Table Hamilton USA

$14,500

H 39 in W 90 in D 24 in

Adjustable Industrial Table Hamilton USA

By Hamilton

Located in Sagaponack, NY

An adjusting industrial table on casters having an architectural cast iron frame supporting a joined and substantial oiled mahogany top. The height is controlled by a pair of hand cr...

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20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Iron, Metal

Antique Oak Printer's Cabinet

$8,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 92.5 in W 50.5 in D 20 in

Antique Oak Printer's Cabinet

Located in Pasadena, TX

8FT antique printer's flat file cabinet Striking 1930s-1940s industrial cabinet featuring 34 drawers. Rich warm wood with shell metal pulls. Would be ideal for an artist o...

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1930s North American Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Oak

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA

$8,800

H 46.5 in W 62 in D 34.5 in

Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US, circa 1950s. Glass tabletop allows the light of two enclosed fluorescent tube lights to...

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1950s American Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Metal

Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk

$1,850

H 51.75 in W 40 in D 18 in

Adjustable Vintage Industrial Desk

Located in Oakville, CT

Adjustable Foyer Entryway Hall Table / Hostess Station with Lamp Overall Dimensions: 18" x 40" x 40 1/2" - 51 3/4" high Desktop Dimensions: 16" x 40" x 23" - 34 1/4" high Material...

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Mid-20th Century American Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Steel, Iron

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Antique Printing Machines For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique printing machines available for sale. Frequently made of paper, metal and oak, all antique printing machines available were constructed with great care. Antique printing machines have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique printing machines to choose from, but at 1stDibs, industrial antique printing machines are of considerable interest. Antique printing machines have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Charles & George Asprey and Thiebaut Freres are consistently popular.