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

In 1778, Louis XVI issued a decree that required the length of a wallpaper roll to be about 34 feet, in 1785 Christophe-Philippe Oberkamp invented the first machine for printing wall...

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19th Century French Antique Printing Machines

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Oak

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

$306

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

This plate is then used to print the image, after which colors are applied by hand, giving each print a unique vibrancy and detail that machine printing could not achieve at the time...

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1770s French Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Paper

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

$1,180

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

The increasing use of machine printing and the poor quality of color reproductions in publishing brought about a need for pochoir printing.

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1920s Art Deco Antique Printing Machines

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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

Flag has several small tears throughout and loose threads along the hoist end near canton. No hoist. Flag has machine-stitched edges. Printing is consistent with clamp-dying process,...

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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

She fought her way to the printing presses and the metalworking machines and quickly mastered weaving.

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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, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.

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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

This interest in exploring the stencil process came in reaction to the proliferation of machine printing and the poor quality of color reproductions in publishing.

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1920s Art Deco Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Archival Paper, Stencil

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Vintage Adjustable Top Oak Drafting Table

$2,320Sale Price|20% Off

H 37.5 in W 60 in D 37 in

Vintage Adjustable Top Oak Drafting Table

Located in Pasadena, TX

This is a vintage drafting table from the early 20th century. It's made of solid oak and has through tenons. The top can be replaced with new matting and the top adjust by the contro...

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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Felt, Oak

Large Industrial Cast Iron Factory Trolley Work Cart Pine Plank Table or Island

$6,500

H 31 in W 94.5 in D 39 in

Large Industrial Cast Iron Factory Trolley Work Cart Pine Plank Table or Island

Located in Forney, TX

An incredible 20th century rustic industrial style repurposed dining table - kitchen island. Crafted from a heavy-duty utilitarian cast iron American factory - warehouse trolley ...

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Steel, Iron

Antique Industrial Cast Iron Drafting / Drawing Table by Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

$4,800

H 40 in W 51 in D 32 in

Antique Industrial Cast Iron Drafting / Drawing Table by Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

By Keuffel and Esser Co. 1

Located in Buffalo, NY

1920s American eagle drawing table by Keuffel & Esser Co. Overall dimensions: 32″ x 51″ Height range when top is flat: 37″ – 48″ Materials: Cast Iron & wood

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Steel, Iron

Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers

$7,077Sale 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

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

Neoclassical Style Industrial Bronze Bank Lobby Bar Counter

$48,000

H 41.75 in W 191.25 in D 37 in

Neoclassical Style Industrial Bronze Bank Lobby Bar Counter

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Monumental industrial bronze bar height counter measuring nearly 16 feet long. The bar height table crafted in the neoclassical taste was formerly a bank lobby counter with two sets ...

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20th Century European Neoclassical Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Bronze

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

Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.

$950 / item

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in

Six Hand Colored Engravings of Birds in New Frames & Matting. By Martinet.

Located in Washington, DC

Ten hand colored engravings of birds in new frames and matting sold individually. François Nicolas Martinet. Martinet engraved illustrations of birds for books by some of the mo...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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

Spanish 19th Century Massive Shop Counter

$35,000

H 33.25 in W 173.25 in D 27.25 in

Spanish 19th Century Massive Shop Counter

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This massive Spanish 19th century retail shop counter is over 14 feet long (14’-5 ¼” to be exact) - which is a fantastic scale to anchor a large kitchen or commercial business as it ...

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19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

François Nicolas MartinetBird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet, 1765

$675

H 12.5 in W 9.75 in

Bird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Bondree (Bird of Prey)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 420 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association wi...

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1760s Naturalistic Antique Printing Machines

Materials

Engraving

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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.