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Stage Prop Scene Oil Painting on Canvas of Printing Press
Located in New York, NY
printing press. Unsigned. Some wear and water damage. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
Located in New York, NY
This is an antique Polish metal printer's block, used for printing Hebrew text or religious
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19th Century Polish Antique Printing Press

Materials

Metal, Lead

Antique A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
$2,500
H 4.26 in W 2.6 in D 0.12 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 Press

Materials

Steel

Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
-1869), was an engraver, lithographer and printer who founded a large printing press of popular
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1860s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Antique Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860
Old Hand-Colored View of the City of Nice in Southern France, ca.1860
$308 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.03 in W 13.78 in D 0 in
Portrait of Johann Gutenberg - Pencil on Paper - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
century. It depicts the father of modern printing and the introductory of mechanical movable type printing
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19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pencil

Antique Portrait of Johann Gutenberg -  Pencil on Paper - 19th Century
$631 Sale Price
25% Off
H 16.15 in W 10.44 in D 0.04 in
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fleet Street has been populated by scribbling hacks since the invention of the printing press.
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1840s British Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood

Antique Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
$701
H 2.92 in W 9.18 in D 5.71 in
Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution
Located in Stamford, CT
in her left hand, and her foot is resting on an anvil. On one side is a printing press and a sprocket
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Late 19th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Death of the Virgin - Etching by Rembrandt - 1639
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
1626 to 1660, when he was forced to sell his printing-press and practically abandoned etching. In the
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1630s Old Masters Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family - Etching by Rembrandt - 1641
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
etchings for most of his career, from 1626 to 1660, when he was forced to sell his printing-press and
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1640s Old Masters Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

The Overseas Daily Mail, Signed Original Advertisement Artwork, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
. In the rear sits the machinery of the newspaper's printing press, constructed from a maze of cogs and
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Early 20th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gouache

Amberley Boy, No. 2
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in Fairlawn, OH
early stage after the artist recorded the plate as “spoiled” (it was destroyed in the printing press
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1920s English School Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
continued until the 1930s. He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
Located in York County, PA
Columbian Printing Press. It balanced on the lever for the press, which was in the form of serpent. Designed
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1810s American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
$25,000
H 15.5 in W 14.75 in D 4 in
La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
By Henri Matisse
Located in Storrs, CT
printing press in his own studio. Henri Matisse approached printmaking with a toolbox of techniques that
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
$48,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30.5 in W 26.13 in D 1.5 in
19th century color lithograph dogs bird nature grass pastoral animals
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark
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1850s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Located in Middletown, NY
(1839-1911) was a businessman and collector. He was the preeminent manufacturer of printing press
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17th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold Leaf

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Located in Soquel, CA
with only one printing press. He subsequently moved a few more times before arriving at 57, rue de
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop
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1850s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin
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1870s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Blossom Time in Tokyo
By Helen Hyde
Located in Fairlawn, OH
her development. In 1894 Hyde returned to San Francisco and in 1895 she bought a printing press and
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Woodcut

Blossom Time in Tokyo
Blossom Time in Tokyo
$2,500
H 18.75 in W 11.75 in
Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Located in Soquel, CA
started his own firm in 1828 at 2, rue Pierre Sarrazin with only one printing press. He subsequently moved
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Emile Chaumont (1877-1927) - Summer landscape in Dordogne
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Bordeaux and the Pech printing press. Certainly a painter before, it was really at this time that he
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th century color lithograph horses chariot figures dynamic landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin
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1870s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
By German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
use of the printing press transformed the social fabric of Europe at the turn of the 16th century, and
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Printing Press

Materials

Oil, Panel

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
on the plate and pressed with a heavy roller or printing press to transfer the image from the plate
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Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

1862 Civil War Playing Cards with Stars, Flag, Sheilds and Eagles
Located in York County, PA
music, books, musical instruments, printing presses and type, etc. American Card Company had offices at
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1860s American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

1862 Civil War Playing Cards with Stars, Flag, Sheilds and Eagles
1862 Civil War Playing Cards with Stars, Flag, Sheilds and Eagles
Price Upon Request
H 43.25 in W 43.25 in D 3 in
The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768
Located in Roma, IT
highly successful, appearing in the various catalogs of the printing press. After the first attribution
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1760s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Art Nouveau Female Nude William Shakespeare - "The Dryad Tree Forest of Arden"
Located in Miami, FL
photography. Hugh, who owned a printing press, published illustrations made by the himk and/or his wife. She
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Oxford: The University Press, 1885. With original full burgundy leather
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

Cadiz Island: A Framed 17th Century Hand-colored Map from Blaeu's Atlas Major
By Joan (Johannes) Blaeu
Located in Alamo, CA
Dam Square, were the largest the world had ever seen up to that time. When the printing press
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, sage, and light and cobalt blue. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
pressed onto a damp sheet of paper using a printing press, transferring the ink to create the final print
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Early 1800s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)
Located in Langweer, NL
damp sheet of paper would be pressed onto the plate using a printing press, forcing the ink from the
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1770s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Half-length portrait of a man with beard - A Rembrandt of the 18th century -
Located in Berlin, DE
a printing press installed in his house to keep the quality of the engravings at the highest level
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1780s Baroque Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

19th century color lithograph nature figure winter scene trees snow river
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin
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1860s Other Art Style Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph seascape boat ship waves maritime landscape
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph birds landscape nature grass sky water figure
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
original grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart
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1870s Other Art Style Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

19th century color lithograph still life vase flowers
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus
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1840s Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

19th century color lithograph landscape figures horseback house scene trees sky
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

19th century color lithograph portraits ship seascape patriotic flags military
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
original grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart
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1850s Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

19th century color lithograph watercolor landscape figurative animal print
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

19th century color lithograph figures cemetery willow tree memorial headstone
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Milwaukee, WI
grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms
Located in Prato, Tuscany
to transfer the image to paper through the printing process, often using a press. Dutch artists such
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood, Paper

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
By Cyrus Bates Currier
Located in Soquel, CA
transfer press for printing United States paper currency was a product of his shop. The early equipment and
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.25 in
Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: circle with a donkey. Depictions of a printing press
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Early 1700s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic press to
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Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Brass

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)
By Denis Diderot
Located in Florham Park, NJ
encyclopedia was quite inclusive. It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)
Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)
$680
H 22.75 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Located in Madison, WI
mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses. Four
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Brass

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880
Located in Antwerp, BE
printing press plates. Boris Jacobi in Russia not only rediscovered galvanoplastics, but developed
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1880s Unknown Empire Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite
By John Henry Hill
Located in Dallas, TX
printing press on Phantom Island which he hauled from Bolton’s Landing over the ice of the lake in the
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Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Engravers Printing Press
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.
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19th Century German Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

Engravers Printing Press
Engravers Printing Press
$2,800
H 55 in W 38 in D 28 in
19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA
Located in Milford, NH
This is a great example of a 19th century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press or Letterpress
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19th Century American Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Roman bronze head mounted in marble printing stamp A large
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19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pearwood

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
$704
H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Hundreds of years before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block
$780
H 20.75 in W 14.25 in D 1.25 in
Antique Paper Press Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper press cabinet was designed for the small printing press operation, usually in a
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19th Century Antique Printing Press

Antique Paper Press Cabinet
Antique Paper Press Cabinet
$2,495
H 65.5 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in
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Antique Printing Press For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique printing press available at 1stDibs. Each antique printing press for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique printing press, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique printing press is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, industrial and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique printing press over the years, but those crafted by Annin & Co., Bernard Direx Renderings and Charles J. Kleingrothe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Printing Press?

Prices for an antique printing press can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $55 and can go as high as $837,758, while the average can fetch as much as $2,750.
Questions About Antique Printing Press
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    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.