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A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

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 documents. Printer's blocks like this were essential tools in the printing process, partic...

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19th Century Polish Antique Printing Press

Materials

Metal, Lead

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop
Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

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
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

Located in Langweer, NL

Jean Frédéric Wentzel (1807-1869), was an engraver, lithographer and printer who founded a large printing press of popular lithographic and typographic imagery Wissembourg, France, (...

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1860s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener
Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Located in Madrid, ES

The Frenchman François Courtener arrived in Moscow in the 1770s and ran a bookstore and a small printing press until his death in 1814. The map depicts the city shortly before the di...

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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Parchment Paper

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution
Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution

Located in Stamford, CT

The Muse carries a compass in her left hand, and her foot is resting on an anvil. On one side is a printing press and a sprocket and several sheets of paper on the other side.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"
Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique French wallpaper pringing block featuring a Maltese Cross / clover shaped medallion surrounded by floral buds. Circa 1850, Made in France. Dimensions: 12.75" x 2" x 12.75" ...

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19th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Hardwood

Amberley Boy, No. 2
Amberley Boy, No. 2

Amberley Boy, No. 2

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The earlier etching had been abandoned at an early stage after the artist recorded the plate as “spoiled” (it was destroyed in the printing press). Fortunately, no such mishap occurr...

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1920s English School Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and begins, at the same period, to work regularly for the publisher...

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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

By Henri Matisse

Located in Plano, TX

Matisse eventually installed a printing press in his own studio. Henri Matisse approached printmaking with a toolbox of techniques that allowed him to explore the medium to its fulle...

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed
Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Frederick Keppel Etching Mansion in Woods, Ernst D. Roth Artist Proof Signed

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Besides housing examples of Roth's work, Silvermine College of Art has his printing press from which he produced countless etchings.

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1910s American Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Located in Soquel, CA

After working for a handful of other printers, Lemercier started his own firm in 1828 at 2, rue Pierre Sarrazin with only one printing press. He subsequently moved a few more times b...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda

Located in Middletown, NY

He was the preeminent manufacturer of printing press equipment was a founding member and the first president of the Grolier Club 1884.

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17th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape
19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape

19th century color lithograph horses figures dynamic landscape

By Currier & Ives

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ.

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1870s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Rue de la Paix, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Located in Soquel, CA

After working for a handful of other printers, Lemercier started his own firm in 1828 at 2, rue Pierre Sarrazin with only one printing press. He subsequently moved a few more times b...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Blossom Time in Tokyo
Blossom Time in Tokyo

Blossom Time in Tokyo

By Helen Hyde

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1894 Hyde returned to San Francisco and in 1895 she bought a printing press and experimented with etching. In 1896, Chinatown became a source of subjects for her early etchings, ...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Woodcut

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS
The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

Today, they remain highly prized by collectors and bibliophiles alike, celebrated for their beauty, craftsmanship, and their place at the dawn of modern fine press printing. Conditi...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870
Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper is placed on the plate and pressed with a heavy roller or printing press to transfer the image from the plate to the paper.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768
The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768

The Story of Noah - Original Complete Series of 6 Etchings - 1768

Located in Roma, IT

Designed by an anonymous author, the series, together with three other devotional themes to compose a suite of 28 tables, was highly successful, appearing in the various catalogs of ...

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1760s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927
Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and begins, at the same period, to work regularly for the publisher...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The paper edges are gilded and the bible is presented with a new, custom-made archival clamshell box. The advent of the printing press encouraged the craft of books that the small,...

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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -
Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -

Johannes Gutenberg / - The Fate of Humanity -

Located in Berlin, DE

The heavy humanist cap depicts Gutenberg as the initiator of a cultural revolution. Through the printing press, not only will every person ultimately be able to partake in the source...

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Early 1900s Realist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Plaster

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Several full-color pages, most notably stunning “Presentation,” “Matrimony,” and “Family Temperance Pledge” pages, were printed in variations of red, pink, gold, sage, and light and ...

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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
Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Mock Procession of Guy Fawkes: A Hand-Colored Aquatint by William Pyne, 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

The plate is then pressed onto a damp sheet of paper using a printing press, transferring the ink to create the final print. #### Application in Pyne’s Aquatint: - **Tonal Variatio...

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Early 1800s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)
Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Stunning Birds of Paradise from Seligmann's Rare Birds Collection (1770-1773)

Located in Langweer, NL

A damp sheet of paper would be pressed onto the plate using a printing press, forcing the ink from the grooves onto the paper to produce the image

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1770s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms
Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms

Mirror Frame With Engraved Dutch Print Depicting Dukes Of Mirandola Coat Of Arms

Located in Prato, Tuscany

The engraved lines then contained ink, and the plate was used to transfer the image to paper through the printing process, often using a press. Dutch artists such as Rembrandt van Ri...

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Mid-17th Century Dutch Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)

Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Paul Valery, from The Young Fate, 1921 (after)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Publication: La Jeune Parque (The Young Fate), written by Nobel Prize-winning author Paul Valery and published in 1921 by Editions de la Nouvelle Revue francaise, stands ...

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1920s Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

By Cyrus Bates Currier

Located in Soquel, CA

He had built a large lathe for finishing paper mill dryers, which he finished personally, chipping and filing it by hand; no mean mechanical feat. The first transfer press for printi...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Watermark: circle with a donkey. Depictions of a printing press, organ tubes and other machines and objects including a fountain pen, sculture, rocket, pantograph etcetera.

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Early 1700s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Located in Ely, GB

Joseph Bramah was a true inventor in every sense of the word, patenting other very notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic pres...

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Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Brass

Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)
Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)

By Denis Diderot

Located in Florham Park, NJ

It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese making to Asian elephants.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Located in Madison, WI

Dates listed below are for the printing roller, that were hewn from old growth maple or mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses.

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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
Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Located in Antwerp, BE

By 1839, scientists in Britain and Russia had independently devised metal-deposition processes similar to Brugnatelli's for the copper electroplating of printing press plates. Boris...

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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
"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

"Study of Landscape With Cliff and Trees" Graphite/Paper American PreRaphaelite

By John Henry Hill

Located in Dallas, TX

He sold these works to tourists passing through the region and also took commissions from local landowners who wished to have paintings of their summer homes. Hill also had a printi...

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Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Engravers Printing Press
Engravers Printing Press

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

19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA
19th Century Curtis & Mitchell Cast Iron Printing Press Letterpress Boston MA

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, Columbian #2 model.

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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
Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

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 decorative piece, most likely a grand tour collectable Dimensions Height 7....

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19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes that remain popular today.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pearwood

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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.