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Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall backed salesman's sample wing chair with tall arms in olive/brown leather with brass nail
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Early 20th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
Leather Wing Chair Salesman's Sample
H 32.5 in W 16 in D 13.5 in
Framed Vintage French Fabric Sample
Located in Houston, TX
Charming framed vintage French fabric sample sheet from a shop sample book numbered with beautiful
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Early 20th Century French Other Antique Samples

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Framed Antique French Fabric Sample
Framed Vintage French Fabric Sample
H 19.5 in W 13.5 in D 0.5 in
1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground merry go round, this holding up to 18
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1920s Art Deco Antique Samples

Materials

Iron

Antique 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
1920s Merry Go Round Sample
H 9 in Dm 13.88 in
1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground tilting seat swing in orignal paint with a
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Samples

Materials

Iron

Antique 1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
1920s Tilting Seat Swing Sample
H 14.13 in Dm 13.88 in
Miniature Copper Kettle, Salesman's Sample
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This miniature copper kettle was probably a salesman's sample, which would be far easier to carry
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1880s English Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Copper

Painter's Stone Texture Sample Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th-century English paint sample board in a thin, rounded mahogany frame. This would have
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Early 20th Century English Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

Reclaimed Beach Tone Tile Sample
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, hand painted, reclaimed antique, cement tile flooring was imported from France, circa 1890.   
Category

19th Century French Antique Samples

Materials

Stone

Antique Reclaimed Beach Tone Tile Sample
Reclaimed Beach Tone Tile Sample
H 0.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
French Salesman's Sample Of A Chest
Located in Tampa, FL
A turn of the century French salesman's sample of a chest in the bamboo style with a marble top
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Early 1900s French Antique Samples

Materials

Marble

Antique French Salesman's Sample Of A Chest
French Salesman's Sample Of A Chest
H 12.5 in W 14.5 in D 7 in
Antique Japanese Framed Cloisonne Sample Tiles
Located in New York, NY
A set of six antique Japanese Meiji era samples with floral patterns, showing the stages and
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Samples

Materials

Enamel

1800s Fire Ladder Wagon Salesman's Sample
Located in Peekskill, NY
and little details that go far beyond a toy. I also call it a salesmen's sample but it can also be a
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Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

Collection of Granite Samples, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The folio made of strong card stock opens to reveal 12 samples with each specimen described in
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Samples

Materials

Granite

Miniature Salesman Sample 4 Drawer Chest
Located in Naples, FL
This charming miniature salesman sample 4 drawer chest is perfect for collectors who appreciate
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Mid-19th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Miniature Salesman Sample 4 Drawer Chest
Miniature Salesman Sample 4 Drawer Chest
H 13 in W 7.75 in D 4.88 in
French Louis Philippe Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Louis Philippe style miniature commode, or sample chest made of beautiful book matched
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Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Samples

Materials

Walnut

Salesman Sample Wrought Iron Bed Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Salesman sample wrought iron bed frame made by Simmons Mfg. Simmons was established in Winnipeg
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Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Samples

Materials

Wrought Iron

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circa 1920s American salesman's sample of a playground suspension merry go round. Iron. Original
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Samples

Materials

Iron

Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
Circa 1920s Merry Go Round Sample
H 14.25 in Dm 13.75 in
Group of Framed Japanese Design Samples
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautifully detailed Japanese fabric pattern samples for kimonos and screens on paper, hand-painted
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1910s Antique Samples

Group of Framed Japanese Design Samples
Group of Framed Japanese Design Samples
H 34.36 in W 15.6 in D 0.5 in
19th Century Cabinet For Paint Samples
Located in Lučenec, SK
In Upper Hungary there was one of the biggest paint service centers for cars and motorbikes in the late 19th century. The owner of the service centre used this cabinet for storage of...
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1880s Austrian Industrial Antique Samples

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cabinet For Paint Samples
19th Century Cabinet For Paint Samples
H 50.01 in W 41.74 in D 9.45 in
Miniature Salesman's Sample of Neoclassical Inlaid Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature salesman's sample of cabinet with two doors and four drawers. Beautifully made with
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Samples

Materials

Mahogany

Porcelain Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Spencertown, NY
Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Samples

Materials

Porcelain

Stony Sample Case Table Rome, Raffaelli Factory
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Milano, IT
Black marble round table with sample case. In the midde there is a Belgian Black round contaninig a
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Early 19th Century European Other Antique Samples

Materials

Stone, Marble

19th Century French Empire Style Salesman Sample
Located in Dallas, TX
Charming French late 19th century Empire style salesman sample. Makes a fine accessory.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Marquetry Miniature Sample Commode
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French marquetry commode de maitrise, or miniature sample commode. Made
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Samples

Materials

Beech, Mahogany, Pine

Antique English Miniature Salesman Sample Bureau Desk
Located in Forney, TX
talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is when a few articles were
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Samples

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Wallpaper Samples from Vienna, Austria
By Max Schmidt
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two wallpaper samples in the Art Nouveau style from the Vienna Secession period 1914-1915. It was
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Samples

Materials

Paper

1900 Salesman Sample Of A Step Back Cupboard
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900 Salesman sample of a step back cupboard.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

Private Collection of Antique "Vaghireh" Samples of Rugs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
. Rare private collection of antique samples of rugs, better known by collectors as "vaghireh". The
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Early 20th Century Turkish Other Antique Samples

Materials

Wool

Neoclassical Sample of a Marbles, Rome, Italy, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
From a neoclassical sample, a column with base and elevation, in standard module. The base is made
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1870s Antique Samples

Materials

Marble, Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble

Scale Model Dropleaf Table Salesman Sample c. 1900
Located in Fraser, MI
Representational scale model drop-leaf table. Plank construction on hinges, turned legs. with plywood crossmembers, in cherrywood finish. One plywood crossmember is missing.
Category

Early 1900s Antique Samples

Materials

Cherry

Theodore Haviland, Limoges Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Painted with various hand-enameled colors, references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the underside near foot "THEODORE HAVILAND/ FRANCE" in green enamel "A. GUI...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Samples

Materials

Porcelain

French Limoges Sample Porcelain Plate, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The scallop-molded plate, painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath tapering rectangular color tabs. Marked to underside near foot, "Havilan...
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1890s French Industrial Antique Samples

Materials

Porcelain

American Salesman Sample Late 19th C. Wooden Hay Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
SALESMAN SAMPLE: Late 19th C. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn hay wagon, in
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

Italian Pietra Dura Sample Panel, Probably Florence, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The samples include porphyry, breccia and various other marble examples, framed in slate.
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Samples

Materials

Marble

Antique Pine Salesman Sample Mirrored Keepsake Dollhouse Armoire Wardrobe
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century miniature salesman sample pine wardrobe or armoire with mirrored door, one
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19th Century Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Early 20th Century Tradesman Sample Buckle Boards Haberdashery Shop
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of early 20th century buckle sample boards, thick card with cord sewn steel buckles and hand
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Early 20th Century English Antique Samples

Materials

Steel

French 19th Century Slate, Copper and Pewter Roofer’s Sample
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely unique French 19th century slate, copper and pewter roofer’s sample. The
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19th Century French Antique Samples

Materials

Slate, Copper, Pewter

Folk Art Sign-Maker's Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color
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Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

19th Victorian Small Salesman Sample Gateleg Folding Side Table
Located in Miami, FL
rare little piece, it is as mentioned a salesman sample, if you’re not familiar basically in the
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Walnut

American 4 Drawer Antique Salesman's Sample Cherry Veneered Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
. This attractive salesman sample is characterful with a lovely deep aged cherry color. This is one of
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19th Century American Sheraton Antique Samples

Materials

Wood, Cherry

Miniature Salesman's Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his
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1890s American Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Oak

Mahogany Chippendale Child's Chair Apprentice Sample, English, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
an apprentice or cabinet makers sample, England, 19th century.
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Samples

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
Florence) - also a souvenir card of Petropolis with botanical samples pasted on, dated 11 January 1887
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Samples

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century French Salesman Sample Wine Screw Press Model
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period handcrafted miniature grape screw-press machine salesman sample. Massive industrial
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19th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

Armchair Child Sample Oak Baroque Jacobean Revival Crown Antiquarian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare child's armchair or possibly a sample made when large country houses were being remodeled in
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1890s English Baroque Revival Antique Samples

Materials

Oak

A Chamberlain & Co Worcester Amorial Crest Sample Plaque c.1840
By Chamberlain & Co
Located in Exeter, GB
A Chamberlain & Co Worcester Amorial Crest Sample Plaque c.1840. This plaque was probably hung in
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19th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Porcelain

Hairdresser Interest French Parisian Framed Hair Advertising Samples 1868
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Unusual and rare French Parisian hairdressers advertising framed hair display marked Edmonds and dated 1868. Of hairdresser interest the hand crafted oak frame has a bow glass front ...
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1860s French Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Glass, Oak

"Sampling Chocolates, " Quintessential Art Deco Drawing with Blindfolded Flapper
By John Held Jr.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original, signed drawing by John Held, Jr. -- whose artistry helped to define the Jazz Age and enliven the pages of America's most sophisticated magazines -- depicts a tuxedoed ...
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Samples

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Hand-Carved Miniature Sample Armoire With Mirror
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th Century Hand-Carved Miniature Sample Armoire With Mirror
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19th Century French Antique Samples

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Antique Victorian Pine Miniature Salesman Sample Vanity Dresser Cabinet Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Victorian salesman sample miniature pine mirrored dresser with one drawer over
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19th Century Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Textile Sample Book 'Shima Cho'
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
dating from the late 19th century. The book has fifteen pages with between 280 and 300 fabric samples of
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Textile

19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Mahogany Cabinet Maker's Sample Miniature Slant Front Desk.
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19th Century English George III Antique Samples

Materials

Mahogany

Three sample pieces of antique petit point embroidery, around 1900
Located in Stuttgart, DE
3 hand embroidered petit point pieces made for a bag. 1 pocket part for the front or back of the petit point bag and 2 middle parts. Embroidered on very fine gauze! This work is unbe...
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1880s German Antique Samples

Antique Victorian Iron & Brass Salesman Sample Doll Dog Bed Miniature 32"
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique Victorian Salesman Sample bed frame. Made from iron with brass toppers. Antique
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Iron, Brass

Rare English Queen Anne Antique Miniature Salesman Sample Tilt-Top Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY MINIATURE SALESMAN'S SAMPLE TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND England, circa
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18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Samples

Materials

Mahogany

19th C Derby Pottery Blue and White Factory Sample Pattern Plate
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare and unusual factory blue and white transfer pattern sample plate, for the Derby Pottery
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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Samples

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers This is a unique piece, it is a
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Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Samples

Materials

Leather

Set of 8 Original Antique Prints of Microscopic Rock Samples, 1883
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous set of 8 microscopic rock samples Lithographs by J.W Watson after drawings by Ady
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1880s English Antique Samples

Materials

Paper

American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
Salesman Sample : Late 19th century. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn flat
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Samples

Materials

Wood

19th C. French Mahogany Salesman Sample Miniature Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French miniature mahogany salesman sample tabletop chest of drawers, circa 1880
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Samples

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Hand-Forged Iron Shoe, Likely a Cobblers Sample
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century hand-forged iron shoe, likely a Conblers sample.    
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Early 19th Century European Antique Samples

Materials

Iron

Fabric Sample Book Dated 1835 from Dollfus Mieg Et Compagnie (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautiful and historic fabric sample book dated from 1835 (as can be seen on the front
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19th Century Antique Samples

Materials

Cotton

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Antique Samples For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique samples available for sale. The range of distinct antique samples — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. Antique samples have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Antique samples made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique samples have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by antique textiles galleries and Tardan Company are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Samples?

Prices for antique samples start at $18 and top out at $4,200 with the average selling for $500.