Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Set of Chinese Wooden Printing Blocks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Ménagerie Parisienne - Lithograph by Gustave Dorè - 1854
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also
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1850s Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Lithograph
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H 12.21 in W 17.72 in D 0.04 in
1860 'Lion Hunter' Wood engraving - Woodcut - Paul Gustave Doré
By Gustave Doré, Gustave Doré
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image.
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1850s French Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
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H 3.71 in W 5.71 in D 0.08 in
Persian Kalamkar Hand-Blocked Tapestry Textile Isfahan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
artistic expression and a prominent trade. Skilled artisans utilize engraved wooden blocks to imprint
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Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Linen
Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
form of textile printing where wooden blocks with carved designs are used to apply color or patterns
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 94.49 in W 81.89 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar PillowCover from WesternAnatolia Turkey 1stHalf 20thCentury
Located in Istanbul, TR
printing. This method involves creating a design on a wooden block, which is then used to print the design
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 13.78 in W 37.01 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
textiles are textiles made in Anatolia, a region in Turkey, using a traditional method of block printing
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 13.39 in W 30.32 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
textiles are textiles made in Anatolia, a region in Turkey, using a traditional method of block printing
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 13.39 in W 29.93 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
printing. This method involves creating a design on a wooden block, which is then used to print the design
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 16.93 in W 28.75 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
printing. This method involves creating a design on a wooden block, which is then used to print the design
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 17.72 in W 28.35 in D 0.2 in
Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
printing. This method involves creating a design on a wooden block, which is then used to print the design
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 18.12 in W 27.56 in D 0.2 in
Antique French Typeset Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Typeset tray from an early 20th-century French printing press with a series chunky wooden
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Set of Four Panels by Fabrique Par J. Zuber Et Cie
Located in Lisboa, PT
detailed scenes on a large scale. These panoramic wallpapers are produced using hand-engraved wooden block
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Lacquer
Elderly Shepherd Leaning on a Staff (after Parmigianino)
Located in Middletown, NY
teach himself the technique of printing from multiple wooden blocks. Zanetti experimented widely with
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Laid Paper, Woodcut
Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Yonkers, NY
woodblock print is set inside a carved wooden frame and secured under glass. Our eye is immediately drawn to
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Glass, Wood, Paper
H 37 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
"Visit to Camp" Rare Card Game by McLaughlin Brother of New York, Ca 1871
Located in York County, PA
72) object cards, with various accoutrements. All of the above are housed in a wooden storage box
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1870s American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
1855 "New-York City & County Map" by Charles Magnus
By Charles Magnus
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
in a wooden archival frame.
Published by one of the best known and most prosperous printers in
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1850s American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
A Set of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
pasted to a wooden block usually of cherry wood, the carver used to chisel and cut to create the original
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1890s Other Art Style Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
H 15.75 in W 11.34 in D 1.19 in
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Charcoal Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These CHARCOAL collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a sof...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Satin Black Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These SATIN BLACK collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Brutalist Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
Natural Parota Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These NATURAL PAROTA collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Textile, Wood
Iconic Oak Wardrobe by Compactom London
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant oak wood wardrobe by Compactom
The two doors wardrobe has several compartments and shelves inside the right side while on the left side there is a coat hanger with its orig...
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1920s English Mid-Century Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood, Oak
21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Textile, Wood
Chinese Export Watercolor Exotic Bird Paintings on Paper
Located in Downingtown, PA
China Trade watercolor paintings of exotic birds on branches are in watercolor and gouache on Chinese paper.
One picture depicts a pigeon perched on a tree branch with a landscape...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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1970s French Space Age Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal, Aluminum
1970's British Yellow Illumination & White AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Yellow Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating.
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our...
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1970s English Industrial Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Chrome, Steel
Antique Victorian Industrial Fabric or Wallpaper Printing Roller Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from the 1890s, this industrial fabric or wallpaper roller has been up cycled at some point in time into a table lamp. The roller itself is clearly identified as being made in...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Steampunk Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal
The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The “Standard” Edition of The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha, Translated out of the Original Tongues, Together with Cruden’s Complete Concordance… an...
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Leather, Paper
1980s Citizen Japanese Blue Steel Retro Vintage Industrial Antique Quartz Clock
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Citizen super tanker slave clock original blue finish.
A reclaimed and restored maritime slave clock also called secondary clock of superior build quality.
These clocks were us...
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1980s Japanese Industrial Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Steel, Cut Steel, Chrome
Awake Snipe Beak Bird Teak Sculpture by Svend-Aage Holm-Sørensen for Warm Nordic
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Viby J, DK
Charming teak birds with beaks and great personality. Manufactured in Denmark and designed by the internationally renowned designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, who was particularly fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Oak, Teak
H 5.12 in W 7.29 in D 2.17 in
Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Antique religious Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted archangel santo altar figure. circa 1800
Hand-crafted by Spanish settlers in North America (likely Southwestern United Sta...
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Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood, Paint
Khada Hand Carved Decorative Totem Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair trade.
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2010s African Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
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19thC Alphabet Tray of Wooden Letterpress Printing Blocks c.1895
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The collection of approximately one hundred and twenty three letterpress printing blocks, presented
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Mahogany
Unique Wooden Fabric Printing Blocks, Rhône Region, France 1800s Collection
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a set of three beautiful French 1800s fabric printing blocks in wood, each a unique piece
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
H 7.5 in W 14 in D 1.75 in
Unique Wooden Fabric Printing Blocks, Rhône Region France 1800s, Set of Three
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a set of three beautiful French 1800s fabric printing blocks in wood, each a unique piece
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
H 15 in W 9 in D 1.75 in
Print Roller Lamp
Located in Middleburg, VA
A striking one-of-a-kind lamp made from a wooden roller used for block printing fabric. Custom
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Early 20th Century French Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Memorial Textile, Washington & Franklin, President Presidential
Located in Acworth, GA
printing with wood blocks, instead of hand-painting them. This technique proved more economical. By the mid
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1790s British American Classical Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
"Benjamin Franklin at French Court, " Antique Hand-Colored Engraving, 1881
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
forms of printing including mezzotinting, aquatinting, engraving, and etching. He was exhibited at the
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1880s British Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
H 37 in W 48.5 in D 1.5 in
38 Stars on an Antiques American Parade Flag with Strong Colors
Located in York County, PA
especially folky appearance is a result of both the crude nature of their block printing and the fact that
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Late 19th Century Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
"Picturesque Washington" by Joseph West Moore, First Edition, 1884
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
matching brown cloth slipcase.
Presented is a first edition printing of Picturesque Washington by
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1880s American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Paper
38 Star, Colorado Statehood Flag, with Stars in a Medallion Configuration
Located in York County, PA
example with bold coloration
38 star American parade flag, block-printed by hand on coarse, glazed
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1870s American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
H 35 in W 46.25 in D 2.5 in
44 Stars in Dancing Rows in an Hourglass Formation, on an Antique American Flag
Located in York County, PA
displays the handmade quality of the block printing used to produce it.
The initials "S.W.S."
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Late 19th Century American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
H 39 in W 30.5 in D 2.5 in
Early Ohio State Flag with Blue Disc Inside the Buckeye
Located in York County, PA
further back one goes in American history, the greater the variation.
This is a parade flag, block
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Early 20th Century American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Early Ohio State Flag with a Blue Disc Inside the Buckeye
Located in York County, PA
in American history, the greater the variation.
This is a parade flag, block-printed on plain weave
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Early 20th Century American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing and movable type fed the technological push toward
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Ménagerie Parisienne - Lithograph by Gustave Dorè - 1854
By Gustave Doré
Located in Roma, IT
-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image.
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1850s Modern Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
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No Reserve
H 12.21 in W 17.72 in D 0.04 in
Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
form of textile printing where wooden blocks with carved designs are used to apply color or patterns
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 85.83 in W 68.12 in D 0.2 in
Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
form of textile printing where wooden blocks with carved designs are used to apply color or patterns
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 85.44 in W 47.25 in D 0.2 in
Turkish Hand Block Printed Quilt, yorgan, Turkey, Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
in present-day Turkey. They are made by hand and feature block printing techniques where carved
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Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Cotton
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H 73.23 in W 65.75 in D 0.79 in
'Scottish Lake Scene, ' Oil on Canvas by Campbell Scott
By Campbell Scott
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Poster Making. He also spent time in Japan studying Wood Block printing. A key masterpiece was the design
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Oil
H 22 in W 34 in D 1.5 in
Yoshu Chikanobu, Four Bust Portraits of Beauties, woodblock prints, signed, 1896
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
printing is outstanding, especially in Chikanobu’s use of white for the rendering of the powdered faces
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1890s Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
"Lady Amherst Pheasant (Thaumalea Amherstiae)" Naturalistic Bird Lithograph
By Joseph Wolf
Located in Houston, TX
learning how to copy drawings onto the limestone blocks used for lithographic printing, Wolf returned to
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1870s Naturalistic Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Lithograph
H 20.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
A Group of Six Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
pasted to a wooden block usually of cherry wood, the carver used to chisel and cut to create the original
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1890s Other Art Style Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
H 15.75 in W 11.34 in D 1.19 in
A Pair of Bust Portraits of Beauties - Jidai Kagami (Mirror of the Ages).
By Yoshu Chikanobu
Located in London, GB
printing is outstanding, especially in Chikanobu’s use of white for the rendering of the powdered faces
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1890s Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Small Group of Numerical Wooden Printing Blocks
Located in Glamis, Angus
A collection of 8 decorative wooden numerical stamps.
Each stamp measures 13.5 cm high.
The
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Early 20th Century British Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Seeing Dollar Signs
Located in Seattle, WA
Wooden printing block.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Materials
Wood
Wooden Print Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Block used for printing of wall paper. Paisly shapes.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal
Wooden Wall Paper Print Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This block was used as a stamp for printing wall paper. It has a paisley pattern.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal
Wooden Wall Paper Print Block
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This block was used as a stamp for printing wall paper. It has a pattern of leaves.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal
Wooden print block for wall paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Block used for printing wall paper. Paisly design.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Metal
Wooden print block for wall paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Block used for printing wall paper. This one portrays images of small flowers.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Wooden print block- used to print wall paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Block used for printing wall paper. This block has an image of leaves, shaped in a trellis pattern.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Wooden print block- used to print wall paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blocks used for printing wall paper. Pattern of leaves.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Wooden print block- used to print wall paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Block used for printing wall paper. Image is of leaves and branches.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Wood
Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Soga Brothers, Meiji, Samurai, Ukiyo-e, Rain
Located in London, GB
. Natural woodgrain from the printing block has imbued the wooden slats of the residence with its natural
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Paper
H 13.67 in W 28.47 in D 0.04 in
Monaci Maria Gallenga Amazing 1920s Velvet Jacket
By Gallenga
Located in Cloverdale, CA
always different. The printing of the textiles was always carried out by hand with wooden blocks on the
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Fortuny Stenciled Velvet Coat
By Fortuny
Located in New Hope, PA
techniques. For velvets, he used hand-cut wooden blocks, then he included engraved blocks, metal stencils
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
“Fete du roi aux Champs-Elysees” French wallpaper
Located in Chicago, IL
technical innovation in the printing industry, combined with a fashion for appropriating sensational
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19th Century Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
Fortuny Gold Stenciled Cinnamon Velvet Coat
By Mariano Fortuny
Located in New Hope, PA
his prints. Fortuny liked to experiment with printing techniques. For velvet, he used hand-cut wooden
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Wooden Printing Blocks
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Antique Wooden Printing Blocks For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique wooden printing blocks for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, cotton and fabric, all antique wooden printing blocks available were constructed with great care. Antique wooden printing blocks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Many antique wooden printing blocks are appealing in their simplicity, but Charles Magnus and Toyohara Chikanobu produced popular antique wooden printing blocks that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Wooden Printing Blocks?
Antique wooden printing blocks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $504, while the lowest priced sells for $78 and the highest can go for as much as $12,000.
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