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American Country Barber Pole
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (19th Century) painted red, white, & blue barber pole.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Paint
Folk Art American Country Barber Pole
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (19th century) painted red, white, & blue barber pole.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century barber's pole hand carved hand painted
Antique barber's pole
5.5" diameter x 42
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Americana Folk Art Painted Pennsylvania Barber’s Pole
Located in Leesburg, VA
Americana Folk Art Painted Pennsylvania Barber’s Pole
Anonymous
Pennsylvania; mid-to-late 19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Japanese Barber Advertising Barber's Pole Light
Located in London, GB
A scarce original barber's pole.
Used as advertising outside a barber's shop.
Japan, c1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
19th Century Original Painted Barber Pole on Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This funky barber pole was found in the mid west and retains its original painted surface. Painted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Country More Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Folk Art Zinc Barbers Pole Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art zinc barbers pole trade sign.
An early 20th century hand crafted
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Signs
Materials
Zinc
Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Rare porcelain enamel barbers pole shop sign.
This is a very rare old sign, it is American in
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Enamel
19th Century American Patriotic Barber Pole Open Sign Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
sculpted wooden patriotic barber pole advertising trade sign / open sign.
Mid-19th century, Southern
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
American Brass Spot Light on Telescopic Barber Pole Tripod Stand, NY, Circa 1880
By House of Troy
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass Nautical Swivel spot light on telescopic barber pole tripod stand, Troy, NY. Late
Category
Antique 1880s American American Empire Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Persian Azerbaijan Runner with Boteh and Barber Pole
Located in Dallas, TX
60946 Antique Persian Azerbaijan runner with boteh and barber pole 03'04 x 07'01. With rustic charm
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,200 Sale Price
25% Off
American Cast Iron Barber's Pole Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
American Cast Iron Barbershop Pole Floor Lamp, red, white, and blue paper roll behind glass
Category
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair Barber Lacquer and Brass Pole Lamps
Located in Fraser, MI
Pair mid-century decorative modern barber pole lamps.
Original antique brass wash base and fittings
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Giant Wood Early 20th Century Hand Painted Americana Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Chocolate-Brown Antique Karabagh Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
herati-pattern design, in a narrow lime-yellow border of meandering flowerhead vine between narrow barber
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Wool Kelleh Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
linked lozenge stripes, outer barber-poles stripes.
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$13,500
Antique Afshar Rug with all over Boteh Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
drawn barber pole design and adds interest to the rug.
Aa good Afshar rug with a dark indigo blue
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Hand-Woven Antique Karabagh Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
-red angular floral vine border between barber-pole narrow stripes.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Short Runner 3'3'' x 6'11''
Located in New York, NY
fillers tonally en suite. String wide border with tilted bitonal barber pole design. Moderate/coarse weave
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Afshar rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
barber pole lines in the border system.At each end is a narrow diagonally striped panel edged with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$5,000
Hand-Woven Antique Persian Kurdish Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
between broad ivory meandering floral vine stripes, outer chocolate-brown and light-blue barber-pole
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
18th Century English Planter
Located in High Point, NC
decorated with barber pole inlay. There are decorative inlaid plaques on opposite sides which have applied
Category
Antique 18th Century English Sheraton Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood
Antique Anglo Indian Hoshiarpur Octagonal Table
Located in Sherborne, GB
table is profusely inlayed with bone to the top and base, barbers pole decoration to the edge of the top
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Teak
Karatchoph Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
uniform checkerboard corners.The octagons are accented by bold internal hooks and barber poles surrounding
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,800
Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
show floating octagons.There are four red barber pole lines and the innermost transitions into the
Category
Antique 1870s Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$10,000
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Tribal Turkoman Inspired Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
repeated 'Memling gul' allover pattern arranged in a nine-by-sixteen rectangular grid within a barber pole
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kuba runner
Located in NEW YORK, NY
enclosing a mixture of flowers and geometric devices.The side fillers include: flowers,leaves,a barber pole
Category
Antique 1870s Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$8,500
Antique Persian Shiraz Rug 5’9” x 11’0"
Located in New York, NY
rosettes, and en suite minors with bitonal oblique barber pole stripes. Moderate weave. Shows wear. Fair
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Knotted Wool Antique Circa-1920 Persian Serab Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
polychrome angular floral motifs enclosed within a narrow fox-brown and ivory barber-pole stripe, in a
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th Century Fine Turkish Yuruk Long Runner Rug
Located in London, GB
medallions. In hooked flowerhead and hooked bar border between hooked vine and barber-pole stripe.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,047 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique 18c Kangxi Imari Barber Surgeon Medical Basin Ca 1710 China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
of the last hundred and fifty years, their red and white striped barber poles signified their ability
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Turkish Oushak Area Rug with Luxe Medieval Style, Wide Hallway Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
spandrels in each corner, rectangular bands filled with Elibelinde and palmette motifs, and a barber pole
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Medieval Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,231 Sale Price
25% Off
Afghan Latif Elegant Silk Light Green Field Carpet, XXI Century
Located in Ferrara, IT
polychrome palette and floral meander between reciprocal, checkered lozenge, barber-pole and plain stripes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Other Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
$4,707 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kazak Borcholo Rug 4'7'' x 8'0''
Located in New York, NY
, and with more perching triangular birds. Octagon outer minor with barber-pole striped dividers on
Category
Antique 1880s Asian More Carpets
Materials
Wool
$11,200 Sale Price
33% Off
Beautiful Antique Caucasian Multicolor Wool Sumak Sileh Kilim Carpet, 1880-1900
Located in Ferrara, IT
border between barber-pole stripes. Classic for this type with a nice bold design and good color
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Caucasian Navy Blue Wool Karabakh 'Qarabag' Rug, ca. 1940
Located in Ferrara, IT
. In rust border of stylised floral motifs between barber-pole stripes. Very well drawn design with
Category
Vintage 1940s Caucasian Other Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Afshar Square Rug
Located in Katonah, NY
randomly alternating color fills in "barber pole" fashion. Colors and shades include: Saffron yellow, dark
Category
Vintage 1910s Persian Other Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
oriented barber-pole border, a traditional Afshar type, is a perfect complement to the field and heightens
Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Caucasian Kazak Rust&Beige Wool Antique Fine Moghan Rug, 1880-1900
Located in Ferrara, IT
the arrowhead and barber-pole stripes.Good type and nice bold design with well-balanced colors. This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sewan Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
are four red and yellow barber pole lines in the border system.There are two shades of aubergine as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$14,000
Kuba rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
four red and white and red and navy barber pole narrow lines.The colors are good and so is the
Category
Antique 1880s Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,500
Panderma prayer rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
matching flanking minor borders also show rosettes.There are several wide barber pole lines in the border
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,500
19th Century Set of 4 English Oak Parquetry Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
laid border of inlaid barber pole inlay surrounding the central panel, which has hand carved and fluted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Vintage Caucasian Karabakh (Qarabag) Rug
Located in Ferrara, IT
charcoal-black border of bold palmettes and angular leafy vine between sandy-yellow angular vine, barber
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$951 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 18th c Kangxi Imari Barber Surgeon Basin Ca 1710 Japan Porcelain Chinese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. For much of the last hundred and fifty years, their red and white
striped barber poles signified their
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
complete and fractional boxes separated by red and white barber pole lines and secondary quartered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,000
Fachralo Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
guards with varying rosettes and diamonds.There are four barber pole lines and a yellow and black
Category
Antique Early 1900s Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$7,000
Antique Persian Qashqai Kilim Runner
Located in Closter, NJ
distinguishing characteristic of these rugs is the striped “barber’s pole” single-cord selvedge or edge finish
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Caucasian Kuba Rug circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
with a latch-hook design with a barber pole and saw tooth exterior border.
The geometric and animal
Category
Antique Early 1900s Russian Tribal Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug 5'5 x 9'10
Located in New York, NY
general tonality extends to the dark grey-brown barber pole warps. In their country of origin, these
Category
Antique 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
outer red minor border employs small diamonds and there are three two tone barber pole lines present.At
Category
Antique 1870s Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,800
Shirvan rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
sectional stripe and diamond oblique patterns.There are eight narrow barber pole lines in the border
Category
Antique 1870s Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$8,500
Lori Pambak Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
are four barber pole lines in red and white and red and yellow.At each end is a narrow red flatwoven
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$8,000
Sewan Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
segmented by barber pole stripes and each cell contains a hooked diamond motif.There are inner and outer red
Category
Antique 1880s Armenian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$25,000
Antique Circ. 1890 Russian Shirvan Wool & Cotton Hand-Woven Kilim 5'1 x 9'6
Located in New York, NY
all wool, both the mixed barber pole warps and the pattern wefts. The condition is generally quite
Category
Antique 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Signed Mid-20th Century Märta Måås-Fjetterström Deco Rug from Sweden
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in West Hollywood, CA
separated by cruciform, in an elegant plain grey border, inner barber pole stripe. Signed by the original
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Shiraz Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
distinguishing characteristic of these rugs is the striped “barber’s pole” single-cord selvedge or edge finish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Barber Poles For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of barber poles available for sale. Frequently made of fabric, wool and wood, all barber poles available were constructed with great care. We have 401 antique and vintage barber poles in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Barber poles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. folk art, Georgian and Victorian barber poles are consistently popular styles. Barber poles have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ernest Gimson, House of Troy and James Hicks are consistently popular.
How Much are Barber Poles?
Prices for barber poles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, barber poles begin at $159 and can go as high as $130,760, while the average can fetch as much as $3,341.
Questions About Barber Poles
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The meaning of a barber pole relates to the original function of the profession. Barbers once performed bloodletting, a medical procedure once believed to treat a variety of conditions. The red and blue stripes are said to represent the colors of blood flowing through arteries and veins, while the white color relates to the color of the bandages applied after a treatment. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage barber poles.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024To understand what the colors on a barber pole mean, you first need to know a bit about the history of barbering. Before barbers began offering haircuts and shaves, they specialized in bloodletting, which was once believed to treat illness and disease and promote good health. The colors on a barber pole relate to this history. Red signifies arterial blood, while blue represents venous blood. Finally, the white color is a nod to the bandages that barbers applied after providing treatment. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of barber poles.
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