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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
Early 20th Century Pine Barbers Pole
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Pine Barbers Pole
A simple example of an early 20th Century handcrafted
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Folk Art Signs
Materials
Pine
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
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
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
H 56.5 in W 12 in D 10.5 in
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
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
Antique English Oak Mule Chest with Barber Pole Inlay c. 1677
Located in Westfield, MA
most eye-catching features of the chest is the barber pole inlay along the lower edges, crafted from
Category
Antique 1670s English Charles II Blanket Chests
Materials
Oak
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
Vintage English Pub Sign Artwork Barber Sign and Public Baths
Located in Tyler, TX
English Vintage Hanging Pub Sign ~~Barber Pole~~Public Baths
39.5" tall x 21.5" wide x .75" deep
Category
Late 20th Century English Sporting Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
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
Antique Quilt Pastel Postage Stamp Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pastel postage stamp quilt is such an unusual pattern and fine barber pole sliding border. The
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
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
A French cherry armoire with banded inlay, C 1800.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, banded "barber pole" style inlays, and two doors, all supported by small turned legs. Note - This armoire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XV Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Cherry
Antique Kurdish Rug with all over Boteh Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
drawn barber pole design and adds interest to the rug.
Aa good Kurdish rug with a dark indigo blue
Category
Antique 19th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
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
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
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
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
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
Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers or Commode
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
serpentine chest of drawers or commode in pale, beautifully figured mahogany with attractive barbers pole
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
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
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
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
W 63.39 in L 131.89 in
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
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
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
Caucasian Rug Daghestan Beige & Cream
Located in Ferrara, IT
. In the rust-red border of polychrome panels between the rosette and barber-pole stripes. Very good
Category
Antique 1890s Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
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
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 Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
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
Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
and floral meander between shaded ice-blue palmette and floral vine stripes minor floral and barber
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
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
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 Earth-Tone Persian Shiraz Carpet, 05'00 x 07'07
Located in Dallas, TX
-hooks and is outlined with a saw-tooth border. Barber pole stripes appear in between borders, adding
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Persian 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
Antique Kurdish Rug, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
field, which is traced in a multi-colored barber pole lattice. Curiously, both the type of floral border
Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kurdish Persian Accent Rug with Boteh Pattern in Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
meandering floral borders, flanked by decorative barber pole subsidiary guard bands. This small Persian rug
Category
Vintage 1910s Persian Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oushak Rug Runner, Hallway Runner with Soft Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
lavender with mint wave designs. A barber pole border of thick diagonal stripes alternating with lines of
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, Nomadic Charm Meets Stylish Durability
Located in Dallas, TX
very thin barber pole stripes.
Rendered in variegated shades of brick red, rust, navy blue, tan
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Kazak Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Barber Poles For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of barber poles for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique barber poles was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Barber poles have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Barber poles bearing Folk Art or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. House of Troy, Koken Manufacturing Co. and Radiobar Corp. and Philco each produced beautiful barber poles that are worth considering.
How Much are Barber Poles?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,550, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $15,500 highest priced.
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.