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John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829
John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829

John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a set of 9 volumes, leather bound John Bull yearly annuals. All the weekly newspaper publications of John Bull for the years 1820-1829 (Inclusive), bound together and s...

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Books

Materials

Paper

Dora & John Bull
Dora & John Bull

Dora & John Bull

By Norman Mills Price

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Drawing Dimensions: 6.63" x 8.00" Signature: Signed Lower Center

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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint

JAMES GILLRAY- Doctor Sangrado Treating John Bull of the Repletion- 1803
JAMES GILLRAY- Doctor Sangrado Treating John Bull of the Repletion- 1803

JAMES GILLRAY- Doctor Sangrado Treating John Bull of the Repletion- 1803

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Doctor Sangrado Treating John Bull of the Repletion / A Phantasmagoria – Scene: Summoning an Armed Skeleton Plate No. 274 — 19th-Century Print from the Original 1803 Copper Plates ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand Carved Wood  Folk Sculpture of John Bull
Hand Carved Wood  Folk Sculpture of John Bull

Hand Carved Wood Folk Sculpture of John Bull

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This hand carved and slight fragment of painted surface in good condition. Very little blue painted surface remaining.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Holly Bull - The Portrait of Champion Thoroughbred Racehorse, Pigment Print

Holly Bull - The Portrait of Champion Thoroughbred Racehorse, Pigment Print

By John Reardon

Located in London, GB

'Holly Bull' by John Reardon, 2009 Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper Unframed Print – Paper size: 45.5 x 45.5 cm/ 18 x 18 inches, --> Image size: 38.5 x 38.5cm / 15...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pig...

Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK
Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK

Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways poster for Somerset in South West England featuring a fun and colourful pictorial map with illustrations and descriptions of ancient myths and legen...

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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of A Bull Lying Down

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

18th-Century English Pottery Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug
18th-Century English Pottery Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug

18th-Century English Pottery Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug

Located in Downingtown, PA

It captures the spirit of the English "John Bull" character—sturdy, cheerful, and fond of a drink.

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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Original Antique General Election Propaganda Poster Which? Tom Merry 1900
Original Antique General Election Propaganda Poster Which? Tom Merry 1900

Original Antique General Election Propaganda Poster Which? Tom Merry 1900

Located in London, GB

Original antique general election propaganda poster featuring artwork by the British cartoonist and political satirist Tom Merry (William Mecham; 1853-1902), depicting the well-dress...

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Antique Early 1900s British Posters

Materials

Paper

British Chalk Pencil Unfinished Sketches of Two Cows and a Bull
British Chalk Pencil Unfinished Sketches of Two Cows and a Bull

British Chalk Pencil Unfinished Sketches of Two Cows and a Bull

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Bull Resting On The Ground
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Bull Resting On The Ground

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Bull Resting On The Ground

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

WWI Satirical Cartoon Map: 'Kill That Eagle' by J.H. Amschewitz, 1914
WWI Satirical Cartoon Map: 'Kill That Eagle' by J.H. Amschewitz, 1914

WWI Satirical Cartoon Map: 'Kill That Eagle' by J.H. Amschewitz, 1914

Located in Langweer, NL

Britain is illustrated as a domineering John Bull accompanied by the words "Business as usual," a patriotic phrase coined by British businesses to indicate that business would contin...

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Vintage 1910s Maps

Materials

Paper

The Kiss
The Kiss

The Kiss

By Clarence Sinclair Bull

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Clarence Sinclair Bull in 1929 and printed later for the John Kobal Collection.

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1920s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

A fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller trading ship off the Italian coast in starboa
A fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller trading ship off the Italian coast in starboa

A fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller trading ship off the Italian coast in starboa

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Launched in 1859 and owned by John Marshall of Looe, Fanny Buller was registered in Plymouth and operated primarily from that port as an international cattle trade ship.

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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn Signed and inscribed by the base by C. Wood

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Another article on this same court case was published in John Bull on the 30th of April 1849. There is further material of interest in this piece as it describes the fact that Wood m...

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Antique 1860s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood
A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood

A rare scrimshaw decorated horn signed by C.H. Wood

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Another article on this same court case was published in John Bull on the 30th of April 1849. There is further material of interest in this piece as it describes the fact that Wood m...

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Antique 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Horn

Edwardian Ecclesiastical Gouache Design for Tripytch Above Altar c1920 Art Deco

Edwardian Ecclesiastical Gouache Design for Tripytch Above Altar c1920 Art Deco

Located in London, GB

Anonymous Design for Triptych Above Altar British, c. 1920s Gouache 38×28.5cm Christ Pantocrator stands in the middle of the design, surrounded by the four evangelists (Saints Matt...

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1920s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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Bradley & Hubbard John Bull Blinking Eye Novelty Clock
Bradley & Hubbard John Bull Blinking Eye Novelty Clock

Bradley & Hubbard John Bull Blinking Eye Novelty Clock

Unavailable

H 14.97 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in

Bradley & Hubbard John Bull Blinking Eye Novelty Clock

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

Cast iron body in the form of John Bull. Blinking eyes set in the head. Cast iron base.

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Antique 19th Century American More Clocks

Materials

Iron

John Bull

Cesar J. SantanderJohn Bull

Unavailable

H 39.97 in W 79.93 in

John Bull

By Cesar J. Santander

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Victorian Novelty Silver 'John Bull' Telescopic Propelling Pencil S Mordan, 1880
Victorian Novelty Silver 'John Bull' Telescopic Propelling Pencil S Mordan, 1880

Victorian Novelty Silver 'John Bull' Telescopic Propelling Pencil S Mordan, 1880

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works.

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Tableware

Materials

Silver

Bull
Bull

John HaroBull

Unavailable

H 48 in W 50 in

Bull

By John Haro

Located in New York, NY

Oil on Canvas

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Bull)
Untitled (Bull)

John ByrdUntitled (Bull), 2013

Unavailable

H 13 in W 17 in D 19 in

Untitled (Bull)

Located in Miami, FL

Polished Yellow Porcelain, Mixed Media

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Mixed Media

Bull Fancy

John OetgenBull Fancy, 2012

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in

Bull Fancy

By John Oetgen

Located in Atlanta, GA

Edition of 5

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK
Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK

Original Vintage British Railways Train Travel Poster Somerset Pictorial Map UK

Located in London, GB

Original vintage British Railways poster for Somerset in South West England featuring a fun and colourful pictorial map with illustrations and descriptions of ancient myths and legen...

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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of Sterling Silver Gilt Antique English 1771 Bull Footed Salvers
Pair of Sterling Silver Gilt Antique English 1771 Bull Footed Salvers

Pair of Sterling Silver Gilt Antique English 1771 Bull Footed Salvers

By John Carter II

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of 18th century English gilt sterling silver salvers on three claw feet with family crest of Wykeham, for Philip James Digby of Tythrop House, hallmarked for John Carter II, Lon...

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Antique 1770s British Platters and Serveware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brutalist Bronze Bull
Brutalist Bronze Bull

Brutalist Bronze Bull

Unavailable

H 9 in W 19 in D 4 in

Brutalist Bronze Bull

By Johan

Located in Allentown, PA

Brutalist bronze bull by John Behan signed Awesome Design Born in Dublin in 1938, and now living and working near Galway city where he continues to vary his style of expression, J...

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Vintage 1970s Irish Brutalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Watercolour  "John Bull"

Watercolour "John Bull"

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H 11 in W 9 in

Watercolour "John Bull"

Located in Greenwich, CT

The epitome of Englishness, This depiction shows John Bull sitting outside a pub with his loaf of bread, cheese and a flagon of ale.

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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paper

Bradley & Hubbard ‘John Bull’ Blinking Eye Clock – Pat. 1857
Bradley & Hubbard ‘John Bull’ Blinking Eye Clock – Pat. 1857

Bradley & Hubbard ‘John Bull’ Blinking Eye Clock – Pat. 1857

Located in Worcester, GB

The figure of John Bull is shown in Victorian dress, wearing a frock coat and top hat, and holding a circular clock dial.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Mantel Clocks

Materials

Iron

Bradley & Hubbard Cast Iron Banjo Player Blinking Eye "John Bull" Clock, 1857

Bradley & Hubbard Cast Iron Banjo Player Blinking Eye "John Bull" Clock, 1857

By Bradley & Hubbard

Located in Big Flats, NY

Bradley & Hubbard cast iron banjo player blinking eye "John Bull" clock, 1857 Measures: 14.5" H x 10" W x 4" D.

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Antique 19th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Iron

Vintage Large Sterling Silver Photo Frame John Bull London 1990 C 34x28cm
Vintage Large Sterling Silver Photo Frame John Bull London 1990 C 34x28cm

Vintage Large Sterling Silver Photo Frame John Bull London 1990 C 34x28cm

Located in London, GB

A truly superb large decorative sterling silver photo frame by John Bull London with the date marks for 1990.

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1990s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original Iconic WWI Recruitment Poster - Who's Absent? Is It You? - John Bull UK

Original Iconic WWI Recruitment Poster - Who's Absent? Is It You? - John Bull UK

Located in London, GB

Iconic image of a man known as John Bull (the personification of Britain and British values: honest, direct and patriotic) wearing a Union Jack / British flag waistcoat with a top ha...

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Vintage 1910s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mew Langton Original English Pub Sign, Jolly Dandy and his Pint
Vintage Mew Langton Original English Pub Sign, Jolly Dandy and his Pint

Vintage Mew Langton Original English Pub Sign, Jolly Dandy and his Pint

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Vintage Mew Langton Original English Pub Sign, Jolly Dandy and Pint Authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a smiling Dandy who looks exactly like the fam...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Enamel

Running of the Bulls, Figurative Oil Painting by John Groth
Running of the Bulls, Figurative Oil Painting by John Groth

Running of the Bulls, Figurative Oil Painting by John Groth

By John Groth

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original oil painting by John Groth circa 1940. A scene of the historical Running of the Bulls in Pamplona event.

Category

1940s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bull" Large Sculptor Comprised of Car Bumpers by John Kearney
"Bull" Large Sculptor Comprised of Car Bumpers by John Kearney

"Bull" Large Sculptor Comprised of Car Bumpers by John Kearney

By John Kearney 1

Located in Wiscasset, ME

John Kearne American Artist: John Kearney was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1924. He received his formal art training at famed Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michican aft...

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1990s American Animal Sculptures

English Documentary Pearlware Yellow-Ware Napoleonic Jug, Dated 1813
English Documentary Pearlware Yellow-Ware Napoleonic Jug, Dated 1813

English Documentary Pearlware Yellow-Ware Napoleonic Jug, Dated 1813

Located in Downingtown, PA

To one side is a large printed panel titled "JOHN BULL and his COMPANION/ Challenging BONAPARTE and his relation".

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Cow Resting and a Bulls Face
British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Cow Resting and a Bulls Face

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Cow Resting and a Bulls Face

By John Rabone Harvey

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

"Christmas 1863", Thomas Nast's Civil War Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving
"Christmas 1863", Thomas Nast's Civil War Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving

"Christmas 1863", Thomas Nast's Civil War Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving

By Thomas Nast

Located in Alamo, CA

In addition to inventing our modern image of Santa Claus, he invented or popularized many now familiar subjects, such as the Republican Party elephant, the Democratic Party donkey, B...

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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Interior Prints

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Ciivil War "Christmas Eve" 1862, Thomas Nast Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving
Ciivil War "Christmas Eve" 1862, Thomas Nast Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving

Ciivil War "Christmas Eve" 1862, Thomas Nast Harper's Weekly Woodcut Engraving

By Thomas Nast

Located in Alamo, CA

In addition to inventing our modern image of Santa Claus, he invented or popularized many now familiar subjects, such as the Republican Party elephant, the Democratic Party donkey, B...

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Mid-19th Century Other Art Style Interior Prints

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Processionnal cross, 15th century Lombardy, Italy
Processionnal cross, 15th century Lombardy, Italy

Processionnal cross, 15th century Lombardy, Italy

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H 29.53 in W 17.72 in D 4.33 in

Processionnal cross, 15th century Lombardy, Italy

Located in PARIS, FR

Processionnal cross, 15th century, Lombardy, Italie Height: 75 cm, width: 45 cm Height with base: 86 cm Processionnal cross with a wooden core covered with gilt copper embossed and...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

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John Bull For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the john bull you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Street Art examples as well as a Impressionist version. If you’re looking for a john bull from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right john bull for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, gray, brown and orange. Creating a john bull has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Gary John, John Fulton Short, James Gillray, Honoré Daumier and John Groth are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and acrylic paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a John Bull?

The average selling price for a john bull we offer is $1,345, while they’re typically $185 on the low end and $26,000 for the highest priced.