Cigar Store Indians

Fiberglass cigar store Indian sculpture with a weighted base.

Known as "Minnie" just 4' tall. Was located in a children's shoe store in Chicago. Original paint.

in a white sheath dress and matching turban holding a tobacco leaf and a bunch of cigars.

to actually hire real Indians to pose for the figures. The elongation, cross hatching, extensive

This bas relief wooden cigar store Indian sign has been caved into a single plank of poplar wood

This folky hand carved & painted cigar store Indian is a table top or counter Indian.The paint is a

This folky tabletop hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian is in fair condition with a

This magnificent and extremely rare cigar store Indian princess, attributed to the renowned artist

of American folk art, the cigar store Indian was once a familiar sight along busy Victorian-era

I'm guessing that this is a cigar store Indian. It's not holding cigars but must be an early

This very folky hand carved cigar store Indian is in good condition with exception to the crack or

This hand carved & painted cigar store Indian head had a Cigar sign hanging below it at one

19th century hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian head. This size Indian head was used in the

This amazing all hand carved and all original undisturbed surface cigar store Indian was found in

THIS FANTASTIC TWO PIECE 19THC OVER PAINTED CONCRETE AND CHALK STORE FRONT CIGAR STORE INDIAN IS IN

brightly painted wood Indian figure standing on platform. Detailed carving of Native Dress.

headdress, holding a package of cigars. Signed on the base “Sue Elliott 6/88.” The word “Weeks” is carved

Excellent dry and original surface. Museum numbers written on arm, as seen in images. Indians

This early sales character was used the same way as a Cigar Store Indian. It shows a Moor and

BEEN A HANDMADE ADVERTISING PIECE FOR A CIGAR SHOP TO RESEMBLE THE CIGAR STORE INDIANS THAT WERE

solid condition. This is a rare item. These horses were used like cigar store Indians as come in's for

brightly colored seated Indian Chief with tobacco pipe

of antiques (for instance the phone booth was an 18th Century Sedan Chair). The missing Cigar Store

for his cigar-store Indians.

An antique Hiawatha cigar store portrait bust offers polychrome chalkware construction in the form

Cigar store Indians appeared in the 1600s in Europe and were used by tobacconists. The American

Cigar store Indian and although it appears to be turn-of-the-century, we think it could be made in

An iconic cigar store Indian statue, featuring an Indian chief in traditional headdress

This fine hand-carved counter top cigar store Indian was found in New Mexico and has the original

Our store is offering three cigar store Indians on 1stdibs and although they appear to look like

Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall

Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall

Wearing an elaborate headdress and in a look out stance while holding cigars in one hand. On a

19Thc Original hand carved cigar store Indian in amazing condition. Sign in the lower base carved

This large impressive early sales character was used the same way as a Cigar Store Indian. It shows

. Often placed outside of a shop, the cigar store Indian became less common in the 20th century for a

A lifesize cigar or tobacco shop Indian Princes trade sign This charming and very rare piece, is

across the country. Illustrated with over 100 color plates and 700 black-and-white of cigar-store Indians

Fire Helmet, Fireman's Ax, Fire Trumpet 1877, Cigar Store Indian, 19th..., Conestoga Wagon, About 1800

Carved wood cigar store Indian holding a bow with quiver of arrows on it's back. The figure

Original American Carved Cigar Store Indian Advertising Statue. It came from a private collection

A carved pine cigar store Indian princess with an early, in-use painted and gilded finish. This

Classical draping and form, possibly cut from larger figure for use in a theater

Acquired from Walt Disney Studios prop storage warehouse. There were two of these, this one stood in front of the Frontierland rifle range, the other on Main St. (we sold that one la...

and see them first! A standing figure of an antique American cigar store Indian hand carved from a

see Fried, Artists in Wood, p.183;
provenance available

From Disneyland's Frontierland, cigar store Indian trade figure. If you can't afford $75,000.00 for

carvers of Cigar Store Indians and shop signs in NYC in the 19th century.

sculptures were made. They were sold mainly on the East Coast. The cigar store Indian sculpture was widely

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

Colorful Alaskan three figure winged totem. Carved and painted by Marlin Alphonse. Noted on back "purchased by Brad and Hazel Ritter on board Royal Princes, Sitka, Alaska 1986. His n...

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

This rare and beautifully preserved 19th-century Kiowa-Apache hide bag is an exceptional example of Plains Native American artistry and craftsmanship. Expertly hand-stitched from nat...

This original watercolor painting by San Ildefonso Pueblo artist Jose Roybal (1922–1978) beautifully captures the ceremonial Pueblo Harvest Dance, a celebration of community, traditi...

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

A vintage opal Indian head carving, weighing 32.10 carats, featuring an intricate piece of lapidary artistry. Crafted from opal, a gemstone known for its iridescent play of colors, t...

Featuring an ebonized, carved oak frame and an iconic Bonnet-style headboard, this bed radiates sophistication and elegance. The natural cane is meticulously woven on both sides of ...

Set of ten Weinhold Reis colored lithographs of the Blackfeet; period frames - Scalping Woman; Wife of Night Shoots; Lazy Boy; Blackfeet Medicine Man; Long Tim Pipe Woman; Wife of th...

Sioux bow and quiver with beaded bands on top and bottom on both bow and quiver case. Bow 46" of bodack with original sinew string and three 24" matching arrows, two having 2 1/2" or...

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

A large American Western, Native American oil on canvas landscape, by Frank Paul Sauerwein (1871-1910), "The Captive", 1901. This large oil on canvas depicts a Native American brave...

A Monumental Museum Quality Pair of French 19th Century Figural Gilt and Patinated Bronze Rosso Granite Marble Flambeaux Urns, each depicting a pair of standing allegorical and whims...

19th Century Native Tobacco Trade Sign attributed to Samuel Robb (1851-1928). The statue is in fair age-appropriate but sound condition, some damage and cracks to the base, overall c...

A very fine Acoma Pueblo, early 20th century polychrome Olla. Painted dark brown and orange design on a white ground, with large areas fired gray. Shrinkage crack extends from rim to...