Early 20th Century 'The Virginian' Cigar Store Indian
By Samuel Anderson Robb
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An impressive early 20th-century carved and polychrome painted cigar store Indian standing approximately 6 feet tall to the tip of the feathers.
Gesso, Wood, Paint
19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...
Wood
Cigar Store Indian, Early 20th Century, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration.
Wood, Paint
The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads & Cigar-Store Indians in 19th-C America 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads and Cigar-Store Indians in Nineteenth-Century America by Ralph Sessions.
Paper
Large Carved Cigar Store Indian, Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare find, he i
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Carved Cigar Store Indian, Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare find, he is a full size American Indian, he is carved from one piece of wood ( a tree trunk, possibly pine ) The...
Wood
Cigar or Tobacco Shop Trade Sign, Carving of an Indian Chief
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Cigar or Tobacco Shop Trade Sign, Carving of an Indian Chief This charming and very rare piece, this is a fine example of an American favourite the Cigar Store Indian Counter Top Tra...
Walnut
19th C Counter top Cigarstore Northern American Indian statue, Unknown artist
Located in brussel, BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...
Wood
Indiana Stumpen
By Johannes Handschin
Located in New York, NY
Handschin, Johannes "Indiana Stumpen " ca 1935 (Tobacco poster) Color lithograph. 50 3/8 x 35 5/8" Most commonly in the form of a cigar store Indian, the image of Native American...
Lithograph
Indian Chief Motif Porcelain Humidor, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Note the detail to the Indian's face and his elaborate headdress. Native American Indians were especially attracted to tobacco and related products and relished the opportunity to po...
Porcelain
19th Century Finely Carved and Gilded Scotsman Counter-Top Tobacco Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
These figures were akin to the more familiar "Cigar Store Indians" which advertised North American tobacco; Scottish figures advertised the purveyance of fine snuff.
Wood
Carved Cigar Store Native American Indian, Shop Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Carved Cigar Store Native American Indian, Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare find, he is an almost full size American Indian Chief, he is carved from one piece of wood ( a tree tr...
Wood
A Pair of Carved & Painted Cigar Store American Indians, Shop Trade Signs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Carved & Painted Cigar Store American Indians, Shop Trade Signs This is a rare find, an American Indian Chief and his Princess.
Wood
Samuel Robb Carved Tobacciana Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
His carvings ranged from traditional cigar store Indians to circus wagons and ventriloquist dummies.
Wood
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Smoke Stacks
By Miklos Suba
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Occasionally, he departed from his routine subject matter to others that fascinated him: barber shops, barber's poles and cigar store Indians. Suba created scale models of barbersho...
Oil, Board
Fiberglass Cigar Store Indian Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fiberglass cigar store Indian sculpture with a weighted base.
Fiberglass
Cigar Store Indian
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Known as "Minnie" just 4' tall. Was located in a children's shoe store in Chicago. Original paint.
Wood
Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Located in Stamford, CT
An English or American elegantly carved and polychrome wooden figure of a Negro slave woman clothed in a white sheath dress and matching turban holding a tobacco leaf and a bunch of ...
Wood
Julius Theodore Melchers (1829-1909) | Cigar Store Indian Figure
Located in Wyomissing, PA
This figure probably dates to 1850-1860. He was a sculptor in Prussia and the only tobacconist carver to consider himself a true artist. Because he lived and worked in Detroit, he wa...
Cigar Store Indian
Located in Asheville, NC
This bas relief wooden cigar store Indian sign has been caved into a single plank of poplar wood.
Folky Hand Carved & Painted Cigar Store Indian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky hand carved & painted cigar store Indian is a table top or counter Indian.The paint is a over paint so typical of these counter cigar store Indians to be repainted time & ...
Pine
Carved Wooden Cigar Store Indian Princess
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent and extremely rare cigar store Indian princess, attributed to the renowned artist Samuel A.
Wood
Cigar Store Indian Hand-Carved and Painted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky tabletop hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian is in fair condition with a shrinkage crack at base.
Wood
Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Located in New Orleans, LA
Statue: 58" high x 16" deep Pedestal: 12 ½" wide x 16 ½" deep x 12" high Perhaps the most distinct and recognizable form of American folk art, the cigar store Indian was once...
Wood
Papier-Mâché and Wood Cigar Store Indian
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm guessing that this is a cigar store Indian. It's not holding cigars but must be an early advertising display.
Cigar Store Indian Hand Carved and Painted, Counter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very folky hand carved cigar store Indian is in good condition with exception to the crack or separation of the wood consistent from age and use.
Wood
19Thc Hand Carved & Painted Cigar Store Indian Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted cigar store Indian head had a Cigar sign hanging below it at one time.The condition is good with normal wear & tear from age and use.
Wood
19th Century Original Painted Cigar Store Indian Head Carving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian head. This size Indian head was used in the windows or store counters in the cigar shop.
Wood
Amazing Original Surface 19Thc Cigar Store Indian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all hand carved and all original undisturbed surface cigar store Indian was found in the mid west. The condition is very good with shrinking cracks through out the enti...
Wood
VERY RARE 19THC PAINTED CIGAR STORE INDIAN HOLDING CIGARS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FANTASTIC TWO PIECE 19THC OVER PAINTED CONCRETE AND CHALK STORE FRONT CIGAR STORE INDIAN IS IN GREAT CONDITION.MINOR PAINT LOSS DUE TO BEING OUTSIDE/BAD WEATHER HAS BEEN FULLY R...
Concrete
Full Scale Hand Carved Cigar Store Indian Statue
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
brightly painted wood Indian figure standing on platform. Detailed carving of Native Dress.
1988 Hand Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief Sculpture Statue Figurine Tobacco
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand carved wood sculpture in the shape of a Native American man in a large feathered headdress, holding a package of cigars. Signed on the base “Sue Elliott 6/88.” The word ...
Composition
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H 76 in W 27 in D 20 in
Great Cigar Store Indian Chief Early American Attributed to Thomas Brooks
By Thomas Brooks
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Excellent dry and original surface. Museum numbers written on arm, as seen in images. Indians attributed to Brooks have sold in excess of $100K and are in many major museum collections.
Large Folk Art Tobacco Store Character
Located in Peekskill, NY
This early sales character was used the same way as a Cigar Store Indian. It shows a Moor and represented products from exotic places.
Early 20thc Hand Carved & Polycrome Paint Indian Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS EARLY HAND CARVED INDIAN CHIEF WAS FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA AND FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION IN PHILADELPHIA .IT HAS AMAZING ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE AND CARVING.THE CONDITION IS VERY...
Wood
Vintage Carousel Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
These horses were used like cigar store Indians as come in's for ice cream shops and soda fountains.
Aluminum
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Indian Chief Cigar Store Display
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
brightly colored seated Indian Chief with tobacco pipe
Nantucket Opera House Menu, circa 1960s to 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
She was a gourmand and a connoisseur; she owned an antiques shop on island for many years, and the Opera House was renowned for its crazy and eclectic decor of antiques (for instance...
Paper
Carousel Horse
Located in Greenwich, CT
He began his company in New York City in 1870, and oversaw it until his death in 1900, after which it ceased operations, His carousel animals were widely imitated by competitiors, b...
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H 28.5 in W 17.5 in D 10 in
Antique Hiawatha Cigar Store Polychrome Plaster Bust of Indian Warrior c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hiawatha cigar store portrait bust offers polychrome chalkware construction in the form of an American Indian warrior, c1900 Measures - 28.5"h x 17.5"w x 10"d Catalogue ...
Plaster
Cigar Store Indian
Located in Highwood, IL
Cigar store Indians appeared in the 1600s in Europe and were used by tobacconists.
Cigar Store Indian
Located in Highwood, IL
American Cigar Store Indians became popular in the mid-late 1700s.
Vintage Cigar Store Indian Statue
Located in South Bend, IN
An iconic cigar store Indian statue, featuring an Indian chief in traditional headdress.
Metal