English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle
20th Century English Signs
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle
Metal
Large Carved Pub Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pub sign depicting a whimsical fox emerging from a gilt jug, of very large scale. Hand-hewn from
Wood
English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The Admiral"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of a decorated Royal Navy
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Black Swan"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a gorgeous painting of a black swan on water
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Fountain Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a Classical urn or fountainhead
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Worth Brewery - The Cricketer's Arms"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cricket player with bat and
Metal
Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn
Iron
English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Charrington - The Eagle Tavern"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an eagle in flight with mountains
Metal
Traditional Large Iron Hanging Pub Sign. The Boot
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Traditional Large Iron Hanging Pub Sign. The Boot This is a large and heavy piece dating from the
Iron
Traditional Large Hanging Pub Sign, Wethered’s Winterbourne Arms
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Traditional large hanging pub sign. Wethered’s winterbourne arms This is a large and heavy piece
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Free House, The Cask and Taverners"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of two revelers or publicans in
Metal
$5,008 / set
H 57 in W 16 in D 1 in
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers” Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers” Saved During Refurbishment, these very good quality
Art Glass
English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full
Metal
$3,600
H 36 in W 27 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Double-Sided "Kings Head" Hand Painted Metal English Pub Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text
Metal
$1,001
H 21.07 in W 29.93 in D 0.4 in
1930s Original Gilbeys Invalid Port Enamel Advertising Pub Garden Bar Sign
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
For sale we have a very striking, original 1930s/40s advertising sign in red and white enamel on
Metal, Enamel
$13,355
H 53.9 in W 131.9 in D 2.8 in
Giant John Dewar Whisky Sign Scotch Pub Mirror Antique 10 Ft 3.3 M
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Monumental John Dewar & Sons royal warrant pub mirror (c. 1900-1920) - reverse painted, triple
Mirror
Two Sided Hand Painted Pub Sign
Located in Charleston, SC
Double Sided Hand Painted Pub Sign.
Metal
Vintage Rising Sun Pub Sign Insert Panel
Located in Charleston, SC
Rising Sun Pub Sign Panel Insert
Paint, Fiberglass
Scotch Stores Antique Pub Sign with Gold Leaf Lettering
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunning antique Pub sign for Scotch stores. The English pub was started in the late
Gold Leaf
19th Century Advertising Sign "Motor Boat for Hire" Wood
Located in Berkeley, CA
This is a very early hand-painted pub sign. It has a wonderful aged patina. The quality of the
Wood
1936 Port Sign, Les Portos Gibson, an Appetizer Drink
Located in Retie, BE
sign. This tin wall sign is great wall decoration in your house, kitchen, home bar, office, pub
Tin, Metal
English or American Exterior Advertising Sign
Located in New Orleans, LA
" Could be a Pub sign. The main painting is original with craquelure and muted colors. The green molded
Wood
English Pub Sign - Hounds
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic large English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a scenic painting of hounds, untitled
English Pub Sign - Foxes
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic large English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a scenic painting of foxes among foliage
English Pub Sign - Greyhound
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a greyhound dog, entitled
English Pub Sign, Squirrel
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a squirrel with a nut, untitled
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign, Swan
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a swan with three cygnets
Metal
English Pub Sign Sandpiper
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a sandpiper bird upon a beach
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign, "Sportsman"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a Regency era gentleman with
Metal
English Pub Sign of Bull
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Pub Sign, painted on steel.Came from a Courage Public House,from their archives,has a
Steel
English Pub Sign - The Fox
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a loping fox among trees, entitled: The Fox
English Pub Sign - The Windmill
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a windmill cottage, entitled: The
English Pub Sign - The Bull
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a black bull, entitled: The Bull
English Pub Sign - Swan Inn
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a swan upon water, entitled: Swan
English Pub Sign - Cricketts Inn
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a scenic painting of trees by water, entitled
English Pub Sign, "Rose House"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a house with roses, entitled
Metal
English Pub Sign, the Magdalen
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a classical ruin, entitled: The
Wood
English Pub Sign "Cricketers Arms"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of cricket players on a pitch
Paint, Wood
English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled
Paint, Wood
English Pub Sign, 'Cock Tavern'
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cock or rooster, entitled: Cock
Metal
English Pub Sign, "The Cock"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cock or rooster, entitled: The
Metal
English Pub Sign - Three Fishes
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of three fish (salmon) in a stream
English Pub Sign - Swan Inn
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a swan upon the water among reeds
English Pub Sign - Hollington Oak
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an oak tree against an horizon
English Pub Sign - Kings Arms
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of the British Royal Arms framed in
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle
Metal
English Pub Sign - The Ship
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a sailing ship bearing the high
English Pub Sign - New Roebuck
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a scenic painting of a recumbent roebuck deer
English Pub Sign, "Old Plough"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a man and horse plowing a field
Metal
English Pub Sign - The Swan
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painted cutaway or silhouette of a Royal swan
Wood
English Pub Sign - The Imperial
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of five British soldiers defending a
English Pub Sign - Three Horseshoes
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head peering out from a
English Pub Sign, Bulls Head
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a bull's head, against a fence
Paint, Wood
English Pub Sign - Sailing Ship
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a sailing ship on the sea with
English Pub Sign - Robin Hood
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of the legendary folk hero, Robin
Paint, Wood
English Pub Sign - Pied Bull
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a black and white bull (pied bull
English Pub Sign, "Old General"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a man in full English hunt
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign, Swan Inn
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an adult swan with a child swan
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign - The Bull
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a standing prize bull in the
English Pub Sign, "The Grasshopper"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a grasshopper on a blade of grass
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign, "The Nightingale"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a singing nightingale bird
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign - The "Cleveland"
Located in Austin, TX
An English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an early motor car driven by a man in full
English Pub Sign - The Old Fox
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a scenic painting of a fox, entitled: The Old
Wood
English Pub Sign, Fox Inn, Pubmaster
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of fox among shrubbery, entitled
Metal
English Pub Sign - The Phoenix
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a scenic painting of a phoenix (mythical bird
English Pub Sign, 'The Bulls Head'
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a bull's head, entitled: The
Metal
English Pub Sign - The Charles Dickens
Located in Austin, TX
An English pub sign featuring a portrait painting (two-sided) of the famed 19th c. writer, Charles
Iron
English Pub Sign, "The Black Swan"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a black swan upon the water
Metal
English Pub Sign - The Black Bull
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a black bull in a landscape
English Pub Sign - The Royal Swan
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a swan at the water's edge
Original English Pub Sign, circa 1930s
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Pub sign painted on tin and framed. The name of the pub was obviously changed because there is a
Metal
English Pub Sign - Ye George Inn
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of St. George in a knight's armor
English Pub Sign - The Salmon Tail
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a salmon in the foregound, its
$361 / item
H 0.6 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Handmade Cast Bronze Squared Decorative Wabi-Sabi Tray, Vide Poche, Large
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Graceful bronze tray, vide-poche, inspired by Wabi-Sabi, the ancient Japanese philosophy that views and embraces the world for its imperfections and transient nature. It translates i...
Bronze
$1,920Sale Price / set|50% Off
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware Set - 80 Pieces
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite vintage dinnerware set, likely crafted in fine Limoges porcelain, features delicate floral patterns and gold accents. Each piece is signed “France,” a hallmark of its ...
Porcelain
Pair Of 18th Century Italian Figural Angel Wall Brackets
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 18th Century Italian figural carved Angel wall brackets. Brackets feature charming angel faces under small flat shelf. Giltwood and painted, brackets have a wonderful old pat...
Wood
$1,885 / item
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
"Jorge" Bar Cart Modernist Style in Color Painted Steel and wood natural
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
True to her enthusiasm for the Modernist Movement Alessandra Delgado was inspired by Jorge Zalszupin timeless architectonic view to create the bar cart "Jorge". Elegant and versatil...
Steel
$5,142
H 48.82 in W 26.38 in D 26.78 in
Antique mid 18th Century Large Spanish Pinewood Carved Arm chair or Fauteuil
Located in Casteren, NL
Presenting a magnificent antique Spanish chair, crafted from solid pine wood around 1750. This chair is a substantial piece, reflecting the high status of its original owner and indi...
Pine, Rush
$800
H 22 in W 15 in
MB 005 (Modern, Traditional Style Figurative Life Drawing of Muscular Male Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative nude drawing on Arches paper graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 22 x 15 inches unframed Contemporary figurative life study drawing of a reclining male nu...
Conté, Graphite
$2,448Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 17 in D 1 in
Shipping in Calm Waters, 18th Century Dutch Oil on Wood Panel, Man o War
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping in Calm Waters Dutch School, 18th century oil painting on wood panel panel: 10 x 12.75 inches framed: 14 x 17 inches condition: very good, minor evidence of former retouchin...
Oil, Wood Panel
18th Century French Walnut Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
Mid-18th-century walnut side table from France with banded ends on the top, over wonderfully hand scalloped aprons on three sides and a single drawer in the front. The table is finis...
Walnut
$3,996
H 74.41 in W 97.25 in D 29.93 in
Antique Unique Clothes Rack in Pine, Made by Hand in Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique unique clothes rack made by hand from northern Sweden. The clothes rack is made around the year 1900 in painted pine. Original condition and original paint with some distress...
Pine
$4,950
H 25.63 in W 7.63 in D 6.25 in
Large Signed Barbedienne Antique French Bronze Sculpture of the Venus de Milo
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique bronze sculputre. Depicting the Venus de Milo. After the ancient model by Alexandros of Antioch. Bearing an Achille Collas reduction seal and a Barbedienne mark. P...
Bronze
$584
H 17.92 in W 20.28 in D 0.08 in
Antique Hand Painted Double-Sided French Cafe Wall Trade Sign. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century hand painted French trade sign. c.1940 Double sided French trade sign for CAFES MAURICE, a company still in existence today. Wonderful patination and depth of col...
Metal
$4,945
H 30.12 in W 36.03 in D 17.92 in
Antique Hall Table, Scottish, Oak, Side, Reception, Gothic Revival, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hall table. A Scottish, oak side table with Gothic revival taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Attractive example of fine 19th century Scotti...
Oak
$68,000
H 27 in W 34 in D 10 in
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century. The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
Pottery
$6,160 / set
H 34.65 in W 28.75 in D 29.53 in
Set of Two Montreux Armchairs in Retro-Style In Custom High Performance Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This set of two Montreux armchairs brings retro-inspired elegance to life through soft sculptural lines and enveloping comfort. Upholstered in a sumptuous chocolate velvet, the chair...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$1,558Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 14 in
19th-Century French Oil Portrait of Smart Gentleman in Formal Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman in Formal Attire French School, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 17 x 14 inches board : 13 x 10.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
Oil
Bebop Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Bebop Ottoman is sleek contemporary design, intended to lighten the mood in any environment. This round form gracefully curves at the bottom to define a bold and sensuous silhoue...
Mohair, Linen, Velvet, Ash, Oak, Walnut
Vintage and antique signs are popular collector’s items loved not only for the charm and pops of color they add to a space but also for the unique story each one has to tell. An interesting sign can help set the mood for a room and spark dozens of lively conversations.
Before and during the 18th century, many European peasants and colonists in the Americas couldn’t read, so shopkeepers, in an effort to promote their goods and services, hung trade signs with limited amounts of text.
Indeed, symbols and representational physical objects comprised early-day advertising efforts. In lieu of painted words on a wooden board, trade signs made use of handmade three-dimensional symbols to indicate the function of the shop. The iconic red, white and blue pole could be found outside barbershops, while a figural trade sign mounted to an apothecary’s storefront might be a mortar and pestle sculpted from bronze in order to indicate to passers-by that inside there were apothecary cabinets full of remedies for common ailments and a druggist to carefully dispense them.
As literacy rates improved, signs evolved into rectangular, round or square shapes that featured text. Short and sweet, early iterations were characterized by a mere few words, such as “tavern,” “boarding room” or “apothecary.”
During the 19th century, proprietors endeavored to render their signs more appealing. This meant the introduction of more color, font types and other pictorial representations. After the Civil War ended, logos, branding and advertising became increasingly more important, and the design of signage evolved. Trade signs were still in use during the 20th century, and you will likely find hand-painted tin eyeglasses for an optometrist’s office or an oversize bowling pin that likely had a home in the front window of a bowling alley.
Today, collectors and art aficionados alike collect and display antique and vintage signs. Old signs hearken back to a long-gone era, infusing any interior with warmth and nostalgia.
A vintage sign can help anchor a room — think of decorating with signs as you would arranging any kind of wall art. A large-scale sign in particular can prove a distinguishing feature in a living room or dining room, a focal point so prominent that it might lessen the burden of introducing any additional decorative elements to this particular space. Smaller signs work wonders too — pepper sparsely decorated corners with small colorful signs or add a humorous or graphic element to your gallery-style hang with a small text-based sign or two.
On 1stDibs, find metal, wood and glass antique and vintage signs that span a number of styles, including mid-century modern, industrial and folk art.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.