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Shop Sign
Shop Sign

Shop Sign

$1,126

H 22.05 in W 155.12 in D 5.52 in

Shop Sign

Located in London, England

Large oak " Pharmacie " shop sign. France circa 1900. H 56cm x W 394cm x D 15cm

Category

Early 1900s Antique Signs

Materials

Lead

Coke Button Sign
Coke Button Sign

Coke Button Sign

$6,500

H 5 in Dm 41 in

Coke Button Sign

Located in Alpha, NJ

This is a vintage enameled Coca Cola Sign. This is in good overall condition with minor wear along

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Steel

Bull Head Trade Sign
Bull Head Trade Sign

Bull Head Trade Sign

$5,175

H 22 in W 22 in D 13 in

Bull Head Trade Sign

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

19th Century bull head advertisement trade sign used in a hardware or butcher shop. Retains a

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870
“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

$8,200

H 18 in W 96 in D 2.5 in

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

Located in Culver City, CA

“Whistle” Railway Sign England, 1870 Painted backboard with alloy letters and glass “cats eye

Category

19th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Massive Antique Garage Sign
Massive Antique Garage Sign

Massive Antique Garage Sign

$9,350

H 25 in W 145.5 in D 6 in

Massive Antique Garage Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Carved and painted dimensional lettering adorned to a large painted plank to advertise a service station/car repair garage. 145.5" W x 25" H

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

19th century French café sign ...
19th century French café sign ...

19th century French café sign ...

$2,978

H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in

19th century French café sign ...

Located in Brecht, BE

a unique find, a 19th century sign from a French café "Les Bons Amis" which means "Best friends

Category

19th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Glass, Pine

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign

$2,662

H 19 in W 15 in D 16 in

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign A hand crafted Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten

Category

Early 20th Century French Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Zinc

18th Century Apothecary Sign
18th Century Apothecary Sign

18th Century Apothecary Sign

$4,800Sale Price|36% Off

H 28.5 in W 41 in D 2 in

18th Century Apothecary Sign

Located in Napa, CA

18th Century Apothecary sign was created with wrought iron, fer forge. Beautiful details of the

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Reliquiae Sanctorum Sign
19th Century Reliquiae Sanctorum Sign

19th Century Reliquiae Sanctorum Sign

$3,276

H 22.05 in W 51.97 in D 3.15 in

19th Century Reliquiae Sanctorum Sign

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Remarkable original "Reliquiae Sanctorum" sign on sheet metal. Later mounted to weathered

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign

$875

H 25.5 in W 22.75 in D 1.75 in

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Keystone broom corn supplies metal advertising sign 22.75" x 25.5"

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Large Wooden “Bakery” Trade Sign
Vintage Large Wooden “Bakery” Trade Sign

Vintage Large Wooden “Bakery” Trade Sign

$3,135

H 30.5 in W 84 in D 6 in

Vintage Large Wooden “Bakery” Trade Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Large hand-crafted wooden storefront sign featuring raised block letters reading BAKERY across a

Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard
Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard

$1,310Sale Price|41% Off

H 16 in W 62.5 in D 0.5 in

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard

Located in Cheshire, GB

Enamel sign for Colman’s Mustard, of rectangular form decorated in blue and yellow enamel

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch
Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch

$1,310Sale Price|38% Off

H 16 in W 62.5 in D 0.5 in

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch

Located in Cheshire, GB

Enamel sign for Colman’s Starch, of rectangular form decorated in blue and white enamel

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign
19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

$3,750

H 16.75 in Dm 10.5 in

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

Figural trade sign in the form of a mortar and pestle, both the mortar and pestle are hand turned

Category

Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Zinc

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign

$5,119

H 24.81 in W 66.54 in D 20.08 in

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign. Provenance: By Repute Crosby Cobblers - Liverpool Est 1841

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique figural painted tin trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

19th Century Zinc Sign/Enseigne
19th Century Zinc Sign/Enseigne

19th Century Zinc Sign/Enseigne

$3,276

H 66.93 in W 39.38 in D 13.78 in

19th Century Zinc Sign/Enseigne

Located in Brecht, BE

Quirky rare to find zinc sign/enseigne, made for a French hatmaker ... great patina.

Category

19th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Iron, Zinc

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign
19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

$1,650

H 14 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

A carved cobbler's boot-form trade sign, in old gold paint. Carved in two pieces of pine, capped

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Lead

Important Folk Art Trade Sign
Important Folk Art Trade Sign

Important Folk Art Trade Sign

$10,320Sale Price|20% Off

H 36 in W 72 in D 3 in

Important Folk Art Trade Sign

Located in Greenwich, CT

A mid 19th Century folk art trade sign of demilune form, depicting a Native American chief holding

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign
Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign

Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign

$1,638

H 19.69 in W 41.74 in D 0.79 in

Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign

Located in Ongar, GB

A beautiful early 20th century double sided French hairdresser shop sign with lovely old weathered

Category

1920s French Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign
Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign

Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign

$14,900

H 39 in W 50 in D 2 in

Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign

Located in Greenwich, CT

A late 18th century/early 19th century trade sign from a Dutch West Indies shipping merchant. The

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940
Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

$350Sale Price / item|26% Off

H 16.25 in W 13.25 in D 0.75 in

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Single sided wooden dentist tooth trade sign with gold and black letters. Hand painted, hand

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

antique pharmacy sign mortar and pestle
antique pharmacy sign mortar and pestle

antique pharmacy sign mortar and pestle

$2,475

H 25 in W 21 in D 16 in

antique pharmacy sign mortar and pestle

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This is a very rare Pharmacy sign from the late 1800s. Made of tin/metal with remnants of gold

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

1890 Wood Cigar Advertising Sign large American
1890 Wood Cigar Advertising Sign large American

1890 Wood Cigar Advertising Sign large American

Located in Surrey, BC

A truly one of a kind late 19th century/ hand painted solid wood large advertising cigar sign

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign

$1,638

H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign

Located in London, GB

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign A complete one off, in the form of a hand carved / painted

Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Hand-Carved Steer Head Trade Sign
Hand-Carved Steer Head Trade Sign

Hand-Carved Steer Head Trade Sign

$2,500

H 13 in W 20.75 in D 21.5 in

Hand-Carved Steer Head Trade Sign

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Hand-carved French walnut steer head trade sign. Made for a butcher shop. Simple, yet well done

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign
Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign

Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign

$1,850

H 1.25 in W 36.25 in D 7.25 in

Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

Own a piece of Wisconsin's history with this early 20th century hand-painted sign from an early

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Walk This Way: Antique Metal Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
Walk This Way: Antique Metal Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

Walk This Way: Antique Metal Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

Located in New York, NY

Metal Shoe Trade Sign Europe (likely France or England), late 19th–early 20th century This

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Pre-Prohibition Fortune's Buffet ROG Mirror Sign
Pre-Prohibition Fortune's Buffet ROG Mirror Sign

Pre-Prohibition Fortune's Buffet ROG Mirror Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique reverse-painted storefront sign. This piece was for a shop that specialized in alcoholic

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Brass

Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign
Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign

Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

1930s; Antique porcelain enamel single‑sided roadside sign reading "Play GOLF at Virginia" with

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign
Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign

Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

This sign advertises Johnson Gasoline (stylistically spelled erroneously) sold with Ethyl anti

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker's Boot Sign
English Victorian Painted Shoemaker's Boot Sign

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker's Boot Sign

$7,800

H 22.5 in W 33 in D 7.5 in

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker's Boot Sign

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian red & blue painted and decorated wood carved shoemaker's boot sign.     

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

$12,900

H 16 in W 144 in D 4 in

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

Located in Greenwich, CT

A 12 foot long trade sign displaying the words Carriage Shop on one side and Horse Shoeing on the

Category

1870s American Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

$2,600

H 19 in W 128 in D 5 in

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is one of the best signs I've ever had. It's 10 feet 8 inches long by 19 inches by 5 inches

Category

Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique figural copper and tin trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron, Tin

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA
Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA

$3,800

H 16 in W 30 in D 0.5 in

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A graphic rectangular patinated steel wall sign from a venerable Detroit, Michigan engineering firm.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

18th Century Zinc Chapeau Bicorne Sign
18th Century Zinc Chapeau Bicorne Sign

18th Century Zinc Chapeau Bicorne Sign

$6,910

H 22.84 in W 27.56 in D 4.73 in

18th Century Zinc Chapeau Bicorne Sign

Located in Brecht, BE

. This is a French enseigne/sign, from the very short period in French history "incroyable et

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Zinc

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940
Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

$700

H 16.25 in W 13.25 in D 0.75 in

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Single sided wooden dentist tooth trade sign with gold and black letters. Hand painted, hand

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Porcelain Heinz Advertising Sign
Early 20th Century Porcelain Heinz Advertising Sign

Early 20th Century Porcelain Heinz Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

sign. This piece features the iconic Heniz 57 Varieties typeface with the iconic pickle logo. The

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930
Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930

$1,295Sale Price|48% Off

H 19 in W 57.25 in D 2.5 in

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930

By Studebaker

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original Studebaker hand-painted wooden sign, originally from a 1930s wagon shop

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Rare Painted Antique Lead Watchmaker’s Shop Sign
Rare Painted Antique Lead Watchmaker’s Shop Sign

Rare Painted Antique Lead Watchmaker’s Shop Sign

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An outstanding piece of Folk Art, this Pocket Watch form Lead sign has a painted face with Roman

Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Lead

Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign
Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign

Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign

$4,800

H 36 in W 33 in D 9 in

Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign

Located in Peekskill, NY

When we first found this neon sign our restorer was excited to work on it. He believes that the

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Two-Sided Hood’s Ice Cream Advertising Sign
Vintage Two-Sided Hood’s Ice Cream Advertising Sign

Vintage Two-Sided Hood’s Ice Cream Advertising Sign

$750Sale Price|21% Off

H 32.5 in W 21 in D 23 in

Vintage Two-Sided Hood’s Ice Cream Advertising Sign

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and authentic two-sided painted metal advertising sign for Hood’s Ice Cream, displayed in

Category

Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century "Pocket Watch" Carved Wood Trade Sign
Late 19th Century "Pocket Watch" Carved Wood Trade Sign

Late 19th Century "Pocket Watch" Carved Wood Trade Sign

Located in Buffalo, NY

Late 19th Century "Pocket Watch" Carved Wood Trade Sign. Watch-makers / repairs sign.. Wonderful

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign
c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign

c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s; Andrew Usher & Co. - Edinburgh, Scotland Antique scotch whiskey advertising sign with

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Glass

Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign
Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign

Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique wooden industrial repair shop sign. This extravagant sign was once used to advertise

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Mackintosh Solicitors Rounded Bronze Sign
Early 20th Century Mackintosh Solicitors Rounded Bronze Sign

Early 20th Century Mackintosh Solicitors Rounded Bronze Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s; W & J Mackintosh, Solicitors - London Antique rounded bronze column sign. This piece

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Bronze

Antique Folk Art Sign Copper Folk Art
Antique Folk Art Sign Copper Folk Art

Antique Folk Art Sign Copper Folk Art

$834

H 17.72 in W 11.03 in D 0.2 in

Antique Folk Art Sign Copper Folk Art

Located in Munich, DE

This unusual ornamental copper plate was used to write information on it, possibly the menue for a restaurant. We can see traces of writing. The beautifull carving shows birds, leav...

Category

1860s European Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Copper

Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign
Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign

Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Painted tin lithograph advertising sign for Fountain Tobacco, produced for Lovell & Buffington of

Category

Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign
Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

$2,420

H 13.25 in W 19 in D 1 in

Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique new-old-stock tin-over-cardboard (TOC) advertising sign. This piece advertises Reed Mfg. Co., a

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign
Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign

Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign Originally this sign was reclaimed from a

Category

1920s British Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

"Brookfield Rye" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1901
"Brookfield Rye" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1901

"Brookfield Rye" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1901

By The Meek Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

is the focal point of this chromolithographic tin advertising sign, used to promote the purchase of

Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950
Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950

Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950

$795Sale Price|43% Off

H 20.25 in W 47.5 in D 1.5 in

Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT A vintage Yellow Cabs sign framed with a thick wooden frame. CREATOR Unknown

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign
Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign

Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

This sign was manufactured by Rawson & Evans sometime during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Rawson

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

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Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand
Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand

Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand

Unavailable

H 33.5 in W 19.25 in D 17 in

Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand

By Gloucester Sign Co. 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Large antique original cast iron sign stand by Gloucester Sign Company. Opening: 17.5" by 11.25".

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

"RODEO" Sign
"RODEO" Sign

"RODEO" Sign

Unavailable

H 18.5 in W 79.5 in D 1.5 in

"RODEO" Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

This fine piece of American sign art has great subject matter. These 1920's era sign letters, which

Category

Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Trade Sign
Trade Sign

Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 12.5 in W 78 in D 2 in

Trade Sign

Located in Stamford, CT

English Trade sign . Large gilt lettering on black glass. Blue painted wood frame. All original

Category

19th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Glass, Wood

Tole Grocers Signs
Tole Grocers Signs

Tole Grocers Signs

Unavailable

H 3.35 in W 4.53 in D 0.2 in

Tole Grocers Signs

Located in Arundel, GB

7 Tole Painted Grocers Signs. England, circa 1900. Overall height including pins 15cm.

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Nelson Carpentry Sign
Nelson Carpentry Sign

Nelson Carpentry Sign

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 128.75 in D 2.75 in

Nelson Carpentry Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

This fantastic early 20th century hand-painted wooden sign has heart and soul. The sign is composed

Category

Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

1910 Advertising Sign
1910 Advertising Sign

1910 Advertising Sign

Unavailable

H 46 in W 37 in D 8.25 in

1910 Advertising Sign

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

One of a kind, double sided electric advertising sign for "Wilberts & Timberlake Select Stoves

Category

1910s American Antique Signs

Japanese Medicine Sign
Japanese Medicine Sign

Japanese Medicine Sign

Unavailable

H 35.25 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in

Japanese Medicine Sign

Located in New York, NY

Lacquered and gold leafed Hand carved wood shop sign for scratch and itch medicine.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Signs

Early Clock Sign
Early Clock Sign

Early Clock Sign

Unavailable

H 28 in W 28 in D 2.5 in

Early Clock Sign

Located in New York, NY

Clock sign with pair of Father Time figures in cast iron with tin clock faces.

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Iron, Tin

Wadsworth House  Sign
Wadsworth House  Sign

Wadsworth House Sign

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 29.5 in D 1 in

Wadsworth House Sign

Located in Hudson, NY

c 1920's Wadsworth House sign - gold leaf lettering on weathered black - pin stripping detail - two

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

Teak Sign Board
Teak Sign Board

Teak Sign Board

Unavailable

H 60 in W 52 in D 1 in

Teak Sign Board

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

This is teak sign board with a great yellow background and black lettering hinged with four boards

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Signs

Apothecary Trade Sign

Apothecary Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 56 in W 27.25 in D 2.25 in

Apothecary Trade Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Early French apothecary sign in the form of Grecian urn with great original surface.

Category

19th Century French Antique Signs

Gleneagles Station Sign
Gleneagles Station Sign

Gleneagles Station Sign

Unavailable

H 42.13 in W 105.91 in D 1.19 in

Gleneagles Station Sign

Located in Llandudno, Conwy

A large enamel sign from the famous Scottish Golf resorts train station. Once on the main platform

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Signs

KANBAN Shop Sign
KANBAN Shop Sign

KANBAN Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 32 in W 10 in

KANBAN Shop Sign

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Profiled wood kanban - sign, in the shape of traditional Japanese candle, two sided. Okame, woman's

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Signs

Early "spa" Sign
Early "spa" Sign

Early "spa" Sign

Unavailable

H 56 in W 12 in D 7 in

Early "spa" Sign

Located in Hadley, MA

Fantastic, whimsical trade sign, advertising a 19th C version of today's Spa. The best patina of

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

1920s Belgian Jenever Sign
1920s Belgian Jenever Sign

1920s Belgian Jenever Sign

Unavailable

H 20.08 in W 9.26 in D 0.79 in

1920s Belgian Jenever Sign

Located in Retie, BE

1920s Belgian Jenever Sign. Antique sign - Art Deco sign for Jenever Made in Belgium: J

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Odd Fellows Sign
Odd Fellows Sign

Odd Fellows Sign

Unavailable

H 10 in W 35 in D 1.5 in

Odd Fellows Sign

Located in Hudson, NY

Three link chain of friendship, love, truth - wood gilt chain - floats above a dark blue background with gold stars - found in Vermont.

Category

19th Century American American Colonial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Large Scissors Shop Sign
Large Scissors Shop Sign

Large Scissors Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 40 in W 23 in D 2 in

Large Scissors Shop Sign

Located in New York, NY

An amazing large-scale Chinese shop sign, 19th century, with calligraphy, and scissors in gold on

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Signs

Tea Pot Trade Sign
Tea Pot Trade Sign

Tea Pot Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 40 in W 47 in D 20.5 in

Tea Pot Trade Sign

Located in High Point, NC

Large trade sign all metal with paint and gilt of a tea pot which advertised a tea shop or tinsmith.

Category

Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

French Poulterer Shop Sign
French Poulterer Shop Sign

French Poulterer Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 14.57 in W 18.9 in D 39.38 in

French Poulterer Shop Sign

Located in Paris, FR

, and in France, banners frequently took the place of signs or sign boards in the middle ages. Signs

Category

19th Century French Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

French 1920s Bakery Sign
French 1920s Bakery Sign

French 1920s Bakery Sign

Unavailable

H 157 in W 0.25 in D 8.5 in

French 1920s Bakery Sign

Located in New York, NY

French 1920's Boulangerie Patisserie sign.

Category

1920s French Antique Signs

1920s Vintage Curved Italian Enamel Metal Sign "Cassa", ‘Cash Desk Sign’
1920s Vintage Curved Italian Enamel Metal Sign "Cassa", ‘Cash Desk Sign’

1920s Vintage Curved Italian Enamel Metal Sign "Cassa", ‘Cash Desk Sign’

Located in Milan, IT

Vintage enamel metal sign "cassa" ( cash desk sign ) in black on white background, produced in the

Category

1920s Italian Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel

Carved Acorn Trade Signs
Carved Acorn Trade Signs

Carved Acorn Trade Signs

Unavailable

H 9 in Dm 6 in

Carved Acorn Trade Signs

Located in North Egremont, MA

A pair of trade signs carved in the form of acorns. Each is from a single piece of wood and has

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Signs

Ice Cream Baby Sign
Ice Cream Baby Sign

Ice Cream Baby Sign

Unavailable

H 27.75 in W 19.5 in D 0.07 in

Ice Cream Baby Sign

Located in Solebury, PA

A wonderful lithograph on tin, embossed American vintage advertising sign. The sign is not often

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Antique Bronze Sign " Paying "

Antique Bronze Sign " Paying "

Unavailable

H 3.5 in W 17.25 in

Antique Bronze Sign " Paying "

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique original bronze sign " Paying ".

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Bronze

Antique Tin Insurance Sign
Antique Tin Insurance Sign

Antique Tin Insurance Sign

Unavailable

H 25 in W 20 in

Antique Tin Insurance Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique double sided hand painted tin insurance sign framed in original frame.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Great Decorative Store Sign
Great Decorative Store Sign

Great Decorative Store Sign

Unavailable

H 20 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

Great Decorative Store Sign

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Double sided decorative sign

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Wood, Board

Antique Dog Show sign

Antique Dog Show sign

Unavailable

H 18 in W 54 in

Antique Dog Show sign

Located in Lenox, MA

A Dog Show Sign. Original Paint and Wood.

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Art Deco Antique Sign

Art Deco Antique Sign

Unavailable

H 33 in W 59 in

Art Deco Antique Sign

By Fred Perret

Located in New York, NY

This Antique sign was made by Fred Perret in Paris, France. It is in mint original condition, and

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Sign
Early 20th Century Sign

Early 20th Century Sign

Unavailable

H 22 in W 57 in D 2 in

Early 20th Century Sign

Located in Hudson, NY

Sand in a Traditional Technique The "BROWN" Sign could have advertised a Lawyers Office or a

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pocket Watch Trade Sign
Pocket Watch Trade Sign

Pocket Watch Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 45 in W 25 in D 2.25 in

Pocket Watch Trade Sign

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Large Painted Pine Watch Trade Sign Double Sided in 1st painted surface with very fine graphics

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Large Tobacco Shop Sign
Large Tobacco Shop Sign

Large Tobacco Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 20 in W 59 in D 16 in

Large Tobacco Shop Sign

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

large American Folk art carved wood tobacco store sign in the form of a pipe.

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Barber Shop Trade Sign
Barber Shop Trade Sign

Barber Shop Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 9.5 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

Barber Shop Trade Sign

Located in Hadley, MA

Graphic double sided late 19th – early 20th Century sign, pine, with excellent surface quality

Category

19th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Japanese Paper Shop Sign
Japanese Paper Shop Sign

Japanese Paper Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 16.25 in W 34.5 in D 1.5 in

Japanese Paper Shop Sign

Located in New York, NY

Kanban for Ozawa Paper Shop, Kyoto, Advertizing a pink scented paper famous in the Meiji Era called Kire-shi

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Signs

Japanese Tool Shop Sign
Japanese Tool Shop Sign

Japanese Tool Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in

Japanese Tool Shop Sign

Located in New York, NY

Tool Shop Kanban - Trade Mark Satomi Kembi - Carpenters Tools - Sharpening - Banshu Hyogo - Fujita Yoshiteru Shotei (seller) Nokukawa mono - (Blacksmith) Fujiwara Gembei

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Signs

Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign
Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign

Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign

Unavailable

H 11.25 in W 84.25 in D 1 in

Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

This phenomenal sign is for the breweriana lovers out there in the world. Found in the bowels of an

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Shoe Repair Shop Sign
Vintage Shoe Repair Shop Sign

Vintage Shoe Repair Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in

Vintage Shoe Repair Shop Sign

Located in Norwalk, CT

vintage 2-sided wood shoe repair sign.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

King Brand Malt Syrup Sign
King Brand Malt Syrup Sign

King Brand Malt Syrup Sign

Unavailable

H 84.25 in W 46.5 in D 1.75 in

King Brand Malt Syrup Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

A great piece of a breweriana, this painted metal advertising sign for King’s Malt syrup has

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

1900s Advertising Tin Sign "Jeweler"

1900s Advertising Tin Sign "Jeweler"

Unavailable

H 11 in W 14.75 in D 0.1 in

1900s Advertising Tin Sign "Jeweler"

Located in Chicago, IL

1900s advertising tin sign "Jeweler".

Category

Early 1900s American Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

Wells-Wood Golf Club Sign
Wells-Wood Golf Club Sign

Wells-Wood Golf Club Sign

Unavailable

H 13.5 in W 65 in D 3.5 in

Wells-Wood Golf Club Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

course was "sporty" and well received, but short-lived; the links closed in 1946. This wayfinding sign

Category

Early 20th Century American Other Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Double Sided Painted Tobacco Sign
Double Sided Painted Tobacco Sign

Double Sided Painted Tobacco Sign

Unavailable

H 14 in W 72 in D 2 in

Double Sided Painted Tobacco Sign

Located in Toronto, ON

All wood double painted tobacco sign. Blue background with hand painted cream white lettering on

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Double Sided Butcher Sign
Antique Double Sided Butcher Sign

Antique Double Sided Butcher Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique double sided butcher sign with hooks.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Art Deco "EAT" Neon Sign
Art Deco "EAT" Neon Sign

Art Deco "EAT" Neon Sign

Unavailable

H 30 in W 48 in D 9 in

Art Deco "EAT" Neon Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

Art Deco enamel EAT sign with attached neon. Newly rewired. In working condition.

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Oversized handmade wrench trade sign
Oversized handmade wrench trade sign

Oversized handmade wrench trade sign

Unavailable

H 18 in W 60 in D 3 in

Oversized handmade wrench trade sign

Located in Hadley, MA

Great looking trade sign from the Millers Falls tool company.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Signed Written Cart Yolk
Hand Signed Written Cart Yolk

Hand Signed Written Cart Yolk

Unavailable

H 37.8 in W 82.68 in D 3.94 in

Hand Signed Written Cart Yolk

Located in Alton, GB

Hand painted cart yolk from W.lowis.

Category

19th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

carved wood shoe trade sign
carved wood shoe trade sign

carved wood shoe trade sign

Unavailable

H 13 in W 28 in D 8.5 in

carved wood shoe trade sign

Located in New York, NY

a large carved wooden shoe trade sign

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early Iron English Road Sign
Early Iron English Road Sign

Early Iron English Road Sign

Unavailable

H 13 in W 35 in

Early Iron English Road Sign

Located in New York, NY

Iron Road Sign from Liverpool,England

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign
Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 13.5 in W 52 in D 1.75 in

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

Located in Hadley, MA

COLORFUL GRAPHIC TRADE SIGN Rare, early, double sided trade sign, for "A.H. Konkle

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Folk Art  Livery Stable Sign
Folk Art  Livery Stable Sign

Folk Art Livery Stable Sign

Unavailable

H 15 in W 9 in D 1 in

Folk Art Livery Stable Sign

Located in North Beninngton, VT

Great Livery stable sign. The names were the names of the horses that pulled the carriages. An

Category

1840s Antique Signs

Copper and Zinc Watch Sign
Copper and Zinc Watch Sign

Copper and Zinc Watch Sign

Unavailable

H 43.5 in W 22 in D 5.5 in

Copper and Zinc Watch Sign

Located in Nashville, TN

Copper, zinc, and wood watch on an iron stand. This was a sign at a watch makers/repair shop in

Category

19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Copper, Zinc, Iron

'Smoke House' Sign, circa 1900
'Smoke House' Sign, circa 1900

'Smoke House' Sign, circa 1900

Unavailable

H 24 in W 172 in D 2.25 in

'Smoke House' Sign, circa 1900

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Unusual and large-scale wood trade sign 'Smoke House' constructed from a single wide board, unusual

Category

Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Japanese 'Chokuo Sake' Trade Sign

Japanese 'Chokuo Sake' Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 19 in W 28.5 in

Japanese 'Chokuo Sake' Trade Sign

Located in Fresno, CA

Japanese trade sign for Chokuo sake, with black painted wood planks joined by cleats to the reverse

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Signs

Tavern Sign "Bull & Chequers" Inn
Tavern Sign "Bull & Chequers" Inn

Tavern Sign "Bull & Chequers" Inn

Unavailable

H 35 in W 33 in D 4 in

Tavern Sign "Bull & Chequers" Inn

Located in Woodbury, CT

A Large 19th C. Wooden Tavern Sign from the Bull and Chequers Inn. With 1st painted surface and

Category

19th Century English Antique Signs

Iconic "La Parisienne" Shop Sign
Iconic "La Parisienne" Shop Sign

Iconic "La Parisienne" Shop Sign

Unavailable

H 12 in W 162 in D 2 in

Iconic "La Parisienne" Shop Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Extremely rare French reverse painted glass shop sign. Pictured below one can see it in its

Category

19th Century French Antique Signs

Antique Glass Leather Award Sign

Antique Glass Leather Award Sign

Unavailable

H 29.75 in W 18 in D 1 in

Antique Glass Leather Award Sign

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

The size of this etched glass sign would suggest that it was made to fit within a door frame. It

Category

19th Century English Antique Signs

19th Century Tole Locksmith's Trade Sign
19th Century Tole Locksmith's Trade Sign

19th Century Tole Locksmith's Trade Sign

Unavailable

H 11.03 in W 26.38 in D 0.4 in

19th Century Tole Locksmith's Trade Sign

Located in Downham Market, GB

An early toleware Locksmith's trade sign. A wonderful 19th century gilded metal trade sign

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Antique Light Up Sign "Golf School"
Antique Light Up Sign "Golf School"

Antique Light Up Sign "Golf School"

Unavailable

H 24 in W 56.5 in D 6 in

Antique Light Up Sign "Golf School"

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique light up sign "Golf School".

Category

1920s American Sporting Art Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Odd Fellows Lodge Sign with Eye
Odd Fellows Lodge Sign with Eye

Odd Fellows Lodge Sign with Eye

Unavailable

H 26 in W 37 in D 1.75 in

Odd Fellows Lodge Sign with Eye

Located in New York, NY

Fraternal lodge sign of the International order of odd fellows with the three linked rings and the

Category

1870s American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

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Rare 1920's can "Drugs" Sign /Arrow, LIGHT UP milk glass letters, double sided

Located in Buffalo, NY

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Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Cut Steel

'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA
'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA

'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA

$7,500

H 14 in W 69 in D 4.75 in

'COME ON IN' Neon Sign , 1990s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Custom neon sign with aluminum channel cut letters. COME ON IN, lights up with green neon gas. Just under 6 feet long. Welcoming sign and fun piece of art. Glass in great condition....

Category

1990s American Antique Signs

Materials

Aluminum

1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe
1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe

1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe

$12,500

H 72 in W 24.5 in D 16 in

1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe

Located in Chicago, IL

1950’s enamel and neon corner Cafe sign. It has new transformer and wiring. Please note that there will be additional fee for making shipping crate.

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel

Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font
Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font

Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic vintage NEON "MOTEL" sign salvaged from a motel in Niagara Falls Canada,, Retains original finish & patina,, New transformer, metal replaced to bottom of can,, (see photo)

Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Coca Cola Sign
Vintage Coca Cola Sign

Vintage Coca Cola Sign

$2,580

H 48 in W 48 in D 4 in

Vintage Coca Cola Sign

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This original 1950s Coca-Cola sign has the perfect faded red look that gives it tons of character. With its worn-in, industrial vibe, this piece is an incredible find for any vintage...

Category

1950s American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Hand Painted Bull's Head Butcher's Shop Advertising Wall Sculpture
Mid-Century Hand Painted Bull's Head Butcher's Shop Advertising Wall Sculpture

Mid-Century Hand Painted Bull's Head Butcher's Shop Advertising Wall Sculpture

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This 1960s era molded fiberglass and hand painted bull's head is unsigned, but believed to be a generic advertising wall decoration from a butcher shop. This head is hand painted in ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Signs

Materials

Fiberglass

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