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Traditional Large Iron Hanging Pub Sign, The Boot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Traditional large iron hanging pub sign. The Boot
This is a large and heavy piece dating from
Category
Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
1920s Sign Belgian Beer, Black and Gold
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black and gold 1920s sign for Belgian Beer - dated 1927.
A late Art Nouveau - Early Art Deco
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal, Other
19th Century Dark-Brown Antique Metal Sheet, Black Wall Décor Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique thin metal sheet from a shoe shop in Lyon. The black wall décor is in good
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Signs
Materials
Metal
No Reserve
H 24 in W 52 in D 0.5 in
Iron Bull Butcher Trade Sign with Hanging Bracket from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iron butcher trade sign in the shape of a bull or a cow from the early 1900s. This iron trade
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Signs
Materials
Iron
H 11.25 in W 16.5 in D 3.5 in
Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'Slow Children' Traffic or Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With graphics of a child running & large block letters
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Steel
H 23.88 in W 18 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'FRESH OIL' Traffic or Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With text that reads: FRESH OIL.
In reflective yellow
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Signs
Materials
Steel
Gazelle Bicycles Glass Advertising Sign
Located in Antwerp, BE
. This Art Deco publicity sign is made of glass - advertising behind glass.
Beautifull green with black
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Deco Signs
Materials
Glass
1930s Sign for Bicycle Parts
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930s Sign for bicycle parts.
An Art Deco sign dated 1937.
Black advertising sign with soft
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Holstein Milk Painted Metal Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original painted hand made Holsteins Milk metal farm trade sign has the original chain
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Porcelain Beer Sign
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brussels.
Black orange yellow beer tray with the typical long Stout glass on.
This porcelain beer tray
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique Sign for Bicycles Delta, Belgium, 1934
Located in Antwerp, BE
- old advertising sign
for bikes - bicycles - cycles - wheels of the brand Velos Delta.
A black with
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal
Selection of Connecticut Subway or Bus Signs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Connecticut Subway or Bus Signs, American, circa 1950's, possibly earlier. These signs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Neon "YOU" Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage neon sign, spelling Y - O - U. handcut metal channel letters with hand bent neon glass
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Metal
20th Century Blacksmith's Sign on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and striking 20th century American blacksmith's sign with an arm swinging a hammer against a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Reflective Bicycle Road Sign
Located in Burton, TX
This Vintage Reflective Road Sign depicts a black bicycle with a yellow background. Once used as a
Category
Late 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign
Located in Burton, TX
This Vintage Reflective Road Sign depicts a black truck with a yellow background. Once used as a
Category
Late 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
1930s Copper Double-Sided English Outdoor Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
An electric, double-sided outdoor sign promoting the English clothing manufacturer, Chilprufe
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Signs
Materials
Copper
Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Painted Iron Railroad Sign
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare and historical Folk Art iron railroad sign from a Pennsylvania Station. Of impressive size and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
Nineteenth Century 55 Wood Address Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Nineteenth Century '55' wood sign. Old wood relief sign with wonderfully weathered gold and black
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Parker 65 Custom Black writing set with case, 14k gold plated, 70's
By James Parker
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
Excellent Parker writing set, consisting of a fountain pen, ballpoint pen and model 65 Custom Black
Category
1970s American For The Desk
Free Shipping
H 5.12 in W 0.4 in Dm 0.4 in
Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900
Located in Wien, AT
This vintage sign comes from the shop of Prague letter painter Kvetoslav Dostal. It was probably
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Signs
Materials
Iron
Vintage German Beer Sign with Waiter
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage German beer sign with waiter.
A great looking beer advertising sign - advertising display
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Signs
Materials
Other
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 Signs
Materials
Wood
Antique Vintage French Double Sided Glass Pharmacy Chemist Apothecary Sign
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful and rare double sided glass 'Pharmacie' sign mounted in its original frame, France
Category
Early 20th Century British Signs
Materials
Glass
H 16.15 in W 39.38 in D 0.6 in
Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Metal
Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item.
Cantilevered cast iron sign for
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Industrial Signs
Materials
Iron
Large Painted Iron "Parrot" Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large iron sign representing a parrot on its perch. Painted with lovely greeny yellow colours. This
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Signs
Materials
Iron
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
background is black, but all very faded together, with a green border. The thin metal of the sign was painted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Signs
Materials
Tin
Rare Domed Wiener Werkstaette Vienna Art Nouveau Enameled Advertising Sign
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare, domed, black and white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Wiener Werkstätte, founded
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Iron
American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wentworth Tool Museum sign assembled with scrap tools and hardware. Assemblage include many
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Gilt Verre Églomisé, Cheap Funerals Trade Shop Sign Oliver Twist
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather tongue-in-cheek reverse painting and gilt doubled sided trade sign, reading "CHEAP
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Original Mickey Mouse Neon Sign Framed
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic, original 1970s Mickey Mouse Neon Sign in working condition. This is a great piece with
Category
Late 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
'Boulder' Colorado Hand Painted Wood Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic hand painted Boulder road sign in black and white. Painted on a 3/4" thick plank of wood
Category
2010s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Swiss Two Sided Train Signal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage Swiss two sided train signal sign, circa 1940s. The sign is
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Signs
Materials
Metal
Edwardian Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Boot Display Model
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian shoe shop or cobblers trade sign, leather boot display model
This is a wonderful
Category
Early 20th Century Bohemian Signs
Materials
Leather
1920s Tin Advertising Sign for Chicorée Mondiale by Rob Otten, Belgium
By Rob Otten
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage black and yellow tin publicity shop display - metal advertising sign
for Chicorée
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Tin
Large Hand Painted Industrial British Railway Wall Sign Plaque, C.1940
Located in London, GB
Large vintage hand painted industrial signs used at a depot on the North Yorkshire Railway. c.1940
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Signs
Materials
Aluminum
H 11.03 in W 50.01 in D 0.4 in
Large Hand Painted Industrial Railway Number Wall Sign Plaque, C.1940
Located in London, GB
Hand painted industrial signs used at a depot on the North Yorkshire Railway. c.1940
In original
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Authentic Antique Folk Art Equestrian Horse Farm Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming hand made vintage horse farm sign that is finished front and back. The horse and letters
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
Rustic Folk Art Hand Painted Gas Station Sign
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage handcrafted gas station signage on board. The sign dates to pre 1975 when leaded gasoline
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Scrap Wood, Paint
Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
H 25.01 in W 36.03 in D 0.4 in
Reverse Painted Glass Sign 1920s Illuminated Star Masonic Temple Eastern Star
Located in Camden, ME
Illuminated tin sign with a reverse painting on glass star for the Eastern Star of the Masonic
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Tin
1890's Gilt Painted Timber Printer's Trade Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
gilt lettering with a black shadow expertly applied.
A truly exceptional example of early sign-writing
Category
Antique 19th Century British Rustic Signs
Materials
Pine
Vintage Circa 1950s American Round Standard Air Lines Tin Metal Advertising Sign
Located in London, GB
A vintage circa 1950s circular enamelled tin metal advertising sign for Standard Air Lines. In
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Tin
H 23.23 in Dm 23.23 in
1950s Tin Advertising Sign for Belga Cigarettes, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
in her hand. The sign is made in the Belgian colors black, yellow and red. As well the background as
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Signs
Materials
Tin
Antique Industrial Art Deco 'Bar' Illuminated Glass Sign, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated directional sign made in England. c.1920.
Original black painted brass
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A domed, black & white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Iron
Antique Industrial Art Deco 'Exit' Illuminated Glass Sign, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated directional sign made in England, circa 1920.
Black painted steel frame
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Signs
Materials
Steel
H 114.18 in W 125.99 in D 1.19 in
Decorative Bacchanalian Wine Bar Menu, Black Board
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Decorative bacchanalian wine bar menu, black board
A very decorative piece with the theme of
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Signs
Materials
Wood
St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
impressed in red and the other characters are impressed in black
The sign dates from the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Iron
Antique French Enamel Book Shop Sign, Vintage Publishing Advertising, c. 1920s
Located in Bristol, GB
black and yellow script reads ‘Nelson Libraries, Best for Tourists, C. Layer Agent. ’
A sign made in
Category
20th Century French Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
H 23.63 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
Antique French Hand-Painted Butchers Shop Sign, Vintage Boucherie Price List
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FRENCH WALL HANGING SIGN
Originally from a French butcher’s shop (Boucherie).
Detailing
Category
Early 20th Century French Signs
Materials
Metal
H 25.99 in W 30.32 in D 1.19 in
Mid 20th Century Vintage Porcelain Enameled Metal Sprinkler Fire Alarm Sign
Located in Stamford, CT
Great Vintage porcelain sign-enameled metal sign, Sprinkler Fire Alarm when bell rings call
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
H 11.5 in W 15 in D 0.07 in
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Great period piece. Black sign with hand painted gold lettering/detailing. Large scale. Great coloring
Category
Vintage 1930s American Signs
Materials
Wood
Antique Zinc Red Hat Maker Trade Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
XXL Antique hat maker's trade sign, made in France circa 1900 - 1920.
This large sign was used as
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Zinc
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