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Antique Ingersoll Watches Adverting Trade Sign, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique double sided trade sign for Ingersoll Watches in the shape of a pocket watch. Excellent old
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Early 20th Century American Other Signs

Materials

Metal

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign A hand crafted Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Signs

Materials

Zinc

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
H 19 in W 15 in D 16 in
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign A larger than normal example of an early 20th century cast
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Vintage 1920s French Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century cast iron shoemaker’s trade sign A highly decorative example of a late 19th century
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Antique 1880s French Early Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign A rare example of a late 19th Century toleware hand
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Signs

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century, Etched Glass Trade Sign Light
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century etched glass trade sign light. A highly unusual and quirky mid-20th century
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Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid-20th Century Painted Metal Fishing Store Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Painted Metal Fishing Store Trade Sign A large example of a mid-20th Century
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Folk Art Zinc Barbers Pole Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art zinc barbers pole trade sign. An early 20th century hand crafted
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign An original untouched example
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Vintage 1910s French Late Victorian Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

An early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign.
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign. An early 20th century cast metal
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Vintage 1910s French Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools
Located in London, GB
adverts services and products. This example is one of the best trade sign objects we have uncovered in a
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Vintage 1950s German Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Guild of Handicraft. An Arts and Crafts enamel and patinated copper cigar box.
By The Guild of Handicraft
Located in London, GB
an older cigar box base with a novel advert for La Perla del Oriente cigars. Carl Ingenohl operated
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Pharmacy Metal Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Double Sided French Pharmacy Metal Sign A rare double sided pharmacy trade
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Vintage 1920s Early Victorian Signs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
eighteenth through the early nineteenth centuries made craft items which they sold or traded to acquire a few
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Antique 1820s French Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Boucherie Chevaline French Tradesign
Located in London, GB
leaf hand beaten butchers advertising trade sign. These items have become rare over the years
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Zinc

The Crazy Pig Designs sterling silver ' El Muertos ' collection skull ring.
Located in Braintree, GB
comic-book style both at home and during school hours. However, enticed by “guitarist wanted” adverts in
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21st Century and Contemporary British Fashion Rings

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare, Rare, Harrods/Fortis Water Resistant Dive Watch WW1, Nickel
Located in Raleigh, NC
Fortis. Selling the Aquatic watch The advert by Harrods reproduced here from The Sketch of March 1917
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Vintage 1910s British Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

Other

Dian, Jackson Pollock Style Painting, Large Original Statement Abstract Art,
By Robert Dunt
Located in Deddington, GB
the Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. He featured in a TV advert for TD
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Chinese Export ‘Brighton Pavilion’ Bamboo Adjustable Day Bed
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
in The China Trade by Carl L. Crossman. Chairs of this pattern have also been in some very important
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Antique 1810s Chinese Chinese Export Daybeds

Materials

Bamboo

Winter Snow Distortion, Vibrant Abstract Painting, Artwork Inspired by Music
By Robert Dunt
Located in Deddington, GB
the Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. He featured in a TV advert for TD
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Antique Gilt Wooden Gothic Art Hand Carved Gargoyle Wall Bracket Shelf / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and amazingly hand carved, Gothic gargoyle bracket. If you are a collector of rare and striking Gothic antiques then this bracket could be the perfect addition to your coll...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Wall Brackets

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Antique Ships Chandler Shop Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
A relic from Boston’s mercantile history and the seafaring trade. This 19th century shop sign displays a fairly detailed replica of a navigator’s octant (or sextant) and the propriet...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Wrought Iron Signage Bracket
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique wrought iron bracket is decorated with curls and a spear-like tip. Holes on the side bar can be used to secure to the side of a building. Sign can be attached to the hori...
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Antique 19th Century European Other Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Wrought Iron Signage Bracket
Antique Wrought Iron Signage Bracket
H 31 in W 70.5 in D 5 in
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
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Early 20th Century British Carnival Art

Materials

Linen

Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
H 33.47 in W 72.84 in D 0.4 in
Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
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Vintage 1950s American Steampunk Signs

Materials

Canvas

1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 1880s Odd Fellows Lodge all-seeing eye banner from Centerville, Dakota. Excellent hand painting and lettering. Centerville was platted in 1883. Dakota became the states of Nort...
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Antique 1880s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Silk

American Country Tole Gold Clock Sign
Located in New York, NY
American Country (19th Century) painted tole gold trimmed double sided clock sign in the form of a pocket watch.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Tôle

Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Butchers Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English butchers shop display figure. We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century papier Mache and wood composite figure. Recently acquired from a ...
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of Six Industrial Angle Steel and Wood Chairs
By Angle Steel Stool Company
Located in New York, NY
Nice Industrial chairs in older, but not original, red paint finish, with weathered wood seats. Oddly, one chair is a but shorter than the rest (shorter chair Total H 32.5 Seat H 18)...
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Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

Wood Carved Store Display Trade Sign Artist Paint Brushes Original Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand carved giant wood artist paintbrushes. All original multi colored paint surface. Completely wood carved. Perhaps part of a retail window display or a trade sign. Great...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

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 by barbers as interior advertisements. Two have painted black handles, all open an...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Red and White American Folk Art Barber Pole Trade Sign Sconce, C1920
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great Americana! c. 1920s American Folk Art wood and iron carved barber pole. Layers of thick original red and white hand painted surface. Substantial iron mounts and iron strapping ...
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Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

A pair of French Bobbin Corner chairs
Located in LYON, FR
Pair of early French 20th century corner chair in coil-turned oak with rush seat. Excellent condition, completely original, no repairs or old modifications. Sourced in Lyon France. ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Corner Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Oak

A pair of French Bobbin Corner chairs
A pair of French Bobbin Corner chairs
H 23.23 in W 16.54 in D 16.54 in
Early 20th century set of four Fairground knock down figures.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century set of four Fairground knock down figures. The best examples of fairground are we have uncovered. An amazing set of 4 early 20th century hand crafted lead weighte...
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Vintage 1920s French Late Victorian Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

1900 Antique Asian Chinoiserie Meticulously Carved Corner Chair
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1900 Antique Asian Meticulously Carved Chinoiserie Corner Chair. This chair is a statement piece.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinoiserie Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Gunsmiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Rare early 20th century handmade Gunsmiths trade sign This lot is a completely original and unique
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Vintage 1920s European Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Gunsmiths Trade Sign
Gunsmiths Trade Sign
H 5 in W 95 in D 11 in
Cobblers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century cobblers trade sign made from leather, wood and canvas This lot is a highly
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Vintage 1910s Folk Art Signs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Cobblers Trade Sign
Cobblers Trade Sign
H 12 in W 7 in D 18 in
Giant Trade Sign Shoe, 1920
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century giant shoe with metal double sided repair trade sign This lot is a highly
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Leather

Giant Trade Sign Shoe, 1920
Giant Trade Sign Shoe, 1920
H 28 in W 8 in D 22 in
Tobacconists Trade Sign, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
French Tobacconists trade sign circa 1920 We are proud to offer a rare original tobacconists trade
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Signs

Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Opticians Trade Sign A delightful and very well-proportioned example of an
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Vintage 1920s French Early Victorian Signs

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Double Sided Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided trade sign An oversized hand painted double sided Early-20th
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Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Mid-20th Century metal optical trade sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century metal optical trade sign A great example of a mid-20th Century double sided, metal
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

19th century zinc and glass optician trade sign
Located in London, GB
19th century zinc and glass optician trade sign 19th century zinc and glass optician trade or
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Shoemakers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved shoemakers trade sign. We share what we love, and we love this
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century locksmiths cast metal trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century locksmiths cast metal trade sign A large, hand forged cast metal locksmiths
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Vintage 1920s Unknown Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Oversized Metal Hat Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century oversized metal hat makers trade sign We are proud to offer a unique and rare
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Folk Art Signs

Materials

Lead, Zinc

Early 20th Century English Cast Iron Butchers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English cast iron butchers trade sign A wonderful object, and rare at that
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Vintage 1920s British Early Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Original Enamel Barbers Trade Sign Pole
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century original enamel barbers trade sign pole We are proud to offer an original mid
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Vintage 1960s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Butchers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided french butchers trade sign We are proud to offer a rare hand
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century English Huge Fish Mongers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century fish mongers trade sign We are proud to offer a mid-20th century English hand
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Mid-20th Century Arm & Hammer Factory Trade Sign Lighting
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century arm & hammer factory trade sign lighting. A unique matched pair of metal mid
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Tobacconist Gold Gilt Framed Advertising Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century tobacconist gold gilt advertising trade sign We are proud to offer a highly
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Vintage 1920s British Victorian Signs

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century English Double Sided Illuminated Chemist Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century chemist trade sign We are proud to offer a rare example of a mid-20th century
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Vintage 1950s British Late Victorian Signs

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century Orlik Oversized Wooden English Advertising Trade Sign Pipe
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Orlik oversized wooden English advertising Trade Sign Pipe We are proud to offer
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine Folk Art Spanish Pub Trade Sign Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved Pine Folk Art Spanish Pub Trade Sign Figure We are proud to offer a
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Vintage 1920s Spanish Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Vintage Aviakit Trackstar Motorcycle Helmet, Acu Pattern
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
neck and ear flaps are also fitted as is a chin strap. Inside the helmet there is a Aviakit trade label
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Vintage 1950s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Fiberglass

Courage Rooster
Located in London, GB
brewery rooster trade sign. Stood on its original cast metal stand, fibreglass form covered in a gold gilt
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Vintage 1960s British Animal Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Courage Rooster
Courage Rooster
H 27 in W 18 in D 8 in
Mid 19th c. English Canvas Dome Travel Trunk c.1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
. An established date of 1790 was noted by the company nearly 100 years later in their adverts and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Steel, Brass

Pair of Early 20th Century English Toleware Clock Faces
Located in London, GB
, and roman numbers. These examples were originally part of a clock makers trade sign and would have
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Vintage 1920s European Victorian Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal

6pc Vtg English Crown Staffordshire Fox Hunting Tea Coffee Cups Mugs Saucers Box
By Crown Staffordshire
Located in Dayton, OH
) which meant that they were allowed to continue trading in their own premises. 1946 A factory in Heron
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Late 20th Century British Colonial Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
. The practice survives as a hobby and as a trade for commercial artisans. A maker of scrimshaw is known
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Antique 1820s British Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bone

Pair of Bronze Lions after Boizot for Chenets in the Salon De La Paix, Versail
By Louis-Simon Boizot
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
entrepreneur is testament to the cordial trading relations evident in Europe following the peace of 1815
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Antique Late 18th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Phrygian Hat Makers Sign, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Item: Rare Phrygian hat makers trade sign, circa 1880 Description: This is a unique late 19th
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Antique 1880s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Phrygian Hat Makers Sign, circa 1880
Phrygian Hat Makers Sign, circa 1880
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Club Hand - Rhodesia c.1930
Located in London, GB
in the trade. G. Tandi’s work became very well-known and respected across most European country
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Vintage 1930s Zimbabwean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Club Hand - Rhodesia  c.1930
Club Hand - Rhodesia  c.1930
H 15 in W 4 in D 4 in
19th Century Dentist Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th Century Dentist Trade Sign We share what we love, and we love this rare English antique
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Antique 1850s Unknown Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tole Tabac Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century Tole Tabac trade sign We are proud to offer an original tole tabac trade sign or
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Antique 1890s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

English 19th Century Slate Pharmaceutical Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century Slate Pharmaceutical Trade sign We are proud to offer a rare late 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Slate

Early 20th Century Metal Electrical Shop Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Metal Electrical Shop Trade Sign An early 20th Century thick metal French
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

Unique Folk Art Dentist Trade Sign Plaque, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Unique Folk Art dentist trade sign plaque, circa 1920. We are proud to offer a unique and one-off
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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century English Butchers Trade Sign Bull Figure
Located in London, GB
Butchers Trade sign, 1940s We are proud to offer a wonderful authentic example of an English
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Vintage 1950s British Animal Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Paint

Early -20th Century English dentist trade sign advertising glass light
Located in London, GB
Early -20th Century English dentist trade sign advertising glass light A rare example of an
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Vintage 1940s British Early Victorian Lanterns

Materials

Milk Glass

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Key Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved Folk Art key makers trade sign A highly decorative example of an
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Vintage 1920s French Early Victorian Signs

Materials

Gesso, Pine

Wall Mounted John Piggott Billiard, Snooker Cue Rack
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
slots have been fitted with foam to keep the cues in place without damaging them. The is a trade label
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Antique Early 1900s English Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Mahogany

The English Crown, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Rare antique copper and brass English pub trade sign crown, circa 1920. This lot is a completely
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Signs

Materials

Brass

The English Crown, circa 1920
The English Crown, circa 1920
H 23 in W 23 in D 30 in
John Adams Green English Majolica Geranium Plates, circa 1865, Set of 6
By Adams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
an Advert from Keates Trade Directory of 1865, advertising their popular green glazed majolica. 9
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Collection of Early 20th Century Clay Figures
Located in London, GB
19th to mid-20th century specifically presented for the tourist trade. Typically made from terracotta
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Vintage 1930s Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay, Terracotta, Paint

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
as a hobby and as a trade for commercial artisans. A maker of scrimshaw is known as a scrimshander
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Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 2.8 in
Large 20th Century Hand Painted Adverting Sign Originates from the Penguin Cafe
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A large hand painted adverting sign originates from the Penguin Cafe in Aberystwyth Wales, Owned by
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Vintage 1930s Welsh Other Paintings

Materials

Other

Regency Scarlet and Gilt Japanned Tôle Plate Warmer
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
advert from 1833, which appeared in Bridgen’s ‘Directory of Wolverhampton’. The advert is a ‘List of
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Antique Early 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Iron, Tin

Lacquered and Chinoiserie Decorated Elbow Chair by Druce and Co Ltd, circa 1910
By Druce & Co.
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
especially to the arms as one would expect. She is stable on her feet. The advert shown in our photograph
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Vintage 1910s English Regency Revival Armchairs

Materials

Beech

19th Century Coal Container by Henry Loveridge and Company
By Henry Loveridge & Co.
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
trade, he determined to make a change. We find Mr. Shoolbread joined Edward Perry as a partner in the
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Antique 19th Century British Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wood

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Trade Advert For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal trade advert for your home. Each trade advert for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, zinc and brass. There are many kinds of the trade advert you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A trade advert, designed in the folk art or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Trade Advert?

Prices for a trade advert start at $850 and top out at $22,671 with the average selling for $2,204.