Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Vanderbilt Sleigh, Original holiday greeting card Christmas illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Vanderbilt Sleigh, Original holiday greeting card Christmas illustration featuring a couple
Category
1950s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Chasing the Sleigh, Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration featuring a snowy scene with dogs chasing a
Category
1950s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Angels Holding Candles, Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Angels Holding Candles, Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration
Medium: Watercolor
Category
20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor
House at an Angle, Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original Holiday Greeting Card Illustration featuring a snowy scene filled with horse-drawn sleighs
Category
20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Gesso, Egg Tempera, Board
"The Bachelor Girls' Christmas, " Story Illustration
By Edmund Marion Ashe
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Bachelor Girls' Christmas." Illustration for unknown publication. Not dated.
Category
20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Christmas Manger Set - A Product Illustration
By George Hinke
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Illustration Board
Signature: Unsigned
This piece was produced as the cover art for
Category
1940s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Christmas Tree in Weathered Niche, Original holiday greeting card illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original holiday greeting card illustration of a Christmas Tree in a Weathered Niche against a
Category
1960s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Santa Claus Christmas Eve original Southern Air Transport Illustration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredibly detailed Original illustration of Santa Claus on what I imagine is Christmas Eve. He
Category
20th Century American Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Gouache
Christmas Toys Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923)
Christmas Toys, 1978.
Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete
Category
1970s Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Gouache
'The Thief from François Villon's Christmas', San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator
By James March Phillips
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
titled, lower left, ''The Thief' - from Francois Villon's Christmas'. Mat dimensions: 16 x 13 inches
Category
1960s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
'Sunny Afternoon, Summer Cottages', Louvre, École des Beaux-Arts, Michigan State
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
sites in the area, Christmas cards, advertising illustrations, art fairs, and the occasional group
Category
1980s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,850
H 36 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
Dawn Greeting.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
, and Robinsons. Her designs included Christmas papers and cards, book illustrations, package design
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Acrylic
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Peeking at the Christmas Tree, Probable Magazine Cover Illustration
By Revere Wistehuff
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original illustration, likely produced as a magazine cover. The image features a child and his dog
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christmas Florist
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Egg Tempera on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
1990s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
All Wrapped Up in Christmas Saturday Evening Post cover, December 19, 1959
By Richard Dick Sargent
Located in New Orleans, LA
The iconic illustrations of Richard "Dick" Sargent have become an irreplaceable facet of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
Mother and Child
By Claude Allin Shepperson
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Dickens, and especially his illustrations to A Christmas Carol and The Haunted Man, in the early twentieth
Category
20th Century Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Ink
Seven Zodiac Relief Signs, Artificial Stone, C. 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
journalists' Christmas magazine as well as illustrations for the Saga Children's Library. Östlund was part of
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Cast Stone
Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications.
From 1949
Category
1990s American Realist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Pencil
Blind Beggar (pencil drawing made on streets of Kansas City in Depression)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Standard Oil, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Graphite
"SUNSET ON THE OLD STAGE TRAIL" STAGECOACH SCENE. CALIFORNIA / ARIZONA VIBRANT
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
designing of Christmas cards and with illustrations for the Mickey Mouse Beverage Company, affiliated with
Category
20th Century Impressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Oil
Christmas Tree, Original Holiday Greeting Card Illustration
By Charlotte Sternberg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original holiday greeting card Illustration of a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and bows
Category
1960s Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Egg Tempera, Gesso, Panel
Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications.
From 1949 until 1951, as fewer commercial
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Ink, Graphite
Old Chris (Portrait of a model who came to the Kansas City Art Institute in '41)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications.
From 1949
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Pencil, Graphite
"WHEN EVENING COMES" NAVAJOS ARIZONA / CALIFORNIA
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Walter Stephen Reed, a commercial artist, whom she later assisted in the designing of Christmas cards and
Category
20th Century Impressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Oil
"HAPPY STAGING" STAGECOACH FRAMED 18.5 X 22.5
By Marjorie Reed
Located in San Antonio, TX
Stephen Reed, a commercial artist, whom she later assisted in the designing of Christmas cards and with
Category
20th Century Impressionist Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Oil
Michael O'Shaughnessy - A Guinness Christmas
By Michael O'Shaughnessy
Located in Pymble, AU
This is a rare original piece of commercial illustration for a Guinness advertisement by British
Category
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
H 36.23 in W 27.37 in D 0.79 in
Two Bathers, Oil on Panel, Antoine Calbet
By Antoine Calbet
Located in Paris, FR
perhaps known today, however, for his book illustrations, having taken over the commissions of the Czech
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wood
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French Louis XVI Period Walnut Lit en Bibliotheque, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed of light walnut in the late 18th century this remarkable "murphy bed" disguised as a bookcase cabinet complete with antique book spines and wire mesh, the top two of thre...
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1780s French Louis XVI Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Large Vintage German Christmas Jumping Jack
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large vintage christmas jumping jack in wood. The front covered in paper with a beautiful vintage decoration Handmade in the area of Erzgebirge Germany. The area of Erzgebirge locate...
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1950s German Black Forest Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wood
Arts and Crafts Iron & Glass Display Table / Drinks Cabinet Attr. Hugo Berger
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Table display cabinet. For the collectors of rare Arts and Crafts antiques.
When we first saw this cabinet, we immediately were convinced that it could have only been designed and h...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wrought Iron
$3,010
H 31.7 in W 21.75 in D 11.4 in
First Trade Edition of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by Author & Illustrator, with Orig
Located in Middletown, NY
Milne, A.A. (Alan Alexander): Winnie-the-Pooh
An Exceptionally rare copy of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by both the Author and the Illustrator, with Original ...
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1920s English Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Paper
$17,500
H 7.5 in W 5 in D 0.75 in
Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight
2018, Océano Pacífico
Red extra-size starfish!
A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Other
$866 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.3 in W 16.15 in D 5.52 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Mirror with Shelf in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall-mounted mirror with shelf, teak, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950s
An exemplar of mid-century modern design, this sleek, wall-mounted mirror epitomizes finesse and the inimitable ch...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Mirror, Teak
$4,950
H 69.69 in W 24.22 in D 5.91 in
Pablo Picasso, "Tête de Femme", original linoleum cut, hand signed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original linoleum cut in color by Pablo Picasso, 1962. It is hand signed and numbered 40/50 from the edition of 50; there were also 35 artist's proofs. This piece is...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Linocut
$195,000
H 25 in W 20.5 in
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Coffee of Chocolate Set with Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Litchfield, CT
Date marked 1962/63, Sterling, by Tiffany & Co., England. Modern and Art Deco collide in this very sleek coffee or chocolate set. Brilliant as a decorative accessory or perfect ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wrought Iron
$119,237
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid Century Danish Dropleaf Storage Table and Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid Century Modern Space Saver Minimalist Hide Away Dropleaf Table and Chairs
Functional Danish design set. Ideal for those limited on space. With four folding chairs that stow ins...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Teak
$2,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 29 in W 33.75 in D 12.5 in
Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved & Chinoiserie Bergeres, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
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Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
$33,950 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1986 "Christmas Carols"
By Bjørn Wiinblad, Rosenthal
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1986, produced by Rosenthal
Motif: O Tannenbaum
Designed by: Bjørn Wiinblad
Diameter: 11" - 29 cm
Comes in original box and pamphlet. Bo...
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1980s German Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Porcelain
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box, Attributed to Jansen. At first glance, the box's visual allure is simply breathtaking. Adorned with ...
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1930s Chinoiserie Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wood
$9,850
H 20 in W 16 in D 12 in
Model of a Greenhouse, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Model of a greenhouse in glass and iron. The greenhouse has an iron base, rectangular in shape, with cut corners. The body of the greenhouse, made of iron and glass, is welded to the...
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Early 20th Century French Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Iron
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
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19th Century Russian Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Silver
World War 2 / WWII Era Wooden Airplane Propeller Folk Art Mantel Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This wooden Folk Art made propeller clock is presumed to have originated in England and fashioned into a mantel clock in North America in circa 1960. The propeller has been cut and a...
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Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Vintage Christmas Illustrations
Materials
Wood
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Vintage Christmas Illustrations For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage christmas illustrations available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, Impressionist or contemporary versions of these works for sale today — there are 14 modern, 7 Impressionist, 5 abstract, 2 Pop Art and 1 contemporary examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage christmas illustrations available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown, orange and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but G. Harvey, Diana Matthes, Joan Miró, Richard Sargent and Charles Robert Searles produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, watercolor and paper.
How Much are Vintage Christmas Illustrations?
Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage christmas illustrations start at $28 and top out at $310,000 with the average selling for $3,400.
Questions About Vintage Christmas Illustrations
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Generally, a hanging decoration suitable for decorating a tree is considered a vintage Christmas ornament if it is at least 40 years old. Ornaments made over 100 years ago are usually classified as antiques. You'll find a range of vintage Christmas ornaments on 1stDibs.
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