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Vintage Semaphore

Dan Witz: acrylic on cavas, female nude
Dan Witz: acrylic on cavas, female nude

Dan Witz: acrylic on cavas, female nude

$3,832

H 16.74 in W 13.59 in D 1.19 in

Dan Witz: acrylic on cavas, female nude

By OTHR

Located in Zemst, BE

: Semaphore Gallery New York Provenance: belgian.private collection Signed: front Signed and dated on the

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Five Year Plan Rail Freight Turnover
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Five Year Plan Rail Freight Turnover

Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Five Year Plan Rail Freight Turnover

By Viktor Koretsky

Located in London, GB

train on the rail tracks with a large green semaphore light in the background, the heading in red and

Category

1970s Russian Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Paper

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Semaphores
Semaphores

Lawrence CalcagnoSemaphores, 1948

Unavailable

H 40 in W 32 in

Semaphores

By Lawrence Calcagno

Located in Santa Fe, NM

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Category

20th Century Abstract Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Help! 1965
Help! 1965

Help! 1965

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H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in

Help! 1965

Located in London, GB

cover. Photographer Robert Freeman wanted to pose The Beatles semaphore style spelling "HELP" but for

Category

1960s British Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Paper

Paul Jenkins Phenomena Semaphore East Abstract Expressionist Signed Watercolor
Paul Jenkins Phenomena Semaphore East Abstract Expressionist Signed Watercolor

Paul Jenkins Phenomena Semaphore East Abstract Expressionist Signed Watercolor

By Paul Jenkins

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A spectacular original watercolor on wove paper titled “Phenomena Semaphore East” by abstract

Category

1970s Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Paper

Antique NYC Subway Semaphore with Original Glass Lenses, circa 1940s
Antique NYC Subway Semaphore with Original Glass Lenses, circa 1940s

Antique NYC Subway Semaphore with Original Glass Lenses, circa 1940s

Located in Manhasset, NY

An original antique circa 1940s NYC subway signal semaphore mounted on a custom stand. Original

Category

1940s American American Classical Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Metal

Lady Pink 1985 announcement
Lady Pink 1985 announcement

Lady Pink 1985 announcement

By Lady Pink

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Lady Pink Semaphore East, 1985: Rare original 1985 gallery announcement illustrated by graffiti

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Offset, Paper, Lithograph

Help! The Beatles Original UK Film Poster, 1965

Help! The Beatles Original UK Film Poster, 1965

Located in Bath, Somerset

movie Help! Featuring the iconic semaphore photography by Robert Freeman. Professionally cleaned, de

Category

20th Century British Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Linen, Paper

Incredible o/c  by important well exhibited artist Duncan Hannah
Incredible o/c  by important well exhibited artist Duncan Hannah

Incredible o/c by important well exhibited artist Duncan Hannah

Located in Palm Springs, CA

his work. This work bears a Semaphore gallery stamp on the stretcher as well as an inventory label. I

Category

Late 20th Century American Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas

Large Richard Saba 1978 abstract titled Lotus
Large Richard Saba 1978 abstract titled Lotus

Large Richard Saba 1978 abstract titled Lotus

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona Semaphore Gallery, New York, New

Category

1970s American Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Sailboat With Semaphore Flags"
"Sailboat With Semaphore Flags"

"Sailboat With Semaphore Flags"

By Annie Gooding Sykes

Located in Lambertville, NJ

One of several prominent women associated with the artistic life of Cincinnati at the turn of the century, Annie G. Sykes was recognized for her colorful, Impressionist-inspired wate...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Watercolor

Raymond Pettibon Semaphore Gallery 1986
Raymond Pettibon Semaphore Gallery 1986

Raymond Pettibon Semaphore Gallery 1986

By Raymond Pettibon

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Raymond Pettibon Semaphore Gallery 1986: Rare original 1986 New York announcement card featuring

Category

1980s Pop Art Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Offset

Antique NYC Subway Semaphore Signal Multicolored Lens
Antique NYC Subway Semaphore Signal Multicolored Lens

Antique NYC Subway Semaphore Signal Multicolored Lens

By Mark Indursky

Located in Manhasset, NY

Rare circa 1940s antique NYC subway adjustable signal semaphore. Mounted on custom made steel stand

Category

1940s American Industrial Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Metal

The Beatles 'Help!' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1965
The Beatles 'Help!' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1965

The Beatles 'Help!' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1965

Located in Devon, GB

romp 'Help!,' featuring photographer Robert Freeman's image of the Fab Four posing in flag semaphore

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Paper

Keith Haring Art In Transit 1984 (announcement)
Keith Haring Art In Transit 1984 (announcement)

Keith Haring Art In Transit 1984 (announcement)

By Tseng Kwong Chi

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Tseng Kwong Chi, Keith Haring ‘Art In Transit’ Semaphore East Gallery, New York, NY 1984: Vintage

Category

1980s Street Art Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Offset

Paul Maxwell Artist's Proof II / Peace Sign
Paul Maxwell Artist's Proof II / Peace Sign

Paul Maxwell Artist's Proof II / Peace Sign

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H 31.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.5 in

Paul Maxwell Artist's Proof II / Peace Sign

By Paul Maxwell

Located in Dallas, TX

elsewhere. The symbol is a super-imposition of the semaphore signals for the letters "N" and "D", taken

Category

1970s North American Modern Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas

Seong Moy "Changes" Color Chipboard Relief Artist's Proof 4/13, circa 1965
Seong Moy "Changes" Color Chipboard Relief Artist's Proof 4/13, circa 1965

Seong Moy "Changes" Color Chipboard Relief Artist's Proof 4/13, circa 1965

By Seong Moy

Located in Brooklyn, NY

color. The design is wonderfully modern and reminds us a bit of flag semaphore. Unframed. Titled

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Paper

CARTIER 14k Gold & Enamel Charm Bracelet
CARTIER 14k Gold & Enamel Charm Bracelet

CARTIER 14k Gold & Enamel Charm Bracelet

By Cartier

Located in New York, NY

14k American enamel semaphore-flag bracelet (spells "DEAREST") w/anchor clasp

Category

1940s American Vintage Semaphore

Materials

14k Gold

Yellow gold vintage charms bracelet with 8 unique vintage charms
Yellow gold vintage charms bracelet with 8 unique vintage charms

Yellow gold vintage charms bracelet with 8 unique vintage charms

Located in Surfside, FL

cartouche stamped NEW ORLEANS JMF, c) locket, d) heart, e) trolley, f) woman, g) "Hollywood Vine" semaphore

Category

20th Century Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Yellow Gold

Cyntia
Cyntia

Leonor FiniCyntia, c.1985

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H 29.75 in W 22 in

Cyntia

By Leonor Fini

Located in New York, NY

Godard, Leonor Fini, ou, Les metamorphoses d'une oeuvre (Paris, Le Semaphore, 1996); Jean Paul Guibbert

Category

1980s Surrealist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Lithograph

Retour de voyage II
Retour de voyage II

Retour de voyage II

By Leonor Fini

Located in New York, NY

, 1950); Jocelyne Godard, Leonor Fini, ou, Les metamorphoses d'une oeuvre (Paris, Le Semaphore, 1996

Category

1980s Surrealist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Lithograph

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Tiffany Studios “Curtain Border” Floor Lamp 1899-1920
Tiffany Studios “Curtain Border” Floor Lamp 1899-1920

Tiffany Studios “Curtain Border” Floor Lamp 1899-1920

By Tiffany Studios

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Tiffany Studios “Curtain Border” Floor Lamp 1899-1920 "Scroll" Senior floor base and "Pig Tail" finial leaded glass, patinated bronze 78 in. (198.1 cm) high 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm) dia...

Category

20th Century Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere
Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Late 19th Century Pair of Bronze Atlas Sculptures with Globe & Armillary Sphere

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This pair of bronze sculptures of Atlas with Globe & Armillary Sphere are of high cast quality. Pairs have sold for over 700,000 Euro. Their condition is excellent for age and has ve...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Bronze

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

Category

15th Century and Earlier German Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Other

The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture
The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture

The Portal: World We See - contemporary, geometric, abstract, steel sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This impressive circular architectural sculpture was created by Jeffrey Gillmor. An experienced metal artisan, this outdoor piece—a circle cut from a square is forged from etched ste...

Category

2010s Contemporary Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Steel

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service

Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

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...

Category

19th Century Russian Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Silver

L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)

L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Boca Raton, FL

L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Oil

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...

Category

Early 19th Century French Charles X Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Stone, Copper

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise
Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Located in New Orleans, LA

"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of the Caesars—those who are founders." –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812 Among the most iconic and celebrated figures in history, Napoleon...

Category

19th Century Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Marble

Couple sur le lit by Marc Chagall
Couple sur le lit by Marc Chagall

Couple sur le lit by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in New Orleans, LA

Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Couple sur le lit (Couple on bed) Signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) Oil and India ink on canvas Marc Chagall's exquisite work, Couple sur le lit,...

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Oil

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John
Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John

By Domenico Puligo

Located in New Orleans, LA

A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and Rosso Fiorent...

Category

16th Century Mannerist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...

Category

1860s Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas, Oil

13 Feet Tall Life-Size White Giraffe Outdoor Chandelier, Designed by Marcantonio
13 Feet Tall Life-Size White Giraffe Outdoor Chandelier, Designed by Marcantonio

13 Feet Tall Life-Size White Giraffe Outdoor Chandelier, Designed by Marcantonio

By MARCANTONIO

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) 13 Feet Tall Extraordinary Giraffe and Chandelier "Giraffe in Love" is the new produc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Fiberglass

Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"
Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"

Pablo Picasso "Portrait de Jacqueline"

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Portrait de Jacqueline" 1959 (Baer 1245; Bloch 923) ...

Category

1950s Surrealist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Linocut

Men Drinking Coffee

Norman RockwellMen Drinking Coffee

$950,000

H 24.74 in W 24.74 in

Men Drinking Coffee

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed by Artist Lower Right Maxwell House Coffee

Category

1920s Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Oil

"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier
"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier

"The Coward" Original cover for Life magazine, Woman Kissing World War I Soldier

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

"The Coward" (Woman Kissing Soldier). Original cover illustration for Life Magazine, published April 1919. Norman Rockwell’s The Coward (or, Woman Kissing Soldier) was published on...

Category

1910s American Realist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man
"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man

"Ex Nihilo Figure 4", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture, Figurative Man

By Frederick Hart

Located in Dallas, TX

Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of history! Ex Nihilo Figure 4, a full-scale plaster from the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, commissioned as part of the Creation Scul...

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Vintage Semaphore

Materials

Bronze

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Vintage Semaphore For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vintage semaphore you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, every vintage semaphore was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage semaphore, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Paul Jenkins and Seong Moy each produced at least one beautiful vintage semaphore that is worth considering.

How Much is a Vintage Semaphore?

The average selling price for a vintage semaphore at 1stDibs is $3,972, while they’re typically $396 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.