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Vintage Wooden Printing Block

Indian Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Printing Block
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Indian wooden printing block mounted as Art. Wood block print used to hand print textile
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Set of Antique Wooden Printing Textile Blocks
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Antique Wooden Printing Textile Blocks. The largest size is the dimensions listed. Varying
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Mid-20th Century Bohemian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Intricate Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Mid-Century Wooden Scalloped Printing Block
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendidly intricately hand carved large wooden heavyweight printing block from Asia Traditionally
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Mid-20th Century Indian Other Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

Intricately Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Midcentury Heavy Wooden Square Printing
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia
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Mid-20th Century Indian Other Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

1950s Original Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Tree
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

1950s Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block The Good Shepherd Pauline Jacobsen
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved lime wood
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

1950s large Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block Christian Soul Pauline Jacobsen
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved lime wood
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

1950s Original Woodcut Carved Wooden print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Woods
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

1950s Wall Hanging Carved Wooden Print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Lazareth
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen, who was well known for her
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

1950s Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Good Shepherd
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved
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Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Large Isfahan Ghalamkar Persian Paisley Textile Block Printed 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage large Isfahan block printed cotton hand printed fabric bedspread or wall Hanging Textile or
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Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cotton

Block Printed Lumbar Pillow Cover from Western Anatolia, Turkey, 1st Half 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
printing. This method involves creating a design on a wooden block, which is then used to print the design
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cotton

Moderne Monotype or Linocut Print Titled "Still Life"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
(using a non-durable early linoleum instead of wood as the printing block) as the lines are reminiscent
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print of a Traditional Kyoto Town House
Located in Weesp, NL
Marutamachi" Traditional Japanese wooden townhouse in Nishijin, an area in Kyoto, that functioned both a
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Limited Edition Mid-Century Modern Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Weesp, NL
. "Machiya in Marutamachi" Traditional Japanese wooden townhouse in Nishijin, an area in Kyoto, that
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock on Paper Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima
Located in Weesp, NL
"Machiya in Marutamachi" Traditional Japanese wooden townhouse that functioned both a residence and
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

"Handkiss", abstract colour print, signed and numbered by Polke (32/75)
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Cologne, DE
famous grid images, known from newspaper printings, where we have horizontal, uniform lines of small dots
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cardboard, Offset

"Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII 4th War Loan Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
“Buy Extra Bonds” in bold yellow and white block letters. The poster's composition features a soldier
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1940s American Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Vent du Nord, Coree
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Wood block carved by Kentaro Maeda, printed by Yashizo Onotera. The woodblock image is 15.5 x 11.75
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Vent du Nord, Coree
Vent du Nord, Coree
H 25.65 in W 21.5 in D 1.35 in
"Higher Beings Ordain", complete portfolio of 14 framed prints, Berlin 1960s
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Cologne, DE
famous grid images, known from newspaper printings, where there are horizontal, uniform lines of small
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Late 20th Century Post-War Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper, Offset, Lithograph

'Chion-in Temple Gate' from 'Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms' — Jizuri Seal
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
largest wooden temple gate in Japan and dates back to the early 1600s. Behind the gate, a wide set of
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1930s Showa Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

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Industrial Faux Letterpress "AlphaSculpt" Sculpture by Sheldon Rose
Located in East Hampton, NY
Silver painted faux printing block resin lamp with wood base... "AlphaSculpt" bySheldon Rose New York, 1968.
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1960s Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Spruce

Balinese Painting, Artwork, Folk Art, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Balinese Painting; Artwork; 1980s; Balinese Art; Bali; Folk Art; Balinese painting, dating from the 1980s. Balinese art has traditionally called upon religion (Hinduism), people,...
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1980s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Canvas

Balinese Painting, Artwork, Folk Art, 1980s
Balinese Painting, Artwork, Folk Art, 1980s
H 55.12 in W 86.62 in D 0.79 in
Balinese Seaside Gathering
Located in Soquel, CA
Balinese water color painting of Balinisian natives Planting rice, a woman offers water to a farmer. this rural aquaculture scene is surrounded by vibrant green palm trees. The nativ...
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1960s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper, Watercolor

Murano Glass Goblet "Tipetto" Ruby Red Blown Glass With Gold Decoration
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Exce...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Murano Glass

Pair of Indonesian Balinese Wood Carved Devotional Temple Shrine Sculptures 1950
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful, unique hand carved wood and polychrome pair of Indonesian Balinese devotional figures/ statues from the island of Bali. This pair, likely from the early to mid 20th ce...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood, Paint

Persian Kalamkar Hand-Blocked Tapestry Textile Isfahan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An absolutely gorgeous example of the traditional Antique Persian hand-blocked tapestry textile. Persian Kalamkar (Qalamkar or Ghalamkar) woodblock print textile is from the great ci...
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Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Linen

Contemporary Rustic Sculpture, Modern Organic Form by Kerstin Amend-Pohlig
Located in madrid, ES
Sculpture from Docks series Unique piece Paint on mixed media Iron, Plaster and Cardboard Measures: 33 W x 41 H x 20 D cm Interpretation of the dynamics and mysticism of Bali...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Plaster, Scrap Wood

Flemish Painting of "Pastoral Scene"
Located in Chicago, IL
This Flemish painting of "Pastoral Scene" is from Belgium and is made from oil on canvas, 18th century. Flemish paintings flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th centur...
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18th Century Belgian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Canvas

Flemish Painting of "Pastoral Scene"
Flemish Painting of "Pastoral Scene"
H 37.5 in W 67 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Printing Blocks
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial cast iron printing blocks. Quantities available in various sizes ranging from 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" to 10" x 5". All are about 3/4" thick. Pricing from $25-45 each.
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20th Century American Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Iron

Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, circa 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Mid-20th Century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. This textile painting is stre...
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Early 1900s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cotton, Paint

Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print of Eagle Hawk
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Studio City, CA
A bold abstract limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist/printmaker Junichiro Sekino featuring a fierce bird likely an eagle or hawk. The wood grain of the printing ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Bali Hindu Textile 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. Dimensions: Height 84c...
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Early 20th Century Balinese Other Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cotton, Paint

Block Print in Unique Samuel Peck Co. Negative Printing Contact Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a unique blend of art and history with this captivating block print of an animal. Set against a soothing green matte, this vintage piece stands as an intriguing dialogue bet...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood, Paper

Large Antique Calligraphic Ink Block, Chinese, Soot Ink, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique calligraphic ink block. A Chinese, boxed soot ink printing stone, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb proportion, with delightful artisti...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Stone

Balinese, Batuan Hand Carved Cockfight Painting Sculpture by Ida Bagus Made Raka
By Ida Bagus Made Raka
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality carved wall panel in wooden frame. Cockfights are a popular kind of local entertainment in Bali. They are often held as cleansing ceremonies to purify a village of ev...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

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Vintage Indian Wooden Printing Block
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Indian wooden printing block. Wood block print used to hand print textile. Chiseled by
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage wooden printing block from India, late 20th century. Measures" 7 by 6-1/2 inches. Wooden
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage wooden printing block from India, late 20th century. Measures" 7 by 6-1/2 inches. Wooden
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

Set of Five Vintage Wooden Printing Blocks from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of five vintage hand carved wooden printing blocks from India with geometric designs. Late 20th
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

Set of Five Vintage Wooden Printing Blocks from India, Late 20th Century, India.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of five vintage hand carved wooden printing blocks from India with boteh or paisley designs
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

Vintage Letterpress Printing Blocks Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A vintage wall sculpture composed of letterpress printing blocks, produced circa 1960's - 1970's
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

"God Help Me If This Is a Dud!" Vintage Wwii Poster by John Vickery, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
block letters at the bottom of the poster, with “Your” emphasized in red ink. The poster was printed by
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

"Keep Him Flying! Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by George Schreiber, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Schreiber. The U.S. Government Printing Office published the poster in 1943. The poster depicts a fighter
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1940s American Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Indian wooden printing block mounted as art decorative sculpture. Wood block print used to
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Vintage Wooden Printing Block from India, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage wooden printing block from india, late 20th century. 9 by 7-3/4 inches. Wooden blocks like
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Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Hardwood

A Vintage Letterpress Printing Block Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A vintage letterpress printers blocks wall sculpture with a variety of letters and numbers in a
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Vintage Indian Hand-Blocked Blue and White Decorative Lumbar Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
process of printing patterns on textiles, usually of linen, cotton or silk, by means of incised wooden
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1960s French French Provincial Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Cotton, Linen, Down, Feathers

"Toshogu Shrine" Japanese Woodblock Print
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Houston, TX
helped to carve the printing blocks. This was unusual, considering the traditional division of labor
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1930s Showa Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

A Calm Day
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Houston, TX
printing blocks. This was unusual, considering the traditional division of labor between designer, carver
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1930s Showa Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

A Calm Day
A Calm Day
H 17.75 in W 22.25 in D 0.5 in
"In a Temple Yard" Japanese Woodblock Print
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Houston, TX
helped to carve the printing blocks. This was unusual, considering the traditional division of labor
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1930s Showa Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Yinka Adeyemi 'Born 1945, Iragjibi, Nigeria' Traditional Dance & Music. Tribal
By Yinka Adeyemi
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the
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1970s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Yinka Adeyemi Fulani Maidens Linocut Tribal Art
By Yinka Adeyemi
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a
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1970s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Paper

Hall, Canto 31
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 9.5 x 7.35 inches paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Hall, Canto 31
Hall, Canto 31
H 21.35 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Hall, Canto 4
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 9.5 x 7.35 inches paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches Signature
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Hall, Canto 4
Hall, Canto 4
H 23.25 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Purgatory Canto 8
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 10 x 7.25 inches paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Purgatory Canto 8
Purgatory Canto 8
H 23.25 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Heaven Canto 13
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 10 x 7.25 inches Paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Heaven Canto 13
Heaven Canto 13
H 21.75 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
Hell, Canto 26
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 10 x 7.25 inches paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Hell, Canto 26
Hell, Canto 26
H 23.25 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Heaven Canto 14
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 10 x 7.25 inches Paper size: 13 x 10.25 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Heaven Canto 14
Heaven Canto 14
H 26.25 in W 23 in D 1.75 in
Hall, Canto 29
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in San Francisco, CA
;Les Heures Claires " watermark Image (block mark) size: 9.5 x 7.35 inches paper size: 13 x
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Woodcut

Hall, Canto 29
Hall, Canto 29
H 23.25 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
Pembrokeshire Coast, Wales.Large Original Modern British Landscape Oil Painting.
By Norman Clifford Jaques
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Scholarship to Italy and France in 1948 and the Giles bequest award in Block printing, Victoria and Albert
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Canvas, Oil

Burlesque Poster Carved Wood Printing Block
Located in North Hollywood, CA
be on hand. This wooden board, in two sections, could be ink rolled in colors, run through a paper
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Wood

Fortuny Stenciled Velvet Coat
By Fortuny
Located in New Hope, PA
techniques. For velvets, he used hand-cut wooden blocks, then he included engraved blocks, metal stencils
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Wooden Printing Block

Large Bird in Sunlight by Kingmeata Etidlooie, Cape Dorset Inuit Print, 1980
By Kingmeata Etidlooie
Located in Quechee, VT
unique due to the stonecut and stencil printing process, and was selection #31 in the 1980 Cape Dorset
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Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Vintage Wooden Printing Block

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Vintage Wooden Printing Block For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the vintage wooden printing block you’re looking for. A vintage wooden printing block — often made from wood, paper and hardwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage wooden printing block, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage wooden printing block, those designed in mid-century modern and folk art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made vintage wooden printing block has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rajhastani are consistently popular.

How Much is a Vintage Wooden Printing Block?

The average selling price for a vintage wooden printing block at 1stDibs is $613, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $34,760 for the highest priced.