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Stage Prop Scene Oil Painting on Canvas of Printing Press
Stage Prop Scene Oil Painting on Canvas of Printing Press

Stage Prop Scene Oil Painting on Canvas of Printing Press

Located in New York, NY

printing press. Unsigned. Some wear and water damage. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

Located in New York, NY

This is an antique Polish metal printer's block, used for printing Hebrew text or religious

Category

19th Century Polish Antique Printing Press

Materials

Metal, Lead

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop
Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Vintage Industrial Oak Printing Press Desk Design Hamilton Typesetters WorkShop

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Antique Hamilton of Two Rivers Wisconsin Industrial steel/oak type Ledge Worktable for Printers, Printmakers, or TypeSetting. Patina and wear to all surfaces. Many years of use has c...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Steel

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener
Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Map of Moscow Engraved map of Moscow from 1805 Frères Courtener

Located in Madrid, ES

Frenchman François Courtener arrived in Moscow in the 1770s and ran a bookstore and a small printing press

Category

Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Parchment Paper

Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840
Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840

Georgian Stationery Box by William Lund c1840

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Fleet Street has been populated by scribbling hacks since the invention of the printing press.

Category

1840s British Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Wood

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"
Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Antique French Wallpaper Printing Block Woodblock Stamp Press 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique French wallpaper pringing block featuring a Maltese Cross / clover shaped medallion surrounded by floral buds. Circa 1850, Made in France. Dimensions: 12.75" x 2" x 12.75" ...

Category

19th Century French Antique Printing Press

Materials

Hardwood

Amberley Boy, No. 2
Amberley Boy, No. 2

Amberley Boy, No. 2

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Fairlawn, OH

early stage after the artist recorded the plate as “spoiled” (it was destroyed in the printing press

Category

1920s English School Antique Printing Press

Materials

Etching

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921
Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Alcohol Poster, Bitter Campari, Clown, 1921

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

continued until the 1930s. He remained loyal to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).
La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

La Capeline de Paille d'Italie (The Italian Straw Hat).

By Henri Matisse

Located in Plano, TX

printing press in his own studio. Henri Matisse approached printmaking with a toolbox of techniques that

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Printing Press

Materials

Lithograph

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS
The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

The Romance of Sir Degrevaunt – KELMSCOTT PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

modern fine press printing. Condition: Fine

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Blossom Time in Tokyo
Blossom Time in Tokyo

Blossom Time in Tokyo

By Helen Hyde

Located in Fairlawn, OH

her development. In 1894 Hyde returned to San Francisco and in 1895 she bought a printing press and

Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Woodcut

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870
Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Amsterdam’s Elegant Herengracht: Historic Canal Scene, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

on the plate and pressed with a heavy roller or printing press to transfer the image from the plate

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927
Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

Cappiello, Original Alcohol Poster, Cognac Monnet, Salamander, Liquor, Sun, 1927

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

to the Vercasson printing press until the early 1920s , continues with “Les Imprimeries Réunies” and

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Printing Press

Materials

Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

. Appointed to be Read in Churches. Oxford: The University Press, 1885. With original full burgundy leather

Category

1880s English Late Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Leather, Paper

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape
Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

Early 20th Century Distant Canyon Landscape

By Cyrus Bates Currier

Located in Soquel, CA

transfer press for printing United States paper currency was a product of his shop. The early equipment and

Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Printing Press

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Tavola di Miscellanea - Table with miscellaneous.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: circle with a donkey. Depictions of a printing press

Category

Early 1700s Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century
Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Antique Oak 5-Drawer Collectors Cabinet with Brass Handles, Early 19th Century

Located in Ely, GB

notable inventions like an improved flushing toilet, bank note printing press, and a hydraulic press to

Category

Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Printing Press

Materials

Brass

Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)
Pl. IX  Manege (Horsemanship)

Pl. IX Manege (Horsemanship)

By Denis Diderot

Located in Florham Park, NJ

encyclopedia was quite inclusive. It had examples of everything from the printing press to sea shells, cheese

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Printing Press

Materials

Engraving

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s
Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Table Lamp from Industrial Wallpaper Printing Roller from the Early 1990s

Located in Madison, WI

mahogany and fitted with brass filigree and ink pads for printing on large industrial presses. Four

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Printing Press

Materials

Brass

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880
Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Antique Gold and Electroplated Brooch Thorvaldsen's Venus, Mars and Vulcan, 1880

Located in Antwerp, BE

printing press plates. Boris Jacobi in Russia not only rediscovered galvanoplastics, but developed

Category

1880s Unknown Empire Antique Printing Press

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Engravers Printing Press
Engravers Printing Press

Engravers Printing Press

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Printing Press by Peter Leisten. Complete working mechanism.

Category

19th Century German Antique Printing Press

Materials

Iron

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized
Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Nice Grand Tour Roman Head Marble and Bronze Printing Press Stamp Large Sized

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this lovely Roman bronze head mounted in marble printing stamp A large

Category

19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Printing Press

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900
Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Centuries before Gutenberg's printing press, China was developing and perfecting printing processes

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Printing Press

Materials

Pearwood

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Antique Printing Press For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique printing press available at 1stDibs. Each antique printing press for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and fabric. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique printing press, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique printing press is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, industrial and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique printing press over the years, but those crafted by Annin & Co., Bernard Direx Renderings and Charles J. Kleingrothe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Printing Press?

Prices for an antique printing press can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $55 and can go as high as $837,758, while the average can fetch as much as $2,750.
Questions About Antique Printing Press
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024
    Yes, some antique prints are worth something. There is often a market for prints at least 100 years old, especially those produced by Old Masters, such as Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer and Francisco Goya. However, prices do vary based on the maker, historical significance, image quality, medium, series size, condition and other factors. If you'd like an estimate as to the value of a particular print in your collection, you may wish to work with a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of art prints.