Antique Folk Art Reverse Painted and Foil Exhibition Sign in Gilt Frame
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art exhibition sign, reverse painted glass with reserved text backed in gold and silver crinkled foil reading "Exhibition / of / Paintings / on / Glass / By Edgar F. Curtis" E...
Foil
1920s–1930s Illuminated Sanitary Infant Dairy Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage illuminated storefront sign manufactured by the Fred E. Gilbert Company for Sanitary Infant Dairy, a Pacific Northwest dairy serving the Tacoma and Puyallup, Washington, area...
Foil
Antique W. A. B. Trotter Optometrist Reverse-Painted Glass Trade Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique reverse-painted glass trade sign from the Knoxville optometry practice of William Andrew Bowerman Trotter. The elongated black panel displays his name, professional designati...
Metal, Foil
Antique ROG "Deposit" Foil Trade Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Reverse on glass (ROG) trade sign featuring gold and silver foil lettering against a black ground, reading "A DEPOSIT REQUIRED ON ALL ORDERS." The text is arranged in a bold, arched ...
Foil
Antique "Dr. G.E. Hertel, Surgeon" Foil-Backed Scalloped-Edged Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique medical office scalloped glass sign from Austin, MN. This piece features a carved glass exterior set into a scalloped tin frame. Within the sign is a reverse-painted border,...
Metal, Foil
Rare Glass Pedestrian Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic glass pedestrian street crossing sign. Great coloring. Excellent condition. Illuminates beautifully in sunlight.
Wrong Way Go Back Metal Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic metal street sign, 1980s USA. Made for the Massachusetts Department of Public works. Bright red sign with white lettering :WRONG WAY GO BACK. Fun piece of transportation...
Steel
$7,995
H 31 in W 23 in D 1 in
Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885
By The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare and early (circa 1885) tin advertising sign, commissioned by the Delaware Insurance Company, located and founded in Philadelphia in 1835. It was probably made by noted late 19th century sign maker, Sentenne & Green, of New York City, established in the 1870's. With an Indian motif, the sign features a Native American Indian, front and center, decorated in a brown and green headdress; with red, cream and aqua clothing and a large gold medallion...
Tin
1920's English "Private Bar" Etched Glass Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's English "Private Bar" etched glass sign framed in oak frame.
Glass, Oak
1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies Pen" pig in relief. 33" x 40" Period: First quarter of the 20th century or earlier ...
Wood
English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, titled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a publ...
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle, titled: Nag's Head. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for displ...
Metal
Fish Trade Sign, Rainbow Trout, Fishing Bait and Equipment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Fish Trade Sign, Rainbow Trout, Fishing Bait and Equipment This is an lovely old trade sign, the sign has a colourful painted wooden body which hangs from a wrought iron bracket T...
Iron
English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, titled: The Ship. A very fin...
Metal
English Pub Sign, "Black Bull"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a large English black bull standing on a grassy hill, titled "Black Bull" - from an original Thwaites' pub. Marked:...
Metal
$1,062Sale Price|40% Off
H 19.5 in W 9 in D 1 in
Rare Domed Wiener Werkstaette Vienna Art Nouveau Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare, domed, black and white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Wiener Werkstätte, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Fritz ...
Metal, Enamel, Iron
$312Sale Price|40% Off
H 15 in W 12 in D 3 in
Old Advertising Sign for Blood Oranges Displaying a Horse, Pottery, Italy, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative advertising sign, made of ceramic, dated around 1920s, made in Italy. An advertising sign for selling Italian blood oranges, displaying a white horse. Good condition wit...
Pottery
Mixed Media Collage by Leonard Buzz Wallace, 1960
Located in New Windsor, NY
Leonard "Buzz" Wallace (1932-2021) mixed media collage. Circa 1960. This work demonstrates Wallace's range using all sorts of materials from burlap, canvas, denim, paper, ink, paint ...
Foil
Sold
H 60 in W 48 in D 1.75 in
"Gothic Whisper" Abstract Architectural Painting on Canvas by Louis Shields
Located in Middleburg, VA
An evocative exploration of structure, memory, and silence, "Gothic Whisper" by Louis Shields emerges as a haunting meditation on the remnants of architecture and time. Part of the a...
Foil
19th Century French Folk Art Portrait of Flower Girl, Oil on Linen
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A heartwarming, late 19th century French oil-on-linen portrait of a young girl bearing a garland of pink flowers, painted in a technique of folk art naivete for emotional, rather tha...
Foil
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.