Early 20th Century Red Star Trade Sign Folk Art "Boot Repair" R Kennetts

A fun collection of Italian butchers display meats that would off adored a traditional delicatessen. Within the collection there is a pair of late 19th/early 20th century plaster an...

A charming collection of six, hand painted Horse stable name plaques. Each plaque is pine, with an ebonised painted ground and gilt lettering. Age related knocks and abrasions comm...

A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th century For a related example see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 412, plate 436. Originally this may well have been a tobacconist's shop window figure. For a similar, but slightly earlier unpainted example, see Sotheby's, The W. J. Shepherd collection of treen, 30th November 1983, Lot 393, illustrated in Pinto "Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking", plate 1. Carved wooden figures, often painted, were placed outside tobacconist's shops as signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor'. 'At the sign of the black boy' or 'at the sign of the blackamoor' was a popular address for tobacconists since the early 17th century. The 17th century figures...

A collection of four oak classroom door plaques, hand painted with gilt lettering, chamfered decorative edges and counter sunk fixing holes. More than likely from a well to do teach...

Wooden produce sign found in England, circa 1920s. Wood foundation is covered in strips of canvas which have been hand painted by unknown artist.

19th century cast iron shoemaker’s trade sign A highly decorative example of a late 19th century cast iron French shoemakers shop trade sign. Hand crafted from a hand cut iron metal...

An antique exterior sign of a Parisian shoemaker in painted metal of red color, designed as a hanging boot in a rounded shape. The French sign holder was handcrafted in wrought iron, in good condition. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1900, 14 Rue de l’Arrivee, Paris, France. A collection of Roxane Debuisson. Roxane Debuisson was a famous collector born in Paris, France and passed away in Paris, in 2018. Debuisson’s personal life and professional training remains lost in history. In the 1960s-1970s she spent her time collecting elements of Parisian patrimonies or heritage. Among her exceptional collection, she was collecting topographical paintings and drawings, vintage street signs and broken armatures from the metro...

An antique French exterior sign of a Parisian boot maker in painted metal of beige and brown color with a spur painted in a silver color mounted on a w...