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Period: 20th Century
Returnable Items Only
Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'FRESH OIL' Traffic or Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign. With text that reads: FRESH OIL. In reflective yellow paint. Simply a great vintage sign! Date: Mi...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Champagne Sign Jules Bertier, circa 1900, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique French Champagne Sign circa 1900. This Art Nouveau metal sign - tin sign was made for Wine & Champagne House Jules Bertier & Cie, Brest, France. It's an embossed sign with a bottle of sparkling wine alongside a wooden storage or transport case. View all the details on this lithographic sign ! This antique advertising sign...
Category

French Art Nouveau 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Ingersoll Watches Adverting Trade Sign, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique double sided trade sign for Ingersoll Watches in the shape of a pocket watch. Excellent old sign in original condition. American, late 19th-ear...
Category

American Other 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
Category

American Steampunk Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Canvas

Late 19th Century Milk Glass London England Street Sign
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous etched milk glass street sign from the City of Westminster, England. Original Arts & Crafts style frame in excellent vintage condition.
Category

English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Milk Glass, Oak

Original Card Map Poster, Pickfords Depositories
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Original Card Map Poster, Pickfords Depositories This is a good original advertising sign, showing the locations of Pickfords Depositories The Sign is C...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

Chinese Signboard with Gold Coloured Calligraphy & Hanging Hook from Hardwood
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights 3 large gold coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the Mid-20th Century and has aged be...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large Vintage Sign
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Large one of a kind wooden sign with fantastic details. Great colors and intricate shapes. Originally hung outside a CT sweet shop.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Porcelain Water Level Sign Blue and White
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage European porcelain water level sign in blue and white. This enamel sign to measure depth of the water in the great colors blue and white is a great decorative sign. The blue and white gives a stripes idea. It's great wall decoration - decorative wall sign which is made of enamelled metal. Suits as well an industrial setting, a modern one, child's room as well in a mancave. Vintage signs - porcelain signs - enamel signs - striped wall decoration - blue and white wall decoration - vintage european sign...
Category

European Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Porcelain

James Purdy & Sons Enamel Sign Wall Plaque
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
James Purdy & Sons enamel sign wall plaque Rare piece indeed this enamel sign was made for the Famous London Shop, it has the Royal appointment to HM t...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Edwardian Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Boot Display Model
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian shoe shop or cobblers trade sign, leather boot display model This is a wonderful piece, it is a giant size Leather boot, painted on the one side of the boot is ”Boot M...
Category

Bohemian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Leather

Edwardian Art Nouveau Copper & Oak Shop Sign "Townrow" Hatter Hosier
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful English Art Nouveau period polished copper & oak mounted shop sign, "Townrow". Circa 1905. There is some damage to the left hand side oak mount, please refer to the late...
Category

British Art Nouveau 20th Century Signs

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided French zinc clock Smiths Trade sign We are proud to offer a rare example of an early 20th century French double sided clock smiths trade sign. With i...
Category

French Victorian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Trade Sign Depicting a Huge Skimmer Ladle, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Outdoor trade sign of a kitchen tools store, for advertising. The sign depicts a huge skimmer ladle, made out of boxwood and iron, with 2 painted letters E X. France 1900 ca.
Category

20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

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...
Category

Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pottery

Large Porcelain Sign Mauxion Chocolat, 1920s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large porcelain sign for Mauxion Chocolat Products circa 1925. Antique porcelain sign - enamelled sign - advertising wall sign. This spectacul...
Category

German Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Chinese Signboard with Red Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights two large red coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

1930s Sign with Calendar for French Wine
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930s sign with adjustable calendar for French Wine. French advertising sign or publicity sign designed for the wine estate or castle"Château de Corton Pierre André", which was sit...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Other

Early 20th Century Wood and Canvas Painted Produce Sign
Located in Troy, MI
Wooden produce sign found in England, circa 1920s. Wood foundation is covered in strips of canvas which have been hand painted by unknown artist.
Category

English Rustic 20th Century Signs

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Early 20th Century American Gray Cast Iron Eagle
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century American cast iron eagle. It came from Pittsburgh.
Category

North American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Rare 1970s Adult Peep Show, Books & Magazines, Large Plastic Embossed Sign XXX
By Terry Richardson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 1970s sign with embossed letters, Adult Peep Show - Books & Magazines. Sold without its original aluminum frame, can be back lit with LED. Small star crack to top of Red "S", minor loss of paint and scuffs. Subject matter is in the style of photographer Terry Richardson...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plastic

Antique Sign Cream Separator Melotte Belgium by National Works Smethwick
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique large tin sign for the Belgian cream separator brand Mélotte, which was based in Belgium in Remicourt in the province Luik - LIège. This large...
Category

Belgian Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Telephone Company's Trade Sign USA 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A window trade sign of an American telephone company, depicting a big phone. Carved out of fruit wood, and white enamel painted. USA 1950 ca.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Large Painted Wooden Automobile Advertising Sign, “Scott Bro’s Morris”
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large painted wooden automobile advertising sign, “Scott Bro’s Morris” This is a large painted wooden wall sign Shabby now but quite readable It is 25” high and 108” wide TGB...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools
Located in London, GB
Unusual set of German mid-20th century shop trade sign tools Every now and again we are lucky enough to acquire items that firstly we have never seen and secondly, we will never see...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Boucherie Chevaline French Tradesign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline We are proud to offer a late 19th century Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers advertising trade sign. These items have become rare over the years especially the original gold leaf finished examples. Untouched in form in very presentable condition, with age related wear you may come to expect from an item of its age. This highly decorative object comes with its own bespoke cast iron display...
Category

French Victorian Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Double Sided Painted Wood Doll Furniture Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Folk Art, double sided, painted wood "Doll Furniture" sign with jagged edges.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used by barbers as interior advertisements. Two have...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign. Provenance: By Repute Crosby Cobblers - Liverpool Est 1841 Originally hung outside the cobblers in Crosby, Liverpool. Hand forged metal strap work and solid brass laces...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Brass

1940s Enamel Sign for Eveready Batteries
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare vintage collectable porcelain sign, enamel sign, enamelled advertising sign, antique advertising art for Eveready batteries. This advertising display shows a Piccolo - Bell boy...
Category

Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

2 French Market Haberdashery Stall Hanging Signs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
2 French Market Haberdashery stall hanging signs These are Great pieces from a French market stall near Tours, they are hanging signs with applied adve...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Painted Tin Letter of Luminous Signs U, Rewired with Bulbs, USA, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Painted tin letter of luminous sign (U) red color, rewired with bulbs, USA, circa 1930. The Letter U has been rewired for the US.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Swiss Two Sided Train Signal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage Swiss two sided train signal sign, circa 1940s. The sign is made of metal and painted yellow with the number "5" in bl...
Category

Swiss 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign This is an advertisement for the original and famous British racing car company Fraz...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Masonic Lodge Rotating Sign Liberty Hall Strict Order Candle Holders
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this vintage Masonic Lodge rotating wood sign with brass candle holders A g...
Category

English Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Letter N, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage letter comes from the old advertising banner. It is made from dyed concrete. It weighs 6 kg.
Category

Czech Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Concrete

Vintage Letter I, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage letter I comes from the old advertising banner. It is made from dyed concrete. Weight: 2 kg.
Category

Czech Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Concrete

"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint
Located in Incline Village, NV
Having started in Sweden, the company opened up in America in 1888 as the "De Laval Cream Separator Company" in New York City, with a production plant ...
Category

American Folk Art Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Advertising Mirror “Crawford’s Delightful Biscuits” Baker or Cafe
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
“Crawford’s Delightful Biscuits” baker/cafe advertising mirror This is a good piece the bevelled mirror is set in a 2” wide oak frame, in the centre in large letters...
Category

Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Mirror

Early 20th Century City of Westminster London Antique Milk Glass Street Sign
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early milk glass street sign from the City of Westminster London. Original wood frame in excellent vintage condition. A couple of cracks in the glass on right lower corner. ...
Category

English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Milk Glass, Hardwood

1950s Tin Advertising Sign for Belga Cigarettes, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s Tin Advertising Sign for Belga cigarettes, a Belgian brand of cigarettes, since 1923. Great design of a beautiful lady with red lipstick, a ponytail, ...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

1950s Shopsign
Located in Brecht, BE
Extra large and quirky, this iron shopsign ...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Dutch Midcentury Giant Polyester Industrial Shoe Cobbler Display Store Sign
Located in Haarlem, NL
Giant vintage Shoemaker's or bootmaker's store display model made from Polyester. Very impressive large 'shoe' with multiple pretty layers of differe...
Category

Dutch 20th Century Signs

Materials

Polyester

1956 Advertising Sign with Bull for Metaroc Cement Building Materials
Located in Antwerp, BE
Advertising sign with a Bull for building materials. A Mid-20th century publicity sign, advertising sign made for the company Metaroc Brussels, Belgium. This company was known for h...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Splendid Louis Midavaine Screen, 1888-1978
By Louis Midavaine
Located in Renens, CH
Splendid Louis Midavaine screen, circa 1925, with 3 articulated leaves in lacquered wood and lacquered wood decorated with a Bengal tiger leaping from an overturned coconut tree. The...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

French 1950s Enamel Sign
Located in Brecht, BE
These enamel signs were used nearby schools, great decorative object, collector’s item.
Category

French 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Large Industrial Times Roman Marquee Letter R
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, industrial, painted aluminum, Times Roman font, marquee letter R. The letter can stand on it's own or be wall mounted.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

20th Century, Original Painted Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original painted black and white trade sign reads Reserved for district. This cool one sided sign was probably from a old vintage court house.
Category

American Country 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

1920s Tin Advertising Sign for Chicorée Mondiale by Rob Otten, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage black and yellow tin publicity shop display - metal advertising sign for Chicorée Mondiale. This Art Deco Sign is dated 1927. The Letters are pressed into the metal, what ...
Category

Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Mid-20th Century French Enameled Metal Sign for Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paulo
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-twentieth century red and white enameled metal sign is double faced and promotes the Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Below is marked Dep...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign This is a beautiful Raleigh bike advertising shop sign, it is made in in a crackle fini...
Category

Sporting Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Mirror

Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rare porcelain enamel barbers pole shop sign. This is a very rare old sign, it is American in origin, we have the red and blue stripes wrapped around a White background, and at th...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage 32-Sided Medical Light
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Fully functional light, medical. One side has an arrow and the other does not. This light if fully functional and quite unique. Heavy industrial cord with a metal frame and box.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Wrought Iron Cross from a German Immigrant Cemetery, 20th Century, USA
Located in Leuven , BE
This iron cross belonged to a German immigrants from Russia and dates backs to the first half of the 20th century. The cross consists of a base, decorated with flora and a plaque wit...
Category

German 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

1950s Store Display Gibbs Shaving Razors, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage store display - counter display for Gibbs shaving razors. A 1950s shop mill - shop display with little boxes filled with shaving razors. This a...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Edwardian Wall Hung Shop Sign, Kirbys’ Wardrobes Purchased
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian wall hung shop sign, Kirbys’ wardrobes purchased A great piece of social history, this is a wooden sign painted on both sides and hanging on a blacksmith made Iron brack...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

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