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Rare Domed Wiener Werkstaette Vienna Art Nouveau Enameled Advertising Sign
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare, domed, black and white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Wiener Werkstätte, founded
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Large Early 20th Century American Usg Sheetrock Advertising Porcelain Sign
Located in Forney, TX
sign, early 20th century, industrial American Art Deco Modern taste. The large blue, orange and
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Large Woolworth Co Gilt Metal Number Ten Sign Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very large cast metal “10” from one of the iconic F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store front signs
Category

1920s American Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

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
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

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
Category

1910s English Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Milk Glass, Hardwood

Early 20th Century Folk Art Zinc Barbers Pole Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art zinc barbers pole trade sign. An early 20th century hand crafted
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Zinc

Large Antique Handcrafted Folk Art Sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE, Raised Letters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique handcrafted Folk Art sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE,, Beautiful sign,, turn of the century
Category

1910s American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Double Sided Hanging No Smoking Please Gas Station Garage Enamel Sign
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Original 1930s double-sided enamel Stop Your Motor Please No Smoking Gas Station Garage Sign.
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Enamel

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
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Copper

19th Century Antique French Tole Cobbler Sign, Hand-Painted Metal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century hand-painted tole shoemaker sign.
Category

19th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Late 19th century UNION IRON WORKS Eerie, Pennsylvania Cast Iron Sign Folk Art
Located in Southampton, NJ
A period, late 19th century cast iron ribbon sign for UNION IRON WORKS, EERIE PA. Union Iron Works
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Hand-Painted Wood Advertising Sign, Pocket Watch, Circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique hand-painted advertising sign in the shape of a large pocket watch showing the name BB
Category

19th Century Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's. Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century hand blown glass chemist window display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century. A rare example with a hollow cut ...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Blown Glass

American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American wrought iron and gilt trade sign bracket with decorative scroll work and gilt ball motif
Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Signs

12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf This is a very long
Category

Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Signs

Materials

Glass

19th Century Oversized Huge Folk Art Full Leather Trade Show Sign Balmoral Boot
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A oversized full leather replica of a balmoral boot, likely to of been used in a great exhibition/trade show when the balmoral boot was made popular after it was created for Prince A...
Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Leather

1920s Steaks Chops Hand Painted Wood Sign • Early American Folk Art Signage
Located in Lancaster, PA
AND CHOPS” sign is hand-painted on wood with thick, period-correct lettering in buttery yellow against
Category

1920s American Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Apothecary Mortar Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Apothecary trade sign or sale stimulator in the form of a mortar and pestle in gilt wood. The
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Rare Wiener Werkstätte of America Inc New York Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare, domed, black and white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Wiener Werkstatte
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

19th Century French Brown Boot Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French exterior sign of a Parisian boot maker in painted metal of beige and brown color
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Rare 1920 s can "Drugs" Sign /Arrow, LIGHT UP milk glass letters, double sided
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1920's can "Drugs" Sign /Arrow, LIGHT UP milk glass letters, double sided,, Pre-dates NEON
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Cut Steel

Early 20th Century Pharmacy Sign DRUGS Painted on a Single Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
American folk art trade sign from an apothecary or pharmacy with the word 'DRUGS' in black paint
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Pine, Paint

Giant Wood Early 20th Century Hand Painted Americana Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Double-Sided "Kings Head" Hand Painted Metal English Pub Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text
Category

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Monumental Early 20th-Century European Carved Wooden Axe Trade Sign, 66"" Long
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental early 20th-century European carved wooden axe trade sign, measuring an impressive 60
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT Cobbler s Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT' Cobbler's Trade Show OR sHOP Sign / Sculpture . aLL Hand made
Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Copper

French Art Deco Vintage Glass Hairdressing Salon Advertising Sign c.1930s Barber
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE HAIRDRESSER’S ADVERTISING SIGN ‘JAQUES COIFFEUR HOMMES FILLETTES’ Reflective ribbed silver
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Steel

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
Category

1910s French Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Zinc

Early 20th Century Double-Sided Iron Nautical Trade Sign "The Norfolk"
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century double-sided sheet iron, cast iron, hand-painted trade sign with hand-forged
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Impressive Huge 19th Century Pawnbroker Folk Art Sign with Three Spheres Symbol
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An impressive rare and monumental in scale folk art pawnbroker trade sign with its original trio of
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Regency Hand Blown Chemist Pharmacy Apothecary Display Carboy Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
originally used as early trade signs for pharmacy's prior to when the majority of the population couldn't
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Signs

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass

19th Century French Red Boot Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Metal Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique exterior sign of a Parisian shoemaker in painted metal of red color, designed as a
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

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
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Foil

Rare Engraved Glass on Metal Sign from a London Cigarette s Seller, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare engraved sign is made of glass on metal. This is a a very unusual piece from a London
Category

Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
By E. N. Little Sons 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque
Category

1880s American Industrial Antique Signs

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Blickensderfer Typewriter Tin Sign "A Gift from the 19th to the 20th Century"
Located in Stamford, CT
A Wonderful Blickensderfer Typewriter Advertising Sign " A GIFT from the 19th to the 20th CENTURY
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Tin

18th C "Stolen or Strayed" Gem Penned Notice Sign For its Return Giltwood Frame
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A stolen gem!!!! beautiful penned circa mid to late 18th century notice for it to be returned. Housed in a later glazed deep moulded gilt frame “Stolen or strayed the 8th instant At...
Category

18th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Art Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Signs

Materials

Metal

Iron Bull Butcher Trade Sign with Hanging Bracket from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iron butcher trade sign in the shape of a bull or a cow from the early 1900s. This iron trade
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher s Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French cast iron butcher shop trade sign retaining old paint and cast in low relief in the form of
Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925
Located in London, GB
and signed by Paul Henri Schouten, renowned for his finely observed oil studies of animals
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Pair of Vintage Letters P and A
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage iron letters "P" and "A" mounted on a metal bases. Likely tin and part of a vintage sign
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Signs

Materials

Iron, Tin

Hand Made Wooden Dairy Farm Bull Wall Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large hand made bull sculpture came out of a dairy farm from the Midwest. Made from planks and carved and painted on one side. This item is very strong and sturdy. Large and has grea...
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Elegant bronze porte-menu dating from circa 1890, featuring an ornate design with rich neoclassical details. The stand displays a beautifully cast structure adorned with acanthus lea...
Category

1890s French Antique Signs

Materials

Bronze

Antique Arts Crafts Apothecary Wood Carving Wall Mounted Brass Mortar Pestle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Apothecary Wood Carving Wall Mounted Brass Mortar & Pestle. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 10" W x 4.5" D.
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Signs

Materials

Brass

19thc Original Blue Dated 1913 Cutting Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc Original blue painted round cutting board was signed and dated as it was given to
Category

Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Arts Crafts Oak Pharmacy Apothecary Bronze Mortar Pestle Wall Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Pharmacy Apothecary Bronze Mortar & Pestle Wall Plaque. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 12.5" W x 1" D.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Signs

Materials

Bronze

A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 41.5cm. Width: 20cm. Depth: 9cm.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions; Height: 25cm. Width: 16cm. Depth: 6cm.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Restaurant Menu Chalk Board, circa 1920 s
Located in Chappaqua, NY
chalk board. Reminiscent of French Bistro signs.
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Signs

Materials

Wood

Musical Score for Norwegian Dances
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique musical score for norwegian dances. discovered in my sheet music folders. ref. SN
Category

Early 20th Century Norwegian Other Antique Signs

Materials

Paper

Early 20th C School Classroom Plaques Classics, English, History Economics
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Signs

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board
Located in London, GB
Signs of Catford” South London established in 1879. This huge display is made from pine panel planks
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Signs

Materials

Pine

Early 20th C Collection Italian Deli Butchers Meats Shop Trade Display Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Signs

Materials

Plastic, Rubber, Plaster

English Wrought Iron Panel Baring the Monogram DC
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English wrought iron panel baring the monogram DC. This exquisite sign has a scrolling
Category

Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Signs

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

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Antique Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique signs available for sale. The range of distinct antique signs — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique signs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique signs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many antique signs are appealing in their simplicity, but Emile Gallé, Baccarat and David Gueron Degue produced popular antique signs that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Signs?

Antique signs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,570, while the lowest priced sells for $38 and the highest can go for as much as $2,268,000.