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English 19th Century Bootmakers Trade Signage Stain Glass
Located in London, GB
stain glass trade sign. Made from cut ruby red and Glasgow beaten glass. This item was removed from an
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Stained Glass

Collection of Three Roadside Advertising Hand-Painted Signs Ithica Sign Co
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Collection of American Folk Art advertising trade signs made by the Ithica Sign Company for "
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Tin

Large Vintage Metal Double Sided Original Hand Painted and Gold Leaf Trade Sign
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This very rare and vintage sign for the antique trade is from the early 20th century. It is hand
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

The English Crown, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Rare antique copper and brass English pub trade sign crown, circa 1920. This lot is a completely
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Brass

Rare French Whale Oil Trade Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Rare French whale oil trade shop sign  This is a rare old sign, it is French in origin, there is
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Trade Signs

Unusual French Sturgeon, Caviar Trade Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual French Sturgeon, caviar trade shop sign This is an unusual old sign, it is French in
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19th Century French Industrial Antique Trade Signs

Antique American Painted Wood Barbershop Pole
Located in Forney, TX
A charming antique American early barber shop pole advertising trade sign. Late 19th / early 20th
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Folk Art Horse Stable Sign
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Size: 24" tall on base, 21" long folk items lodge furnishings lodge furnishings other trade signs
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

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Iron

19th Century French Art Nouveau Verre Églomisé Gilt Trade Shop Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Of striking composition, a reverse painted and gilt trade sign, late 19th century (circa 1890) in
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

19th Century Japanese Wood Shop Sign
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand-carved and painted double-sided Japanese wood trade sign. Solid wood panel with carved and
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1880s Japanese Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Reading, Palmistry Shop or Circus Tent Sign, Americana, Folk Art
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique sideshow banner carnival circus Folk Art large American palmist trade sign from a unique
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Cast Iron Dog Sign from a Farm in Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
to designate the property address. This is a double sided trade sign of sorts. The painted surface is
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Pre-Neon "Choice Cigars" French Art Deco Bronze Glass Sign - C. 1915
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, Circa 1915. An absolutely exceptional Art Deco trade sign with original milk glass insert
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Tete de Vache
Located in Houston, TX
French zinc cow's head in gilded zinc. Butcher's trade sign.
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19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Zinc

19th Century English Copper Surgeon Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century English copper surgeon sign. 19th century Copper surgeon trade sign, in the name of
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Copper

Large Antique Bronze Letter or Initial R , English, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
part of a trade sign.
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Monumental Cast Iron and Zink Rooster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large Folk Art rooster seems like it might have been used as a trade sign or just a random
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century Middle Eastern Oversized Arabic Copper Coffee Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Arabian oversized tinned copper coffee pot, possibly a trade sign from
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19th Century Omani Islamic Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Copper, Tin

Amazing Rare 19th Century Zinc Bull Head
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A rare antique zinc bull head from France, circa 1860. Originally used as a trade sign for a
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19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Zinc

French Terracotta Bull Head on Wood Frame
Located in Houston, TX
Presented as found, this antique French terracotta bull head was once used as a trade sign for a
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Late 19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Terracotta, Wood, Paint

French Terracotta Bull Head on Wood Frame
Located in Houston, TX
Presented as found, this antique French terracotta bull head was once used as a trade sign for a
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Late 19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Terracotta, Wood, Paint

American Cast Iron and Painted Horse Trade / Stable Sign "Muyettes", Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and painted horse trade / stable sign with flanking eyelets mounted on iron
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1850s American American Empire Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Romantic Sunset Coastal Scene Signed Oil - Fisherman Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, possibly from an old fort or trading post. The work is signed and dated 1874 and also presented in a period
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 18th Century Delft Faience Covered Jar
By De Grieksche A
Located in Winter Park, FL
Greek A) Factory. Pieter Kocx managed this workshop from 1701-1722 and his trade mark sign was APK
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Faience

Rare Mahogany Cased Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent of London No.51958
By Dent
Located in Devon, GB
retains the firm’s trade label and is signed and numbered on the distinctive circular recessed plate to
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Mahogany

Trade Sign
Located in New Hope, PA
Exceptional Form and Shape of Horse Trade Sign
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Early 20th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Zinc

ZINC TRADE SIGN
Located in Solebury, PA
A RARE SMALL TRADE SIGN, WITH OLD SECONDARY PAINT
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19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Dollar Trade Sign
Located in Montecito, CA
An early 1900s American trade sign with old paint on verso and remnants of gilt on the front.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ingersoll Trade Sign
Located in Litchfield, CT
Watch Trade Sign Inscribed, "The Ingersoll Dollar Watch Fully Guaranteed" Inscribed on verso
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Boot Trade Sign
Located in Litchfield, CT
was used as an exterior trade sign.
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Gesso

Pawnbroker s Trade Sign
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An Early American Pawnbroker or Pawn Shop trade sign. Hand-forged iron cross bars, painted wooden
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Tooth Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare late 19th century wood dentist trade sign of a tooth, carved from a single piece of wood, with
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large wooden trade sign, "B. Eldridge", listing for sale textiles and clothing for men, women and
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Painted Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted trade sign, "Walter Miller and Sons, Seed Potatoes, Williamstown, N.Y.". The sign is
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 locksmith trade sign in the form of a large scale lock with key opening, with the center
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

Barber Shop Trade Sign
Located in Norwalk, CT
American Barber Shop Trade sign with nice old paint
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Shoemaker - Boot Trade Sign
Located in Wainscott, NY
Old Tin Metal - Original Paint, Boot Trade Sign
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

French Jeweler s Trade Sign
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted metal French oval hanging trade sign (Watchmaker, Artisan, Jeweler)
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Early 20th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron, Tin

French Butcher s Trade Sign
Located in High Point, NC
Gilt coated molded tin Bulls head trade sign from French Boucherie
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19th Century French Antique Trade Signs

Architectural Trade Sign
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A superb vintage trade sign, having a dramatic drafting tool motif, it was most likely made for an
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Sewing Needle Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 most unusual oversized wood sewing needle trade sign, all in old silver leafing, new
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Painted wooden trade sign
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An early 20thC painted wooden trade sign for C H Grimes Boot & Shoe Repairer. In untouched original
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Early 20th Century Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Pine, Paint

Boot Maker Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century wood boot maker trade sign in exceptional form, showing old thick age cracked white
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Tin, Iron

Large Watchmaker Trade Sign
Located in Southampton, NY
A large, late 19th century watchmaker trade sign with old blue/grey paint and gilded lettering. The
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Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Watchmaker s Two Sided Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
Finely crafted watchmaker's trade sign. Strong, graphic piece.
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Oversized handmade wrench trade sign
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Great looking trade sign from the Millers Falls tool company.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Huge Beer Bottle Trade Sign
Located in High Point, NC
Huge Beer bottle trade sign from Old Export Beer in Cumberland Maryland
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

19th Century Key Trade Sign
Located in Essex, MA
A large gilded zinc locksmith's trade sign in the form of a key.
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Zinc Horse Head Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
Zinc Horse Head Trade Sign in old green paint. Hammered zinc. French or American.
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19th Century Antique Trade Signs

Unusual Wooden Whale Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
This unusual wooden whale trade sign is from coastal Massachusetts. In wonderful old weathered
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Folky Packet Boat Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
Folky packet Boat Trade Sign from Wayland,New York, the Finger Lakes Region. Circa 1920
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

WINSER LTD Wooden Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
WINSER LITS British wooden trade sign, hung on the back of a cart or buggy
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Early 20th Century English Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Painted Butcher s Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
Carved wooden butcher’s trade sign, painted on both sides. This unusual and well-carved
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19th Century English Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Boot Shop Trade Sign
Located in New York City, NY
A unique boot shop trade sign in apple red with black detailing and a hook for mounting. English
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19th Century English Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Trade Sign Lettters
Located in London, GB
Word Created from Vintage Trade Sign Letters Solid Cast Bronze with Genuine Weathered Patina
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Early 20th Century British Antique Trade Signs

Cast Iron Farrier Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 large scale cast iron farrier horseshoe trade sign in crisp form, with remnants of white
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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Signs

Materials

Iron

Fountain Pen Trade Sign
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual carved wooden trade sign, or perhaps a ceremonial object, in the shape of a fountain pen
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19th Century American Antique Trade Signs

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Antique Trade Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique trade signs for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique trade signs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and iron. Antique trade signs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique trade signs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Victorian antique trade signs are of considerable interest. Ross Johnson Drug Co, Bernard Gloekler Co. and Indian Motorcycles each produced beautiful antique trade signs that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Trade Signs?

Prices for antique trade signs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique trade signs begin at $275 and can go as high as $49,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.