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Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
outer borders feature simpler rosette and Laleh Abbasi designs. Delicate barber’s pole listels separate
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$959 Sale Price
20% Off
1960
s Persian Shiraz Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
, reinforcing the theme of growth and continuity. Flanking this primary border is an inner barber pole stripe
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Carpet, Anatolian Enchantment Meets Stylish Durability
Located in Dallas, TX
four-petal flowers, each flanked by inner and outer barber pole stripes that add a rhythmic flow to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Colorful Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
, featuring a succession of intricate barber pole guard bands that frame the central composition. The inner
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Red Persian Lori Diamond Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
flanked by an outer red and blue barber pole stripe guard border, adding a finishing touch that enhances
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,791 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
accented by inner pin stripes and outer barber pole border stripes, this vintage Turkish Yastik rug
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Afghan Bashir Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
motherhood and fertility, are meticulously arranged in eight vertical columns, artfully interrupted by barber
Category
Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique 18th c Kangxi Imari Barber Surgeon Basin Ca 1710 China Porcelain Chinese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
hair. For much of the
last hundred and fifty years, their red and white striped barber poles signified
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 04
04 x 08
09
Located in Dallas, TX
Turkey.
The antique Oushak runner is framed by a double border that features a delicate inner barber
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,228 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Rustic Tribal Bohemian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
a barber pole guard band at either end. The elemental details throughout the Persian rug are
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Bungalow Style
Located in Dallas, TX
the composition, flanked by two barber pole guard borders. The field is full of ram's head motifs
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
New Contemporary Caucasian Kazak Indian Carpet, 08
05 x 11
02
Located in Dallas, TX
timeless boteh patterns of the field added weight and grandeur. Barber’s pole listels separate each of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Kazak Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,392 Sale Price
20% Off
1940
s Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
ornament, a slender inner guard of barber’s pole S-shapes offers a quiet counterpoint—a rhythmic simplicity
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Malayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
barber pole stripe and an outer running dog guard border, which adds a refined finishing touch to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Renaissance Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
central tableau. Diamonds, barber pole stripes, and sawtooth edges in complementary colors frame the piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,085 Sale Price
20% Off
1940’s Turkish Oushak Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
beliefs embedded within the rug's patterns. Barber pole stripes further define the borders, adding a layer
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
contained within a lattice connected by stepped diamonds. Vibrant S-shaped designs and barber’s pole listels
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Malayer Hallway Runner with Modern Parisian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
barber pole stripes. This antique Persian carpet runner emanates style, class and goes beyond the
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
1920
s Persian Shiraz Carpet with Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
border, bold and deliberate, its linear forms a visual drumbeat that holds the eye. Alternating barber
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1900
s Distressed Antique Persian Mahal Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
the subsidiary barber pole guard bands provide a playful yet elegant touch. These intricate borders
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,696 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Silk Tree of Life Carpet with Garden of Paradise
Located in Dallas, TX
barber pole stripes dance, encircling the composition like a vibrant crown, bestowing upon it a regal
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Red Persian Hamadan Rug Carpet Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
inner and outer barber pole stripe guard band, this vintage Hamadan rug is a testament to its meticulous
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Heritage Refined: Rare Antique Persian Heriz Masterpiece of Distinction
Located in Dallas, TX
water motifs—a symbolic dance of abundance, continuity, and eternal flow. The barber’s pole guard
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Warm, Neutral Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
further elevate the rug’s refined aesthetic. Delicate carnation meander guard borders and barber’s pole
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950
s Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
nature and tradition. Inner and outer barber pole guard bands twist along the rug’s edges like binding
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
The Nomad’s Geometry: A Late 19th Century Yuruk Rug of Woven Power
Protection
Located in Dallas, TX
subsidiary barber pole guard bands add a final layer of visual intrigue, their swirling lines creating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,359 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Farahan Rug
By William Morris (English), Charles Voysey
Located in Dallas, TX
barber pole guard stripes add a touch of sophistication, enhancing the rug's overall aesthetic appeal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$27,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1920
s Antique Pink Rose Caucasian Karabakh Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
story of cultural richness and creativity. Enclosed within thin red and white barber pole stripes, the
Category
Early 20th Century Kazak Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1870
s Antique Caucasian Bordjalou Kazak Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
symbol and running water motifs, add an extra layer of depth and meaning, flanked by delicate barber pole
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,280 Sale Price
21% Off
The Anatolian Garden:A Vintage Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Pastoral Refinement
Located in Dallas, TX
by subsidiary barber-pole guard stripes, a subtle nod to Anatolia's antique weaving traditions. These
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Georgian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 18th Century Walnut Spanish Varguenog
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Tetbury, GB
has very good polychrome ,relief bone barbers shop pole columns decorated with flowers and foliage in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Commodes and Chests ...
Materials
Walnut
19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
a visual marker, much like a barber’s striped pole, for illiterate customers or, in the following
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Distressed Melas Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
elements. Wrapped by a barber stylized pole main border in nuanced alternating inverted coloration. Colors
Category
Vintage 1980s Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Distressed Antique Persian Shiraz Design Rug with Rustic Jacobean Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
symbols. Running the length of the antique Persian style rug is a barber striped pole with mirrored boteh
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Jacobean Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Patriotic Barber Pole
Located in New Oxford, PA
Unusual variation of the Classic American barber shop pole on an architectural base. Original paint
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
$35,000
Georgian Harewood and Marquetry Inlaid Tea Caddy
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in London, GB
barber's pole stringing in ebony and box; the front of the caddy is also inlaid with a pair of marquetry
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Georgian Mahogany Domed Box
Located in London, GB
with feather banding and barber's pole stringing and retaining its original fire gilded handle; the
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Sheraton Period Oval Box in Sycamore and Marquetry
Located in London, GB
central oval of blackthorn edged with barber's pole stringing and surrounded by rings of inlaid boxwood
Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Very Unusual Antique Kashgai
Located in Aspen, CO
. The design is sometimes called the Barber pole pattern. Few examples dating back to the 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
PETER WAALS Arts And Crafts Cotswold School Walnut Wardrobe
By Ernest Gimson
Located in London, GB
doors with multifaceted raised fielded panels, each surrounded by holly and ebony barber-pole inlay, the
Category
Vintage 1910s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
French Gilt Napoleon III Mirror
Located in Kirkland, WA
traditional beadwork. The exterior has the twisted rope or "barber pole" trim.
The top has a floral and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Oak Linen Press
Located in Kirkland, WA
has nice old surface and a soft warm patina.
It features a string and barber pole inlay with
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Linen Presses
Materials
Oak, Pine
$3,950
Sheraton Satinwood and Sycamore Console Table
By William Moore
Located in London, GB
boxwood on a sycamore ground from which extends alternating satinwood and sycamore segments with barber
Category
Antique 1780s Irish Sheraton Console Tables
Materials
Sycamore, Satinwood
Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug with Blue Field and Traditional Symbols, circa 1985
Located in Quechee, VT
and turquoise. The two ends have woollen fringes, white the long sides are bordered by barber-pole
Category
Vintage 1980s Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
A flamed mahogany Edwardian Period circular occasional table
Located in Darwen, GB
mahogany frieze with barber and pole inlaid detail. Supported on four hexagonal faceted supports with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Barber Pole
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Antique barber pole lamp.
Category
20th Century Unknown Other Wall-mounted Sculptures
$4,200
5ft Polychromatic Painted Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
Orignal solid barber pole with polychromatic paint and untouched as found condition
Category
Antique 19th Century American Signs
Antique Standing Barber Pole
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique barber pole. Nice piece of memorabilia. Signified the place or shop where barbers
Category
Early 20th Century American Architectural Elements
BARBER POLE WITH ACORN FINIAL
Located in York County, PA
BARBER POLE WITH ACORN FINIAL, A HALF-ROUND, APPLIED COLUMN-STYLE EXAMPLE, ca 1900-1930:
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Vintage Painted Wooden Barber Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
barber pole.
Creator Unknown.
Date of manufacture c. mid-late 20th c.
Materials and techniques Paint
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Pine Barbers Pole
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Pine Barbers Pole
A simple example of an early 20th Century handcrafted
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Folk Art Signs
Materials
Pine
Antique Barber
s Pole Trade Sign, late 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique Barber Pole Trade Sign, late 19th Century. Hand-turned, Hand-painted. Iron wall mount. Red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Extremely Rare Original Lighted Rotating Barber Pole
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare full size circa 1920s original cast iron barber pole. Enclosed portion lights
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Iron
Barber Pole with Pleasing Form and Impeccable Surface
Located in York County, PA
American barber pole with exceptional polychome-painted surface, untouched. The form is especially
Category
20th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Rare American porcelain enamel barbers pole shop sign 1930
This lot is a very rare old barbers
Category
Vintage 1930s Central American Signs
Materials
Enamel
1920s Classic Red-and-white, Electrified Wooden Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
A wall-mounted, four-foot high, solid wood barber pole with working top light.
Rare and original
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
RARE 19TH C ORIGINAL PAINTED BARBER POLE ON STAND FROM MAINE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS BARBER POLE IS ALL ORIGINAL PAINT WITH A GILDED BALL ON TOP. THE POLE IS RED AND WHITE WITH A
Category
Antique 19th Century American Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Iron
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Barber Poles For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of barber poles available for sale. Frequently made of fabric, wool and wood, all barber poles available were constructed with great care. We have 401 antique and vintage barber poles in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Barber poles have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. folk art, Georgian and Victorian barber poles are consistently popular styles. Barber poles have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ernest Gimson, House of Troy and James Hicks are consistently popular.
How Much are Barber Poles?
Prices for barber poles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, barber poles begin at $159 and can go as high as $130,760, while the average can fetch as much as $3,341.
Questions About Barber Poles
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022The meaning of a barber pole relates to the original function of the profession. Barbers once performed bloodletting, a medical procedure once believed to treat a variety of conditions. The red and blue stripes are said to represent the colors of blood flowing through arteries and veins, while the white color relates to the color of the bandages applied after a treatment. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage barber poles.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024To understand what the colors on a barber pole mean, you first need to know a bit about the history of barbering. Before barbers began offering haircuts and shaves, they specialized in bloodletting, which was once believed to treat illness and disease and promote good health. The colors on a barber pole relate to this history. Red signifies arterial blood, while blue represents venous blood. Finally, the white color is a nod to the bandages that barbers applied after providing treatment. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of barber poles.
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