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Late 19th Century Cigar Store Carved Wooden Indian Tobacconist Trade Sign

Price:$6,648.36

$8,182.11List Price

Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Tobacconist’s Trade Sign

$18,500

H 42 in W 10 in D 10 in

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 cigar shape. Lettered in Gold Paint. In good conditions, it was a in doors sign. Perfect for any cigar smoker. Cigars History: A cigar is basically dried tobacco leaves that are rolled and wrapped by other tobacco leaves in order to give you a full tobacco smoking experience. Cigars are becoming more popular all around the world recently because they are exposed to a pop culture where a lot of famous people like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger smoke them. In order to understand why cigars have become very well-known, we need to take a good look at their history and where they came from. That way, we can truly understand this pop phenomenon. Here is a brief history of cigars. Origin of Cigars The exact origin of cigars is not entirely known but historians believe that cigars were first invented by the ancient Mayans. The ancient Mayans would collect tobacco leaves and wrap them up in a plantain leave in order to smoke it. An ancient Mayan pot...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900

$5,999

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H 11.34 in W 51.58 in D 1.58 in

Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

With carved gilt wood letters with mounted against a blue painted sand ground American, c. 1890.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign

$2,850

H 13.25 in W 55.5 in D 1.88 in

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

Figural trade sign in the form of a mortar and pestle, both the mortar and pestle are hand turned and gilded, with strong ring turnings. The top is capped with zinc and still bears i...

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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Zinc

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

$3,750

H 16.75 in Dm 10.5 in

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

Located in Nantucket, MA

A carved cobbler's boot-form trade sign, in old gold paint. Carved in two pieces of pine, capped with lead, circa 1870 Very good condition, measures: 14" x 9 ½”.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Lead

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

$1,650

H 14 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in

19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Classic 19th century American wood trade sign with chunky hand carved and gold painted letters. Ready to display.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign

$4,500

H 16 in W 99 in D 3 in

Large Late 19th or Early 20th Century Zinc Locksmith Trade Sign

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Impressive Late 19th or Early 20th Century Zinc Locksmith Trade Sign in the form of a Large full bodied key. Found in its original finish. Remarkable Condition. France Circa 1900

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Early 20th Century French Signs

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Zinc

Large Late 19th or Early 20th Century Zinc Locksmith Trade Sign

$3,548

H 30.71 in W 12.6 in D 3.55 in

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign for an old upholstery shop in San Francisco. A rare piece of San Francisco history...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Wood

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

$1,875

H 14 in W 42 in D 1 in

19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Double-sided doctor's medical practice trade sign for 'Dr. McCracken'.

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Antique Late 19th Century Signs

19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign

$1,495

H 10 in W 20 in D 0.15 in

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

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...

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Antique 1880s French Early Victorian Decorative Art

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

$2,313

H 19 in W 30 in D 1 in

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Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving

Located in Lowestoft, GB

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...

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Antique 17th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

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Pine

Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving

$9,546

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 ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Signs

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Blown Glass

19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign

$948

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...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Signs

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Leather

19th Century Oversized Huge Folk Art Full Leather Trade Show Sign Balmoral Boot

$9,404

19th Century Regency Hand Blown Chemist Pharmacy Apothecary Display Carboy Sign

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A very early 19th century chemist display carboy, circa 1820 possibly earlier The bulbous center sits on a stepped base with a swan like neck and a fine cut glass oversized stopp...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Signs

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Blown Glass, Cut Glass

19th Century Regency Hand Blown Chemist Pharmacy Apothecary Display Carboy Sign

$1,228 Sale Price

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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 giltwood spheres which represent the universal symbol for the pawnbroker trade. ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Signs

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Wrought Iron

Impressive Huge 19th Century Pawnbroker Folk Art Sign with Three Spheres Symbol

$6,134

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 cast iron riveted hanging brackets. A small Star of Solomon is located in the corner ...

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