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Period: Late 19th Century
C.1880 American Folk Art Top Hat Hatmaker’s Trade Sign
Located in Briarcliff Manor, NY
A hard-to-find and charming sheet iron hatmaker’s,trade sign from the mid to late 19th century. The sculptural curves of the brim and the hat itself are engaging and amusing. This...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

C.1880 American Folk Art Top Hat Hatmaker’s Trade Sign
C.1880 American Folk Art Top Hat Hatmaker’s Trade Sign

C.1880 American Folk Art Top Hat Hatmaker’s Trade Sign

$2,850
19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque
Located in London, GB
19th century Folk Art Wartime relationship commemorative plaque We are proud to offer a rare and unique commemorative wartime relationship plaque...
Category

Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque
19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque

19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque

$1,980
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 a steer wearing a tasseled blanket and with it's head turned. The blanked cast with...
Category

French Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher s Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher s Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow

19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher s Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow

$4,250
Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900
Located in Wien, AT
This vintage sign comes from the shop of Prague letter painter Kvetoslav Dostal. It was probably manufactured circa 1900, as the wrought iron frame construction shows Art Nouveau inf...
Category

Czech Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900
Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900

Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900

$1,900
Bull Head Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
19th Century bull head advertisement trade sign used in a hardware or butcher shop. Retains a majority of its original paint in colors of black and white. This early molded cast meta...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Bull Head Trade Sign
Bull Head Trade Sign

Bull Head Trade Sign

$5,175
J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut
Located in New Windsor, NY
Recently purchased from a multi-generational Ridgefield, CT estate of the former President of Ridgefield Savings Bank. Our esteemed and avid collector found time in his off hours in Post World War II Connecticut to scour the countryside for just about anything that struck his fancy. He had an enormous passion for model trains, porcelain figurines and pattern Depression Era glass...
Category

American Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut
J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut

J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut

$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category

French Early Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign

$2,314
Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885
By The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare and early (circa 1885) tin advertising sign, commissioned by the Delaware Insurance Company, located and founded in Philadelphia in 1835. It was probably made by noted late 19th century sign maker, Sentenne & Green, of New York City, established in the 1870's. With an Indian motif, the sign features a Native American Indian, front and center, decorated in a brown and green headdress; with red, cream and aqua clothing and a large gold medallion...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885
Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885

Advertising Tin Sign "The Delaware Insurance Company of Philadelphia" Circa 1885

$7,995
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...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

$1,875
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. Late 19th Century
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880
American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880

American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880

$2,800
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 mortar of cylindrical waisted form with a central half round band and stepped rings at t...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Apothecary Mortar Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator
19th Century Apothecary Mortar Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator

19th Century Apothecary Mortar Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator

$1,975
1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 1880s Odd Fellows Lodge all-seeing eye banner from Centerville, Dakota. Excellent hand painting and lettering. Centerville was platted in 1883. Dakota became the states of North and South Dakota in 1889. The area is now part of the Sioux Falls...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Silk

1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota

1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota

$3,500
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.
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign
19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign

19th Century Gold Giltwood Carved Letters William Trade Sign

$4,500
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,, Oil cloth, copper top and Wood...Most likely hung outside of an old cobbler , shoe ...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Copper

Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT Cobbler s Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT Cobbler s Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture

Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT Cobbler s Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture

$1,480
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

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint

Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint

$3,950
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

English Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Leather

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

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

$9,416
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 12 foot long trade sign displaying the words Carriage Shop on one side and Horse Shoeing on the other. In weathered early hand painted lettering on wood, with molded edging on all ...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

$12,900
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 was one of the countries largest manufacturers of boilers from the late 19th centur...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Late 19th century UNION IRON WORKS Eerie, Pennsylvania Cast Iron Sign Folk Art
Late 19th century UNION IRON WORKS Eerie, Pennsylvania Cast Iron Sign Folk Art

Late 19th century UNION IRON WORKS Eerie, Pennsylvania Cast Iron Sign Folk Art

$2,200
Tradesign in the Form of a Brick Storehouse
Located in Greenwich, CT
An advertising device or tradesign in the form of a brick storehouse, with ten arched windows or pigeonholes to display merchandise, constructed as a roofed box mounted on wheels, fo...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Tradesign in the Form of a Brick Storehouse
Tradesign in the Form of a Brick Storehouse

Tradesign in the Form of a Brick Storehouse

$7,900
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the best signs I've ever had. It's 10 feet 8 inches long by 19 inches by 5 inches thick. The letters are painted in the negative, just like an X-ray. The letters are "...
Category

American Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

$2,600
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

Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Brass

Antique Arts Crafts Apothecary Wood Carving Wall Mounted Brass Mortar Pestle
Antique Arts Crafts Apothecary Wood Carving Wall Mounted Brass Mortar Pestle

Antique Arts Crafts Apothecary Wood Carving Wall Mounted Brass Mortar Pestle

$495
Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod
Located in Sandwich, MA
Antique sign from the Woods Hole Golf Club in Falmouth, MA circa 1900. Includes original wrought iron bracket meant for mounting on a square post. Great original surface. Also reads ...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod
Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod

Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod

$6,500
Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very cool cast iron clock face surround, observatory time. Double-sided with great paint surface. Substantial heavy duty iron hooks. Lots of potential...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided
Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided

Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided

$3,900
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”.
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Lead

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign
19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign

$1,650
19th Century Barber s Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century barber's pole hand carved hand painted Antique barber's pole 5.5" diameter x 42" high The support measures 9" wide x 34" high Good antique condition The...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Barber s Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
19th Century Barber s Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted

19th Century Barber s Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted

$850
Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century gold gilt zinc weathervane A true working example of a late 19th century zinc weathervane in the form a rooster. With its original gold gi...
Category

French Early Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane
Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane

Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane

$3,182
Antique Wrought Iron Welder s Trade Sign
Located in Montreal, QC
This large double side Welder's Mask Sign hung outside a iron mongers work shop boldly visible for the coming and going. Supported by heavy chains the mask sign was eerie and a bit sinister and not for the faint hearted. The banging and trunking of metal being forged into their desired shapes, along with sparks flying through the soot filled air. You only dared to enter if you were ready to conduct business in the creation of your project. Antique trade signs...
Category

Canadian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Wrought Iron Welder s Trade Sign
Antique Wrought Iron Welder s Trade Sign

Antique Wrought Iron Welder s Trade Sign

$1,800
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

French Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890
French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890

French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890

$6,247
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...
Category

North American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign
19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

19th Century, Apothecary Trade Sign

$3,750
1800s Skeleton Key Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the best locksmith trade signs we have offered. It’s early and all handmade in iron with original paint. It's very well done and a wonderful piece of Folk Art.
Category

Unknown Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

1800s Skeleton Key Locksmith Trade Sign
1800s Skeleton Key Locksmith Trade Sign

1800s Skeleton Key Locksmith Trade Sign

$2,400
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign A great piece of social history, this is a window, the old sash type, the glass is etched and ...
Category

Edwardian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Art Glass

HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign

HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign

$2,185
English Victorian Painted Shoemaker s Boot Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian red & blue painted and decorated wood carved shoemaker's boot sign.     
Category

British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker s Boot Sign
English Victorian Painted Shoemaker s Boot Sign

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker s Boot Sign

$7,800
Folky Store Display Horse
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted black with a red saddle, glass eyes and hairm. Missing one of its stirrups, the stirrup is carved from wood and is hanging from its original thick canvas. The ears which were...
Category

North American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Folky Store Display Horse
Folky Store Display Horse

Folky Store Display Horse

$4,800
19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Double-sided doctor's medical practice trade sign for 'Dr. McCracken'.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Signs

19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign
19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign

19th Century Doctor McCracken Surgeon s Trade Sign

$1,495
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.
Category

American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign
Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign

Elkwood, Late 19th Century American Trade Sign

$2,850
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 salvaged from the turn of the century J W WILLIAMS factory in Brooklyn New York, ex...
Category

American Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"

Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"

$3,800
19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century blue glass tram window advertisement A rare find, these advertisements were once so common in the tram windows and tram shelters but few have survived probably becau...
Category

Great Britain (UK) Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Signs

19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement
19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement

19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement

$3,141
Heraldic Crest Framed Painted on Slate from Borough of Finchley, Coat of Arms
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Heraldic crest framed & painted on slate from Borough of Finchley, coat of arms. The coat of arms is 3 dimensional, it has been carved, painted and gilded, and set in golden b...
Category

Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Heraldic Crest Framed Painted on Slate from Borough of Finchley, Coat of Arms
Heraldic Crest Framed Painted on Slate from Borough of Finchley, Coat of Arms

Heraldic Crest Framed Painted on Slate from Borough of Finchley, Coat of Arms

$1,092
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 " ( circa 1899 ) simply an amazing sign. Th...
Category

American Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Blickensderfer Typewriter Tin Sign "A Gift from the 19th to the 20th Century"
Blickensderfer Typewriter Tin Sign "A Gift from the 19th to the 20th Century"

Blickensderfer Typewriter Tin Sign "A Gift from the 19th to the 20th Century"

$3,465 Sale Price
30% Off
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 handcrafted design; applied swags and floral embellishments are complimented by its ...
Category

English Georgian Antique Late 19th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

English Wrought Iron Panel Baring the Monogram DC
English Wrought Iron Panel Baring the Monogram DC

English Wrought Iron Panel Baring the Monogram DC

$2,560

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