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Technique: Painted
Antique Hand Painted Double-Sided French Cafe Wall Trade Sign. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century hand painted French trade sign. c.1940 Double sided French trade sign for CAFES MAURICE, a company still in existence today. Wonderful patination and depth of col...
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1940s English Industrial Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Important and beautiful 18th century Tavern sign depicting a rearing white horse with a crowned coat of arms on its back. Most likely from the Alsace, France due to the German influe...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Channel Letter A Circus Lettering Advertising Sign from the the 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative large vintage tin channel letter “A” made of sheet metal, painted in a vibrant yellow with red sides. It is dated around the 1960s, though it may be older....
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Painted Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal, Tin

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,, Truly amazing sign,, Salvaged from an old Pharmacist,, apparently hung outside (late...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Metal, Cut Steel

Vintage Double Sided Hand Painted Rat Terrier Puppies Sign c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original hand painted, metal sign advertising rat terrier puppies for sale. Painted over another sign. Size of dog varies with one side much larger. This piece has retained...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Painted Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

English Pub Sign, "Nag s Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle entitled: Nag's Head. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for disp...
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20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage American Folk Art Showroom Trade Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming vintage wooden trade sign for Showroom. The sign was original painted in with green and white colors and have been through a later restoration when a thick lacquer that has ...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, entitled: The Ship. A very f...
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20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Spanish Provincial Style Carved Horse Head Wall Plaque Sign
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Provincial (20th Cent) style painted and carved horse head wall plaque/sign (La Taberna Caballoblanco) (Related item: 049724D).  
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20th Century Renaissance Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925
Located in London, GB
A large and detailed, early 20th century portrait painting of a cockerel. Belgium, c.1925 Painted and signed by Paul Henri Schouten, renowned for his finely observed oil studies of ...
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Painted Signs

Materials

Pine

1940s Native American Trading Post Wooden Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Native American wooden painted trading post sign. Colors are vibrant. This is what paint collectors appreciate. The natural fade and slight crackling of the paint showing true ...
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1940s American Adirondack Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, e...
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20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, entitled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a pu...
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20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
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1930s American Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
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1950s American Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Steel

Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item. Cantilevered cast iron sign for Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass...
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1930s Canadian Industrial Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century Trade Sign Clothing Wood Double Sided Wooden Hudson Valley NY
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Take a look at this fantastic double sided early 19th or late 18th century wooden trade sign with original wrought Iron bracket. Came out of a Hudso...
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign This is an advertisement for the original and famous British racing car company Fraz...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

1960s, Green White Painted Steel Two Hour Parking Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign. With green text and border on a white ground. The text reads: 'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Signs

Materials

Steel

1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Composition, Metal

English Pub Sign, "The Admiral"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of a decorated Royal Navy admiral with the sea and warships in the backgroun...
Category

20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

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 pole. Great statement piece. Layers of super graphic red and white original paint. ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

English Pub Sign, "Charrington - The Eagle Tavern"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of an eagle in flight with mountains in the background, entitled: Charrington - The Eagle Tavern. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for display. Charrington Co. Ltd, Anchor Brewery, Mile End Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 The partnership of Charrington and Moss was first recorded at Mile End in 1770. Registered as Charrington Co. Ltd in July 1897 In 1962 they merged with United Breweries Ltd (formerly Northern Breweries of Great Britain Ltd...
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20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand painted and handcrafted Adirondack carved menu board. Fantastic classic example of an early 20th century piece of an woodsy menu board from an upstate New York restaura...
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

1920 s -30 s Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign ... Great old sign,, Tons of character,, Retains original finish / patina..
Category

1920s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign. A wonderful example of massive scale, Trebor Barley Sugar & Fruit Centres sweet jars. Bea...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic old school menu board from the forties and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Jagged edges with colorful writings for an upstate New York restaurant. This is...
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Vintage Hand Painted British Motorcycle Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage graphic Motorcycles sales and service sign. Great hand-painted lettering. Wood with original paint surface. Found in the northeastern United States. Fun Americana with a Brit...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
Category

20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Hardwood

English Pub Sign, "Free House, The Cask and Taverners"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of two revelers or publicans in Carolingian costume enjoying the libations and victuals of a fine inn, entitled: Free House - The Cask Taverners. A free house in Great Britain is a public house...
Category

20th Century English Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Original Magnolia Bakery hand-painted sign from an upper state New York bakery. White background with black lettering, charming addition to a kitchen, pantry or mudroom for a vintage...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Country Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
$300 Sale Price
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C1945 Cast Aluminum Trade Sign Form of a Key Keil Charlestown N.H. Keys Made
By Keil Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast aluminum trade sign circa 1945 depicting a actual key in red and silver. Perfect casting which retains its true color and material. Keil from Charlestown N.H. cast into...
Category

1940s American Industrial Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Magnavox Television Factory TV Sign, circa 1950s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Incredible giant TV sign that graced the circa 1950s . Magnavox TV factory in Utah. Just under 11 feet tall. Mounted on original heavy iron pole. Original whit...
Category

1950s American Steampunk Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Vintage Mid Century Hand Painted Wooden Luncheonette Hot Coffee Diner Sign
Located in Milford, NH
A vintage polychrome hand painted luncheonette or diner sign on plywood featuring hot coffee, sandwiches, and tonics, signed lower right Cooley-Alton, with an additional support boar...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Painted Signs

Materials

Plywood

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

C1940 Advertising Sign "Nassau" Stainless Frame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic advertising sign from possibly a travel agency or transit system c1940. Excellent vintage condition with just the right amount of wear. Stainless border and mounting hardwa...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare Painted Antique Lead Watchmaker’s Shop Sign
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An outstanding piece of Folk Art, this Pocket Watch form Lead sign has a painted face with Roman numerals in the 9:00 position. Cast into the outer frame are the words, “Watches, Je...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Lead

American Folk Art Wood and Iron Farm Bureau Weathervane Advertising Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking cartoon Midwestern Americana weathervane. Farm Bureau Insurance started in 1921. This great piece most likely was a premium or advertising piece. Hand painted wood with...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category

1950s British Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron

Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970, a great vintage hand-painted two board trade sign for a lobster pound. I love the idea of advertising where lobsters can par...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Painted Signs

Materials

Pine

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...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Silk

Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Hand Painted, Double Sided Arrow "Special" Radio Trade In sale,,,,Folk Art Trade/Store Sign,,Wonderful size,,amazing crackle paint, patina..Great subject.
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Masonite, Paint

1930 s / 40 s Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN..
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930's / 40's Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN.. .Great graphics. font..
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Barber Shop Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Barber Shop Sign, circa late 1950s to early 1960s, a hand-painted sheet metal sign with old prices for old hair cuts. The sign remains in very good condition with only ...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

English Sheep Sign Used for Woolen Store in Leek, Staffordshire UK Reproduction
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Decades ago, we purchased a hand-carved wood Sheep Sign that was hanging outside the front of a Woolen Store in Leek, England. For as long as I ...
Category

2010s American Country Painted Signs

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Large vintage exterior wall shop sign for a coffee in France in the 50s
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Large outdoor ‘Bar Tabac’ sign from France in the 1950s. Extraordinary typography, typical of the 1950s. The metal letters are fixed to two steel bars, whic...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron, Zinc

Enameled Steel Sign For "Tourist Fruit Room"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Great Vintage Enameled Steel Trade Sign For "Tourist Fruit Room." Of course! This is a period enameled steel plaque from the RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1946 - 1969, marking the refrigerate...
Category

Mid-20th Century Painted Signs

Materials

Steel

Massive Hand Painted Varsity High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Varsity track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Horizontal wood slates to hold name cards of record hol...
Category

1970s American Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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 with white shadow lines on an orange ground. Painted on a single pine plank with notc...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Signs

Materials

Pine, Paint

Vintage Solo Margarine Enamel Mid-Century Sign
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful bright vintage enamel sign advertising Solo margarine. Belgian - Circa 1940's. The sign is in very good condition for its age, ther...
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Painted Signs

Materials

Enamel

Massive Hand Painted High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Taken down from a California high school. Horizontal wo...
Category

1970s American Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful early 20th century double sided French hairdresser shop sign with lovely old weathered paint. Such a great looking piece and very decorative. The paint is all stable and ...
Category

1920s French Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Metal

Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Cat Trade Signs
Located in Branford, CT
Incredible pair of cat trade signs. Braced plywood with red glass eyes. Original paint. They can either hang on the wall or lean. Circa 1930.
Category

1930s North American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Plywood

English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Located in Queens, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

20th Century British Country Painted Signs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Original Hand-Painted Wooden Fairground Signage, circa 1950s
Located in Faversham, GB
When in use, the panels were linked together with couplings to form an oval shape and the mechanics of the fairground ride would sit within the centre....
Category

20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Painted Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Six Separate Hand Painted Hot Rod Car Theme Carry Bags or Purse
Located in Ferndale, MI
Six different hot rod auto related canvas tote carry bags. Hand painted here in Detroit. Image on one side only.
Category

2010s American Folk Art Painted Signs

Materials

Canvas

American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Signs

Materials

Iron