Although people have been hand-painting signs for thousands of years, it was the emergence of Enamel signs from the 1880s onwards which has really come to dominate the genre. Suddenly bold colourful and hard-wearing art works could be displayed at a fraction of the cost of a good sign-writer. The 20th Century landscape was plastered with such signs until the emergence of comparable plastics in the 1960s.
Today our love for old advertising signs has not diminished as they do add real charm to any wall. However, at the same time we have also gained an equally important love and respect for far more humble pieces as well. Simple location signs cast out of metal or painted onto wood that originally marked someone’s office (or even public toilet) now sit just as proudly on our walls. These weathered signs add warmth and personality to our homes and intrigue us with their old lettering.
At Love Antiques we have a great selection of genuine antique and vintage advertising signs.
Georgian Antiques
Circular Scotch Whisky Advert Mirror
£ 375
Vintage House
Vintage French Friendship Sign
£ 55
Old Painted Furniture
Mid 19th Century Ship Architects Half Model
£ 235
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Rare Engraved Brass Banner Sign From French Charcuterie / Boucherie Shop
£ 850
Rare Engraved Brass Banner Sign From French Charcuterie / Boucherie Shop
£ 850
Aeology at Relic Antiques
The Old Yard
1940s Shop Trade Advertising Sign
£ 1,400
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Double-sided Painted Plywood Sign 'Fish & Chips-Open' - Fisherman & Giant Cod
£ 325
Double-sided Painted Plywood Sign 'Fish & Chips-Open' - Fisherman & Giant Cod
£ 325
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Nostalgic 1970s Restaurant Sign From France
£ 325
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Musical Instrument Shop Sign From France
£ 1,250
Aeology at Relic Antiques
Beautiful Painted Menu Sign For French Brasserie
£ 225
Elmgarden Antiques
Charming Pair of Male & Female Toilet Signs
£ 250
The Old Yard
1940s Chemist Shop Advertising Light
£ 465
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Early 20th Century Tinplate Advertising Ruler - Garfield Whtney Liverpool c.1900
£ 15
Early 20th Century Tinplate Advertising Ruler - Garfield Whtney Liverpool c.1900
£ 15
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Sovereign Antiques
Reich Stag Staff’s Enamel Car Parking/permit Sign
£ 995
Ian Chisnall Antiques and Collectables
Enamel "Lyons Tea" Sign of Large Proportion
£ 890
Whites Antiques
Mid 20th Century Fountain Pen Trade Sign (adapted)
£ 775
Georgian Antiques
Large Victorian Pub Advertising Mirror
£ 1,250
Graham Deakin Antiques
Stained Glass Panel (reputedly from a London Pub)
£ 275
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Sign Folk Art Shop Sign Metal Original Advertising c.1900
£ 425
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Religious Enamel Sign Pope Vatican City State
£ 2,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Edwardian Enamel Copper London Road Sign Borough of St Marylebone Chiltern Street W1
£ 1,500
Edwardian Enamel Copper London Road Sign Borough of St Marylebone Chiltern Street W1
£ 1,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Iconic 1971 Large Original Framed Poster 'Bullfighting Alacete, Spain'
£ 1,450
Iconic 1971 Large Original Framed Poster 'Bullfighting Alacete, Spain'
£ 1,450
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Livery J Miles & Son Dorchester Hand Painted Shop Sign Master Saddlers
£ 2,000
Livery J Miles & Son Dorchester Hand Painted Shop Sign Master Saddlers
£ 2,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Elmgarden Antiques
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign - Wines
£ 1,250
Elmgarden Antiques
Oxo Cube Tin Shop Display Dispenser
£ 475
Elmgarden Antiques
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits
£ 1,250
The Old Yard
Large Early 20th C. Wood Shop Advertising Sign
£ 950
Elmgarden Antiques
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “draught Beers”
£ 2,250
Elmgarden Antiques
Oxford Mail Newspaper Enamel Street Advertising Board Sign
£ 250
Elmgarden Antiques
Large Opaline Glass Coffee Bar Sign
£ 1,250
£ 375
Whites Antiques
Grand Scale Bespoke Sign with Brass Letters Costume
£ 2,425
Elmgarden Antiques
Rare Vintage Luciline Fuel Cans & Advertising Crate
£ 775
Elmgarden Antiques
Cast Iron Piggy Bank Advertising Wm Moland's Sons Quaker City Hams
£ 250
Elmgarden Antiques
Figurative Charcuterie Dinner & Lunch Menu Board
£ 250
Elmgarden Antiques
“The Classic Cars of the 50s” Shop Trade Display Shelf
£ 150
D and A Binder LTD
1960s Mahogany Shop Sign
£ 216
Elmgarden Antiques
E 11 R Gold Monogrammed on Teak, from a Royal Vessel
£ 850
Vavasseur Antiques
Very Large Antique "Zambrene" Wall Barometer c.1910
£ 925
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Enamel London Road Sign City of Westminster Ebury Street Belgravia SW1
£ 850
Enamel London Road Sign City of Westminster Ebury Street Belgravia SW1
£ 850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Elmgarden Antiques
Original GPO Glass “Telephone” Sign from a Red Phone Box
£ 225