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Traditional Crafts

Traditional crafts have been a subject for commercial and fine art illustration across every medium and era, from guild emblems and trade labels to hand-colored encyclopedic engravings. The work spans centuries because the crafts themselves did: blacksmiths, shoemakers, printmakers, and instrument makers all had visual traditions worth recording and celebrating. Wood engraving in particular gave 20th-century artists a technique well-matched to the subject, its texture echoing the handmade quality of the trades depicted. The period originals here come from that broad, durable lineage.

Traditional Crafts

Traditional crafts have been a subject for commercial and fine art illustration across every medium and era, from guild emblems and trade labels to hand-colored encyclopedic engravings. The work spans centuries because the crafts themselves did: blacksmiths, shoemakers, printmakers, and instrument makers all had visual traditions worth recording and celebrating. Wood engraving in particular gave 20th-century artists a technique well-matched to the subject, its texture echoing the handmade quality of the trades depicted. The period originals here come from that broad, durable lineage.

Spielkarten, Playing Cards- Amsterdam - Authentic Vintage Poster
Spielkarten, Playing Cards- Amsterdam c.1930 €400,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.0" x 20.0"

Year: c.1930

Black Boy- Spanish Crate Label - Authentic Vintage Product Label
Black Boy- Spanish Crate Label c.1920 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 9.5" x 11.0"

Year: c.1920

Indian Book - Original Vintage Publication:
The Story of a Blackfoot Boy c.1938 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Magazine/Book

Size: 13.0" x 9.5"

Year: c.1938

German Bakers' Guild - Original Vintage Poster
German Bakers' Guild c.1880 €311,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 23.0" x 27.0"

Year: c.1880

Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Saint Éloi, Craftsmen- Wood Engraving c.1940 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.0" x 12.5"

Year: c.1940

Saints Crépin, Shoemakers- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Saints Crépin, Shoemakers- Wood Engraving c.1940 €178,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 12.0"

Year: c.1940

Sainte Jean Porte Latine, Printmaking- Wood Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Sainte Jean Porte Latine, Printmaking- Wood Engraving c.1940 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 12.0"

Year: c.1940

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Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, Ski - Authentic Vintage Poster
Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, Ski c.1930 €467,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 39.5" x 25.5"

Year: c.1930

China, United Airlines - Authentic Vintage Poster
China, United Airlines c.2004 €213,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.0" x 21.0"

Year: c.2004

German Coustume Ball - Authentic Vintage Poster
German Coustume Ball c.1926 €1.202,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 50.0" x 35.0"

Year: c.1926

Lebole Menswear - Authentic Vintage Poster
Lebole Menswear c.1959 €378,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 38.25" x 26.5"

Year: c.1959

The Wonder Horn, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
The Wonder Horn, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 €35,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Jesus and Carved Cross, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Jesus and Carved Cross, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Blowing and Casting Glass- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Blowing and Casting Glass- Copper Engraving c.1747 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 10.25"

Year: c.1747

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Gold and Silver Refining- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Gold and Silver Refining- Copper Engraving c.1747 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 11.0"

Year: c.1747

Artisan at the Loom- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Artisan at the Loom- Copper Engraving c.1747 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 9.0" x 9.75"

Year: c.1747

Wine and Cider Press- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Wine and Cider Press- Copper Engraving c.1747 €97,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 9.75"

Year: c.1747

Silk Spinners at Work- Copper Engraving - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Silk Spinners at Work- Copper Engraving c.1747 €75,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 8.0" x 10.0"

Year: c.1747

Air India, Jewels in my Crown - Authentic Vintage Poster
Air India, Jewels in my Crown c.1980 €311,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 19.0" x 29.0"

Year: c.1980

Hospitality Apprenticeship, The Hague Poster - Authentic Vintage Posters
Hospitality Apprenticeship, The Hague c.1950 €467,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 40.0" x 25.5"

Year: c.1950

The Song of the East- Asia Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
The Song of the East- Asia Magazine c.1933 €84,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.75" x 8.75"

Year: c.1933

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The Lute Player- Asia Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
The Lute Player- Asia Magazine c.1931 €84,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1931

Asia Cover- 13
Peaceful Offering- Asia Magazine c.1935 €66,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 12.0" x 9.0"

Year: c.1935

Visit North Argentina by Cesareo - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Northern Argentina c.1960 €756,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 35.0" x 24.5"

Year: c.1960

*Braniff Airways - Bolivia by Anonymous, ca. 1955 - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Bolivia, Braniff Airways c.1955 €512,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 26.0" x 20.0"

Year: c.1955

DAVID LANCE GOINES 18x24 art print 1974 - Original Vintage Poster
Lance Goines- By Hand, Berkeley c.1974 €289,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 24.0" x 18.0"

Year: c.1974

The Famous Buckboard, Vintage Ad - Original Vintage Ad:
The Famous Buckboard, Vintage Ad c.1890 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Vintage Ad

Size: 6.75" x 9.75"

Year: c.1890

Overland Emigration, Antique Print - Original Antique Print:
Overland Emigration, Antique Print c.1859 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 9.0"

Year: c.1859

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Antique Print 20
Gold Washers of California, Antique Print c.1859 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 5.25" x 9.0"

Year: c.1859

Spania- Spanish Crate Label - Authentic Vintage Product Label
Spania- Spanish Crate Label c.1930 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Product Label

Size: 10.25" x 10.0"

Year: c.1930

Native Americans- Collier's Magazine - Authentic Vintage Cover Art
Native Americans- Collier's Magazine c.1939 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 13.0" x 10.75"

Year: c.1939

Galon Curtains, Hungarian - Authentic Vintage Poster
Galon Curtains, Hungarian c.1966 €467,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 32.5" x 22.0"

Year: c.1966

Stained Glass, Gothic Details & Architecture - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Stained Glass, Gothic Details & Architecture c.1905 €26,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Visit Arizona, Delta Airlines - Original Vintage Poster
Visit Arizona, Delta Airlines c.1965 €231,95 EUR

Item Type: Poster

Size: 28.0" x 20.0"

Year: c.1965

Painted Life, La Vie Illustrée - Original Vintage Cover Art:
The Toymaker, La Vie Illustrée c.1893 €53,95 EUR

Item Type: Cover Art

Size: 11.5" x 8.25"

Year: c.1893

Gothic Script, Alphabet Plate - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Gothic Script, Alphabet Plate c.1905 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905

Gothic Script, Alphabet Plate - Authentic Vintage Antique Print
Gothic Script, Alphabet Plate c.1905 €31,95 EUR

Item Type: Antique Print

Size: 15.5" x 11.25"

Year: c.1905