These is something warm and nostalgic about old advertising posters. Their bright colours, quirky artwork and fun catchphrases transport us to their long-lost world. They were each created to show how their product epitomised a bright new future of innovation or excellence. Today these posters really suit our modern walls as they provide us with an engaging item without the formalities of more formal art works. Although 2 tone colour printing began in the early 19th Century, it was not really until the late 19th Century that it was widely employed for advertising posters.
During the 19th Century most posters were text heavy, but as the 20th Century came about a shift took place whereby advertising posters became predominantly about the image and far less about the associated text. Either type of paper poster can look great on display, and it just comes down to whichever piece appeals to you. Posters from the 1940s onwards are particularly popular right now. Of course, people have been reproducing old posters for many years now, but since the paper and printing process is very different nothing is as appealing as an original.
At Love Antiques we have a great selection of authentic antique and vintage posters to suit any wall space.
Antiques & Chic
Set Of 4 Huge 1950's Framed British Birds Prints.
£ 495
£ 350
Red Bus Art
1950s Cofranc Motor Oil Advertising Poster
£ 150
Matthew Coles Antiques
Two Full-sized Anatomical Medical Posters
£ 425
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Bridget Riley Untitled (after Blaze) 1964 Screenprint on Paper
£ 295
Bridget Riley Untitled (after Blaze) 1964 Screenprint on Paper
£ 295
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
The Old Yard
Victorian Framed Advertising Poster
£ 725
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Poster 1971
£ 1,000
£ 120
Elder Books & Collectables
Original 1877 Complete Booklet for Pear's Soap Adverts For Complexion & Children
£ 26
Original 1877 Complete Booklet for Pear's Soap Adverts For Complexion & Children
£ 26
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1951 Large Film Lobby Card Pandora & The Flying Dutchman James Mason Ava Gardner
£ 32
1951 Large Film Lobby Card Pandora & The Flying Dutchman James Mason Ava Gardner
£ 32
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1963 Original Large Film Poster Lobby Card The Sadist Starring Arch Hall
£ 38
1963 Original Large Film Poster Lobby Card The Sadist Starring Arch Hall
£ 38
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1951 Large Size Film Lobby Card For Amor Perdido Amalia Aguilar Original Print
£ 48
1951 Large Size Film Lobby Card For Amor Perdido Amalia Aguilar Original Print
£ 48
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1941 Large Film Poster Lobby Card For The Great Train Robbery Original Print
£ 35
1941 Large Film Poster Lobby Card For The Great Train Robbery Original Print
£ 35
Elder Books & Collectables
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
Pen & Ink Advertising Sketch
£ 115
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Rare Antique Canadian Trans Pacific Ships Advertising Poster Framed Showcard
£ 2,500
Rare Antique Canadian Trans Pacific Ships Advertising Poster Framed Showcard
£ 2,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Elder Books & Collectables
Large 1920s Packaging Adverting Label from Rangoon Oosman & Abdul Sattar
£ 60
Large 1920s Packaging Adverting Label from Rangoon Oosman & Abdul Sattar
£ 60
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for The National Theatre
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Oxford Street
£ 20
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Royal Festival Hall
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Southwark Cathedral
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for HMS Belfast
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for the Tate Gallery
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Waltham Abbey
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Whipps Cross Lido
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for White City
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Horniman Museum
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Earl's Court
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Chiswick House
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Chartwell
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Knole Park
£ 20
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster for Box Hill
£ 20
Elder Books & Collectables
Coffee House Adverts From 1876 & 1877 for R Thompson, Tea & Coffee Merchants.
£ 150
Coffee House Adverts From 1876 & 1877 for R Thompson, Tea & Coffee Merchants.
£ 150
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1885 Anti Gladstone Cartoon Practice vs Preaching, Sudan Military Campaigns
£ 120
1885 Anti Gladstone Cartoon Practice vs Preaching, Sudan Military Campaigns
£ 120
Elder Books & Collectables
£ 625
Framed Antique Cocoa Advertisement, English, Lutona Poster, Victorian c.1900
£ 625
London Fine Ltd
£ 575
Framed Antique Advertisement, English, Advert, Carbosil Soap - Victorian c.1900
£ 575
London Fine Ltd
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster used on Rt-Type Bus
£ 30
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster used on Rt-Type Bus
£ 30
Mantiques Bazaar
London Transport Slipboard Poster used on Rt-Type Bus
£ 30