An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .
An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .
An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .
An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .
An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .
An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .

An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .#SOLD🔴
18th century carved tobacconists trade sign
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An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign.

Carved wood with polychrome decoration, in the form of a Blackamoor with tobacco leaf kilt and headdress with a tobacco roll under his arm raised on a contempory base marked Fine Cigars.

There were several signs associated with the tobacconist,including the Blackamoor,the tobacco roll,the highlander,the jolly jack tar and the snuff rasp.

Until the end of the 18th century it was common for shops to rely on large visual signs to indicate their trades. A carved wooden figure of an African man carrying a pipe and a carrot of tobacco was a typical sign for a tobacconist shop.

This example is in good order his raised arm has been repaired at some stage due to a fall and the screw attachement for figure to base has been changed.

I was lucky to source him locally from a retired retailer who acquired him in 1965 from the newsagents on Hailsham Road Heathfield East Sussex when it changed hands and had a refit.

Dimensions:

36" (92cm) High on base.

26" (66cm) High figure.

14" (36cm) Wide base.

12" (31cm) Deep base.

An 18th Century Carved Tobacconists Trade Sign .#SOLD🔴