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Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates
Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates

Three Vintage Photoengraved Copper Letterpress Printing Plates

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer are three vintage photoengraved copper letterpress printing plates. These high-quality commercial halftone plates were used in the mid-to-late 20th century to mass-produce f...

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia

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Copper

Original Old Antique Print Showing the True Euphorbium, 1737
Original Old Antique Print Showing the True Euphorbium, 1737

Original Old Antique Print Showing the True Euphorbium, 1737

Located in Langweer, NL

She collaborated with her botanist husband while he was in debtor's prison and with the curator of the Chelsea Physick Garden where the plants were under cultivation. She engraved th...

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Antique 1730s British Prints

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Paper

Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775
Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775

Buffon Ruminant Anatomy Engravings Set of 4, Natural History Plates, 1775

Located in Langweer, NL

These Latin abbreviations indicate the engraver responsible for transferring the artist’s drawing onto a copper printing plate. Fritzsch’s involvement is characteristic of the Amster...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Henry Bradbury Nature-Printed Fern Botanical Prints, Set of Four, Framed
Henry Bradbury Nature-Printed Fern Botanical Prints, Set of Four, Framed

Henry Bradbury Nature-Printed Fern Botanical Prints, Set of Four, Framed

By Thomas Moore

Located in Downingtown, PA

In the process, as Wilfrid Blunt describes it, the dried plant was passed under pressure between a steel plate and a plate of soft lead, leaving a precise impression in the lead from...

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Antique 1850s Victorian Prints

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Paper

Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11
Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11

Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11

By Copeland Spode

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Following the engraving of a copper plate for printing, Buttercup appeared in its popular form on earthenware and on the Chelsea Wicker shape.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Edo Period Porcelain Vessel with Tiger Design, 18th–19th Century
Japanese Edo Period Porcelain Vessel with Tiger Design, 18th–19th Century

Japanese Edo Period Porcelain Vessel with Tiger Design, 18th–19th Century

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A refined and substantial Japanese porcelain vessel of cylindrical tubular form, decorated with a bold tiger design applied through copper plate transfer printing — a technique that ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

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Edward S. Curtis, Cochiti and Sia Pueblo Pottery New Mexico, Photogravure 1925
Edward S. Curtis, Cochiti and Sia Pueblo Pottery New Mexico, Photogravure 1925

Edward S. Curtis, Cochiti and Sia Pueblo Pottery New Mexico, Photogravure 1925

Located in San Francisco, CA

This significant work is rendered on heavy Van Gelder Dutch paper, featuring a distinctive recessed plate mark where the image was physically pressed into the fibers during the coppe...

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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3 – Male Female & Skeleton, 1775
Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3 – Male Female & Skeleton, 1775

Buffon Axis Deer Prints Set of 3 – Male Female & Skeleton, 1775

Located in Langweer, NL

These Latin abbreviations indicate that he transferred the artist’s drawing to a copper plate for printing. Fritzsch’s involvement is characteristic of the Amsterdam edition of Buffo...

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Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed
Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed

Don Swann Original Etching Blackheads at Evening 53/300, Framed

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The piece was etched onto copper plates prior to printing a series of 300; this print is 53/300.

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Set of Four 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Black Frames
Set of Four 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Black Frames

Set of Four 19th Century English Victorian Nature Printed Ferns in Black Frames

Located in Atlanta, GA

Nature-printed ferns were created in Victorian England by pressing actual specimens in lead, transferring the image by electrotype to a copper plate and printing and hand-coloring ea...

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Antique 19th Century English Prints

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Copper Waterway Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA
Copper Waterway Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

Copper Waterway Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

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H 18.63 in W 16 in D 0.07 in

Copper Waterway Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

Located in Cookeville, TN

This is a unique antique copper printing plate for Winchester, Virginia. It is a waterway plate.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Copper Topographical Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA
Copper Topographical Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

Copper Topographical Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

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H 19.5 in W 16 in D 0.07 in

Copper Topographical Map Printing Plate of Winchester, VA

Located in Cookeville, TN

This is a unique antique copper printing plate for Winchester, Virginia. It is a topographical plate.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Vintage Copper Printing Blocks of Bayard Shotgun Rifles
Vintage Copper Printing Blocks of Bayard Shotgun Rifles

Vintage Copper Printing Blocks of Bayard Shotgun Rifles

Unavailable

H 0.89 in W 7.29 in D 2.66 in

Vintage Copper Printing Blocks of Bayard Shotgun Rifles

Located in Antwerp, BE

Three copper printing plates used to print advertisements for Belgian Bayard rifles, circa 1940.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Paperweights

Materials

Copper

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate
John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 0.125 in

John Lennon "Imagine" Lyrics Printing Plate

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Hudson, NY

Artist Leroy Neiman's portrait of John Lennon with his lyrics for the song "Imagine".

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Late 20th Century American American Classical Posters

Materials

Copper

Memorial Textile, Washington & Franklin,  President Presidential
Memorial Textile, Washington & Franklin,  President Presidential

Memorial Textile, Washington & Franklin, President Presidential

Located in Acworth, GA

By the mid-18th century copper plates had replaced wooden blocks, which permitted finer details and a larger printing area.

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Antique 1790s British American Classical Historical Memorabilia

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Cotton

Original Copper Engraving Plate Lady Charlotte Finch, 1755
Original Copper Engraving Plate Lady Charlotte Finch, 1755

Original Copper Engraving Plate Lady Charlotte Finch, 1755

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine original antique copper engraving printing plate with a seated portrait titled The Right Honorable The Lady Charlotte Finch.

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Antique 1750s English More Furniture and Collectibles

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Copper

Pair of French Astronomy and Geometric Renderings by Artist Bernard Direx
Pair of French Astronomy and Geometric Renderings by Artist Bernard Direx

Pair of French Astronomy and Geometric Renderings by Artist Bernard Direx

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each rendering was originally part of a larger book, and are copper plate engraved (a printing process by which a plate was etched or engraved with the image and then put through a p...

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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Wood, Paper

Pair of 18th Century French Framed Bernard Direx Astronomy / Geometric Rendering
Pair of 18th Century French Framed Bernard Direx Astronomy / Geometric Rendering

Pair of 18th Century French Framed Bernard Direx Astronomy / Geometric Rendering

By Bernard Direx

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each rendering was originally part of a larger book, and are copper plate engraved (a printing process by which a plate was etched or engraved with the image and then put through a p...

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Antique 18th Century French Prints

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Wood, Paper

Collection of 3 Framed 18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings
Collection of 3 Framed 18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings

Collection of 3 Framed 18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings

By Bernard Direx Renderings

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each rendering was originally part of a larger book, and are copper plate engraved (a printing process by which a plate was etched or engraved with the image and then put through a p...

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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings in Frames
18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings in Frames

18th Century Bernard Direx Geometric Renderings in Frames

By Bernard Direx Renderings

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each rendering was originally part of a larger book, and are copper plate engraved (a printing process by which a plate was etched or engraved with the image and then put through a p...

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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Mechanical and Geometrical French, 18th Century Framed Renderings
Pair of Mechanical and Geometrical French, 18th Century Framed Renderings

Pair of Mechanical and Geometrical French, 18th Century Framed Renderings

By Bernard Direx

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each rendering was originally part of a larger book, and are copper plate engraved (a printing process by which a plate was etched or engraved with the image and then put through a p...

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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

1864s Paravia Milano Antique Rare Physical and Political Terrestrial Globe
1864s Paravia Milano Antique Rare Physical and Political Terrestrial Globe

1864s Paravia Milano Antique Rare Physical and Political Terrestrial Globe

Located in Milan, IT

Elegant base in turned and ebonized wood with equatorial circle covered with printing paper on copper plate and hand watercolored depicting the signs of the zood, a sphere in paper m...

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Antique 1860s Scientific Instruments

Materials

Paper

English Pottery Pearlware Blue Chinoiserie Bowl
English Pottery Pearlware Blue Chinoiserie Bowl

English Pottery Pearlware Blue Chinoiserie Bowl

Located in Downingtown, PA

This process involved engraving the design onto a copper plate, printing it onto tissue paper, and transferring the pattern onto the unfired body.

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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Serving Bowls

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Pearlware, Pottery

Boston Terrier Copper Printing Plate on Board
Boston Terrier Copper Printing Plate on Board

Boston Terrier Copper Printing Plate on Board

Located in New York, NY

Copper Boston Terrier Printing Plate

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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Art

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Copper

American Indians "The Storm -- Apache"

American Indians "The Storm -- Apache"

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Florham Park, NJ

This included 19 complete bound sets of The North American Indian, thousands of individual paper prints, the copper printing plates, the unbound printed pages, and the original glass...

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Early 20th Century American Photography

1735 Johan Homann Hand Colored Scandinavian Map Extremely Rare
1735 Johan Homann Hand Colored Scandinavian Map Extremely Rare

1735 Johan Homann Hand Colored Scandinavian Map Extremely Rare

By Johann Baptist Homann

Located in Drottningholm, SE

Around 1693 Homan briefly relocated to Vienna, where he lived and studied printing and copper plate engraving until 1695. Afterwards he returned to Nuremberg where, in 1702, he found...

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Antique 1730s German Prints

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Prices for a copper printing plate can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $79 and can go as high as $67,013, while the average can fetch as much as $1,031.

Questions About Copper Printing Plate

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Copper plates are often preferred by chefs as the cookware of choice because copper is an excellent heat conductor. For dinnerware, the aesthetics are a bonus, with the copper of the plate giving off a rustic, earthy appeal. You can shop a selection of copper dinnerware from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    Whether plate-signed prints are worth anything depends on the artist, the rarity of the piece, its condition and other factors. While artists’ editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, and so new collectors are often directed toward prints as a starting point, accessibility, however, does not mean prints appreciate at a different pace from other mediums. The market for paintings increases parallel to the prints market (and a signed work may be more valuable to collectors than an unsigned print). A certified appraiser or art industry professional can evaluate specific prints and determine their value. On 1stDibs, shop a range of prints from some of the world’s top galleries.