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Cigar Store Indians

Folky Hand Carved & Painted Cigar Store Indian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky hand carved & painted cigar store Indian is a table top or counter Indian.The paint is a
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Native American Objects

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Pine

19Thc Hand Carved & Painted Cigar Store Indian Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted cigar store Indian head had a Cigar sign hanging below it at one
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Antique 1890s American Adirondack Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century 'The Virginian' Cigar Store Indian
By Samuel Anderson Robb
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Early 20th century carved and polychrome painted cigar store indian, which to the top of the
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Vintage 1920s Folk Art Native American Objects

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads & Cigar-Store Indians in 19th-C America 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Shipcarvers' Art: Figureheads and Cigar-Store Indians in Nineteenth-Century America by Ralph
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

An Early 20th Century Cigar Store Indian, Carved Wood With Polychrome Decoration
Located in Cotignac, FR
A 20th Century wood carved male figure, a 'Cigar Store Indian' with original polychrome decoration
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

19th C Counter top Cigarstore Northern American Indian statue, Unknown artist, Oak
Located in brussel, BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where
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19th Century Dutch School Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Indiana Stumpen
By Johannes Handschin
Located in New York, NY
" Most commonly in the form of a cigar store Indian, the image of Native Americans has long been
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Indian Chief Motif Porcelain Humidor, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
that topic; note cigar store "Indians", match safes, and humidors. This is a very desirable and item of
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Tobacco Accessories

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Porcelain

19th Century Finely Carved and Gilded Scotsman Counter-Top Tobacco Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
"Cigar Store Indians" which advertised North American tobacco; Scottish figures advertised the purveyance
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Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Samuel Robb Carved Tobacciana Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
carvings ranged from traditional cigar store Indians to circus wagons and ventriloquist dummies. The wood
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Recent Sales

Fiberglass Cigar Store Indian Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fiberglass cigar store Indian sculpture with a weighted base.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass

Cigar Store Indian
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Known as "Minnie" just 4' tall. Was located in a children's shoe store in Chicago. Original paint.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical More Folk Art

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Wood

Cigar Store Indian
Cigar Store Indian
H 51 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Located in Stamford, CT
in a white sheath dress and matching turban holding a tobacco leaf and a bunch of cigars.
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Wooden Cigar Store Indian
H 37 in W 20.5 in D 17 in
Julius Theodore Melchers (1829-1909) | Cigar Store Indian Figure
Located in Wyomissing, PA
to actually hire real Indians to pose for the figures. The elongation, cross hatching, extensive
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Objects

Cigar Store Indian
Located in Asheville, NC
This bas relief wooden cigar store Indian sign has been caved into a single plank of poplar wood
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

Cigar Store Indian
Cigar Store Indian
H 38 in W 11 in D 1 in
Carved Wooden Cigar Store Indian Princess
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent and extremely rare cigar store Indian princess, attributed to the renowned artist
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Cigar Store Indian Hand-Carved and Painted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky tabletop hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian is in fair condition with a
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Early 20th Century American Country Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Located in New Orleans, LA
of American folk art, the cigar store Indian was once a familiar sight along busy Victorian-era
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wooden Cigar Store Indian
Wooden Cigar Store Indian
H 70 in W 12.5 in D 16.5 in
Papier-Mâché and Wood Cigar Store Indian
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm guessing that this is a cigar store Indian. It's not holding cigars but must be an early
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Tobacco Accessories

Cigar Store Indian Hand Carved and Painted, Counter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very folky hand carved cigar store Indian is in good condition with exception to the crack or
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Original Painted Cigar Store Indian Head Carving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century hand-carved and painted cigar store Indian head. This size Indian head was used in the
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Amazing Original Surface 19Thc Cigar Store Indian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all hand carved and all original undisturbed surface cigar store Indian was found in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

VERY RARE 19THC PAINTED CIGAR STORE INDIAN HOLDING CIGARS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FANTASTIC TWO PIECE 19THC OVER PAINTED CONCRETE AND CHALK STORE FRONT CIGAR STORE INDIAN IS IN
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Full Scale Hand Carved Cigar Store Indian Statue
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
brightly painted wood Indian figure standing on platform. Detailed carving of Native Dress.
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures

1988 Hand Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief Sculpture Statue Figurine Tobacco
Located in Dayton, OH
headdress, holding a package of cigars. Signed on the base “Sue Elliott 6/88.” The word “Weeks” is carved
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Vintage 1980s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Great Cigar Store Indian Chief Early American Attributed to Thomas Brooks
By Thomas Brooks
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Excellent dry and original surface. Museum numbers written on arm, as seen in images. Indians
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Antique 1860s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Large Folk Art Tobacco Store Character
Located in Peekskill, NY
This early sales character was used the same way as a Cigar Store Indian. It shows a Moor and
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Early 20thc Hand Carved & Polycrome Paint Indian Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BEEN A HANDMADE ADVERTISING PIECE FOR A CIGAR SHOP TO RESEMBLE THE CIGAR STORE INDIANS THAT WERE
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carousel Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
solid condition. This is a rare item. These horses were used like cigar store Indians as come in's for
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Vintage 1950s American Sculptures and Carvings

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Aluminum

Vintage Carousel Horse
Vintage Carousel Horse
H 60 in W 60 in D 48 in
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Indian Chief Cigar Store Display
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
brightly colored seated Indian Chief with tobacco pipe
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Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects

Carousel Horse
Located in Greenwich, CT
for his cigar-store Indians.
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Antique 19th Century American Sculptures

Carousel Horse
Carousel Horse
H 54 in W 58 in
Nantucket Opera House Menu, circa 1960s to 1970s
Located in Nantucket, MA
of antiques (for instance the phone booth was an 18th Century Sedan Chair). The missing Cigar Store
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Vintage 1960s American Other Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Antique Hiawatha Cigar Store Polychrome Plaster Bust of Indian Warrior c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Hiawatha cigar store portrait bust offers polychrome chalkware construction in the form
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Early 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Plaster

Cigar Store Indian
Located in Chicago, IL
Cigar store Indians appeared in the 1600s in Europe and were used by tobacconists. The American
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Cigar Store Indian
Cigar Store Indian
H 69.5 in W 14 in D 17.5 in
Cigar Store Indian
Located in Chicago, IL
Cigar store Indian and although it appears to be turn-of-the-century, we think it could be made in
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Cigar Store Indian
Cigar Store Indian
H 64.5 in W 15.75 in D 18 in
Vintage Cigar Store Indian Statue
Located in South Bend, IN
An iconic cigar store Indian statue, featuring an Indian chief in traditional headdress
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Statues

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Metal

Vintage Cigar Store Indian Statue
Vintage Cigar Store Indian Statue
H 49.75 in W 15 in D 15 in
Cigar Store Indian Great Old Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand-carved counter top cigar store Indian was found in New Mexico and has the original
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Early 20th Century American Other Native American Objects

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Wool

Cigar Store Indian Great Old Surface
Cigar Store Indian Great Old Surface
H 41 in W 10 in D 10.5 in
Cigar Store Indian Hand-Carved in Original Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Our store is offering three cigar store Indians on 1stdibs and although they appear to look like
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, 2.5 Meter Heigh
Located in Mortsel, BE
Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall
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Mid-20th Century Central American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, 2.4 Meter Heigh
Located in Mortsel, BE
Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall
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Mid-20th Century Central American Native American Objects

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Wood

Carved and Polychromed Wood Cigar Store Indian
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Wearing an elaborate headdress and in a look out stance while holding cigars in one hand. On a
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Mid-20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19Thc Folk Indian Wood Carving -Cigar Store Carving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original hand carved cigar store Indian in amazing condition. Sign in the lower base carved
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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Folk Art Tobacco Store Character
Located in Peekskill, NY
This large impressive early sales character was used the same way as a Cigar Store Indian. It shows
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Late 19th Century Cigar Store Carved Wooden Indian Tobacconist Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
. Often placed outside of a shop, the cigar store Indian became less common in the 20th century for a
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Antique Late 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Steel

Lifesize Cigar or Tobacco Shop Indian Princes Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A lifesize cigar or tobacco shop Indian Princes trade sign This charming and very rare piece, is
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Early 20th Century North American American Classical Signs

American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop
By Robert Bishop
Located in valatie, NY
across the country. Illustrated with over 100 color plates and 700 black-and-white of cigar-store Indians
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop
American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti Coaster Set, American Antiques
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fire Helmet, Fireman's Ax, Fire Trumpet 1877, Cigar Store Indian, 19th..., Conestoga Wagon, About 1800
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Ceramic

Cigar Store Indian
By Thomas V. Brooks
Located in New York, NY
Carved wood cigar store Indian holding a bow with quiver of arrows on it's back. The figure
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Cigar Store Indian
Cigar Store Indian
H 44 in W 12 in D 11 in
Original American Carved Cigar Store Indian Advertising Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Original American Carved Cigar Store Indian Advertising Statue. It came from a private collection
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Iron

Painted, Gilded and Carved Pine Cigar Store Indian Princess
By Samuel A. Robb
Located in New Hope, PA
A carved pine cigar store Indian princess with an early, in-use painted and gilded finish. This
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Original Disneyland Cigar Store Indian
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Acquired from Walt Disney Studios prop storage warehouse. There were two of these, this one stood in front of the Frontierland rifle range, the other on Main St. (we sold that one la...
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects

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Fiberglass, Wood

Anonymous | Cigar Store Indian Bust
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Classical draping and form, possibly cut from larger figure for use in a theater
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique American Cigar Store Indian Sculpture United States circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first! A standing figure of an antique American cigar store Indian hand carved from a
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Thomas V. Brooks 1826-1895 | Leaner | Cigar Store Indian
Located in Wyomissing, PA
see Fried, Artists in Wood, p.183;
provenance available
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Disney ''Frontierland" Prop
Located in Treasure Island, CA
From Disneyland's Frontierland, cigar store Indian trade figure. If you can't afford $75,000.00 for
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Objects

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Fiberglass

Disney ''Frontierland" Prop
Disney ''Frontierland" Prop
H 69 in W 23 in D 19.5 in
Mysterious Circus Wagon Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
carvers of Cigar Store Indians and shop signs in NYC in the 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

19th Century Carved and Painted Indian Tobacconist Figure
By Samuel Anderson Robb
Located in Paris, FR
sculptures were made. They were sold mainly on the East Coast. The cigar store Indian sculpture was widely
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Antique 19th Century American Tobacco Accessories

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Wood

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Cigar Store Indians For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of cigar store indians for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fiberglass and metal, all cigar store indians available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of cigar store indians available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of cigar store indians to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Modern cigar store indians are of considerable interest.

How Much are Cigar Store Indians?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,000, while they’re typically $90 on the low end and $250,000 highest priced.