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Help me ID these 1800's typefaces

friskyfangs

I have several typefaces from the 1800's that I'm trying to identify, and I haven't yet been able to find anything that's close enough. I found them on a storefront dating from the 1800's. Both photos are quite old, but I'm not able to precisely date them or date when the signs were actually created.

In the first image, I'm looking for the type used to write "patisserie" and "confiserie." Underneath the sign, "Henri Auer" is written in a different typeface that I haven't been able to ID yet either.

The second photo shows the storefront quite some years later. In this photo, "Henri Auer" has been inserted in the original sign, in a different typeface.

Above the storefront, another sign mentioning "Patisserie" and "chocolaterie" has been added, with yet another typeface.

I'd really appreciate any help you all could give me in identifying these typefaces or finding existing fonts that are a close match.

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Tiffany Wardle

For "patisserie" you might use something like Sovereign from G-Type and Letterhead Fonts has a quite a few that might match the others.

friskyfangs

Thanks for the suggestions - But I didn't find anything close enough on the Letterhead Fonts site. They do have a lot of things in that style though.

I've thought about re-drawing the letters, but the problem is that I need to write "Maison Auer," and so that would imply creating certain letters that aren't on the sign...

Michael Yanega

Quentin is similar to the older PATISSERIE lettering. Other Western or Tuscan styles might come close too.

For the PATISSERIE in the newer sign, ITC Newtext is fairly close, oddly enough.

FontMesa and Solotype both have a fair number of fonts from this era. These were just the first things that came to mind.

- Mike Yanega

friskyfangs

Thanks for the suggestions - Quentin may work, and I'm looking at things from FontMesa right now! Hopefully I'll find something fairy close.

Unfortunately I still haven't found anything that ressembles the "Henri Auer" in the newer sign.

Michael Yanega

Is img022 the "newer sign"?

- Mike Yanega

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