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Period: 1940s
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver, Metal

Mid-Centry Modern Wilhelm Kåge Surrea Vase With Carrara Glaze, Sweden 1940s.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-Centry Modern Wilhelm Kåge Surrea vase with off white Carrara glaze in a plump, skewed form. The “Surrea” stoneware series was first introduced in 1940, inspired by purism and t...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Herman Bergman, Jar, Stockholm, 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jar in pewter and brass, with figurative motif. Made by Herman Bergman Konstguteri, Stockholm, 1940 (08).
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Pair of Brass Candlesticks
Located in Chorzów, PL
A pair of candlesticks. Very good condition. Dimensions: height 17 cm, diameter 8 cm.
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Swedish Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Sculpture of Juggler in Patinated Bronze Signed Le Verrier
Located in IT
Art Deco sculpture of Juggler in patinated bronze by Le Verrier. The statue features a woman with very elegant and delicate movements. Max Le Verrier was known for being a pioneer w...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Stoneware Bowl by Winslow Anderson, 1947
Located in South Charleston, WV
Created by Winslow Anderson in 1941 while a student at Alfred University, it is one of a kind and unique. Measures: 1.5" tall, 9" wide and 7" deep. Signed with Winslow Anderson's ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Wrought Iron Rooster Candlestick Holder Horshoe Folk Art
Located in Vancouver, BC
For those brave enough to forge a life of light. The rooster lights the day at the crack of dawn to make claims to the work yet to be done. Out from the horseshoe sprouts this lovi...
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Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Amber Glass Bowl on a Chrome Stand made in NY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Art Deco / Hollywood Regency style compote made by Farber Bros., New York, ca. 1940s. Amber colored glass bowl, atop a gracefully curved pedestal, sits inside a chrome overly. A classic Farber Bros. style that is perfect for candy, nuts or potpourri. Marked on the bottom, "Farber Bros. - N.Y.C. - There is no marking on the glass bowl, but the majority of glass for Farber Bros. was made by Cambridge Glass Company. Other makers included Corning, Duncan and Miller...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Cast stone Sculpture of Nude with Cat by William Zorach
Located in Montreal, QC
Cast stone Sculpture of Nude with Cat by William Zorach Incised signature near base '©WZ Zorach William Zorach' with publisher's mark. This work is from the edition published by Robi...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Cast Stone

Ceramic Dish Ashtray in Ceramic Art Deco Green Color Fishes Patern
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco ashtray or vide poche in ceramic. Green color. Made in France. Fishes Patern.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Terracotta Planter
Located in New York, NY
Italian terracotta planter. Vintage acanthus leaf rectangular cachepot planter with great patina and scale. Italy, 1940’s. $950 Dimensions: 14.75"...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Brass Mortar
Located in Chorzów, PL
Brass mortar height 8.5 cm, diameter 8.5 cm very good condition.  
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Calla Lily Candle Holders Carl Einar Borgström Brass Ystad Metall Sweden
Located in Basel, BS
Rare pair of Carl-Einar Borgström ‚Calla Lily‘ candle holders in brass, made by Ystad-Metall in Sweden in the 1940s. These were designed for the 1939 New York world fair. Both are ...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Hand-Stitched Brown Crocodile Leather Picture Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
This luxury modernist leather picture photo frame was hand-crafted in France in the 1940s. This sophisticated piece boasts an all-leather construction built with thick multi-layers o...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Glass

Rare 1940s Chamberstick by Carl Auböck II
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare walnut, white metal & rope chamberstick designed and made by Carl Auböck II in the 1940’s. This chamberstick serves as an indication of the second Carl Auböck’s or...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of Carl Auböck Patinated Brass Candle Holders
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of patinated candle holders designed by Carl Aubock in 1948. This signature piece from the Auböck collection is hand made manufactured in Vienna Austria workshop ever since 1948...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

"Men, Arm in Arm", Extraordinary Art Deco Bowl w/ Six Male Nudes by Mourier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly rare and extraordinary in subject matter and palette, this low, footed Art Deco bowl by A. Mourier depicts six nude male figures around its circumference, arm in arm and hand ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury ceramic vase by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Italy 1947
Located in Piacenza, Italy
San Cristoforo ceramic green vase by Gio Ponti and Giovanni Gariboldi manufactured by Richard Ginori. Rare color and manufacturing. Signed Richard Ginori on the bottom. Perfect vin...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase attributed to Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This scandinavian modern stoneware vase attributed to Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans is extremely elegant. It is labeled and deep stamped "Bo Fajans Sweden 1261," is most likely design...
Category

Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

French Neoclassical Style Tole Wastebasket
Located in Houston, TX
French Neoclassical Style Tole Wastebasket. Our French Modern Empire Style Tole wastebasket is a beautiful red with a gold stenciled design. Marked Made In France on the bottom.
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Tôle

Antique Cappadocia Clay Pot from Turkey – Handcrafted Anatolian Vessel
Located in London, GB
Origin: Cappadocia, Turkey Description: This medium-sized vintage clay pot, traditionally known as a "testi" in Turkish, hails from the Cappadocia region of Turkey. Historically, it...
Category

Turkish Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Art deco vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
An elegant vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. An fine piece in great vintage condition. * A round metal vase with ornaments illustrating the Danish historical day when 'T...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Cigar Box in Faux Tortoise, Italy 1940s
Located in London, GB
A 1940s Italian cigar box in faux tortoise with decorated glass top with a sterling silver thumb tab in good vintage conditions
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Scandinavian Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson Stoneware Vase, Off-White Glazed, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavia Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson, stoneware vase, off-white glaze, model 23. With its elegant white off-White glaze and slender opening, this vase is perfect for showcasing a sin...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Turkish Konya Clay Pot from Anatolia, Handcrafted Vessel
Located in London, GB
Originating from the Konya region of Anatolia, Turkey, these large ceramic urns were used for storing grains, water, oil, and other perishables. The properties of clay, such as its p...
Category

Turkish Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

Scandinavian Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson Stoneware Vase in Jade green, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Anna-Lisa Thomson stoneware vase in Jade green, Uppsala Ekeby, Introducing the stunning jade green vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson. This versatile piece is perfect fo...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Hawkes Crystal and Sterling Vases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Presenting a pair of Hawkes vases; crystal with sterling silver bases. The crystal is in the "diamond cut" pattern with slight curves alon...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Midcentury ceramic vase by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Italy 1940s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
San Cristoforo ceramic green vase by Gio Ponti and Giovanni Gariboldi manufactured by Richard Ginori. Signed Richard Ginori on the bottom. Perfect vintage condition Italy 1940s It ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury ceramic vase by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Italy 1940s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
San Cristoforo ceramic rare green vase by Gio Ponti and Giovanni Gariboldi manufactured by Richard Ginori. Signed Richard Ginori on the bottom. Perfect vintage condition Italy 1940s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Industrial Trash Can "Empty Every Night"
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Vintage Industrial Trash Can " Empty Every Night "
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of modern grand tour plaster busts depicting Apollo and Diana, circa 1940s. 5 ½ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 10 ½ inches tall Good overall with some discoloration and ...
Category

Unknown Grand Tour Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Modernist Brass and Bakelite Picture Photo Frame, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in France in the 1940s, this ornate modernist Art Deco picture frame is built with brass and Bakelite. The piece boasts a stepped shiny brown Bakelite base topped with a thick g...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Historic Antique Hitay Clay Pot – Vintage Terracotta Amphora
Located in London, GB
Antique Anatolian Pottery: Vintage Hitay Clay Cooking Pot Originating in the ancient region of Hitay, this vintage clay pot embodies centuries of culinary tradition influenced by th...
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Turkish Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

1942 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Helene Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume bottle "Helene" made in clear and frosted glass with sépia patina by René Lalique in 1924. Stamped signature. Perfect condition. Inner and outer stoppers. height: 14 cm F...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Anthroposophical Frame, 1940s, Rudolf Steiner, Dornach Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Anthroposophical frame, carved natural fruit wood. Rudolf Steiner school, Dornach design, Switzerland. 1940s. Sight: 27 x 20 cm. Overall: 39,5 x 30 cm.
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

S.C.I Laveno Vase/Umbrella Stand Ceramic, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
S.C.I. Laveno vase /umbrella stand ceramic, 1940, Italy.
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Italian Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Val St. Lambert, Belgium. Large art glass bowl. Art Deco style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Val St. Lambert, Belgium. Large art glass bowl. Clear glass with a violet stripe. Art Deco style. Ca. 1940. Perfect condition. Dimensions: W 25.0 cm x D 17.0 cm x H 32.0 cm.
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

American Modern Ceramic Wall Clock by Russel Wright for General Electric
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish and functional American modern ceramic electric wall clock by Russel Wright for General Electric, circa 1940s. The piece is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks and m...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Vase Flower Meadow by Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Bochum, NRW
A lovely decorative ceramic vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson in the 1940s for Ekeby, Sweden. Model 'Flora', realized between 1948-1950. Glazed ceramic, hand painted, form number 24...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Arne Bang, own workshop. Large ceramic vase decorated in shades of brown.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arne Bang, own workshop. Large ceramic vase decorated in shades of brown. Model 31. Denmark, 1940s. Signed. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 17.0 cm x D 15.5 cm.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Faceted Acid Etched Mermaid Vase Sven Palmquist for Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized by the esteemed designer Sven Palmquist for Orrefors in Sweden, 1948. It features a faceted oval form in translucent glass with a st...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

French Hollywood Regency Mirrored Glass Picture Photo Frame, 1940s
By French Opaline
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite French picture frame features attractive silver mirror beveled edges with deep geometric bevelling. You have the option to position the picture frame either in portrai...
Category

French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror, Glass

Art Deco lacquer box in the manner of Jean Dunand, France 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco lacquer box in the manner of Jean Dunand France 1940 lacquer H 7.5 cm x 21 x 21 cm Conditions: excellent, no defects.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer, Plastic

White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. Created circa 1940...
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French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Gunnar Nylund, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic Vase, Eggshell Glaze, 1940s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gunnar Nylund, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic Vase, Vessel, Jug, Eggshell Glaze, 1940s Stoneware jug, vase, or vessell designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand in Sweden in the ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Primitive Hand Chiseled Horse Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two hand-chiseled horse sculptures with a primitive aesthetic. Their weathered finish adds character and suggests a sense of history. Placed on a fireplace mantel, they likely serv...
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Spanish Primitive Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Sèvres Porcelain Vase Painted by E. Baurens and Bronze Mount from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Sèvres porcelain vase with bronze mount "Aux tetes de satyr". The vase is made in the Louis XVI style, painted on French porcelain and signed E. Baurens. Ø cm 29 Ø cm 23 h cm 65 T...
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Karl Hagenauer (wHw) 1940s Wiener Werkstätte Bronze Miniature Figure of a Goat
Located in St. Louis, MO
Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wienstamp - stamped WHW made in Austria, circa 1940s bronze miniature sculpture of a goat, from his animal / zoo series.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large Danish vase with light blue stripes on a cream colored base
Located in DK
This large cream colored ceramic vase with light blue stripes was executed by Herman A. Kähler, Denmark, ca. in the 1940s. The vase has the ‘HAK’ monogram and 'DENMARK' incised.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

BAROVIER & TOSO - Vaso in vetro di murano rostrato - ITALIA 1940
Located in Milano, IT
BAROVIER & TOSO - Un bellissimo vaso originale degli anni 40, fatto a MURANO (VENEZIA), lavorato con una tecnica inventata da la stessa ditta, chiamata rostrato per tutte queste punt...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Art-déco porcelain statue: "Jealousy" by Karl Tutter, Hutschenreuther
Located in Zemst, BE
Big late art-déco figurine in porcelain created by the sculptor Karl Tutter Named: " Jealousy" Naked women with 2 bear coughs Manufactered by Hutschenreuther High quality porcelain: ...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury italian Murano glass frame by Barovier & Toso, 1940
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940. The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to create a thick ribbed texture. Beautif...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Charming Pair of Italian Greyhounds: Decorative Solid Wood Carved Statues
Located in Madrid, ES
Elevate your space with the grace and charm of this decorative pair of Italian Greyhounds. Crafted from solid carved wood and adorned with remnants of white paint, these statues are ...
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique italian bronze duck
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Antique italian bronze duck in the style ofMauro Manetti
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Wood and Lucite Box, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape has solid wood and crystal clear Lucite on the sides and is ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite, Wood

Ceramic Bust of Madonna from Goldscheider, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic bust of Madonna by Goldscheider, 1940s
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Andersson & Johansson Höganäs, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare large mid century stoneware / ceramic floor vase pitcher in creamy white glas by Andersson & Johansson for Höganäs produced in Sweden, 1940s. In good original condition. Signed....
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

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