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Young Girls Floral Ensemble, 1939 Worlds Fair
Located in New York, NY
Charming Young Girls Floral Ensemble from the 1939 Worlds Fair comprising cotton floral dress and
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1930s American Children

1939 World's Fair Plaster Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A modernist, molded plaster table lamp in the style of Francis Elkins, fabricated in the 2010s by Ismay and Company San Francisco. With an acrylic base, polished nickel hardware, and...
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2010s Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Trylon Perisphere Novelty Purse, 1939 World's Fair
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trylon Perisphere Novelty Purse, made of custom created tapestry for the 1939 World's Fair. 6
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1930s American Novelty Bags

1939 Art Deco New York Worlds Fair Platinum & Gem set Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Very Scarce Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Charm, featuring the famous Trylon and Perisphere
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Charm Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Platinum

Pair of 1939 World's Fair Capital & Labor Turquoise Souvenir Ceramic Plates
By Homer Laughlin
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of 1939 World's Fair Homer Laughlin Glazed Ceramic Souvenir Plates. Featuring two Aqua, glazed
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Original Vintage Advertising Poster New York World's Fair 1939 World Of Tomorrow
By Joseph Binder
Located in London, GB
lettering reading: New York World's Fair The World of Tomorrow 1939. Good condition, restored tears, small
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage New York World's Fair 1939 Poster by Joseph Binder Medium Forma
By Joseph Binder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This poster, by Joseph Binder for the 1939 World’s Fair Poster features in the centermost portion
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1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Aino & Alvar Aalto Armchair for New York World Fair 1939, Schuman
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
for the restaurant section in the New York World Fair of 1939. The chair was produced for a short
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch

1939 World’s Fair NYC, 1000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects
By Harry Lane
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair Harry Lane (1891
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Plaster, Photographic Paper

"Orpheus Over the Globe, " Important Mural Study for 1939-1940 NY World's Fair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painted for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Beck also painted a WPA mural for the Post Office in
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

1939, New York Worlds Fair Fan “The Fan of Tomorrow” Trylone and Perisphe
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a very rare, extremely unusual original 1939 New York World’s Fair fan. There is a plaque
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal

Margaret T. Nordman, 1930s Taburette Designed for the New York World Fair, 1939
By Margaret Travers Nordman
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Margaret N. Nordman designed this stool/taburette in 1939 for the New York World Fair. The elegant
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Art Deco 1939 New York Worlds Fair Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique and rare Art Deco salt & peppershakers from the 1939 New York Worlds fair great deign
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20th Century American Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

1939 Aino & Alvar Aalto Chair for Finnish Pavilion at World's Fair by Wilhelm
By Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a very special chair. In 1939, Alvar Aalto was commissioned to create the Finnish pavilion
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Birch

NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century Eugene Savage (1883
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

NYC 1939 World's Fair 5 - 8 x 10 photographs Mid 20th Century WPA Architectural
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair 5 - 8 x 10 photographs Mid 20th Century WPA Architectural Underwood and
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1930s American Modern Landscape Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1939 World's Fair Finnish Pavilion Coffee Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important piece designed by Alvar Aalto for Artek placed at the Finnish Pavillion at the 1939
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
By Ilya Bolotowsky
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair. Ilya Bolotowsky
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1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Canvas, Plaster, Oil

1939 World's Fair Marked Center Table by Alvar Aalto for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Sagaponack, NY
label from the 1939 World's Fair.
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak, Maple

Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
By Gilbert Bayes
Located in Morristown, NJ
Monumental 1939 World’s Fair Heraldic Panel of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Sculpted by
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Frosted Cobalt Blue 1939 World Fair Bottle Lamp Base by Sarsaparilla
By Cvv Vianne
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Re-edition frosted cobalt blue 1939 World Fair bottle lamp base made by Sarsaparilla. The lamp base
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Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

6 Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair RCA Radio Advertising Cocktail Glasses Set
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a set of 6 art deco RCA Radio advertising frosted glasses that are from the 1939
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Vintage 1930s American Barware

Materials

Glass

1, 000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair
By Chester Beach
Located in New York, NY
1,000 piece Museum Quality Collection of Art & Objects from NYC 1939 Worlds Fair is available for
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Canvas, Oil, Photographic Paper

Neo Art Deco 1939 New York World's Fair DC-3 Airplane Lamp Derico, Rick Ramírez
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Reedition 1939 World's Fair Airplane Art Deco Lamp based on the DC-3 passenger plane and the 1939
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Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Esperanto Fair Foirode Reichenberg
Located in Columbia, MO
Jager Esperanto Fair Foirode Reichenberg 1936 Lithograph Open edition 37 x 24 inches
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
to do a series of murals for the 1939-1940, New York World's Fair.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House Glassic Collection Chair, circa 1939
By Lorin Jackson, Grosfeld House
Located in Saint Louis, MO
shearling upholstery. Designed by Lorin Jackson, this collection debuted at the 1939 New York world’s fair
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Vintage 1930s American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Lucite, Sheepskin

"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
from the New York World's Fair 1939, Poughkeepsie, 1987, no. 11, p. 41, illustrated. Robert W. Cherny
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Tempera

Sideshow, county fair, central Ohio
By Ben Shahn
Located in New York, NY
Sideshow, county fair, central Ohio 1938 Stamped, “Reproduced for the Library of Congress,” verso
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1930s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pair of Embassy Art Deco Wine Glasses by Walter Dorwin Teague. 1939
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Bellport, NY
Building in 1939 New York Worlds Fair. Rare and no longer produced, highly collectable.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Crystal Serveware

Materials

Cut Glass

Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
By Donald Deskey
Located in Peoria, AZ
1939 At the time of the New York World's Fair of 1939, designers architects and engineers were all
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

William Hesthal Original Watercolor, 1939, Surreal Whimsical Circus Scene
By William Hesthal
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fair, 1939; Santa Barbara Museum, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1953 (solos), 1985 (memorial). In: SF Art Institute
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint

Witold Gordon Gouache "Reeperbahn - Vanity Fair"
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”. Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache "Shipsmiths - Vanity Fair"
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See.” Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache, Phrenology, Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See.” Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache Undertaker Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”. Measures
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache, Jesus Saves, Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See.” Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Witold Gordon Gouache, Democratic Club, Vanity Fair
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See.” Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Exceptional "Elephant in Plaster" 1931 World's Fair
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional elephant in plaster 1931 World's Fair This extraordinary elephant was on display at
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Vintage 1930s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Witold Gordon Gouache "Park Row Theater - Vanity Fair"
By Witold Gordon 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”. Framed to 9
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Leipziger Messe International Leipzig Trade Fair vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original German vintage poster: International Leipzig Trade Fair Leipziger Messe in NYC
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1930s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Brassaï Original Black & White Photograph of a Street Fair
By Brassaï
Located in New York, NY
BRASSAI (Hungarian–French, 1899-1984) Street Fair on the Place d'Italie, 1931 Medium: Sheet-fed
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Circa 1930 Gouache for the Coloniale & Internationale fair of Bordeaux
Located in PARIS, FR
Circa 1930 Gouache for the Coloniale & Internationale fair of Bordeaux Exhibition - Colony
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1930s Paintings

Materials

Paper

Side Show Barker - Original Modernist American Fair Scene Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
From the Michael Hall Collection, this is a great American scene showing the excitement of the fair
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair 1930s Art Deco Worlds Fair "Saturn" Nickel Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1930's Art Deco Worlds Fair Nickel "Saturn" Wall Sconces. Black shades included. Acquired from
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Nickel

Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Vanity Fair Illustration Proposal. Art Deco Modern 1930s Antonio Petruccelli
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

World's Fair 1934 (Chicago), Art Deco Drawing by A. Raymond Katz
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Long Island City, NY
This is the original drawing for the cover of the Chicago World's Fair Guide Book by A. Raymond
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

"Vanity Fair (The Face Off) Recto, Camel Cigarette Verso, " by Paolo Garretto
By Paolo Garretto
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This double-sided lithograph by Paolo Garretto features a Vanity Fair cover "The Face Off" on the
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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Circa 1935 original poster made by Bourgis, to promote the Paris Fair
Located in PARIS, FR
A very nice poster made around 1930 by Bourgis, to promote the Paris Fair. The Paris Fair is the
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1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Paris 1937 World Fair Villemot Bouissoud Art Deco
By Bernard Villemot
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the World's Fair in Paris May-November 1937
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Kurt Hutton Fair Fun 1938 Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images) Two young women
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1930s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair Solid Etched Copper Tray
By Raymond Hood 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
1933 - A Century of Progress - Chicago Worlds Fair solid etched copper souvenir tray, unusual
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Project home supervisor with ribbons won at Phillips Co. Fair, Lakeview Coop.
By Russell Lee
Located in New York, NY
Project home supervisor with ribbons won at Phillips Co. Fair, Lakeview Coop. Assn., Arkansas
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1930s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Vintage Poster BIF British Industries Fair London 1935 Art Deco Design
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
Original vintage event poster for the BIF British Industries Fair held in London from 18 February
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

1935, W.H. Gispen Lamp 6004 or 640b in Fair Condition
By Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This lamp is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Cloth Fair - City of London Pre-War English Street Scene Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine c.1935 oil on board by Rex Vicat Cole which depicts a pre-war view down Cloth Fair, close to
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Gypsy Flute Player', Royal Academy, NY World's Fair, Pasadena, GGIE, Romany
By Aage Christian Wiboltt
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Royal Academy (1913), the New York World's Fair (1939), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Cardboard

"Bedouin, " Striking Art Deco Painting by Stahlhut, NY World's Fair Poster Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and 60s. He also did important work in the Art Deco period, including a poster for the 1939-40 World's
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Gilbert Rohde Dresser 4041 Kroehler New York World's Fair 1940 Two-Tone 44" long
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
major exhibits for the New York Worlds Fair in 1939, including the Home Furnishing Pavilion, and the
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of D...

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Rare Art Deco Streamlined Moderne Dresser by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
By Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky
Located in Lafayette, IN
furniture shown at the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York. Outside automobiles and furniture, de
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Vintage 1930s American Streamlined Moderne Dressers

Materials

Walnut

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1939 Fair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 1939 fair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, paper and wood, every 1939 fair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 1939 fair — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A 1939 fair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Folk Art and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Witold Gordon, Gilbert Rohde and Herman Miller each produced at least one beautiful 1939 fair that is worth considering.

How Much is a 1939 Fair?

Prices for a 1939 fair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $128 and can go as high as $42,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,773.