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Rare Fluted Art Deco Covered Jar with Legionnaire Motif, 1937
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Especially rare in this gorgeous ivory glaze, this perfectly proportioned fluted, covered jar was produced by the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1937. Produced as a c...
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Vintage 1930s American Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture with Bearded Mask Motif
By Fulper Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in streaky hues of blue, green and burnt sienna, this rare, wedge-shaped bookend by Fulper Pottery features a mask-like face in bas relief. Wedge-shaped and heavy,...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Ceramic Half-Nude Native Male with Fish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, this very fine ceramic figure of a half-nude Pacific Islander balancing a large fish on his shoulders is gorgeously glazed in shades of ivory and nutmeg brown, supple...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Rattan
Art Deco "Gymnastics" Print by Uzelac, for 1932 Olympics
By Milivoy Uzelac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived and printed in rich tones of burnt sienna and charcoal, this print by Milivoy Uzelac, shows the strong influence of Cubism, Neo-Classicism and Art Deco stylizat...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
Danish Mid-Century Stoneware Plaque with Female Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of mid-century wall art, this plaque depicting a wide-eyed female nude, clearly influenced by ancient sculpture, was produced in Soholm, Denmark, an important cente...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Mother and Children, " WPA-era Depiction of Black Family
By Gertrude Kay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A lovely, touching ceramic piece attributed to Gertrude Kay, a watercolorist and artist active in the 1930s, this sculpture is gorgeously finished in a subtly mottled, rich brown glaze. It depicts a loving domestic scene of African Americans: a mother hugging a girl and boy. Kay was a student of Howard Pyle, the great illustrator and founder of the Brandywine School...
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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Man with Skullcap", gray marble, by Eugen Gauss
By Eugene Gauss
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carved from gray marble, this sculpture has the weightiness and sobriety of carvings from ancient times, though it was executed in 1973. The sculptor, Eugen Gauss, lived in Union, N...
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Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Rare Poster for Certain-Teed Roofs with Nude Male, by Paus
By Herbert Paus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very rare poster designed by Herbert Paus for the Certain-teed building supplies company was one of several images painted by Paus for an ambitious campaign to promote the compa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Posters
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Fortune Teller, " Rare Tour de Force panel by Harris Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare, tour de force tile panel depicting a fortune teller holding her crystal ball aloft, surrounded by wafts of perfumed air, was produced by Harris Strong, America's mo...
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Art
Large Charger with Classical Figures on Horseback, Italian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand sculpted and gorgeously finished in a charcoal gray glaze with undertones of blue and terra cotta, this large charger depicts a pair of toga-clad male figures on horseback. The...
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Vintage 1950s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Forever Fled, " Rare Color Print by Grace Genoi Pettit
By Grace Genoi Pettit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The ecstatic sensuality and limpid nudity of this rare 1946 print by Pettit clearly shows her debt to Picasso, who led the return to classical and mythological themes in the 1920s an...
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Vintage 1940s American Prints
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Lovers, " Art Deco Pochoir by Kuhn-Regnier, France
By Joseph Kuhn-Regnier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This warm and sensual French Art Deco pochoir features a nude male surrounded by several lovers and attendants, and was created by Joseph Kuhn-Regnier in ...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Art Deco Porcelain Vase, circa 1950s
By Lamberton Rena
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Produced by the Lamberton porcelain works in Trenton, New Jersey, not far from the famed Lenox factory, this late Art Deco vase was probably designed and sculpted by Geza de Vegh, in...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Charger/Low Bowl with Roman Scene, Made in Italy, Blue and Deep Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully painted with a scene from ancient Rome depicting two soldiers near a body of water, this large, impressive charger is marked "Made in Italy." The glazes are rich and lov...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Drawing for General Electric/Jeep, possibly by Rockwell Kent
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original drawing was created for an advertisement by General Electric for its portable power generators, here shown powering a saw wielded by two lumberjacks. Attributed to Roc...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Art Deco Illustrations, "Slave Story" by Fred Pendexter
By Fred Pendexter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic and gripping, this pair of original paintings served as illustrations for “Slave Story” a book or magazine story. Pendexter may ha...
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Leda and the Swan", Two Art Deco Studies by William Hunt Diederich
By Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vibrant with compressed energy, this remarkable hand-carved sculpture depicting mother, father and child fiercely protecting each other, follows in th...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Extraordinary Art Deco Vase w/ Fer Forge Overlay by Guerin
By Roger Guerin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and beautifully crafted, this ceramic vase with wrought iron overlay is a very fine example of the artisanry of Roger Guerin, the renowned Belgian artist. The burnt umber and ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Vases
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Sailor at Port", shallow bowl by Rorstrand, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and economically designed, this shallow bowl depicts a Swedish sailor with the classic striped shirt and cap of his time, his duffel bag over his shoulder, surrounded by shi...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
"Shepherd and Nymph, " oil painting by Lee Woodward Zeigler
By Lee Woodward Zeigler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bucolic woodland scene is one of the most charming pieces that Lee Woodward Zeigler produced over a career that focused largely on mural painting. Z...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Christmas Cavalier, " 1925 Drawing by Walter Dorwin Teague
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1925 -- only a year before he opened an industrial design studio that would soon become famous for product designs commissioned by Kodak, Texaco and Steinway among many other industrial companies -- Teague drew this evocative image of a French cavalier on horseback for his personal Christmas card. Although Teague is best known today for the Brownie camera...
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Painting of Nude and Seminude Figures by Sylvia Bernstein, 1939
By Sylvia Bernstein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fluidly and confidently painted, this vivid depiction of a group of figures surrounding a leafless tree may have been a study for a mural by Sylvia Bernstein...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Wild Horses La Camargue" Rare etching by Leon Kelly, 1936
By Leon Kelly
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dark, atmospheric and full of motion, this dramatic scene depicts a jumble of nude male figures attempting to capture and tame the famed wild horses of the Camargue district of Franc...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Prints
Large Sculptural Bronze Panel with Workers and New York Skyline
By F. Eue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and -- appropriately -- cast by the General Bronze Corporation to honor its retiring President in 1934, this handsome Art Deco panel depicts three workers pourin...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Spanish Dancers, " rare embossed Art Deco print with copper foil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly stylized in the best Art Deco manner, this pair of Spanish dancers was given a soft, coppery glow with the application of metallic ink or metal foil over embossed paper.
Category
Early 20th Century American Prints
"Labor Dulcis, " Important Painting by Muralist Milton Bancroft
By Milton Bancroft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The rich Impressionistic brushwork and bright palette of this painting makes it a vivid find. No doubt painted in preparation for a mural, the text in Latin – translated as “Work is Sweet and Conquers All” – would have been a noble sentiment for a public space at the time. The painter, Milton Bancroft...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Illustration Art by Bowermaster for New Holland Machine Co.
By Paul Bowermaster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reflecting a lost age of innocence, this charming watercolor painting was the basis for an advertisement by the New Holland Machine Company for its baler i...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger
By Ludwig Eisenberger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine example of the early 20th century artist's fascination with the idealized male figure and virile athleticism, this lovely bronze by Ludwig Eisenberger...
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Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Platter, Circa 1940s, from Biot, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly unusual and graphically striking, this monumental charger or platter was created in Biot at a time when the French village vied with Vallauris in producing the best ceramic pi...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Floating Art Deco Nude, Drawing by Zaidenberg
By Arthur Zaidenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extremely prolific writer, teacher and practicing artist, Arthur Zaidenberg was virtually a household name in the 1940s and 1950s, thanks to the dozens of books he wrote for a gen...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
Climbing the City, 1930 Art Deco Drawing by Neumark
By Anne Neumark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Showing a mastery of the nude figure, this pencil drawing by Anne Neumark, dated 1930, shows a pyramid of nude male and female figures, climbing a rocky outcropping on the edge of an...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Rare Soccer Players Vase by Lindstrand for Kosta Boda
By Vicke Lindstrand, Kosta Boda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Vicke Lindstrand, legendary for his engraved glass designs at Orrefors in the 1930s and Uppsala-Ekeby in the 1940s, this very fine and rare design showing two soccer play...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
"Cubist Nude, " Important Drawing by de Chirico
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important drawing, clearly inspired by the work of masters like Picasso and Matisse, was created by Giorgio de Chirico, renowned surrealist and one of the 20th century's most im...
Category
Vintage 1930s Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
"Athenes", Crayon and Watercolor Drawing by Michel Lattry
By Michel Lattry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and yet ethereal and otherworldly, this gorgeous drawing was made by Michel Lattry, whose whimsical and light art is consistently delightful. This drawing, with its t...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"World War II Reconstruction, " mural study by Henrik Mayer
By Henrik Mayer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare mural study, executed in gouache on paper, was painted by Henrik Mayer, who studied under Eugene Savage, taught in Indiana and Connecticut, and painted murals for the Works...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Venus and Eros, Vienna Secessionist Ceramic Lidded Jar w/ Female Nude by Russ
By Willi Russ, Karau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and sensuous at the same time, this finely detailed lidded jar depicting a nude Venus figure accompanied by Eros was sculpted by Willi Russ for the...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Art Deco Terra Cotta Sculpture by Keramos in Austria
By Kéramos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine terra cotta sculpture was a high-end creation of the Keramos ceramic company in Vienna. Although the company produced its share of po...
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a c...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Rare Olympic-Themed Vase by Hansen for Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen, Hans Henrik Hansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen, probably to mark the 1936 Olympics in Germany, this very rare Art Deco, blanc de chine porcelain vase features several male and f...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Mahogany Sculpture, in manner of Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This African warrior, slender and attenuated, is a large and rare example of the stylized work of Karl Hagenauer and his contemporaries in Austria. It is beautifully executed in maho...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Poster for Guerlain by Jacques Darcy
By Jacques Darcy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dating from 1936 when Guerlain introduced its new Vega perfume, this brilliantly-stylized silk screen poster was designed by Jacques Darcy, who produced a number of images for the pe...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Materials
Ink, Paper
Rare 1940s Charger with Antelope Motif by Cole-Merris
By Cole-merris Ceramic Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extremely rare charger -- with gold highlights and beautiful tonalities reminiscent of the work of Thomas Hart Benton -- was produced by the Cole-Merris Ceramics company in San ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
"Deer Along the Stream, " Art Deco watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully composed and expertly painted, this lovely watercolor of a stylized deer amidst lush foliage by the edge of a stream is a classic Art Deco painting. It is attributed to a New York woman...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Art Deco Pottery Masterpiece by Elizabeth Barrett
By Rookwood Pottery Co., Elizabeth Barrett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although best known for ceramics in the Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau styles, the Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati continued to produce superb wares through the 1930s and 1940s, some in...
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Vintage 1930s American Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Paired Art Deco Horse Heads by Goldscheider-Everlast
By Goldscheider Everlast
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare paperweight, featuring a pair of ivory-hued horse heads mounted on a stepped-back base in shades of purple and pale green, is a rare issue b...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Buffalo, " rare ceramic sculpture by Mosaic Tile Company
By Mosaic Tile Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This rare and substantial sculpture, finished in a ruddy brown glaze atop a classical base, was produced by the Mosaic Tile Company in Zanesville, Ohi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Diana with Stag, " Art Deco ceramic sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strikingly stylized and abstracted, yet sumptuously finished in lustrous glazes in tones of tan and ruddy brown, this long, lean sculpture is the perfect embodiment of Art Deco desig...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Banjo Player, " 1950s gouache painting
By Hayton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The strong graphic quality of this painting, along with the perfectly choreographed palette of black, gray, olive green and turquoise, suggest that Hayton was an illustrator in the 1...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
"Restraining the Horse" Gouache Painting by Collazzi
By J. Collazzi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely painted in gouache by J. Collazzi, who did a series of landscapes and fantasy paintings in the 1930s, this scene of two classical figures restraining a horse is classic Art De...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Accordian Player: Dutch store signage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rescued from a musical instruments store in the Netherlands, this sophisticated yet whimsical example of mid-century signage is a rare find! Composed of lacquered wood and brass, th...
Category
Vintage 1940s Dutch Signs
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Art Deco Bookends with Pan Motif, Denver technical school
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable bit of inspired juvenalia, this pair of heavy ceramic bookends created by a female student at Middle Technical High School in Denver, one of the nation's leading technical high schools, depicts a nude Pan figure playing the pipes in a a highly stylized Art Deco design. Dorothy F's luscious milky glaze may show the influence of a Denver pottery...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bookends
Materials
Ceramic
Terra Cotta Bust of Young Woman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Though sculpted by an Italian artist, this terra cotta head is strongly reminiscent of contemporaneous sculpture created by artists in the Vienna Wer...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Woodland Scene with Pan and Three Graces
By A. Gargiulo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once fantastical and earthbound, this remarkable drawing depicts three seminude goddesses -- perhaps the Three Graces -- dancing to a tune provided by a nude Pan figure seated on ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
African American Heads
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Amidst all the kitschy Hawaiian drummers and African dancers of the 1930s and 1940s, these pieces stand out for their rarity and gravity. Solid and dignified, they were no doubt scu...
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