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Period: 1940s
Jar Sculpture in Ceramic Design Settimio Rometti from Umbertide, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
small vase sculpture in ceramic original production settimio rometti by umbertide from the 40s made in shades of bright green with pure gold finishes It measures 14 cm in width...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Erik Mornils, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Nittsjö Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Hungary Mid-Century Porcelain Bull in Soft Light Grey-Green Colors by Zsolnay
Located in Salzburg, AT
Decorative animal object "Zsolnay Bull porcelain figure around 1945" Porcelain bull from Zsolnay Pecs Hungary in soft colors light-grey and light-green....
Category

Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Candle Holder In The Style Of Paavo Tynell, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Candle holder in the style of Paavo Tynell, 1940s. Brass. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Deco Candle Sconces, Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, 1930/1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of Art Deco candle sconces, manufactured by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, 1930/1940s. Brass. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use. The candle sconces a...
Category

Finnish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Sculpture “Lady with sighthound” by Ugo Cipriani
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
“Lady with sighthound” polychrome bronze sculpture with onyx and portoro marble base. made by Ugo Cipriani. (1887-1960) Son of the sculptor Adolfo Cipriani, after studying at the Ac...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Extra Large Haitian Carved Wooden Figures
Located in Westport, CT
Artist made by Famous Brothers Haiti ,circa 1940's
Category

Haitian Tribal Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Solid Bronze Low Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Akta Brons, Sweden, 1940s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare solid bronze low bowl or plate designed by Gunnar Nylund for Akta Brons. Piece features an underwater motif featuring fish. Really wonderful pat...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and yellow-glazed earthenware vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff France 1945
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff. Signed G. Lavroff in the bronze, on a Belgian Black marble base. France 1945. This panther is illustrated in the book: George...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Rare German Art Deco Desk Set, 1940's, Set of 4
Located in Lisboa, PT
This rare desk set was designed and produced in Germany, during the 1940's. It consists on a knives holder, with three knives, a letter holder, an ashtra...
Category

German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Finnish Brass Candlesticks, 1930/1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of Finnish brass candlesticks, 1930/1940s. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Hammered Metal Life-Size Palm Tree
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian hammered metal life-sized palm tree with orginal patina. Measurements: Height 93.5 Depth 38.5 Diameter 66".
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted iron candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. fits 0.45” diameter candles
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

"Floating Male Nude with Drapery, " Highly Rare Art Deco Vase by Grosz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large, rare and impressive, this sandblasted glass vase by Franz Grosz depicts a nude male figure floating in the air -- perhaps a dancer in the midst o...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Stoneware Floor Vase by Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking earthenware floor vase by Ingrid Atterberg, partially glazed white in the embossed graphic pattern of stripes.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of BACCARAT crystal bottles, morivo Marillon. France, 1940s
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of bottles crystal BACCARAT, i was dying Marillon. ORIGIN France PERIOD 1940s MARK Baccarat France MODEL Bottles decorated with the Marillon motif MATERIALS Crystal DIMENS...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Vintage German Carved Black Forest Mounted Deer Wall Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two similar Black Forest carved and hand-painted 'stag' sculptures with real antlers mounted to decorative 'wreath' plaques for wall hanging (ca. 1930s/40s, Germany). One deer...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Antler, Wood, Paint

Scandinavian Modern Vase, Kupittaan Savi Åbo, Finland ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Scandinavian Modern vase, Kupittaan Savi Åbo, Finland ca 1940's. Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Smaller chip, as seen on the last picture.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Sepia Cloud Glass Trinket Bowl or Centerpiece by George Davidson, United Kingdom
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in the UK by George Davidson, 1940s. This large oval bowl is made in sepia calcedony glass and features a rippled edge and an impressed star design on the base. It is a vintage ...
Category

British Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Fontana Arte Playing Cards Box in Cerused Oak and Glass, Italy 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Playing Cards Box in Cerused Oak and Glass, Italy 1940s The Handle depicts two cannons, and the box inside is divided into three compartments to hold p...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Oak

Vicke Lindstrand, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

"Perch & Angelfish, " Unique, Ambitious Art Deco Covered Urn by Nylund, Rorstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This ambitious, elongated urn with elaborate handles and a sunburst lid is beautifully decorated with perch on one side and angelfish on the other, all in tones of black, charcoal an...
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Russel Wright Pillow Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Russel Wright Pillow Vase Manufactured By Bauer Pottery in 1945 Frothy Grey variegated Glaze A very nice example
Category

American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Vicke Lindstrand, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Midcentury "Relief" Jar by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful “Relief” jar by Wilhelm Kåge, made in white, unglazed “Carrara” stoneware. Clean form with ornaments of twigs on the sides and lid.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Iron, Copper, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted cast iron and copper candelabra, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Holds 0.8” diameter candles
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Iron

1940s Amber Lion Sculpture in Pâte de Verre
By Daum
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1940s Solid Amber Glass Lion was created using the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique with translucent and varying colored amber crystal glass with fine detailing Small lit...
Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Vicke Lindstrand, Vase, White-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby Sweden 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A large green-glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s. Signed to underside.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Hand painted ceramic box by Arte Casa Albisola, 1940s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Delightful and rare painted ceramic box made in the 40s by the Arte Casa factory in Albisola. Fairly good condition, slight defects in the ceramic. Manufacturer's mark on the base.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Skyscraper Style White Porcelain Scroll Form Vase by Abingdon
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco vase was realized in the United States by the esteemed maker Abingdon Co., circa 1940. It features a reeded base, and a stepped rectangular body overlapping tie...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Egermann Ruby Red Hand Cut Glass Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1940's
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two vintage hand mande and hand cut to clear etched glass vase. Beautiful ruby red coloured Czech vase from the 1940's.
Category

Czech Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Rectangular Art Deco Walnut and Walnut-Root Box, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s. Made in walnut and walnut-root. It is a vintage piece, but it's been recently restored, therefore it can be considered as in excellent condition and re...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Large Decorative Murano Red and Iridescent Goblet Glasses, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing pair of large decorative Murano glasses. These stunning glasses were hand-made in Italy, Murano in the 1940s. The quality of these decorative goblet glasses is incredible, ...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano 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: 20 x 15,3 cm. Overall: 30 x 23,3 cm.
Category

Swiss Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Figurative Martini Sculpture Ceramic Priest Italy 1940 Style Arturo Martini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative Fosco Martini sculpture ceramic Priest Italy 1940 Style Arturo Martini.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Japanese Bronze Macaw Parrot Sculpture-48 Inches
Located in Houston, TX
Large Japanese Bronze Macaw Parrot Sculpture-48 Inches. Our Japanese bronze parrot sculpture or Macaw sculpture is beautifully detailed and can ...
Category

Japanese Meiji Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Finnish Candle Holder, 1930/1940s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Finnish candle holder, 1930/1940s. Forged iron. Beautiful flower and fire details. Good vintage condition, patina consistent with age and use.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Puiforcat Ridged Silver Cigarette Box, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
A stylish cigarette box in reeded silver with cedar lining by Jean Emile Puiforcat (1897-1945), French Art Deco silversmith, sculptor and designer...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Göte Augustsson, Vase, Blue Glass, Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Göte Augustsson for Ruda Glasbruk, Sweden c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1940s Spanish Silver Fish Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large vintage Spanish silver sugar box realistically modelled in the form of a fish; an addition to our animal related silverware collection This magnificent and large vintage Spanish silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a fish. This impressive fish shaped box has an articulated body, allowing the fish's position to be customised. The body of this vintage sugar box is embellished with separate dorsal and pectoral fins, in addition to rows of chased scales and anatomical features. This vintage silver fish box retains the original hinged cover/head, featuring the original large bead eyes. Such large examples are rare to the market and becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This silver fish shaped box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The Spanish hallmarks...
Category

Spanish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, beige and orange-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Stoneware "Dragon Puppy" figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adorable “Dragon Puppy” figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, made from stoneware with white cararra glaze. Fun and mischievous design, inspired by Chinese Ming era dragon sculptures and execute...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Early 20th Century Spanish Sculptural Metal Door Knocker – Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Spanish Sculptural Metal Door Knocker – Circa 1940 Add a touch of historical charm to your collection with this exquisite early 20th-century Spanish sculptural me...
Category

Spanish Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Modern Vase in Pewter, AD.S ca 1930-40's
Located in Örebro, SE
Cool vase in pewter from AD.S most probably ca 1930-40's. Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Scratches, marks, blemishes and a dent. Signed with makers mark.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Large Swedish Stoneware Vase by Upsala Ekeby
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A well sized vase by Upsala Ekeby. Very much in the style of Ewald Dahlskog. Really nice organic form and beautiful glaze
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Upsala Ekeby, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Blue Chamotte Ceramic Bowl by Charlotte Hamilton for Rörstrand, 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
A large chamotte stoneware bowl (plate) by Swedish designer Charlotte Hamilton (1883-1980) produced by Rörstrand 1946-49. Decorated with a large l...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Swedish Designer, Small Candelabra, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small brass candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Holds .5" diameter candles.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A red and grey-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse. The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Vintage Anatolian Clay Storage Pot
Located in London, GB
This vintage Anatolian clay storage pot is a captivating piece of Turkish heritage, hand-formed in the heart of Anatolia. Originally crafted to hold household provisions, it has a hi...
Category

Turkish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

French Faience Handled Server Platter HB Quimper Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Handled Server Platter HB Quimper Circa 1940.
Category

French Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Faience

Vintage Italian White Lacquered Ceramic Decorative Figure of a Woman, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This item is made in white lacquered ceramic and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Moorcroft 'Orchids' Pottery Vase, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
Impressed Made in England, with factory mark and facsimile signiture, painted Walter Moorcroft.
Category

English Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Attributed Gio Ponti Mid-Century Italian Spiral Brass Planter "Casa E Giardino"
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare brass planter, attributed Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1940s.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vicke Lindstrand, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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