1940s Decorative Objects

A small bronze vase, designed and produced by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, c. 1940s.

Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of the classic symbol of the Zodiac sign of Virgo. A nude female figure with a sheaf of wheat -- was sculpted by Paul M...

In this listing you will find a large vintage sculpture of Mickey Mouse. The sculpture is done in hand-carved wood and it appears to be carved out of a single piece of wood, apart fr...

Pol Chambost (1906-1983), France. Colossal bowl in glazed stoneware shaped like a leaf. Beautiful glaze in purple and light pink shades. 1940s. Measures: 60.5 x 20 cm. Height: 9 c...

Art Nouveau Italian cornucopia vase in gilt bronze from the late 20th century. The neck is surrounded with a Sea Serpent and is mounted firmly on a square base. The Cornucopia Vase ...

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...

A blue blown-glass vase designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, c. 1940s.

Here is a charming pair of French ceramic horse figures most likely by Colette Gueden for Atelier Primavera. Both have a textured glaze with hand-painted manes and tales. The size li...

One of a set of beautiful ceramics from Ciboure Pottery, this vase is decorated by Pedro Garcia de Diego (1904-1969)with a captivating arabesque pattern in blacks and browns on a neu...

This French Art Deco ceramic vase was designed by Gustave Asch in Sainte-Radegonde, France. Crafted in the 1940s, its bulbous form features a mottled turquoise glaze, complemented by...

Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1942 by Mappin & Webb, this attractive, Sterling Silver Dish, features pierced decoration to the top half of the body, a grape and vine border, and sta...

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.

Rare ceramic vase with an intriguing pattern. A true conversation starter. Designed by Vicke Lindstrand, a luminary in Scandinavian Mid-Century design during the 1940s-50s, left an i...

Estrid Ericso, pewter bowl with a lid adorned with a flower bud, manufactured by Svenskt Tenn, 1944. Estrid Ericson was involved in shaping the image of modern Swedish design during ...

A caramel brown glazed stoneware vase designed by Eva Jancke Björk and produced by Bo Fajans Gefle, Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 7.5" ...

Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen, unique ceramic bowl decorated with flowers. Glaze in brown shades on beige background. Ca. 1940s. Signed. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 7.0...

Expertly crafted in Sweden in the 1940s, this Upsala-Ekeby Yellow Glazed Earthenware is a true testament to the quality and craftsmanship of the era. I All items ship from High Poin...

Scandinavian Modern white matte glazed vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson. She was a Swedish ceramicist and designer, active during the 20th century, known for her work with Upsala-Ekeby, a r...

Wilhelm Kåge Argenta vase for Gustavsberg, made in Sweden in the 1940s. This vintage ceramic vase features a deep green glaze and an elegant silver inlaid flower design. A fine examp...

Buccellati Vase, circa 1940 - Fascist period. Silver 800 with fully machined chisel body. Neck decorated with four grooved rings. Stamp: Milano, silversmith Mario Buccellati. Except...

American Modernism ATTRIBUTED TO Albert Wein Standing Female Figure with a Sleeping Cat Carved Wood Circa Mid-20th Century DIMENSONS Height: 40 in (101.6 cm) Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)...

Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...

Art Deco onyx blotter with bronze elk statue and fountain pens. The fountain pens are by Eversharp Inc. The tip of the pens are 14-karat gold. The bo...

This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light racer airplanes in 1948, was given to Robert S. Hopkins to honour the entry of his plane in the National Air Races that year in Cleveland, Ohio. The year before, Hopkins' plane, The Falcon Special, lost a wing in one of the qualifying heats and his pilot, C. P. Smith, bailed out in time; both Hopkins and Smith were from Reidsville, North Carolina. Goodyear commissioned Rene Chambellan...

A disco metal vase with snakeskin pattern designed Ellen Schlanbush, who became artistic director for Just Andersen in 1943. An elegant vase for beautifu...

Folk Art carved maple burl wood box with locking mechanism and original key, circa 1940s. Geometric inlay details present to the surface. Very nice...

Vintage Easter bunny candy box. Easter bunny figure made of papier mâché from the 50th covered with fabric in cream color. Hand painted and decora...

Very interesting collection of three male human head forms. We found them perched on a nickel-plated iron hat stands. The stands are marked Hugh Lynons & Co, Lansing MI. Most likely store display...

Very decorative

Carl-Harry Stålhane, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Stoneware Vase, Sweden, 1943 Swedish ceramic stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand in Sweden in 1943. This wo...

Very large ceramic vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand decorate vertical lines. Glaze beige and gray green. Stamped.

Elegant oval planter with cane detailing, produced in France in the 1940s. The piece remains in good vintage condition, showing only minor age-related wear and no damage to the cane...

Set of Diskometal Birds made by Just Andersen in the early 1940s. * Set (2) birds in diskometal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D2295 (stamped 'Just D2295’) * Condition: Very go...

Royal Copenhagen Jais Nielsen ceramic vase in ox blood glaze. Stamped with the three blue waves for Royal Copenhagen. Measures: 20 cm x 15 cm. In perfe...

Ewald Dahlskog for Bo Fajans Pen tray “Lava”, 1940s. Rare Art Deco pen tray in glazed faience with geometric, architectural form and experimental lava-style glaze in blue-violet tone...

Beautiful “Surrea” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, made in Carrara stoneware. The design are Kåge’s best from the 1930s Produced in Sweden by Gustavsberg during the ...

Classically shaped oval bowl is a master class of technique and elegance, designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) circa 1948 for Barovier, Toso & Co. It has an edging of white on...

Hans Kongslev for Tinos bronze, Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen, patinated bronze. Denmark, 1940s. Stamped Hans Kongslev, Tinos bronze. Meas...

Très rare et impressionnant vase par Léon Arthur Tutundjian. Tutundjian est un artiste peintre avant-gardiste, pionnier de l'art abstrait. En 1929, Tutundjian fut l'un des fondateu...

Radiator cover from a 1947 Sunbeam Supreme Talbot. Rare and very decorative piece from the American retro period. This a radiator cover panel from the iconic and popular Sunbeam Sup...

A striking and substantial stoneware bowl designed by Danish ceramicist Eva Stæhr-Nielsen for SAXBO, Denmark, circa 1940s. This beautifully proportioned example features the restrain...

Organic sea specimens black coral branch, pink sea whip branches , some dried se weed arranged on a lucite stand.

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glazed ceramic Re-polished Fully functional Very good original condition.

Ceramic table lamp model '208' by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s. Produced at Upsala Ekeby, 1940s.

Valuable glossy glazed ceramic sculpture depicting the Madonna and Child. Crackle effect on most of the surface. Non-decipherable engraving, visible in the photo, and sticker with a ...

Rare deep red cased and iridized glass, bowl complete with stubber (cendrier / ashtray), designed by Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) circa 1942, for Venini, with acid stamp on its underside 'Venini Murano MADE IN ITALY' From 1933 to 1947 Scarpa became the artistic consultant to Venini from 1933 to 1947 the glass manufacturer, one of the great celebrated glass works in the history of design. Carlo Scarpa’s highly inventive use of traditional Murano techniques resulted in this original sculptural and sensually formed crimson dish companied by its pestle. Scarpa's success was to look to the past with an innovative approach towards technique and creativity giving birth to the avant-garde. • Literature A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen Collection Helmut Ricke, Eva Schmitt, 'Italian Glass Murano: Milan...

A unusual French Art Deco model of an aircraft, circa 1940. The body, engine casing & propellers are made of Macassar wood. The wings, tail & cockpit are metal with a chrome finish....

A charming and highly collectible Italian coffee advertising storage tin, dating to the 1940s or earlier. This decorative canister features richly detailed coffee-themed imagery, evo...

Incredible set of 3 Murano glass vases in a rare mid-century blu acquamarina rostrato. This beautiful object was produced in the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso...

A French plaster head sculpted in the 1940s, created in a restrained yet expressive style characteristic of mid-20th-century figurative sculpture. The face, with its clean lines and ...

1940s solid brass Calla Lily leaf brass tray by Virginia Metalcrafters.

Possibly by the Primavera workshop established by Le Printemps department store in Paris, this marvelous vase is executed in deep blue and orange glazes, with splashes of ivory. Prim...

Mid Century Hungary brown and cream slender shaped vase. Thick cream glaze sits atop brown glaze giving the vase a textured appearance. Cobalt blue glaze interior. Two available and ...

This porcelain bowl of Japanese origin, dating from around the 1940s, is a fine example of traditional Japanese craftsmanship and artistry. The bowl features intricate hand-painted ...

Crystal oval "Auriac" dish by Lalique signed: Lalique France.

This exceptional hand-hammered pewter vase by Harald Buchrucker exemplifies the Bauhaus movement's refined aesthetic from the 1940s. The vase features a gracefully flared form with a...

An impressive China inside-painted vase in rock crystal. Beautiful and one-of-a-kind art-piece. created in China during the first years of the China-republic, circa 1912-1949. Thi...

Blue Vase ABOUT OZARK ROADSIDE POTTERY “Ozark pottery” refers to several mid-century American pottery makers that artificially coloured clay th...

Sculptural set of three amphora-shaped copper vases, designed by Egidio Casagrande in Italy during the 1940s. Each piece is defined by a softly twisted body and a flared, irregular r...

A striking piece of mid-century Scandinavian design, this Uppsala Ekeby vase (Model 441) by Harald Östergren features an elegant floral relief pattern in a mesmerizing deep blue glaz...