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Period: 1940s
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

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Royal Copenhagen Vase in Glazed Ceramics, Beautiful Ox Blood Glaze, Dated 1948
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen vase in glazed ceramics. Beautiful ox blood glaze. Dated 1948. Measures: 11 x 10.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Eva Jancke Björk, Vase, Glazed Stoneware, Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A caramel brown, glazed stoneware vase designed by Eva Jancke Björk and produced by Bo Fajans Gefle, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Glazed Incised Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-colored glazed vase produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Dorothy Thorpe Candle Holder, Lucite and Brass, Twisted Base, USA, circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Candlestick has been done in United States icirca 1940. It is made in Lucite and brass. Gold and transparent color. The artist is Dorothy thorpe.
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

1940's Extra Large Porcelain Pheasant Made By Rudolf Chocholka At Keramos Vienna
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely rare, extra large, porcelain pheasant designed and made by Rudolf Chocola at Keramos in Vienna Austria in the 1940's. This big pheasant is marked and numbered: 2536. In abs...
Category

Austrian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Stoneware Figure Vase Bottle Signed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
Located in Paris, FR
Stig Lindberg, (1916-1982) Stoneware figure bottle for Gustavsberg studio, 1940s, Sweden Signed.    
Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Nittsjö, Vase or Pitcher, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase or pitcher designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Beige Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.   
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Art Deco Sterling Silver & Gold Cigarette Box, Padgett & Braham, London, 1947
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1947 by Padgett & Braham Ltd., this very handsome, Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is in the Art Deco taste, with...
Category

English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Gold

Brass Mortar
Located in Chorzów, PL
Brass mortar and pestle Measures: height 9.5 cm, diameter 9.5 cm.
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Upsala-Ekeby, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

1940s Brass Greek Key Architectural Element
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s long solid brass Greek key architectural element. Recently polished in a satin brass finish. There are 4 pre drilled holes for mounting (mounting har...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Yellow Glazed Stoneware, Höganäs, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Sigge Berggren Mid-Century Swedish Bronze Nude Ballerina Sculpture
Located in Skanninge, SE
A mid-century young nude ballerina cast in bronze by Swedish sculpture Sigge Berggren. Cast in bronze and patinated in dark brown. Signed "Berggren"....
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Upsala-Ekeby, Beige and Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Töreboda Keramik, Vase, White-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A white, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, c. 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Tinos Style Mønsterbesk Bronze Box Denmark, 1940s Art Deco
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice bronze box by Mønsterbesk, Denmark. No damages with beautiful patina.
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Black Anthroposophical Ceramic Sculpture, France 1940s
Located in London, GB
This abstract sculptural work resembles an anthroposophic figure. The disjointed ceramic sculpture has a rough surface and is finished in black glaze, with small peaks of the white u...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Silvered Bronze Herons, Attributed to Maison Bagués, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative pair of herons is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work, in the style of the famous Maison Bagués, circa 1940.
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the older one supporting the falling down body of the youth, was created by an anonymous...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Bronze Tray or Vide-Poche, with Embossed Tiger, Signed and Dated
By General Bronze Corporation
Located in Petaluma, CA
A perfect tray to keep on your dresser for coins, rings, etc. Nicely detailed and signed and signed "General Bronze Corporation" and dated 1947. Always nice to know who made your antique purchase...
Category

American Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

1940s Danish Just Andersen Pewter Vase
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen pewter vases produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940´s - 1950´s The vase is in good vintage condition and marked with Ju...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Pair of Vintage Steuben Blown Glass Dolphins
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of blown glass dolphins. Etched in the glass on the underside: Steuben. American, circa 1940.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Black And Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Ystad Brons, Sweden, Art Deco Dish in Bronze Shaped like a Fish, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ystad Brons, Sweden. Art Deco dish in bronze shaped like a fish. 1940s. Measures: 21.5 x 19.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Nittsjö, Vase or Pitcher, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Vase in Ceramic, Model ‘6424’ by Richard-Ginori, San Cristoforo
Located in Berlin, BE
Vase in ceramic, model ‘6424’ by Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo. Mold-formed ceramic with polished glaze. Marked 'Richard-Ginori Fabbricato in Italia', with the graphic symbol of ...
Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Fontana Arte “Pietro Chiesa “ Vase Glass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Glazed Ceramic, Upsala-Ekeby Sweden 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow and white glazed earthenware vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s. Signed.  
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Swedish Designer, Vase, Red-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A red, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

1944 Mid Century Rookwood Pottery Floral Porcelain Bud Vase Jens Jensen
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1944 Rookwood Pottery porcelain vase with a floral design by Jens Jensen featuring white dogwood or magnolia blossoms on a mottled brown ground.  
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Arabia, Finland, Vase in Glazed Porcelain, 1940s/50s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arabia, Finland. Vase in glazed porcelain. Beautiful glaze in deep blue shades. 1940s / 50s. Measures: 19 x 9.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Amazing Table Centerpiece by Sevres
Located in Budapest, HU
An exemplary performance from the historic French factory. From the private collection of Countess Nikolic. With indication Sevres Size: approx. 31 x 64 cm 6 pieces - 4 bowls bottom, 1 bowl top, 1 middle Beautiful, bright colours Decorated with 4 putto figures - with gilded wings...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Nittsjö, Candle Stock, Red-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A red semi-glazed earthenware candle stick holder by Nittsjö, produced in Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Glazed Stoneware, Höganäs, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and green, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

1940s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter Candlesticks
Located in Knebel, DK
Set of two Danish Just Andersen mid century candle holders produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1950´s. The candle holders are in good vintage condition and marked with Jus...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Greta Runeborg, Vase, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed by Greta Runeborg and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Eva Jancke Björk, Vase, Beige-Glazed Earthenware, for Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An early modernist, brown-glazed earthenware vase designed by Eva Jancke Björk, for Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s. Stamp to the underside.  
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Danish Bronze Zodiac Dish from Nordisk Malm, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bronze bowl/dish/ashtray with Zodiac motifs, manufactured and designed by Nordisk Malm in Denmark in the late 1940s
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S
Located in Knebel, DK
1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S The sitting faun is in good vintage condition and marked with Just. Andersens ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

René Lalique Art Deco Opalescent Glass Clock with Love Birds
Located in Oakland, CA
René Lalique Art Deco opalescent glass clock with love birds or cockatoo. Lalique design, signed in script on the bottom, Lalique, france. Excellent condition with a very nice origin...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Upsala-Ekeby, Beige and Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and green glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Wicker Vintage Case, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage traditional woven wicker case in a classic pattern. Made by an unknown manufacturer, in France, circa 1940 Materials: Wicker. In original condition, with minor wear...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wicker

Antique Scandinavian Large Folk Art Carved Wood Bowl 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-679 Scandinavian Folk Art bowl carved from a solid block of wood.
Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

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

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Black And Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and green, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Metal Bin Powder Coated Turquoise, Industrial Era
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era metal stackable bins or baskets with handles. Freshly powder coated in vintage mellow turquoise. The bins have endless uses; in an office...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Upsala-Ekeby, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Industrial Perforated Box
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Industrial perforated metal boxes with fantastic patina Functional for records, toys or blankets Fantastic design Priced individually.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Upsala-Ekeby, Yellow Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Anna-Lisa Thomson, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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