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Period: 1940s
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase with Red & Yellow Leaves, Alingsås Keramik 1947
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a small (height 13 cm) hand painted ceramic vase produced at Alingsås Keramik in 1947. The beautiful leaves motif is hand painted using underglaze painted by signature "K". ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, blue and off-white glazed earthenware vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s. “Y354-510” on bottom
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Swedish Designer, Small Candelabra, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small brass and black-painted metal chandelier designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Uses .4” candles.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

1940's Italian Regency Silvered Wood w/ Crystal Sprays/ Blue Opaline -Candelabra
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's Italian Hollywood Regency Silvered Carved Wood Base Vase with Shooting Crystal Sprays/ Stars Featuring Blue Opaline Art Glass Chains and Detail - Candelabra/ Girandole/ Candle Table Lamp. This is a large impressive room dominating centerpiece Candle...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Midcentury Modern Rare Pair of Vases Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These pieces were made in Sweden at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1940-1950s. This is the small size vase and the large vase called "Charmotte". The name in...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass vase designed by True Berglund and produced by Skansen Glas, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

French Oak Letter Holder in the style of Chambron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French oak letter holder France, circa 1940s Handsome solid wood letter holder Two escalating storage compartments rest on a platform base Decorat...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster, Oak

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

Russian Bronze Cossack Figure Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Russian bronze figure of a Cossack. It is signed.
Category

European Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Porcellana Art Déco, János Török, Zsolnay, Trittico
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Splendido trittico di figure in porcellana Zsolnay dipinte a mano del noto artista ungherese János Török. Le presenti figure sono pubblicate nel Catalogo Zsolnay e tutte tre sono ma...
Category

Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged. Sides have reeded wrapround bands. Cover top ...
Category

British Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Swedish Designer, Small Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small hand-carved bowl designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Argentor, Denmark. Art Deco bronze bowl with motif of deer. Approx. 1940.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Argentor, Denmark. Art Deco bronze bowl with a motif of a deer. Approximately 1940. In excellent condition with a beautiful green patina. Marked. Dimensions: D 19.0 cm x H 3.0 cm.
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Typewriter Olivetti "M44", East Germany, 1947
Located in Praha, CZ
Oldschool typewriter "M44" made by Olivetti, in East Germany, in the year 1947. Made of metal and chrome. Repolished, cleaned, shows signs of use and age. Fully functional.
Category

German Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Swedish Modern AFORS Blown Glass Stemmed Vase, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely Swedish blown glass stemmed Vase by AFORS from the 1940s. Hand decorated with perpendicular stripes in alternating black and yellow on the slender fluted body separated from t...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual bust is made of bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1940
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Arne Bang, Vase, Brown Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown stoneware vase designed and produced by Arne Bang, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Ystad Metall, Candelabra, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass candelabra designed and produced by Ystad Metall, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Peter Ipsen Enke, Vase, Blue Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Peter Ipsen Enke, Denmark, 1940s.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Lavenia “Guido Andlovitz “Vase Ceramic 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Andlovitz.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Horn Shaped Church Vase in Brass, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual sculptural horn shaped flower vase made from solid partially hammered brass. This vase came out of a church in Thorstup located in the southern part Denmark. It was used for ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Ethereal Terracotta Chinese Ancestor Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely terracotta sculpture of an Asian figure with beautiful weathered patina. Custom lucite base.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Swedish Designer, Candle Sticks, Brass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass candlesticks designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Hugo Gehlin, Freeform Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
By Hugo Gehlin
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform blue-coloured glass vase designed by Hugo Gehlin and produced by Gulaskruf, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Bo Fajans, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, 1940s. “FAJAN SWEDEN 1797” on bottom 
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Mariana van Allesch 1940s American Studio Pottery Leaf Bowl
By Mariana Van Alesh
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 1940s asymmetrical leaf platter made by American studio potter, Mariana van Allesch. Signed. Biography: Marianna von Allesch was born Maria Anna Steudel in Germany. ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Upsala-Ekeby, Wall Plant Holder, Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and green, glazed earthenware wall plant holder designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Orange and Beige-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange and beige-glazed vase produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.  
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1940s. “GN SWEDEN” stamp on bottom
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Peter Ipsens Enke, Vase, Blue Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Peter Ipsens Enke, Denmark, 1940s.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of patinated Bronze vases designed by Oscar Arvid Antonsson (1898-1960) for Athena Ystad. Sweden Circa 1940s. The decor of the woman and the fiddl...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Christer Heijl, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass vase designed by a Christer Heijl and produced by Töreboda, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Raus Keramik, Freeform Vase, Glazed Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown/ yellow glazed organic stoneware vase produced by Raus Keramik, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Brass Candle Holder, France, c. 1940
Located in New York City, NY
Brass candleholder that features a turned stem. Reminiscent of Charles Dudouyt's lighting and furniture.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Modernist Bronze Sculpture by Nils Fougstedt, Sweden, 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful bronze figurine by Nils Fougstedt, in the form of two young women. The women are reaching out their arms and have their faces turned upwards. Lovely attention to detail, vi...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Rare Green Ercole Barovier Rostrato Murano Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible mouth-blown Murano glass vase in rare green acquamarina rostrato from the middle of the last century. This wonderful object was produced in the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Ba...
Category

European Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

"Exotic Head Vases, " Unique California Pottery Sculptures, circa Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exotic and dramatic, this pair of tall head vases, partially molded and partially hand-formed, depict mask-like smiling heads with chocolate-brown bodies contrasting with sage-green ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A 1940s Italian Murano glass vase with silver speckles in the glass, twisted tapered body. Measurements: Height 7" Width 6" Depth: 4.5".
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Nittsjö, Vase, Yellow-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-glazed earthenware ceramic vase with floral relief motifs by Nittsjö produced in Sweden, 1940s. It is signed on the underside.  
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Small Bubble Vase 1940 Murano Glass Attributed to Barovier Air Bubbles Inside
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small bubble vase 1940 Murano glass attributed to Barovier Air bubbles inside.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Decorative Coaster/Plate in Isolit and Silver by Wilhelmina Wendt -1945
Located in Örebro, SE
Decorative coaster/plate in isolit (plastic) and silver by Wilhelmina Wendt -1945. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. Signed with makers mark. Wi...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Italian Pottery Of A Naked Lady
Located in Pomona, CA
A reclining naked lady laying on a malty color pottery with an ebonized wood base.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery, Wood

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

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-glazed candlesticks designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s. Fits 0.8” diameter candle
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Candelabras, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of iron candelabras designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. fits 0.75” diameter candles
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

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

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

"Nude Archers, " Rare Art Deco Dish Celebrating Stockholm Archery Competition
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and stunning example of the Argenta line of porcelain art wares produced by the Gustavsberg works in Sweden, characterized by a glowing, turquoise blue-green glaze decorated w...
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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