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Period: 1940s
Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946
Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946

Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946

By Fenouil Hennon

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Apel Les Fenosa (1899-1988, Espagne/ Spain) : "Violoniste" (1946) Epreuve originale en bronze numérotée sur 4 / Original bronze numbered on 4 editions Epreuve en bronze à pati...

Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century Italian Marble Vase
Mid Century Italian Marble Vase

Mid Century Italian Marble Vase

Located in Tampa, FL

A lovely peach colored marble vase from Italy in the shaped of an urn with a ruffled rim on a square base. Circa 1940s.

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Small Carved Earthenware Vase with Floral Motif, circa 1940's
Small Carved Earthenware Vase with Floral Motif, circa 1940's

Small Carved Earthenware Vase with Floral Motif, circa 1940's

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Compact wheel-thrown earthenware vase, mid-20th century, circa 1940–1960. The form has a rounded body that rises to a narrow cylindrical neck with a slightly thickened rim. The surfa...

Category

French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture
Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture

Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture

Located in Prato, IT

Firenze, Italy, 1942 In terracotta Signed Emanuele Zambini Measure: Height 61 cm.

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Fabulous Primavera French Deco Lizard Vase
Fabulous Primavera French Deco Lizard Vase

Fabulous Primavera French Deco Lizard Vase

By Atelier Primavera au Printemps

Located in New York, NY

An outstanding French deco Primavera vase with lizards surrounding the sides in a mottled brown and white glossy craquelure glaze. Signed Primavera. Note: Camera flashes on vase.

Category

French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Copper Amphora Vase, 1940s–50s
Italian Copper Amphora Vase, 1940s–50s

Italian Copper Amphora Vase, 1940s–50s

Located in Staffanstorp, SE

Striking hand-hammered copper floor vase with an elegant twisted design, made in Italy and stamped Made in Italy. Likely designed by Egidio Casagrande (1911–1962), renowned for his r...

Category

Italian Romantic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

“Fritidsflickan” – Bronze Sculpture by Stig Blomberg for Ystad Brons, Sweden
“Fritidsflickan” – Bronze Sculpture by Stig Blomberg for Ystad Brons, Sweden

“Fritidsflickan” – Bronze Sculpture by Stig Blomberg for Ystad Brons, Sweden

By Stig Blomberg

Located in Staffanstorp, SE

A striking and spirited bronze sculpture titled “Fritidsflickan” (The Leisure Girl), designed by acclaimed Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg and produced by Ystad Brons in the mid-20th ...

Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce
French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce

French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French Gilded Vintage Two Arm Sconce Sold individually 9"H x 9"W x 5"D

Category

French Rococo Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Brass fruit holder, 1940s
Brass fruit holder, 1940s

Brass fruit holder, 1940s

Located in Bastia Umbra, IT

Brass fruit holder, Made in Italy, 1940s.  Elegant brass fruit holder in the shape of a shell. It can also be usedatro as a pocket emptier or table centerpiece. Retains the patina o...

Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

"American Bison" : Straight hand-carved stone sculpture C.1930-50 ITS
"American Bison" : Straight hand-carved stone sculpture C.1930-50 ITS

"American Bison" : Straight hand-carved stone sculpture C.1930-50 ITS

By Mateo Hernandez

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

"American Bison" : handcarved unique limestone sculpture showing a standing bison in the style of art deco sculptor Mateo Hernandez Unsigned Dimensions : Height 25 cm x Width 14.5...

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

1940's Original Storage Crates By De Werkeende Bie - Poperinghe
1940's Original Storage Crates By De Werkeende Bie - Poperinghe

1940's Original Storage Crates By De Werkeende Bie - Poperinghe

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940's Original Storage Crates By De Werkeende Bie - Poperinghe. Very rare original Belgian crates from 'De Werkeende'. Founded by Henri Maes in 1930 a humble bakers to start, they...

Category

Belgian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Poplar, Wood

Brown Lacquered and Hand Painted Terracotta Deruta Amphora Vase, Italy
Brown Lacquered and Hand Painted Terracotta Deruta Amphora Vase, Italy

Brown Lacquered and Hand Painted Terracotta Deruta Amphora Vase, Italy

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1940s. This vase is made in lacquered and hand painted terracotta. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in...

Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Apel Les Fenosa, "Le Livre De Tobie", Épreuve En Bronze Numéroté, 1943
Apel Les Fenosa, "Le Livre De Tobie", Épreuve En Bronze Numéroté, 1943

Apel Les Fenosa, "Le Livre De Tobie", Épreuve En Bronze Numéroté, 1943

By Apelles Fenosa

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Apel Les FENOSA (1899-1988, Espagne) : "Le Livre de Tobie" 1943 Epreuve en bronze à patine brune, numéroté et monogrammé / Brown patinated bronze cast, numbered and monogramed by artist initilas Epreuve en bronze à patine brune représentant l'archange Raphaël présentant un poisson à Tobie* / Bronze proof with brown nuanced patination figuring Archangel Raphael...

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946

Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946

By Giuseppe Mazzullo

Located in Roma, IT

Passo di Danza is a bronze sculpture representing a dancer with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Giuseppe Mazzullo ...

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946

Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946

By Giuseppe Mazzullo

Located in Roma, IT

Passo di Danza is a bronze sculpture representing a Dancer with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Giuseppe Mazzullo wa...

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

1940s Metal Lantern Post
1940s Metal Lantern Post

1940s Metal Lantern Post

Located in Stockton, NJ

A vintage 1940s metal lantern with single candle pricket. Decorated flower motif with original patina.

Category

American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Handkerchief White Latimo
Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Handkerchief White Latimo

Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Handkerchief White Latimo

By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini

Located in Uccle, BE

This is a vintage circa 1950 fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano in Italy. The vase is made from white latimo glass The shape of old handke...

Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

1940's Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter candle Holders by Just Andersen
1940's Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter candle Holders by Just Andersen

1940's Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter candle Holders by Just Andersen

By Just Andersen

Located in Knebel, DK

Set of two Danish Just Andersen pewter candle holders produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940's. The well designed candle holders are in good vintage condition and marked with J...

Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

1940s Hungarian Brutalist Vase, Brown and Cream, Cobalt Blue Interior
1940s Hungarian Brutalist Vase, Brown and Cream, Cobalt Blue Interior

1940s Hungarian Brutalist Vase, Brown and Cream, Cobalt Blue Interior

Located in New York, NY

1940's Hungarian Brutalist design brown and cream wide mouth vase. Vertical lines on the exterior. Signature cobalt blue interior glaze. Part of a large collection.

Category

Hungarian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Teddy Bear in Black Golden Line from the Famous Designer Walter Bosse
Beautiful Teddy Bear in Black Golden Line from the Famous Designer Walter Bosse

Beautiful Teddy Bear in Black Golden Line from the Famous Designer Walter Bosse

By Walter Bosse

Located in Argenteuil, IDF

Beautiful and charming little teddy bear in black golden line from the famous designer designer Walter Bosse (1904 - 1979) Beautiful original patina from the mid-20th century. H...

Category

Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter

Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.

Category

New Zealand Tribal Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Three Plaster and Sheet Metal Human Head Prototypes
Three Plaster and Sheet Metal Human Head Prototypes

Three Plaster and Sheet Metal Human Head Prototypes

Located in Santa Monica, CA

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...

Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Composition, Sheet Metal

French Bronze À La Gloire des Phoques Brooch Line Vautrin
French Bronze À La Gloire des Phoques Brooch Line Vautrin

French Bronze À La Gloire des Phoques Brooch Line Vautrin

By Line Vautrin

Located in Atlanta, GA

A bespoken bronze brooch by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1946 named "À La Gloire des Phoques" (The glory of the seals). This bronze brooch features a se...

Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Sevres Style Porcelain Bolted Urns Garnitures
Sevres Style Porcelain Bolted Urns Garnitures

Sevres Style Porcelain Bolted Urns Garnitures

Located in Dallas, TX

Sevres style porcelain bolted urns, 19th c., royal blue ground, raised gilt enamel, hand-painted reserves with flowers, fluted plinth, rising on gilt met...

Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Barovier/Barbini Large Hand Blown Crystal Shell Bowl
Barovier/Barbini Large Hand Blown Crystal Shell Bowl

Barovier/Barbini Large Hand Blown Crystal Shell Bowl

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Great Barrington, MA

This hand blown crystal shell is a large example and very heavy. The internal layer is filled with gold leaf and the outer cased layer is extremely well executed controlled bubbles, ...

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

1940s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter Candle Holders
1940s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter Candle Holders

1940s Set of Two Danish Just Andersen Pewter Candle Holders

By Just Andersen

Located in Knebel, DK

Set of two Danish Just Andersen art deco pewter candle holders produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1950's. The candle holders are in good vintage condition and marked with J...

Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Sterling Silver Letter Opener
Sterling Silver Letter Opener

Sterling Silver Letter Opener

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This sterling silver letter opener is a handsome piece that makes a great gift. Not only is it functional but a beautiful accent to your desk. Sleek and unadorned it works with any d...

Category

Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s
Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s

Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This carved wood Folk Art airplane has an amazing original paint surface and functional propeller and wheels.

Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sheet Metal

Glass Vase by A.D. Copier unica
Glass Vase by A.D. Copier unica

Glass Vase by A.D. Copier unica

By Glasfabriek Leerdam

Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR

Andries Dirk Copier (1901–1991) for Leerdam “Unica” blown glass vase Signed “Leerdam Unica A.D. Copier Num V159” Date of creation: 1943 H. 35 × W. 20 × D. 15 cm Biographical Inform...

Category

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Kaija Aarikka Rooster
Kaija Aarikka Rooster

Kaija Aarikka Rooster

Located in Studio City, CA

Modernist Rooster Sculpture 1970s by Kaija Aarikka for AarikkaMade in Finland Missing a couple “feathers” on head.

Category

Finnish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Antique Elevated Centerpiece Glass Vase Framed in Solid Bronze 1940s
Art Deco Antique Elevated Centerpiece Glass Vase Framed in Solid Bronze 1940s

Art Deco Antique Elevated Centerpiece Glass Vase Framed in Solid Bronze 1940s

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC offering: Art Deco Decorative Vase Antique Handblown Glass Pedestal Bowl or Catch All Piece Platform of Solid Bronze USA 1940s. Unmarked. Dimensions: 11.25 H x 11 inches in ...

Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic clock from the 1940s'
Ceramic clock from the 1940s'

Ceramic clock from the 1940s'

$367Sale Price|20% Off

Ceramic clock from the 1940s'

Located in Torino, IT

Ceramic clock from the 1940s. Fine centerpiece or mantel clock made in the 1940s. The structure is completely made of glazed ceramic with shades ranging from brown to light blue. ...

Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

"Royal Copenhagen" fish vase.Craquelé glaze. Design Thorkild Olsen. 1940s.
"Royal Copenhagen" fish vase.Craquelé glaze. Design Thorkild Olsen. 1940s.

"Royal Copenhagen" fish vase.Craquelé glaze. Design Thorkild Olsen. 1940s.

By Thorkild Olsen

Located in Köln, NW

Rare "Royal Copenhagen" fish vase, designed by Thorkild Olsen. Porcelain with pale gray craquelé glaze. Gilded rims. The vase was probably made in the late 1940s, early 1950s and c...

Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940
Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940

Head of a Berber man, terracotta sculpture, Paul Sersté, , Belgium, circa 1940

By Paul Serste

Located in Paris, FR

Terracotta sculpture with brown patina depicting a Bedouin head, signed, on a wooden base. Biography Paul Sterté (1910-2000) Belgian sculptor, born in Charleroi. Part of his work w...

Category

Belgian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

Harald Östergren for Upsala-Ekeby, Advent Candle Holder, Early 20th Century
Harald Östergren for Upsala-Ekeby, Advent Candle Holder, Early 20th Century

Harald Östergren for Upsala-Ekeby, Advent Candle Holder, Early 20th Century

By Upsala Ekeby, Harald Östergren

Located in Västra Frölunda, SE

An exceptionally rare ceramic advent candle holder designed by Harald Östergren and produced by Upsala-Ekeby in the first half of the 20th century. Executed in a refined celadon-gree...

Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Pottery  Of A  Naked Lady
Italian Pottery  Of A  Naked Lady

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

"Vintage Silverplated Five-Arm Candelabras, Stamped Base, Circa 1940s"
"Vintage Silverplated Five-Arm Candelabras, Stamped Base, Circa 1940s"

"Vintage Silverplated Five-Arm Candelabras, Stamped Base, Circa 1940s"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of Vintage Original Five Upright Arms Polished Silverplated Beverly Hills Hotel's Candelabras, Stamped Makers Mark on Circular Base (See Pictures of Makers Mark) Dimensions: 15"...

Category

American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Iron

Gunnar Nylund Bowl Produced in Sweden
Gunnar Nylund Bowl Produced in Sweden

Gunnar Nylund Bowl Produced in Sweden

By Gunnar Nylund

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Bronze bowl designed by Gunnar Nylund. Produced in Sweden.

Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947

By Max Louis Jean Barneaud

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947. The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.

Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Willy Wuilleumier, Sculptures 'Les Joueurs De Rugby', G.A.M. France, 1940
Willy Wuilleumier, Sculptures 'Les Joueurs De Rugby', G.A.M. France, 1940

Willy Wuilleumier, Sculptures 'Les Joueurs De Rugby', G.A.M. France, 1940

By Studio Gam, Willy Wuilleumier

Located in Firenze, IT

Art Deco Pair of sculptures 'les joueurs de rugby' Willy Wuilleumier (1898-1983) Executed by G.A.M. France, circa 1940 Équipe de France. Signed on the base. Handpainte...

Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mappin & Webb art deco sterling silver dish made in Sheffield in 1942
Mappin & Webb art deco sterling silver dish made in Sheffield in 1942

Mappin & Webb art deco sterling silver dish made in Sheffield in 1942

By Mappin & Webb

Located in London, London

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...

Category

English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City

Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City

By Knoll, Jens Risom

Located in Buffalo, NY

Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...

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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Upholstery, Birch

1940's " Orphée " Ceramic sculpture signed BAB
1940's " Orphée " Ceramic sculpture signed BAB

1940's " Orphée " Ceramic sculpture signed BAB

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1940's French sculpture showing " Orphé " Nice ceramic in the style of Vallauris Grec antique style Signed BAB

Category

European Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940
Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940

Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940

By Tiziano Galli

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Painted ceramic sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940. Tiziano Galli, (1908-1986).

Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin

French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin

By Line Vautrin

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...

Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Angelo Ungania Vase in Blue Ceramic with Marine Decorations 1940s Italy
Angelo Ungania Vase in Blue Ceramic with Marine Decorations 1940s Italy

Angelo Ungania Vase in Blue Ceramic with Marine Decorations 1940s Italy

By Angelo Ungania

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Decorative vase in blue ceramic with marine-theme decorations on the surface like fish, octopus and starfish. It was realized by Angelo Ungania during the 1940s, the author's mark is...

Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic