1940s Decorative Objects

An unusual Art Deco nickel-plated bronze sculpture of a condor, circa 1940s, modeled standing upon a naturalistic rock and raised on a two-tier Belgian marble pedestal base. The fig...

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed

Early Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1948 A rare vase of the Graal series designed by Edward Hald for Orrefors Sweden in 1938. Clear glass decorated with underw...

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg Turquoise glazed stoneware vase, circa 1940s. Unmarked vase with softly rounded cylindrical form and slightly recessed neck, featuring a deep turquoise g...

A double-sided industrial clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1940 12" dials with Bakelite housing, conjoined back to back with metal plate. Gents' iconic hands run on ...

A beautiful very old Lourdes Argentinian seltzer bottle collection. Very colorful, even with a pink one, which is a color we have never seen. These are Sold as Non-Function for decor...

Large and substantial rare pair of large Art Deco English Fulham Pottery wall pocket vases, circa 1940. Unglazed on the outside, glazed inside to hold water for flowers. Simple and e...

A black-painted iron candlelabra, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.

A vase in green-glazed earthenware, crafted by Nittsjö in Sweden, 1940s Overall Dimensions (inches): 5"H x 5.6"W x 4.56"D All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.

Pair of colonial brass 3 light wall sconces. Classic 18th c design sand cast in beautifully patinated brass. They have never been wired.

Just Andersen Dish in alloyed bronze (LB 512), c. 1940s. Large round Art Deco dish with a wide rim decorated with geometric inlaid bands. The warm green-brown patina and clean lines ...

Opalescent Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Amphora, Italy, 1940s Found in a noble apartment in Venice. Passed down for generations. It shows signs of aging and a break at the end of on...

Vintage Smith corona typewriter and case. Black Smith Corona standard typewriter made in USA. This typewriter features round glass keys. Th...

Provenance: Wright Modernist 20th Century, auction 12/7/2003, Bertoia worked with the Eames' in California in the late 1940s to develop their wire form chairs. His involvement led...

Vintage hand painted carved horse.

A grey-glazed incised ceramic vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Gefle, Sweden, c. 1940s.

This is a rare vintage GPO desktop or wall cradle fire emergency telephone 164 in black Perspex Bakelite together with a Dictograph system sub station, serial number 21858 circa 194...

Rare Venetian blown glass push and pull door handles from a hotel in Venice late 1940's, by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) for Vitreria Gino Cenedese, Italy. This exceptionally was ori...

Saxbo, Denmark. Ceramic bowl with brown glaze. Approximately 1940s. Ying Yang mark. Perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: D 24.0 cm x H 4.0 cm.

Royal copenhagen porcelain porcelain with seal motif Origin Denmark circa 1940 20th century perfect condition. Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (Danish: Den K...

Exquisite Pewter Goblet designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in the 1940s. Round, vertically fluted pewter goblet Designer: Ellen Schlanbusch Manufacturer: Just Andersen ...

Large 'Aorta' vase by Carl Auböck in patinated brass. This aorta-shaped vase has a rough appearance that is accentuated by shiny brass openings. Designed by Carl Auböck II in 1949. ...

This beautiful vase was made by renowned Shearwater Pottery of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Shearwater was founded in 1928 by Peter Anderson and went...

Shipibo Peruvian face vase. Hand painted clay .

Pair of Antique Silver Fighting Cockerel Sculptures, Italy, Mid-20th Century Silver-Plated Decorative Animal Figures, Hollywood Regency Style Length: 20 cm each This striking pair ...

A rare opportunity to own a piece of American mid-century history in its most authentic form. This Remington Rand De Luxe Model 5 portable typewriter is presented exactly as time lef...

Beautiful stoneware platter in a leaf shape by Gunnar Nylund. Purplish brown glaze with contrasting bright blue areas. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers of the Swedish mid-century period. He was Rörstrand’s creative leader from 1931 until 1949 and as such propelled the artistic work at the factory and served as mentor to younger artists, among them Carl-Harry Stålhane and Hertha Bengtsson. Nylund was a dedicated functionalist, who brought ideas of democratizing stoneware and creating beautiful, qualitative and affordable everyday items for the people to Rörstand in the mid-1920s. The factory had at the time lost its former leading market position, but Nylund’s efforts gave it a great reboot. He designed ceramic kitchenware...

Lacquered paintbrush or pensil box, made in the chinese style. In this painting features a butterfly and flowers. The key is not the original but it does correspond to the lock. Good...

A beige and orange-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.

“Farsta” vase with thick, blue glazed walls balancing on an unglazed base decorated with etched stripes. Production year inscripted on the base. “Farsta” stoneware is recognized a...

A blue glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.

Giovanni Gariboldi Bold Art Deco Ceramic Umbrella Stand in "Sangue di Bue" Red, Italy 1940s

1954 French mythical bronze seahorsesculpture

Charming French jewelry box 1940s Upholstered in green velvet. Pewter accessories, some cracks but refurbished. Fair condition.

Tarciso TOSIN - A ceramic sculpture depicting a little girl ,made in VICENZA in '1940, ITALY. Hand-painted and painstakingly detailed, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand is flower...

An exceptional and monumental French Art Deco dolphin door handle, handcrafted in hammered bronze during the 1930s–1940s, with remarkable provenance f...

This is a Rare Bareuther Bavaria Porcelain Urn, a distinguished piece crafted in Germany between 1937 and 1945. Authenticated by the stamped “Bareuther Bavaria” mark on the base, thi...

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

A spectacular large Danish decorative vase by the renowned ceramic artist Harald Folmer Gross, created for Knabstrup in Denmark circa the 1940s. This impressive example of Danish mid...

Jaeger-LeCoultre, founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre in Switzerland, is a prestigious manufacturer of watches and clocks. In 1903, Jacques-David LeCoultre partnered with Edmond Jae...

Italian Futurist 1920s Girl with Pail wooden box toy.

A pair of Danish Art Deco Tino candlesticks made of solid bronze in fluted style Designed and made in Denmark 1930-1950. Very nice used condition with good patina.

This wonderful and decorative large vase was designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson in the 1940s for Ekeby, Sweden. Its sculptural features and forms are right up to date with any modern look...

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Large Laura Anderson stoneware bowl measuring 3.5" in height by 11.25" diameter. Signed Laura Anderson, 1949. In very good vintage condition. The fol...

Glazed Ceramic Vase with Two Handles by Eva Jancke Björk for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c, 1940 This vase is an excellent example of Eva Jancke Björk’s work. Lovely saturated sage color ...

A green and orange-glazed earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.

The "Cries of London" series, including this "Sweet Orange" plate, originated from a series of oil paintings by Francis Wheatley exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1795. These paintings were subsequently engraved and sold as prints. Reproductions of these popular prints, like the plate that we have listed here were produced over a long period, even into the 20th century. It is noted that Adams China, of Tunstall, England produced these Cries of England plates...

Huge vintage French wicker basket with wood runners on base. I assume it's been for industrial use- a mill, maybe, rather than for ridicu...

Form and glaze work together in this Italian ceramic vase attributed to Guido Andlovitz, created in the 1940s. Rising to just under twenty inches in height, the silhouette is balanc...

ESSEVI Sandro Vacchetti “Vento Di Primavera” ceramic, 1940, Italy.

A blue stoneware vase with vertical lines designed by Axel Sørensen for P. Ipsens Enke in 1941. Simple, yet exquisite. * A blue stoneware vase with vertical lines and small handle...

Antique French wrought-iron hammered photo frame from the 1940s. Antique frame width: 4.5 cm / 1.77 in. Antique glass (2 mm). In back, wrought-iron easel. Suitable for photo size 10 ...

An organic blue-colored blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.

A beautifully weathered terracotta vessel from early 20th-century Anatolia, hand-thrown in coarse local clay and fired in a traditional wood kiln. Originally used for storing olive o...

A beautifully crafted vintage marble box from India, dating to the 1940s–1950s. The surface is intricately inlaid with agate and other precious stones, forming an elegant floral patt...

Great Mid Century Modern Large Pottery Lava Glaze Floor Vase. Beautiful smooth chocolate brown glaze on body with a cream crackle glaze covering the top third and a thick brown lava...

Mid-century pink and green matching California ceramic flamingo tabletop statues with the short statue by Brad Keeler. The set features two beautifully detailed pink flamingos in lus...

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...

Swedish Grace Pewter Box designed by Thorild Knutsson circa 1940. An elegant piece for a beautiful place. * A small lidded box in pewter with a wooden inner box. * Designer: Thorild...