1940s Decorative Objects

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...

Based upon a naturalistic French pattern from the early 20th century this ornate sculptural dish or tray was made in Scandinavia during the 1930s or 40s. Utilize it for jewelry, soap...

Decorative animal object "Zsolnay Bull porcelain figure around 1945" Porcelain bull from Zsolnay Pecs Hungary in soft colors light-grey and light-green....

Bakelite table phone, marked K. Telegfrafverkets Werkstatt Nynäshamn from 1947 Measures: Height about 26 cm.

A piece of wonderful jewelry by Line Vautrin designed in 1941 on the subject of St Foi, a child martyr on the early fourth century and the patron saint of prinsoers, in a rare form of a reliquary...

Elegant medium Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940. Signed in the brass frame The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to cr...

French porcelain bust of a classical male. This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted on a marble base and dates to the 1940s. ...

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 ...

Sculpture of two white ceramic fish from the 1940s. The fish feature the key characteristics of the Art Deco movement, highlighted by their soft lines and dynamic shapes. The special...

This pair of Art Deco seltzer containers captures the sleek, streamlined aesthetic of the Art Deco movement. Created in Argentina circa 1940, these pieces are crafted from a combinat...

A light-green-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.18"H x 7.12"W x 5.12"D All items ship from High Point, No...

A refined Swedish Art Deco pewter vase designed and produced by C.G. Hallberg, Stockholm, Sweden, in 1941. The vase features a beautifully balanced globular body rising to a flared n...

Handcrafted Egyptian Anubis Candle Holder Statue Ancient Egyptian God Sculpture Hand-Painted Stone Resin Ornament Home Décor 25 cm Bring the mystery an...

A beautiful heavy Murano art glass bowl by Barovier Seguso & Ferro in honey yellow amber colour, Italy, circa mid / late 1940s It stays in very good original condition - with a ve...

Italian 1940s wooden architectural drawings wall holder.

This very nice small picture frame is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work by Maison Baguès. Circa 1940

A rare and elegant Swedish pewter vase designed by Edvin Ollers and produced in Sweden in 1941. Crafted in pewter with finely executed brass banding and a distinctive stepped brass f...

Pair of Roseville Pottery ceramic candle stick holders in the Zephyr Lily pattern on blue background are marked with molded "Roseville U.S.A. 1163 4 ½" on the bottoms. Zephir Lily p...

1940s Hand Forged Old Iron Standing Floor Candle Holder 43.75 x 14.25 x 14.25 preowned original distressed vintage unrestored condition. Refer to all images provided.

An authentic and highly collectible Mid-Century Modernist ceramic figurine of a foal, designed by the legendary Austrian sculptor and ceramist Walter Bosse (1904–1979) for Terra Kera...

Beautiful Line Vautrin signed bronze beauty or compact box, circa 1940, France. Gilt bronze, with inscribed the first 2 lines of the poem "Green" by Paul Verlaine, and decor of hear...

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. ...

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...

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed

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...

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...

Vintage hand painted carved horse.

Danish Art Deco patinated bronze dish made in Denmark 1940-50. The dish has in the center a relief of a tableau from H. C. Andersen´s fairytale "The shepherdess and the chimney sweep...

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.

This nice set of 10 wooden geometric models are original of the 1940s. They used to help artists and students render perspective, light, volume and shadowing. They were used in schoo...

Shipibo Peruvian face vase. Hand painted clay .

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...

“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...

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 ...

Exceptionally well-made hand carved/turned sculpture of nude your female. Its made from either birch or maple and from one piece. The alluring female posses naturally and is resting ...

Bayard Art Deco Mantel Clock – France, circa 1930 Elegant mantel clock by the renowned French maker Bayard, dating from the Art Deco period (circa 1930). This timepiece features a p...

Antique World War 2 British flare gun mounted on custom made museum quality steel stand. Nice original color. Bakelite grips in great shape with no cracks. Very graphic piece. Measur...

Italian Futurist 1920s Girl with Pail wooden box toy.

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...

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...

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...

Antque Japanese Handpainted Wooden tray. Floral decor on gold ground. Some red paint loss.

Wabi-Sabi Lombok Wooden Bowl, Sculptural Hand-Carved Form, circa 1940s A monumental hand-carved wooden bowl from Lombok, Indonesia, dating to the 1940s. Carved from a single block o...

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

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...

1954 French mythical bronze seahorsesculpture

A earthenware vase designed by Erik Mornils and produced by Nittsjö, Sweden, 1940s.

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...

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

A great tabletop lighter depicting. It is traditional in Brazil to wear a figa symbol to ward off bad luck.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...