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Barovier & Toso Rare monumental “Piumato” Vasa, Italy 1940
Located in Conversano, IT
This extraordinary vase belongs to the celebrated “Piumato” series by Barovier & Toso, created around 1942 under the artistic direction of Ercole Barovier, and regarded as one of...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Steuler Huge Art Deco Stoneware Floor Vase, 1930-1940, Possibly Lamp
By Steuler
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge stoneware floor vase by Steuler Industriewerke, Germany, 1930s-1940s. Museal piece that can be used as lamp base. Off-white crackle glazed stoneware vase with black and blue ver...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse.
The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a curvesome form. Decorated with a motif of a contemplative mermaid. Lovely attention to detail.
“Argenta” was introduced at the S...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Vase in Bronze and Colored Murano Glass, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Art Deco vase in bronze and colored Murano glass, 1940s
Height 36 cm, tiny air bubbles can be seen in the green glass, testifying to the craftsmanship of Venetian master glassmakers....
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Swedish Floor Vase, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby 1940s Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
A large Swedish Floor Vase with Relief Decor, ”Under the surface”, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala-Ekeby 1940s Sweden. Swedish Modern
A striking floor vase, manufactured by Swedish porcel...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vicke Lindstrand, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed earthenware vase designed by Vicke Lindstrand and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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
Swedish Art Deco Ceramic Fish Silver and Aquamarine Vase, 1947
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Uccle, BE
Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. This piece is marked "Gustavsberg Argenta 47 Made in Sweden".
Swedish ceramic artist and designer, Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) was primarily active in the late-1920s through the 1950s and is best known for his contribution to functionalist style, as well his work as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory.
Algot Wilhelm Kåge (originally Nilsson) was born in 1889 in Stockholm. Kåge studied decorative painting at the Technical School, later known as the School of Art Konstfack, in Stockholm (never graduating), and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, where he studied under Scandinavian painters...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Turkish Dual-Handle Terracotta Storage Pot
Located in London, GB
This Turkish dual-handle terracotta storage pot is a captivating piece that embodies the heritage and artistry of Anatolian craftsmanship. With its robust form and elegantly curved d...
Category
Turkish Primitive Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Bo Fajans, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
By Bo Fajans
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed incised ceramic vase designed and produced by Bo Fajans, Gefle, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Earthenware Vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, Uppsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking earthenware floor vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, glazed semi-translucent white. Decorative embossed graphic pattern.
The artist Anna-Lisa Thomson is best known for her stonewar...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Ceramic Dish Ashtray or Centrepiece in Ceramic Art Deco Red Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco ashtray or vide poche in ceramic. Red color. Made in France. Stamped.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield.
Rwanda-Burundi
Second quarter, 20th century.
Wood, natural pigment
Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 1...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
California Pottery Figural Hand w/ Magnolia Flower Ring Holder by Clemensons
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage hand magnolia flower ring holder by Cleminsons Pottery is from 1941. The sculpture features a beautiful flower design that is perfect for all occasions. The glazed finis...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$117 Sale Price
40% Off
Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted iron candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Fits 0.80” diameter candles
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Vintage Sterling Silver Photograph Frame - George VI
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our vintage silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive vintage sterling silver photo frame has a rectangular shaped form with an oval internal window.
The surface of this impressive antique silver picture frame...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian Candleholders with Cherubs, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of metal-alloy candlesticks with cherubs. Each one with diffrent patina. Manufactured in Italy during the late 1940s. This set uses re...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1940s Art Deco, Pair of Very Rare Golden Sculptures
Located in IT
Elegant pair of Art Deco sculptures dating back to the 1930s, crafted in the style of Gustave Miklos. The pieces depict two standing figures, sculpted with great refinement and atten...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$18,256 / set
Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Copper, Elm, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A copper and elm candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Hold 0.65” diameter candles
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Antique Vintage Kodak Wooden Trimming Board by Eastman
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique vintage kodak wooden trimming board by Eastman. The wooden cutting surface measures 6 inches tall by 5 inches wide by 3/4 inches tall. Some of the original writing can be seen on the surface of the board and the ruler on the top is visible. This board was used for trimming photographs. Beautiful and interesting piece for your use or library decor...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Handcrafted Grain Storage Pot
Located in London, GB
This handcrafted vintage grain storage pot is a beautiful example of Anatolian terracotta artistry, offering a glimpse into traditional craftsmanship and rural heritage. Originally c...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
1940s Bronze Sculpture of a Nun
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s bronze sculpture of a nun.
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Large Glazed Ceramic Lily Decorated Vase, 1944
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts large glazed art pottery vase with lily decoration
By Rookwood Pottery
USA, 1944
Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light maroon or peachy brown color.
...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Alfredo Barbini V.A.M.S.A. Centerpiece Murano Glass 1950 italy
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Centerpiece Alfredo Barbini V.A.M.S.A. Murano Glass 1940/50
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish Designer, Small Candelabra, Silver Plate, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small silver plate candelabra designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 10.75” H x 8.5” diameter
Holds 1” diameter candles
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Börne Augustsson, Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A organic blue-colored blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of red marble vases from the 40's
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
pair of French vases in speckled red marble from the 40's. Very nice vintage condition, slight traces of age and use (see photos).
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$2,282 / set
Majolica Cherries Basket Sarreguemines, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Trompe l'oeil basket with cherries handle signed Sarreguemines, circa 1940.
Category
French Country Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI - Horses - art stoneware - Made in ITALY -1940s
Located in Milano, IT
GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI - from a family of Neapolitan majolica makers , Guido CACCIAPUOTI , moved to Milan at a very young age where he continued with his work with stoneware and created a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black, beige and orange-glazed stoneware vase, designed and produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Barovier e Toso Centerpiece Murano Iridescent, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso centerpiece Murano iridescent, 1940, Italy.
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Eva Jancke-Björk, Green Scandinavian Modern Handle Vase, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern vase featuring ornamental, delicate handles. Crafted from earthenware with a glaze called 'Grafit,' which displays mingled shades of green and black. De...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
$798 Sale Price
30% Off
1940s Art Deco Polished Pewter Vase by Nils Fougstedt for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With engraved linear details on the vase body and neck. Signed Nils Fougstedt with prize message engraving on vase body. Dated 1942.
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Pair of 1940s French Art Deco Four Arm Silverplate & Crystal Candleholders
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of 1940s Art Deco candleholders were realized in France circa 1945. They feature faceted octagonal bases in translucent crystal circumscribed by a Fine silverplate...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Mid-century Typewriter Grome Model N, 1940's Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany in the 1940's by Groma.
Made of plastic, chrome.
With aged patina.
Fully functional, re-polished, in original condition with signs of wear.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Large English Alabaster Amphora Shaped Vase
Located in Kent, Dover
A large English, beautifully carved amphora shaped vase in alabaster.
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Colonial Brass 3 Light Wall Sconces
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of colonial brass 3 light wall sconces. Classic 18th c design sand cast in beautifully patinated brass. They have never been wired.
Category
American American Colonial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Anna-Lisa Thomson, Floor Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware floor vase designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Tapio Wirkkala / ART OBJECT 3235 / Iittala
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Manufactured between 1947 and 1949.
One of Tapio Wirkkala's earliest designs for IITTALA. This crystal-glass piece was made using the free-blown technique, which creates bubbles insi...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff France 1945
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff.
Signed G. Lavroff in the bronze, on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1945.
This panther is illustrated in the book:
George...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
1940 Chalkware Ceramic Nude Hula Girl Napkin Holder Bust Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original chalkware ceramic Hula girl bust napkin holder sculpture. Crafted in the 1940s, this bust of a young native Hawaiian woman with a hibiscus lei around her neck was used to to...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$135 Sale Price
40% Off
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Black-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A black, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Rope and Wicker Wastebasket
Located in New York, NY
Rope and wicker wastebasket. Vintage wicker and rope twined litter basket with rope ring handles. United States, circa 1940
Dimensions: 11.5” diameter x 12"Height.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Rope
Keramos, Vienna, Rearing Horse, Beautiful Figure, circa 1940
Located in København, Copenhagen
Keramos, Vienna. Rearing horse, figure porcelain. Beautiful figure, circa 1940.
Measures: 31 cm. x 25 cm.
In good condition.
Stamped.
Category
Austrian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware vase produced by Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Atmos by Jaeger Le Coultre Classic Model Plated in Rose Gold
Located in Milano, MI
Atmos table clock by Jaeger Le Coultre, Rose Gold plated Classic model.
Ø cm 16 Ø cm 23,5 h cm 20
The Atmos is a perpetual motion clock, the f...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
1940s Herbert Terry Anglepoise Draughtsman's Task Desk Lamp No 1209 Industrial
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The ultimate in desk lamps – a very genuine Post War four-spring model 1209 Anglepoise draughtsman’s task lamp manufactured by Herbert Terry & Sons, Redditch, England.
‘The Anglepo...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Painting And Gilding, by Leuteritz, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large double snake handle vase in baluster form on a mounted funnel-shaped stand, handles in the form of coiled snake pairs raised on the side, white and cobalt blue base, fine ...
Category
German Baroque Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Splendid Italian 1940s wrought iron bird and leaf motif candle stick
By Carlo Rizzarda
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s wrought iron bird and leaf motif candlestick
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
1940s Rare Erik Mornils for Nittsjö Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare vase designed by Erik Mornils for Nittsjö. Features a really interesting design and colors, a bit different than much of his other work. Nice size and shape.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Upsala-Ekeby, Vase, Black And Green-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby
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
Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
Category
French Minimalist Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Walnut
Glazed Ceramic Pale Green Swedish Grace Bowl, Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby
Located in New York, NY
Glazed Ceramic Vase by Harald Östergren for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1940
Green glazed ceramic bowl by celebrated Swedish ceramicist Harald Östergren. Undulating ridges around the e...
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Candlesticks, 1946
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts glazed art pottery candlestick holders
By Rookwood Pottery
USA, 1946
Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light blue color.
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 3.75"H...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Guido Gamboni Lady Figurine Salt Cellar
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic salt cellar in the form of a woman from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone. Signature and famous donk...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Grouping Pair Candleholders & Center Piece Abingdon Pottery Flower Motif
Located in Miami, FL
Grouping of a pair of candleholders and center piece bowl from the mid-1940s by Abingdon Pottery. The two porcelain candleholders hold two candles eac...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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