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Period: 1940s
Pair of Venetian Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A very unique pair of circa 1940's Italian hand-blown figural art glass table lamps in the form of Carnival characters standing next to Venetian columns...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Large Unique Sculpture of Naked Woman
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Harald Salomon for Rörstrand. A large unique sculpture of a naked woman in glazed stoneware.
Dated 1944.
Measures: 43 x 22 cm.
In excellent conditio...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Dancing African, " Rare Bronze Art Deco Sculpture by Hagenauer Contemporary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the decades-old interest among Europeans in the art and culture of Africa -- starting with Cubism which borrowed heavily from African art -- and also demonstrating th...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Parian Porcelain Sculpture of Intertwined Mythological Figures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A magnificent meticulously detailed porcelain sculpture of intertwining passionate bodies. A true object d'arte.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940s by Omero Taddeini Esoteric Masonic Silver Metal Sculpture Musical Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare musical box by Omero Taddeini
Silver metal and wood base
Perfect working order
Perfect condition.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Brass Decorative Object with a Marble Pedestal Representing the Goddess Nike
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s-1950s
This sculpture is made in brass and features a marble pedestal.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in very ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Royal Dux, Rococo Couple in Hand Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Dux. Rococo couple in hand painted porcelain, 1940s.
Stamped.
In very good condition.
The woman measures: 21 x 13 cm.
The man measures: 22 x 9 cm.
Category
Czech Rococo Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
Congolese Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pierre Lefaguays Table Lamp
By Pierre Lefaguays
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Lefaguays (1892-1962)
Dancer
Patinated bronze with gilded accents table lamp.
Signed « Le Faguays » and dated 40 for 1940
Measure: Height : 12" or 30 cm.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Design Ceramic Sculpture Nude Sitting Woman, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Labeled Keramia
- Good, original condition.
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1940s Carved Soapstone Chinese Figures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s carved soapstone Chinese figures.
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Karl Weiler, Pforzheim, Germany, Nude Figure in Bronze, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Karl Weiler, Pforzheim, Germany. Nude figure in bronze with grass skirt, 1940s.
Measures: 12.5 x 7 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Sculpture of Apollo, Ceramic with a Metal like Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine sculpture of Apollo, ceramic with a metal like finish.
Dimensions: Height 12", diameter 9"
NI 1201.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Terra Cotta Mask Art Deco Czech like Goldscheider
Located in Oakland, CA
These 3 dimensional masks do not come up very often. Made in the Austrian tradition like Goldscheider, it is not marked. After, many years of working with these masks, we have learne...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Porcelain Statue "Woman with Roe", Czechoslovakia, 1942, Rudolf Hlavina
By Rudolf Hlavina
Located in Chorzów, PL
A figure by Rudolf Hlavina from 1942.
Dimensions: Height 41 cm, width 45 cm, depth 19 cm.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ado Ko Verzuu Toy Truck Houthandel, 1948
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare toy ‘houthandel’ (wood transport) truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1948. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!
Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
Category
De Stijl Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stylized Art Deco Statue
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, stylized Art Deco statue of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Polished pewter on a marble base. Approximate 13.5" H.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Small Art Deco Bas-Relief in Plaster, Signed, G. WATKIN 1942
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small Art Deco bas-relief in plaster, signed and dated 1942.
Probably a Study for a larger bas relief.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Figural Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-4136 Vintage silver plated brass figural Art Deco style sculpture holding a saucer no maker's mark.
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
By Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
Category
German Belle Époque Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Anders Jönsson Sculpture 'Boy with Apple' by Erik Pettersson Fud, in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Sculpture ‘Boy with apple’ by Anders Jönsson. Founded mark Erik Pettersson fud. In Sweden.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1938 Andre Bourgault Miniatur Carved Wood Statues Couple Rocking Chairs
By Andre Bourgault
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of very small original Andre Bourgault statues hand carved and stamped
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it ...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
P. Ipsen's, Denmark, Girl no. 888, Venus Kalipygos by Kai Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
P. Ipsen's, Denmark. Girl no. 888.
In rare white glaze.
Venus Kalipygos, Design Kai Nielsen.
Measures: 22.2 x 10.5 cm.
Denmark, app. 1940s.
In perfect condition.
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Adrien Dupagne '1889-1980' Africanist Sculpture in Terracotta, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Adrien Dupagne (1889-1980) Africanist sculpture in terracotta, circa 1940-1950.
Small wooden base.
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Pair of Viennese Art Deco Brass Stylized Waterbuck Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Art Deco stylized waterbuck brass sculptures were realized in Vienna, circa 1940. They feature abstracted interpretations of the waterbuck- an African plains ant...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Pan and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculptural Group with Nudes by Salomon for Rörstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in an ivory-hued glaze, this ambitious and rare sculptural grouping of a Pan and Nymph with flute and cymbal was sculpted by Harald Salomon for the famed Rörstra...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Hand Sculpted Stone Head Sculpture on Formfit Hand Carved Wooden Base
Located in Miami, FL
Antique hand-sculpted stone head sculpture presented on a hand carved wooden stand.
Head measures: Length 5 inches x 4 inches depth x 8 inches hi...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Rare Hand Wood Carved Walnut J Rozec Signed Portraits Fisherman & Wife
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of original hand carved from solid walnut J Rozec signed portraits of a fisherman and his wife
A very good looking and high...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
"Gladiator with Sword and Shield, " Unique Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and moving, this depiction of a nude male gladiator, laying his sword to the ground with his shield behind him, is a beautiful memorial celebrating the end of World War II, 1947. The Belgian sculptor -- Pierre Theunis...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Terracotta Musician Angels Statue Signed Delaspre
By Guillaume Claude Henri Delaspre
Located in LEGNY, FR
20th century French terracotta musician children angels statue signed by Guillaume Claude Henry Delaspre 1948. Artist of the French school of the first part twentieth century. The violin bow...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hans Kongslev Bronze Sculptor 'The Princess & The Pea' - H. Ch. Andersen, 1940s
By Hans Kongslev
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small patinated Art Deco bronze sculpture by Danish sculptor Hans Kongslev. Depicting a scene from a Fairy tail 'The Princess and the Pea' by Hans...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman, Jihokera, 1940s
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glazed ceramic
Re-polished
Fully functional
Very good original condition.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rodin Style Bronze Woman Sculptor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Very intriguing sculpture made of bronze of a woman elegantly undressing.
Sign by: RUSL.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Virgo, " Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of the classic symbol of the Zodiac sign of Virgo. A nude female figure with a sheaf of wheat -- was sculpted by Paul M...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georges Jouve Virgin and Child, 1944
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Georges Jouve
Virgin and child
Black glazed ceramic with iridescent metallic luster
Bears the signature on the back as well as the alpha symbol,
c...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Serste Art Deco Inspired Young Lady Modern Wall Plaque 1940s Belgium
By Paul Serste
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $450...By noted Belgian sculptor Paul Serste´ (1910-2000), this wall plaque sculpture is quite beautiful with its flowing kerchief covering the head of a lovely young la...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Carl Schmitz Plaster Sculpture, circa 1940
By Carl Schmitz
Located in Sharon, CT
Schmitz was an important German-American figurative sculptor of the 1930s-1940s. Studied with J.Wackerle. Commissions include: Brooklyn B...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Painted Japanese Marble Warrior Panel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-4035 Hand painted marble panel set in a wood frame.
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Clara Shainess 1940s Carved Wood Sculpture
By Clara Shainess
Located in New York, NY
An African School carved wood sculpture made in the 1940s (circa 1940) by U.S. artist Clara Shainess and mounted on a painted wooden base. Good condition, some age cracks and chips; ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Necklace Pendant Saint Laurent Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze pendant titled Saint Laurent by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Gilt bronze, circa late 1940s. It depicts the ...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well.
A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc.
Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA.
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) was an Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A rare hand built glazed and painted earthenware Art Deco sculpture, a female Polynesian made in Hungary.
Fine hairline cracks on the glaze surfac...
Category
Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Germaine Nordmann Bronze Sculptures, circa 1940
By Germaine Nordmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze couple, with original antique green patina by Germaine Nordmann,
Ecole de Paris,
Susse Fondeur,
circa 1940.
Signed and numbered.
Measurements...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Keramos, Vienna, Dancing Woman Figure in Red Clay
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Keramos, Vienna, dancing woman figure in red clay. Art Deco.
Model number 8713.
Beautiful figure, circa 1940s.
Measures: 41 cm. X 37 cm.
In perfect condition.
Stamped.
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Art Deco Masterpiece Bronze Reclining Sculpture Important Artist Jan Anteunis
By Jan Anteunis
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare Art Deco Bronze. Incredible quality from an important Belgian artist named Jan Anteunis, (1896-1973). It is not often that we are able to find a piece with all of these qualit...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco Plaster Sculpture of a Man
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco plaster sculpture of a man circa 1940
not signed.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian Murano Glass Chinese Wise Man Figure
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1940s Murano art glass figure of a Chinese wise man. Blown red glass with 24-karat gold. The piece is in excellent condition.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
French 1940's Terra Cotta Sculpture of a Woman
By Rene Romage
Located in San Francisco, CA
An important French 1940's terra cotta sculpture of a seated nude woman; with head turned to the right above a voluptuous torso; Signed "Rene Romage, 1942" (alias - Rene Baumer)
Category
French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Large Ceramic Geisha Elcod, 1940 Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic Geisha Elcod 1940 Cacciapuoti, unique elegance, very beautiful colors, small chips.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Venus Sculpture by Edouard Cazaux, circa 1940-1950
Located in Paris, FR
Large beige, blue and green with nuance of brown enameled ceramic sculpture representing a naked Venus by Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974). Signed Cazaux on the base back.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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