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Period: 1940s
Art Deco Blue Female Nude by Betty Harrington, 1940's
By Betty Harrington
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco Blue Female Nude, 1940's by Betty Harrington for Ceramic Arts Studio Madison, Wisconsin, USA marked on bottom: Ceramic Arts Studio, BH, Madison, Wis. "in good vintage as f...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

Gorgeous Antique Pair of Fighting Roosters
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular pair of antique heavy metal sculptures of fighting roosters.
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture in the Style of Brancusi
By Brancusi
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture, Inspired by Brancusi's Style – Unique Work by Unknown Artist" Unveil the beauty of early 20th century artistry with this remarkable wooden scul...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique World War 2 Flare Gun Model M8
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique World War 2 flare gun model M-8. Untouched original surface. Looks like something out of Blade Runner or Star Wars. Tiny chip at top of one grip.
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American Machine Age Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Steel

Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury 32cm A striking pair of silver-plated peacock sculptures, masterfully handcrafted in the classic Holly...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

1940s, Gorgeous Oriental Decorative Statue, Thai Deity
Located in Milano, IT
1940s, Gorgeous oriental decorative statue in bronze. Thai Deity. The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 4, 33" W x 1, 96 D x 7, 87 H inches. L...
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hand Carved Eagle By
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved eagle in fine condition and rare to find by Thomas Rhodes carver from Arizona.The shape & form is the best.
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American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Hand Carved Eagle By
Hand Carved Eagle By
$1,276 Sale Price
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1940s Art Déco Glazed Ceramic 'Ambretta Dancer' by S. Vaccetti for Essevi, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s Art Déco Torino painted and glazed ceramic figurine 'Ambretta Dancer' by Sandro Vaccetti for the firm Essevi, Italy By: Sandro Vaccetti Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Edouard Marcel Sandoz Swiss Langenthal Porcelain Lying Rabbit Figure, 1948
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Art Deco Swiss Langenthal porcelain model of a lying rabbit designed by Edouard Marcel Sandoz and made in 1948. The porcelain rabbit is ha...
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Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete. Offered is a handsome lifesize Italian plaster male torso sculpture on plinth. This is a beautiful detailed copy of an or...
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Italian Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Plaster

Italian ceramic from 1940 Green glazed horse sculpture Perugia manufacture
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian ceramic from 1940 Green glazed horse sculpture Perugia manufacture
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Glazed Ceramic Roman Bust/Sculpture, 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-649 ceramic Roman Bust market Italy.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Small Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury Décor & Gift An exquisite pair of small silver-plated peacock sculptures, designed in the class...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury A striking pair of silver-plated peacock sculptures, masterfully handcrafted in the classic Hollywood ...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards,...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Amber Lion Sculpture in Pâte de Verre
By Daum
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1940s Solid Amber Glass Lion was created using the pâte de verre (glass paste) technique with translucent and varying colored amber crystal glass with fine detailing Small lit...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration for Home Décor, Animal Figure
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Scottish Taxidermy Peahen Bird Fowl Antique Hen
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Taxidermy Peahen (Female Peafowl) on Plinth Base Pre-1947 Scottish Estate Collection, Decorative Bird Description: Decorative Natural History: Taxidermy Peahen An elegant exa...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Set of Karl Hagenauer Bronze Miniature Animal Sculptures Werkstatte Wien Austria
Located in Troy, MI
A grouping of 4 bronze miniatures originally designed by Karl Hagenauer circa 1940s for Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Austria Stylized animal figures in solid bronze and stamped to unde...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940 Charming vintage wooden dachshund pull toy on wheels, made circa 1940. This delightful piece captures the spirit of early 20th-centur...
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Spanish Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Guido Cacciapuoti Ceramic Horses, 1940
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti ceramic horses, 1940.
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Italian Other Vintage 1940s 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...
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German Belle Époque Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

1940 Forlani Laveno Art Deco Italian Pottery Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Figure Art Deco Italy, 1940 White Pottery Pink and Gold Finishing Perfect Condiction Mark signed under the base
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large Vintage Italian White Glazed Terracotta Cat with Green Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regal Vintage Glazed Italian White Terracotta Cat in a Seated Pose. This gorgeous white cat with beautiful expressive green glass eyes sits atop a glazed marbleized plinth base. Meas...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Paper

1940s Chinese Pair Foo Dog Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of antique chinese figurines Foo Dog sculpture green glaze ceramic. Dimensions: 8" H x 3.75" W x 6.5" D Ple...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Patinated Neoclassical Bronze Female Figures Designed as Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French mid-century Greek neoclassical patinated bronze female figures designed as torchieres. Currently without sockets, wiring and shades, but all may be added upon reques...
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French Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ethereal Terracotta Chinese Ancestor Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely terracotta sculpture of an Asian figure with beautiful weathered patina. Custom lucite base.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Wooden Small Netsuke 'A Head' 1940s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1940s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan....
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Japanese Showa Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Diskometal Bird by Just Andersen, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Diskometal Bird made by Just Andersen in the early 1940s. * Bird in diskometal * Designer: Just Andersen * Model: D2295 (stamped 'Just D2295’) * Condition: Good vintage condition. ...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Highly Decorative Old Natural Sea Shell #4
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Large Natural Highly Decorative Sea Shell. Great for decorating! I purchased a collection of Sea Shells from a antique store in Newport.
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Rare and Colectible Leather Elephant Sculpture in the Manner of Dimitri Omersa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Leather Elephant Sculpture in the style of Dimitri Omersa for Abercombie & Fitch, 1940'. It is a gorgeous hand-made stuffed leather figurine of an elephant. Original condit...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Leather

"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls by Maurice Jallot depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although they ser...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Nude Hand Carved Wood & Marble Sculpture Style of Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Red Lion, PA
A striking example of hand-carved modernist sculpture, this nude female figure in the style of Ferdinand Parpan captures the elegance and abstraction of the 1930s–40s post-Art Deco e...
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Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Art Deco Period French Bronze Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage bust from France made of bronze and supported by a marble base. This piece features the likeness of a man. It showcases the smelter’s stamp. This piece is in very nice vintag...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage African Bronze Rooster Figurine Ife Benin Nigeria Primitive Folk Art
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking vintage bronze rooster sculpture is a fine example of African tribal artistry, originating from the cultural regions of Ife and Benin in Nigeria. Crafted with a primiti...
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Beninese Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A set of seventeen mid-20th century hand crafted mushroom scientific/botanical
Located in London, GB
A set of seventeen mid-20th century hand crafted mushroom scientific/botanical specimens Dimensions in inches: H 6” x W 4.5” x D 4.5” Age: Mid-20th century Origin: Unknown Condit...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Plaster, Pine

1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car 1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car. The most exceptional pedal car dated September 3, 1948 from Mantova. Scratch built by hand it would probably have been commissioned as a one of project. The car was made as a working pedal car with a strong bicycle based frame and pedal type assembly although we haven’t tested the mechanism and are selling this as a decorative car...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1940s Bronze Sculpture of a Nun
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s bronze sculpture of a nun.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Ceramic Panther, Primavera
Located in Paris, FR
Created in 1912 by René Guilleré, Primavera was the atelier of the major department store Le Printemps. The idea was to offer furniture and art objects that combined contemporary aes...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Other

Cast Lucite Cat by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in New York, NY
Chic 1940's cat sculpture in translucent yellow tone lucite, by design immortal Dorothy Thorpe.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Matilde Poulat MATL Taxco Ca. 1945 .930 Silver Virgin With Stones
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare ca. 1945 Virgin Mary sculpture in .930 silver with carved bone, amethyst and turquoise by Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat. Manufactured in Taxco, Guerrero, México. The Virg...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Amethyst, Silver

Very Unusual French 1940s Model of a Camel, Made of Tanned Leather
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual and Rare French 1940s model of a Camel, made of natural tanned leather. This is truly an elaborate piece for any home decor. This piece is made of naturally tanned lea...
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Glass

Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture- Inspired by Brancusi's Iconic Style, France
By Brancusi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Wooden Sculpture – Inspired by Brancusi's Iconic Style, France Unveil the timeless elegance of early 20th-century artistry with this exceptional wooden sculpture,...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Italian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Of A Nude Male
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Of A Nude Male. We offer a handsome Italian bronze sculpture of a reclining nude male that dates to the 1940's. Beautiful form and great patina!
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

French Art Deco Bronze Cat Sculptures
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of bronze sculptures of cats from the Art Deco period in France. Each showcases Egyptian stylization which was popular during the Art Deco period. They showcase the original pat...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Signed “St. Yves” Faïence Statue by Jos Kervella for Henriot Quimper, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1947 / Statue St. Yves / Jos Kervella for Henriot Quimper / faïence polychrome / Religious A rare and beautifully modeled faïence statue depicting Saint Yves, by Jos Kervel...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Hand Painted Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
Vintage hand painted carved horse.
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Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bulldog Cigar Ashtray, 1940, Chicago. Usa
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Central Die Casting & Mfg Co. Chicago- Usa We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at you...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Chrome

Set of 10 Wooden Geometric Models
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
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...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Primitive Hand Chiseled Horse Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two hand-chiseled horse sculptures with a primitive aesthetic. Their weathered finish adds character and suggests a sense of history. Placed on a fireplace mantel, they likely serv...
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Spanish Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of White Ceramic Dove Sculptures by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of the most celebrated and influential designers of the A...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Wooden Dustpan – Traditional French from the Early 20th Century This rustic wooden dustpan, a traditional French piece dated around 1940, is a functional sculpture that beaut...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Caravan of Murano Camels
Located in New York, NY
A caravan of eight amethyst camels. An elegant display of dromedary caravan of amethyst camels from Venice ranging in size and color from amethyst to smokey grey. Italy, 1940's Dime...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Art Deco Design Ceramic Sculpture Nude Sitting Woman, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Labeled Keramia - Good, original condition.
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

Blue Speckled ceramic vase - "Triton" Vicke Lindstrand - Upsala Ekeby - 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful ceramic vase of model Triton designed by Vicke Lindstrand at Upsala Ekeby 1940s. It is 35 cm (14") high and in very good condition except from some minor repaired chips n...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Dancer, designed by Josef Lorenzl, Keramos, Vienna, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
This "Art Deco" piece made of ceramic, colored in soft and light tones of white, beige, yellow. The base is in black. A ballet dancer in her stage dress and pointe shoes in a classic...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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