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Period: 1940s
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

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

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

Original Painted Cow Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century Original painted heavy cast iron door stop full body cow doorstop.This is a three dimensional cow door stop.
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American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Iron

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 condition....
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Danish Bust of Minerva
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Danish ceramic bust depicting the Goddess Minerva. Measurements: Height: 22.5" Width: 11.25" Depth: 7.5"
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Carved Copper Thousand hand Bodhisattva Buddha Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
The thousand arms of a bodhisattva symbolize compassion and the ability to help all beings, including oneself, to achieve enlightenment. The ideology of this mythical being is repr...
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Tibetan Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Vintage Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of David
By Michelangelo
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage Italian carved carrara marble sculpture or statue of David. Offered is a good sized well executed marble figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Mic...
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Italian Grand Tour Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock from the 1940's on hand carved wood stand. Delicately constructed of vermeil sterling with colorf...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

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

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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

Large Bronze Sculpture "La Liberté", Attributed to Jacques Zwobada, 1940s
By Jacques Zwobada
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Powerful bronze sculpture titled La Liberté, attributed to French artist Jacques Zwobada (1900–1967). This substantial work exhibits the expressive organic language for which Zwobada...
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European Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sculpture Pheasants Porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture pheasants porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti 1940s made In Italy, famous Italian sculptor of the mid-20th century.
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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

Antique Pair of Small Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, small silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each ...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

PAIR OF LIBERTY'S OMERSA MOTHER & CALF LEATHER HIPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL HiPPO'S
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime and very rare pair of original, circa 1940’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather H...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Chinese Jade and Jadeite Grapes Vine on Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique Jade sculpture of grape vine in spinach Jade vase with jadeite grapes Chinese handcarved. Sculpture on green marble stand. Exceptional craftsmanship. From a private Florida co...
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Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Emile Antoine Bourdelle “Arlequin” Bronze Sculpture Valsuani Foundry
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929) Bronze Sculpture L' Arlequin. Conceived in 1905 and cast around 1954 A rare museum quality impressionist - Brutalist interpretation of a harlequin swordsman in bronze with black/brown patina. Bears the cast signature E. A. BOURDELLE top of the base, © by Bourdelle along one side. Foundry seal of A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE. On corner. Measures 16 x 16.5 x 5 inches. Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear. Scratches and wear to patina throughout commensurate of material age and use. Provenance: The estate of Morton and Estelle Sosland.In Kansas City, the Sosland family name is synonymous with both giving, and the arts. Of their many contributions to the community, 'The Soslands gave one of the nation's finest private collections of American Indian art to the Nelson-Atkins' museum. The content of this auction bears testament to their keen eye and varied interests. In September 1893 Bourdelle joined the studio of Auguste Rodin. His collaboration with Rodin lasted fifteen years. In 1895, he received his first official commission, a war monument for the city of Montauban. His proposed plans, different from traditional monuments, created a scandal. Rodin intervened on his behalf, and the monument was finally erected in 1902. In 1900, Bourdelle demonstrated his independence from Rodin's style with a bust of Apollo. In the same year, Bourdelle, Rodin and the sculptor Desbois opened a free school of sculpture, the Institut Rodin-Debois-Bourdelle. One of the students was Henri Matisse, who later produced some remarkable sculpture, but the school did not last long. Bourdelle in his studio sketching Grace Christie In 1905, Bourdelle had his first personal exhibition, in the gallery of the foundry-owner Hébrand. With the support of Hébrand and the material assistance of his foundry, Bourdelle was able to make larger works and earn greater recognition. His father died in 1906, and Bourdelle changed his first name to simply Antoine, after his father. He married his second wife, Cléopatre Sevastos (1892-1972), who was of Greek origin. She and their daughter, Rhodia, became a frequent inspiration for his works.[6] In 1908, Bourdelle left the studio of Rodin and set out on his own. In 1909 he exhibited a new work, Hercules the Archer at the annual Salon of the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He began to teach at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where his students included Giacometti, Isaac Frenkel and Adaline Kent...
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French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"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

Lalique Pair of Frosted GLass Sculptures ‘Hirondelle’ Bookends/ Paperweight
Located in Bochum, NRW
Lalique Crystal Hirondelle Bookends or paperweights shaped in the form of a diving swallow bird. A pair of René Lalique frosted and polished glass ‘Hirondelle’ book ends, 1950s. Engr...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

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

French Art Deco Period Panther Statue
Located in Austin, TX
Sculpture of a panther from Art Deco period France made of metal with a black marble base. This figure is in a natural walking pose and is quite eye catching. It features the origina...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

Materials

Wood

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 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

Materials

Ceramic

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

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

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

Materials

Wood

Large Ceramic Geisha Elcod, 1940 Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic Geisha Elcod 1940 Cacciapuoti, unique elegance, very beautiful colors, small chips.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

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

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Wood Carved Chinese Restaurant Entry Arch, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Impressive and grand arch that graced the entry of a Chinese restaurant in the 1940s American Midwest. Impressively carved and double-sided solid wo...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Roman Penis Sculpture 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a provocative mid-century Roman sculpture from the 1940s - a daring representation of a stone penis encased in a cube of protective glass. This intriguing artwork challen...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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

Incredible Pair of Solid Brass Reclining Stags with Impressive Antlers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressive pair of vintage solid brass opposing reclining stags having beautiful detailed casting and fabulous large antlers.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Green & Black Art Deco Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful black and green ceramic vase in a classic Art Deco shape, the vase is designed at Upsala Ekeby and attributed to Anna-Lisa Thomson. It is 18.5 cm (7.4") tall and about 16...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man
By Helge Holmskov
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Carved Wood Bust of African Man
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosop...
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French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Mid 20thc Cast Iron Smiling Dachshund Boot Scraper #2
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron dachshund dog boot scraper in black paint. Two available, this one has a straight tail as opposed to the other with a circle tai...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pablo Picasso, Petite chouette, 1949, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Petite chiuette 1949 Pichet tourné H. 14 cm Larg. 13 cm R.A Terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes, intérieur couverte Beige, vert, noir,bleu Tiré à 200 exemplair...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

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

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

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

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Graceful Dancer In A Turning Movement, Circa 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Graceful young dancer with chin-length hair, taking a step forwards and, with her eyes closed, tilting her upper body slightly backwards in a turning movement while holding the skirt...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Head of Young Man, " Striking, Unique Bronze Sculpture by Bischoff, 1947
By August Bischoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by August Bischoff and cast by the famous Brandis foundry in Dusseldorf, Germany, which also cast bronzes by important artists such as Arno Breker...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

U. Zaccagnini for Walt Disney Dopey Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 1940s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Miniature signed Ugo Zaccagnini, in hand-glazed ceramic, depicting the dwarf Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney. Italian production from the 1940s. Signature o...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Extremely Rare Hand Carved Wooden Mould for Alvar Aalto Vase Model 3032, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A collector's gem! Early Alvar Aalto hand carved wooden mould for the iconic vase no. 3032 which Aalto designed in the 1930s. The mould is hand carved from an older tree stump and ...
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Zouave au Repos, Monumental Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
This lifelike plaster sculpture of a shirtless Zouave standing with his hands clasped behind his back came from the personal collection of Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023), perhaps best...
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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

Unique Lion's Terracota head by Cocry.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
By Cocry. Lion's head, terracotta, circa 1930-1950 Signned by the artist "COCRY" 10 H x 10 H x 8 D in. Italian unique
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Italian Greco Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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

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

hand Carved Wooden Plaque Eagle on Custom Wooden Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Rhodes Eagle Carving Thomas Rhodes was Daniel Rhodes brother who had 23 patents including Wheelchair that went upstairs. on back of eagle "TJ Rhodes 733 Ridge Rd Smoke Rise"
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American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

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

Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed
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French Romantic Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Art Deco Lamp Base, South Seas Half-Nude Male with Fish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, this very fine ceramic figure of a half-nude Pacific Islander or Hawaiian male figure balancing a large fish on his shoulders is gorgeously glazed in shades of ivory ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Rattan, Wood

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