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Period: 1940s
French Ceramic Sculpture of Lady with Baskets from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
French ceramic statue of a lady with a pair of baskets, made in the 1940s Ø cm 37 Ø cm 17 h cm 35.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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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

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

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

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

Original Painted Cow Door Stop
Original Painted Cow Door Stop
$760 Sale Price
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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

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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

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Ceramic

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

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Ceramic

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

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Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Art deco panther sculpture France
By C. Perot
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco panther sculpture France Materials Bronze and marble Technique: electroplated Excellent overall condition, little wear on the spine. ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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

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

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

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

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Jade

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

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

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

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Marble, Bronze

1942 René Lalique, Pair of Bookends Hirondelles B Frosted Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of bookends "Hirondelles B" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1942. Acid-stamped signature on each piece. Measures: Height: 16 cm Base: 8.5 cm x 8 cm Perfect condit...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

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

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

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

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

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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

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Wood

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

Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #3
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Large Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large beautiful Sea Shells from an antique store in Newport.
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Svend Lindhart, Denmark. Large sculpture of a deer head on a plinth.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Svend Lindhart (1898-1989), Denmark. Large sculpture of a deer head on a plinth. Handmade ceramic. Glaze in light cream color. Signed and dated 1944. Perfect condition. Dimensions: H...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Pablo Picasso ceramic plate signed and numbered edition 80/200
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible plate hand painted and engraved signed and numbered.
Category

Spanish International Style 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

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

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

French Bronze Black Panther Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Art Deco style bronze black panther sculpture (circa 1940s, France). Natural, dark patina. Impressive, high-design objet d'art with int...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

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

1940s Chinese Pair Foo Dog Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pair of Antique Chinese Figurines Foo Dog Sculpture Green Glaze Ceramic 8 tall x 3.75 w x 6.5 d Preowned original vintage condition. Refer to...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

1940s Danish Plaster Figurine of Woman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Handmade figurine of a sitting woman in matte white plaster. Made in Denmark in 1940s, signed '737'. Very decorative piece with signs of wear and use, scratches and chips – overall...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Pablo Picasso ceramic plate signed and numbered edition 114/200
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible plate hand painted and engraved signed and numbered.
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Spanish International Style Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

"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

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

Royal Dux, Rococo Couple in Hand Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
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.
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Czech Rococo Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Porcelain

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

PAIR OF COLLECTABLE LIBERTY'S OMERSA BROWN LEATHER HiPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL HIPPO
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

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

Art Deco Desk Ballerina Sculpture in Bronze, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small desk sculpture or paperweight executed in patinated bronze. Given as a 40 year anniversary gift in 1949 (dated 1909-49). Danish made. Mea...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Pair of Cast Iron Lion Decorations, Circa 1940's
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of wonderfully detailed cast iron lion decorations from England. They are finished in black paint, and are stamped on the backs Leach & Thompson Ltd, Chapel Foundry Keighley, W...
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English Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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

“Fritidsflickan” – Bronze Sculpture by Stig Blomberg for Ystad Brons, Sweden
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
A striking and spirited bronze sculpture titled “Fritidsflickan” (The Leisure Girl), designed by acclaimed Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg and produced by Ystad Brons in the mid-20th ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Collection of Mid-Century African Multicolored Wooden Masks
Located in Den Haag, NL
Collection of midcentury African multicolored wooden masks. Red/brown 30cmx18cmx 12cm Black/white 38cmx19cmx20cm Brown 30cmx17cmx10cm Brown/shell brass dia ...
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African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Virginia Metal Crafters 1948 Brass Butterfly Bush Leaf Dish
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass butterfly bush leaf dish by Virginia Metal Crafters. It is one of a series of botanical leaf sculptures designed by artist Oskar Hansen....
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

"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

Set of 12 Zinc Geometric Models
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This nice set of 12 zinc geometric models are original of the 1940s. They used to help artists and students render perspective, light, volume and shadowing. They were used in school ...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Zinc

Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997) Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene, in a woodframe Signed and dated 1941 161,5x215,5 cm supplied with wall hanging brackets , Native of São Miguel...
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Portuguese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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

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