1940s Sculptures

Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Stoneware

Gorgeous stoneware lion figurine by Gunnar Nylund with an enthusiastic face and glaze gathering beautifully in all its nooks and crannies. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influe...

Norman Bel Geddes

Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Figurative Sculptures

Metal

Custom robot sculpture named Federal by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Custom robot sculpture named Federal by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot scu...

Richmond Barthé

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures

Paint

Without doubt America's finest black sculptor working in the 1930s-1950s, Richmond Barthé created an extraordinarily important body of work, with a clear, abiding focus on portraits ...

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Large wooden carved sculpture of an Egyptian figure set atop a painted cobra. The paintwork is in excellent work condition.

Vintage 1940s Indonesian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Wood

The show stealer in a room and in nature, a magnificent large peacock hand painted and carved in wood, magnificent detailing on the tail and a wonderful aged patina.

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Wood

Abstract wooden sculpture of a head by Nikita Karpenko. Karpenko was of Ukrainian descent and settled on Nantucket becoming a pre-imminent ship model maker. He gave this trade up in ...

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Ceramic

Amazing ceramic French Tiger sculpture, 1940 In excellent condition.

Paul Scheurich

Vintage 1940s German Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Porcelain

Paul Scheurich was the most noteworthy artist to create porcelain models in Germany between the wars. He worked for both Meissen and KPM of Berlin. In 1941 KPM commissioned the four ...

Unknown

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Tableware

Art Deco French knife rests, 6 galloping horses in quality silver plate. All in “as new” condition, no damage, original Silver finish. These are as good as you will get, lovely set. ...

Ronzan

Vintage 1940s Italian Ceramics

Ceramic

Refined sculpture in polychrome ceramic by the important italian artist Giovanni Ronzan 1945s. Signed below. Figure of a young girl sitting absorbed in her thoughts. This is a collec...

Vintage 1940s Animal Sculptures

Brass, Wood

Horse model in brass with ebonized wood base, dated circa 1940.

Just Andersen

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Sandstone

Beautiful sandstone sculpture of a merman by Just Andersen, made in Denmark, ca. 1940. It is in excellent condition. Just Andersen was born in Greenland, studying at the Royal Acade...

Guido Cacciapuoti

Vintage 1940s Italian Other Animal Sculptures

Ceramic

Guido Cacciapuoti ceramic horses, 1940.

Ronzan

Vintage 1940s Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Ceramic

Ceramic Ronzan made in Italy (TORINO) 1940 Sciatore.

Gil Melott

Vintage 1940s American Mounted Objects

Steel

Collection of seven 1940s (six) doll head injection mold metal plates, including one (1) Howdy Doody collector's piece injection mold metal plate. A graphic table, bookcase or center...

Vintage 1940s American American Classical Busts

Terracotta, Cement

Terra cotta bust of man with cement remnants from France.

Vintage 1940s American Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Wood

Rustic carving from tree trunk.

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

Series of wood pattern models for a metal machine part. Wooden patterns were made by highly skilled woodcraftsmen or pattern makers from drawings for iron castings. This art has been...

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

Series of wood patterns models for a metal machine part. Wooden patterns were made by highly skilled woodcraftsmen or pattern makers from drawings for iron castings. This art has bee...

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

Series of wood patterns that were used as models for a metal machine part. Wooden patterns were made by highly skilled woodcraftsmen or pattern makers from drawings for iron castings...

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

Series of wood mold models for industrial machine parts. Wooden patterns were made by highly skilled woodcraftsmen or pattern makers from drawings for iron castings. This art has bee...

Germaine Nordmann

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Bronze

Bronze couple, with original antique green patina by Germaine Nordmann, Ecole de Paris, Susse Fondeur, circa 1940. Signed and numbered. Measurements: Man height 35 cm x width 1...

Vintage 1940s Austrian Porcelain

Keramos, Vienna. Rearing horse, figure porcelain. Beautiful figure, circa 1940. Measures: 31 cm. x 25 cm. In good condition. Stamped.

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Metal

Rare musical box by Omero Taddeini Silver metal and wood base Perfect working order Perfect condition.

Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vases

Conch shell shaped vase or bowl in hand blown thick glass by Seguso, Murano Italy, circa 1940s. This piece was made using two complex technics: "Cordonato d'Oro" (Gold flecks) and "...

Charles & Ray Eames

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Plywood

Charles and Ray Eames leg splint, 1943 for Evans. An important early experiment in mass-producing molded plywood. In 1942, medical officers serving in World War II combat zones repo...

Vintage 1940s Italian Sculptures

A circa 1940s Italian hammered metal palm tree with orginal patina. Measurements: Height 93.5 Depth 38.5 Diameter 66".

Vintage 1940s French Figurative Sculptures

Plaster

Two monumental statues depicting two young nymphes holding flares. These statues are the original plasters used as models for the realization of the statues at the entrance of the cr...

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Mounted Objects

Metal

French 1940s large mounted bronze Roi Soleil or Sun King medallion. Louis XIV the Sun King (Roi Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from ...

Vintage 1940s Belgian Kinetic Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Wire, Wood

Decorative 1940s molecular model used as education material in school and lab. The models are made of wooden balls and bacalite and metal wire manufactured in Belgium. For sale per...

Vintage 1940s English British Colonial Mounted Objects

Leather, Maple

Fabulous pair of leather riding boots with wooden stretchers. Leather is still intact and in good condition. Pull up straps are still attached and working. Stretcher is a 3 part mapl...

Vintage 1940s Busts

Classical plaster bust of man.

Mogens Bøggild

Vintage 1940s Danish Other Figurative Sculptures

Bronze

A fine patinated bronze sculpture of a couching women by Mogens Bøggild (1901-1987) Signed and Monogramed No.4 From the esteemed Copenhagen Foundry Lauritz Rasmussen, 1854-1967.

Unknown

Vintage 1940s Unknown Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Wood

Unusual hand-carved from knot of a tree, Folk Art sculpture depicting a gorilla face, head, amazing life-like image, extremely well executed.

Vintage 1940s Thai More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Vintage Thai hand-carved kneeling wood elephant sits on a custom-made black lacquer stand. Charming elephant has its tusk up symbolizing good fortune.   

Vintage 1940s Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Bronze

A signed Japanese bronze of a farmer with an ox, the man with a large hat slung over his back walking behind an ox with a bundle of firewood strapped to frame on his back, circa 1940...

Vintage 1940s French Animal Sculptures

Ceramic, Glass

Ceramic fish on a glass block, signed Laurent.

Vintage 1940s French Animal Sculptures

Ceramic, Glass

Ceramic fish on a bloc glass, signed.

Hagenauer Werkstätte

Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Brass

In the 1920s, the citizens of Europe were fascinated by foreign lands and, amongst others, Africa was the centre of interest of the masses. The Paris Colonial Exhibition in 1931 coun...

Hagenauer Werkstätte

Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Brass, Wood

At the end of the 1930s female forms were being worked into items like mirrors or candelabrums. Later, the two Hagenauer brothers designed impressive busts and reliefs in which the f...

Hagenauer Werkstätte

Vintage 1940s Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Brass

Starting in the 1930s, the Werkstatte Hagenauer produced objects with African backgrounds. In the 1940s, these objects experienced a revival and for the first time, male African scul...

Ludwig C. Brumme

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures

A modernist wood sculpture signed Brumme, 1946.

Vintage 1940s Italian Greco Roman Busts

Italian artist signed patinated plaster Greco Roman bust sculpture, circa 1940 Signature illegible.

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Large dolphin door-handle sculpture, France, 1930s-1940s. This magnificent hammered bronze dolphin adorned one of the large glass doors of the Palais de la Mediterranee, a large casi...

Paul Serste

Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Clay

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 lady. This 1940s creat...

Vintage 1940s French Other Busts

Terracotta

A terracotta and porcelain bust of an African woman in traditional headdress, from France, circa 1940.

Waylande Desantis Gregory

Vintage 1940s American Modern Ceramics

Ceramic

A pair of large scale ( 18"L) ceramic swan sculptures by Waylande Gregory. Brown/gray with gold paint and sgraffito stylized and typical of Gregory's work, circa 1940s, signed Waland...

Aristide Maillol, Marguerite Acarin

Vintage 1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Busts

Terracotta

Rare sculpture in black patinated terracotta by Marguerite Acarin (1904-1999) signed with her artist name Akarova. She was a dancer, sculptor and painter and was married to the arch...

Vintage 1940s German Adirondack Table Lamps

Deer lamp, a pair of Black Forest carvings by Rhön Sepp, circa 1940s, German. This pair of table lamps have been gently cleaned while respecting the vintage patina. Both are newly...

Vera Bernhard

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Wood, Terracotta

Art Moderne terracotta female figure on wooden base by San Francisco artist Vera Bernhard, circa 1940. The artist name appears tangentially in newspapers and in a San Francisco Art M...

Fornasetti

Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures

Brass, String, Iron

Early Fornasetti black painted cast iron tied shoe form with brass heel and finger ring. Detailed with tied string laces. Sculptural. Victorian. Functional. Decorative. Rarity. Boudo...

Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Porcelain

Germany, 1930s, excellent condition Porcelain figurine, air purifier or table lamp. Parrot from the 1930s. Undamaged original condition. The lighting works. A small container on the ...

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Bronze

An Art Deco cast bronze sculpture of a Cheetah in Stride, painted and lacquered in brown/bronze with black painted spots. Dramatic and large in size; the body pose very dynamic and f...

Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Earthenware

A rare hand built glazed and painted earthenware Art Deco sculpture, a female Polynesian made in Hungary. Fine hairline cracks on the glaze surface. Marked: Hungary.       

Gio Ponti

Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Ceramic

Carlo Alberto Rossi (Gubbio 1903-1970), Manifattura Rossi a Bucchero Female Sculpture after a Gio Ponti drawing, signed C. A. Rossi, circa 1940 Gio Ponti in the 1940s collaborated w...

Unknown

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Tableware

Art Deco six knife rests silver plated “Long hair” Daschund dogs. Very cute little dogs, in fine detail and capturing the facial image perfectly. . Dimensions are approx.: 6.5 cm lon...

Vintage 1940s Thai Sculptures

Wood

Hand carve and painted wood wall hanging with hearts and leaf motif Great architectural look on the wall.

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Italian recumbent female bronze nude. Midcentury bronze figure of a reclining nude, "La Donna Sdriata" mounted on antique breccia corallina marble block base Italy, 1940s; base antiq...