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Period: 1940s
"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...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

Nikita Carpenko Modernist Wood Figurative Sculpture c1940s
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible modernist figurative wood sculpture by artist, Nikita Carpenko c1940s. Very difficult to find his sculpture, especially one of the...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Wood

Art Deco Stone Sculpture, White Color, a Women Head, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an Art Deco Period, Sculpture in stone, representing an women Head. In a white color. It has been made in France Circa 1940.
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French Romantic Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Stone

Art deco silverplated brass Seal sculpture, France 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Art deco silverplated brass Seal sculpture, France 1940s H 34 cm x 26 × 22 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Silver Plate

Charming Hand-Painted Ceramic Duck Sculpture - Naif Primitive Art, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embrace the rustic charm of this traditional and primitive ceramic sculpture, meticulously hand-painted to capture the essence of a duck. This delightful piece embodies the spirit of...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Pair of Chiseled Bronze Cobra Candlesticks
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice pair of cobra candlesticks is made of a finely chiseled bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun. Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Francois Levallois, Reclining Dog in Ceramics, Art Deco Style, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Francois Levallois (1882-1965). Reclining dog in ceramics. Art Deco style, 1940s. Marked In good condition - minor scratch on the plinth. Dimensions...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Silver Plated Rooster Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Spanish silver-plated rooster sculptures on wooden bases. With artist initials on bases. Measurements: Height: 14.5? Width: 25? Depth: 9.75?.
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Spanish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Charming Large Antique Hand Painted Parian Porcelain Figure of a Girl
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A tall meticulously detailed and hand painted parian porcelain figure of a country girl having blue bonnet and holding fruit in her apron. Signed on bottom.
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American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

1940s OREOL L'Oreal Permanente DeLuxe Advertising Art Deco Hairstyle Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
OREOL _ Perm Hairstyle Rare advertising figure Plaster compound Original L'Oreal, 1940 Very good condition Slight restoration on the right bac...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI - Grés d'arte - Made in Italy 1940.
Located in Milano, IT
An original piece is of great quality and design, signed GUIDO CACCIAPUOTI, made in the 1940s and published in the various books concerning the production of this author.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Stoneware

Markel Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
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American Machine Age Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Metal

Large Shipibo vase in Peruvian argile – Début of the 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Superb vase in traditional argile, made by the Shipibo-Conibo artisans of the Ucayali region in Pérou, at the debut of the 20th century. Ce se présente des motifs caractéristiques de...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield. Rwanda-Burundi Second quarter, 20th century. Wood, natural pigment Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 1...
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Rwandan Tribal Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Luigi Broggini Catalogued Bronze Sculpture
By Luigi Broggini
Located in Roma, IT
Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini. “Dancer”. Datable to the from the early 1940s. It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s. The ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Palm Tree Etched Brass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A large, etched brass on wood palm tree sculpture. With an octagonal shaped base. Original patina. 88" tall, 40" diameter at widest point.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Pinocchio Childrens Valet Made in Italy in the 1940's
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great 1940's Pinocchio children's valet. This was made in Italy. Would make a great piece of art.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Maple

Carved stone sculpture of a polar bear, signed.
Located in London, GB
This beautiful polar bear sculpture in stone, has a whimsical quality to it. The bear is carved beautifully and its face has a sweet expression, it is possibly a polar bear cub. It is rare to see an artist, P Klinck, who can successfully represent the qualities of an animal in such a tender way. The polar bear appears to be sitting on an ice berg...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Just Andersen Figurine of Young Shepherd with Lamb of Disco Metal 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original figurine designed by Danish artist and sculptor Just Andersen (1884-1943) featuring a young shepherd feeding a lamb. It's made in Denmark in the 1940s or 1950s of Just Ander...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Just Andersen, rare figure of a merman and fish in "disko" metal. 1940's.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, rare figure of a merman and fish in "disko" metal. 1940's. Model number D1679. Marked. In excellent condition. Dimensions: Width 12.0 cm. x Height 9.5 cm. Disko metal...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Midcentury American Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1940's American patinated bronze statue of a woman with original patina. Measurements: Length: 11" Height: 11.5" Depth: 6"
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Footed Bowl Gold Leaf and Grapes, Ercole Barovier for Barovier Toso & Co 1949
Located in London, GB
Classically shaped oval bowl is a master class of technique and elegance, designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) circa 1948 for Barovier, Toso & Co. It has an edging of white on the...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Pair of Art Deco Style Hand Painted Figurines of Couple with Their Children
By ABCO
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The pair of these chalk figurines of a mother and father with their children are done in a wonderful Art Deco style. Made in the late 1940s in America....
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Other

Royal Dux, Dancing Woman in Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Dux. Dancing woman in porcelain, 1940s. Stamped. In very good condition. Measures: 21 x 13 cm.
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Czech Rococo Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Beautiful Design Porcelain Boy Figurine by Ella Strobach König/ ROYAL DUX
Located in Praha, CZ
A little tramp with a dog in a knot Designed by artist Elly Strobach König (1908-2002) for the ROYAL DUX Duchcov porcelain factory Good condition
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Dux, Prancing Horse/Porcelain, 1940's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Porcelain Re-polished Good Original condition.
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Wall Mounted Walnut Carved Sculpture Of Christ Depicted as a Carpenter
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1777 Italian Hand carved walnut wall hanging sculpture from northern Italy
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

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

Stoneware dragon sculpture by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning, unique dragon sculpture by Wilhelm Kåge, made from stoneware with beautiful green glaze. Rare, large size. Very expressive and lively design, inspired by Chinese Ming era d...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Bear in Italian Ceramic Albisola, 1940
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bear in Italian ceramic Albisola, 1940.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hand-painted ceramic sculpture, Woman with hat. Antonio RONZAN. 1940s
Located in Torino, IT
Ceramic sculpture hand-painted, Woman with hat. Antonio RONZAN. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1940s AUTHOR Ceramicist Antonio RONZAN was born in Nove di Bassano on July 4, 1914. He worked f...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual bust is made of bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1940
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French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Pair of Stylized Ceramic Swans by Waylande Gregory, circa 1940s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
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...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

John Bernard Flannagan "Elephant" Whitney Museum Authorized Cast Stone
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming and totaling accurate (artist authorized) Whitney Museum of American Art 1940 cast stone reproduction of one of Flannagan's most well-known sculptures. Art Deco, W.P.A. st...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Cement

Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marguerite LAVRILLIER-COSSACEANU 1893 - 1980 Woman bust (1945 - 1946) Bronze proof with brown-green patina 2/8 Posthume lost wax of Coubertin Foundry Signed and numeroted (...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Peasant Figures by Archimede Seguso
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and visually arresting pair of hand-sculpted Murano glass figures by Archimede Seguso, dating to the 1940s. These elegant depictions of peasant farm workers are infused with a...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Art Glass

Bronze Dish with Bull by Max Le Verrier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of a series of bronze dishes sculpted and cast by Max Le Verrier, this example has an intentional "antiqued" appearance, inspired by ancient Greek coinage. Le Verrier opened his ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Carved Marble 3 Feet High Siddhartha
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s carved marble Siddhartha from a Westchester, NY estate. Left in the garden for 80 years. Fingers missing from one hand.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Hagenauer Style Richard Rohac Austria (1906-1956) bronze African male hunters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hagenauer Style Richard Rohac Austria (1906-1956) bronze African male hunters..
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Brass Buddha with child Incense 1940s China
Located in Den Haag, NL
Chinese Buddha with child . The child is a insert ,can be removed . The holes are for incense ,i think . strange combination .Do you now more than me . Solid Brass .
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Art Deco Brass Siam Couple Kissing Sculpture Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of antique cast iron bookends depicting an Asian kissing couple. These Art Deco pieces are dense in weight and beauty. The sc...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Keramos Mid Century Modern Pastel Blue Dancer Ballerina Stephan Dakon C. 1949
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic figurine dancer ballerina with pastel blue ruffled dress and ballet flats by Stefan Dakon for Keramos, circa 1949. Amazing and elegant figurine in pastel blue color from cer...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Terracotta Terrier Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage terracotta terrier sculpture. This handsome terra cotta terrier figure is realistic in size and features. Perfect home accent for the dog lover!
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Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Custom Tree Form Lamp by Frances Elkins
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a custom tree from floor lamp by Frances Elkins from the estate of Elkin's daughter, Katherine Elkins Boyd. This whimsical lamp is carved in wood and finished in Gesso. It is...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Jean Verschneider : "Gladiator leading a lion", Bronze sculpture, C.1940
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jean VERSCHNEIDER (1872-1943, Belgium) : "Gadiator leading a lion" Tall size nuanced brown patinated bronze showing a strong and dominating gladiator rising a whip above a lroaring ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of White Ceramic Doves in Deco Style
Located in IT
Sculpture of two white ceramic doves from the 1940s. The doves are depicted at rest, with wide, flowing tails—features typical of the Deco style. The distinctive craquelé finish adds...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Deco-Style Ceramic Dancing Sculpture
Located in IT
Sculpture depicting a ballerina from the 1940s. The ballerina stands on a burgundy-glazed base, with a white body, and her movement is enhanced by a colorful cloak whose draping adds...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 1940s Carved Soapstone Chinese Figures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s carved soapstone Chinese figures.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Art Deco Period White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Lady
Located in Montreal, QC
Art Deco Period White Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Lady incised "ANIEV" to shoulder. From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C. France: circa 1930
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

"Capricorn", Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of a sea-goat (half goat, half fish) -- the classic symbol of Capricorn -- was sculpted by Paul Manship, the most impor...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S
Located in Knebel, DK
1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S The sitting faun is in good vintage condition and marked with Just. Andersens triangle mark. Just Ander...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Italian Glazed Terracotta Cat Withe Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regal Vintage Glazed Italian Terracotta Cat in a Seated Pose. This gorgeous cat with beautiful expressive green glass eyes sits atop a glazed marbleized perch. Measuring an impressiv...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French porcelain bust of a classical male. This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted on a marble base and dates to the 1940s. ...
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French Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hugo Liisberg for Saxbo, Lying Deer in Glazed Stoneware, 1940s/50s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hugo Liisberg for Saxbo. Lying deer in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in shades of brown. 1940/50s. Measures: 18 x 14 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

P. Ipsen's, Denmark, Girl No. 888, in Rare Light Glaze, Venus Kalipygos
Located in Copenhagen, DK
P. Ipsen's, Denmark. Girl no. 888. In rare light glaze. Venus Kalipygos. Designed by Kai Nielsen. 1940's. Measures: 22,5 x 10,5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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