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Period: 1940s
Antique Chinese Bronze Foo Dog Seal Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
Representing the mythical figure of a foo dog, this incredibly ornate figure packs detail and beauty in a compact form. Beautifully patinated piece from the 1940s. Four character sea...
Category

Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 12 Porcelain Shells by Giovanni Garibaldi for Richard-Ginori
Located in New York, NY
In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Figure " Virgin in the Mirror " - János Török
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Stunning hand-painted Zsolnay porcelain figure by renowned Hungarian artist János Török also called " Virgin in the Mirror." This figure is published in the Zsolnay Catalog and is br...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A rare hand built glazed and painted earthenware Art Deco sculpture, a female Polynesian made in Hungary. Fine hairline cracks on the glaze surfac...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Emerson Woelffer Bonze Sculpture, Abstract Face, Signed, Dated, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modern abstract Face, by the well known artist, Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 1947.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Horse in Green Glazed Ceramic Zaccagnini Italian Design, 1940
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Horse in green glazed ceramic Zaccagnini Italian Design, 1940.
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Vintage German Carved Black Forest Mounted Deer Wall Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two similar Black Forest carved and hand-painted 'stag' sculptures with real antlers mounted to decorative 'wreath' plaques for wall hanging (ca. 1930s/40s, Germany). One deer...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Antler, Wood, Paint

1940s Plaster Sculpture from R. Espinasse, Woman Standing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plaster sculpture, woman standing, Raymond Espinasse (1897-1985) workshop, France. Measure: height 33.4 inches.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Rare Vintage Figural Koi Fish Brass Censer Incense Vessel
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking and sculptural vintage figural koi fish censer, handmade by a skilled artisan in intricately designed, crafted and decorated brass. Upright tail offers a lively visual, comp...
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Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Unique Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant bronze sculpture of a centaur, likely crafted in Italy during the 20th century. This piece appears to be a rare or possibly rejected casting, showing signs of an incomplete p...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Vintage Hand Carved Edwardian Wooden Wall Mailer Mailbox w/ Star
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Edwardian wooden wall mailer/mailbox with a center star and carving scrolling pattern along the top. It is made from weathered wood with a natural grain and distressed finish. The wo...
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American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

English Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Waylande Gregory Art Deco Ceramic Rooster Sculpture, Glazed, 1940s, USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Waylande Gregory Art Deco ceramic rooster sculpture, glazed, 1940s, USA Literature: Folk, Thomas, Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics and th...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Paul Dupré-Lafon Obelisk Sculpture in Patinated Bronze on Wood Base 1940s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This refined obelisk sculpture, attributed to Paul Dupré-Lafon, illustrates the architectonic rigor and luxurious materiality of French Art Déco design. Dating from circa 1940, the o...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Iron Cranes Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Italian hammered iron sculptures depicting two cranes. Original finish and patina. Measurements: Height: 34" Widest point: 22"
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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

Finely-Modeled Vintage Patinated Bronze Figure of a Golfer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dressed in vintage 1940s clothes, the pensive golfer stares down the fairway after completing the perfect swing; inscribed EG.
Category

American Other Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1948 "Souvenir of Miami" Mother & Child Ceramic Pink Flamingo Figurine
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green ceramic open-wing flamingo tabletop Florida pottery statue by Souvenir of Miami. The statue features a beautifully detailed pink flamingo mother with her c...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Spotted Fawn", Art Deco Sculpture in Brown and Gold by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of brown and gold, this very rare sculpture depicting a spotted fawn was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cattails Sculpture by James Prestini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculpture in the form of potted Cattails.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Black and White Large Metal Dice Sculpture Mid Century Modern Belgium
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Belgium Mid-Century Modern painted metal monumental heavy dice sculpture is tres chic! All the different sides with different holes make up...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century articulated lay figure. A good example of an early 20th century articulated artists lay figure. With brass and spring joints that allow this figure to move into ...
Category

Late Victorian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Art Deco Porcelain Figure Pink Dancing Woman Fasold & Strauch Germany
Located in Uppsala , SE
This is an Art Deco porcelain dancer figurine, likely produced by Fasold & Stauch. 1940-1950 Fasold & Stauch was a German porcelain factory...
Category

German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of 1940s Solid Iron Decorative Stand Sculptures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Solid Iron Decorative Stand Sculptures Yoga / dance
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Sculpture Decorative Sculpture, Stone Horned Bull, Ancient Pixiu for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Sculpture Decorative Objects, stone Horned Bull, Ancient Pixiu for Home Decor In tradition As also for all other Zoroastrian cosmological beliefs, the primary source of information ...
Category

West Asian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946
By Fenouil Hennon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Apel Les Fenosa (1899-1988, Espagne/ Spain) : "Violoniste" (1946) Epreuve originale en bronze numérotée sur 4 / Original bronze numbered on 4 editions Epreuve en bronze à pati...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

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...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Stunning Pair of Vintage Pineapple Shaped Finial Sculptures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Timeless pineapple motife cast cement finials or acorns having marvelous aged and verdigris patina. The imperfections where some of the cement has chipp...
Category

American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Cement

Italian Pottery Of A Naked Lady
Located in Pomona, CA
A reclining naked lady laying on a malty color pottery with an ebonized wood base.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Wood

French Glove Maker's Trade Sign, c.1940
Located in Savannah, GA
A French toleware glove maker’s trade sign, circa 1940. Positionable in four directions. 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches tall
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
By Max Louis Jean Barneaud
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947. The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Life Size Italian Ceramic Hand Made Horse Head
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Life Size Italian Ceramic Hand Made Horse Head This is a unique hand made ceramic polychrome piece which was made in the 1940s, with sculpted Eyes, mouth and main he is very realist...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware "Dragon Puppy" figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adorable “Dragon Puppy” figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, made from stoneware with white cararra glaze. Fun and mischievous design, inspired by Chinese Ming era dragon sculptures and execute...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Beautiful Design Porcelain Boy Figurine by Ella Strobach König/ ROYAL DUX
Located in Praha, CZ
Little boy on a sled Designed by artist Elly Strobach König (1908-2002) for the ROYAL DUX Duchcov porcelain factory Good condition
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Gorgeous figurative sculpture by Siegfried Jonas
By Henri Laurens
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jonas est un artiste issu d’une famille d’origine russe qui émigra à Genève en 1921. Apatride, il est naturalisé français en 1959. L’orientation artistique de Jonas et sa maîtrise de...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
UH80304 Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940. A heavily cast bronze figure of a standing young girl in traditional Korean Hanbok dress consisting of a jeogori jacket and a long chima skirt. Her long hair braided...
Category

Spanish Other Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Just Andersen, rare figure of a merman and fish in "disko" metal. 1940's.
Located in København, Copenhagen
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...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

20th Century Terracotta Austrian Sculpture Vase Carried by Two Children, 1940s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Austrian sculpture from the 20th century. Terracotta vase carried by two children on an octagonal base. Oriental-style sculpture, finished for the center, finely finished down ...
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Austrian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Glazed Ceramic Bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica
Located in Houston, TX
Italian glazed ceramic bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica. Italian ceramic bust of a Classical Roman with unusual iridescent glaze, marked Santa M...
Category

Italian Classical Roman 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...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Hungary Mid-Century Porcelain Bull in Soft Light Grey-Green Colors by Zsolnay
Located in Salzburg, AT
Decorative animal object "Zsolnay Bull porcelain figure around 1945" Porcelain bull from Zsolnay Pecs Hungary in soft colors light-grey and light-green....
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Stoneware Fawn Head by Axel Salto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fallow deer head, stoneware decorated with oxblood glaze. Incised signature: [Salto 20803] with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [Royal Copenhagen Denmark].
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Bronze Sculpture “Woman’s Nude” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Figura femminile - nudo is a waxed bronze sculpture representing a woman with wooden base. Unique, signed and dated under the base “Mazzullo 44”. Certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Painted Cast Iron Metal Sculpture of Boston Terrier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s painted cast iron metal sculpture of Boston Terrier Dog is nicely patinated adding depth to the piece.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

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...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Bust of A Castilian Woman In Marbled Resin By A.GIANNELLI 1940 by Cav. Arnaldo Giannelli, founder of the firm. Born in Volterra Italy, in 1907, he was a keen sculpture stude...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf, Sheet Metal, Gold Plate

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!
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Goodyear Trophy Race Award, National Air Races, Art Deco Panel by Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light racer airplanes in 1948, was given to Robert S. Hopkins to honour the entry of his plane in the National Air Races that year in Cleveland, Ohio. The year before, Hopkins' plane, The Falcon Special, lost a wing in one of the qualifying heats and his pilot, C. P. Smith, bailed out in time; both Hopkins and Smith were from Reidsville, North Carolina. Goodyear commissioned Rene Chambellan...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Deco sculpture of a panther in Murano glass, 1940s
Located in Parma, IT
Deco' panther sculpture in blown Murano glass from the 1940s. Transparent glass base, stylised panther sculpture in black glass, completely handmade. In excellent condition.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Murano Glass Ducks by Fratelli
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Murano glass ducks by Fratelli. Beautiful pair of gold murano glass ducks by Fratelli. This lovely pair of murano glass ducks are a gold gl...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

1940s Carved Wood Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1940s hand-carved wooden statue of a man or woman is just under 2 feet Small piece missing on back as shown
Category

Cuban Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Post Social Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood hand crafted sculpture.
Category

Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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