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"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...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Silver Plate

1943 Hand Carved Wood Bust Refined Bespectacled Gentleman Patinated Gold
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, distinguished hand carved wood bust of elegant bespectacled gentleman. Rich gold patina. Mexico, circa the 1940s. Solid...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

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
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Metal

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

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

Materials

Art Glass

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.
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Metal

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

1940s Topless Flamenco Dancer Plaster Sculpture Style of Frederick Weinberg
Located in St. Louis, MO
Midcentury stylized topless 30" tall flamenco female dancer in plaster signed by the artist B. Rosenthal and dated 1941. Original paint, with loss and age crackles, plus older repair...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Royal Dux, Prancing Horse in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Dux. Prancing horse in hand-painted porcelain. 1940s. Measures: 31 x 19 cm In excellent condition. Stamped.
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Czech Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Burled Hardwood Scholar Rock, Republic Period, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and striking Chinese scholar rock, gongshi, of polished and lacquered burled hardwood, set into a hardwood base, mid-20th century. The hardwood scholar "stone" meant to i...
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Chinese Qing Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of patinated Bronze vases designed by Oscar Arvid Antonsson (1898-1960) for Athena Ystad. Sweden Circa 1940s. The decor of the woman and the fiddl...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
$1,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Hand Painted Ceramic Hula Girl & Ukele Boy Souvenir Figurines
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1940s Pair of Ceramic Japanese Hand-Painted Hula Girl & Ukulele Boy Souvenir Figurines are vintage collectibles that capture the charm of Hawaiian culture from the mid-century er...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern 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

Deco-Style Ceramic Dancing Sculpture
Deco-Style Ceramic Dancing Sculpture
$2,181 Sale Price
20% Off
Willy Wuilleumier, Sculptures 'Les Joueurs De Rugby', G.A.M. France, 1940
By Willy Wuilleumier, Studio Gam
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco Pair of sculptures 'les joueurs de rugby' Willy Wuilleumier (1898-1983) Executed by G.A.M. France, circa 1940 Équipe de France. Signed on the base. Handpainte...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers. No signature found. Made circa 1940s. O-652-335   
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

"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. ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lavanderina Essevi epigone Lenci
Located in Torino, IT
Lavanderina Essevi. Hand-painted ceramic lavander little girl produced by Essevi. Rare collectible doll produced by former Lenci art director Sandro Vacchetti. Sandro Vacchetti a ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hans Kongslev for Tinos Bronze, Tinderbox by H.Ch. Andersen, Patinated Bronze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Kongslev for Tinos bronze, Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen, patinated bronze. Denmark, 1940s. Stamped Hans Kongslev, Tinos bronze. Meas...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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

Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Black Marble
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Art Deco elephant sculpture called elephant attack. Plated in polished nickel on black marble base.
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Large Unique Sculpture of Naked Woman
Located in København, Copenhagen
Harald Salomon for Rörstrand. A large unique sculpture of a naked woman in glazed stoneware. Dated 1944. Measures: 43 x 22 cm. In excellent conditio...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

French Bronze Art Deco Ballerina Sculpture by Marcel Guillemard, c. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bronze Art Deco ballerina sculpture by Marcel Guillemard that is posing gracefully on a marble base. Signed "Marcel Guillemard IV" on the bot...
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Ceramic Sculpture of Two Children, Czechoslovakia, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Perfect condition, only one dent on a base.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Light Blue Murano Glass Bear
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful and rare Murano glass bear.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Karl Weiler, Pforzheim, Germany, Nude Figure in Bronze, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Karl Weiler, Pforzheim, Germany. Nude figure in bronze with grass skirt, 1940s. Measures: 12.5 x 7 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Italian Toleware Palm Trees
Located in Essex, MA
Decorative palm trees with green leaves with oval yellow pots with gilt details.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Tin

Mid-Century Bronze Sculpture Profile of a Woman Face by Sacha S. Schnittmann
By Sacha S. Schnittmann
Located in St. Louis, MO
This 1940s bronze sculpture wall plaque of a profile portrait of a woman's face, possibly his wife was created by New York native artist and sculptor, S...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pablo Picasso Madoura, "Colombe Mate" Plate, Edition Madoura, 1948
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Madoura (1881-1973), Colombe Mate, 1948 Rectangular Plate, W. 31 cm, L. 37.5 cm, R.A. Terre de faïence blanche, décor aux engobes, gravé au couteau sous couverte parti...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A sculptured head of an American Indian Chief. It is said that this really is a self-portrait of Gunnar Nylund, the artist. It has its original wooden stand . The height is 42 cm wi...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

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
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

1940's Patinated Bronze Hounds on a Marble Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of patinated, cast bronze hounds in motion mounted on a marble base.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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 Italian Classical Greek Inspired Figural Ceramic Statues
By Raymor, Bitossi, Gambone Fantoni, Aldo Londi
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Greek inspired Italian ceramic statues inspired by Bitossi, Fantoni and Raymor.
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Italian Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) Untitled circa late 1940s. The brooch depicts a horn with twisted texture wrapped with articulated chains. No signature found. Provenance: From a former Collection of a Line Vautrin jewelry...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Déco Holzfigur sitzender Mann wooden sculture
Located in Aachen, DE
Art Déco Holzfigur sitzender Mann. Hervorragend expressive Darstellung eines muskulösen, nackten, augenscheinlich zutiefst verzweifelten Mannes.
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
$1,517 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Pair Bronze Swallow Bird French Night Stand Table Reading Lamps Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of nice one off a kind Art Deco 1940 night stand table lamps with beautiful swallow bird statue made off bronze and they have a nice creme white / yellow colored sleeve and come...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Bronze

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

French Bronze Belt Buckle Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze two-piece bronze buckle with hook and loop verso by French art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The sculptural pieces are In a rare Inca motif, with triangular indenta...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

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...
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German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Antler, Wood, Paint

Important, Rare Pair Art Deco Polynesian-Themed Sculptures or Lamps by Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modelled, molded and glazed, this pair of sculptures was originally designed to serve as tabletop torchere lamps, with light washing the wall above, and lighting the eyes of each head. Very finely crafted, the sculptures were made by Doane Powell, an important Nebraska cartoonist and illustrator who later became famous for the masks he made of celebrities such as Mae West, Governor Huey Long...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Keramos, Vienna, Dancing Woman Figure in Red Clay
Located in København, Copenhagen
Keramos, Vienna, dancing woman figure in red clay. Art Deco. Model number 8713. Beautiful figure, circa 1940s. Measures: 41 cm. X 37 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Scandinavian Modern Unique Hand Decorated Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern unique vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane. A hand decorated glazed vase with Elephants in light brown, yellow and grey on a white ground. Executed by Rörstrand, Sweden. ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

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

Signed Art Deco “A Lady with her Mirror” Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Molins
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning French Art Deco bronze patina spelter figure with a decorative motif design sitting on a beautiful carved marble pediment, signed by the renowned listed French artist Charles Henri Molins...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hugo Liisberg for Saxbo, Lying Deer in Glazed Stoneware, 1940s/50s
Located in København, Copenhagen
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

Porzellan Eichhörnchen von Prof. Th. Kärner für Rosenthal 1947.
Located in CADALSO, ES
THis item are in absolutly perfect condition with great colors. A Masterpiece from Prof. Th. Krämer for Rosenthal.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Important sculpture of a German Shepherd, Trophy for the Perrier Challenge, 1942
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important sculpture of a German Shepherd, Trophy for the Perrier Challenge, France, 1942. We are pleased to present an exceptional piece that will appeal to the most discerning coll...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Marble, Metal, Nickel, Spelter

Two Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Two Children's Aid Day figures. Aluminia, 1940s The children's aid figures were designed in a masterpiece style by Herluf Jensenius and designed by Hans...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Ceramic

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

Brass Decorative Object with a Marble Pedestal Representing the Goddess Nike
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s-1950s This sculpture is made in brass and features a marble pedestal. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in very ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Art Deco Ceramic figurine of a girl with a handbag, circa 1940
Located in Praha, CZ
Glazed ceramics Has signs of use Rare Beautiful decoration Original condition
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Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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