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Period: 1940s
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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

P. Ipsens Enke, Girl No. 888, Venus Kalipygos, Unglazed Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
P. Ipsens Enke. Girl No. 888. Venus Kalipygos, Unglazed Pottery. Design Kai Nielsen. 1940s. Measures: 20.5 x 10 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Art Moderne Terra-Cotta Nude Lady
Located in Queens, NY
Art Moderne (German) terra-cotta reclining figure /sculpture of a semi nude lady mounted on a rectangular wood base.
Category

German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

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
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Mannerist Nude by Fred Press, circa 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted with finesse and sensitivity, this late Renaissance-influenced male nude figure is probably a unique piece, and is marked with Fred Press' monogr...
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American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

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

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of plaster mascaron sconces, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of plaster molding mascarons of the foliate man, copy of Bamberg Horseman (Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, early 13th century). France, 1940s.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Balinese Carved and Painted Ducks from John Volk's Estate
Located in Essex, MA
Vividly painted. From John Volks Phipps Plaza home.
Category

Balinese Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Nude Awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Nude awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Silver plated bronze sculpture with a variety of marble base. Shayo, Alberto (2019) "Chiparus, M...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Bronze Cancer Sculpture, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Italian sculpture of Cancer in Bronze
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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..
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Wood Cubist Sculpture by Leo Russell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wood sculpture by artist Leo Russell. Chicago born artist who worked mostly in painting and silkscreen did a series of wood sculptures in the 1940s. Pieces were acquired by the Gugge...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A.Courbier 1943 french bronze bull signed on the base.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.COURBIER Art Deco france bronze signed on the base with founder stamped bull.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Light Blue Murano Glass Bear
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful and rare Murano glass bear.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

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....
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Other

Art Deco Peter Lupori Increase Multiply Fill Earth 1948 Ceramic Table Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, ceramic sculpture titled "Increase and Multiply and Fill the Earth," by American artist Peter Lupori. 23" h x 16" w x 6" d. In good condition with slight damage. The sculpture was awarded a prize in the 39th Associated Artists of Pittsburg Annual exhibit in 1949. In good vintage condition. Peter John Lupori was born on December 12, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1926-27, Lupori attended school in Florence, Italy. Following graduation from high school in Pittsburgh, Lupori studied art with John Donald and William Reed...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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.
Category

Czech Rococo Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

"Wild Youth, " Art Deco Sculpture by Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This depiction of a youthful figure, perhaps a street urchin from the alleys of New York, with his or her hair blowing wildly, is a rare or unique sculpture by Fred Press...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman, Jihokera, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glazed ceramic Re-polished Fully functional Very good original condition.
Category

Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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

Apel Les Fenosa, "Le Livre De Tobie", Épreuve En Bronze Numéroté, 1943
By Apelles Fenosa
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Apel Les FENOSA (1899-1988, Espagne) : "Le Livre de Tobie" 1943 Epreuve en bronze à patine brune, numéroté et monogrammé / Brown patinated bronze cast, numbered and monogramed by artist initilas Epreuve en bronze à patine brune représentant l'archange Raphaël présentant un poisson à Tobie* / Bronze proof with brown nuanced patination figuring Archangel Raphael...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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.
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Beautifully Rendered American Bronze Bust of a Young Girl by JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young girl on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall, Gorham Co. Founders'; the richly-patinated bust of young girl with serene dir...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pierre Lefaguays Table Lamp
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Lefaguays (1892-1962) Dancer Patinated bronze with gilded accents table lamp. Signed « Le Faguays » and dated 40 for 1940 Measure: Height : 12" or 30 cm.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Plaster Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Amedeo Gennarelli, Torso, Art Deco Carved Granite Sculpture, ca. 1940
Located in New York, NY
Amedeo Gennarelli Torso Carved Granite Art Deco Circa 1940 DIMENSIONS Height: 15.5 inches (39.37 cm) Width: 8 inches (20.32 cm) Depth: 6 inches (15.24 cm) ABOUT This expressive hand-carved and highly polished grey-and-pink granite sculpture is mounted on a square black stone base with the incised signature atop, ‘A. Gennarelli’. AMEDEO GENNARELLI (Italian/French, 1881–1943) a/k/a Jean Ortis was a French/Italian sculptor. He was born in 1881 in Naples, Italy, but immigrated to Paris in 1913 and worked there; exhibiting at numerous Salons of the Societe des Artistes Francais through the years to come. He is known for his work in the art deco style and for his depictions of the female nudes; working in bronze, stone, terra-cotta and wood. Amedeo Gennarelli died in Paris...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Stone

Germaine Nordmann Bronze Sculptures, circa 1940
By Germaine Nordmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze couple, with original antique green patina by Germaine Nordmann, Ecole de Paris, Susse Fondeur, circa 1940. Signed and numbered. Measurements...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Impressive Large Nickel Plated Brass Deer Sculpture with Meticulous Detail
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Meticulously detailed large and impressive nickel plated brass standing deer sculpture.
Category

Indian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

A Beautifully Rendered American 1940's Bronze Bust of a Young Boy; by JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young boy on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall 1945' (Gorham Co. Foundry); the richly-patinated bust of a young boy with seren...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Passo di Danza is a bronze sculpture representing a Dancer with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Giuseppe Mazzullo wa...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Gaetano Cecere Biomorphic Sculpture #2
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Gaetano Cecere N.A. was born in New York on November 26th, 1894, to Ralph Cecere and Catherine La Rocca. He studied with Hermon A. MacNeil at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. His service during World War I earned him a soldier’s medal...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Keramos, Vienna, Dancing Woman Figure in Red Clay
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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.
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Rodin Style Bronze Woman Sculptor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Very intriguing sculpture made of bronze of a woman elegantly undressing. Sign by: RUSL.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Design Ceramic Sculpture Nude Sitting Woman, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of ceramic - Labeled Keramia - Good, original condition.
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Porcellana Art Déco, János Török, Zsolnay, Trittico
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Splendido trittico di figure in porcellana Zsolnay dipinte a mano del noto artista ungherese János Török. Le presenti figure sono pubblicate nel Catalogo Zsolnay e tutte tre sono ma...
Category

Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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   
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Leaping Zebra, " Fine and Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Signed by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and élan, this rare sculpture by Waylande Gregory, dating from the 1940s, depicts a zebra in mid-air, looking behind with elegant unconcern. The ceramic form is glazed in a lovely off-white glaze, and is mounted on a dark-stained walnut plinth. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Substantial Driftwood Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1940s sculptural driftwood table lamp with organic form and large size. Beautiful, natural patina and good age present. Mahogany oval base has been refinished; driftwood is i...
Category

American Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Driftwood, Mahogany

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...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Cement

Abstract Art Deco Figural Sculpture Attributed to Rodden
By Rodden
Located in New York, NY
Great Art Deco copper figural sculpture mounted on to a brass base. Fun and whimsical she is part of a collection of Art Deco sculptures I acquired where...
Category

German Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

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...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Porcelain Figurine of a Boy with a Hammer, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1945
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a boy (shepherd) with a hammer Made in Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen manufactory Manufactured in 1945. Model number # 620 Very good condition, no ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Goose Bird Fighting Reflection in Mirror by Curtis Jere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern bronze goose bird fighting reflection in mirror on quartz by Curtis Jere. Signed (original label bottom of stone) the stone base 8" X ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Metal

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.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sunbeam Supreme Talbot Rare 1947 Radiator Cover Front In Steel And Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Radiator cover from a 1947 Sunbeam Supreme Talbot. Rare and very decorative piece from the American retro period. This a radiator cover panel from the iconic and popular Sunbeam Sup...
Category

North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Chrome

Harry Bertoia Study for Wire Form, Rare / Experimental 1949
Located in Buffalo, NY
Provenance: Wright Modernist 20th Century, auction 12/7/2003, Bertoia worked with the Eames' in California in the late 1940s to develop their wire form chairs. His involvement led...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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