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Period: 1940s
Swedish Art Deco Ceramic Fish Silver and Aquamarine Vase, 1947
Located in Uccle, BE
Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. This piece is marked "Gustavsberg Argenta 47 Made in Sweden". Swedish ceramic artist and designer, Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) was primarily active in the late-1920s through the 1950s and is best known for his contribution to functionalist style, as well his work as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. Algot Wilhelm Kåge (originally Nilsson) was born in 1889 in Stockholm. Kåge studied decorative painting at the Technical School, later known as the School of Art Konstfack, in Stockholm (never graduating), and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, where he studied under Scandinavian painters...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Edouard Marcel Sandoz Swiss Langenthal Porcelain Lying Rabbit Figure, 1948
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Art Deco Swiss Langenthal porcelain model of a lying rabbit designed by Edouard Marcel Sandoz and made in 1948. The porcelain rabbit is ha...
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Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Green & Black Art Deco Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful black and green ceramic vase in a classic Art Deco shape, the vase is designed at Upsala Ekeby and attributed to Anna-Lisa Thomson. It is 18.5 cm (7.4") tall and about 16...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vally Wieselthier Art Deco Ceramic Tea Pot, USA, 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Deco tea pot with lid, dated circa 1940, made of pottery / stoneware with lovely brown glaze, designed by Vally Wieselthier. In very good ...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

French Faience Fish Head Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience fish head plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1940.  
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Faience

Traditional Spanish Rustic Ceramic, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish rustic ceramic. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.  
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Spanish Rustic Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gres Keramis ceramic ball vase
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceramic ball vase from the 1940s by Belgian manufacturer Grès Keramis. Attractive vase decorated with a frieze of white hydrangeas and foliage in shades of green and brown. Very fine...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica faience Palissy Portuguese crab platter circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, Caldas da Rainha. 9.8 inches diameter. Hairline on the back.  
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Plate in Pinxton Roses Pattern, 1940s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely white Royal Crown Derby dinner plate with pink roses and gold painted edges on a white background. Marked at bottom with Royal Cro...
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English Napoleon III Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Tlaquepaque Tonala Jug, Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, C1940
By Pre-Columbian
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully decorative earthenware jug from the Tonala valley, depicting a ‘Tlaquepaque’ scene with the most beautiful glazed artisanal composition. Graphic vivid colours depicting...
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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

1940s Pablo Picasso Abstract Face Black Plate B Visage Noir Devil Madoura Ramie
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Black face service plate, glazed white earthenware, painted in colors; white, orange, and deep greys. Made in 1948, from an edition of 100, inscribed 'EDITION PICASSO' and 'B', with ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Midcentury Blue Floor Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large blue rare floor vase. Produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s. Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to the modern home. Drilled hol...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Important Art Deco Ceramic Bowl with Trumpet Shell by Linn L. Phelan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In 1942, two years before becoming the founding potter at the School for American craftsmen at Dartmouth College in 1944 and four years before joining the famed ceramic program at Alfred University, Linn...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Two Catalan Tiles – Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Catalan Tiles – Early 20th Century This set of two ceramic tiles, made around 1940, is a charming representation of traditional hand-painted Catalan ceramics. Each tile f...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a beautiful, curvesome form. Glazed oxidized copper green, with a beautiful “Mimosa” pattern. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceram...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

French Faience Fish Head Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience fish head plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1940.  
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Faience

La Tete de Faune (A.R. 51) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate
Located in New York, US
Pablo Picasso’s Tête de Faune (A.R. 51), created in 1948 at the renowned Madoura pottery studio, exemplifies the artist’s ability to transform ceramics into expressive works of art. ...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Midcentury Earthenware Vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, Uppsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking earthenware floor vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, glazed semi-translucent white. Decorative embossed graphic pattern. The artist Anna-Lisa Thomson is best known for her stonewar...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, The Våga Series, Medium White Vase, Sweden c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
In 1917, Gustavsberg hired Kåge to make its dinnerware and other everyday products more beautiful—he would serve as the company's Artistic Director until 1948. During this fruitful p...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Anna Lisa Thomson Upsala-Ekeby Vase Glazed Ceramic Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
An unusual early modernist almond green and white vase. Designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940. Stamped. Very good c...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Rare ceramic vase by Jean Mayodon decorated with deer Art Deco
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large art deco vase from the 40's by French ceramist Jean Mayodon. Vase decorated with deer and birds, glazed in a monochrome of blues, whites and pinks. High-quality, highly decorat...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Michael Anderson Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and impressive bowl by M.Anderson from the "transmutation" series.
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Danish Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Carlton Ware Art Deco Rouge Royal Lustre Mikado Pattern Pottery Ginger Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made Art Deco Carlton Ware pottery Rouge Royal Mikado pattern lidded ginger jar dating between 1935 and 1955. The jar stands on a narrow...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Art DecoRare Unglazed Flower Vase by the Fulham Pottery Company, England
Located in London, GB
Rare unglazed pottery flower vase model 'Napoleon's Hat' produced by the Fulham Pottery company for the society Florist Constance Spry.
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British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Centerpiece Manufacturer Dante Baldelli, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
container bowl, centerpiece in polychrome ceramic, Dante Baldelli production, 1940s, città di castello - Italy leaf-shaped, in shades of black, light...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Dish by Herend, Hungary - Rare Piece
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Herend porcelain is renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship and intricate designs. However, this piece stands out even among the remarkable creations of the brand. The vibrant col...
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Hungarian Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large ceramic vase by André Rozay unique item la Borne - I547
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large one-of-a-kind ceramic vase by artist André Rozay of La Borne, circa 1940. Superb work on the characters representing the four seasons all around the vase, glazed in khaki, or...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase with Hand-Painted Details – Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase with Hand-Painted Details – Early 20th Century, Circa 1940 This rustic ceramic plate vase, produced around 1940 in Spain, is a traditional piece that stand...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1940's Argenta Stoneware Plate by Wilhelm Kåge
Located in New York, NY
1940's Argenta stoneware plate with female siluett decor by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. The now iconic Argenta stoneware collection with its green gl...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

French Faience Fish Head Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience fish head plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1940. 10 plates available.
Category

French Rustic Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Faience

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate 'Taureau Gravé'
Located in Paris, FR
White earthenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze. Stamped, marked, and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / I 107/ 20 / 200' (underneath...
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Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Arne Bang, Ceramic Jam Jar in Grooved Design, 1940s/50s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arne Bang, ceramic jam jar in grooved design. Beautiful dark green glaze. 1940/50s. Perfect condition. Hand signed. With lid by Hugo Grön in nickel silver in Art Deco style and...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Midcentury Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s. Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to the modern home. Drilled hole on the top. We also ha...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Four Danish Mid Century Cylinder Ceramic Vases by Lyngby Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare set of four Danish mid century cylinder ceramic vases in white porcelain by Lyngby Porcelain produced ca 1940s. In good original condition. Stamped and marked. Dimension...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Gunnar Nylund, Rorstrand, Chamotte Ceramic Table Lamp, Midcentury, Sweden
Located in Bochum, NRW
Midcentury Scandinavian ceramic Chamotte table lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s. This is the one of the most famous pieces designed by Gunnar Nylund's for Rörstran...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Ceramic Floor Vase Bo Fajans Ewald Dahlskog, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large off-white ceramic vase manufactured in Sweden at Bo Fajans and designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1940s. The shape and lines of the vase goes perfect with the wonderf...
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Swedish Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Traditional Belgium Vintage ceramic Vase and its Bowl, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Traditional Belgium Vintage ceramic Vase and its bowl. Made in Belgium circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and subtly glazed in tones of grey, green, pink and tan, this stunning Art Deco sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus in a lush springtime landscape. This piece is a rare example of the work of Mario Brunetti, who was part of a circle of sculptors and ceramicists influenced by the enormously successful Lenci workshop in Turin (Torino). Brunetti favoured mythological subjects, but his work is extremely rare. This motif of Bellerophon, shown nude with Greek cap, restraining the rearing Pegasus...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Visage Noir Putoise (A.R. 49) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate
Located in New York, US
Visage Noir Putoise (A.R. 49), 1948 Stamped "Madoura / Plein / Feu / Edition / Picasso", marked "I 105" and numbered "77/200" to underside White Earthenware ceramic plate with engobe...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant “Chamotte” stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a stately form. Made in a technique where crushed earthenware is mixed into the stoneware. Rörstrand introduced Gunnar Nylund’...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Art Deco Guido Andlovitz Ceramic Vase for S.C.I Laveno, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Art Deco Guido Andlovitz ceramic vase for S.C.I Laveno, Italy, 1940s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware Floor Vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful stoneware floor vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, glazed white. Decorative embossed graphic pattern. The artist Anna-Lisa Thomson is best known for her stoneware and earthenware ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Ceramic Vases Produced by Wallåkra, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare set of four Swedish mid century cylinder ceramic stoneware vases produced by Wallåkra Sweden, 1940s. In good original condition. All signed. Dimensions: H: 20-11 cm / 7.85"-4.3...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Wilhelm Kåge & Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Set of six ceramic dishes, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wilhelm Kåge & Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. A set of six ceramic dishes in different sizes. Flower motifs inlaid in silver. Approximately from the 1940s. Marked. In perfect...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Glazed Ceramic Naked Woman Figure Sculpture from Torino, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic naked woman figure sculpture from Torino, Italy By: unknown Material: ceramic, paint Technique: glazed, painte...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Ivanhoè Gambini Pair of Futurist Wall Masks, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Ivanhoè Gambini Pair of Futurism wall masks, Italy 1940s.  
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Italian Futurist Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Italian 1940s Gold on Green Painted Terracotta Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Italian 1940s Gold on Green Painted Terracotta Vase
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Extraordinary Table Lamp with Scagliola, Deer's Head Mounts, Lucite Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quite extraordinary, this Italian table lamp features Lucite foot and cap, a superb scagliola finish and two deer's head mounts. Furthermore, the artist has "peeled away" the scagli...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early Laura Andreson California Modernist Ceramic Stoneware Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large Laura Anderson stoneware bowl measuring 3.5" in height by 11.25" diameter. Signed Laura Anderson, 1949. In very good vintage condition. The fol...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

"Phoenix, " Brilliantly Glazed Art Deco Lamp Base by Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in tones of crimson, silver and white, this very fine lamp base was created by Waylande Gregory, the renowned WPA sculptor and innovative ceramicist. Prodigious ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vase designed by Gertrude Lönnegren for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
By Gertrude Lonegren
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Gertrude Lönnegren for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s. Stoneware. Stamped. H: 14 cm / 5 1/2'' Diameter: 14 cm / 5 1/2''
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Gastone Batignani Engraved Ceramic Vase, Italy 1940s
By Gastone Batignani
Located in Naples, IT
The Ceramiche Batignani company was born in Tuscany in 1907 from the artistic and creative skills of Gastone Batignani, the founder. He started the c...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Aquarius, " Important Art Deco Tile with Nude Male and Limed Oak Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile dates from the 1940s,...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Monumental Platter, Circa 1940s, from Biot, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly unusual and graphically striking, this monumental charger or platter was created in Biot at a time when the French village vied with Vallauris in producing the best ceramic pi...
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French Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Three Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three Children's Aid Day figures. Cousin from Amager, Skovserkone and Skovserdreng. Aluminia, 1940s. The children's aid figures were designed in a ma...
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Danish Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco / Etruscan Style Vintage Tulip Vase with Glazed Ceramic Amphoras, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This wonderful piece is made with white ad brown glazed ceramic amphoras with a crackle effect. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Small pitcher and salt shaker in ceramic.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Small pitcher and salt shaker in ceramic. Ca. 1940s. Speckled glaze in blue tones. Marked. Perfect condition. Pitcher: D 7.0 cm x H 8.5 cm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Capricorn, " Important Art Deco Tile with Zodiac Theme by MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

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