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Period: 1940s
Antique Ship Model of the Bark Thalia
Located in Norwell, MA
Sailor's model of the sailing bark Thalia. The scribed and varnished deck carries cabins, hatches, wheel box with wheel, lifeboats, skylights, etc. Fully rigged with standing and run...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Set of Vintage Snowshoes, 1943
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Vintage pair of snow shoes. Manufatured in 1943 by Snowcraft Inc. in Norway, Maine, US.
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Five French Dried, Pressed and Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in New York, NY
A set of dried, pressed and framed botanical specimens, plants and flowers with botanical descriptions Calligraphed in Latin and French. These old pieces are elegantly floated in off...
Category
Belgian Rustic Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Ephemeral Decorations in Paris French Book by André Granet Original 1948 Edition
By General Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Décors éphémères: Les Expositions Jeux d'Eau et de Lumière, (Ephemeral decorations: water and light games exhibitions,) French book by André Granet, Original edition 1948, Preface by...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache German Toy
Every now and again an item comes along that is very special, this is one of those items. Of museum quality this m...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Camel sculpture attributed to Liberty London
Located in Lugo, IT
Leather camel attributed to the Liberty atelier in London
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
English Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin
"Air Mail" Coin Bank, Rare, World War II-Era Metal Bank, British Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This extremely rare example of World War II-era Art Deco/Moderne design, produced by the Chad Valley Company in England, served as a coin bank, with a slot on one side to accept coins by young men and women motivated to save their pennies. The painted metal bank...
Category
British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Scale from the 20th Century 'Designed by Berkel'
By Berkel 2
Located in Udenhout, NL
Original personal scale from 1946 designed by Berkel in Belgium.
(Made in Brussels.)
Very nice Industrial decorative object.
Category
Belgian Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Windmill Wood Architectural Model
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-449 hand crafted wood architectural model of a windmill.
Detail of grinding stone on lower level and stairs to each level.
Missing 2 of the...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Softwood
Eames Office radio for Emerson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A nice radio design by the Eames office. Model 578A.
Mahogany veneer case with plastic face and dials.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Taxidermy Waterbuck, Skull Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Waterbuck.
This prepared big game trophy skull mount is of a Water Buck, it may not be antique but it is very impressive. The taxidermy ...
Category
Ugandan Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto of San Lazaro saint. Guanajuato México 1958.
Damos gracias a San Lazaro por el alivio de mis piernas.
Esperanza Rodriguez y Jesus Amezquita.
...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
-EVANS 1940 Spitfire Pocket Lighter With Windshield Chromed Steel And Black Lacq
Located in Miami, FL
Spitfire pocket lighter designed by Evans.
Rare automatic spitfire pocket lighter, created in America by the Evans Company, back in the 1940. This very handsome piece has been craft...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Enamel
Catalan Virgin Wood Sculpture, Capipota
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious wood Sculpture of a virgin. Made in Catalonia Spain, circa 1940. It's a beautiful piece of religious wood with glass eyes. In original condition, with ...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Handmade Bunny Rabbit Doll
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Rare unique handmade vintage Bunny Rabbit doll all dressed up in long cotton dress . Great collectible toy doll.
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile
MYLFLAM ENGLAND Dublin 1949 Compendium Lighter Case In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A compendium lighter cigarette case made in England.
This is a very rare compendium cigarettes and lighter case, created in Dublin England during the post-war back in 1947. The enti...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage White Beaded Handbag
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage white beaded handbag with brass hardware decorated with Mother-Of-Pearl, pastel enamels and marcasite details, circa early to m...
Category
European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1940s Vintage Modern Ambriz Floral Link Bracelet Sterling Silver Taxco Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s vintage Modern Floral link bracelet sterling silver made in Taxco, Mexico
maker stamped Mexico
Sterling silver large link bracelet a...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Solid Brass Porthole from a Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished boat porthole with hinged door with two latches. Great nautical relic. Clear glass.
Weight: 14 LBS
Overall Dimensions: 2” H x 21” L x ...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Mills Novelty Art Deco Green Porcelain Penny Scale
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco period penny scale by Mills Novelty co. Period green porcelain pedestal with cream colored foot hold.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Walt Disney Presents the World's Greatest Shorts
Located in London, GB
This rare original British animation poster was designed to advertise Walt Disney shorts. In England posters were not produced for every short cartoon, ...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Heavily Tooled Western Leather Saddle
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Well tooled and embossed leather western riding saddle. Possibly a junior size. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
American Country Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer, Mahogany
Raw Deal
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for The 1948 Film Noir Raw Deal.
This film was directed by Anthony Mann and starred Dennis O'Keefe and Claire Trevor.
This poster is conservation linen backed...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Typical Handmade Military Vehicle from the 2nd World War, 1940s / 1950s.
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Typical handmade military vehicle from the 2nd World War. Approx. 1940s / 1950s.
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell
A Great Piece, Second World War, dated 1942, marked A.S.1942, and with the broad arrow insignia denotin...
Category
British Colonial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Large 1940s Magnesium Bodied Indianapolis style Tether Race Car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large 1940s magnesium bodied tether race car. Speed chief.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Other
CAPOTE, Truman. A Tree Of Night - 1949 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CAPOTE, Truman.
TITLE: A Tree Of Night and Other Stories.
PUBLISHER: NY: Random House, 1949.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 8-3/8" x 5-3/8", inscri...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Uncle Sam Still Bank 'Composition, ' circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
American manufacture; this colorful hand-painted still bank depicting Uncle Sam is all original with no repairs and no repaint. Fabulous crazing throughout indicative of original pai...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass and Chrome Floral Ashtray
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful and unique vintage Hollywood Regency brass and chrome ashtray featuring floral swags and a gorgeous flower in the center.
USA, Circa 1940s
Measures: 6.5"W x 5.75"D x 5...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
9" Emeco 1006 Miniature Salesman Sample Aluminum Chair Scultpure
By Emeco
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Miniature Emeco model 1006 aluminum miniature chair sculpture salesmen sample is a detailed and compact replica of the iconic Emeco Navy Chair, originally designed in 1944 for us...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage George VI Arts & Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This exceptio...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1947-1949 The Works of Jane Austen
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful six volume edition of the works of Jane Austen, in calf bindings, and with the original glassine and slip case.
First and early printings of Hamish Hamilton's 'Novel Lib...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wind Tunnel Model of a Douglas Destroyer Made by NACA/NASA in 1942
Located in London, GB
A very rare World War II 1/5 scale wind tunnel development model of a Douglas "Destroyer" XSB2D-1 torpedo and dive bomber, circa 1942.
The model was made ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
United State Navy Ships Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Immense three-hundred-pound ships binnacle compass with highly polished and lacquered finish. With maker’s plate from Lionel Corp. With the rarely fou...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
Category
American Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
MONTHERLANT, Henry de.. La Reine Morte. 1944 - BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MONTHERLANT, Henry de.
TITLE: La Reine Morte.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Aux depens d'un groupe de bibliophiles, 1944.
DESCRIPTION: BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET. 1 vol., 12-3/4" x 9-...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Heart Anatomical Model Life Size
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, Germany. We offer this Heart Anatomical Model Life Size. Made in rubber and handmade painted.
Category
German Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Rubber
Victory Through Air Power By Major Alexander P. De Seversky, Signed, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Seversky, Alexander. Victory Through Air Power. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First Edition. Signed and inscribed. In the publisher’s original unclipped dust jacket and boards....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Wrath in Burma by Fred Eldridge, First Edition, In Original Dust Jacket, 1946
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Eldrige, Fred. Wrath in Burma: The Uncensored Story of General Stilwell and International Maneuvers in the Far East. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1946. First Edition. In the publisher’s original dust jacket and green cloth boards. With a new archival green cloth slipcase.
Presented is a first edition printing of Wrath in Burma: The Uncensored Story of General Stilwell and International Maneuvers in the Far East by Fred Eldridge. The book was published by Doubleday & Company in 1946. It is presented here in the publisher’s original green dust jacket and green cloth boards with gilt tooling to the spine. It is accompanied by a new archival green cloth slipcase, with an original patch recessed into the front of the slipcase.
Wrath in Burma offers a riveting account of General Stilwell's campaigns and Allied operations in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. A tenacious and unrelenting general, Stilwell was assigned to an almost impossible mission, staffed with untrained and ill-equipped men and unreliable and unmotivated allies in China and England...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Original 1940s Streamline Sterling Silver Tabletop Lighter by Avedon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare and elegant piece from the golden age of American design, this original 1940s Avedon tabletop lighter showcases the iconic Streamline style in sterling silver. Created by Avedon New York, a prestigious luxury brand founded in 1941, the lighter reflects the company’s reputation for exquisite craftsmanship and timeless sophistication.
The Avedon Lighter...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1949s Antique Northele Nautical Ship Project by Berthon Boats Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Northele is a sloop, length 14 m, made by Berthon Boats in Lymington Dorset in 1949 on shipyard project. Measures: 103.5 x 61.3 (H) cm, inches 40.74 x 24.13 (H).
Project coming from ...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second edition hardcover with paper label on spine and cover. 32 pages. The autographed editi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Ships Throttle on Stand
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships throttle on stand. Highly polished and lacquered. Twin handle design. Weighs 92 pounds. Height is 39 by 8 by 9. Mounted to a 17 inch sq...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
British Royal Navy Ship’s Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship’s compass on gimbal mounted into a brass binnacle housing. The nameplate reads pattern 0183, and serial number 14313-B. The compass car...
Category
European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Letter From an Unknown Woman
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1948 drama directed Max Ophuls and starred Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan.
The poster was printed in 2 sheets and designed to be pasted up on bill board...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Italian Sterling Silver Cigarette & Makeup Case by Staldar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian sterling silver combo cigarette & makeup case by Staldar featuring single hinge slip open with 2 powder makeup up compartments, lipstick holder, and a cigarette holder. Craft...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Set of Three 1940s Copper Trumpets - Antique Musical Instrument Collecti
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage Set of Three 1940s Copper Trumpets - Antique Musical Instrument Collection
Add a touch of history to your collection with this uniq...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
The Grapes of Wrath / Les Raisins de la Coiere
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1940 masterpiece directed John Ford and starred Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell.
The striking artwork is by Bernard Lancy (1892-1964) an...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Baier German 1947 Army Truck Lighter Cigarette Holder And Ashtray In Aluminum
Located in Miami, FL
Army Truck Lighter, Cigarette case & ashtray by Walter Baier Company.
Beautiful large sized aluminum lighter by Baier in the shape of a jeep with a ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Hand Carved Wood and Leather Chess Set
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Intricately hand-carved wooden chess with leather game board. King piece measures 4.25" high.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tennessee Williams, Five Young American Poets, Signed First Edition, 1944
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Williams, Tennessee.
TITLE: Five Young American Poets. Third Series 1944.
PUBLISHER: Norfolk: New Directions, 1944.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
JERRICAN Paris 1946 Licensed By Clodion Petrol-Can Pocket Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Jerrican petrol pocket lighter.
This is a very unusual novelty Jerrican petrol pocket lighter created in Paris France and licensed by the brand of Clodion. The pocket lighter has be...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Vintage Army Metal Petrol Can
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
An original WWII ex-military war department 2 gallon petrol can complete with original brass screw CAP. The gasoline can has been repainted at some stage, t...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Small Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Tiny Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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