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Style: Art Deco
Period: 1940s
DUNHILL 1940 Service Petrol Pocket Lighter In Solid 925 Sterling Silver With Box
Located in Miami, FL
A service lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill A beautiful military American service lighter, created by the subsidiaries of Alfred Dunhill in the United States during the WW-2, betwe...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid 20th Century French Hermes Solid Silver Gilt Smoker's Requisites c.1940
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stylish mid 20th Century French Art Deco Hermes 3 piece vermeil solid silver smoker's requisites, contained in the original Hermes fitted grosgrain case, comprising four cigarette ca...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

EVANS 1940 Spitfire Pocket Lighter With Windshield Chromed Steel & Black Lacquer
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 crafted with deco-modernist patterns in chromed steel with accents decorations in black lacquer. This model is fitted with the hinged windguard adding extra rarity. It it never used or fired and is offered with the original box. Stunning modernist design, very decorative and surely a great conversation piece. Model: The Spitfire with windguard pocket lighter. Year: 1940. Materials: Chromed steel and black lacquer. Weight: 50 Grams. Measurements: 62 mm by 37 mm by 13 mm (2.44 x 1.46 x 0.52 Inches). Rarity: Rare with windshield and never fired condition. Marks: Lighter is stamped with the maker's mark and signed as follow; "EVANS FUEL U.S. PAT. REG, 19023". Evans The Evans Company first started out as a handbag and accessory manufacturing company, originating from Attleboro, Massachusetts as a novelty company in 1918. However, by the late 1920’s, the company took on a different path and began to manufacture lighters with a “lift arm system”. This system is very similar to the one used by the Alfred Dunhill Company – minus the fact that the flint wheel was located vertically, rather than horizontally. Many lighters were manufactured by the Evans Company with this “lift arm system” with a variety of attractive styles, including enameled cases. In addition, the Evans Company produced complementary cigarette cases and perfume sprays...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Art Deco Wood and Chrome Airplane SeaPlane Aviation Model, France 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic French Art Deco chrome and wood airplane/seaplane model mounted on a stylized wood plinth. A superbly crafted rendering of the legendary quadri-propellers seaplane, strik...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Dunhill England 1940 Desk Table Unique Lift Arm Petrol Lighter with Shagreen
Located in Miami, FL
Unique petrol lighter designed by Dunhill. Beautiful and elegant table desk lift arm petrol lighter, designed by the Alfred Dunhill Company during the post war period, circa 1940-...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver Plate, Steel

1941 Trophy Baseball Radio, Working Condition
By Trophy Radio Company
Located in Milano, IT
This fantastic novelty item is reminiscent of a time when radio was king and radio broadcasts were the most popular way for fans to follow Major League Baseball across the country. E...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Paris Ephemeral Decorations, 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...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Wurlitzer Juke Box Model 700 Original and Restored Art Deco Circa 1940
Located in Oakland, CA
Wurlitzer 700 was a design masterpiece by Paul Fuller, its smooth art deco lines have stood the test of time, and it is a beautiful creation. This model plays 78-style records and th...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Phonograph Original Rare
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Original 1946 Wurlitzer Model 1015 Bubbler Collector Multi-Selector Phonograph. This Jukebox is in exceptional condition, fully restored, and with a full set of 78s. The sound is amazing, the amp was rebuilt, and the original 15″ speaker. Special electronics allow you to surpass mechanical coin operations to make as many selections as you like. Contact us by message and I can send you a video with sound of it playing. This posting is for the Wurlitzer JukeBox...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome, Nickel

Rare Original 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox 4008 external Speaker, lamp /bubbler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Original 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox 4008 Speaker, , bubbler. External speaker designed for the famed classic 1015 Wurlitzer Jukebox,, Amazing ori...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Iron

Mexico Taxco 1940 Unique Lift Arm Petrol Lighter In Solid .925 Sterling And Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Lift arm petrol lighter made in Mexico Beautiful vintage lift arm petrol lighter, created in the city of Taxco in Mexico during the late Art Deco period,...
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Mexican Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Mexico Taxco 1940 Giant Unique Lift Arm Petrol Lighter Solid 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Giant lift arm petrol lighter made in Mexico Beautiful vintage giant lift-arm petrol lighter, created in the city of Taxco in Mexico during the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. Thi...
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Mexican Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Jens Sigsgaard Silver Art Deco Powder Compact & Pocket Mirror
By Jens Sigsgaard 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Danish art deco powder compact and pocket mirror designed by Jens Sigsgaard. Classic Art Deco motif - fluted stylized sunrise - sunburst. Or...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

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.
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Mexico Taxco 1940 Unique Lift Arm Petrol Lighter in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Lift arm petrol lighter made in Mexico Beautiful lift arm petrol lighter, created in the city of Taxco in Mexico during the late Art Deco period, circa 1940. It was crafted in sol...
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Mexican Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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.
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage German Patinated Leather Medicine Ball
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather medicine ball, circa 1940s, Germany. Perfectly aged patina with natural wear/soiling present, as shown. H: 13" x Diameter: 12.75"
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

1940s Art Deco Vintage Cigarette Lighter Aluminum Block Lift Arm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Aluminum Block Lift Arm Side Wheel Cigarette Lighter 2.13 x 1 W x .63 Original unrestored vintage preowned condition. Selling as is untested. Refer to images....
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Murano 1940, Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage1940 Zenith 12-S-445 Shutterdial Restored Radio Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith’s “robot dial”, received a make-over from its inaugural 1938 model year. One of the most powerful and rare Zenith tabletop radios, a 12-S-445 Shutter...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1940s Vintage Vornado Antique Electric Powerful Metal Desk Table Fan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Vornado vintage antique electric fan powerful and silent. Art Deco era electric table desk top fan with modern industrial design. Has one ...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

France Art Deco Horse, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)". Horse in wood and chrome. We ha...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

Murano 1940, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano, 1940, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Murano Glass

1940s Jeweled Enameled Brass Daybook Phonebook Note Pad with Stone Buddah
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Purse note pad book, cinches paper in binding, works well with index cards, as shown. Carved Green Stone possibly Jade of a Confucius Asian Man with Long Beard.
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Chinese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

Art Deco Black Grosgrain Handbag
Located in Devon, England
This wonderful vintage handbag was made in the 1930s-1940s for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. The body of the bag is constructed from black grosgrain, ...
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Central American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Wooden Box with Mirror Top Tobacco Holder, 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful art tobacco box in lavolaro wood with a mirror top. This magnificent piece was designed in Germany during the 1940s. This piece is unique as the top floor is made of a sandblasted mirror with drawings of a tobacco holder...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Sculptural Twisted French Cable Bracelet in Aluminum Double Band Art Deco Era
By David Yurman, Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco period sculptural aluminum twisted french cable bracelet, 1940s. Fabulous sculptural modernist design center knot double row wide band In the style of contemporary designer ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Luc Lanel & Christofle for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique a Set of Six Cups
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orfèvrerie Christofle for "Ile de France" 1949 Compagnie Générale Transatlantique Paquebot A set of six silvered metal cups Monogr...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Large 1940s Magnesium Bodied Indianapolis style Tether Race Car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large 1940s magnesium bodied tether race car. Speed chief.
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Other

German Medical or Tanning Lamp, Wood and Bakelite, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German medical or tanning lamp. Transport handle and external thermometer. Three settings of the lamps. Eight porcelain lamp holders and four light bulbs. Current 220 volt Woo...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Porcelain, Bakelite

Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lacquer, Mahogany

American Electric Company 1940 Coin Wall Mounted Black Phone in Solid Steel
Located in Miami, FL
American Electric Company coins wall mounted phone. Fantastic wall mounted phone in working order, made by the American Electric Company between the 1930 and 1940 in the United Stat...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel, Steel

20th Century Art Deco Revival Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Roma, RM
Commemorative sterling silver cigarette case made in 1944, in aid of "RCAF War II case No. 9 Air Observer School 1944 - St. Johns, Quebec - " The silver cigarette case weighs about 1...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

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