1940s Furniture

Adalie Margules Brent

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Tempera

A brilliant and lively depiction of a crowded cafe scene in 1945, this painting by Adalie Margules Brent depicts a slice of Black America at the end of World War II, probably in New ...

André Arbus

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vitrines

Wood

Pair of Obelisk display Vitrines by genius French designer and iconic decorator of 1940s Andre Arbus (1903 - 1969).

Vintage 1940s Central Asian Art Deco Central Asian Rugs

Wool

An incredible early 20th century Central Asian Khotan rug with a bold, large scale, floral and leaf pattern medallion on a dark crimson background, surrounded by a baroque floral and...

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Brass, Aluminum, Glass

Very chic French table lamp from the 1940s. Design-wise this lantern shaped lamp sits at the crossroad between Art Deco and French Modernism sharing trademarks of both styles. Very g...

Jean Royère

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Fabric, Elm

Beautiful shaped organic Art Nouveau style pair of French armchairs or lounge chairs, made of the typical French elmwood. The seats interior, the springs and the foam is completely n...

Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps

Brass

Unusual and appealing fully adjustable brass floor lamps. Clever designs allows for great versatility for directing light.

Børge Mogensen, FDB Møbler, Tarm Stole

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Beech

Børge Mogensen Dining chairs in solid beech. 2 armchairs and 6 dining chairs. Manufactured by FDB and produced by Tarm Stole- og Møbelfabrik (stamp from both) 1940s. In 1942, Børg...

Charles Dudouyt, La Cremaillere

Vintage 1940s French Brutalist Dining Room Chairs

Oak, Straw

Rare set of 8 straw chairs designed by Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946 ) and published by La Cremaillère in the 1940s. This model was made of solid oak with feet keel-shaped, 2 balls at t...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Brass

Italian 1940's brass mirror

Alexey Brodovitch

Vintage 1940s American Books

Brodovitch, Alexey. Ballet It is speculated that “only a few hundred copies of Ballet were ever printed, and that most of them were distributed as gifts to the artist’s inner c...

Kaare Klint, Rud Rasmussen

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Leather, Canvas, Mahogany

A vintage three-seat sofa by Kaare Klint, Denmark, 1940s. Reupholstered in a radiant green fabric with cognac leather trim, the sofa stands on eight solid mahogany legs and has six c...

Viggo Boesen

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Brass, Lambskin, Beech

A pair of organic lounge chairs attributed to Viggo Boesen. The softness of organic form is further enhanced by the authentic white lambskin upholstery. The overstuffed form is contr...

G.A. Berg

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Fabric, Mahogany

Very rare easy chair in the manner of G.A Berg. Produced in Sweden.

Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Brass, Walnut, Lacquer

Wonderful original Art Deco desk clock or cabinet clock from the 1940s. Offers a rare, leaf green finish and fine brass applications. A stunning masterpiece with a two-toned dial mad...

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Vintage 1940s French Rococo Garden Ornaments

Cement

Pair of French Rococo style garden urn ornaments with floral garland decoration and ornate fruit carved tops. This pair is beautiful decor for your garden or patio area but can also ...

Jean Prouvé

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Metal

You are viewing a WWII Campaign desk that would have been used in the European and Pacific theater during the war. The desk is made from the same aluminum that was used for aircraft ...

James Mont

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Wood

Handsome pair of James Mont style stack Pyramid cerused end tables. Very interesting black cerused finish with equally unique stacked cube construction.

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Vintage 1940s Australian Art Deco Dry Bars

Art Deco revolving bar or whisky cabinet has a mirrored top for use as coffee table or wine table. The inner section with green Felt rotates within itself and has 4 different section...

Carl Malmsten

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Wood

Carl Malmsten's "Gustavus" cabinet made in 1941 in Stockholm, Sweden. Two doors in the top cabinet, two central drawers, and a lower cabinet with two doors. One key locks top and b...

Emile Albert Gruppe

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Paint

Emile Gruppe (American, 1896-1978), oil on canvas board, circa 1940. An absolutely amazing post impressionist painting using knifing technique which is very rare for Gruppe. The p...

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Lacquer

French painter and master glassmaker, Beaux Art School in Lyon , born in 1907 . He sudied with G. Decote who used to work with Gustave Moreau. He is inspired by the symbolist movemen...

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Murano Glass, Rosewood

Art Deco period rosewood chiffonier with a sleek design and six dovetailed drawers. We love the rosewood exterior with ebonized details and finished with a lustrous French polish. Th...

Poul Henningsen

Vintage 1940s Danish Bauhaus Table Lamps

Brass, Blown Glass, Iron, Bakelite

Poul Henningsen 3.5/2 table lamp from the 1940s made by Louis Poulsen of Denmark Original handblown opaline glass shades made by Louis Poulsen Brass and bakelite stem and with a c...

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Vintage 1940s English Edwardian Benches

Brass, Leather, Walnut

English walnut carved round shaped tripod legged bench standing on three cabriole shaped legs. The cabriole legs are decorated with acanthus leaf detail and stand on ball and claw fe...

Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Stoneware

Gorgeous stoneware lion figurine by Gunnar Nylund with an enthusiastic face and glaze gathering beautifully in all its nooks and crannies. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influe...

Kaare Klint, Rud Rasmussen

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Upholstery, Mahogany

A vintage model 6092 three to four seat sofa designed by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen, 1940. The settee stands on eight tapered solid mahogany legs which give the design gracefuln...

Stuart Maxwell Armfield

Vintage 1940s Art Deco Paintings

Paint

A brilliant painting executed in vivid colors, this view of an African male youth holding a basket of gourds and an enormous bouquet of calla lilies, day lilies and other tropical bl...

Vintage 1940s American Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Wood

Whimsical scissors open and close as real scissors do, excellent rustic piece for the light at heart design. Can be mounted on a wall or just standing against a wall (as shown here).

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Brass, Glass

Round deco coffee table in brass, Italy, 1940s. Double level of round top glasses. Each arm and leg is cast from rich brass, patinated through years of history. They are then attach...

A. Mikael Laursen, Hans J. Wegner

Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Oak

Hans. J. Wegner dining chairs in solid oak, seat with striped wool cover, has to be replaced and is in price included, measures: seat height 48 cm. Produced in the late 1940s by A. M...

Svenskt Tenn, Nils Fougstedt

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Brass, Rattan, Pewter

Beautiful, large pewter tray by Nils Fougstedt. Elegant brass rim and handle with wreathed rattan.

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Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Glass

Midcentury floating coffee table. Made with a solid Afrormosia (African teak) base and 1/2 inch thick toughened glass floating top Of beautiful quality and construction Mak...

Atelier Majorelle

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Console Tables

Majorelle Cerused deco console bar table, France, 1940s. Was originally part of a set. This piece is not signed but guaranteed to be Majorelle as the other piece this originally c...

R. Merceris

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Metal

Very elegant wrought iron entrance vestibule attributed to Robert Merceris, master craftsman very active in the 40s and 50s in France. He began his career at Gilbert Poillerat, who h...

Raymond Wendell

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

A vivid and colorful depiction of sailors enjoying a hard-earned afternoon on the beaches of Fiji, with their ships anchored off shore in the background, this painting is a rare and ...

Atelier Jean Perzel

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Flush Mount

Bronze

A pair of fine French Art Deco flush mount ceiling fixtures or wall sconces by Jean Perzel, with a round optical fluted frosted glass shades supported by three bronze studs.  

Philip Arctander

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees

Upholstery, Pine

Settee/sofa attribution by Arctander; pine wood structure, expertly recovered in vintage dead-stock by Margit Pinter undyed wool upholstery fabric, sourced by Interior architects Pow...

André Arbus

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Art Glass, Oak

Very stylish coffee and cocktail table in oak with glass top.

Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Gold Leaf, Glass

Rare Murano hand blown blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bulb shaped vase. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri D' Arte company, model 8511, circa 1948. Publi...

Vintage 1940s French Side Tables

Pair of hand forged iron bases with scrolled feet and glass tops. Great as bedside tables. Can easily support two larger glass tops if desired. Measure: 30-32".

Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Faience

Stunning faience vase by Stig Lindberg in a lovely bulging shape. Beautiful colorful, graphic decor of leaves and vibrant yellow lines.

Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs

Jute, Birch

Midcentury easy chair model "Torparen" designed by Gustav Axel berg. Produced by his own company in Sweden during the 1940s. Designed in 1942. This piece made from birch with origina...

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

This original amazing Italian brass and white floor lamp from the 1940s consists of brass, metal and white lacquered beechwood. Furthermore it presents a renewed lamp shade covered ...

Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Walnut

Set of eight Art Deco period dining chairs in the style of Chaleysin. These chairs are made of solid walnut, and frames have been ebonized and finished with a French polish. We love ...

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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Wool

Wool. Kelim technique. Dated 1942.

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Bouclé, Mahogany

A pair of modernist lounge chairs by Paul László. Soft and tufted overstuffed seat and back is mounted on stained mahogany frames with splayed legs. Other American designers incl...

Vintage 1940s European Chandeliers and Pendants

Blown Glass

Rare Barovier blown glass chandelier in thick glass with a very original and interesting design. Hard to find on the market, 100% original from the period. We keep the original pain...

Vintage 1940s French Modern Floor Lamps

Glass, Iron

This interesting floor lamp is made of glass with a painted iron base. It is elegant and tall. It has been wired in the US and is in quite nice condition. It is difficult to choose a...

Mart Stam

Vintage 1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Rush, Rope, Oak

Rare side chair designed by Mart Stam for 'Goed Wonen' and manufactured by Van Der Kley, Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands.   

Unknown

Vintage 1940s English Regency Footstools

Leather, Walnut

English leather tufted foot stool rocker with nailhead trim detail.

Edoardo Gellner

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Bouclé, Oak

A pair of organic lounge chairs, designed by Italian architect Edoardo Gellner for a private residential project in Cortina, Italy. Legs in stained oak, frames upholstered in a h...

Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass, Gold Leaf...

Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Pulegoso Italian art glass cabinet vase. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1949, model #8660, published (see last photo). Th...

Vintage 1940s Swedish Art Deco Dry Bars

Birch

Newly restored Swedish 1940s bar, made of birch with a spalted looking finish on it. Front drop down door along with internal storage and lower bar door with glass storage. Finished ...

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Wood, Oak

A pair of ebonized and cerused oak three drawer chests, circa 1940s. The maker of the chests is unknown but the fabrication is certainly American. The styling is architectural and st...

Madoura, Suzanne Ramie

Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Ceramic

Atelier Madoura - Suzanne Ramié (1905-1974) Important vase called: "Gus" In brown enameled and glazed ceramic, with ovoid body bristling with six lateral annular sockets and with i...

Russel Wright

Vintage 1940s American Modern Ceramics

Earthenware

A group of five salts and a celery tray designed by Russel Wright in 1937. American modern, was produced by Steubenville Pottery from 1939-1959, and is often credited with being...

Ateljé Lyktan, Hans Bergström

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps

Brass, Linen, Opaline Glass, Leather

Rare floor lamp designed by Hans Bergström. Produced by his own company Ateljé Lyktan during the 1940s. Made from solid brass with hand wrapped leather in burgundy. Glass diffuser wi...

Vintage 1940s French Modern Floor Lamps

This lamp in in nice. Condition. It has been wired in the US with 3 new sockets using the original waxed candles. We left some of the was on the iron bobeches when it was wired. That...