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Style: Modern
Period: 1940s
Eugene Berman Collage in Original Frame
Located in New York, NY
This haunting image by Eugene Berman was painted on a sheet of paper cut in the shape of a heart, mounted to a paint-speckled ground, encircled with metal shavings, and placed in a frame of the artist’s own devising. Berman wrote the title, Radiograph of a Heart, on the back. It refers to the medical X-rays that doctors had recently come to rely on. Yet Berman’s point seems to be that while a heart can be monitored scientifically, the emotions associated with it lie beyond the power of medical science. Russian by birth, Berman fled St. Petersburg during the Revolution and settled in Paris. Later, as a Jew, he fled the Nazi advance and took refuge in New York and Hollywood. His peace of mind, however, was shattered by the suicide of his wife, actress Una Munson (who played Belle Watling in Gone With the Wind). That distressing event — “Don’t follow me” she admonished in her suicide note...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Rare Chair from the Cabinet of the Deutscher Bundestag, circa 1949
Located in London, GB
Believed to be one of only three chairs remaining that were designed for the cabinet of Deutscher Bundestag the first democratic Germany, circa 1949. Design elegance and exceptional ...
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German Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Leather, Oak

Shirley Zric "Deck of Cards" Hand Painted Ceramic Tile Table Lamp, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed Black Wood encased Painted Ceramic Tile "Playing Cards" Table Lamp. Featuring a wide rectangular Black enameled wood frame inset with six glazed glazed White ceramic tiles, hand painted with the Queen of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Overdyed Carpet, Aqua
Located in New York, NY
This light aqua Turkish overdyed carpet shows an all-over rust spiral tendril pattern within a simple border accented with 'lollipop' flowers. The is a...
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Turkish Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Set of 12 Red Dining Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 12 dining chairs with ebonized wood legs and claret red upholstery. Two armchairs and ten side chairs. Originally purchased through Alan Moss Gallery,...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Rug, Bungalow Charm Meets Classic Sophistication
Located in Dallas, TX
75880 Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Rug, 05'10 X 12'02. Bungalow charm meets classic sophistication in this vintage Persian Bakhtiari rug. The naturalistic forms and dramatic color palet...
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Persian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Elegant Hanging Mirror with Etched Design, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Wall hanging mirror with etched design, American, 1940s.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Mirror

"Terrace, " Brilliant, Cubist-Expressionist Masterpiece by Virginia True, 1946
By Virginia True
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for her depictions of New Mexico and the Southwest, here Virginia True painted a brilliantly-hued Cubist scene reflecting her years in New York. Showing the influence of P...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Paint

Collection of French Art Pottery Vases, Lidded Boxes, Denbac
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Collection of French art pottery vases, lidded boxes, Denbac,  circa 1940s. Stamped. Largest measures: 12.5 cm. X 11 cm. In perfect condition.
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Collection of Vintage Travel Photographs by Fritz Hebberling
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting collection of 16 photos by Fritz Hebberling taken of people on the Holland-America line, circa 1930s-1940s. Vintage gelatin silver prints of various sizes.
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Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Italian Murano Glass Vase Elmetto Model by Seguso.
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass vase by Seguso. Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the exhibition Murano a go-go. Out production. Original label and signed.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Paul Frankl Sideboard with Lacquered Cork and Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large and impressive sideboard or credenza piece by Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co, USA, dated 1940s, in the taste of American Art Deco transitioning into Modern. The main construction is mahogany, with center door of lacquered cork...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass

Diego Rivera Style MId Century Modern Silver Plate Tray Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
Exotic depictions of embellished and embossed Diego Rivera imagery are the centre of this polished silver-plate serving tray. The recessed steeped lines framing the inside imagery add dimension and form. it is signed on the back and numbered Tropical pattern by International Silver Co. #8166 The scene is of a caped woman...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Distressed Vintage Persian Rug with Abstract Design in Dark Blue, Green & Gray
Located in Atlanta, GA
Distressed Vintage Persian Rug with Abstract Design in Dark Blue, Green & Gray & White. Measures: 9'6 x 12'8 Distressed vintage Persian Rug with Modern abstract Design in gray, Charcoal and White colors. Vintage distressed Persian rug...
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Persian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Also in the style of Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank. Shade Dimensions: 12...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Wood, Ceramic

Two-Seat Tubular Steel Cantilever Couch, German Modernism, circa 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
Two-seat chrome-plated tubular steel cantilever couch by Alfons Mauser, German Modernism, circa 1940.
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German Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Turkish Kars Rug with a Modern Design in Shades of Brown and Ivory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 7'7 x 10'4. This wonderful Turkish rug, from eastern Turkey, displays a chocolate brown background with a small, repeating geometric pattern in the background and border. ...
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Turkish Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Heavy Gilt Murano Glass Stem Lamp with Custom Silk Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Gilt Murano Glass Stem Lamp with Custom Silk Shade in the style of Barovier. Gilt wood base. Restored and rewired with gold twist cord. C...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wood, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Russel Wright Style Late Art Deco White and Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Russel Wright style Late Art Deco White Enameled Metal & Black Lacquered Wood Bedside Lamps, Desk Lamps. Featuring Industrial Modernist Black a...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Distressed Vintage Persian Rug with Modern Design in Shades of Gray & Charcoal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Distressed Vintage Persian Rug with All Over Modern Design in Shades of Gray, Charcoal & White. Measures: 9'7 x 12'8. Distressed vintage Persian Rug with All Over Modern Design in gray, charcoal and white colors. Vintage distressed Persian rug...
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Persian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

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...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Wall Sconce Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Modern Neoclassical wall lights each with three arms attributed to Gio Ponti in his classic inverted ram's horn form. An extra 3rd piece is available
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass, Metal

Set of 6 Italian Muslin Ebonized Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Italian 1940s ebonized side chairs with brass trim sabot on feet and muslin upholstered seat and back. (design att: VITTORIO DASSI)
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Muslin, Wood

Pair of Italian Blond Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian 1940 blond mahogany side chairs with muslin upholstered seat and back (design F. LIETTI)
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Mahogany, Muslin

Tall Cabinet Designed by Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
A Classic example of post World War II French design. Rene Gabriel was one of the leading French designers of his time. He was commissioned by the ...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Oak

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.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of 5 Venini Murano Hand Blown Teal Teardrop Sculptures/Garniture on Bases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an interesting collection of hand blown ribbed crystal finial-like sculptures made by Venini. Extremely well-matched in clear crystal in a teal shaded green. Each piece is mo...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Italian Modern Neoclassical Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
An elegant, sober Italian midcentury pendant / chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the Modern Neoclassical Style (Novecento) with six fluted arms in enameled met...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Glass

Pair of Grosfeld House Art Moderne Bleached End Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Art Moderne bleached end tables with swag carved design on 3 sides and a drawer supported on a square fluted pedestal base. (Attributed to GROSFELD HOUSE) (PRICED AS...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Wood

Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Ebonized Wood and Beige Marble Top Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) coffee table with and ebonized stretcher base and an oval "Rosa Portogallo" beige marble top. (attributed to VITTORIO DASSI)
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Marble

French Modern Display Cabinet
Located in Cathedral City, CA
An impressive French Modern display cabinet. Made of oak with brass door frames. Base is decorated with a gilded wrought iron stretcher. There a...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of Art Moderne Sycamore Pedestals
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Art Moderne sycamore pedestals with 3 ram heads and round glass tops above a Greek key apron with a stretcher and round base. (T. H. ROBSJOHN GIBBINGS)
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Glass, Sycamore

French Art Moderne Gilt Iron and Mirror Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
French Art Moderne (1940s) gold painted wrought iron coffee table with scroll / twisted iron details and beveled trimmed edge mirror top.
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Marie Therese Style Nine Arm Scrolled Clear Crystal Candlestick Chandelier, 1940
By Marie Therese
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modernist Marie Therese style hand blown transparent Clear Crystal Candlestick Chandelier. Featuring a single tier, nine scrolled crystal arms, nine crea...
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German Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of Cased Murano Glass Figural Lamps by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Danville, CA
Spectacular, one of a kind pair of lamps with dancing figures cased in clear Murano glass by Alfredo Barbini. They have been rewired with new Gold twisted Rayon cords and European s...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass

American Designer, Side Tables, Walnut, Glass, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and glass side tables designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s.
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Modernist Travertine Occasional Table, France 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
The elegance and simplicity of French modernist design feels timeless. This 1940s accent table is a classic example - a beautiful aged patina to the metal frame with the original hon...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Travertine

Upholstered Bench Attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, upholstery. Sleek and modern upholstered bench.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Fontana Arte Attribution, Coat Rack, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass coat rack attributed to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Brass

Audoux & Minet Rope Armchair for Vibo Vesoul, France, circa 1940
Located in London, GB
French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were committed to a design ethos based on accessible materials as a means of serving modern life. In reaction to the Paris Exposition d...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Seagrass, Rope, Bentwood

Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of three-armed brass wall lights designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.05” H x 11.45” W x 6.35” D Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 2.15” H...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Brass

Italian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and white bouclé fabric lounge chairs designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Fully restored including refinishing, addressing of wormholes, reupholstered in brand ne...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Fabric, Bouclé, Walnut

Italian Designer, Side Table, Oak, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak side table or stool designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Oak

Animal Farm, George Orwell, first us edition, 1946, hardcover
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Animal Farm - George Orwell - First US Edition- 1946 - hardcover it's a classic - more important now than ever some water damage to dust cover / some...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Paper

Italian Designer, Chandelier, Metal, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-lacquered metal chandelier designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31" H x 16.25 W x 17.5" D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Sockets: 3
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Metal

French Modernist Coffee Table with Twisted Iron Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
An exceptional French Modernist coffee table from the 1940s, masterfully crafted in wrought iron and clear glass. The clear glass top, f...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Distressed Overdyed Carpet, Light Palette
Located in New York, NY
This strongly distressed carpet has been lightly overdyed with the straw corners and the sandy beige border with its split acanthus leaves the most important tonal elements in the ov...
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Turkish Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Distressed Overdyed Area Rug, Blue *& Green Palette
Located in New York, NY
A blue and green overdyed rug on a busy leaf and palmette pattern. Palmette border. Moderate weave, cotton foundation, all over wear nearing distress...
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Pakistani Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Wool

Rare Pair of Low Lounge Chairs by Carl-Johan Boman
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare pair of easy chairs with beautiful curved backs on tapered wooden feet. Very nice vintage condition.
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Finnish Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Elm

Audoux Minet Rope Coffee Table Vibo Vesoul, France, 1940s
Located in London, GB
French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet were committed to a design ethos based on accessible materials as a means of serving modern life. In reaction to the Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels of 1925, which they deemed to cater to a wealthy elite they set to ground their designs in something more homespun, even rustic. Their designs for Vibo Vesoul...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

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Seagrass, Wood

Danish Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Danish settee upholstered in beige linen, with piping along all the edges, including the rolled arms, and mahogany legs. Seat has eight-way hand tied springs in excellent condi...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Linen, Mahogany

"Controlight" Floor Lamp in Steel, Ceramic, Birch & Aluminum by Michell Brobrick
Located in New York, NY
Mitchell Bobrick. "Controlight" floor lamp. Chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, glazed ceramic, birch, and enameled aluminum. USA, 1949. Signed with decal manufacturer's label to socket...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Steel

Dan Johnson for Hayden Hall Solid Maple Desk, 1947
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one of Dan Johnson’s earliest and rarest designs, made for Hayden hall of Alhambra, California. The form is classic California midcentury. Made fro...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Maple

Carl Auböck Very Early Rare Completely Original Bell
Located in London, GB
Mid-1940s bell by Carl Auböck with the original leather handle and stitching. Very rarely seen piece in a good condition. From a Viennese collection and first time being dealt since ...
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Austrian Modern Vintage 1940s Furniture

Materials

Pewter

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