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Item Ships From: Europe
Period: 1940s
Set of 6 1940s Dutch Herbarium or Botanicals
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Set of 6 Dutch framed herbariums dating from the 1940's.
They are framed in an A3 frame with A4 mount.
These are a sample of what we have to offer. W...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Women Bathing - France, 1945
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Classically inspired painting of an idyllic setting. In the foreground, two women lounge around a basin, one bathing and one reclining as a Russian Wolfhound looks on. Behind them is...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Märta Måås-Fjetterström Blue "Crocus" Wall Tapestry, Sweden, 1945
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ann-Mari Forsberg
Sweden, Vintage
Woven wall tapestry “Crocus, blå” in antique frame. Signed AML and AB MMF. Designed 1945. Handwoven at Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB, Båstad, Sweden.
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Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Letter S in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter S in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Paint loss as see...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Letter R in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter R in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Paint loss as see...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Letter O in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter O in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Paint loss as see...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Letter C in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter C in solid brass, covered with old paint (red & gold), Sweden ca 1940's.
Wear and patina consistent with age and use. Paint loss as see...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the uncertain moments of your life, always ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
8 brass door handles 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
8 double handles from 1940, cast brass attributed to architect Gió Ponti.
They are in excellent condition with some patina from the era , but could be polished back to new.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage Photograph of an Aviator Pilot. C.1940
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful image of an airplane pilot.
Silver gelatin print. On card
Photogapher and sitter both unknown
Unframed
Free shipping.
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Icon Madonna & Child in Glass Luigi Brusotti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s
Located in Rome, IT
Icon glass with Madonna and Child drawing attributed to Luigi Brusotti for Fontana Arte.
Made in Italy in the 1940s.
The back is made of wood.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
2 France handpaint Wallplates with Hunting Scene from 1900
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Set of 2 Wallplates with Hunting Scene
Additional information:
Dimensions: 34 W x 34 H cm
Country of origin: France
Condition: In good condition
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Wall Decorative plate in Onyx and brass Art deco Style France Circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wall Decorative plate in Onyx and brass. Religious subject, signed Froment.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Virgin Mary with Child, 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Virgin Mary with Child is a reproduction of Madonna del Libro, Sandro Botticelli, realized in Italy in 1940s.
Border and fringe in fabric.
Brass...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
Traditional Decorative Modernist Ceramic Spanish Tile, circa 1940
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish decorative ceramic tile. Made in the iconic designs of Catalan Modernism.
Manufactured by unknown artist in Spain, circa 1940....
Category
Spanish Jugendstil Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Chinese Fan Painted Entirely by Hand 1940 China Ducks Flower
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Antique Chinese fan Painted Entirely by Hand 1940 China Ducks Flower.
Category
Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Brass Wall Sculpture Of Naked Woman, Circa 1940
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful and elegant wall art sculpture in brass. Produced probably in Czechoslovakia circa 1940s. The art work portraits a nude woman. Unknown autho...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Portrait of a Woman Painted in Oil on Canvas with Frame
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century portrait of a woman painted in oil on canvas with the frame dated in 1940
Measurements with frame: 69 x 69 x 3 cm.
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Limoges France Ceramics by Camille Tharaud -Antiques
Located in Foggia, FG
Coppia Ceramiche Limoges France di Camille Tharaud -Antiques-
Anno: 1940 circa France di Camille Tharaud
Materiali: Ceramica di Limoges firmata
Condizioni: Buonissime
Misure: Cm 38 H
Pair of Limoges France Ceramics...
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Italian mid century rectangular mirror with lines drawing, Gio Ponti style, 1940
By Gio Ponti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern rectangular mirror with lines drawn on the glass, in the style of Gio Ponti, 1940s.
Rectangular mirror, with Pontian lines drawing on the glass. White desi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Swedish Modern Tapestry "Nattviol", Butterfly Orchid by Märta Måås Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish modern tapestry. The pattern is called "Nattviol" (Butterfly Orchid) and is a part of the series "Juniblommor" (Flowers in June), composed 19...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan Paper Decorated Wooden Painted
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure.
Decoration on gold leaf, of swans, herons and plants. very stylish.
It has some wear, as shown...
Category
Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Representation of an African Giraffe Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved giraffe representation
Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko
Signed Mwamba
Shipping:
L 40 P2,5 H86.
Category
African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
1940's Gunnar Nylund Bronze Plate
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze plate with Aquatic decoration by Gunnar Nylund for Äkta Brong. Sweden, 1940s.
Excellent condition.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Representation of an African Woman Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved woman representation.
Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko.
Signed Mwamba.
Shipping:
L 40 P 2,5 H 86.
Category
African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure and straw.
Decoration on gold leaf, of swans, herons and plants. very stylish.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Straw, Wood, Paper
Mid-Century Modern Art Work by Joseph Roelants
By Jospeh Roelants
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern ceramic tiles Art by Joseph Roelants for Gilliot & Cie, 1948
"The allegorical representation of Architecture and sculptural art blo...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pencil Drawing Depicting a Dalmatian Dog, USA, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A pencil drawing on paper depicting on both sides the Dalmatian dog lying on an armchair. On the one hand, the egoist, on the other, a sardonic gleam in ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper
Hilly Landscape Nature Painting Italian Oil on Canvas 1930
Located in Albignasego, IT
Hilly landscape
Measures:
50 cm x 45 cm
65 cm x 60 cm framed
19.7 in x 17.7 in
25.6 in x 23.6 in framed
Oil painting on board.
Dense, material painting that gives stru...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century Butlins Lithograph Advertising Poster
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Butlins lithograph advertising poster
A charming, fun, and rare example of a 1940s lithograph advertising poster for Butlins fair. Produced by Willsons, Printers of Leicester. The advert is written in the form of a £5 reward for a lost grey parrot...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure.
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure.
Decoration on gold leaf, plants. very stylish.
Category
Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Watercolor Depicting a Cat, France 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A watercolor depicting a cat. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. France circa 1940.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper
Vintage Swedish Framed Embroidery of a Native Woman in a Tropical Environment
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vintage Swedish framed embroidery of a native woman in a tropical environment. A "Bloomsbury" bohemian style embroidery made in the 1940s. A dreamy kind o...
Category
Swedish Bohemian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure chic
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure.
Decoration on gold leaf, of swans, herons and plants. very stylish.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Color Print Depicting a Siamese Cat, USA, 1940
Located in Milan, IT
A color print, depicting a siamese cat. Gladys Emerson Cook. Solid cherry wood frame, polished and beeswaxed. USA circa 1940.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Cherry, Paper
Original Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ink and wash by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s.
On card. Unsigned.
Presented in an antique water gilded frame
Drawn for A & C Kay, New Bond St. London.
...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Artwork for a Detective Newspaper Strip, 1940s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Amazing artwork for a story by James Hadley Chase. So evocative of this period.
We have found no record of this story, A Medal for Miss Lantis, so presumably it was never publishe...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. Size is of the visible picture inside passe-partout.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Decorative Panel
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular decorative panel made in glass presenting a lush vegetation and animals.
Signed lower right.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Pair of Italian Art Deco Brass Plate, 1940s
Located in Meda, MB
Pair of hanging brass plates produced in Italy in the 1940s. The Classic Art Deco subjects are represented and are in their original patina of the time.
Small signs of wear due to age.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Very Rare Harry Bertoia Monoprint on Rice Paper
Located in Munich, DE
Purchased at la modern around 20 years ago. It´s the size of the work - not the frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Portrait Oil Painting of Veiled and Masked Women by Franz Cižek, Czech, 1946
Located in London, GB
Expressionist mystical portrait of purple veiled and masked women is painted in intense and non-naturalistic colors blue, green and red. She is holding a yellow card in one hand and ...
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Important Set of 5 Ceramic Wall Sconces French Ceramic, circa 1940
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Important set of 5 ceramic wall sconces.
Really elegant set with 2 brown ceramic glaze and 3 orange ceramic glaze.
This set comes from an important house in ouest of france.
...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Simone Colombier Abstract Gouache, Bordeaux School, France, 1947
By Simone Colombier
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Framed abstract gouache on paper by French painter Simone Colombier.
Signed and dated 1947.
Simone Colombier took part of the abstract movement in Bordeaux, France in the mid-1940s...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Depisis Style Midcentury Oil Panting Vase Rose Flowers 1940s Classic Frame
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Depisis style midcentury oil panting vase rose flowers signed T.Rossi 1940s classic frame.
Elegant and refined as a picture of Depisis.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Jute, Wood, Paint
Engraved Pink Tinted Glass Panel, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraved pink tinted glass panel, circa 1940.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Engraved Pink Tinted Glass Panel, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraved pink tinted glass panel, circa 1940.
Little splinter on the bottom (see picture) but not visible when assembled.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Exceptional French Console and Mirror Art Deco
Located in Altwies, LU
Important and exceptional French console Art Deco.
In fer forgé, marble top in brèche violette.
Epoque XXè siècle.
Console: H 163 x L 155 P 43 cm.
Mirror: H 200 x L 150 c...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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