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Period: 1940s
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Angelo Testa Print on Canvas
By Angelo Testa
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Whimsical print on canvas by noted artist and textile designer Angelo Testa. Large print depicting dogs and other biomorphic shaped animals.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Petite French Faience Quimper Cup Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French Faience Quimper cup Circa 1940.
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Vintage French Aubusson Tapestry Rug Art Nouveau Bold 9x9 Square 256cm x 285cm
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French Aubusson Tapestry Rug Art Nouveau Bold Square 9x9
8'5" x 9'4"
256cm x 285cm
"A rare, magnificent vintage French Aubusson tapestry with unique Art Nouveau design, i...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
Folk Art Glass Shard Cat Picture
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Folk Art glass shard cat picture set within a grey washed handmade wood frame. Made with glass shard mosaics by hand depicting in an image of a ca...
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
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
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
Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens, circa 1940
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
Category
Spanish Jugendstil Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 u...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Painting from the 1940s, Golden, Mid-Century Art, Blue, Chocolate & White Colors
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Painting has a beautiful gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Garden Design
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, Room size
A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 13'0" x 10'4", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a garden design in...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Gorgeous Collection of 4 Decoupaged Classical Figural Scenes with Gold Leaf
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful set of 4 black and white decoupaged scenes of classical figures in poetic poses set against gold leaf and each framed in giltwood moldings.
Category
American Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Plaster Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.
Category
French Medieval Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
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
Signed Maison Jansen Boiserie, France
Located in Stamford, CT
Signed Maison Jansen boiserie panel with oval medallion decoration.
Category
French Beaux Arts Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Carved Wood Silver Leaf Shield
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian Carved wood silver-leafed shield.
Measurements:
Diameter: 36"
Depth: 2"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
Running Horses Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
By Sheila Hendricks
Located in Rochester, NY
"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Signed. Oil on board. In a per...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
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 Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Small Size, W/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental rug, Small size
A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 8'2" x 5'5", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medallio...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
PABLO PICASSO Portrait of Mrs. Z, 1943 on Silk
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exquisite artwork is a rare and remarkable example of Pablo Picasso's innovative approach to portraiture, executed in 1943 on the unique medium of silk. Known for his constant e...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Restored Vintage 1949 Rattan Framed Crane Barkcloth Fabric Sample by Spectrum
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This framed crane barkcloth fabric sample, produced by the Spectrum company around 1949, served as a showcase of mid-century design aesthetics. Displayed in rattan showrooms across t...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
Original Charles Kiffer Lithograph of Alhambra Theatre Maurice Chevalier
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful original Mid-Century Modern lithograph was created for the inauguration of the new Alhambra Theater, featuring Maurice Chevalier, circa 1948. It features the actor don...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Baseball Catchers Mask Collection (7)
Located in Stamford, CT
A collection of 7 steel antique baseball catchers masks circa 1930's-1960's. Great graphic presentation. Easy to hang and display multiple ways. The a...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
"Aquarius, " Important Art Deco Tile with Nude Male and Limed Oak Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile dates from the 1940s,...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Italian Carved Sunburst Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptional vintage Italian carved and parcel gilt sunburst panel. Circa 1940. Sure to make a statement!
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano, 1949
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Postcard signed by Raul Anguiano. 1949.
José Raúl Anguiano Valadez (February 26, 1915 – January 13, 2006) was a notable Mexican painter of the 20th century, part of the “second generation” of Mexican muralists which continued the tradition of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros but experimented with it as well. Anguiano was born during the height of the Mexican Revolution...
Category
Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Oil On Canvas Circular Art Deco Paintings Of The Smoky Mountains
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare circular Art Deco scenes of the Smoky Mountains with date and details rendered behind the paintings. Beautifully hand painted in vivid hues and original circular gilt frames. Em...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Authentic California Fruit Crate Labels Featuring Apples. Circa 1940's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered is a pair of original "Apple" fruit crate labels, circa 1940's, unused and professionally mounted in oak frames with white colored beveled matte.
The labels would have been...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Early Important Harry Bertoia Monotype
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Important Harry Bertoia Monotype, One of his first works on paper, Monoprint on Rice Raper
Signed to verso ‘HB’. Inscribed to lower right ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Original Drawing by Raul Anguiano, 1946
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique original drawing by Raul Anguiano dedicated to Arturo Arnaiz y Freg for the new year 1946.
José Raúl Anguiano Valadez (February 26, 1915 – January 13, 2006) was a notable Mexican painter of the 20th century, part of the “second generation” of Mexican muralists which continued the tradition of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros but experimented with it as well. Anguiano was born during the height of the Mexican Revolution...
Category
Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Pair framed vintage print of drawings by Diego Rivera
By Diego Rivera
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of vintage prints of Diego Rivera's drawings of indigenous Mexican children. Framed on linen board in a pair of period frame. In print sign...
Category
Mexican Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano. 1948
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Postcard Signed by Raul Anguiano. 1948. Dedicated to Arturo Arnaiz y Freg.
José Raúl Anguiano Valadez (February 26, 1915 – January 13, 2006) was a notable Mexican painter of the 20th century, part of the “second generation” of Mexican muralists which continued the tradition of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros but experimented with it as well. Anguiano was born during the height of the Mexican Revolution...
Category
Mexican Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental rug, Room size
A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 10'0" x 10'0", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medalli...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
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
1940's Large Hand Made Decorative Wall Panels - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Large Hand Made Decorative Wall Panels - Pair. Sourced from a factory boardroom in Latvia, the panels were used as decoration in the factory boardroom. The factory produced el...
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Lucite Dimensional Racetrack Sculptural Panels Custom Framed Pair of Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of absolutely stunning tall dimensional, sculptural and textural 1940s Lucite panels are newly custom framed. The lucite panels look and feel like textural running water. T...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Lucite, Wood
"Capricorn, " Important Art Deco Tile with Zodiac Theme by MacLeary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created by Bonnie MacLeary, a Texas-born sculptor famed for her "Aspiration" and "Ouch" bronzes, two of several created in the 1920s, this classic Art Deco tile...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Framed Ww ii Nautical Signal Flag 'Red & White'
Located in North Miami, FL
This flag represents the sign for "ASW EXCERCISES" - according to the international flags and pennants chart. The flag is a vivid red and white. Hardware is galvanized steel. This is a large ship standard sized flag. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MIAMI, FLORIDA SHOWROOM.
Professionally framed in natural maple low profile shadow box and sewn on to the matting, this vintage German-made nautical Signal flag from WW II era, was never used and acquired as a group. The purpose of International Signal Code Flags...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Oriental Rug, in Gallery Size, W Flowers and Ivory Tone
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Rug, Gallery size, circa 1940
A one-of-a-kind antique Chinese Art Deco oriental carpet, hand-knotted with medium ...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
1930s Set of Nine Framed American Typography Pages
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of nine framed American typography pages.
From new letters and lettering by Paul Carlyle & Guy Oring,
Originally published, 1938
The pages ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large FRamed Ghanaian Fante Flag
Located in Kent, Dover
A large Ghanaian hand stitched Fante Asafo flag, in a dark walnut frame. Depicting the Union Jack, a central lion, surrounded by four clubs.
Category
Ghanaian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Beech
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.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage Persian Kerman Oriental Rug, Room Size, with a Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kerman oriental carpet, size 11'8" H x 9'0" W, circa 1940.
This vintage hand-knotted Persian rug features a striking rose central field, with a central medallion ...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental Rug, Room size
A vintage Persian Meshed oriental rug, size 12'0 x 9'10, circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medall...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
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
Painting from the 1940s, Red, Blue and Yellow Color, New Frame, Mid-Century Art
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting from the 1940s. Red, blue and yellow. Children playing on a bicycle.
Framed in a beautiful gold frame with a linen liner.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental Rug, in Room Size, W/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Meshed Oriental rug, Room size
A vintage Persian Meshed oriental rug, size 11'5" x 10'0", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central med...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Heriz Oriental Rug, Room Size, W/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Heriz oriental rug, Room size
A vintage Persian Heriz oriental rug, size 13'6" x 10'2", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geom...
Category
Asian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Room size, W/ Paisley Design
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Saraband Rug, Room size, circa 1940
A one-of-a-kind vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Carpet, hand-knotted with thick and lustrous wool pile. This classic carpet...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Sarouk Oriental Rug, in Room Size, with Medallion, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Sarouk oriental rug, circa 1940, room size.
A vintage Persian Sarouk oriental rug, size 11'8" x 8'4", circa 1940. This lovely hand-knotted wool rug features a centra...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
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