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Period: 1940s
Set of 6 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt set of 6 from Photogravures from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Modern Unframed Rene Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph La Chaise Rouge
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 26.7...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wiedemann's Fine Beer Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Wiedemann's Fine beer - The Leader Trade sign with three Canada geese on oval walnut plaque.
German immigrant George Wiedemann began brewing at the original Wiedemann brewery in ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Modern Unframed Rene Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Follies
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 37" ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Modern Unframed René Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Pensive Man w/ Gloves
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist René Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 28" ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Stylized Portrait of a Lady, Iris Hardcastle, circa 1940
By Iris Hardcastle
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a lady in an interior.
Oil on canvas, unsigned.
The artist is Iris Hardcastle. She is a Leeds/Bradford artist (North England) who worked in the 1940s. She ha...
Category
English Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Modernist Water Color Gouache by Robert Blair '1912-2003'
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A unique original watercolor gouache of a seamstress at work. A well listed American artist Robert Noel Blair (1912-2003)
Blair's watercolors have been exhibited widely in both in t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1940s Antique Nautical Half Block Model English Schooner Mounted on an Oak Board
Located in Milan, IT
1940s half block model of an English schooner mounted on an oak board. Excellent condition, board 51.3 x 11.5 cm - 20.19 x 4.52 inches, thickness 7 cm - 2.75 inches.
The half block m...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Modern Unframed Rene Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Le Balcon a Nice
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 28.5...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Gouache Painting of Young Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed gouache painting of a young man by Matthew William Boyhan (unsigned). The subject gazes past the viewer with an air of pensive absorption, his lean torso and ruddy brow aglow...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Israeli Iron and Enamel Street Sign
Located in New York, NY
Three languages iron and enamel street sign, circa 1920.
The sign was made to Honor Theodor Herzl who was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist, playwright, political activist, and w...
Category
Israeli Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Axel Salto Lithograph "AP"
By Axel Salto
Located in Hudson, NY
Original artist proof "PROVETRYK" lithograph of Salto's famous stoneware piece that was made by Royal Copenhagen, pencil signed lower right side in the frame.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Lady From Shanghai", the '1947' Poster
Located in London, GB
A seaman becomes involved in a complex murder plot when he is hired to work on a yacht. He soon finds himself implicated in the murder, despite his innocence. The film is best rememb...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Running Bunny Rabbit," Charming Book Illustration from the 1930s-1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely winning and full of charm, this book illustration depicts a bunny rabbit running across the land, the hilly landscape rich with browns and greens, and the sky a perfect bl...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Gilda", Original US Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for the classic 1946 drama starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford and directed by Charles Vidor.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Very Oversized Vintage Display Scissors in Wood
Located in East Hampton, NY
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).
Category
American Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
"The Third Man" Film Poster, 1949
Located in London, GB
A keystone film noir picture, this movie, set in post-war Vienna, tells the story of novelist Holly Martins as he attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of his friend...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
A Woman's Face / En Kvinnas Ansikte, Swedish Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Swedish film poster. This 1941 film noir drama directed by George Cukor, and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas was a remake of the 1938 Swedish film starring Ingrid ...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
"Weatherhead Award," Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walter Sinz, one of Cleveland's most celebrated sculptors in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this rare bronze panel recognized leading manufacturers in the aerospace industry...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
"Secret Beyond The Door," Original Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original 1948 movie poster for Fritz Langs Film Noir staring Joan Bennett and Michael Redgrave.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Art Deco Modern Unframed Rene Gruau Hand Signed Lithograph Bonjour Cherie
By René Gruau
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration, is a hand signed lithograph by Italian artist Rene Gruau, a famous fashion illustrator in the 1940s and 1950s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 26" ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably from the 1950s, has a very mode...
Category
Mexican Tribal Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Killer Diller 1948 U.S. Three Sheet Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1948 U.S. three sheet poster for the film Killer Diller directed by Josh Binney with Dusty Fletcher / George Wiltshire / Butterfly McQueen / Nellie Hill. Fair condition, fol...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Painting "Road Between Meadows"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Dimensions:
Frame: height 64 cm / width 87 cm
The painting: height 50 cm / width 73 cm
Slightly damaged.
Category
Danish Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Empire Style Miniature Room Attributed to Narcissa Thorne
Located in Stamford, CT
A miniature room attributed to Narcissa Niblack Thorne (1882- 1966).
Shadow box miniature room with electric illumination.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
The Lady Eve R1949 U.S. Scene Card
Located in New York, NY
Original 1949 re-release U.S. scene card for the 1941 film The Lady Eve directed by Preston Sturges with Barbara Stanwyck / Henry Fonda / Charles Coburn / Eugene Pallette. Very Good-...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
'Still Life' Lithograph by Henri Matisse
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithograph by Henri Matisse 1941
In good original condition.
Signed in the stone.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French artist, known for both his use of color and his fluid...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"Spirit of Atlantis and Serpent of Quetzalcoatl," Rare Art Deco Print by Avinoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily sensuous and imaginative, this very rare signed print by Andrey Avinoff was one of several he created for "The Fall of Atlantis," a monumental and fantastical poem by...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 30. 'Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Gemeine Wucherblume, große Maßliebe, M...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Phantom of the Opera / Il Fantasma Dell' Opera
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1943 Horror film The Phantom of the Opera.
This film was directed by Arthur Lubin. The cast includes Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rain...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in The Hills, TX
French Faience rustic oyster plate Moustiers style, circa 1940.
Painting of birds and flower on the center.
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Jacques Adnet Leather Wall Hook
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful equestrian and hunting set of three hooks on leather panel.
Saddle leather with brass.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rustic Tyrol or Bavarian landscape i...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
1940's Cubist Art Painting of New York City Skyline by Artist Theodore Hancock
By Theodore Hancock
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare Mid-Century Modern signed 1949 cubist gouache painting of skyscrapers, rooftops and skyline of the City of New York including The Chrysler building by painter Theodore "Theo" Ha...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Vintage Poster, French National Lottery, 1938-1944
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Fabulous and stylish original French National Lottery advertising poster, dating from 1938-1944. A true vintage poster art collectible and great room interior.
This one is well fr...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Little Whirlwind
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Walt Disney's 1941 short animation.
This is an exceptionally fare poster for the 1941 Mickey Mouse short.
There are belived to be no more than five of t...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage World War II Soviet Propaganda Poster, Security of Leningrad
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War II Soviet propaganda poster issued during the Finnish war: For the security of the city of Lenin (Leningrad), for motherland, for the great Stalin! Dynamic...
Category
Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Painting of a Classical Bust by Durand Louis
By Durand Louis
Located in Pasadena, CA
This oil on board by French painter, Durand Louis, features a rendering of a classical bust of an older man. Louis' expressive depiction brings the statue to life as the subject look...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Vintage Travel Poster Summer in Davos Switzerland Europe's Sun Terrace
By Willy Trapp
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Summer in Davos, Europe's Sun Terrace, Switzerland or Sommer in Davos Europas Sonnenterrasse Schweiz. Bright and colourful image of a t...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage WWII Poster RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson Submarine Uboat
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster in Portuguese - A Gra-Bretanha Defensora Da Liberdade Captura do submarino alemao U 570 por um aviao britanico Lockheed 'Hudson' do C...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Exceptional, 1940s Series of Six Sconces by Georges Jouve
Located in Paris, FR
Six exceptional, 1940s ceramic big size sconces "Matelot" model by Georges Jouve, with two branches. Monogram on the back of each except for the non-glazed one with the dark red vest...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Original Vintage Poster We Pledged It We'll Beat It WWII Victory Morse Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - We pledged it We'll beat it! - featuring a great graphic design of a large bold white letter B on blue background with an orange re...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography, 1942
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
Photography number 1. 'Aconitum. Eisenhut. Junger Sproß in 6 facher Vergrößerung.'
In o...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Springtime for Thomas '1946' Poster
Located in London, GB
Springtime for Thomas is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 23rd Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.
Line...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wasilly Kandinsky, Wood Engraving for "Klaenge" Portfolio on Arches Paper
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Woodcut by Wassily Kandinsky.
Wood engraving for the portfolio "Klaenge" on Arches paper
Signed on the plate.
Date unknown.
In original condition, preserving some traces of age...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Zodiac Artificial Stone Relief Sign of Capricorn, c. 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
A cast zodiac artificial stone relief of Capricorn c. 1940-1950 by Manne Östlund (1904-1957)
There is a set of 8 different Zodiac signs and we are selling them separately or all ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Cast Stone
Original Vintage KLM Travel Poster Winter Sport Skiing Sun Snow & Fun In Austria
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Austria / Autriche issued by KLM - Fly KLM The Skiers' Airline with John and Lois Jay - Sun, Snow and Fun in Austria. Great image of a snowy scene ...
Category
Austrian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
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 bloom through time because of the ...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 6 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt set of 6 from Photogravures from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Poster 'Armagnac Barnabé' Litografi Paris, 1946
Located in Vienna, AT
French advertising poster, 'Et pour un dates armagnac Barnabé', lithograph, printed in Damour-publicité, Paris, 1946.
Size 160 x 120 cm. Without frame.
Traces of edge cracks and sm...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
XL Hand Painted Shop Sign From France, Circa 1940
Located in Nashville, TN
XL Hand Painted Shop Sign From France, Circa 1940. Very unusual size with fantastic color and patina.
Category
European Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Signed M. Coloman Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Titled Venice Italy 1940
By Coloman
Located in Miami, FL
VENICE oil painting, featuring the Doges Palacio, Italian School, circa 1940s in its original 1940s frame.
Signed M. Coloman, 20th century.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French Blue and White Faience Oyster Platter Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in The Hills, TX
French blue and white Faience oyster platter Moustiers style, circa 1940.
Measure: 13 inches diameter.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Set of 3 Karl Blossfeldt Black White Flower Photogravure Botanic Photography
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Karl Blossfeldt set of 3 from Photogravures from the edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur' in 1942.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print by Salvador Dali, 1947
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Amazing image by Salvador Dali
Lithograph.
Originally a plate from Essays of Michel De Montaigne.
Published by Doubleday & Co. Garden City, New York. 1947.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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Original Vintage Poster El Vino Es La Mas Sana Wine The Healthiest Drink Pasteur
Located in London, GB
Original vintage alcohol drink advertising poster with a quote by the renowned French chemist, microbiologist and bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895): Wine is the Healthiest and...
Category
Uruguayan Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Modern Unframed Erté Hand Signed Thousand and One Nights Lithograph
By Erté
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, hand signed lithograph by artist Erté, father of the Art Deco movement. Size is 13.5” H x 6.5” W. In excellent vintage condition.
Romain de T...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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