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Period: 1940s
Zoute, 1941
Located in Rochester, NY
Primitive modernist oil painting on homasote board of a male and female figure ( a self portrait of Leon and his wife Thelma ) by Zoute (Leon Salter 1903-1976 North Rose, NY) Brillia...
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American Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Vintage Ski Travel Poster Mont Dore Auvergne Snowman France Skiing Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage ski travel poster for Le Mont Dore Auvergne in France featuring a fun design by Jean Even (1910-1986) depicting a skier wearing a racing bib skiing down a slope at s...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Poster Sunderland Flying Boat RAF Coastal Command Aircraft
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster for the 20-Ton Giant Of The Coastal Command - A Short Sunderland Flying Boat featuring an annotated technical cut-out...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Lost Weekend / Dias Sin Huella
Located in London, GB
Original Argentine film poster for the 1945 Drama / Film Noir The Lost Weekend. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland, Jane Wyman ...
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Argentine Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1942 film Son of Fury starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and George Sanders. This film was directed by John Cromwel...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
$1,354 Sale Price
20% Off
Luigi Veronesi Photography, 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Photography by Luigi Veronesi in 1940. Gelatin silver bromide print from the original negative in 1974. Hand signed in the lower left corner. Limited edition of 30 copies, this is the 2/30. In original condition. Luigi Veronesi (1908-1998) was an Italian photographer...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Luigi Veronesi Photography, 1940
Luigi Veronesi Photography, 1940
$2,120 Sale Price
55% Off
Frances Senska Condemned Buildings Lithograph, 1946, Bozeman, Montana
Located in Garnerville, NY
Condemned Buildings lithographic print by Frances Senska, Bozeman, Montana. Circa 1946. Entitled on the backing cardboard in pencil and signed on front bottom margin, Sensak '46. Fr...
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American Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Gossip Provocateurs USSR Red Hand
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two period propaganda poster - We will expose and destroy the provocateurs and spreaders of panicking rumours / Разоблачим и уничтожим провокаторов ...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Flamingo Road / Viale Flamingo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1949 Film Noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott. This siz...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Slavic Unity Death Sentence For German Beasts WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Jednota slovanu v boji tot rozsudek smrti nad nemeckymi bestiemi! / Slavic unity in battle that's a death sentence for the German beasts! - fe...
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Czech Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.' In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifu...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Food Propaganda Poster Wheatmeal Bread Rationing WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two food propaganda poster published by the Ministry of Food during periods of rationing - Wheatmeal bread fights fatigue and strengthens the nerves - feat...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

French Oil on Canvas Yellow blue Still llife ROGER CHAPELAIN-MIDY signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind painting by ROGER CHAPELAIN-MIDY (Paris, 1904-1992). "Still life" , Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 97 x 76 cm; 122 x 105 cm (framed) R. Chapelai...
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French Beaux Arts Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Original Vintage Summer Travel Poster Beatenberg Niederhorn Switzerland Peikert
Located in London, GB
Original vintage summer travel poster for Beatenberg Niederhorn Switzerland Berner Oberland Suisse. Great artwork by Martin Peikert (1901-1975) depicti...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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.
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African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Copper

Original Vintage War Poster Wings For Victory More Savings More Wings WWII RAF
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Wings for Victory More Savings More Wings - featuring a military illustration of a British Royal Air Force RAF pilot with a moustache, wearing...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Support The Legacy Of Our Fallen Navy Men WWII Dutch
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Support the legacy of our fallen Navy men / Steunt de nagelaten betrekkingen van onze gesneuvelde Marinemannen - featuring dramatic artwork by...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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 43. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pál Fried, well listed Hungarian artist. Oil on canvas. Portrait of a ballerina.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pál Fried (1893-1976), a well listed Hungarian artist. Oil on canvas. Portrait of a ballerina in a pink dress. Ca. 1940. Signed and stamped with gallery stamp on the back. Perfect co...
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Hungarian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Manuel Álvarez Bravo The Fences (Las Trancas) Original Photography
By Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Located in Mexico City, MX
A gelatin silver print featuring "Las Trancas" (the Fences) by Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo. The image is placed on its original passe-partout, which is signed by the ar...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Maltese Falcon
Located in London, GB
A rare original US lobby card number for the 1941 Film Noir The Maltese Falcon. The film Starred Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and was was directed John Huston. The piece ...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Sport Poster USSR Cycling Championship Race Riga Soviet Latvia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the Soviet Union Cycling Championship Race - PSRS Meistarsacikstes Ritenbrauksana - held in Riga Latvia from 2-6 July 1947 organised by the All-Unio...
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Latvian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Black Narcissus" Original US Lobby Card
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1947 drama starring Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Sabu. Directed by the great British duo Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Mid 20th Century Oil Painting - Fisherman on the River - C. Vanderstraeten
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An interesting oil painting depicting a fisherman on the bank of a river. It is a somewhat curious representation, with the man shown from the back, but that is precisely why the pai...
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

Antique oil painting "Ballerina" signed Pal Fried
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning oil painting "Ballerina" executed by Fried Pal in the 1940s,this painting is exemplary of the pictorial style of the author,whose portraiture combines a soft naturakistic re...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.' In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifull...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

A Matter of Life and Death / Stairway to Heaven
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still from the 1946 drama , romance musical starring David Niven, Kim Hunter and Ramond Massey. This film was directed by Michael Powell and Emeric P...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.' In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifu...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure: Nature's Elegance in Classic Frame (1942)
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Presenting a captivating Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure from the 1942 edition of the book 'Wunder in der Natur.' In its original condition, this piece boasts minor wear that beautifu...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Work on a farm... this Summer. Join the U.S. Crop Corps" Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII U.S. Crop Corps recruitment poster. Designed by Douglas, this poster was issued by the Office of War Information in Washington DC, in 1943. In the compo...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Africa Travel Poster Belgian Congo Congo Belge Illustrated Map
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Africa travel poster for the Belgian Congo / Congo Belge including a pictorial map of French Equatorial Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Tanganyika, Rhodesia and Angola. Desig...
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Poster Treasure The Honour Of The Family USSR Propaganda
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Treasure the Honour of the Family! - featuring the quote below artwork showing an elderly man pointing to three photographs on a wall of m...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Edwardes (played by Gr...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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"
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Silver Leaf

The Heiress Poster- Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster from (1949) drama ,romance starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift. This film was directed by William Wyler This poster would have been used ou...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Heiress Poster- Film Poster
The Heiress Poster- Film Poster
$1,354 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Vintage War Poster Keep 'em Rolling WWII USA Navy Home Front PT Boats
By Leo Lionni
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Keep 'Em Rolling! - featuring speeding US Navy patrol torpedo PT boats at sea across the stripes of the American flag with workers wearing wel...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Ghiglia Still Life Painting, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas, first canvas, depicting still life with fruit and vegetables of good pictorial quality. Painting of...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Original Vintage Sport Skiing Poster Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1940 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 9 to 10 February 1940 featuring a great design depicting a skier in a dark blue ski suit and helmet skiing at...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Brighton Rock
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1947 Crome thriller Brighton Rock. This film was directed by John Boulting and starred Richard Attenborough, Hermonie Baddeley, William Hartnell....
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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 2. 'Dispsacus laciniatus. Schilitzblätterige Karde, Weberkarde, Weberdi...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Hit Back With Your War Savings WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Hit Back With Your War Savings - featuring a dynamic image in black, blue and red colours of a worker holding a sle...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Colorful Abstract Expressionist Print By Dean Meeker
By Dean Meeker
Located in Chicago, IL
Dean Jackson Meeker (Madison, Wisconsin, 1920-2002) Dean Meeker was a printmaker painter and teacher. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Uni...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Gone With The Wind (1947R)
Located in London, GB
Gone With The Wind (1947R) - FRAMED Lobby Card (11 X 14 Inches) Original 1947 Re-Release Lobby Card The manipulative daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a turbulent rom...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

First Edition of Book "Les Fouquet de Chantilly", 1945
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
First Edition "Les Fouquet de Chantilly", Book "Vie de Jesus". Manufactured in France, 1945 Materials: Paper Dimensions: D 0.5 cm x W 27 cm x H 36 cm In good original condition,...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Oil on Cardboard Boats on the Sea in 1940 with Lacquered Frame
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Oil on cardboard boats on the sea in 1940 with lacquered frame.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

Dick Tracy
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1945 action detective film Dick Tracy. This film starred Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys and Mike Mazurki, and was directed by...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Minna Citron (1896-1911). Abstract Expressionist Oil "Gazelle" 1947
By Minna Citron 1
Located in Sharon, CT
An important 14 3/8" x 13 5/8" oil on 'beaver board'. Signed upper left, and artist framed. Exhibited: 1947 Gallerie Lydia Conti, 1949 Havana (1st exhibited abstract art in Cuba) and...
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American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Vintage Poster 650 Years Swiss Confederation Mountain River Lily Flower
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising 650 Jahre Eidgenossenschaft 1291-1941 Gang, Lueg d'Heimet a! / 650 years of the Swiss Confederation 1291-1941 featuring an image promoting ...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Lady from Shanghai
Located in London, GB
Original Trade Advertisement from Kinematograph Weekly March 18th 1948 This Film Noir The Lady from Shanghai starred Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles and...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Keep Guard On What You Say Soldier WWII Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Keep a Guard on What You Say… Fantastic design by the notable British graphic designer Abram Games (Abraham Gamse; 1914-1996) depicting the face of a soldier wearing a military army cap with a silhouette in white of a soldier holding a rifle gun and standing guard in front of his open mouth as a sentry box...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Marcelle D'Heily and Fritz Henle Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographers Marcelle D'Heily and Fritz Henle, circa 1940. Wood frame with passepartout and high quality museum's glass. In original condition, with...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Bruno Stefani Vintage Photo Gravure, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage photo gravure by the photographer Bruno Stefani, circa 1940. Wood frame with passe-partout and high quality museum's glass. In original condition, with minor wear consistent...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Dutch Navy East Indies WWII Japanese Fleet Recruit
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military recruitment poster for the Dutch Navy relating to action in the Dutch East Indies - Ik val aan ... volgt mij dit sein waarmee schout bij nacht...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Train To Be A Nurse WWII Clixby Watson
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Train to be a nurse... a distinguished career - featuring an illustration by Clixby Watson (Charles Clixby Watson; 1906-1964) depic...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pursuit to Algiers
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for the 1945 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. This film was directed by Roy William...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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