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Period: 1940s
Returnable Items Only
"1775- 167th Anniversary - 1942. Always Advance with the U.S. Marines" Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage 1942 United States Marine Corps poster, celebrating the organization's 167th Anniversary. The poster features a dynamic illu...
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North American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

String Shelving System by Nisse Strinning for String, 1949
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Scandinavian Design String shelving system designed by Nisse Strinning for String, 1949. This two section shelving system has three white wire risers and five adjustable teak...
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wire

After Gil Elvgren (Am. 1914-1980) Offset Lithograph “A Knock Out” Pin Up
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquered wood framed offset lithograph after Gil Elvgren, titled “A Knock Outgg”. Image site measurements, 7.5” x 9.5”. Framed measurements “12” x 15” x .5”. Not examined outs...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

1940s Expressionist French Oil Painting in a Biedermeier Walnut Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
Step into the rustic charm of a bygone era with this captivating 1940s Expressionist French oil painting. Skillfully depicting a vibrant farmer's market scene, the canvas comes alive...
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French Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Walnut

Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table 1940
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco painting swimming pool by Christiane Caillotin Vue de ma table. France ca. 1940. Acrylic paint, watercolor on board. Framed. Christi...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Acrylic

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

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

Materials

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

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

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

European Oil on Canvas
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a quite pleasant little English oil on canvas signed, in the lower left featuring some buildings with the traditional terra-cotta roof with a church steeple in the background...
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English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940. Martres Tolosane. Japonisme style.
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Faience

Mid Century Ray and Charles Eames Leg Splint for Evans Products
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century WWII leg splint created by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Products Company, 1943. Specifically designed for the US Navy, this iconic piece of history is sculpturally crafted in one piece using...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Plywood

Original Vintage Middle East Travel Poster Lebanese Way Lebanon Mountain Air
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Middle East travel poster for Lebanon - To The Cool Mountain Air The Lebanese Way - featuring scenic artwork of a path winding through th...
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Lebanese Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Dutch Folk Art Hindeloopen Painted Wall Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Folk Art wall cabinet. Striking Dutch design from the 1940s. Original pine base which has been hand-painted in the so called Dutch Hindeloopen style. Behind the ...
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Dutch Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass, Pine

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.
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American Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Polychrome Screen print "Romanesque" by Josef Zenk
Located in Montreal, QC
Polychrome Screen print "Romanesque" by Josef Zenk Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge ‘Romanesque 1/24 Zenk’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 24. Zenk studied for th...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Canadian World War Two Propaganda Poster WWII Lets Go Canada
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Canadian World War Two propaganda poster - Let's Go... Canada! - issued by the director of public information under the authority of Hon J.T Thorson Minister of Nati...
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Canadian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting Offered for sale is a stunning 1940s realist WPA oil painting oil on board. The painting is signed a...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Long Live Powerful Navy USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Long Live the Powerful Navy of the USSR / Да Здравствует Мощный Военно-морской Флот Ссср! - featuring a naval image of a fle...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Greece Grece Aegean Coast Mediterranean Sea
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Greece Aegean Sea Coastline / Grece Littoral de la mer egee - featuring a colourful seaside view depicting a wooden rowi...
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Greek Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Jungfraujoch Jungfrau Railway Husky
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport and skiing travel poster - Bernese Oberland Switzerland Jungfraujoch Jungfrau Railway - great artwork titled Polar Dogs featuring huskies harnessed to a sled with a lady and man sitting on the sledge preparing to ride it, a man standing behind them and another man holding skis beside them, a Swiss flag...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Vintage European Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful French oil, painting, I’m guessing from the mid century era depicting sail boats, floating on a tranquil lake with a slight breeze, pushing them along less
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

20th Century Oil on Canvas Hungarian Painting Portrait Character Parrot, 1940
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Hungarian painting from 20th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting a character with parrot in impressionist style of good pictorial quality. Framework of beautiful measure ...
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Hungarian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

Original Vintage Travel Poster Philippine Airlines PAL USA The Orient Europe
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - USA The Orient Europe by DC-6 sleeper PAL Philippine Airlines Speed Comfort Dependability - featuring a great desi...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage War Poster Attack On All Fronts WWII Canada Hubert Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Attack On All Fronts - featuring a dynamic design by Hubert Rogers (1898-1982) depicting three people leaning forward side by side in a diagon...
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Canadian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

1940's Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This captivating landscape oil painting captures the essence of nature with a logger seated in a lush green meadow. The vivid hues and intricate details bring the scene to life, invi...
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English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

1940s Colourful Oil on Canvas of Cityscape by Hansen, Swedish
Located in London, GB
Elegant 1940s oil on canvas painting representing a cityscape view from the sea in an industrial manner. The geometric lines and colours used by the artist render a warm pleasing pic...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This stunning still life oil painting is a great way to add a bit of brightness to the walls of your kitchen or dining space. Fruit and vegetables have been a primary focus of some o...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940, a watercolor on paper view of the Nantucket narrow gauge "Dummy...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

California Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Coastal Landscape Painting California Coastal Landscape Painting Mystery artist Oil on board Circa 1940s 15 x 20 unframed 18.25 x 23.25 framed
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint

Hylonympha Macrocerca (Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird) by John Gould, 1946
Located in Kenilworth, IL
An ornithological lithographic print of the Scissor-Tailed Hummingbird from John Gould 's “A Monogram of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds,” published in five volumes from 1...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

WPA Poster “Mobilizing Michigan for Farm and Factory” by Maurice Merlin
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Incredibly rare, original WPA poster designed by Maurice Merlin, a prominent Detroit artist documenting the struggles of urban Michigan. Poster mounted to ...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint, Paper

Ladri di Biciclette / Bicycle Thieves
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for 1948 landmark Neo-Realism film Ladri di Biciclette / Bicycle Thieves. This film was directed by Vittorio De Sica and starred Lamberto Maggiorani, En...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

1946 Grenoble - Centenaire de La Salette Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning poster from 1946 creating in celebration of the Centenaire de La Salette or Centennary of Our Lady of La Salette in Grenoble. The Marian apparition was reported by two young...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Linen, Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Greece Mount Athos Grece Simonopetra Monastery
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Mont Athos Grece / Mount Athos Greece featuring a scenic view of the historic 13th century Simonopetra Monastery (Monast...
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Greek Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940. Martres Tolosane. Japonisme style.
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French Japonisme Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Faience

1940 Mont-Dore Auvergne Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
With stunning artwork from Jean Even, this poster was created in 1940 to advertise the Le Monte-Dore area in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in central France. The gorgeous design depicts a ma...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Border Collie Dog, oil painting on mahogany board, signed H. Ed. Capel
Located in Centennial, CO
An absolutely beautiful vintage oil painting on mahogany panel of three black and white dogs, perhaps Border Collies. The painting is skillfully painted and signed by H. Ed. Capel. T...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Mahogany, Paint

Original Vintage Travel Poster Principality Of Liechtenstein Johannes Troyer Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the Principality of Liechtenstein / Furstentum Liechtenstein featuring artwork by Johannes Troyer (1902-1969) of a smiling lady wearing a large hat...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This piece is conservation framed with in a Tulip wood...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Majolica Portuguese Palissy Lobster Platter Aires C. Leal, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Portuguese Palissy lobster platter, circa 1940. A large red lobster who lay down on a blue/green background , ursin , shells , seaweeds and ...
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Portuguese Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Majolica, Ceramic

Vintage French Oil Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a lovely vintage French painting! The artist used warm and yet bright tones and did an excellent job depicting the sunlight. The focal pint of the painting is the city buildi...
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English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

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

Materials

Paper

Black Forrest Hand Painted Wooden Key Organizer for 50 Keys, 1940s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Hand-painted with the typical Black Forest patterns and flowers. Ideal for a hotel, motel or guesthouse. Space for 50 keys.
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German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage RAF Royal Air Force Recruitment Poster Air Force Training Corps
By Jonathan Foss
Located in London, GB
Original vintage RAF Royal Air Force recruitment poster for the Air Training Corps - Air Training Today and Tomorrow - featuring artwork by Jonath...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Soviet WWII Propaganda Poster Valenki Well Dressed Fighter USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet World War Two propaganda poster - Comrade! Remember that a well-prepared and warmly dressed fighter will strike the enemy even str...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Berner Oberland Switzerland Bear
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport travel poster for Berner Oberland Suisse on y fait du ski jusqu'a fin Avril / Bernese Oberland Switzerland skiing until the end of April featuring fun artwork...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage World War Two Propaganda Poster Navy Upholds Victory Torch WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - The Navy Upholds the Victory Torch You can uphold the Navy by depositing your savings in the Glasgow Savings Bank A trustee savings...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage American WWII Recruitment Poster For Your Country's Sake Today
Located in London, GB
Original vintage American World War Two recruitment poster - For your country's sake today For your own sake tomorrow Go to the nearest recruiting station of the armed service of you...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Skiing Sport Poster Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1942 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing sport poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 6-7 February 1942 featuring a design by Dom Lupo depicting the bold title text...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

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

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

Original Vintage World War Two Poster Sleep To Gather Strength WWII Churchill
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster featuring an image of an ARP Warden resting his head on his hand while napping against a brick wall below a notice - ... It all depends on me an...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Harry Glassgold Signed Modern American Impressionist Watercolor on Paper 1949
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An energetic and bright watercolor on paper showcasing an example of modern American Impressionism by Harry Glassgold. Signed bottom right and dated 19...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Mid Century C1940 Wooden Airplane Propeller by Fahlin Columbia Missouri USA
By Fahlin Production
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and super cool looking C1940 wooden airplane propeller by Fahlin Propellers of Columbia Missouri. In excellent vintage condition wit...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Propaganda Poster Idea And An Ideal Air Force
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two military recruitment propaganda poster - Join The Regular Air Force - featuring a great design by the notable artist Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) of a you...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large 20th Century French Original Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in COLMAR, FR
A colorful and striking piece of original art dating from around the 1940/50s. This oil painting on stretched canvas has been sourced in France. Unfortunately, the artist, evidently very skilled, has not signed nor dated his/her piece. Clearly inspired by impressionism, the artist has created a enchanting and colorful forest...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

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