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Period: 1940s
Original Vintage WWII Poster Your Bombers In Action Thank You British Guiana RAF
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Your Hurricanes In Action Thank You British Guiana! - featuring four colourful captioned illustrations against a...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

1940s Carved Wood European Solider
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s carved wood European solider.
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

1943 Loterie Nationale - Original French Vintage Lithographic Poster
Located in Hellerup, DK
Original vintage ''Loterie Nationale" poster from 1943 where profits from the lottery went to charity organisations, and thereby contributed to aid in disaster and war-torn areas. T...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Exhibition Poster Bal Des Arts Douanier Rousseau Naive Artist
Located in London, GB
Original vintage art exhibition poster for Bal des Arts Douanier Rousseau Hotel Salomon de Rothschild 11 Rue Berryer on 22 June 1949 featuring an ill...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 2 "A Design for a Naval Academy"
By R. M. Paynter
Located in Dallas, TX
British School, Set of 2 "A Design for a Naval Academy", c.1942,
signed "R.M. Paynter 4th Year Diploma Mar. 1942"
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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

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Linen, Paper

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Bar-Kokhba' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is written in bolt blue letters over a white background, alluding to the colors of the national flag of the newly established state. The sign names the street 'Bar Kokhba' in Israel in both Hebrew and English letters. (In transliteration), as well as in Arabic. Simon ben...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Original Vintage Poster Telegraph Less GPO Post Office WWII Modernist Typography
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster published by the GPO General Post Office as part of a Campaign to encourage the public to telephone and telegraph less often in order to save man power during the war, telegraph less, featuring a great Modernist typographic design by the British artist and illustrator Barnett Freedman...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Yves Diey, Art Deco Etching, Signed, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Diey, Art Deco etching, signed, circa 1940.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

1940s Italian Photograph with Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
A black and white photograph in a wooden frame from 1940s Italy, depicting a parade or official gathering. The photograph would have been taken during the years of the Mussolini dict...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

1949 Cie Gle Transatlantique Original Vintage Poster
By René Bouvard 1
Located in Winchester, GB
With beautiful artwork from Rene Bouvard, this 1949 poster for "Cie Gle Transatlantique", or the "Compagnie Generale Transatlantique" shows an ocean liner sail...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage Rothmans Poster Advertising Rothman of Pall Mall Tobacconist
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cigarette advertising poster for Rothman of Pall Mall the best-known tobacconist in the world. Great design featuring an...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Skiing Event Poster for the 37 Schweizerisches Skirennen Arosa
By Otto Malischke
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport event advertising poster for the 37th Swiss Ski Races / Schweizerisches Skirennen held in Arosa Switzerland from 5-7 March 1943. Stunning design depicting a la...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original London Midland and Scottish Railway Poster "Your Friends On The LMS"
By Septimus Edwin Scott 1
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the London Midland and Scottish Railway "Your Friends On The LMS" featuring a great...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Sinai' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Art Deco French Film Poster “le schpountz” de M.Pagnol
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Film poster le Schpountz de Marcel Pagnol with Fernandel from the 40’s This film poster is made by Alfred Jorio in imprimerie monégasque Monaco.  New frame with glass.
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Monacan Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Art Deco Wool Tapestry, circa 1930-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco wool tapestry, circa 1930-1950 This tapestry is composed of pieces of woolen woven and assembled. Very good condition, only some fringes are missing.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Vintage French Art
Located in Nashville, TN
This is beautiful antique oil painting! The colors on this piece as so vibrant and appealing! Lots of green and blue and terracotta hues that pair with the stone work excellently. Th...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Borge Bokkenhauser, Model Atelier, Oil On Linen, 1943
By Børge Bokkenheuser 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Expressionist nude by Borge Bokkenheuser of Denmark. Strong emotion is presented in this work that maintains an impasto paint technique that is automatic as a drawing would be made....
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Danish Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Linen, Paint

Post Impressionist Village Landscape Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming post-impressionist village nestled between forest and lake scene (ca. 1940s, Western Europe). Appealing colors incorporated to evoke the verdant landscape. Unsigned. Measure...
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European Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Study of A Boy by Louis Bastin etching on paper
By Louis Bastin
Located in Neuss, NW
Louis BASTIN Study of a boy. This Etching shows the Portrait Study of a little boy. Handsigned and dated on 1948. Ready to hang. Framed with a passepartout in a handcrafted ash wood ...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Acrylic, Ash, Paper

Swedish Wall Hanging, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Swedish wall hanging, Sweden, circa 1940-1950. Handwoven wool. Measures: 7.1" x 3.10".
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Lithography by Jean Picart Le Doux on Japanese paper
Located in Paris, FR
Original colored lithograph on japanese paper, countersigned and numbered XXII/XXV by Jean PICART LE DOUX (1902-1982), depicting playful elements, including a five of diamonds and a dice. He was born in Paris in 1902, and soon abandoned his studies to work as a bookbinder in the publishing industry, before turning to advertising and graphic arts. He published his first works in 1935. He won the Grand Prix for theater posters. He created illustrations for Jean Cocteau, Maurice Ravel...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Yitshak Katzenelson' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

"At the Old Stone Wall" Original Oil by Emmett Watson
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Oil on canvas; 25" x 32." From the archives of the Shaw Barton Calendar Co. used for an early calendar print. Framed. Watson sold most of his freelance pulp covers to the (1893- 1955) Frank A. Munsey Publishing Company for Argosy, Big Chief Western, Detective Fiction Weekly, and Railroad Stories. Emmett...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Engraved Pink Tinted Glass Panel, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engraved pink tinted glass panel, circa 1940.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Oded' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The sign is ...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Gouache Painting of Young Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This evocative gouache portrait by Matthew William Boyhan captures a young man in a moment of deep contemplation. The artist’s use of muted yet warm colors highlights the subject's y...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Boho Signed 1941 Original Oil Painting of Man in Turban
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible vintage 1941 original oil portrait. A chic composition of a handsome man in a red turban. A great dramatic addition to any room. Signed and dated...
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North American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Champoluc Valley - Pilaz by Licinio Campagnari - Oil on canvas
Located in Vicenza, VI
The painting for sale is an oil on canvas by Licinio Campagnari, born in Mestre in 1920 and died in Andora in 1981. His favorite subjects are the mountains of the Aosta Valley, ofte...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Fir

Heyndrickx, Art Deco Mask in Hammered and Patinated Bronze, Signed, Dated 1941
By Heyndrickx Johannes Werner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heyndrickx. Art Deco mask in hammered and patinated bronze, signed and dated 1941.
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Continental Painting
Located in Tampa, FL
A lovely continental painting with sailboats. Painted in the 1940s in a period frame. Has name on the reverse as well as on the nameplate, L. ...
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European Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

1940 "Young Shepherdess Orientalist" Oil On Masonite
Located in Marseille, FR
1940 young orientalist shepherdess with her sheep, oil on Masonite in the style of Jacques Majorelle.
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Masonite

Mid-Century Modern Tapestry "the Offering of the Heart", Belgium, 1940s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century tapestry "the offering of the heart" - Belgium, 1940s.
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Fabric

Monique CRAS (1910-2007), "Mouflon Hunter - Hoggar", 1942
By Monique Cras
Located in Paris, FR
Monique Amélie Cras, born in Brest in 1910 and died in Paris in 2007, was a French painter and poster artist. The daughter of composer Jean Cras, she studied under Jean-Paul Laurens ...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Sonate et Claire de Lune", Jean Lurcat, French Tapestry, 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Sonate et Claire de Lune" designed by Jean Lurcat. France, circa 1940. Woven with a stylised cat atop a piano amidst foliage and winged insects, in shades of white, black, grey, t...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

The painting "Cliff", Scandinavia, early XXcentury
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Cliff". Dimensions: Frame: height 53 cm / width 68 cm Image: height 40 cm / width 55 cm
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Scandinavian Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Floresta' Tapestry by Manuel Casimiro De Oliveira for Tapeçarias de Portalegre
By Manuel Casimiro De Oliveira, Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An abstract woven and hand tied wool tapestry. Signed and stamped.
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Allan Gwynne-Jones '1892-1982' "H M The Queen When Princess Elizabeth" Study
Located in Pewsey, GB
ALLAN GWYNNE-JONES (1892-1982) "H M The Queen when Princess Elizabeth" study for No. 47 depicting the Princess in Windsor Great Park, oil on board, ...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Pair of Bas-Reliefs in Scagliola with Figures of Women, England, 1940
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of bas-reliefs in scagliola with figures of women, England, 1940.
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English Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

Marc Saint Saëns "The Foolish Virgins" - Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
- Marc Saint Saëns - The Foolish Virgins (Les Vierges Folles) - Signed by the artist - Aubusson tapestry woven in the Tabard workshop. - With label Jean ...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

"White Heat" Warner Brothers Movie Poster
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
MOVIE POSTER FROM WARNER BROTHER'S, WHITE HEAT, 1949, HALF SHEET PAPER BACKED, BLACK FRAME .
22" x 28" unframed
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Nell Blaine Black & White Ink Drawing on Paper "Shooting Gallery", USA 1940s
Located in New York, NY
During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Jacques Adnet Leather Notepad/ Pencil Holder
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Jacques Adnet attributed wall hanging notepad holder with built in pencil. Notepad can slide into leather sling to write down grocery list /or notes.
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Leather

Michael Canney Rhinoceros Etching Signed Dated 1947 Aft Durer's 1515 Woodcut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Michael Canney (British : 1923-1999) Rhinoceros Etching with aquatint and plate tone 1947, Signed and dated Most likely originated from Canney’s w...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Yoav' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'Daliya' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Mid-20th Century Enamel and Iron Israeli 'S'madar' Street Name Sign
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century handmade Israeli street name sign. Made of enamel and iron, this street sign was created shortly after the establishment of the state o...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel, Iron

Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This oil painting by English artist Gordon Bennett captures a somber River Thames, its reflective surface juxtaposing the bustling industrial backdrop. ...
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English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

LA MER, 1947 Silk Scarf
Located in Holmfirth, GB
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976 La Mer, 1947 Artist's signature lower right Ascher's signature lower left Screenprint on silk 95.5 x 92.5 cm DESCRIPTION/COMMENTARY Fabric designer Zika As...
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European Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Silk

LA MER, 1947 Silk Scarf
LA MER, 1947 Silk Scarf
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