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Period: 1940s
Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Girl Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s Polynesian girl on beach oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti" Fowler's paintings were sold at Don The Beachcombers...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Velvet

Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Long Live The Red Army USSR Stalin
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Long live the Red Army the flesh and blood of the Soviet people! / Да здравствует красная армия-плоть от плоти советского народа! Artwork ...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Ski Sports Travel Poster This Winter Sun Valley Idaho
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sports travel poster - This Winter Sun Valley - featuring a great image of a smiling lady in a yellow and blue ski suit skiing down a snowy slope at speed wit...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Timeless Brilliance: Rare Henri Matisse Lithograph, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Henri Matisse with this extraordinary color lithograph, expertly edited by Editions du Chene in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a st...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Home Front Poster Fish Is A Fighting Food Rationing WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front poster - Fish is a fighting food We need more - featuring an image of a catch of fish being hauled in a bucket by fishermen working on a woo...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rare Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster Defeat Fascist Attackers USSR Army
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage World War Two propaganda poster issued in the Soviet Union - Defeat the Fascist Raiders / Разгромит фашистских налетчиков! - featuring dynamic black and white a...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rare Color Lithograph by Henri Matisse: Editions du Chene, Paris 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Indulge in the artistic brilliance of Henri Matisse with this rare color lithograph, meticulously edited by Editions du Chene in Paris, France, in 1943. Framed in a stunning solid wo...
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French 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 beautifull...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Out of the Past
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 8 for the 1947 Film Noir Out of the Past. The film Starred Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas and was was directed Jacques Tourneur. The piece ...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Ready. Join U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Haddon Sundblom
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1942. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine, standing strong and proud at attention. The persuasive text reads ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Grand Canyon" Vintage Santa Fe Railroad Travel Poster by Oscar M. Bryn, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage Grand Canyon travel poster for the Santa Fe Southern Railway, issued in 1949. The poster promotes railroad travel...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Rare Color Lithograph: A Glimpse into Matisse's Artistic Mastery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Henri Matisse with this extraordinary color lithograph, expertly edited by Editions du Chene in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a st...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Honoring Henry Agard Wallace", Art Deco Bronze by Chambellan for B'nai B'rith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly important both artistically and historically, this high style Art Deco bronze panel, full of symbolism and patriotic fervor, was commissioned by B'nai B'rith and sculpted by R...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Bronze

"Let's Go. U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Dickson, 1941
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, by Dickson and issued in 1941. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine beckoning at the viewer to follow him. The persuasive text "Let’s Go!” is printed in large red italics at top. At center, the text “on LAND, at SEA, in the AIR” is a reference to the first stanza of the Marines Hymn, the oldest official song in the U.S. Armed Forces. At the bottom of the poster are two overprinted addresses for local recruitment offices, "356 U.S. Court House, 225 South Clark Street...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"The Meeting" Modern Oil Painting by Ron Childers
Located in Pasadena, CA
Ron Childer's "The Meeting" is an oil painting on thick paper . The painting offers a highly graphic work, borrowing some influences from cubism and semi-...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Ephemeral Beauty: Brassaï's Rare Nude Pencil Drawing, 1944
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of Brassaï's masterful artistry with this exceptionally rare nude pencil drawing, delicately crafted in 1944 Paris. A captivating portrayal of...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"The U.S. Marines Want You" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1940. The poster depicts a no-nonsense Marine drill instructor, pointing directly at the viewer, in front of a ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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 sailing through the clear n...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Linen, Paper

Original Vintage War Recruitment Propaganda Poster US Navy Reserve Arise America
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment propaganda poster - Arise Americans Your Country and Your Liberty are in grave danger Protect them now by joining the United States Navy or...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 30s/40s bank safes in steel and brass
Located in Lyon, FR
Lot of old bank safes from the 30s/40s. Steel structure (fairly heavy), painted yellow on the outside and blue on the inside (original paint). Brass locks and keys. Security system n...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Metal, Brass

"Personnage dans l'arbre", oil on canvas by Paul Ackerman, France, circa 1945
Located in Paris, FR
Large oil on canvas by Paul Ackerman, entitled « personnage dans l’arbre » (« character in a tree »). Biography Paul Ackerman, Romania-France (1908-1981) Paul Ackerman is a Romanian painter, lithographer, sculptor and theater designer, living in France since 1912, he belongs to the School of Paris . Paul Ackerman was four years old when, in 1912, his father, a company director and great art lover, decided, out of constraint in the face of « the anti-Semitism which is a harsh reality in Romania », to come and settle in Paris, in a large villa facing the Bois de Vincennes. He did his secondary studies at the Lycée Charlemagne (where he befriended Gabriel Arout, future playwright for whom he would later design the sets), then at the Ecole Alsacienne. From 1925, Ackerman studied law and letters at the Sorbonne, but, frequenting the Louvre Museum assiduously, he knew that his vocation lay elsewhere. In 1933, Paul Ackerman met Simone Laverrière, a native of Royan, whom he married in 1935. In 1936, in his studio at 100, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, he designed projects for posters, fabrics and jewelry for Elsa Schiaparelli and Marcel Rochas while visiting Fernand Leger’s studio. In 1939 Paul Ackerman was mobilized, taken prisoner then released, he found his wife Simone in Vichy where he was expelled as a Jew and left for Saint-Tropez. He then leads a cloistered life in the south of France, made up of small means (painting on...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Industrial Landscape Painting, signed Duff, 1942
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very Nice, Old, Painting of Industrial Landscape Scene signed Duff, 1942 couple small repairs as seen on canvas back small "puncture" along the left side of the painting small "crea...
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

James NORTHFIELD, Original Oil Painting Circa. 1940
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
This is an original oil painting by James Northfield. This paining has been signed by James Northfield himself, the painting has been done on board. It was most likely a study. The o...
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Australian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint

WINSLOW HOMER American Art Lithograph Print, Flower Garden and Bungalow Bermuda
By Winslow Homer
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking original color lithograph print on paper of Winslow Homer's (1836 - 1910) original watercolor painting titled "Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda" in clear bold primary col...
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Painted Panel of Virgin of Guadalupe
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's large Mexican painted wood panel of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Measurements: Height: 60" Width: 36" Depth: 2"
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Mexican Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Pair of Large Framed French Vintage Prints After Drouais. Mademoiselle De Charlo
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Large Framed French Vintage Prints After Drouais. Mademoiselle De Charlois and Duc D’Orleans. This is a pair of offset lithographs based o...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Parchment Paper

Original Vintage Post War Poster 17 Salon International Aviation Paul Colin WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post World War two poster for the 17th International Aviation Exhibition - 17eme Salon International l'Aviation - held from 15 November to 1 December at the Grand Pa...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

French Oval Faience Platter With Flowers Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French Oval Faience Platter With Flowers Moustiers Style.  
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French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Faience

Mid Century Southwestern Impressionist Watercolor Panting Stucco Cottage Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century watercolor on paper painting of a south western white stucco cottage with a tile roof and brick porch with columns. Signed and dated 1949 in lower right corner. Orig...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

Carlo of Hollywood Arizona Desert Midcentury Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s painting of the California desert in custom frame signed by Carlo of Hollywood. Needs professional restoration, due to a small tear on the canvas. The price has been l...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

Pair of Spoons Dish HB Quimper, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Spoons Dish HB Quimper, circa 1940.
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French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Faience

Petite French Faience Quimper Dish Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French Faience Quimper Dish Circa 1950. Diamond shape.
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Faience

Maj Hemberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Maj Hemberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. Painted with thick brushstrokes. ”Bombning av Dresden” - ("Bombing of Dresden"). 1945-1952. Signed on the back. In ex...
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Other

Vintage Letter S in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter S 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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

1945 Oil Painting Of Artist Painting A Subject By Labasque
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1945 oil on canvas of an artist painting his subject. Painted by Labasque. 2 old labels from a Paris and NYC gallery. Some paint loss as shown photo. Matt stained.
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Original Vintage Travel Poster Torino Alps Capital Winter Sport Campagnoli Italy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Winter Sports in Torino Capital of the Alps / Sport Invernali Torino Capitale Delle Alpi - featuring artwork by Alberto Campagnoli (1905-1983) of a red cable car ski lift traveling up past snow covered trees with a mountain and bright sun in the background, the colourful bold title text below and slogan diagonally across the image. Issued by ENIT the Italian...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Silence Enemy Watching Paul Colin WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster Silence - The Enemy is Watching for your confidences / Silence, l'Ennemi guette vos confidences - Design by Paul Colin (1892-1985) features two ...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Exceptional lacquer on a gold background by André Margat, 1942
Located in Paris, FR
André Margat is a French artist widely known for his representations of animals. He is a member of the 'Groupe des Douze,' an association of artists created in 1932 with the aim of presenting French animal art...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Lacquer

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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

"Dancing Angel", Classic 1940s Tempera Painting with Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reminiscent of the work of Jared French in its material (tempera), its color palette and its approach to the male figure, this lovely depiction of two dancing angels, one in the fore...
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American Art Deco 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.
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Faience

French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience rustic oyster plate Moustiers style, circa 1940. Painting of birds and flowers.
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Faience

"Two Women Lounging", Richly-Imagined Portrait of Figures in Satin & Silk, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Voluptuous in its approach to scene and palette, this sumptuous portrait of two women, lounging side by side amongst pillows and fabrics in satin and silk, was painted by Rudolph Sch...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

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

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Plywood

"Coca-Cola and Coffee", Important Industrial Design for 1949 Vending Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An astonishing and important example of Moderne-Mid Century Modern industrial design, this original watercolor rendering of a short-lived Coca-Cola/coffee vending machine was painted...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Vintage Letter O in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter O 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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

The Lost Weekend
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 6 for the 1944 Film Noir The Lost Weekend. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. This piece woul...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

1940's Set of 4 Hollywood Regency Artisan Painted Flowers and Birds Orientaliste
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 4 -1940's Asian Hollywood Regency Period Artisan Hand Painted [on a gilt cork ground] .Flowers and Birds depicted. These are beautiful and the set is framed with gilt faux Bam...
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Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Cork

Ingvar Engdahl, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Interior with two people. 1948
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ingvar Engdahl, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Interior with two people in modernist style. In very good condition. Would benefit from a clean. Signed and dated '48. Dimensions: 67.0 ...
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Other

Vintage Letter C in Solid Brass, Sweden ca 1940's
Located in Örebro, SE
Vintage letter C 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...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

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...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool, Silk

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Waterloo Station Southern Railway
Located in London, GB
Original vintage train travel advertising poster issued by Southern Railway - Waterloo Station 1848-1948 A Centenary of Uninterrupted Service During Peace and War - featuring a detailed illustration of the busy Central London station depicting people in smart suits and fashionable dresses, shoppers and families, people in different military uniform, boy scouts and porters, a girl sitting on a suitcase and two ladies running to make their train, a couple kissing and a man pushing a bicycle, people at the news stand and buying tickets at the main line booking office, Royal Mail vans parked on the side and steam trains on the platforms, a green Southern Railway van with a penguin on the side advertising Chessington Zoo and Circus driving by in the foreground, the glass ceiling architecture and the iconic four-faced clock...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

1948 London Olympic Games - Walter Herz Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
The first games after World War II and Great Britains first time hosting, the 1948 Olympic Games were held in London between 29th July to 14th August. The United States won the games...
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English Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Back Them WWII Up Hudsons Coastal Command
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Back Them Up! A raid by "Hudsons" of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aelesund Norway in which eleven ships were hit - fea...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Keep It Under Your Stetson Bring Him Home
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by the John B. Stetson Company during World War Two with a propaganda warning - Let's bring him home quicker Loose talk lengthens the war K...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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

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Brass

"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" by Bruce McKain
Located in New York, NY
"Provincetown Ice House, 1940s" Bruce McKain (American, 1900-1990) C. 1940s Oil on Canvas Canvas Dimensions: 41.5 in. Width 31.5 in Height Frame Dimension...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Vintage WWII Poster London Blitz Bombarded Street War Office Training
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Street Scenes Series Fig. 2 (to be viewed at 4-5 yards) - issued by the War Office and intended for rifle shooting directional training featuring artwork by Beric Young (1902-1963) depicting a war torn London street scene with damaged buildings and broken windows, fallen pylons, a tank under rubble from a bank, a double decker bus on its side and an ambulance crashed into a bomb crater in the road, the colourful image including trees, factories and chimneys, a Co-Op Cooperative Stores shop and a hospital on the hills in the background, London Underground stations and a clock tower in the centre, a teashop, church spire, camouflage tank, railway train signals...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

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