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Period: 1940s
Rare Wall Sculpture, Carved Wood Panel, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Representing Greek mythology scene with Neptune
Category
French Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Oak
"Pegasus, " Art Deco Sculpture w/ Male Nude by Brunetti, inspired by Walter Crane
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and subtly glazed in tones of grey, green, pink and tan, this stunning Art Deco sculptural rondel depicts Bellerophon, a nude male figure from Greek mythology, restraining a winged Pegasus in a lush springtime landscape. This piece is a rare example of the work of Mario Brunetti, who was part of a circle of sculptors and ceramicists influenced by the enormously successful Lenci workshop in Turin (Torino). Brunetti favoured mythological subjects, but his work is extremely rare. This motif of Bellerophon, shown nude with Greek cap, restraining the rearing Pegasus...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Nude Shepherd Playing Pipes, " Unique Art Deco Sculptural Panel, 1940
By Jolan Cser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Somehow naively charming and sophisticated at the same time, this pierced sculptural panel by Jolan Cser, a Hungarian artist, depicts a nude shepherd youth playing the pipes, accompa...
Category
Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Jump Shot, " Model for Art Deco Bronze Basketball Award Plaque, 1940s
By Fred Torrey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps because it depicts its figures more as Greek athletes rather than modern players, this bronze Art Deco plaque is very rare, or possibly unique. The artist, Fred Torrey, depicts a Classic jump shot, with two virtually nude basketball players leaping up for the ball. Best known for his "Lincoln Walks at Midnight" sculpture which premiered at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair (now displayed near the West Virginia state...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bearded Egyptian, " Vivid and Unique Mosaic Panel, Art Deco Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made up of a rich variety of color-drenched ceramic tesserae, this unique mosaic panel depicts a bearded Egyptian head in profile, his headdress vivid in tones of periwinkle and purp...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goodyear Trophy Race Plaque, National Air Races, 1948, with Chambellan Medal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light racer airplanes in 1948, was given to Robert S. Hopkins to honour the entry of his plane in the National Air Races that year in Cleveland, Ohio. The year before, Hopkins' plane, The Falcon Special, lost a wing in one of the qualifying heats and his pilot, C. P. Smith, bailed out in time; both Hopkins and Smith were from Reidsville, North Carolina. Goodyear commissioned Rene Chambellan...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Weatherhead Award, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Panel for Excellence in Aerospace
By Walter Sinz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Walter Sinz, one of Cleveland's most celebrated sculptors in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, this rare bronze panel recognized leading manufacturers in the aerospace industry, in this case an aircraft electronics company in Philadelphia. Like a rocket exploding out of its launching pad, this panel depicts a nude female figure shooting into the sky, in classic Art Deco stylized form. Sinz designed the Thompson Trophy, awarded by one of the prominent air races...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Health Chiropractic, " Cast Metal Trade Sign, Art Deco, Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of trade signage featuring a nude male angel figure with outspread wings was cast in aluminium and painted a shade of off-white. It has...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Hideo, “Bathing Women on Rocks”, Framed Bronze Bas-Relief, c. 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A delightful circa 1940 untitled patinated cast bronze bas-relief wall sculpture by Hideo depicting a pair of bathing women in original elm wood frame.
Classical scene centers on a ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wood "coral" Wall Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
vintage found object. This branch/ root was painted years ago and looks like a huge piece of coral. would be beautiful mounted on the wall
Category
Vintage 1940s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
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