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Nils Landberg Red Expo Tulip Vase, Orrefors Glassworks, circa 1950s
By Nils Landberg, Orrefors
Located in New York, NY
Moderne” and the 1939 New York World’s Fair. During the 1950s, Landberg experimented with abstracted and
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Glass
Werner Drewes Woodblock Print Cubist Colorful Rare Framed Green Black Red 1982
By Werner Drewes
Located in Buffalo, NY
Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 Worlds Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of
Category
1980s Cubist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Robert Colescott Semaphore gallery 1980 (announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Sargent Johnson as well as Diego Rivera painting a mural at the San Francisco World’s Fair as a youth. By
Category
1980s Pop Art Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Offset
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Selection of Modern Desk Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
$650. Created for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, the Ion chair illustrates the prevailing trend
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Chrome
$650 / item
André Arbus Suite of 3 Double Wall Lights
By André Arbus
Located in NANTES, FR
work at the New York World's Fair (designing the French sections of the Expo in New York and San
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Bronze
$2,960 / set
Iconic Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase Model. 3030 in Clear Glass, Iittala 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Iittala
Located in Helsinki, FI
factory in 1936, which was organized for the 1937 Paris World Fair. His winning entry, titled
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Blown Glass
Model “30-061” Floor Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape, Finland 1960s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Stockmann-Orno
Located in Utrecht, NL
presented at international design fairs such as New York’s World Fair of 1939. This classic lamp reflects
Category
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Brass
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Paris World's Fair, began collaborating with Tampella, who later became her artistic advisor, and
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Damask, Linen
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Paris World's Fair, began collaborating with Tampella, who later became her artistic advisor, and
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Damask, Linen
Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly
Located in New York, NY
, the United States Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington D.C, and the 1939 New York World’s Fair
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"The Baker" Stanley Bleifeld Bronze Sculpture 7/7 of a Man Using a Brick Oven
By Stanley Bleifeld
Located in Edgartown, MA
public recognition came from the 1964 World’s Fair Vatican Pavilion’s commission of a five-part bronze
Category
1960s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Bronze
1960 Gerald Luss Rosewood
Metal Credenza Cabinet Once Attributed to Eames IBM
By Gerald Luss
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for the IBM Pavilion at the 1964 World's fair. Instead, it was actually designed by architect
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large Wooden Strolling Bear Handcarved in Brienz ca. 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour Tourism wealthy people
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Black Forest Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wooden Strolling Bear Handcarved in Brienz ca. 1950
Located in Berghuelen, DE
were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour Tourism wealthy people
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Black Forest Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Wood
Fire Plug Souvenir - "Chicago August 1968"
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in London, GB
events, the kind that is sold at airports or that one takes home from a carnival or a world’s fair and
Category
1960s Pop Art Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
United States, Bunin created animated three-dimensional puppets to appear in the 1939 New York World
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Wood
"Over and Under" Soft Blue Toned Portrait of a Lady Wearing a Victorian Dress
Located in Houston, TX
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Denver Art Museum and the World's Fair in New York, 1939.
John
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
awarded the commission to paint murals for the Italian Pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. His
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Lithograph
Danish Modern Ceramic Table Lamp by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen, 1960s
By Marianne Starck, Michael Andersen
Son
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
", which won the Grand Prix at the 1935 World’s Fair in Brussels.
During the mid-century period, the
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
By Orrefors, Edward Hald
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as the pinnacle of his career. During the
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Art Glass
Maurice Jallot Lacquer and Verre Eglomise Coffee Table
By Maurice Jallot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
World's fair held in Paris, France, from April to October 1925 the Jallots provided furnishings for the
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph Signed in Pencil - The Toast
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
the 1939 New York World's Fair, by public ballot, the Philadelphia native was awarded first choice for
Category
1970s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
variant of Art Deco. The celestial globe that Edward Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Art Glass
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Swedish Birchwood Secretaire by A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna ‘SMF
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
firm won the gold medal for its chairs at the Worlds's Fair in Chicago, United States. During a period
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Birch, Jacaranda
Charles Keller Original Stone Lithograph - "6th Avenue Subway”
Located in Phoenix, AZ
including one at the 1939 New York World's Fair. He organized artists' associations in the 1940's and was
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Lithograph
"Grove of Palms" 1950 Watercolor for Town
Country Magazine
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Watercolor
"Palm Trees" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Gouache
"Palm Tree Outside Cottage Window" 1950 Watercolor by Reynaldo Luza
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
the Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Gouache
Original SABENA Fun Brussels Helicopter to Paris vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
-style images features New York, the next the World’s Fair in Brussels, and, of course, the Eiffel Tower
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Offset
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
"Spring in Wisconsin" was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Gerrit V. Sinclair died in
Category
1940s American Realist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Oil, Board
"Black, Starr
Frost" Diamond Cocktail Flame Ring 18K Yellow Gold 2.65 CT
s.
By Black, Starr
Frost
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
invited to exhibit at New York’s World’s Fair. 1 While it was never an innovator in the realm of jewelry
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors, Edward Hald
Located in Berghuelen, DE
's Fair is seen as the pinnacle of his career. During the Second World War he led the management of
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Art Glass
Marco
By Nicola Simbari
Located in San Francisco, CA
awarded the commission to paint murals for the Italian Pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels. His
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Screen
Yellow Bikini
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of the new Lima airport.
In
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Watercolor
Seated Woman in Pink Bathing Suit by Reynaldo Luza (1893-1978)
By Reynaldo Luza
Located in Bristol, CT
Paris Exposition of 1938 and the New York World's Fair of 1939-40; he also did the interior design of
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Gouache
Untitled
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
commission for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair. His public art works include five
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Bronze
$24,975
Lucien Rollin Three Armchairs in Satinwood and Bronze
By Lucien Rollin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
York World’s Fair: The World of Tomorrow.
Also in the USA, he showed his work at the Marshall Fields
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Bronze
$14,000 / item
Pavillon Tuilerie – French Architecture Lithograph from La Brique, 1889 Expo
Located in Langweer, NL
innovation converged in ambitious architectural presentations for world fairs. The use of vibrant glazed
Category
20th Century French Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper
Tiffany
Co. Moore Sterling Silver
Enamel Set of 2 Acrobatic Circus Figurines
By Tiffany
Co., Gene Moore
Located in New York, NY
1878, Tiffany won the gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair
Category
20th Century American Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Nils Landberg Red Tulpanglas, Orrefors Glassworks, 1957
By Orrefors, Nils Landberg
Located in New York, NY
1939 New York World's Fair. During the 1950s, Landberg experimented with abstracted and attenuated
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Blown Glass
Consort
, Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
in Chicago for the Temple Building and a marble mosaics mural for the 1933 Chicago World Fair
Category
1950s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Tempera, Gouache, Illustration Board
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Modernist Equestrian
, WPA Murals, Kansas City Art Institute, PAFA, Horses
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Century of Progress Exhibition. at the 1933 Chicago World Fair.
Ulreich was a member of the Guild of
Category
1940s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Illustration Board
$3,300 Sale Price
25% Off
Navajo Family
, Santa Fe, Modernism, Corcoran, Whitney, PAFA, AIC, WPA
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
World Fair's Century of Progress Exhibition.
Ulreich was a member of the Guild of Free Lance Artists
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Dora Jung / Table runner / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Paris World's Fair, began collaborating with Tampella, who later became her artistic advisor, and
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Wool, Linen
Oleta
s Hat
, Carmel Art Association Exhibit, California Woman Artist, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Shows: (Fred Martin)
1962 Seattle World's Fair, “Artists Look At Peace)
1963 DeYoung Museum of Art, San
Category
1980s Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Out of Hokkaido
, Carmel Art Association Exhibit, Japanese portrait, Kimono
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
annual)
1963-1968 San Francisco Art Institute Bank, Traveling Shows: (Fred Martin)
1962 Seattle World
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
Sheila
, Pacific Grove Art Association Exhibit, Woman Artist, LACMA, PAFA, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-1968 San Francisco Art Institute Bank, Traveling Shows: (Fred Martin)
1962 Seattle World's Fair
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite, Mica
Coney Island, Fourth of July
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parachute Jump, introduced at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and relocated to Coney Island in 1941
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Eiffel Tower Metal Etagere
Located in Bradenton, FL
Tower.
Originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair, and to crown the centennial
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Metal
Set of three oak Stools by Genevieve Dangles edited by Group 4, France 1950s
By Charron Groupe 4, Geneviève Dangles
Located in Berlin, DE
furniture, which was presented at the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958. Documentation in "Chambres d'enfants et
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Oak
Important Design Living Room Lamp, by Maison Rougier, Circa 1970
By Roger Rougier, Maison Rougier
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
international exhibitions, including the 1957 Milan Triennale and the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.
His objects
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Tony Rosenthal Untitled 1965
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
commission for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair. His public art works include five
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Bronze
$24,975
“Owls in a Abstract”
Located in Southampton, NY
Worlds Fair, the Boston Arts Festival, the Springfield Fair, Hopkins Art Center, Dartmouth College
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
Self Portrait in a Mirror with Artist
s Tools, Oil on canvas, Signed, Polish
By Joseph Biel
Located in London, GB
1934 Whitney Biennial, the 1939 World’s Fair and a 1943 Brooklyn Museum show along with his wife Lena
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion
By Paul Landacre
Located in Phoenix, AZ
were included in numerous exhibitions, including the 1939 New York World's Fair, and are illustrated in
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paper, Ink
Alvar Aalto Vase Model 9748, Iittala 1956, Clear Glass Blown into Wooden Mold
By Iittala, Alvar Aalto
Located in Helsinki, FI
organized for the 1937 Paris World Fair. The year was 1936 and Aalto´s entry was called `Eskimoerindens
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Blown Glass
William Hesthal Original Watercolor, 1939, Surreal Whimsical Circus Scene
By William Hesthal
Located in Phoenix, AZ
: San Francisco Art Association, 1924-29, 1935 (1st prize); SFMA Inaugural, 1935; GGIE, 1939; NY World
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Worlds Fair
Materials
Paint
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Vintage Worlds Fair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal vintage worlds fair for your home. A vintage worlds fair — often made from metal, paper and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect vintage worlds fair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A vintage worlds fair made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. A well-made vintage worlds fair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller and A.H. Stock are consistently popular.
How Much is a Vintage Worlds Fair?
Prices for a vintage worlds fair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $75 and can go as high as $148,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,628.
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