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Norman Laliberte
s “Hommage to Picasso” Original Signed Oil on Canvas Painting
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Redding, CT
World’s Fair of 1964. His 88 banners were an ingenious solution for an all-glass building with virtually
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Abstraction I, " Rolph Scarlett, gouache, modernism, American art, ca 1940-50
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Wiscasset, ME
furniture and creating several pavilions at the 1939 World’s Fair and stage sets for the Rockettes at Radio
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"DES HOMMES" OF MEN. HOUSTON TEXAS ARTIST
Located in San Antonio, TX
World's Fair in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sculptor David Adickes is known for a major project titled
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ivan Bartlett Chicago Painting from The Ambassador East Hotel 1951
By Ivan Bartlett, Dorothy Liebes
Located in San Diego, CA
includes a number of WPA murals. His work was also exhibited at the San Francisco and New York World Fairs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 1898 Clover Bowl in Art Nouveau Style
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy remains vibrant to this day
Category
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Serving Bowls
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Allegory of Progress
By Louis Chalon
Located in PARIS, FR
World Fair and exhibited at the Salon from 1898 to 1911 as a painter, book illustrator and sculptor. The
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 1921 Centerpiece Bowl in Kings Pattern
By Tiffany
Co.
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
Vintage 1920s American Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Ryozan
Located in Newark, England
various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Majorelle Exceptional and Rare Art Nouveau Bronze and Alabaster Lamp
By Louis Majorelle
Located in NANTES, FR
towards simpler and more uncluttered forms shortly after his great success at the 1900 World's Fair and at
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Magnum Bottle Coaster from 1890s
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Barware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Gustav Beran Pair of Silver Plated Candle Holders Van Kempen
Begeer 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
world fair (Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne) and he prestigiously
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver Plate
Ten Mid-Century Modern Broyhill "Brasilia" Dining Chairs
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Dallas, TX
× 19.75in. D × 37.5in. H.
Broyhill Brasilia furniture debuted at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Victoria Avec Bord En Or Déjeuner For 2 Persons, Herend Hungary, 20th Century
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
way received the jury's first prize at the London World's Fair in 1851. The crowning glory of the
Category
20th Century Hungarian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tiffany
Co. Gilt Sterling Silver Flower in a Pot
By Tiffany
Co.
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 Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Helter Skelter, Norfolk - British Vintage Fair Ride Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
participated in Art Fairs around the world and his work is now part of many international collections.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Pair of Tiffany Sterling Silver Candle Holders Designed by Louis C Tiffany
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy remains vibrant to this day.
Please
Category
20th Century American Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
By Saul Rabino
Located in Surfside, FL
died in 1969, Rabino exhibitedat the World’s Fair New York in 1939, the Los Angeles Museum Historical
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph
Falize Reversible Cloisonne Enamel Earrings
Located in New Orleans, LA
World’s Fair. Today, his works are held in prestigious collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Drop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Very Rare Portrait of 6 Dogs on Enamelled Ceramic by Maison Pichenot-Loebnitz
Located in SANTA FE, NM
were born from the collaboration of Sédille and Loebnitz: World’s fair pavilions, apartment buildings
Category
1870s Art Nouveau Animal Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Candlesticks Mid-Century Modern
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Set of 14 Sterling Silver 1923 Bread Plates / Coasters Art Deco
By Tiffany
Co.
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
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 1921 Vase in Art Deco Style
By Tiffany
Co.
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
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Helter Skelter, Norfolk - British Vintage Fair Ride Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
England and he has participated in Art Fairs around the world and his work is now part of many
Category
2010s Pop Art Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Helter Skelter, Norfolk - British Vintage Fair Ride Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Public Galleries around England and he has participated in Art Fairs around the world and his work is now
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
"Thunderbolt and Parachute Jump" a limited edition from Coney Island, 1997
By Phillip Buehler
Located in New York, NY
attraction that was originally at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and later moved to Steeplechase Park. It
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Barbet Schroeder
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Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1971
Located in Devon, GB
April 1970 as part of the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka, the film was not released theatrically across
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Tiffany
Co. Set of 4 Sterling Silver 1879 Open Salt Cellars with Blue Liners
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
, Tiffany won the gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition
Category
Antique 1870s American Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Frog Inkwell by Émile Müller
By Emile Müller
Located in Palm Beach, FL
great recognition, both in France and abroad.
At the World's Fair of 1889, the “Grande Tuilerie” was a
Category
Antique 1880s French Art Nouveau Inkwells
Materials
Earthenware
Blue Lake
By George Marinko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, along with other prestigious institutions. He showed at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate
Category
1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Heart-Shaped Dish in Mid-Century Modern Style
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 1908 Child Mug the Mouse Ran Up the Clock
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Diamond chair by René Jean Caillette
By René-Jean Caillette
Located in PARIS, FR
, such as the "Diamand" chair in 1957, winner of the Grand Prix at the 1958 World's Fair, published by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Summer Day on the West Coast of Sweden by Swedish Impressionist Alfred Wahlberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
at the 1878 World's Fair in Paris. Among his renowned works is "Fiskläge vid bohuslänska kusten, 1869
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of 49 Exquise Baccarat Massena Crystal Pieces, France, 1990
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
secret formula to obtain a crystal of unparalleled purity. In 1855, for the first World Fair in Paris
Category
1990s French Other Glass
Materials
Crystal
Anders Österlin, Komposition, Color lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
made a 17-meter-long wooden wall at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Österlin has received many awards
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$382 Sale Price
64% Off
Set of Three Chairs “Typenko” by Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
NK was a stand for the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, during which he exhibited the Louis Cabinet
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Birch
Tiffany
Co. Set of 3 Sterling Silver 1912 Art Deco Chargers/ Dinner Plates
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Eight Broyhill "Brasilia" Dining Chairs
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Dallas, TX
. D x 37.5in. H.
Broyhill Brasilia furniture debuted at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Tiffany
Co. 1909 Sterling Silver Mirrored Platter in Art Deco Style
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Bighorn
— Mid-Century American Regionalism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
nationwide. He gained early acclaim when his work was included in the New York World's Fair Exhibit of
Category
1940s American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Finely Carved Statue of a Bull, Black Forest ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour Tourism wealthy people
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard
Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
range of works, particularly in furnishing. Participating in every World's Fair of its era, the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$46,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Henry Searle, rower, Vanity Fair rowing portrait chromolithograph, 1889
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'H Searle, Professional Champion Sculler of the World'.
Vanity Fair rowing portrait of Henry
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu
White Marble Mermaid Candelabra
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grand Bureau. Linke also exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, Liege in Belgium, and the Franco
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$13,838 Sale Price
24% Off
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
: for the Federal Building at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, the Post Office in Pitman, New Jersey
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$14,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century San Diego Impressionist Seascape by Georgia Crittenden Bemis, 1939
Located in Soquel, CA
sculpture media. In 1939 she went to New York to paint Mayor LaGuardia for the Arizona Bldg at the World
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Native Kiowa 19th Century Pictorial Child
s Teepee
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
"Me Me" (many Minnows), Kiowa. It was told that the hide was commissioned for the 1898 World's Fair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Original Vintage Air France Europe Travel Poster 1957 by Jean Carlu
By Jean Carlu
Located in Boca Raton, FL
1937 to organize an exhibition at the World’s Fair, where he remained until after WWII. It was during
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Pair Large Austrian Green Gold Art Nouveau Jugendstil Glass Gilt Metal Vases
By Loetz Glass
Located in London, GB
rich artistic tradition that gained international acclaim following the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
The
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Wood Bear Head Nutcracker Brienz Switzerland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Winged Victory
Located in PARIS, FR
medal of honor at the 1900 World's Fair and the medal of honor at the 1905 Salon.
Having become a
Category
1910s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Aalto Serving Trolley Model 901 – Scandinavian Design Classic
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
his architectural work for the Finnish Pavilion at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair. The trolley reflects
Category
Vintage 1940s Serving Tables
Materials
Birch
Junge Frau mit Blumenvase - Original Etching by Karl Koepping - 1910
Located in Roma, IT
, as well as the Grand Prix of the 1889 Paris World Fair.
Category
1910s Symbolist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro Tsukamoto Hikokichi
By Tsukamoto Hikokichi
Located in Newark, England
various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
"Saddle Back Light"
Located in Southampton, NY
Institute of Chicago, the World’s Fair of New York in 1939, the Corcoran Gallery biennial in 1941 and the
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Japanese Pair of Large Antique Meiji Period Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases
Located in Newark, England
turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Clock, by Denière
By Jean-François Denière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
decorative bronze manufactures in Paris. Their works appeared at the World Fair in Paris in 1855. DENIERE
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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