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Albert Gold Depression Era Philadelphia Artist Lithograph - Sunday Trolley
By Albert Gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
exhibiting his work in group shows and in 1939 his work was exhibited at the New York World's Fair. He was
Category
20th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Windsor Flowers
Livia
Coffee Set For 12 Persons, Herend Hungary, 20th Century
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
service with this pattern for Windsor Castle at the first World's Fair in London in 1851.
Manufactory
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Other Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bruno Mathsson Scandinavian Mid Century Mirja Tan Leather Lounge Chairs 1970s
By Dux of Sweden, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Reading, Berkshire
New York. In 1939, he exhibited at the New York World’s Fair, cementing his popularity in the U.S. In
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$4,281 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Original Jules Cheret Antique Poster Musee Grevin Paris 1900
By Jules Chéret
Located in Boca Raton, FL
at the Paris World's Fair in 1889.
This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction
Category
Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Original Jules Cheret Antique Poster Musee Grevin Paris 1900
By Jules Chéret
Located in Boca Raton, FL
at the Paris World's Fair in 1889.
This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction
Category
Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Rare Paul Bromberg Armchairs in Fabric and Macassar Ebony by Pander
Zonen 1933
By Hendrik Wouda, Gerrit Rietveld, Fer Semey, Paul Bromberg
Located in Den Haag, NL
interior of the Dutch pavilion for the 1939 New York World's Fair (designed by D.F. Slothouwer).
A multi
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ebony, Fabric
Paris, 1925 Decorative Art Exhibition, The Russian Pavilion, B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
: Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) was a World's Fair held in Paris
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sterling Cordial Cups by Alvin Co.
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Harbour, Long Island. In 1897 Alvin-Beiderhase Co, maker of Official World Fair souvenir spoons for 1893
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
Allan Houser Native American Modernist Bronze Sculpture, 1989, "Watching"
By Allan Houser
Located in Phoenix, AZ
in the 1939 New York World's Fair, and had a one-person show
at the Museum of New Mexico. During
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Allan Houser Native American Bronze Modernist Sculpture - "Waiting"
By Allan Houser
Located in Phoenix, AZ
World's Fair, and had a one-person show at the Museum of New Mexico. During World War II, he lived in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seated Nude with Mirror /// Figurative Chair Lady Woman Byron Browne Drawing Art
By Byron Browne
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
New York World's Fair. In 1940 he married fellow artist Rosalind Bengelsdorf. He taught painting at
Category
1950s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Graphite
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in New York, NY
; PAFA; AIC; New York World’s Fair; NAWA; and NMWA.
Drewelowe’s works are found in the collections of
Category
1930s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Mahogany Collectors Cabinet by C. Mellier
Co
By Mellier
Co.
Located in Dublin, IE
World Fair) in 1904.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
1925 Paris Decorative Art Exhibition and Russian Pavilion, B and W Photography
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Internationale des arts décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) was a World's Fair held in Paris, France, from April
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Child Bowl
Underplate with Boys Playing Sports
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 Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table by C. Mellier
Co.
By Mellier
Co.
Located in Norwood, NJ
. He was perhaps the most well-regarded manufacturer to exhibit in the World Fair exposition of 1904 in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
$7,180 Sale Price
20% Off
The 1925 Decorative Art Exhibition in Paris, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
(French: Exposition Internationale des arts décoratifs et Industriels Modernes) was a World's Fair held in
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
Located in Newark, England
market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Still Life of Fruit and Wine
, Salmagundi Club, PAFA, AIC, National Academy
By Rosario Urbino Gerbino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of Chicago, the Allied Artists of America (prizes), and the International World's Fair (Naples, 1952
Category
1930s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School
Located in Long Island City, NY
exemplifies the luminous artistry that captivated Western audiences at World Fairs and continues to command
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Enamel
$8,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Venice
, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist, Salon d
Automne, Paris, France, SFMA
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Berlin; NY World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San Francisco Museum of Art
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Prof. Giuseppe Bessi, Bust of Crowned Woman, Italy 19th Century
By Giuseppe Bessi
Located in PARIS, FR
(Saint Louis World's Fair) of 1904. Bessi received awards on various occasions, and his works were very
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Summer Flowers
, Paris, Salon d
Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
internationally with success including at the Salon d'Automne (Paris), 1926; Berlin; NY World's Fair, 1939; Golden
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lloyd Lozes Goff Industrial Landscape Painting, American 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chicago, the 1939 World's Fair in New York, San Francisco Art Association, the New Mexico Museum of Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Le Rêve
by Hippolyte Moreau, Circa 1890
By Hippolyte François Moreau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
—large-scale decorative pieces such as vases and statuettes—at the Paris World's Fair. Among his notable
Category
Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,576 Sale Price
22% Off
Spectral Seed Iridescent Art Nouveau Bowl by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Technicolor Thistle Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Iridescent Art Nouveau Flower Vase by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer for Clement Massier
By Clement Massier, Lucien Levy-Dhurmer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
lifetime, Massier was awarded a gold medal at Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Starburst Art Nouveau Iridescent Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Iridescent Tomato Art Nouveau Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century David Gil "Split Head" Stoneware Sculpture Mounted on Lucite
By David Gil
Located in Chicago, IL
sculpt pottery as a demonstration at the World’s Fair in New York. He attended New York State College of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stoneware
Oil Lamp Featuring a Mathurin Moreau Bronze Statue of a Nymph and Putto
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
World’s Fair in the decades to follow. Mathurin Moreau’s sculptures can be seen all over Paris, including
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 4-Piece Child Set in Nursery Rhyme Pattern
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy remains vibrant to this day.
Please
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18k Vulcain Alarm Watch, Circa 1950
s
By Vulcain
Located in Wailea, HI
itself an enviable reputation through its complication watches, which received awards at several World
Category
Mid-20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Napoleon III Vase in Porcelain of Paris Mounted in Gilt Bronze with Espagnolette
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
exhibited at the World's Fairs. Evoking the aristocratic art of the Ancien Regime in many ways, this vase
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze
Brown County in Summer, Indiana Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
at the World's Fair in 1940.
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Black Forest Poacher with Chamois
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$11,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Danish Oil Painting 3 Seagulls Viggo Johansen 1919
By Viggo Johansen
Located in Münster, DE
World's Fair in Paris. He also received awards at the World's Fairs in Vienna and Chicago, as well as at
Category
Vintage 1910s Danish Belle Époque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Thorny Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Fine Carved Black Forest Statue of a Disabled Dog, Brienz circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Rustic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Finely Carved Wood Thermometer Stand Hunter and Staghound, 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Orange Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
include: San Francisco Museum of Art Inaugural, 1935; New York World's Fair, 1939; Golden Gate
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of a Young Girl (the artist
s daughter).
By Joseph Floch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, 1943; CI, 1943-45; int. shows in Bordeaux, 1927, Paris, 1937; New York World's Fair, 1939, 1966; M. H
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Swiss Brienz Black Forest Hand-Carved Wood Candle Holder
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
in Philadelphia (1876)", "Chicago Worlds Fair (1893)", "Exposition Universelle in Paris (1900
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pointer Dog, Sculpture by Wilhelm Zwick for Kayser, Germany 1920s.
By Wilhelm Zwick, Kayser Germany
Located in Skanninge, SE
, including the 1900 Paris Exposition and the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Engelbert Kayser, who took over
Category
Vintage 1920s German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mark Freeman Mix Media Drawing - Chinatown New York
By Mark Freeman
Located in Phoenix, AZ
depictions of the New York World's Fair of 1939 with its theme of "the World of Tomorrow" are among his works
Category
Mid-20th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Crayon, Color Pencil, Graphite
Autumn Color
Located in North Clarendon, VT
1946)
Butter Art Institute, 1953
World's Fair, New York, 1939
Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939
Art
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine American Impressionist Interior and Portrait Painting, 1922, Boston area
Located in Baltimore, MD
his planning skills at the Whistler Museum. He exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, Vose
Category
1920s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma Cup and Saucer Pair by Kinkozan
By Kinkozan
Located in Newark, England
via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Ivar Alenius Bjork for Ystad Metall Liljan Brass Candlestick Sweden 1950s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
.
Designed in 1939 for the Scandinavian Pavilion of the 1939 New York World Fair.
The Lily candle stick was
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Aluminia Royal Copenhagen Set of 5 Tranquebar Cups and Saucers, 1914-1969
By Royal Copenhagen, Aluminia
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
name to Christian Joakim in 1911. Joakim was noted for his ceramic experiments at The World Fair in
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Iridescent Art Nouveau Floral Vase by Clement Massier
By Clement Massier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paris’s World’s Fair in 1889 at l’Exposition Universelle. At the Exposition, it was Massier’s ceramic
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Large Wooden Carved Female Cattle Sculpture Brienz Switzerland ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour Tourism wealthy people from all
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Dirilyte Art Deco Brass Candle Holders
By Dirilyte, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
metallurgist CarI Molin, who exhibited Dirigold pieces at World's Fair in New York City and Gohlenburg
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Metal
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