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Art Deco Armchairs by Robert Mallet-Stevens, Cut Steel, France, 1932
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
for the film L’Inhumaine by Marcel L’Herbier. He planned pavilions for the 1937 World’s Fair, two of
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Cut Steel
René Lalique (1860-1945), Glass Clock "Pendulette 8 jours Cinq Hirondelles" 1920
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
people. With an undeniable sense of business, he triumphed at the 1900 World's Fair and the 1925
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Glass
$7,816 Sale Price
22% Off
Victorian Refinement: Fashion Lithograph by L. Michau and M. de Solar, 1889
Located in Langweer, NL
illustration is part of a series designed for the Exposition Universelle of 1889, a world fair held in Paris
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
$198 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Victorian Vanity Mirror with Bear, 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
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest More Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th-Century Carrara Marble Sculpture of Psyche and Cupid, Signed Pugi
Located in NICE, FR
-American Exposition in Buffalo and the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.
Dimensions without base
Height
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Model “30-061” Floor Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape, Finland 1960s
By Stockmann-Orno, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Utrecht, NL
presented at international design fairs such as New York’s World Fair of 1939. This classic lamp reflects
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,812 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Edelweis Marquetry Side Table Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,052 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarving industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,052 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
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
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Damask, Linen
Large Group of Carved Cattles with Glass Vase Inset, Brienz ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
industry counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with great
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Chairs
Materials
Nutwood
Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
counted ca. 2000 woodcarvers. Brienz woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with great
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Chairs
Materials
Nutwood
$1,940 Sale Price
20% Off
"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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Statue of a Walking Bear Hand Carved in Switzerland, circa 1930s
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Game Plaque with Fox
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 Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Vintage 1960s American Modern Credenzas
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 Animal Sculptures
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 Animal Sculptures
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 Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
18th Century Style Pair of Wall lamp in Bronze 18K Gold
By OMBRES ET FACETTES, Lacarrière, Delatour and Co.
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
, designed by Charles Garnier, the architect of the Opera, and modeled by Corboz. At the 1878 World's Fair
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Vintage Wooden Walking Bear Handcarved in Brienz ca. 1930s
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 Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Wooden Strolling Bear Handcarved in Brienz Ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
woodcarvings were presented on several worlds fairs with great success. With the Gran Tour Tourism wealthy
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
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
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Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pair of Candelabras in Gilded Bronze
By Henry Cahieux and Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Paris, FR
Paris World Fair.
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) was the founder and director of one of the most
Category
Antique 1880s French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
$9,829 / set
Authentic Tea Trolley 901 in Birch by Alvar Aalto
Artek
By Artek, Hella Jongerius, Alvar Aalto
Located in Glendale, CA
. Introduced at the 1937 Paris world's fair, they are in the permanent collection of the museum of modern art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar ...
Materials
Birch
La Parisienne: Art Nouveau Belle Epoque young lady with a gleam in here eye
Located in Norwich, GB
elected president of the sculpture section.
He participated in the 1900 World's Fair , for which he
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood Panel
Mid 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze Vases by Cahieux
Barbedienne
By Henry Cahieux and Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
the 1855 Paris World Fair won the medal of honor.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Very Large Antique Louis XV Style Mantel Clock by Beurdeley and Raingo Frères
By Maison Beurdeley, Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
recognition, frequently showcasing its exquisite craftsmanship at world’s fairs throughout the 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
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 Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jenő Kerényi, Magician, Hungarian Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1930s
Located in New York, NY
1966 Outstanding artist
1964 Merited artist
1958 Brussels World's Fair, Grand Prix
1955 Kossuth
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exhibition Satinwood Sideboard By Wright And Mansfield
By Wright and Mansfield
Located in New Orleans, LA
London International Exhibition, the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle and the 1876 Philadelphia World
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1963
By Edward Hald, Orrefors
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hald created for the 1930 Stockholm World's Fair is seen as the pinnacle of his career. During the
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
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
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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 Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Tiffany
Co. San Lorenzo Silver Flatware Service, 248 Pieces
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
first international recognition at the 1867 Paris World's Fair, Tiffany has supplied silver to numerous
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Server Commode
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bureau. Linke also exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, Liege in Belgium, and the Franco-British
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$19,850 Sale Price
42% Off
Great Fish Graal Vase by Edward Hald for Orrefors, Sweden 1957
By Orrefors, Edward Hald
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher (A) in Bandana Ptn, Exhibition mark 1851
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of world fairs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Pitchers
Materials
Ironstone
Rare Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher (B) in Bandana Ptn, Exhibition mark 1851
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of world fairs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Pitchers
Materials
Ironstone
$464 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver 1923 65-Piece Windham Flatware Set Art Deco Style
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Tree In Winter
Located in Sheffield, MA
participated in the exhibition held at the American Art Today Building at the New York World’s Fair where she
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Atomium - large scale photograph of the iconic modernist architectural landmark
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Atomium - large scale photograph of the iconic modernist architectural landmark
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Antique Viennese Painted Enamel Plate by Ludwig Politzer
By Ludwig Politzer
Located in London, GB
technical skill that made his work so popular at World Fairs and within Imperial collections.
The tray
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Tableware
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
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 Desks
Materials
Birch, Jacaranda
"Into the Woods" Henry Prellwitz, Lyrical Woman In Wooded Landscape Painting
By Henry Prellwitz
Located in New York, NY
and Laurel. He exhibited mainly on the east coast and at expositions like the St. Louis World's Fair
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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 More Prints
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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