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Swedish Tilgmans 1960s Organic Floral Butterfly Ceramic Pendant
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
during WWII where he started Tilgmans Keramik (= Ceramics) in 1948 in the small town of Utbynäs close to
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Up, Down Other Opposites with Ellsworth Kelly
Located in New York, NY
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker who became known, post-WWII, as one of the country’s leading
Category

2010s Chinese Books

Materials

Paper

48 Star US Navy Jack Made at Mare Island, California, Dated 1944
Located in York County, PA
WWII, DATED 1944 United States Navy jack with 48 stars, made during WWII (U.S. involvement 1941-45) at
Category

Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Wool

Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
all detail pictures. This company have been founded from Luciano Rumi after the WWII with different
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Tito Agnoli for O-Luce 260 Table Lamp in Perspex and Brass
By Tito Agnoli, O-Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
situation in Italy where Mussolini's fascistic regime was on the rise. After WWII, Agnoli came to Milan in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Gama Fire Brigade Ladder Truck Tin Toy Car Vintage Germany 1945-49
Located in Nuernberg, DE
US Zone Germany, what means this car was made right after WWII in the years from 1945 till 1949. Nice
Category

20th Century German Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Vintage Ardebil Rug with Straw Field and and Blue Details
Located in New York, NY
Ardebil rugs are a post WWII innovation, employing Caucasian designs, especially, as here, those of
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Mid-20th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee, Director, Cleveland
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee, Director, Cleveland
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Victory Through Air Power By Major Alexander P. De Seversky, Signed, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
of the strongest forces in modern warfare. While WWII was underway, he used this book to urge the U.S
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

German "Schaukelwagen" by Hans Brockhage Erwin Andra for Siegfried Lenz
By Hans Brockhage, Mart Stam
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
made in the early 1950's Hans Brockhage (1925-2009) was wounded in WWII and started a study as
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Children s Furniture

Materials

Birch, Plywood, Rubber

Massimo losa Ghini Plana Bench, in 1930 s Pendleton Glacier Park Blanket
By Massimo Iosa Ghini, Pendleton Blanket Company
Located in Culver City, CA
blanket dating back to the 1930s. That’s right — this textile predates WWII, and it’s lived a whole life
Category

1990s Italian Modern Benches

Materials

Steel

Antique French Hand Cut Glass Decanter and Four Glasses
Located in New Orleans, LA
shot glasses sourced from a pre-war French bistro (at the time “Victors”). Imagine the pre-WWII
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Reeded Glass

VILLEROY BOCH METTLACH 1890 Phanolith Neo Classic Green Cameo Amphora
By Villeroy Boch, Mettlach, Jean-Baptiste Stahl
Located in Miami, FL
United States with soldiers returning from WWI and WWII. As a result of these circumstances, a
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Antique 1890s German Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Peasant Figures by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
internationally and collected by museums and discerning patrons around the world. Created in the early post-WWII
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Massive Bronze Peace Bell 45 Inches Tall
Located in South Burlington, VT
temple bells were requisitioned and smelted by the government before and during WWII. This huge bell
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Carl Zeiss cold war era 10 x 50 periscope binoculars
By Carl Zeiss
Located in London, GB
: In 1946 after WWII Carl Zeiss in West Germany restarted business in Oberkochen, in present-day Baden
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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Japanese Hibachi Blue and White Earthenware with Hand Painted Plum Blooms, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
earthenware brazier in which charcoal is burned to provide indoor heating. Before WWII, hibachis were common
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Post War Tropical Nude Color Pencil Drawling Signed Schultz
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post-WWII nude tropical color pencil drawing artwork Signed "Schultz" featuring a nude Hawaiian
Category

Vintage 1940s Drawings

Materials

Paper

Rare Gio Ponti Corner Sofa in Pierre Frey Dual Tone Fabric
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in his later designs. His work as a designer fully took off after WWII, and he became an important
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Gio Ponti for Cassina 811 Lounge Chair in Chestnut
By Gio Ponti, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
WWII, and he became an important figure in Italian industrial aesthetics that conquered the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Lounge Chair Dezza in Light Blue Leather
By Gio Ponti, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in his later designs. His work as a designer fully took off after WWII, and he became an important
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Tilgmans hand painted Ceramic Dish Sweden 1960
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Paris, FR
Harald “Harry” Tilgmann was born in Dresden, Germany in 1904 and emigrated to Sweden during WWII where he
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Army Metal Petrol Can
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
An original WWII ex-military war department 2 gallon petrol can complete with original brass screw
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Vintage 1940s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver Tiffany Coffee/Tea Pot
By Tiffany Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
during WWII, it has an understated early-American Federalist style that’s more about the shape and
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Vintage 1940s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coffee Table by Dom Hans van der Laan Jan de Jong, Netherlands, 1960s
By Jan de Jong, Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Antwerp, BE
rationality and functionality that defined his collaborative work in the post-WWII reconstruction era.
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Emil Milan Large Sculptural Hand Carved Bissilon Wood Serving Bowl
By Emil Milan
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
, Great Depression, WWII, the GI Bill, the Cold War, midcentury modern design, and the rise of the studio
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls

Materials

Wood

French Caen Stone Architectural Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
WWII. With its beautiful cream tone and crisp quality, this carved limestone fragment is reminiscent of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Classical Greek Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Late 19th Century Japanese Massive Scale Arita Blue White Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Japan after WWII. 25" dia., 3 5/8" h. We are a family business that has been a major source for the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Lounge Chairs in Light Blue Leather
By Poltrona Frau, Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in his later designs. His work as a designer fully took off after WWII, and he became an important
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Set of Four Lounge Chairs in Light Blue Leather
By Gio Ponti, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in his later designs. His work as a designer fully took off after WWII, and he became an important
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sugg Rochester Pendant Lamp
By Sugg Gas Lighting Company
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
mothballed during WWII. When we found it, it was still wrapped in oiled cloth. We have three more of these
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20th Century English Edwardian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper, Metal

Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with many
Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Double-Sided Executive Birch Desk Imexcotra
Located in London, GB
Belgium by Imexcotra, during the 1950s. Imexcotra was a Belgian company, founded after WWII, which
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Polished and brushed metal console "Gerbe" by Maria Pergay, France c.1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Renens, CH
Paris with her mother at age six at the onset of WWII. After the war, Pergay studied costume, set design
Category

Vintage 1970s French Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

J. VET - Amsterdam National Monument - Hand Colored Print - Netherlands - C.1986
Located in Chatham, ON
J. VET - Amsterdam National Monument - WWII - Vintage original print - hand colored with oil paints
Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Masonite, Paint, Paper

Japanese Huge Bronze Bell With Double Inscription, 28"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese bronze temple bells were requisitioned and smelted by the government before and during WWII which
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII
Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

René Gabriel Patinated Oak Reconstruction table, France 1950.
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Almelo, NL
French designer renowned for his clean, logical furniture series, which inspired many post-WWII designers
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Peter Scott Sportswear Golf Perfect Address
Located in London, GB
sportswear; the textile company provided knitted uniform garments during both world wars; after WWII it
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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Peter Scott Sportswear Golf To The Fore
Located in London, GB
both world wars; after WWII it focused on fashion outerwear to become an international brand by the mid
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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Dwight D. Eisenhower Original Photograph and Autographed Letter about Golf, 1966
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
U.S. Tank Corps, but the war ended before his unit could deploy to Europe. During WWII, Eisenhower was
Category

Vintage 1960s American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Swedish Mid-Century Glazed Earthenware Platter, Mari Simmulson, Upsala Ekeby
By Mari Simmulson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Knivsta, SE
, eventually doing an internship at the Finnish company Arabia. Fleeing Estonia during the bombings of WWII
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Cezanne s Apple, Abstract Expressionist Painting by Paul Russotto -
Located in Dallas, TX
Paul Russotto (American, 1941-2014) developed his artistic perspective in NYC during the post-WWII
Category

Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Edmond Spence Attributed 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs with Woven Seats, 1940s
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Coronado, CA
in the 1940s. Solid mahogany frame with original parachute strap seats (these were used during WWII
Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Nylon, Mahogany

Rare French Mid-Century Gilt Wrought Iron Stool / Bench by Rene Drouet
By René Drouet
Located in New York, NY
one of the most important pre WWII creators in France and this work was emblematic of his style with
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wrought Iron

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Posing Dancer With Cloth, by Lorenzl c.1939
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
/ 19 Goldscheider Wien (Vienna) manufactory stamp MADE IN GERMANY (WWII) painter's and former's signs
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Painted Antique Caen Stone Architectural Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, this limestone model came from a French church destroyed during WWII. With its arched design and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figurine Parisienne , by Claire Weiss, Ca. 1939
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Claire Weiss
Located in Vienna, AT
GERMANY (WWII) Painter's and former's signs existing Bibliography: Dechant / Goldscheider: GOLDSCHEIDER
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Couroc Bird Design Barware Serving Tray
By The Couroc Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
effort during WWII. He used his experience and developed a proprietary formula of phenolic resin material
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Bakelite

Reclaimed Red Granite Sundial with Negretti Zambra Dial Plate
By Negretti Zambra
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
of WWII. Additional Dimensions Top ø: 44.5 cm (17.51 in) Base: 36 cm square (14.17 in)
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sundials

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Granite, Metal, Bronze

Sherman Chair
By Arturo Verástegui
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The Sherman Lounge chair is inpired in the Sherman Tanks of WWII. A pieces that captures the
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Upholstery

Sherman Chair
Sherman Chair
$12,493 / item
Painted Antique Caen Stone Architectural Model
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
limestone model came from a French church destroyed during WWII. With its arched design and ornately carved
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Restored 6-Strand "Speed" 3-Seat Sofa With Arched Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unique arched center base made with pole rattan. This a great example of a post-WWII American-designed
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Rattan

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with many American troopers
Category

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Cosmics Hard Edge Painting by Marion S. Siciliano
Located in Dallas, TX
was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Her family fled Germany prior to WWII, eventually settling in Boston
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Folk Art Advertising IXL Creamery, 1944, Hand Carved Milk Cow Prize/ Trade Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American ingenuity during WWII. Standing 10 inches high, 20 inches wide, and 7 inches deep, the sign
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20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

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