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Period: 1940s
1940 Chalkware Ceramic Nude Hula Girl Napkin Holder Bust Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original chalkware ceramic Hula girl bust napkin holder sculpture. Crafted in the 1940s, this bust of a young native Hawaiian woman with a hibiscus lei around her neck was used to to...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
OSHKOSH BGOSH work clothes NEON clock / sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
OSHKOSH BGOSH work clothes NEON clock / sign .. Amazing original condition,, Unmolested.. Tested ,, clock keeps accurate time, neon working perfectly.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Harry Bertoia Hand-Forged Silver, Ebony and Silver Wire Pendant, USA 1942
Located in New York, NY
This early wire wrapped pendant was likely made by Harry Bertoia while he was at Cranbrook.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Rosenthal Porcelain Centerpiece Plate Chippendale Decoration 1940s
By Rosenthal
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-painted Rosenthal porcelain bowl stand, Chippendale decoration, made in the 1940s
Ø cm 34 h cm 8
Rosenthal is a German company founded in 1879 in Bavaria. Produces porcelain a...
Category
German Chippendale Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$417 Sale Price
20% Off
French Glove Maker
s Trade Sign, c.1940
Located in Savannah, GA
A French toleware glove maker’s trade sign, circa 1940.
Positionable in four directions.
11 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches tall
Category
French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large fuchsia crystal Bohemia vase, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Large fuchsia crystal Bohemia vase, 1940s.
Extraordinary fuchsia-colored glass vase in Bohemian style with special cut decoration. Its very colorful shape adds brightness to this ex...
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Gunnar Nylund, Vase, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange-brown, glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Sculpture of Apollo, Ceramic with a Metal like Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine sculpture of Apollo, ceramic with a metal like finish.
Dimensions: Height 12", diameter 9"
NI 1201.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
A.Courbier 1943 french bronze bull signed on the base.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.COURBIER Art Deco france bronze signed on the base with founder stamped bull.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique German Leaf Catchall Dish
Located in Clearwater, FL
charming antique German leaf dish, signed Bavaria, in a soft vintage green. Perfectly suited as a decorative catchall, this piece brings a touch of nature inspired elegance to any t...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Modernist Bronze Vase by Metallkonst, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and striking bronze vase from Metallkonst, Sweden, dating to the 1940s. This piece exemplifies Nordic modernist design, featuring a tall, faceted form with clean geometric lin...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Jade and Jadeite Grapes Vine on Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique Jade sculpture of grape vine in spinach Jade vase with jadeite grapes Chinese handcarved. Sculpture on green marble stand. Exceptional craftsmanship. From a private Florida co...
Category
Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
$720 Sale Price
40% Off
Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The box is in wood.
It is a cigar box but It can be used as a docorative box...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Bone
Scandinavian Functionalist Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a rounded form. Glazed war ochre brown with a lighter brown line around the top and inside the opening.
Gunnar Nylund was one of the most ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Berndt Friberg Gustavsberg Haresfur Glazed Bulb Shape Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Berndt Friberg (Swedish, 1899-1981) joined Gustavsberg in 1934 and his work is considered as some of the finest examples of wheel thrown pottery of the 20th Century. Inspired by the ...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Decorative Vintage Pink Glass Bottles in Glass, France circa 1940 Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This glass decorative bottle, has been made in France circa 1940. They are typical Art Deco Style shape, in a pink color.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modernist Bronze and Brass Vases by GAB, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of 1940s Modernist vases by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden. Crafted in brass with GAB's patented 'Ori' metal finish—a bronzed babbitt metal technique developed in the ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Swedish modernist sculpture, Bruno Mathsson 1940s bentwood legs
Located in Forserum, SE
A large modernist sculpture made from the legs of a 1940s lounge chair by Bruno Mathsson. Crafted from molded birch wood with a solid teak base, this piece has an organic shape that ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech, Teak
1940
s Black Cut Crystal Hinged Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic, black cut crystal, hinged box with gilded banding and paw feet.
Category
Unknown Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Art Deco Ceramic Panther, Primavera
Located in Paris, FR
Created in 1912 by René Guilleré, Primavera was the atelier of the major department store Le Printemps. The idea was to offer furniture and art objects that combined contemporary aes...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Streamline Moderne Machined Aluminum Thermos No 539 by Henry Dreyfuss
Located in San Diego, CA
Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972) Machined Aluminum Thermos No 539 and tray. USA, 1940 Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside of thermos: [The American Thermos Bottle Co., The Only Thermos Vacuum Bottle Designed By Henry Dreyfuss, Norwich Conn, USA].
Henry Dreyfuss was the most understated of the early industrial designers. Like his teacher and main inspiration Norman Bel Geddes, he moved from theater design to industrial design, but took a more practical approach, developing long relationships with clients such as the Hoover company, John Deere, and the New York Central Railroad. Dreyfuss preferred the word "cleanlining" to "streamlining," which distanced him from what he considered to be the excesses of the 1930s restyling movement. He was sufficiently self-promotional to write his own autobiography, Designing for People, in 1955, following in the footsteps of Bel Geddes, Teague, and Loewy.
These pitchers are typical of his approach to industrial design, with synthetic materials and clean lines. The American Thermos Bottle Company promoted them with Dreyfuss's name, which appears in signature form on the bottom. This insulated aluminum thermos pitcher exemplifies the signature design approach of renowned industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. Featuring distinctive horizontal banding and a streamlined handle inspired by the profile of the Mercury locomotive, the thermos merges modern aesthetics with everyday functionality—hallmarks of Dreyfuss’s utilitarian design philosophy.
These vintage thermos pitchers...
Category
American Streamlined Moderne Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1940s Indian Bronze Tall Black and Gold Urn
Located in Dallas, TX
1940s Indian bronze urn with beautifully detailed hand-chasing and guilting.
Category
Unknown Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Brass Leaf Tray Sculptures by Oscar JW Hansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Oscar JW Hansen
Manufacturer: VA Metalcrafters
Dimensions:
1.50”H x 7.50”W x 2.75”D
1.50”H x 7”W x...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ellis Bergh, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
By Kosta Boda
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ellis Berg and produced by Kosta Boda, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 7.625” H x 5” diameter
Diameter of opening: 2”
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Modernist Brass and Bakelite Picture Photo Frame, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in France circa 1940, this stunning modernist Art Deco picture frame is built with brass and Bakelite. The piece boasts a stepped shiny brown Bakelite base topped with a thick g...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Black Color Woman Head France 1940 Signed
Category
French Romantic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Large Green Glass Candlestick by Vetri Taddei di Empoli, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Large Green Glass Candle Stick by Vetri Taddei di Empoli
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique English Carved Two Masted Scooner Wood Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1847 English carved wood vetvet lined box woth scooner carved top
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Börne Augustsson, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An organic blown glass vase designed by Börne Augustsson and produced by Åseda Glasbruk, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 7.5” H x 4.8” W x 4.8” D
Diameter of opening: 1.55”
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
URSS Ceramic Sculpture of a Seal from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Russian USSR ceramic seal figurine, made in the 1940s
Ø 14 cm Ø 13 cm h 13 cm
Category
Russian International Style Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$593 Sale Price
20% Off
HERMES PARIS 1940 Desk Round Box In Gilt Bronze Nickel Plated
Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
A round desk-box designed by Hermès Paris.
This is a rare round desk-box created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermès, during the art-deco period, between the 1935 and 1940...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Bronze
$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
San Cristoforo Ceramic Vase by Richard Ginori, Italy, 1940s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant glazed ceramic vase from the San Cristoforo manufactory by Richard Ginori, Milan, dating to approximately the 1940s. This piece showcases the refined craftsmanship and sophis...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1940
s French Engraved Silver Plated Vases Pair
Located in New York, NY
1940's French silver plated pair vases design with engraved ornament on body
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$5,200 / set
20th Century Hand-Fired Terracotta Storage Jar with Partial Rust Glaze
Located in London, GB
This 20th-century hand-fired terracotta storage jar originates from Western Anatolia, where it was traditionally used for storing oil, olives, or grain. Its distinctive two-tone surf...
Category
Turkish Primitive Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
1940s Abstract White Matte Pottery Vase with Figure by Hamilton Achilles Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
One-of-a-kind hand thrown figural abstract mid-century modern vase by California artist Hamilton Achille Wolf (American, 1883 - 1967). This vase exempl...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Art Deco Large Vase Ekeby Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful and decorative large vase was designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson in the 1940s for Ekeby, Sweden.
Its sculptural features and forms are right up to date with any modern look...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Terracotta Black-Rimmed Olive-Oil Jar, Western Turkey
Located in London, GB
This 20th-century terracotta olive-oil jar originates from Western Anatolia, crafted for the storage and transportation of olives and oil in rural settings. The tall, tapering form—b...
Category
Turkish Primitive Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Venini Murano Glass and Brass Hole Holder 1940
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Original and Elegant photo frame for chest of drawers or coffee table, something really elegant to keep at home.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,495 Sale Price
30% Off
Art glass bowl, Ercole Barovier
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Ercole Barovier (1889–1974)
"Rilievi Aurati" glass bowl, round in shape, with inlaid gilt foil and a central relief motif, acid etched and gold.
Circa 1940
Diameter: 20.5 cm
Biogra...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Large Handmade Custom Finish Driftwood Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Handmade Custom Finish Driftwood Frame
Category
American Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Driftwood
Whippet Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Whippet jewelry box. Vintage Italian leather bound velvet lined box with bronze patinated whippet. Italy, 1940’s.
Dimensions: 8.5” H X 8.75" W x 5.75...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock from the 1940's on hand carved wood stand. Delicately constructed of vermeil sterling with colorf...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture with Gold Leaves by Archimede Seguso 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Sculpture in iridescent green Murano glass and gold leaves, depicting a lady with ears of wheat, made by Archimede Seguo in the 1940s
Ø cm 12 h cm 23.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$726 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Designer, Sizable Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizable freeform vase designed likely designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Wear consistent with age and use
Overall Dimensions (inches): 25.5"H x 16.5"W x 15.0"D
All items...
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
French Mirrored Glass Picture Frame, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French mirrored glass picture frame has exquisite silver mirror-beveled edges with a deep geometric design. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1940. You can...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Early 20th Century Candle Holder
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Candle Holder.
Manufactured in France circa 1940
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$764 Sale Price
38% Off
Ceramic Sculpture of Lady with Fox Terrier by Ceramiche Mollica 1940s
By Capodimonte
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic figurine by Ceramiche Mollica, depicting a lady with a pair of Fox Terrier dogs, made in the 1940s.
Ø cm 16 Ø cm 15 h cm 30
Ceramiche Mollica represents one of the most important and long-standing manufacturers of Neapolitan ceramics. Founded in 1842 by Giovanni Mollica...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$830 Sale Price
20% Off
Jar Sculpture in Ceramic Design Settimio Rometti from Umbertide, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
small vase sculpture in ceramic original production settimio rometti by umbertide from the 40s
made in shades of bright green with pure gold finishes
It measures 14 cm in width...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Bigi Torino
Bust of a maiden in ceramic, the dress and the headdress are in the romantic style of the 19th century, the sweet and well made face expresses sweetness and serenity, th...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post World War II South African Hebrew Inscribed Metal School Supply Box
Located in New York, NY
Metal school supply box sent by the South Africa Jewish Wars Appeal to the Wels displaced persons (DP) camp in Austria, 1947.
Painted blue and white with th...
Category
South African Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Unique Scandinavian Modern Stoneware bowl ‘Farsta’ series by Wilhelm Kåge.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique stoneware bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge from the ‘Farsta’ series for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1945. Carved and painted stoneware with a slightly geometric pattern and a thick drop...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Just Andersen Figurine of a Young Man with Fish of Disco Metal, Denmark 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original figurine designed by Danish artist and sculptor Just Andersen (1884-1943) featuring a young man with fish.
It's made in Denmark in the 1940s-1950s of Just Andersen´s own cre...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1940s Painted Cast Iron Metal Sculpture of Boston Terrier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s painted cast iron metal sculpture of Boston Terrier Dog is nicely patinated adding depth to the piece.
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Crackle Glazed Bowl, Denmark
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Thorkild Olsen bowl for Royal Copenhagen circa 1940s. Features a crackle glaze with orange terra-cotta interior and a gold-color gilded-rim. Marked on bottom. some wear to interior a...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Savona Ceramic Vase from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-painted Savona ceramic vase with four different scenes, made in the 1940s
Ø cm 12 h cm 33
Savona, a Ligurian city with a long maritime tradition, is also renowned for its cera...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$806 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Laura Andreson California Modernist Ceramic Stoneware Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large Laura Anderson stoneware bowl measuring 3.5" in height by 11.25" diameter. Signed Laura Anderson, 1949. In very good vintage condition.
The fol...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Vase Produced by Barraud, Messeri
C., 1940s
By Barraud Messeri
C.
Located in taranto, IT
Ceramic vase produced by Barraud, Messeri and C. signed under the base bm & c., early 40s, in shades of green with pure gold finishes
It measures 34 cm in height, 25 cm in diamete...
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Lars Holmström Candlestick Produced in His Own Workshop in Arvika, Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare candlestick designed by Lars Holmström. Produced in his own workshop in Arvika, Sweden.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Monumental and Rare Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Vessel with Sea Life Decor, 1950
Located in New York, NY
OLSEN THORKILD ( 1890-1973 ) and KNUD ANDERSON ( 1892-1966 ) FOR ROYAL COPENHAGEN
An extraordinary monumental lidded urn in Royal Copenhagen crackle war...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Carlo Scarpa Venini glass vase Battuto 1940s Italy cobalt blue acid signed
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
RARE Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Murano glass vase.
UNUSUAL cobalt blue color glass with overall fine batutto engraved finish.
Signed with early acid etch "Venini/ Murano/ Made in/ Ita...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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