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Period: 1940s
Italian Glazed Ceramic Roman Bust/Sculpture, 1940 s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-649 ceramic Roman Bust market Italy.
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Midcentury italian Murano glass picture frame by Barovier Toso, 1940
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant medium Murano glass picture frame by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1940. Signed in the brass frame The hand blown Murano glass has been twisted and shaped in the Torchon to create...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Plaster Male Torso Sculpture Of A Classical Athlete. Offered is a handsome lifesize Italian plaster male torso sculpture on plinth. This is a beautiful detailed copy of an or...
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Italian Classical Greek Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Art Deco Vase in Bronze and Brass by SVM Handarbete, Sweden 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful Art Deco vase made in Sweden. Made by SVM. It’s in patinated bronze and brass. It’s in good condition with wear and patina and wear, with number inscription 1959. Dimen...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

1940s Lourdes Siphon Seltzer Soda Bottle Collection Colorful Glass Vintage Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A beautiful very old Lourdes Argentinian seltzer bottle collection. Very colorful, even with a pink one, which is a color we have never seen. These are Sold as Non-Function for decor...
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Argentine Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940 Charming vintage wooden dachshund pull toy on wheels, made circa 1940. This delightful piece captures the spirit of early 20th-centur...
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Spanish Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Large Vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Box
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain box. Stunning large vintage Italian Capodimonte porcelain box. This lovely...
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Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon Rare Nouveau Gold 1930 s -40s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon , Rare Nouveau Gold Outer tube.Clock appears to be totally original, Looks green on green when lit. Classic crescent sweeping second...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Metal, Steel

Scottish Taxidermy Peahen Bird Fowl Antique Hen
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Taxidermy Peahen (Female Peafowl) on Plinth Base Pre-1947 Scottish Estate Collection, Decorative Bird Description: Decorative Natural History: Taxidermy Peahen An elegant exa...
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Venini Oval Murano Glass Gold Inclusions and Brass Picture Frame, Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Scarpa for Venini rare exquisite oval Murano glass picture frame composed of braided clear glass with gold inclusions and inner brass frame, signature central top brass mount a...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Rörstrand, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted green, yellow and white vase designed and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Modernist Nude Hand Carved Wood Marble Sculpture Style of Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Red Lion, PA
A striking example of hand-carved modernist sculpture, this nude female figure in the style of Ferdinand Parpan captures the elegance and abstraction of the 1930s–40s post-Art Deco e...
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Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Marble

Guido Cacciapuoti Ceramic Horses, 1940
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti ceramic horses, 1940.
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Italian Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Art Deco 1940s Mirrored Glass Photo Holder
Located in Palermo, IT
Art Deco 1940s mirrored glass photo holder Intact and in good condition, measuring 23 cm high x 24 cm wide. The photo compartment measures 11cm x 16cm. Found in a noble apartment in ...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Glass, Mirror

Wilhelm Kåge / ARGENTA VASE / Gustavsberg / 1941
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Wilhelm Kage studied painting at art school and worked as a poster artist after graduation. As art director of Gustavsberg from 1917, he laid the foundations for modern design in Swe...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Pierre Gire, aka Pierre d Avesn. Art Deco vase in purple art glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pierre Gire (1901-1984), also known as Pierre d'Avesn, France. Art Deco vase in purple art glass. Approximately from the 1940s. In excellent condition. Dimensions: Height: 16.5 cm x Diameter: 14.4 cm. Pierre Gire (1901-1984), alias Pierre d'Avesn, At the age of only 14, he worked for Rene Lalique for 10 years. During this period, he designed Lalique's famous "Serpent" vase as well as the "Tourbillons" vase. Two of the most expensive...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Antique Pair of Candle Holder Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks, 1940s
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique sterling silver pair of Art Deco solid silver candlesticks, pressed, cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 16.5 cm...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver

Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Box by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative stoneware “Argenta” box by Wilhelm Kåge in a comfact form. Decorated with a silver griffin, lovely attention to detail. “Argenta” was introduced at the Stockholm exhibiti...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

"Nude with Fish", Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
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German Belle Époque Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Bareuther Bavaria Porcelain Lidded Urn, Hand-Painted Vintage Floral Design
Located in Bochum, NRW
This is a Rare Bareuther Bavaria Porcelain Urn, a distinguished piece crafted in Germany between 1937 and 1945. Authenticated by the stamped “Bareuther Bavaria” mark on the base, thi...
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German Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
By Richmond Barthé
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Paper

Charming French Jewelry Box 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Charming French jewelry box 1940s Upholstered in green velvet. Pewter accessories, some cracks but refurbished. Fair condition.
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French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware vase by Eric Ingrid Triller, Tobo, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely stoneware vase by Eric and Ingrid Triller, with a wide mouth and brim and smooth, midnight blue glaze. Fleeing World War II, German potters Eric and Ingrid Triller settled in...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

1940 Forlani Laveno Art Deco Italian Pottery Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Figure Art Deco Italy, 1940 White Pottery Pink and Gold Finishing Perfect Condiction Mark signed under the base
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Iridescent Loetz Glass Vase with Flower Opening, 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Vase in Austrian iridescent Loetz glass, with a shape with a flower opening and colors from purple to beetle, made in the 1940s Measures: Ø cm 18 h cm 11 The production of Loetz glass began with Johan Loetz (1778-1848) in the 18th century through the takeover of the Klostermühle glassworks. In the second half of the 19th century, his nephew took charge of the modernization of the glassworks, introducing, thanks to the assistance of the inventor Eduard Prochaska, new processing techniques: thus new processes were born with glass in imitation of semi-precious stones, veins and the decoration. , which during processing includes hot coils or colored glass pads. Finally, at the end of the 19th century, the creation of the first glass iridescences with metallic reflections began, up to the creation of Phänomen in glass with applications and inserts of partially metallized glass filaments, similar to Tiffany glass and the famous Papillon glass...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Shearwater Carved Pottery Vase
By James McConnell (Mac) Anderson, Peter Anderson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This beautiful vase was made by renowned Shearwater Pottery of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Shearwater was founded in 1928 by Peter Anderson and went...
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American Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Pottery

"Dance and Music, " Gilded Bronze Door Pulls with Nude Female Figures, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fabulous and rare, this pair of gilded bronze door pulls by Maurice Jallot depict two joyous nude female figures, one a dancer and the other playing the tambourine. Although they ser...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Arne Bang, Denmark, Round Dish in Glazed Ceramics, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Arne Bang (1901-1983), Denmark. Round dish in glazed ceramics. Model number 127. Beautiful glaze in shades of green. 1940s. Measures: 16 x 3 cm. In excellent condition. Signed i...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pierre Gire 1901-1984 , aka Pierre d Avesn, Art Deco Vase in Clear Art Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pierre Gire (1901-1984), aka Pierre D'Avesn. Art Deco vase in clear mouth blown art glass. 1940's. Measures: 17 x 14.5 cm. In very good condition. Pierre Gire (1901-1984), aka Pie...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Rare calendermeto travel clock designed by Movado. Beautiful and very rare calendermeto travel purse clock, created in Switzerland by the Movado Clock Factories, back in the 1948-1954. Crafted in stainless steel and leather with the purpose to use in desks, travels, in the pocket or a purse. Patented Ermeto winding device by means of the sliding case, with all original parts. The Movado Ermeto watch...
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Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Steel, Stainless Steel

20th Century Hand-Crafted Terracotta Clay Amphora, Anatolian Olive Storage Jar
Located in London, GB
This 20th-century field-fired terracotta amphora was crafted in Anatolia using rich local clay and traditional open-kiln techniques. Once used for the storage and transport of oil or...
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Turkish Primitive Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Clay

Ethereal Terracotta Chinese Ancestor Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely terracotta sculpture of an Asian figure with beautiful weathered patina. Custom lucite base.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Art Deco Wood and Lucite Box, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape features solid wood and crystal-clear Lucite on the sides, ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Lucite, Wood

1940s Danish Just Andersen Pewter Vase
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Just Andersen pewter vases produced by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940´s - 1950´s The vase is in good vintage condition and marked with Ju...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Metal, Pewter

1940s Shell Picture Frame (with glass)
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Shell Picture Frame (with glass) Shell with crack in it (as shown) Stand not sold with frame Hinged arm missing from back of frame
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Shell

20th century French Louis XVI Marble and Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock, 1940s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Louis XVI-style clock in marble and gilt bronze. Refined details include a delicate dial, decorative birds, and floral ornaments. Perfect for a classic interior or a collection. Acce...
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French Louis XVI Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Gunnel Nyman, Vase, Glass, Finland, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown yellow and clear glass vase designed and produced by Gunnel Nyman, Finland, c. 1940s.
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Glass

1940s Chinese Pair Foo Dog Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of antique chinese figurines Foo Dog sculpture green glaze ceramic. Dimensions: 8" H x 3.75" W x 6.5" D Ple...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Keith Murray for Wedgewood, Model 3820
Located in CA, CA
Keith Murray Moonstone Glaze Vase for Wedgwood, Model Number 3805 Earthenware "moonstone" glaze, ovid and shouldered form with horizontal hand lathed ridge decoration. Keith Mu...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stopper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stoppers, and here is Individual Dimensions: Net Price for e...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Glass, Blown Glass

Swedish Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Candelabra, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare Swedish five-arm candelabra, handmade from solid wood in the 1940s. The design blends folk tradition and modernist sculpture - its bold silhouette and rhythmic surface carving...
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Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Wood

Art Deco Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Substantial Diskometal with cannellated vertical lines designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. * Tall round diskometal vase with cannellated vertical lines * Designer: Just Anderse...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Metal

Exceptional Blown Glass Vase - Early XXth Century - Spanish Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elevate your decor with the exceptional beauty of this vintage blown glass vase from the early 20th century. Created by an unknown Spanish manufacturer circa 1940, this vase remains ...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Blown Glass

French Post-War Large Size Fine Quality Cut Glass Fragrance Diffuser Circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
Offered here is a fine quality French post war fragrance diffuser. It was used to freshen up and make a room smell nicely. Sometimes called aroma oil lamps, the fragrance was placed ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Cut Glass

Pair Patinated Neoclassical Bronze Female Figures Designed as Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French mid-century Greek neoclassical patinated bronze female figures designed as torchieres. Currently without sockets, wiring and shades, but all may be added upon reques...
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French Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1906 - 1978 “Pennellate” vase, 1942 Carlo Scarpa for Venini “Pennellate” vase 1942 While the world was at war in 1942, Scarpa and Venini produced a rare ser...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Cartier Vintage 9kt Gold and Ruby Pill Box, London 1947
Located in Braintree, GB
A rare vintage Cartier pill box crafted in 9-karat yellow gold, accented with two cabochon rubies. The circular pill box features a bold geometric eng...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Gold

Antique Bayard Mantel Clock Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Bayard Art Deco Mantel Clock – France, circa 1930 Elegant mantel clock by the renowned French maker Bayard, dating from the Art Deco period (circa 1930). This timepiece features a p...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Art Deco Style Floral Candlelabra Candle Holders
Located in Toronto, ON
Gorgeous floral art Deco style candelabra. This candelabra is made in brass and has three holders in varying heights. The candelabra resembles floral wherein the holders are flowers ...
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Unknown Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Brass

Large Vintage Italian White Glazed Terracotta Cat with Green Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regal Vintage Glazed Italian White Terracotta Cat in a Seated Pose. This gorgeous white cat with beautiful expressive green glass eyes sits atop a glazed marbleized plinth base. Meas...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Terracotta

Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Iron, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A painted iron candelabra designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1940s. Holds .75" diameter candles.
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Iron

Paul Dupré-Lafon Rectangular Cigarette Box for Hermès in Signature Leather, 1945
Located in Cheyenne, WY
This cigarette box was designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès, Paris. The rectangular box features Hermès’ iconic orange color, with green leather and a hinged flip-top lid, impress...
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French Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Metal, Brass

1940 s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets – Set Of Five. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched sinc...
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Plastic

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Sterling Silver

Set of Karl Hagenauer Bronze Miniature Animal Sculptures Werkstatte Wien Austria
Located in Troy, MI
A grouping of 4 bronze miniatures originally designed by Karl Hagenauer circa 1940s for Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien Austria Stylized animal figures in solid bronze and stamped to unde...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Richard Uhlemeyer, German Ceramist, Four Ceramic Vases, Beautiful Glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Richard Uhlemeyer, German ceramist. Four ceramic vases, beautiful glaze in reddish green tones. Germany, 1940s. Largest measures 20.5 cm. x 9 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Vase in Ceramic, Model ‘6424’ by Richard-Ginori, San Cristoforo
Located in Berlin, BE
Vase in ceramic, model ‘6424’ by Richard-Ginori San Cristoforo. Mold-formed ceramic with polished glaze. Marked 'Richard-Ginori Fabbricato in Italia', with the graphic symbol of ...
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Art Deco Single Flower or Orchid Vase in Silver Plate, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small Scandinavian Orchide or single flower vase made from Silver plated metal. Distinct art deco Clam-shell design and long lean neck. Hallmark present for electroplated silver. F...
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Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Vintage Metal Clawfoot Planter
Located in High Point, NC
These rustic planters are a playful interpretation on typical zinc garden-ware. Inspired by traditional outdoor pitchers, wash-bins and basins, this metal planter is weather resistan...
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European Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects

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Metal, Zinc