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Pair of Chinese jade figures - shoulao
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of Chinese figures in spinach green jade. (1 item with two figures) Good condition. Thank you
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Chinese Chinese Chippendale Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Jade

1948 "Souvenir of Miami" Mother Child Ceramic Pink Flamingo Figurine
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green ceramic open-wing flamingo tabletop Florida pottery statue by Souvenir of Miami. The statue features a beautifully detailed pink flamingo mother with her c...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bust of Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, 1946
Located in Praha, CZ
Edvard Beneš was the President of Czechoslovakia in the years 1935-1938 and 1945-1948 The bust has an unprofessionally glued ear (see photo) Original condition
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Rare Vintage Figural Koi Fish Brass Censer Incense Vessel
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking and sculptural vintage figural koi fish censer, handmade by a skilled artisan in intricately designed, crafted and decorated brass. Upright tail offers a lively visual, comp...
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Southeast Asian Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

American Folk Art Hand-Carved Rosewood Snake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art hand-carved rosewood snake (ca. 1940s, USA). Attractive two-tone rosewood variations (rich brown tones throughout with two contrasting light patches). Very good, vintage con...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Rosewood

Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of patinated Bronze vases designed by Oscar Arvid Antonsson (1898-1960) for Athena Ystad. Sweden Circa 1940s. The decor of the woman and the fiddl...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
Pair of Bronze Vases by Oscar Antonsson
$1,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers. No signature found. Made circa 1940s. O-652-335   
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Lamp Base, South Seas Half-Nude Male with Fish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare, this very fine ceramic figure of a half-nude Pacific Islander or Hawaiian male figure balancing a large fish on his shoulders is gorgeously glazed in shades of ivory ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Rattan, Wood

Large Palm Tree Etched Brass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A large, etched brass on wood palm tree sculpture. With an octagonal shaped base. Original patina. 88" tall, 40" diameter at widest point.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Glass sculpture attributed to Fontana Arte Erwin Burger - signed - America s Cup
Located in Lugo, IT
Glass sail sculpture attributed to Fontana Arte Erwin Burger. Possibly 1940 Diamond point initials e.B. Chiselled glass base. Good condition. Thank you
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Keramos, Vienna, Dancing Woman Figure in Red Clay
Located in København, Copenhagen
Keramos, Vienna, dancing woman figure in red clay. Art Deco. Model number 8713. Beautiful figure, circa 1940s. Measures: 41 cm. X 37 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Pablo Picasso ceramic plate signed and numbered edition 114/200
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible plate hand painted and engraved signed and numbered.
Category

Spanish International Style Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Goodyear Trophy Race Award, National Air Races, Art Deco Panel by Chambellan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important and historic plaque, one of Goodyear's early trophy race awards for light racer airplanes in 1948, was given to Robert S. Hopkins to honour the entry of his plane in the National Air Races that year in Cleveland, Ohio. The year before, Hopkins' plane, The Falcon Special, lost a wing in one of the qualifying heats and his pilot, C. P. Smith, bailed out in time; both Hopkins and Smith were from Reidsville, North Carolina. Goodyear commissioned Rene Chambellan...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Lovely Expressive Rooster Bronze Table Sculpture Gallos Fighting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rooster sculpture Art Deco Exquisite Bronze Fighting Rooster table sculpture two gallos Fabulous detail in bronze and brass a set of two figur...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

"Madonna and Child" by O. Maraini for Lenci Glazed Ceramic Sculpture 40s Italy
By Lenci, Otto Maraini
Located in Palermo, IT
"Madonna and Child" by Otto Maraini for Lenci, Italy 40s. High relief in cast ceramic, glazed in polychrome. Signed lower left, marked "Lenci, Made in Italy" on the back. Wear consis...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Silver Plated Rooster Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Spanish silver-plated rooster sculptures on wooden bases. With artist initials on bases. Measurements: Height: 14.5? Width: 25? Depth: 9.75?.
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Spanish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Vintage Bronze Decorative Figure of a Woman attributed to Karl Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1940s. This item is made in bronze and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Pottery Of A Naked Lady
Located in Pomona, CA
A reclining naked lady laying on a malty color pottery with an ebonized wood base.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Pinocchio Childrens Valet Made in Italy in the 1940 s
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Great 1940's Pinocchio children's valet. This was made in Italy. Would make a great piece of art.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Maple

Large Art Deco Bronze Figural Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on Carrara marble pedestal. Sculpture has a nice patina to the bronze. Mounted to the base.
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of Vintage German Carved Black Forest Mounted Deer Wall Sculptures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two similar Black Forest carved and hand-painted 'stag' sculptures with real antlers mounted to decorative 'wreath' plaques for wall hanging (ca. 1930s/40s, Germany). One deer...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Antler, Wood, Paint

Vintage Cordey Porcelain Bust
By Cordey
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Lovely vintage Cordey female bust. Porcelain bust of a beautiful woman in period clothes, adorned with capodimonte flowers. Stunning stare that draws you in.
Category

American Victorian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Glazed Ceramic Bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica
Located in Houston, TX
Italian glazed ceramic bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica. Italian ceramic bust of a Classical Roman with unusual iridescent glaze, marked Santa M...
Category

Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Iron Cranes Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Italian hammered iron sculptures depicting two cranes. Original finish and patina. Measurements: Height: 34" Widest point: 22"
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell #5
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Large Beautiful and Highly Decorative Natural Sea Shell. I purchased a collection of large shells from an antique store in Newport.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Carved John Rood (1902-1974) Wood Sculpture Signed 1942
By John Rood
Located in Sarasota, FL
SIgned to the rear and dated 1942. In 1933 Rood started wood carving in Athens, Ohio and it wasn't long before he had his first one-person exhibit at Argent Galleries, in New York i...
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American Organic Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Royal Dux, Rococo Couple in Hand Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Dux. Rococo couple in hand painted porcelain, 1940s. Stamped. In very good condition. The woman measures: 21 x 13 cm. The man measures: 22 x 9 cm.
Category

Czech Rococo Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Viennese Art Deco Brass Stylized Waterbuck Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Art Deco stylized waterbuck brass sculptures were realized in Vienna, circa 1940. They feature abstracted interpretations of the waterbuck- an African plains ant...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

TOSIN LA FRECCIA - Polychrome ceramic baby girl - Veneto 1940 - Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Tarciso TOSIN - A ceramic sculpture depicting a little girl ,made in VICENZA in '1940, ITALY. Hand-painted and painstakingly detailed, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand is flower...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual bust is made of bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1940
Category

French Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
Bronze Bust. French work. Circa 1940
$1,092 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Wooden Carving of Merchant on an Elephant Mounted to Lucite Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Wooden Carving of Merchant Vending on an Elephant Tibetan Man Warrior/Peasant Gilding on items the merchant holds Mounted on Lucite Base
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Lucite, Wood

A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

1940s Topless Flamenco Dancer Plaster Sculpture Style of Frederick Weinberg
Located in St. Louis, MO
Midcentury stylized topless 30" tall flamenco female dancer in plaster signed by the artist B. Rosenthal and dated 1941. Original paint, with loss and age crackles, plus older repair...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Post Social Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood hand crafted sculpture.
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Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bronze Necklace Pendant Saint Laurent Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze pendant titled Saint Laurent by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Gilt bronze, circa late 1940s. It depicts the ...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Markel Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
Category

American Machine Age Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Stoneware "Dragon Puppy" figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adorable “Dragon Puppy” figurine by Wilhelm Kåge, made from stoneware with white cararra glaze. Fun and mischievous design, inspired by Chinese Ming era dragon sculptures and execute...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A rare hand built glazed and painted earthenware Art Deco sculpture, a female Polynesian made in Hungary. Fine hairline cracks on the glaze surfac...
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
By Max Louis Jean Barneaud
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947. The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Zaccagnini, "Colombe Rose" Craquelé Faience Sculpture, Italy, 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Zaccagnini "Colombe rose" craquelé faience Art Deco sculpture Ceramiche Zaccagnini, Gualdo Tadino, Italy, 1940 Signed under the base. 20.5 cm H - 18.5 x 9 cm Conditions: ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nikita Carpenko Modernist Wood Figurative Sculpture c1940s
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible modernist figurative wood sculpture by artist, Nikita Carpenko c1940s. Very difficult to find his sculpture, especially one of the...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Vintage Tibetan or Thailand Polychromed and Giltwood Mandalay Statue
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This carved vintage Mandalay statue is a striking example of Southeast Asian artistry, likely originating from Tibet or Thailand. Crafted from solid giltwood and richly decorated wit...
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Asian Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Royal Dux, Prancing Horse/Porcelain, 1940 s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Porcelain Re-polished Good Original condition.
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Deco Brass Siam Couple Kissing Sculpture Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of antique cast iron bookends depicting an Asian kissing couple. These Art Deco pieces are dense in weight and beauty. The sc...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
UH80304 Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940. A heavily cast bronze figure of a standing young girl in traditional Korean Hanbok dress consisting of a jeogori jacket and a long chima skirt. Her long hair braided...
Category

Spanish Other Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Spanish Sculptural Metal Door Knocker – Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Spanish Sculptural Metal Door Knocker – Circa 1940 Add a touch of historical charm to your collection with this exquisite early 20th-century Spanish sculptural me...
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Spanish Rustic Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Terracotta Terrier Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage terracotta terrier sculpture. This handsome terra cotta terrier figure is realistic in size and features. Perfect home accent for the dog lover!
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Hungary Mid-Century Porcelain Bull in Soft Light Grey-Green Colors by Zsolnay
Located in Salzburg, AT
Decorative animal object "Zsolnay Bull porcelain figure around 1945" Porcelain bull from Zsolnay Pecs Hungary in soft colors light-grey and light-green....
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Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Decorative Italian Alabaster Grapes from the 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Enhance your home decor with this exquisite pair of decorative Italian alabaster grapes, crafted in the 1950s. Each grape cluster is meticulously carved from high-quality alabaster, ...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Paul Dupré-Lafon Obelisk Sculpture in Patinated Bronze on Wood Base 1940s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This refined obelisk sculpture, attributed to Paul Dupré-Lafon, illustrates the architectonic rigor and luxurious materiality of French Art Déco design. Dating from circa 1940, the o...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Hand Painted Ceramic Hula Girl Ukele Boy Souvenir Figurines
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The 1940s Pair of Ceramic Japanese Hand-Painted Hula Girl & Ukulele Boy Souvenir Figurines are vintage collectibles that capture the charm of Hawaiian culture from the mid-century er...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Royal copenhagen porcelain porcelain with seal motif Origin Denmark circa 1940 20th century perfect condition. Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (Danish: Den K...
Category

Danish Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Karl Hagenauer (wHw) 1940s Wiener Werkstätte Bronze Miniature Figure of a Goat
Located in St. Louis, MO
Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wienstamp - stamped WHW made in Austria, circa 1940s bronze miniature sculpture of a goat, from his animal / zoo series.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Incredible Pair of Solid Brass Reclining Stags with Impressive Antlers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressive pair of vintage solid brass opposing reclining stags having beautiful detailed casting and fabulous large antlers.
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Stylized Art Deco Statue
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, stylized Art Deco statue of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Polished pewter on a marble base. Approximate 13.5" H.
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Jeanne Grut for Royal Copenhagen Aluminia faience. Large figurine of bear
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jeanne Grut (1927-2009) for Royal Copenhagen Aluminia faience. Large figurine of standing brown bear. Model number 3822. Dating: 1945 In perfect condition. First factory quality. Sig...
Category

Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Beautiful Design Porcelain Boy Figurine by Ella Strobach König/ ROYAL DUX
Located in Praha, CZ
Little boy on a sled Designed by artist Elly Strobach König (1908-2002) for the ROYAL DUX Duchcov porcelain factory Good condition
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Stunning Pair of Vintage Pineapple Shaped Finial Sculptures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Timeless pineapple motife cast cement finials or acorns having marvelous aged and verdigris patina. The imperfections where some of the cement has chipp...
Category

American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Cement

Horse Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Horse sculpture, signed Jo Mead.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Horse Sculpture
Horse Sculpture
$714 Sale Price
40% Off
Glazed Ceramic and Brass Holy Mary and Jesus by Arturo Pannunzio, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This brass and glazed ceramic piece is made by Arturo Pannunzio. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered a...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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