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Period: 1940s
1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine vintage German silver and enamel card case; part of our boxes and cases collection.
This fine German vintage card case has a rectangular book ...
Category
German Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Reclaimed Early 1940s WW2 42 in. Cast Iron Deck Cleat
Located in New York, NY
Whether displayed as a standalone decorative element or incorporated into a maritime-themed setting, this WW2 deck cleat becomes a unique focal point that captures the spirit of the ...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Raw Deal
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for The 1948 Film Noir Raw Deal.
This film was directed by Anthony Mann and starred Dennis O'Keefe and Claire Trevor.
This poster is conservation linen backed...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$2,045
Pair of Candlesticks Mounted on Antelope Feet, circa 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pair of steel candlesticks mounted with antelope feet. Square steel sheet base folded over to form the legs and support.
Category
European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
$555 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Sandburg,
Henry Flannery
, Bronze Wood, Limited Signed Edition, 1941
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Sandburg, Carl ( Henry Flannery ).
Title: Bronze Wood.
Publisher: San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1941.
Description: limited signed edition. 1 vol., 8-3/4" x 11-...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric
The Grapes of Wrath / Les Raisins de la Coiere
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for the 1940 masterpiece directed John Ford and starred Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell.
The striking artwork is by Bernard Lancy (1892-1964) an...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1940
s Art Deco Partner Wind Up Musical Lighter Red and Black on Polished Chrome
Located in Red Lion, PA
1940s Art Deco Partner Wind-Up Musical Lighter, Red & Black with Polished Chrome
A striking example of 1940s novelty Art Deco design, this Partner musical lighter combines elegance,...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Taxidermy Waterbuck, Skull Mount
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Big Game Taxidermy, Waterbuck.
This prepared big game trophy skull mount is of a Water Buck, it may not be antique but it is very impressive. The taxidermy ...
Category
Ugandan Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
Early 1940s 47 in. Cast Iron Deck Cleat
Located in New York, NY
While exhibiting signs of weathering, including rust and a chipped corner, this early 1940s deck cleat is in good condition, showcasing the authentic charm of its maritime past. The ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Brighton Rock
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1947 Crome thriller Brighton Rock.
This film was directed by John Boulting and starred Richard Attenborough, Hermonie Baddeley, William Hartnell....
Category
British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$4,023
Antique Model of the Brig Volante
Located in Norwell, MA
Rigged ship model of the merchant brig "Volante" of Boston. Solid hull with scribed basswood deck. Details include cabins, wheel, grating, skylight, water casks, lifeboats, etc. Moun...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early 20th century boat compass by American Maker. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fitted to its origina...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley with attached chromed shackle with hooks. No axle ca...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, Illustrated, First Edition, 1948
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lofting, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of his Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott C...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Handmade Bunny Rabbit Doll
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Rare unique handmade vintage Bunny Rabbit doll all dressed up in long cotton dress . Great collectible toy doll.
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile
$225 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Kitchen Scale by Rekord Company, Czechoslovakia, Circa 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage kitchen scale with a set of vintage weights. Trully a great vintage piece but still in working condition. Produced in Czechoslo...
Category
Czech Bohemian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
$201 Sale Price / set
75% Off
1940 Aldo Tura Goat Skin and Brass Tobacco Container
By Aldo Tura
Located in Weesp, NL
Goat skin and brass Aldo Tura 1940 tobacco container.
Rare 1940s tobacco container shaped as a pipe. The container has one compartment to store tobacco and another one to keep and...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Steel Boat Lantern with Brass Top
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered boat lantern with red and blue Fresnel lenses, with brass vented turret top and carry ring. The case of the lantern is polis...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Model of the Juan Sebastian de Elcano
Located in Norwell, MA
Scale model of the Spanish navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano. Model is Circa 1940 and has cracking paint. Rigged with a full suit of sails that are aged and stained. Distre...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
US Navy Mark 74 Aiming Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
1943 United States Navy Telescope. Used primarily as part of the Mark 16 Aiming System on 50 caliber anti-aircraft gun mounts. Fitted with three sun filters...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely brooch in gilt cast bronze made by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The brooch belongs to a collection called "The moon and the starts in th...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell
A Great Piece, Second World War, dated 1942, marked A.S.1942, and with the broad arrow insignia denotin...
Category
British Colonial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ships Engine Room Telegraph by Bendix
Located in Norwell, MA
Very heavy and loud ship engine room telegraph. With brass faceplate displaying ships commands including ahead and astern, full, half and slow, standby and...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Tugboat Mickey
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster from the 1940 Mickey Mouse short animation.
This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films release.
This poster was created for the 7 minute...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$10,229
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Early Israeli Mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate silvered body, and with gilded top and base. Decorated with colored glass and with gilded bell hangin...
Category
Israeli Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"Let
Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII 4th War Loan Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II poster, dating to 1943. The poster reads "Let 'Em Have It" and “Buy Extra Bonds” in bold yellow and white block letters. The poster's composition features a soldier throwing a grenade on the battlefield. Black and blue smoked filled skies and barbed wire are seen behind him. The 4th War Loan Shield is illustrated prominently at center left. The poster was illustrated by Bernard Perlin...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"For Defense, Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps." Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage savings bond poster from WWII, dating to 1941. The poster reads "For Defense. Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. Ask About Our Pay Roll Allotment Plan" in dark green, teal, and red lettering. The poster was published in Washington, D.C. by the U. S. Government Printing Office. It depicts the Concord Minute Man...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
By Nikon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned and hand pol...
Category
Japanese Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "P" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of the letter "P," "PAPA," set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with a maker's l...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
Original Sovietic War phone 1940s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Original Sovietic War phone 1940s
Category
European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Aereo modello Francesco Baracca SPAD S.XIII in legno dipinto a mano
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Francesco Baracca (Lugo, 9 maggio 1888 – Nervesa, 19 giugno 1918) è stato il principale asso dell'aviazione italiana durante la prima guerra mondiale, nel corso della quale gli venne...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice original working condition,, replaced back..
Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [12132].
USA
Medium
Design/Decorative Art
Manufacturer
Detrola Radio...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage George VI Arts
Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This exceptio...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
French Sculptural Bronze Bracelet
La Manif" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze bracelet by Line Vautrin (1913-1997), circa 1945-46. The design is known as "La Manif" or "La Manifestation", which features a chain of arm-linked figurines. Monogramme...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
PAIR OF VICTORIAN STYLE VINTAGE CAST IRON DECORATIVE 153CM LONG GARDEN CANNONs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Vintage Victorian style English cast Iron cannons
Please note the delivery fee listed...
Category
British Late Victorian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Lee
s Lieutenants by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Three Vols., First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Freeman, Douglas Southall. Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1942. First edition. Three volume set. Rebound in ¼ black leather and cloth, with raised bands, gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and an archival slipcase.
Presented is a first edition, three volume set of Lee’s Lieutenants by Douglas Southall Freeman...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Baines Football Trade Card, Third Lanark
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Baines football trade card, Third Lanark.
A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines ...
Category
British Sporting Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Army Air Forces Poster, "See the Job Through" by Baskerville, WWII Poster, 1945
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This 1945 color poster features an American pilot and a ground crew Staff Sergeant shaking hands and the words “Seeing the Job Through! Enlist in the Regular Army Air...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Bronze Compact Box by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A poudrier in bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945, the name of this lovely compact box is called "Entrelacs et Noeuds" (interlaces and knots), which re...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch "Moise ou la Traversee du Desert" by French Jeweler Line Vautrin, circa 1940s.
The patinated surface features amazing details illustrating the biblical story of Moses crossing the desert out of Egypt...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Alexandre Noll Exotic Wood Cigar Ashtray Bowl / Dish Signed, France, circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Alexandre Noll cigar ashtray / bowl / Dish. Carved in exotic wood.
Alexandre Noll hand carved Cigar Ashtray.
Mid-century.
France, c. 1950
Hand carved signature to underside '...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
1930s /40s W.D. Hensell
Sons Bocci (Lawn) Balls with original leather bag
By W.D. Wilson
Located in Buffalo, NY
.
1930's ,40's Bocci / Lawn Balls with original leather carrying bag.. Made in Australia by W.D. Hensell & Sons
Category
Australian Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Small Solid Brass Ship Captains Telescope
Located in Norwell, MA
Tiny Ships spyglass telescope appropriate for use on a yacht, ship, or anywhere with a view. This has been meticulously polished and lacquered. We just restored a great collection of...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century Filofort sewing chest of drawers by Tre Cerchi ISC, 1940s
Filofort sewing chest of drawers with light wood structure, with walnut colored handles.
Produced by Fil...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Horse Head Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1940s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1940s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a horse head. Found at an estate sale in Leipzig, Germany. It has its all o...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Iconic Limited Edition Fred Stein Photo of Albert Einstein
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large gelatin silver limited edition photograph; one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. One of only 450 in the edition.
“In 1946, when Albert Einstein was in residence at Princeton University, Fred Stein...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
French Art Bronze Bracelet by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cuff bracelet in gilded and silvered bronze by Parisian art jewller Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The playful piece is called "Le gendarme et le voleur"...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Two-Seat Tricycle, Belgium, circa 1940
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage two-seat tricycle with leather seats and a spare tire mounted on the back. The turquoise tricycle has a round mirror on the handle bar. Tricycle is from Belgium and dates back to the 1940s. For decorative use only.
Plaque reads: Brights Mastermakers of Kid Rides.
Category
Belgian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early twentieth century boat compass by American Maker. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fitted to its or...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
$495 / item
Framed Nautical Flag by Dettra
Located in Norwell, MA
Linen maritime flag with sturdy canvas hoist and stitched panels of yellow and blue. The hoist is stamped Dettra Flag Company Incorporated. This is a US N...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cotton
$499 / item
An Art And Crafts Mezuzah Case, Israel 1948. Judaica
Located in New York, NY
An Art and crafts Mezuzah Case made in Israel in 1948.
Early Israeli Mezuzah case on a shaped piece of wood covered in green velvet with a scroll encased...
Category
Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Lil Abner Dogpatch Band Tin Litho Windup Unique Art Co.
By Unique Art Manufacturing Co.
Located in Highland, IN
This terrific wind-up toy is called "The Dog Patch 4" and features Lil' Abner and the gang playing music and dancing. Made in the mid-1940s by the Unique Art Manufacturing Company In...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne
Son Ltd Sestrel 1942.
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical magnetic compass, signed by Henry Browne & Son Ltd Sestrel 1942, Barking & London 1942. Good condition, slight abrasion on compass rose. The compass is mounted on eboni...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) Untitled circa late 1940s. The brooch depicts a horn with twisted texture wrapped with articulated chains. No signature found.
Provenance: From a former Collection of a Line Vautrin jewelry...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Cartier Goldstone and Silver Vintage Lighter
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Cartier goldstone and silver lighter. A most handsomely chic objet by Cartier from the Forties. Carved goldstone with smooth varied patterning in cylindrical form with silve...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
French Bronze Art Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Belonged to the series "Rulked by Angels" created by Parisian art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950, this lovely and uncommon cast bronze belt buckle is called "Le Choeur de Anges...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
France Art Deco Horse, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Horse in wood and chrome.
We ha...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
$22,000
18 kt Yellow and White Gold Art Deco Italian Brooch, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Brooch in 18 kt yellow and white gold, art deco, Italy, 1940s
It belonged to my great-grandmother, it weighs gr. 4.0.
18-karat gold (750 thousandths), workmanship now disappeared, pi...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Original poster Loterie Nationale 9E Tranche 1940 by Artist Derouet Lesacq
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1940, France
- framed
- original, no reprint
- Artist:Derouet Lesacq
- Lithograph printed in colour
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Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Glass
Polychromed carvings representing soldiers of the recent history, Spain, 1940s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Polychromed wood carvings representing Spanish and French soldiers throughout recent history, Spain, 1940s.
Set of 4 polychromed wooden figures representing different types of Spanis...
Category
Spanish Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster, Paint, Wood
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