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Period: 1940s
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein
Located in valatie, NY
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Published by Bonanza Books 1942, New York, NY. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrat...
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American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Bussola da rilevamento magnetico Medium Landing Compass N 1738 Inghilterra 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Bussola da rilevamento magnetico, firmata Medium Landing Compass N. 1738 H Inghilterra anni quaranta. Sulla Rosa dei venti, completa di cerchio goniometrico è raffigurato lo stemma ...
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Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Vintage Kodak Glass Beaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1940s glass Kodak developer beaker. This amazing piece is minimal and cool, and features a large 32 ounce capacity for holding and measuring liquids. Used primarily in dark rooms for photo developer solution, this beaker would be a great gift for that avid photographer, or use as a very unique flower vase...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

925 Sterling Silver B-25 Mitchell Aircraft Brooch w/ Moving Propeller Props
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage B-25 Mitchell bomber brooch with moving propeller props made from 925 sterling silver. The back of the pin-locking clasp and is signed "sterling". Measurements: 0.75" Tall X...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Six wooden Gymnastic Clubs, with Storage Wicker Basket, Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is an eye-catching set of 6 Gymnastic Maces in an antique basket constructed in hand-braided rattan or wicker. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. This is in used condi...
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German Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Huge Red Coral Necklace
Located in Madrid, ES
Huge Red Coral Necklace Huge polished red coral beads complete this fascinating 67cm long necklace. The largest red coral bead is: 35 x 34 mm .436 grams in weight
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Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coral

Letter From an Unknown Woman
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1948 drama directed Max Ophuls and starred Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan. The poster was printed in 2 sheets and designed to be pasted up on bill board...
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American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second edition hardcover with paper label on spine and cover. 32 pages. The autographed editi...
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American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1949s Antique Northele Nautical Ship Project by Berthon Boats Uffa Fox archives
Located in Milan, IT
Northele is a sloop, length 14 m, made by Berthon Boats in Lymington Dorset in 1949 on shipyard project. Measures: 103.5 x 61.3 (H) cm, inches 40.74 x 24.13 (H). Project coming from ...
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British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Steel Shafted Tom Morris Golf Club, St Andrews
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Steel Shafted Tom Morris Golf Club. An early steel shafted golf club, No. 7 iron, stamped Tom Morris, St Andrews. The club head has a curved hollowed back and is stamped 'Walker Cup...
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English Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

RARE !!! Original german military second world war 2 - WWII poster - 1940
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1940, Germany - blitzkrieg - original, no reprint - marked jr
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Nautical Graphometer with its Original Wooden Box Genoa, 1940s
By CAIM, Genova 1
Located in Milan, IT
Brass, copper and lead graphometer complete with the original wooden box signed CAIM Genova Via S. Sabina two of the 1940s. Measures of box 28 x 29 cm H 24. CAIM Genoa was company ac...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze Poudrier "Le loup et le renard" (The wolf and the fox). by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The square box features a relief cast of two s...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Solid Brass Ships Cabin Lantern by English Maker Bulpitt
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht cabin lantern by English maker Bulpitt, dated 1942. With original burner, wood carry handle, hinged door, and wired for home display. Lantern has been meticulously ...
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Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1940s Shelton Pharmacy Nebraska Painted Tin Sign Kreso Dip No.1 Vintage Medicine
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful condition. From an original 1940s location of Shelton Pharmacy in Shelton Nebraska. Which seems to still be in business, atleast in name form, according to online searches....
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

1940s Large Medical School Anatomical Heart Model
Located in Montclair, NY
A circa 1940s to mid 1950s large anatomical model of the human heart used to teach anatomy in medical school. Hand painted in multi color mat enamel with all the chambers and parts o...
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Rubber

1940s Doll Mold of a Baby Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Toy mold of a baby doll face.
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Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

MONTHERLANT, Henry de.. La Reine Morte. 1944 - BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MONTHERLANT, Henry de. TITLE: La Reine Morte. PUBLISHER: Paris: Aux depens d'un groupe de bibliophiles, 1944. DESCRIPTION: BOUND BY JACQUES BLANCHET. 1 vol., 12-3/4" x 9-...
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French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Pinocchio
Located in London, GB
Original British front of house card used inside the foyer of the cinema. The artwork features the films scene where pinocchio takes his first steps. Walt Disney's second animated fe...
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British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint

1940s Los Castillo Abstract Cross Mahogany Wood + Sterling Silver Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Modernist Abstract Sterling Silver Cross in Mahogany Wood. Mexico, Attribution to Los Castillo of Mexico 4.5 H x 2.75 W x .5 Original Unrestored Vintage Preowned Condition. Ple...
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original 1940s Streamline Sterling Silver Tabletop Lighter by Avedon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A rare and elegant piece from the golden age of American design, this original 1939 Avedon tabletop lighter showcases the iconic Streamline style in sterling silver. Created by Avedon New York, a prestigious luxury brand founded in 1930's, the lighter reflects the company’s reputation for exquisite craftsmanship and timeless sophistication.35 The Avedon Lighter...
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American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography. To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.). Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom. Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism. Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep. I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage USSR Axe: 1940s, Heavy and Distinctive, 30x13cm, 1J184
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embrace a piece of history with this robust vintage axe hailing from the USSR and originating in the 1940s. Crafted for durability, its heavy build and uni...
Category

European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Nautical Signal Flag In Shadow Box Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Maritime signal flag representing the letter “O”, oscar. The flag has red and yellow stitched panels with canvas hoist. Manila rope and wood toggle. Shadow...
Category

North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen

German Medical or Tanning Lamp, Wood and Bakelite, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
German medical or tanning lamp. Transport handle and external thermometer. Three settings of the lamps. Eight porcelain lamp holders and four light bulbs. Current 220 volt Woo...
Category

German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Porcelain, Bakelite, Wood

Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Gulliver s Travels
Located in London, GB
This is a ver rare original Japanese film poster for The 1939 Fantasy Animation Gulliver's Travels. This film was directed by Dave Fleisher. This poster was created for the films fir...
Category

Japanese Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Lost Weekend / Dias Sin Huella
Located in London, GB
Original Argentine film poster for the 1945 Drama / Film Noir The Lost Weekend. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland, Jane Wyman ...
Category

Argentine Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Miniature wardrobe. Oxidized mirror
Located in Lugo, IT
Miniature wardrobe. Oxidized mirror Good condition. Thank you
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Book "Logos Volume 1, Arduino Panaro Method" and Wooden Rappelling, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
Extremely rare book Arduino Panaro Bari "logos" method, volume 1, 1930s / 40s, over 400 illustrated pages, signed by the author, equipped with a wooden rappelling team Spignese il...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Juke Girl
Located in London, GB
Original Us film poster for the 1942 Film Juke Girl. directed by Curtis Bernhardtand starred Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. This poster is conservation linen backed and it would be ...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Juke Girl
Juke Girl
$2,045
The Lost Weekend
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 6 for the 1944 Film Noir The Lost Weekend. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. This piece woul...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Antique Toys Doll with Pram and Baby Doll Furniture
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique toys- doll with Pram and baby, antique doll furniture- vanity stand mirror, 7@. Handmade textile doll with German rubber baby doll in Pr...
Category

American American Classical Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun. Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Vintage Ships Spotlight on Pedestal
Located in Norwell, MA
Industrial lighting piece of vintage lighting. Ships spotlight which is mounted by an iron yoke onto a brass pedestal. Rewired with an electric socket. ...
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Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Rebeca
Located in London, GB
Original Argentinean film poster from (1940) 43 x 29 in. (109 x 74 cm) This poster would have been used outside the cinema at the films original release. This psychological drama-t...
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Argentine Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Rebeca
Rebeca
$3,750
Casablanca Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1946
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare and attractive poster for the first Postwar release of 'Casablanca' in Japan, printed only for use in the three theatres where the film premiered on 13th June 194...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mighty Joe Young
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 Andventure, Fantasy film Mighty Joe Young. The film was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and stared Terry Moore...
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British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Van Ryper Model of Steam Yacht Corsair
Located in Norwell, MA
Original blueprint drawing of a motor yacht from Eldredge Mcinnis name Architects, Engineers, and Yacht Brokers, 131 State St. Boston Mass. The plan is three eights of an inch to a f...
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North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage Art Deco Bakelite Bracelet, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage bakelite bracelet realized in 1940s. Signs of time, with minor discoloring in the edges.
Category

European Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Circa 1945 Engine Order Ships Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare World War II engine order telegraph that is brand new old stock circa 1945. We took it out of a disintegrating crate. Original paint. The brass caps on either side of the head h...
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North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Sicilian Paladin Heads with marble base, 1940s, height 90 cm
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Sicilian Paladin heads with marble base, 1940s, height 90 cm. The heads rest on brass and copper parts of equestrian parade harnesses of the time. Special furnishing objects...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Marble, Brass

Modernist Brooch, Atelier Borgila, 1945
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful modernist silver brooch from Atelier Borgila -1945. Signed with maker's mark.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Flamingo Road / Viale Flamingo
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1949 Film Noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott. This siz...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1942 film Son of Fury starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and George Sanders. This film was directed by John Cromwel...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
$1,363 Sale Price
20% Off
American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

American Solid Copper and Brass Naval Ships Binacle, Lionel Corp. NY, Circa 1942
Located in Charleston, SC
American solid copper and brass Navy ships binnacle with interior mounted compass, brass carrying handle, side mounted kerosene lantern, rear mounting bracket and brass plate inscrib...
Category

American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Shockproof
Located in London, GB
Two atmospheric original production still for the 1949 Film Noir classic starring Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knoght, John Baragrey. The film was directed by Douglas Sirk.   
Category

American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni, 1945
Located in CA, CA
Mobili di Ulrich by G. Morrazoni Milano, Luigi Alfieri, 1945. Excellent red cloth hardback with embossed gold title. 26 pages of text and 78 pages containing 133 photographs and 24 ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bush Plane Model on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and charming early 20th century American bush plane model constructed with painted canvas stretched over a wooden skeleton, and mounted on a custom steel mount.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Springtime for Thomas
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Springtime for Thomas (1946) This seven minute cartoon would have been shown before the main feature at the cinema. Tom and Jerry cartoons were extremely...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Black Angel
Located in London, GB
Original US movie poster for Roy William Neill's, 1946 Film Noir starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

BENEY 1940 Art Deco Penge Model Petrol Pocket Lighter In Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Petrol pocket lighter designed by Robert Ernest Beney. This is an unusual petrol pocket lighter, created in London England by the Beney company back in the 1940. This lighter is the Penge semiautomatic model and has been crafted with modernist art deco patterns in solid chromed steel with engine turned geometric designs. The lighter is in near mint condition with very little trace of use. This lighter is a treasure from the past, that embodies the elegance and style of its era, making it a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts alike. Brand & Model: Beney, Penge Mechanism: Petrol, push button semi-automatic. Material: Chrome, steel and brass. Year: 1940-1946. Weight: 49.5 Grams, (31.75 Dwt). Measurements: 53 mm by 40 mm by 10 mm (2.09 x 1.58 x 0.39 Inches). Hallmarks: The lighter is stamped at the base with British marks and signed in full, "BENEY PENGE MODEL MADE IN ENGLAND". The Beney Company The Beney Company was founded by Robert Ernest Beney in 1918, who invented and sold the first Beney mechanical lighter in 1919, three years prior to Dunhill. Beney also designed an automatic mechanism for Dunhill's hunting horn lighter...
Category

English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Tarzan s Magic Fountain
Located in London, GB
Original British trade advertisement for the 1949 adventure, fantasy science film Tarzan's Magic Fountain. The film was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Lex Barker, Brenda Joyce, ...
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British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Rebecca / Rebeca
Located in London, GB
Original IArgentine film poster for Rebecca, 1940. Daphne du Maurier's gripping 1938 novel was made into a film in 1940 by Alfred Hitchcock. It was ...
Category

Argentine Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

This I Remember, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Brothers , 1949. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the first free endpaper, in black ink. In the origin...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Japanese Puzzle Bank Portrays A Building Bank "National Savings Bank" Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Quite an unusual piece for bank collectors or just for those seeking a unique collectible. This is a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there with a green painted ...
Category

Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Second Chorus or Follie di Jazz
By Enrico De Seta
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1940 musical comedy second chorus. This Hollywood musical stars Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and features Artie Shaw...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

French Mid-Century Mirrored Miniature Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) pink mirrored rectangular miniature cabinet with 2 doors and bevelled trim on lacquered base with mahogany interior
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Lacquer, Mahogany

Signed M. Coloman Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Titled Venice Italy 1940
By Coloman
Located in Miami, FL
VENICE oil painting, featuring the Doges Palacio, Italian School, circa 1940s in its original 1940s frame. Signed M. Coloman, 20th century.  
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint, Canvas

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