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Period: 1940s
1942 WWII Pin-up Nude Female Lithograph by Signed C Moss in Wood Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1942 lithograph artwork print of a nude woman, bare-chested in a sea of silk with soft nighttime rim light sculpting her body in this silhouette. The print comes in its orig...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Italianate Baroque Revival Mid Century Yardage
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely Baroque Revival Mid Century Yardage from a high end upholsterer who carried a lot of Scalamandre textiles. On its original bolt, it is is marked 32-33 yards on end. Feels like...
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American Baroque Revival Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Original Illustration Map of Alaska by Charles Burki, ca. 1945 – Ink Drawing
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Illustration Map of Alaska by Charles Burki, ca. 1945 – Ink Drawing Original pen-and-ink illustration of Alaska by Dutch artist Charles Burki (1909–1994), executed around 1...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Car Racing Poster Ecurie France Talbot Delahaye Motorsport Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor sport poster - Ecurie France Talbot et Delahaye en Course - featuring a dynamic illustration by Geo Ham (Georges Hamel; 1900-1972) depicting two cars racing on...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Two Philosophers", 1948 Painting with Two Male Nudes by Arthur Kampf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Serving, perhaps, as a commentary on the futility and horror of war, this allegorical painting of "Two Philosophers" was made by Arthur Kampf in 1948-49, shortly after the end of World War II and toward the end of his long life. Kampf was known for his historical and allegorical paintings, including a large scene showing a group of nude soldiers...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Vintage Travel Poster ENIT Sanremo Alassio Riviera Dei Fiori Italy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster issued by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT to promote the Riviera Dei Fiori Italy featuring a view of a coastal town with sailing boats on th...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque An antique 5 pointer red deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the Black Forest mounted on a carved plaque with dark finish. The trophy was...
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German Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Antler, Wood

"Great Expectations" Original Belgian Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Belgian movie poster for David Lean's film adaptation of Charles Dickens famous novel. The artwork on this poster is unique to the film B...
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Vintage Pair of Romantic Wedgewood Figural Art
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic pair of horizontal framed wedgewood figural art in gorgeous color green with cream maidens with wonderful poses. The framing while aged compliments the art having gold velv...
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American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Pair of Vintage Dutch Paintings
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's oil on canvas Adam and Eve paintings with vintage frames. Measurements: Height: 74.25" Width: 32.75" Depth: 2.25"
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Framed Painting Representing Bohemian Gypsy Cartomancer, Signed Callewaert, 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Painting of a Gypsy, Bohemian woman drawing the cards. Representation of a Cartomancer and Fortune Teller. Oil on canvas. Very well represented. fine and pleasant features. Delicate work. Signed lower right by M. Callewaert circa 1940 Maurice CALLEWAERT is a Belgian artist born in Belgium in 1900 and died in France in Paris in 1986. Belgian painter from West Flanders...
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Belgian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Extremely Rare Original Vintage War Poster Freedom Is In Peril Defend It WWII
Located in London, GB
Extremely rare large size original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Is In Peril Defend It With All Your Might - issued as part of the same propaganda campaign as the Keep Calm ...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by Flora Crockett (1892-1979)
By Flora Crockett
Located in Ventura, CA
Attributed to Flora Crockett (American, 1892-1979), Untitled Abstraction. Flora Crockett is a newly discovered American abstractionist whose career spanned the middle decades of th...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

White Plaster Hollywood Regency Sconces
Located in Riverdale, NY
Pair of Hollywood Regency style plaster on wood wall candle sconces from the 1940's. Fully formed, dimensional motifs of fruit and flowers hang from ribbon bow motifs. Plaster molded...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Plaster, Wood

Raul Mina Mora (American 1915-1996) Gouache on Board Venice - Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
a serene impressionistic sunlit scene of a couple in the foreground seated in a gondola facing the viewer with a typically-dressed gondolier standing at the stern; with the towering ...
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American Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Swedish Modern Tapestry "Nattviol", Butterfly Orchid by Märta Måås Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish modern tapestry. The pattern is called "Nattviol" (Butterfly Orchid) and is a part of the series "Juniblommor" (Flowers in June), composed 19...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Linen

Raymond Wendell, Dream World surrealist oil on canvas, 1948
By Raymond Wendell
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large surrealist oil on canvas titled 'Dream World' signed 'RJ Wendell' for Raymond John Wendell (1917-2005), and dated 48 lower left. This particular work was featured in life Ma...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

La Belle Et La Bete or Beauty and the Beast
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster from the classic 1946 fantasy film. Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve's novel, La Belle et la Bête, was published in France in 1740. In 1946 Jean Coc...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
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Mexican Tribal Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

"Ce qu évoquent les Livres" by Émile Aubry 1880-1964
By Louis Aubry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Ce qu'évoquent les Livres" Allegory of the Literature Oil on canvas Signed on the lower part beside parchment 111 x 133 x 2 cm Framed 125 x 146 x 7 cm Provenance: Collection Georges AUBRY, brother of the artist Bibliography: Illustrated in catalogue «Regards de peintre» , Suzanne AUBRY-CASANOVA, 1997, p.104 After trying years of forced confinement due to the war, he composed this allegorical fresco on the theme of Literature, Science and Arts was painted by Émile Aubry for his younger brother Georges Aubry, who had intended it for his library. This work, composed on the theme of the book it symbolizes, in its diversity by allegorical characters, he cannot help ordering the painting around Art, which he places at the top of the scale of human...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 From Four Tales of the Arabian Nights, 1948
Located in CA, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate 3 from the series “Four Tales of the Arabian Nights”, 1948, also titled “Then He Spent The Night With Her Embracing” Published: Pantheon Books, New York Medium: Lithograph Sheet Size: H 43cm x W 23cm Year: 1948 Edition: 90, this example 59/90 Signature: Hand signed in pencil, Marc Chagall Literature: M. 38; see C. books 18) A very rare example of Chagall’s first major and most important lithography series “Arabian Nights” Vichy France...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Winter Sport Poster Latvian Republic Skiing Championship USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport poster for The Republic Skiing Championship for individuals and teams / Republikas Meistarsacikstes Sleposana held in Cesis from 11-15 February 1948 wit...
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Latvian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Moscow Zoo Macaroni Penguins USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Moscow Zoo featuring a great illustration of yellow crested macaroni penguins reflected on water against a blue background, one standin...
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Russian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Drummer w/ Beachcomber Hat", 1940s Portrait of Shirtless Man in Blue and Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in the 1940s when Americans were traveling more widely and becoming deeply interested in "exotic" lands and cultures, this portrait of a handsome young man -- probably Mexica...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Paolo Buffa Style Wood Armoire with Glass Handles, Italy 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous 1940s armoire cabinet reminiscent of designs by Italian architect and furniture designer Paolo Buffa. The monumental silhouette is composed of waxed wood in a rich cherry ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood

"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sun-drenched scene, drawn with a vivid palette of bright Mediterranean blues and chalk whites, shows a pattern of gridding by the artist, indicating that this drawing served as ...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Lovely Large Vintage Hanging French Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking French tapestry having black background and gorgeous rich floral in gold, blue, pink and green. There's a rod opening at the top for easy hanging.
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Original Vintage War Poster Attack On All Fronts WWII Canada Hubert Rogers
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - Attack On All Fronts - featuring a dynamic design by Hubert Rogers (1898-1982) depicting three people leaning forward side by side in a diagon...
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Canadian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Mythological Scenes", Art Deco Wood Inlay Mirror with Triton, Europa, Orpheus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its exquisite Art Deco artisanry in glass and ceramics, its accomplishments in wood inlay furniture -- such as this superb example -- is less appreciated...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed Enter the enchanting world of Marc Chagall with this beautifully crafted color cliché, published by Editions du Chêne in ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Illustration Map of South Africa by Charles Burki, c.1945 – Ink Drawing
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Illustration Map of South Africa by Charles Burki, ca. 1945 – Ink Drawing Description: Original pen-and-ink illustration of Zuid-Afrika (South Africa) by Dutch artist Charl...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen. Oil on board. Modernist Danish landscape
Located in København, Copenhagen
Thorvald Hagedorn-Olsen, Danish artist. Oil on artist's board. Modernist Danish landscape with grazing cattle and a fjord. Signed and dated '47. In excellent condition. Image size: ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Other

Vintage Aubusson Style French Jacquard Halluin Tapestry c1940s
By Aubusson Manufacture, Gobelins Royal Manufactory
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage French jacquard tapestry, probably crafted in the 1940s in the Aubusson style, showcases a richly detailed hunting scene. Woven in Halluin, a region renowned for its tex...
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French Rococo Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Books, Candle and Violin Library Still Life Table Setting Large Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1866 Oil on canvas of a still life table setting Set in agilt frame Image size 29.5x24 " signed lower right
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paint, Hardwood

Majolica Palissy Portuguese Lobster Wall Platter, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy Portuguese lobster platter, circa 1940. Decorated with mussels and shells, 9.5 inches Diameter.
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Italian Inlaid Wood(Marquetry) Neapolitan Terrace View Wall Panel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-315 Italian wall panel with various wood inlay depicting a Neapolitan terrace with a view of mount Vesuvius.   
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Boxwood

Vintage Navajo Rug Geometric Blanket Wool Rug Handmade 94cmx163cm Gray 3x5 1940
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Navajo Rug Geometric Blanket Wool Rug Handmade 94cm x 163cm Gray 3x5 1940 3' x5' (3'1" x 5'4") 94cm x 163cm Circa 1940 "Magnificent Vintage Geometric Navajo Blanket ...
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North American Navajo Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Silence Enemy Watching Paul Colin WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster Silence - The Enemy is Watching for your confidences / Silence, l'Ennemi guette vos confidences - Design by Paul Colin (1892-1985) features two ...
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental Rug, in Room size, w/ Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Baktiari Oriental rug, Room size A vintage Baktiari oriental rug, size 10'0" x 10'0", circa 1940. This handsome hand-woven geometric rug features a central medalli...
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Persian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

"Riding the Spotted Pony", Art Deco Painting with Nude Male American Indian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted at a time when the nation was increasingly interested in exotic places and peoples -- including Mexico, the South Pacific, Asia and the Southwest -- this Art Deco painting of...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Set of Six Vintage French Three Dimensional Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Composition

Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Quiet Stop Needless Noise WWII Soldier
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two warning poster - Quiet! Stop needless noise Noise wastes energy, dissipates manpower, slows war production - featuring a dynamic image of a man in a he...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Birger Ekman Surrealistic Watercolor Paintings, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Surrealistic Watercolor Paintings in Golden Frames made by Birger Ekman, estimately in the 1940s. * Set (2) of watercolor paintings with surrealistic and dream-like motives ...
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Swedish Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"Portrait of a Young Jockey", Vivid, Superb Portrait Painting by Peter Hurd
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Perhaps the finest portrait we have ever offered, this depiction of a young jockey in 1941, his complexion warm and glowing and his blue eyes echoing the color of his shirt, was pain...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Equestrian Coat hooks by Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Equestrian saddle leather coat rack by Jacques Adnet Brass horseshoe and beautifully worn leather patina with signature contrast stitching. France, 1940s   
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French Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Brass

"Abstract Composition" by Louis Schanker
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Tempura on heavy paper, signed and dated 1945 lower left. The piece measures 23" x 30" including the frame and presents very well overall. Provenance: Willard Gallery, NYC Bradbu...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Mid-Century Pietra Dura Musical-Motif Wall Plaque in the Style of Richard Blow
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very decorative Italian Pietra Dura wall plaque which we're estimating, based on the motifs, is from the 1940s. It depicts a flute and a string instrument along with sheet ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Marble

A mid century modern oil painting by Åke Tügel, signed, 1949
Located in View Park, CA
“Big Sister Dance”: an oil on masonite painting by artist Åke Tügel (1925 - 2002), signed and dated, 1949. This stunning piece showcases extraordinary texture and boasts tones of bor...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood, Masonite, Paint

"The Fall of Icarus", Dramatic 1940s Painting w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia artist Emlen Etting returned again and again to the theme of Icarus Falling, in part because it gave him an opportunity to depict the nude male in motion. This is the fi...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Tree of Life Handwoven Rug Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7") 119cm x 170cm Circa 1920 "The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug...
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Persian Navajo Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Large Italian Gilt wood Frames
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-128 large Italian frames with elaborate cast detailing. Overall size 40 x 34 x 1" Inside rabbit 30 x 24"  
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Resin, Hardwood

2 " Victorian Style Frosted Laced Hand Blown Glass Shades Set of Six
Located in Van Nuys, CA
2.25-inch fitter globe, These bell-shaped, glass shades have a frosted lace pattern on the 75% near the opening, and the 25% clear glass with clear holes in the lace creates a lovely...
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American High Victorian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Glass

Stunning Pair of Vintage Pierced and Etched Brass Panels
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful pair of rectangular vintage etched and cut out brass panels having figural busts, urns and curlicues in an elaborate symmetrical design.
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North American Neoclassical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Switzerland Travel Advertising Poster Zinal Valais Suisse
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Switzerland travel advertising poster - Zinal Valais Suisse - featuring a picturesque hillside view by Erich Hermes (1881-1971) depicting the iconic snow topped Matt...
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Swiss Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Military Recruitment Poster Take Your Place In US Army WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage military recruitment poster - Take YOUR place in the ranks Make your work tools fighting tools. The army needs many skilled craftsmen now for the Signal Corps, the O...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Capri Island Of The Sun ENIT Italy G Riccobaldi
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster published by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT for Capri l'isola del Sole / Island of the Sun featuring a colourful view by Giuseppe Riccobaldi (1887-1976) of the cliffs and faraglioni rock...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942
Located in Barcelona, ES
Karl Blossfeldt — Framed Photogravure: Natural Grace, 1942 A striking Karl Blossfeldt photogravure from the 1942 edition of Wunder in der Natur. Retaining its original condition, i...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Railway Poster Travel Canadian Pacific Across Canada Train Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - Travel Canadian Pacific Across Canada! Stunning artwork by Peter Ewart (1918-2001) depicting a steam trai...
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Canadian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Black Forest Antique Deer Trophy, Germany 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Antique Deer Trophy, Germany 1940s A large uneven 5 pointer deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy mounted on a carved wooden plaque. The trophy was shot in the 1940s. Good...
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German Black Forest Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Antler, Wood

Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic hand carved and painted folk art menu board from the forties. Classic in all senses, the style and colors, condition is very good with little to no wear. From an upstate Ne...
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American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Hardwood, Paint

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