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Period: 1940s
Original Vintage Midcentury British European Airways Poster for Business Abroad
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for British European Airways - Business Abroad In Half The Time BEA Takes You There And Brings You ...
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British 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 Photo of furniture by Bruno Mathsson / Sweden - 1945
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1952 - Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic - suitable for framing - photographed by Illek and Paul jr
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Czech Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

"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...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Photo of Grasshopper Armchair by Eoro Saarinen for Knoll / USA, 1948
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1950. - Museum of decorative Arts in Czech republic. - Suitable for framing. - Photographed by Illek and Paul. jr
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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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...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure chic
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure. Decoration on gold leaf, of swans, herons and plants. very stylish.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Gold Leaf

Original Fashion Drawing, Pat Kerr, 1946
By Pat Kerr
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ink and wash by Pat Kerr, 1946. So evocative of the 1940s. On card. Unsigned. Presented in an antique water gilded frame Drawn for A C Kay, New Bond St. Lond...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

1947 British Airways - Overseas European S. American Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful mid century marvel for British Airways. Created in 1947, this piece advertises the British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways, and the British South Ame...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Baseball Catchers Mask Collection (7)
Located in Stamford, CT
A collection of 7 steel antique baseball catchers masks circa 1930's-1960's. Great graphic presentation. Easy to hang and display multiple ways. The a...
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American American Classical Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Metal

Decorative Wall Panel by Erwin Walter Burger for Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Decorative wall panel designed by Erwin Walter Burger and produced by Fontana Arte. Wood 60 x 13 cm; Crystal 50 x 9 cm; thickness 4 cm = 2cm wood +2cm crystal. Biography Likewise, w...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Crystal

Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940, a watercolor on paper view of the Nantucket narrow gauge "Dummy...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
After 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 Chê...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Portrait Oil Painting of Masked Women by Franz Cižek, Czech, 1946
Located in London, GB
Expressionist mystical portrait of purple veiled and masked women is painted in intense and non-naturalistic colors blue, green and red. She is holding a yellow card in one hand and ...
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Czech Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Philip Bornarth Oil on Canvas Paintings 39.5" x 27.5" circa 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of oil on canvas paintings by Philip Bornarth, American, circa 1940s. Philip Bornarth was born in Chicago, IL in 1929. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and received...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Abstraction" India Ink on Paper by Nell Blaine, USA, 1948
By Nell Blaine
Located in New York, NY
During her first years in New York Blaine's work, which had previously been tightly realist, turned abstract, inspired by Mondrian, Leger and Jean Helion. At one time she was the you...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A powerful large-scale oil painting capturing two shirtless laborers in a moment of shared effort and quiet dignity. Set against a dramatic golden sky and industrial backdrop, the sc...
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Belgian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Painting
Painting
$4,875
Original Vintage World War Two Poster Join The ATS You Are Wanted Too WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two poster - You are wanted too! Join the A.T.S - featuring a dynamic design with a black and white photograph of a young lady marching in an Auxiliary Ter...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Classical Italian Painted Carved Wood Wall Brackets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Carved Wood Style: Classical Italian
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Italian Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wood

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...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Paul Lauritz High Sierras Nine Lake Basin Early California Oil Painting
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Tustin, CA
"High Sierras, Nine Lake Basin" painting depicts a rugged, snowy mountain scene in the Sierra Nevada mountains, with large rocks and a lake shore with pine trees in the foreground an...
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American Other Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Masonite

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

VINTAGE CIRCA 1940 s OMEGA CYMA TISSOT WATCHES PORCELAIN ENAMEL ADVERTISING SIGN
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original heavily weathered Omega Cyma Tissot watches enamel porcelain advertising sign A good...
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Unknown Industrial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Enamel

Polychrome Screen print "Romanesque" by Josef Zenk
Located in Montreal, QC
Polychrome Screen print "Romanesque" by Josef Zenk Signed, titled and numbered to lower edge ‘Romanesque 1/24 Zenk’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 24. Zenk studied for th...
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American 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 Travel Poster Fukuura Beach Japan Scenic Coast View Island Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Fukuura beach in Japan featuring great scenic artwork depicting people enjoying sunbathing on a large sandy beach and swimming in the bay wit...
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Japanese 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 Political Poster, GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Political Poster, 'GALA FRANCO ESPAGNOL' This is an original vintage poster depicting Francisco Franco, who lead the Nation...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Linen, Paper

Seascape painting by Albert Demoen in Giltwood Frame, Belgium ca. 1940
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1940 / Painting / Albert Demoen / Canvas and wood / Rustic / France Provincial Evoking the quiet drama of the open sea, this Belgian oil painting by Albert Demoen (1916) o...
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Belgian French Provincial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Six-Panel Tapestry Upholstered Screen, France, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Colorful six-panel folding screen or room divider. Each wood panel is clad in a vivid wool tapestry and framed with blue velvet. Decorative brass nailhead trim. The other side is pla...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Wool

Original Vintage Map Poster Marruecos Espanol Spanish Morocco Illustrated Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel map poster for Marruecos Espanol / Spanish Morocco featuring a great illustration of an outline of the Africa contin...
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Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-Century French Faience Quimper Yellow Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
French faience black and yellow oyster plate signed Quimper, circa 1940.
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French Rustic Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Faience

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Afrique Du Nord, Bernard Villemot
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Original vintage travel poster Air France Afrique Du Nord - Bernard Villemot circa 1946 Original vintage travel poster realised by Villemot in 194...
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Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster Keep Em Firing Oldsmobile General Motors
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Home Front motivation propaganda poster issued by the Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation - Let's Go, Everybody! Keep 'Em Firing! - featuri...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster BEA Lineas Aereas Britanicas London
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster issued by BEA - Lineas Aereas Britanicas - featuring a stunning design showing a plane flying from Madrid in Spain to Londres / London in E...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Representation of an African Giraffe Embossed Copper and Iroko Frame
Located in Labrit, Landes
African carved giraffe representation Embossed copper and frame in carved iroko Signed Mwamba Shipping: L 40 P2,5 H86.
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African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Copper

Original Vintage London County Council Poster Freedom Vote Conservative Election
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London County Council poster - LCC Election Thursday 7 March You fought for freedom Break that link Vote Conservative - featur...
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British Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Landscape by Martin Friedman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous landscape abstract by Martin Friedman. He has shown at the Whitney and other NYC Galleries. Dramatic use of deep blues indicative of the time period. Well balanced , very en...
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American Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Original Vintage Winter Sport Travel Poster Kandahar Ski School Murren Brugger
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sport travel poster for the Kandahar Ski School in Murren Kandahar with the slogan - Its sun terrace is waiting for you / Seine Sonnenterrasse wartet auf Sie - featuring an image of a smiling lady holding up her ski poles in greeting to the viewer from a snow topped balcony with a Swiss flag on the side and the coat of arms emblem on the front, the stylised lettering above and curved below on the blue background. Design and print by Brugger A.G. Meiringen. Artwork by the Swiss painter and printer Arnold Brugger (1888-1975) Atelier Brugger. The Swiss resort village of Murren is located in the Bernese Oberland mountain region; the Kandahar Ski Club was formed in 1924 by British alpine...
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Swiss 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

Mid-Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Marcel Dumont, Dated 1943
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century framed oil painting on canvas by Marcel Dumont ~ dated 1943 is a poignant family portrait of a mother and three daughters in a reflective pose, showing the artist's flair...
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Belgian Expressionist Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Rare Original Vintage Ski Sport Poster La Molina Ski Championships Spain
Located in London, GB
Rare original vintage ski sport poster for the Spanish National Ski Championships - Espana Campeonatos Nacionales de Esqui - organised by the Catalan Ski Federation in La Molina and ...
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Spanish Art Deco 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

Casablanca
Located in London, GB
Original cover to the sheet music for Casablanca 1942. This classic film starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and was directed by Michael Curtiz. This piece is conservation pap...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Paul Meltsner, Portrait of a Youth, American Modernist Realism O/C, c. 1940
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco Modernist Social Realism Paul Raphael Meltsner Portrait of a Youth Oil on canvas Circa 1940 DIMENSIONS CANVAS: 26 x 20 inches FRAMED: 30 .5 x 24.5 inches DETAIL...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

"Owed So Much", Rare Sculptural Plaque with Spitfire Airplane Churchill Quote
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this molded and patinated brass plaque -- which depicts a 1940s Spitfire in the midst of Art Deco clouds with the sun shining behind -- was made by the Walsall Li...
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British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Brass

Midcentury Industrial Glove Hand Mold Cutters
Located in Newfoundland, PA
These are iron mitt cutters straight out of a New York State Glove Factory. Measure: They range in size from 7.5 in to 9.5 in x 4.5 in to 7.25 in x .75 in high.  
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American Industrial Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Metal

White Pongo / La Sfida di King Kong
Located in London, GB
Original very rare Italian film poster for White Pongo / La Sfida di King Kong 1945 This large poster was created for the films first release in 1949 To date I can find no other exam...
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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

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
After 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 Chê...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

After Marc Chagall Color Cliché Editions du Chêne 1947 Framed
Located in Barcelona, ES
After 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 Chê...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Totem Pole Saturday Evening Post WWII Clymer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two period poster advertising The Saturday Evening Post magazine issued on 31 January 1942 featuring a cover art design by Jo...
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American Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Hilly Landscape Nature Painting Italian Oil on Canvas 1930
Located in Vo , Veneto
Hilly landscape Measures: 50 cm x 45 cm 65 cm x 60 cm framed 19.7 in x 17.7 in 25.6 in x 23.6 in framed Oil painting on board. Dense, material painting that gives stru...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Other

Philip Bornarth Oil on Canvas Paintings 28" x 22" circa 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of oil paintings by Philip Bornarth, American, circa 1940s. They are priced at $650 each. Philip Bornarth was born in Chicago, IL in 1929. He attended the Art Institute of ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Original 1947 Map of South Africa by C. Burki – Jan van Riebeeck Cape Colony
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Original 1947 Map of South Africa by Charles Burki – Jan van Riebeeck & Cape Colony This striking 1947 pen-and-ink map of South Africa by Charles Burki (1909–1994) exemplifie...
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Dutch Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paper

Self Portrait By George Willott. Oil On Canvas. Dated 1944.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Brilliant Self portrait by George Willott* Oil on canvas.Signed and dated 1944 Original cream painted wood and gesso frame One of the labels on the back suggests it has been exhib...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Montague Dawson: Gliding Along, The Deb, circa 1949 This is a framed oil painting on canvas and shows the first 5.5 metre day boat built by George Nicholson sailing past Newtown Cre...
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European Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Paint

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 Poster British Airways BOAC BSAA BEA World Route Map Air Travel
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster promoting British airline companies - BEA BOAC BSAA British European Overseas S American Airways - featuring a colourful graphic design showing three yellow and orange maps marked with flight routes and the respective company logo in white on black backgrounds. In 1949 BOAC British...
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British 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

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