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Period: 1940s
Art Deco Stitched Red Leather Desk Accessory Letter and Pen Holders
By The Leather School
Located in Atlanta, GA
ILG, Belgium, designed a functional modernist desk accessories set in the 1940s. The set includes a letter and pen holder, featuring a streamlined shape and boasting burgundy-red han...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Discometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Discometal Vase designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s. An eye-catching piece for a beautiful table.
• A metal vase
• Designer: Just Andersen
• Style: D1873
• Year: 1940s
• Conditi...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
20th Century Barovier & Toso Cylindrical Glass Vase from Lenti Series, 40s
Located in Turin, Turin
Ercole Barovier was born in Murano on June 16, 1889. He completed his classical studies in Venice, and engaged in various activities unrelated to glassmaking to finally land in the V...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Arne Bang Stoneware Vase with Blue and Green Glaze, Denmark 1940s.
By Arne Bang
Located in Asaa, DK
Arne Bang Stoneware Vase with Blue and Green Glaze, Denmark 1940s.
Iconic Danish ceramic vase with running blue and green glaze hand made, designed and manufactured by Arne Bang in ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Original Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase in Lattimo Filigrana with Gold foil
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Venetian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase, from the 1940s, Italy.
A beautiful Fazzoletto original Murano glass in Lattimo Filigrana and gold foil spreaded. This beautiful p...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Cylindrical Green Hand-Blown Glass Vase, Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
Made in green hand-blown glass, in Empoli.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Green & Black Art Deco Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful black and green ceramic vase in a classic Art Deco shape, the vase is designed at Upsala Ekeby and attributed to Anna-Lisa Thomson. It is 18.5 cm (7.4") tall and about 16...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Varnish Carved Sycamore Wood Picture Frame, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Italian Hollywood Regency picture frame boasts a lovely romantic beveled shape with varnished sycamore wood. There is a wood easel at the back. The designer monogram hal...
Category
Italian Romantic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Sycamore
Fontana Arte Rare Cartoccio Vase in Ruby Red Glass
Located in Bochum, NRW
Originally designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932 for Fontana Arte, this vase is made from one hot folded sheet of glass. This vintage Cartoccio in ruby red glass can be dated from the 19...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Andersson & Johansson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and orange-glazed stoneware vase produced by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 7“ H x 11“ W x 8.5“ D
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Saint-Louis Blue French Crystal Vase from the 1940s
By Saint Louis
Located in Milano, MI
Blue French crystal vase, made by Saint-Louis in the 1940s
Ø 10,5 cm h 17,5 cm
Saint-Louis is a French crystal manufacturer known for its exquisite, high-quality crystal items. Fou...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Oval Murano Glass Twisted Rope Vanity Tray Italian
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Oval Murano Italian Venetian mirrored and thick twisted glass rope vanity tray with brass fittings.
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden. ‘Argenta’ ceramic vase. Art Deco style.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
‘Argenta’ ceramic vase. With silver decoration.
Art Deco style.
Hand-turned.
Model number 1115
Circa 1940s.
Marked.
In excellent condition with ...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art deco panther sculpture France
By C. Perot
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco panther sculpture France
Materials Bronze and marble
Technique: electroplated
Excellent overall condition, little wear on the spine.
...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Eva Jancke-Björk, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed ceramic vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk and produced by Bo Fajans, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Diminutive Art Deco "blue" Neon Spinner Clock.
By Neon Clock Sales Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Diminutive Art Deco "blue" Neon Spinner Clock. . You don't see this size very often.. Wonderful clock,, All original,, working and keeping perfect time.....
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
XLarge German Kienzle world time desk clock Heinrich Möller
Located in Krefeld, DE
Kienzle mechanical movement world timer clock. XL table clock with beautiful clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass, the heavy brass case. Original condition, the mec...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Crackled Ceramic Vase, White with Delicate Crazing, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This elegant French Art Deco ceramic vase from the 20th century is a beautiful example of timeless design and craftsmanship. Its rounded form, gently flared base, and slender neck cr...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Swiss Langenthal Porcelain Lying Rabbit Figure, 1948
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Art Deco Swiss Langenthal porcelain model of a lying rabbit designed by Edouard Marcel Sandoz and made in 1948. The porcelain rabbit is ha...
Category
Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Midcentury Large “Argenta” Vase Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare, oversized stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge, in a round shape. Silver decor of a mermaid and merman in playful interaction among bubbles and flowers. Lovely attention to...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Majolica French Ceramic Cow Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cow tureen circa 1940 signed Caugant.
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Edvin Öhrström, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue blown-glass vase designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Beveled Glass Picture Frame, circa 1940
By Hollywood Glam
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 1940s French mirrored picture photo frame features an impressive carved shape with geometric bevelling around it. Although of French origin, the design of this frame is ...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Swedish Art Deco Ceramic Fish Silver and Aquamarine Vase, 1947
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Uccle, BE
Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) is one of the most well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. This piece is marked "Gustavsberg Argenta 47 Made in Sweden".
Swedish ceramic artist and designer, Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) was primarily active in the late-1920s through the 1950s and is best known for his contribution to functionalist style, as well his work as the artistic leader of the Gustavsberg porcelain factory.
Algot Wilhelm Kåge (originally Nilsson) was born in 1889 in Stockholm. Kåge studied decorative painting at the Technical School, later known as the School of Art Konstfack, in Stockholm (never graduating), and subsequently at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg, where he studied under Scandinavian painters...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Italian Typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian typewriter Olivetti 1930 Ivrea M40.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Carlton Ware Art Deco Rouge Royal Lustre Mikado Pattern Pottery Ginger Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made Art Deco Carlton Ware pottery Rouge Royal Mikado pattern lidded ginger jar dating between 1935 and 1955. The jar stands on a narrow...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Dorothy Thorpe Candle Holder, Lucite and Brass, Twisted Base, USA, circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Candlestick has been done in United States icirca 1940. It is made in Lucite and brass. Gold and transparent color. The artist is Dorothy thorpe.
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Discometal Vases by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Discometal Vases designed by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen in the 1940s. A rare and impressive duo for a beautiful table.
* Large discometal vases with vertical lines
...
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a cylinder form. Decorated with a mermaid swooning among flowers and air bubbles. Fish in different sizes on the other side. Lov...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 with Kodette II Shutter & Meniscus Lens Made in UK
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kodak Folding Brownie Six-20 with Kodette II Shutter & Meniscus Lens Made in Great Britain
Self-erecting folding rollfim camera, introduced to the market in 1948 and discontinued in...
Category
British Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase with Sodium Bubbles Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala 1940s
A rare art glass vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala Glassworks in the 1940s. Free blown crystal clear gl...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Splendid Italian 1940s Gold Etched Glass and Brass Picture Frame
Located in Milan, IT
Beautifully manufactured Italian 1940s Gold Etched Glass and Brass Picture Frame.
Very Sturdy and Full Brass
Picture inner size 11.8 x 17 cm
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a curvesome form. Decorated with a motif of a contemplative mermaid. Lovely attention to detail.
“Argenta” was introduced at the S...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
French Ceramic Sculpture of Lady with Baskets from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
French ceramic statue of a lady with a pair of baskets, made in the 1940s
Ø cm 37 Ø cm 17 h cm 35.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wicker Vintage Picnic Case, France Circa 1940s
Located in Valencia, VC
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century picnic basket/case. In very good condition as it was never used.
Lined with a gingham blue and white fabric.
Made by unknown manufacturer in France ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a conical form with a wide brim. Decorated with fish in different sizes, chasing each other, surrounded by bubbles. Lovely atten...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Period “Spartiate” Archer Statue
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco statue of an archer with drawn bow crafted in patinated spelter. The sculpture sits on a black marble base. The figure is in very good vintage condition. Attributed to the “...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Carlton Ware Art Deco Rouge Royal Lustre Mikado Pattern Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely made Art Deco Carlton Ware pottery Rouge Royal Mikado pattern vase dating between 1935 and 1955. The vase is of conical shape and stands...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Pagoda Trinket Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-289 Japanese pagoda shaped trinket box made from walnut and oak with brass supporting the handle.
Category
Japanese Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame Attributed to Venini, Italy 1950s
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
A beautiful picture frame made of clear "twisted rope" Murano glass and the original wooden backrest, with brass support, attributed to Venini.
Made in Italy in the 1940s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Sculptural Set of Candelabras in Pewter, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful, sculptured Art Deco candelabras made in pewter. Made in Sweden, 1940s-1950s
The Art Deco details in these two pieces are great and detailed.
Good vintage condition.
Dim...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Sculpture Pheasants Porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture pheasants porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti 1940s made In Italy, famous Italian sculptor of the mid-20th century.
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Original Lalique Perfume Bottle "Les Anemone" French, Circa 1946 (Signed)
By René Lalique
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original and authentic Rene Lalique designed perfume bottle; France circa 1946, marketed to the United States as "Two Flowers" perfume or scent bottle. The beautiful cut glass design...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Vase by Ellen Schlanbusch for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Bottle-shaped Discometal Vase made by Just Andersen in the 1940s. A fine piece for an exquisite home.
* A bottle-shaped metal vase
* Designer: Ellen Schlanbusch
* Manufacturer: Jus...
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Art Deco Vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Large Disco Metal vase made by Just Andersen in the 1940s. An eye-catching piece in excellent vintage condition.
• A round metal vase with vertical lines
• Designer: Just Andersen
•...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Monumental Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Six-Light Candelabra 751
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of vintage monumental candelabra from Georg Jensen, model #751, designed by Harald Nielsen in 1935. These exquisite pieces feature an oversized disk-shaped raised base with a ...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Frederick Remington "Bronco Buster" Bronze. American, Circa 1940's
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a circa 1940's second casting of the iconic bronze by Frederick Remington, entitled "Bronco Buster"; originally cast by the Roman Bronze Works Foundry in upstate New York bet...
Category
American Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
"Mermaid & Sea Dragon", Exceptional Art Deco Vase w/ Silver Overlay, Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and impressive vase by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden is rare for two reasons -- first, the detail of the silver overlay, showing a nude mermaid riding a fierce...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Porcelain Shell Cachepot
Located in New York, NY
A large circa 1940's Italian porcelain shell shaped cachepot.
Measurements:
Width: 19"
Depth: 13"
Height: 9"
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Swedish Modernist Pewter Vase, Signed K&R Prima Svenskt Tenn
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A vintage Swedish double vase made of pewter, circa 1940s. Great minimalist/ modernist style with some deco/ machine age type influence. Nicely proportioned and well made, this is on...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Paavo Tynell decorative vase in solid brass model 13, Taito circa 1940.
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Rare Paavo Tynell cup made in solid brass, model 13 for Taito. Paavo Tynell made a range of cup and decoration object, this one is one of the most elegant and rarest of all. Tynell m...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Virginia Metalcrafters Large Calla Lily Brass Leaf Tray
Located in New York, NY
1940s solid brass Calla Lily leaf brass tray by Virginia Metalcrafters.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Börne Augustsson, Blue Vase, Blown Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Sweden desgn circa 1940s blown art glass vase in blue colour. A beautiful vase with intense colour of the blue has a unique quality and intensity, a blue that fades from light to int...
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Candlesticks 748
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of sterling silver Georg Jensen Art Deco candlesticks, design #748 by Harald Nielsen, dating back to the early 1930s. Each candlestick features a round base with a stepped tra...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock from the 1940's on hand carved wood stand. Delicately constructed of vermeil sterling with colorf...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1940s Large Brevettata Vanity Case
By Brevettato
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A very large four shelf 1940s Italian cream Vanity case with leather corners and handle and lined with raw silk. Each shelf fits together with four brass clasps all in good working o...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1940s Industrial Woven Steel Factory Baskets on Legs
Located in Lafayette, IN
These 1940s era metal baskets came out of an Illinois state penitentiary manufacturing facility. Baskets feature a 8.5 inch deep woven steel receptacle atop four angle-iron legs finished in a dark, army green paint. Baskets have been given a fresh coat of semi-gloss finish to preserve the beautifully worn patina and prevent future corrosion. These would make great blanket baskets...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Lalique Saint Francois Opalescent Vase
By René Lalique
Located in San Mateo, CA
Saint Francois opalescent vase designed by René Lalique, circa 1930. This example dates to circa 1945 just before production ended for this design. Th...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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