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Period: 1940s
1940s Brass Greek Key Architectural Element
Located in Stamford, CT
1940s long solid brass Greek key architectural element. Recently polished in a satin brass finish. There are 4 pre drilled holes for mounting (mounting har...
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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sculpture of Family
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze sculpture of family. Signed. Fantastic patina.
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Painted Cast Iron Metal Sculpture of Boston Terrier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s painted cast iron metal sculpture of Boston Terrier Dog is nicely patinated adding depth to the piece.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Lady Ceramic Silvio Righetto for Cacciapuoti 1940 -Antiques
Located in Foggia, FG
ama Ceramica Silvio Righetto per Cacciapuoti 1940 -Antiques- Anno: 1940 circa firmata Silvio Righetto per Cacciapuoti Materiali: Ceramica Condizioni: Molto Buone Misure:...
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Designer, Small Handmade Vase / Sculpture, Silver Plate, Italy 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A small handmade vase or abstract sculpture. Executed in silver-plate in similar style to works by artists such as Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti or Lucio Fontana.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

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...
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Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

French Gilt Bronze Box Coffre Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1950-1960s. The box features a geometrically grid top surface with a four by ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940's Extra Large Porcelain Pheasant Made By Rudolf Chocholka At Keramos Vienna
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely rare, extra large, porcelain pheasant designed and made by Rudolf Chocola at Keramos in Vienna Austria in the 1940's. This big pheasant is marked and numbered: 2536. In abs...
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Austrian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S
Located in Knebel, DK
1940's Sitting Faun by Elena Borch made of Disco Metal by Just Andersen A/S The sitting faun is in good vintage condition and marked with Just. Andersens ...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Nude Awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Nude awakening" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Silver plated bronze sculpture with a variety of marble base. Shayo, Alberto (2019) "Chiparus, M...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Terracotta Terrier Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage terracotta terrier sculpture. This handsome terra cotta terrier figure is realistic in size and features. Perfect home accent for the dog lover!
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Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Apel Les Fenosa, "Le Livre De Tobie", Épreuve En Bronze Numéroté, 1943
By Apelles Fenosa
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Apel Les FENOSA (1899-1988, Espagne) : "Le Livre de Tobie" 1943 Epreuve en bronze à patine brune, numéroté et monogrammé / Brown patinated bronze cast, numbered and monogramed by artist initilas Epreuve en bronze à patine brune représentant l'archange Raphaël présentant un poisson à Tobie* / Bronze proof with brown nuanced patination figuring Archangel Raphael...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Steuben Blown Glass Dolphins
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of blown glass dolphins. Etched in the glass on the underside: Steuben. American, circa 1940.
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American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Apel.Les Fenosa, "Violoniste", Epreuve Originale en Bronze Numéroté, 1946
By Fenouil Hennon
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Apel Les Fenosa (1899-1988, Espagne/ Spain) : "Violoniste" (1946) Epreuve originale en bronze numérotée sur 4 / Original bronze numbered on 4 editions Epreuve en bronze à pati...
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French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Porcelain Statue "Lady with Basket #207", Design Giovanni Girardi, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid porcelain statue designed and produced by Giovanni girardi , 1940s, "lady with basket", archive n ° 207 measures 27 cm, in very good stor...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Fuga d'Egitto, Arturo Martini, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
The oeuvre of Italian artist Arturo Martini consists of figurative works in various styles and materials characterised by visual ingenuity and fiery imagination. His works often appe...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Andrianna Shamaris Yin and Yang Antique Door
Located in New York, NY
Impressive teak wood doors with original hardware. This beautiful door could also be made into a coffee table, used as a head board or hung as a piece of art. The circle meaning is the Yin and the Yang. The black colour is Yin the darkness and white is Yang the clear situation. The left door is 26" wide and the right door is 28" wide. When life-force energy is appropriately balanced between Yin and Yang...
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Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Papier Mache Jockey Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved papier mache jockey figure An unusual English folk-art early 20th century papier mache figure, of a winning jockey. Standing proud with chest puffed out and whip in hand. This figure stands firmly on a textured fake grass top plinth. Original paint still intact if a bit faded and cracked in sections, revealing some old newspaper...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Paper

1940s Bronze Sculpture of a Nun
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s bronze sculpture of a nun.
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
By Max Louis Jean Barneaud
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947. The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sigge Berggren Mid-Century Swedish Bronze Nude Ballerina Sculpture
Located in Skanninge, SE
A mid-century young nude ballerina cast in bronze by Swedish sculpture Sigge Berggren. Cast in bronze and patinated in dark brown. Signed "Berggren"....
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Colorful Portuguese Cistern/Humidifier with 17th Century Flowers & Masque Decor
Located in Verviers, BE
Beautiful old water tank or cistern intended to humidify the home in hot weather. Made of white ceramic in Conimbriga (near Condeixa, Portugal). This impressive hand decorated cist...
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Portuguese Art Nouveau Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Traditional Spanish Rustic Bronze Cow Bell, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional rustic bronze Cow bell, by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Very Unusual French 1940s Model of a Camel, Made of Tanned Leather
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual and Rare French 1940s model of a Camel, made of natural tanned leather. This is truly an elaborate piece for any home decor. This piece is made of naturally tanned lea...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Glass

WHW Hagenauer Art Deco Bronze Dachshund Austria Miniature Figurine
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A stylish and stylized miniature dachshund by Werkstatte Haugenauer Wienm made in Austria. Very charming and beautifully made of cast bronze, signed on the bottom.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Head of Young Man, " Striking, Unique Bronze Sculpture by Bischoff, 1947
By August Bischoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by August Bischoff and cast by the famous Brandis foundry in Dusseldorf, Germany, which also cast bronzes by important artists such as Arno Breker...
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German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the older one supporting the falling down body of the youth, was created by an anonymous...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
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French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Owl Mauro Manetti Gold Plate & Insulated Ice Bucket Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
1940s original Mauro Manetti gold plate owl ice bucket with metal insulation, made in Italy. Keeps the ice cubes frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket. Highly ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Gold Plate, Metal

Black Anthroposophical Ceramic Sculpture, France 1940s
Located in London, GB
This abstract sculptural work resembles an anthroposophic figure. The disjointed ceramic sculpture has a rough surface and is finished in black glaze, with small peaks of the white u...
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Goldscheider, Austria, Art Deco Figure in Hand-Painted and Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Goldscheider, Austria. Art Deco figure in hand-painted and glazed ceramics. Naked woman. 1940s. Measures: 24.5 x 16 cm. In excellent condition. Sticker.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Bronze Foo Dog Seal Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
Representing the mythical figure of a foo dog, this incredibly ornate figure packs detail and beauty in a compact form. Beautifully patinated piece from the 1940s. Four character sea...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Art Deco Lovely Expressive Rooster Bronze Table Sculpture Gallos Fighting
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rooster sculpture Art Deco Exquisite Bronze Fighting Rooster table sculpture two gallos Fabulous detail in bronze and brass a set of two figur...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Italian White Lacquered Ceramic Decorative Figure of a Woman, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This item is made in white lacquered ceramic and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Royal Dux, Prancing Horse in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Dux. Prancing horse in hand-painted porcelain. 1940s. Measures: 31 x 19 cm In excellent condition. Stamped.
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Czech Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Dancer Statue from Girardi Giovanni, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Beautiful execution of this gypsy dancer figure that expresses sweetness, the young dancer a little effeminate, in an attempt to twirl the cloth tramples him, the red cheeks identify embarrassment. Beautiful colors and sculptural execution. signed "Giovanni Girardi...
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Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Nude Statuette from Olimpia, 1940s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Unusual Sculptural Iron Garden Lounge Chair Manner of Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual sculptural iron garden lounge chair manner of Jean-Charles Moreux, wonderful design, whimsical sculpture! welded iron frame, metal sling seat. Hand delivery avail to New York...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Vintage Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of David
By Michelangelo
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage Italian carved carrara marble sculpture or statue of David. Offered is a good sized well executed marble figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Mic...
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Italian Classical Roman Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

René Lalique Art Deco Opalescent Glass Clock with Love Birds
Located in Oakland, CA
René Lalique Art Deco opalescent glass clock with love birds or cockatoo. Lalique design, signed in script on the bottom, Lalique, france. Excellent condition with a very nice origin...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Woman Figure from TRE AAA Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Generously sized ceramic figure, depicting a happy latin girl, dressed in makeup and festive dress. Finely sculpted and painted, the colors are united with the joyful character of the girl, giving the already large work a strong positive impact. On the background Tre AAA Torino made in Italy hand painted n...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Head of a Jazzman, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, American, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About sculpture This remarkable portrait bust is in all likelihood a privately commissioned sculpture from around 1940s. Despite the fact that the sculpture is not signed, it is cer...
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American Streamlined Moderne Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Charles Artus '1897-1978', Lévrier, Plâtre d'Atelier, France, Vers 1940
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Charles Artus (1897-1978) : "Lévrier" - Plâtre d'Atelier. France, Vers 1940 Lévrier / Greyhound Rare plâtre d'atelier armaturé / Rare workshop plaster armaturated France, vers 1940 / France, circa 1940 Très bon état / Very good condition Restaurations ancienne à la queue et aux pattes / Old restauration at the leg and tail Provenance : Offert par l'artiste à l'ancien propriétaire / Offered by the artist to the previous owner Commentaire / comment : Charles Artus, membre du "groupe des XII" dont François Pompon est considéré comme le fondateur, fait parti du noyau dur de ce regroupement de sculpteurs animaliers né en 1931 . Plus tard, certains sculpteurs, tout aussi talentueux, seront remplacés ou invités au sein du collectif : c'est entre autre le cas de Herbert Haseltine...
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French Other Vintage 1940s Sculptures

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Metal

Incredible Pair of Solid Brass Reclining Stags with Impressive Antlers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An impressive pair of vintage solid brass opposing reclining stags having beautiful detailed casting and fabulous large antlers.
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Porcelain Figurine of a Boy with a Hammer, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1945
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a boy (shepherd) with a hammer Made in Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen manufactory Manufactured in 1945. Model number # 620 Very good condition, no ...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

P. Ipsens Enke, Girl No. 888, Venus Kalipygos, Unglazed Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
P. Ipsens Enke. Girl No. 888. Venus Kalipygos, Unglazed Pottery. Design Kai Nielsen. 1940s. Measures: 20.5 x 10 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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Danish Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Keramos Mid Century Modern Pastel Blue Dancer Ballerina Stephan Dakon C. 1949
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic figurine dancer ballerina with pastel blue ruffled dress and ballet flats by Stefan Dakon for Keramos, circa 1949. Amazing and elegant figurine in pastel blue color from cer...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Terracotta Sculpture by Arturo Pannunzio, Sleeping Lady, Italy, 1940
Located in Torino, IT
Terracotta sculpture by Arturo Pannunzio (1891-1953) (1891-1953), Sleeping lady Italy, 1940s Origin Italy Period 40s Author Arturo Pannunzio(1891-1953). Born in Campo...
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Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Ceramic

Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer in Wood
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture of boxer in wood high quality sculpture Art Deco Style Circa 1940 Origin Europe without visible signature Carved from heavy hard wood Without restoration in p...
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European Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Bust Woman Sculpture Ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 Turquoise Black Keramia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bust woman sculpture ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 turquoise black Keramia handerbeit
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Czech Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Very Large Charming Carved Wood Folk Art Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic country Folk Art swan decoy of impressive scale, made of painted carved wood and having a wonderful aged patina.
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Goldscheider, Austria, Art Deco Wall Figure in Glazed Ceramics, Madonna
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Goldscheider, Austria. Art deco wall figure in glazed ceramics. Madonna. Beautiful glaze in turquoise shades. 1940s. Measures: 36 x 11 cm. Depth: 5.5 c...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 1940s Mid Century Ladies Riding Boots with Wooden Stretchers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of leather riding boots with wooden stretchers. Leather is still intact and in good condition. Pull up straps are still attached and working. Stretcher is a 3 part mapl...
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English British Colonial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Maple

Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
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New Zealand Tribal Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French White Cast Iron Female Bust Form C. 1940's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Cast Iron bust sourced in France. Most likely sand cast and from 1940's. Artist unknown however signature can be found on neck. Has a few layers of paint with chips throughout which better enhance the already amazing patina. Wood base. Has a few layers of paint with chips. Patina throughout. Bust form...
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French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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