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Period: 1940s
Original Art Deco Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Art Deco Nude Painting Oil on Canvas. Beautiful young woman with a large straw hat posing with the horizon in the background. Spanish-style demure pose. Unsigned painting oi...
Category

Argentine Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Eight Point Star & Nine Patch Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Folky eight point star quilt with a nine patch inside each star. The backing is in a sky blue and all cotton. The condition is very good.
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Solid Brass Ships Bow Light
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered early 20th century brass boat bow light. With Fresnel lens, loop handle and vented top. No burner or back door. Weight is 3 pou...
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Polished Steel Ships Masthead Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel ships masthead lantern with clear glass fresnel lens, mounting flanges, vented chimney, carry handle, mounted to a custom made wood base w...
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Steel

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 Folk Art

Materials

Paint

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept th...
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American Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Hand Carved Folk Art Walking Cane with Red Bird
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage circa 1940s hand carved Folk Art cane by Fritz Rummler (1888-1983) Fredericksburg Texas. Branch of a tree carved into a bird with his feet...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Handwoven Tapestry in Hand-Crafted Metal Frame in Indigo Blue, White
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage African Framed Tapestry on a Hand-Crafted Metal Frame circa the mid 1900s. This African Framed Textile is a beautiful piece of flat woven kilim textile with natural dye col...
Category

South African Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Polished Steel Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel ships lantern. With brass N.M.V. badge (non moving vessel). Fitted with a glass fresnel lens, protective bars, mounted to a custom w...
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Oversized Antique Chinese Cork Diorama
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Antique Chinese cork diorama depicting temple and garden scene.
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Cork, Glass

4 Incudini a Stelo, Anni 40
Located in Felino, IT
Incudini a stelo anni 40. Lotto di 4 pezzi incudini realizzate da mastro ferraio per la lavorazione di lamiere o forgiatura ferro. Pezzi unici rarissimi. h max cm 100. Sono molto pes...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish blue & pink broken star quilt in pristine condition. Very fine quilting and piece work. Notice the fine hand stitched saw tooth binding.
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Pair of Small Folk Art Painted Wood Tabletop Obelisks, American, circa 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A cool pair of wood “garden” obelisks/topiary forms in an unusual size. Made to be used on a table or a console in the 1950s, they sport their orig...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Plywood, Paint

Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Mexican White Enamel Bucket
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this antique Mexican white enamel bucket, circa 1940.
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Amish Ohio Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Ohio Amish crib quilt in ocean waves pattern.The back round a royal blue and light blue small pieces. The condition is very good.This is a rare...
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

20thc Hand Carved Wood Mermaid Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved wood sculpture of a mermaid is in fine condition.It is hand carved and unsigned.So fantastic the surface and carving.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

20Thc Red & Blue Mounted School House Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mini school house doll quilt is all cotton and in very good condition.It is hand sewn on a blue linen stretcher frame.Ready to hang in your collection.
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Wood

Big Spanish 'Hachero' Traditional Ancient Stained Wood Candleholder, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This antique Hachero candleholder is a traditional piece from Spain, crafted from stained wood and dating back to circa 1890. Despite its age, it is still in original condition, with...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The owner Samuel Spilk lived in Long Beach in the 1940s. ...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Magician Magic Suitcase Hand Painted Folk Art
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic Magician's suitcase. Hand painted and lettered. Vintage Folk Art rabbit trick and card paintings. Great bookshelf display.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas

20th C, Hand Crafted Tall Copper Electrified Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing craftsmanship in this one of a kind piece hand crafted from copper. Hammered repousse in and around the entire lighthouse. Tall 33 inches by 14 diameter with an 11 inch balcony. Entirely lights up, Tower with a large dome light...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Large Wood Stairs, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century wood stairs. Manufactured in France, circa 1940. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Elks Club Hand Painted Event Sign Donkey Armchair Races
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This was a really fun find! "All Elks and Their Ladies." Hand painted event and dance signs for Elks Club. These appear to have been used over a 40 year period. They would recycle each year by repainting dates and prices. Sometimes covering up with a new piece of cardstock and repainting the info. Admittedly done by an accomplished sign painter...
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Martini Antique Big Glass Bottle for French Advertising, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Big Martini glass bottle for French advertising. Manufactured in France, circa 1940. In good original condition, with consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Glass

1948 Duke University Kappa Sig Sigma Signed Fraternity Pledge Hazing Paddle
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Kappa Sigma fraternity wooden pledge hazing paddle, fully painted on the front in burgundy, green and white, with applied fraternity logo, taped handle and surname of original owner, (Jack) Gibson. Reverse is signed with the names of pledges. Made at Duke University...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield. Rwanda-Burundi Second quarter, 20th century. Wood, natural pigment Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 18 x 10 cm). Provenance: Col...
Category

Rwandan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Original 1948 Disaster Movie Poster Paramount Studio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage movie artwork poster 22" x 28" From the 1948 film Disaster directed by William H. Pine and written by Thomas Ahearn. The film stars Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn, Will Wright, James Millican, and Jack Lambert. The film was released on December 3, 1948, by Paramount Pictures...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

1940s Folk Art Modern Vintage PIG Castile Soap Sculpture Carving
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Folk Art Modern Vintage PIG Castile soap sculpture carving presents with fractured leg. 2.75 w x 2.13 tall x 1.38 d Preowned vintage condition unre...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Other

O'Henry Fred Johnson Salem Witch Trials Sideshow Spider Girl Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
O'Henry Tent and Awning sideshow banner with original shipping tag. Unusual subject matter and fantastic story from the Salem witch trails to Spider Girl. ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

American Folk Art Cast Iron Black Face Chef Bank
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1234 American Folk Art hand painted chef bank.
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Leather Doctors Bag, 1940s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial cowhide bag with brass hardware and closure. Used a travel bag for physicians to play tools and prescriptions in. Perfect as a purse or for tra...
Category

American Colonial Revival Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed Floor Lamp, 8-Ball, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed floor lamp.. 8-ball. Modernist, que sticks, Hand crafted, Shade measuring 16" in diameter.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects. Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona. Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Silverplate Two Bottle Wine Cooler
Located in Norwell, MA
Wine cooler with engraved coats of arms with lion and shield. Two spaces for bottles and ice bin in center. Classis piece of barware. English. Circa 1940.
Category

European Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Traditional Decorative Modernist Ceramic Spanish Tile, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish decorative ceramic tile. Made in the iconic designs of Catalan Modernism. Manufactured by unknown artist in Spain, circa 1940....
Category

Spanish Jugendstil Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects. Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ikat Textile from Timor Island with Stunning Naturally Coloured Dye, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. The dark background brings to life the array of coloured detailing and distinct tribal patterns. This textile is know as a "Tais" – meaning woman’s skirt...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Goyard Trunk, 1940s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Goyard trunk. Wooden frame wrapped in the iconic Goyard canvas print with saddle leather and brass hardware. Incredible patina and colori...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Pair of Trench Art Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and thought provoking pair of early 20th century American Trench Art candlesticks made from the spent brass casings of naval artillery shells.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Yacht Vent Cowl of Solid Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass Perko air vent. Highly polished ventilator cowl from a boat. Nine inch diameter vent opening. Base is six inch diameter. Twelve inches tall with base flange pierced for f...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Pair of Ceramic Vases by Guido Andlovitz for S.C.I. Levano
Located in Roma, RM
Originally designed by architect, designer and artistic director Guido Andlovitz in 1936 for Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno, this pair of vases are indeed the rarest of finds. The vases were manufactured in 1942, as attested to by the marking "N - 42" on the base of each vase. The gold rims and aquatic scenes that surround each vase, are unique to each piece and were painted by hand in 1943. They are both signed by the artist "Miruccia". One of the vases has the words “Anni di Guerra” (Year of War) written on the base in reference to the Second World War . Founded in Laveno in 1856 by Severino Revelli and some former employees of the "Richard" manufacturer in Milan. The "SCI" (Italian Ceramic Society) began its activity as a manufacturer of wall tiles and fine tableware. In 1883 it became a limited company and obtained its first successes at numerous national exhibitions. In 1895, Cavalier Luciano Scotti took over the company and, thanks to his intuition and his entrepreneurial skills, the factory grew substantially in a few years. In those years, some Liberty-style pieces designed by Giorgio Spertini, the author of noteworthy elegant "whiplash" creations, were created in the Laveno factory. In 1906 "SCI" presented numerous works at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Milan. Other collaborators from the beginning of the century were Silvio and Piero De Ambrosis, Felice Palucco, Giancarlo Jacopini and the brothers Marco and Luigi Raggiori. However, it was in 1923 that, under the direction of Guido Andlovitz, the company reached the peak of its fame and in 1925 was a resounding success at the 2nd Monza Biennale. Andlovitz, who collaborated with the manufacturer for almost forty years, applied to the production process the principle of seriality, a concept also put into effect by Giò Ponti at "Richard-Ginori", adopting various types of decoration which, although moulded and decal stamped, still retained an undeniable elegance. In 1924 the "Società Ceramica Revelli" became a consortium with the "SCI", the partnership would continue until 1932 and saw Franco Revelli's company marketing pottery and table porcelain on behalf of "SCI". From 1925 porcelain and crockery began to appear in the factory's catalogs. In 1927 the company was present at the 3rd Biennial of Decorative Arts in Monza. Between the end of the 1920's and the beginning of the 1930's, the decorators Giuseppe Bellorini and Daniela Ferretto began to collaborate with the "SCI". As of 1932 the company managed two factories: that of Laveno, which, with over 1300 employees, produced strong pottery, tableware and artistic ceramics and the smaller factory of Verbano, which employed about 400 people and produced, in addition to ceramics for the electrotechnical industry, excellent table porcelain. The products were marketed in the company owned stores in Rome, Genoa and Naples. This was an initiative realised by Andlovitz himself. In the mid-thirties, the decorators Ada Corsi and Ida Fonini among others, collaborated with the "SCI". From 1936 to 1940 the artistic direction of the company was entrusted to the sculptor and modeler Angelo Biancini. In 1939 about 1300 people worked in the Laveno plant and in 1951 about 2300. In the years between the two wars among the collaborators of the factory were Sirio Tofanari...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Bamboo and Wicker Fruit Basket/Folk Art
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-265 handmade bamboo and wicker fruit basked with dark wicker woven bottom.
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo

HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque
Located in Norwell, MA
British Navy ship's crest for HMS Scarborough. This is a heavy brass plaque mounted to a wood backboard. Circa 1945.
Category

European Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Navajo blanket with a bold all-over diamond pattern woven in crimson, white, gray, and black wool.
Category

North American Navajo Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Circular Antique Butcher Block
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Crafted by hand with great surface. markings showing age and heavy use, recently clened an restored and ready to use.
Category

Mexican Primitive Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels. This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

John Cole Rye Pottery Brown Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Early Rye Pottery individual brown glazed studio pottery vase by John Cole (British, 1908-88) and made around 1947. The heavily made stoneware vase is of w...
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
Category

New Zealand Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antiques Money / Bank, Elephants
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Antiques money box / bank, elephants. One of them circa 1920, made in iron, the other circa 1960 made in aluminium.  
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

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...
Category

British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Anatole Turkey Hand Knotted Art Deco Wool Rug, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Anatole rug from Turkey, circa 1940. Hand knotted wool Measures: 145 x 258. 145 x 258 C8 20793.
Category

Turkish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Louis Vuitton Trunk, 1940s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom vintage Louis Vuitton trunk from the 1940s. Stunning display piece with irregular shape/opening. Perfect for storing papers, books o...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

50cm Louis Vuitton Trunk, 1940s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Louis Vuitton trunk from the 1940s. 50 cm wide. Perfect for weekend trips or for storing items in the house. Case has "Louis Vuitton, Made In France, 149620" impressed on fro...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

French Framed Ceramic Tile Composition Paris Book Sellers Along The Seine 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-493 Folk art hand painted tiles wall plaque.
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

"More Ships- Come on! War Savings are Warships..." Vintage WWII British Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII British War Savings Poster. This colorful blue and yellow poster features a British bulldog wearing an HMS Victory sailor cap. S...
Category

Vintage 1940s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

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