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1930s Decorative Art

A collection of artistic illustrations featuring vintage furniture and accessories, including quilts, armchairs, card cases, and rocking chairs, showcasing intricate designs.

Melita Hofmann, Box, 1935 1942 Box
Melita Hofmann, Box, 1935 1942 Box
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Drawing, Design for Lidded Jar; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper; 28.5 x 15.6 cm (11 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.7 cm (14 1/16 x 18 in.); 1985-14-34Vintage Photograph. A bouquet arrangement of roses.Unknown architect, photo frame. Monthly competition August 1875 (08.1875): View. Tusche watercolor on paper, 42 x 48.3 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Fotorahmen. Monatskonkurrenz August 1875Glass vase with red Dahlia, draughtsman: Maurits van der Valk, 1867 - 1935, Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House Aramaic. Ananiah Gives Yehoishema a House, March 10, 402 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, mud, linen, Glass: 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (39.1 x 49.5 cm). Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art March 10, 402 B.C.E.Shoe. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hedwig Emanuel.Roses Christmas cards with text by Bayly, Whittier and George MacDonald.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FlowersAlice Stearns, Shaker Man's Sock, c 1936 Shaker Man's SockEugene Croe, Doll Buggy, c 1937 Doll BuggyPa. German Toy Rooster. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 31.3 x 24.4 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3" high; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Jean Davis.Fire; Hi; The five elements; Gogyô. A fire pot of brass wrapped with crepe paper with a pattern of chrysanthemums. The spring (habôki) is used to sweep ash out of the pot. With one poem about the beginning of spring.Albert Eyth, Match Holder, c 1936 Match HolderBranding Iron. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 37.7 cm (11 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 34" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elizabeth Johnson.Charles Henning, Toy Bank Santa Claus, c 1940 Toy Bank: Santa ClausConus - Obverse and Reverse John Bunker (20th C. American) Pen and inkA signal searchlight manufactured by General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY, mounted on an airplane. This photograph was taken on July 11, 1918, and was approved for official use only. It is part of a collection of American military activities during World War One.Grant Vanderpool, Handwrought Nails, 1935 1942 Handwrought NailsFuroshiki (Wrapping Cloth) Made 1875-1900 Japan. Wool, plain weave; resist dyed and stenciled (y˚zenzome) .Marius Hansen, Water Nozzle, 1935 1942 Water NozzleSamuel O Klein, Penny Bank, c 1939 Penny BankPersian ornamentTwo shirts on a washing line, anonymous, c. 1930 - c. 1970 drawing paper. India ink (ink) pen accessories and implements ~ laundering, e.g. clothes-peg, drying frame, (empty) washing line. clothing for the upper part of the bodyMarius Hansen, Spanish Southwest Hat, c 1937 Spanish Southwest: HatBrush, ink plate and a box unknownVlinder.Square glass plate in wooden mount. A butterfly in brown tones against black background.Vintage Photograph. Apple.Business card from paper trade Olin in Brussels, c. 1843 - c. 1872 print. porcelain card The name of the firm against the background of a crown pen in floral frame. . paper (writing material). pen. floral interlace ~ ornamentSeaweed Food and Kitchen Utensils 19th century Kubo Shunman Japanese. Seaweed Food and Kitchen Utensils 54062Hand Made & Painted Wooden Cross - Headstone. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.1 x 28.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/2'high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.Michel Paul jun. (1922-1943), two wind chimes (04.12.1940): Perspective views of two wind chips with a collar, once from left, lying on the floor, once from right, on cuboid. Pencil on cardboard, 31.4 x 40.9 cm (including scan edges) Michel Paul jun. (1922-1943): Zwei WindspieleLon Cronk, Coverlet, 1935 1942 CoverletMajel G Claflin, Hand Made & Painted Wooden Cross Headstone, c 1937 Hand Made & Painted Wooden Cross - HeadstoneSpectacles and Telescope with Cases 19th century Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese. Spectacles and Telescope with Cases 54919Calendar magazine Herfst 1942, J. Roozendaal, 1941 print A jug, vines and a branch with leaves in stormy wind. Fish left and bottom right. At the bottom from left to right the months of July, August and September. paper Autumn, Fall, 'autumn'; "Autumn" (bank). Vine. Container of Ceramics: Jar, Jug, Pot, VaseSpring showcases. Linen + "P", Spring Showcases, Boulevard Haussmann, 9th arrondissement, Paris. Spring showcases. Linen + "P", shop windows "Spring", Boulevard Haussmann. Paris (ixème arr.). Anonymous photography. Draw at gelatin bromide of silver. 1932.