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19th Century Lay Figure
Located in Arundel, GB
Rare, artist's wooden lay figure.
With articulated joints and intricately carved facial detail
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19th Century English Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Pine
19th Century Artists Lay Figure
Located in Conwy, GB
A life size articulated artist’s mannequin or Lay figure in the manner of models by French artist
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Late 19th Century French Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
19th Century Artist Lay Figure
Located in Ongar, GB
A quality late 19th century artist Lay figure made from pine. These were made to be used by artists
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19th Century British Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Pine
19th Century Lay Figure Mannequin c 1840
Located in London, GB
Antique artist's lay figure/mannequin from around 1840.
Made by Charles Roberson & Co.
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Early 19th Century British Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
19th Century Artists Lay Figure Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century Artists Lay Figure Fragment
In the art of imperfection this 19th century artists lay
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Pine
Life-Size Antique Articulated Child Lay Figure
Located in Peekskill, NY
This mid-1800s child is a “mix” between an early articulated artist model and a lay figure
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Mid-19th Century French Industrial Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Fabric
Unique Early 19th Century Artists Lay Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century artists lay figure
We are proud to offer an early 19th century artists lay
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1820s French Early Victorian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Vintage 19th Century Hand Carved Artist Wooden Articulated Lay Figure
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful hand carved artist lay figure, English 19th Century.
- The figure has a subtle
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Early 1900s British Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Beech, Pine
H 17.33 in W 4.73 in D 2.76 in
Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional small Wooden Artist Mannequin Model from Italy,
19 th Century, very fine sculpting of the body and features of the face,
polychrome rests of painting of the male face,
wa...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Italian Female Mannequin Life-Size Artists Lay Figure
Located in Milan, IT
Life-Size Artist Mannequin Italy circa 1870, 19th century articulated lay figure, a carved beech
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
Antique French Carved Wood Lay or Artist Figure or Model
Located in London, GB
A finely carved lay figure,
Adjustable and moveable at hands, leg joints, arms, hands, head, and
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Early 1800s French Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
Large Scale Abstract Geometric Oil on Canvas, Artist's Lay Figures at Play.
Located in Cotignac, FR
circle. These figures featured often in this period of the artist's work. An artist lay figure is a doll
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Geometric Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 40.16 in W 52.45 in D 0.79 in
Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century
Located in Peekskill, NY
There hasn't been much information regarding this particular type of lay figure, indeed these are
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Early 19th Century French Industrial Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
H 67 in W 29 in D 29 in
Late 19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1880
Located in Milano, IT
drapery and clothing. In the course of the 19th century, however, the mannequin (or “lay figure” in
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1880s Italian Other Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, Circa 1870-1880
Located in Milano, IT
century, however, the mannequin (or “lay figure” in English) gradually emerged from the studio to become a
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1870s Italian Other Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood
Italian Bronze Figure of a Little Girl
Located in Cypress, CA
Cute Italian bronze figure of a pigtailed little girl laying on her belly with her legs crossed
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Huge Figural Almond Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Dresden, DE
Figurative almond bowl with nice lady laying next to it. The version with a basket instead of a
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Mid-19th Century Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain figure group of a shepherdess and a soldier. It depicts this pastoral
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Porcelain
R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Griffins, Figural, 1880s, Refinished
By Charles Horner
Located in Stamford, CT
R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Lions, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, Monumental in size as it
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oak
Figure from the Battle of Cascina, 18th Century Italian Red Chalk
By Michelangelo
Located in London, GB
attack.
This drawing depicts a single male figure from this grouping who originally stood at the centre
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18th Century Italian School Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Antique Art Deco Figural Marching Band Drum & Drumsticks Cigarette Table Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
resembles a marching band drum with two drum sticks laying across the top rim. The sides of the lighter are
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 4 in W 3.25 in D 3 in
Antique Silver Plated Dinner Bell or Gong with Figural Twig & Branch Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
done in a cast and silver plated brass with a small rest on which the hammer or striker lays. The bell
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Silver Plate
H 9.75 in W 8.75 in D 5 in
Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Narcissus 1870, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last
Category
1870s Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
H 20.87 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
‘Gloria Victis’, A Patinated Bronze Figural Group by Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Patinated Bronze Figural Group of ‘Gloria Victis’ (‘Glory to the Vanquished’), Cast by Ferdinand
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19th Century French Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
H 41.74 in W 16.54 in D 14.18 in
KPM Figure of a Lady Warrior Holding a Spear and a Shield with a Face with Wings
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Boston, MA
have when they layed their eyes on it. This lady warrior is dressed in a long draped dress with gold
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1890s German Classical Greek Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Buddha of the future Maitreya
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese Ming Dynasty period bronze figure of Bodhisattva of the future - Maitreya.
It is
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
Early, Large and Fine Grand Tour Serpentine Sculpture of the Dying Gaul c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
, defeated and laying across his shield, his short sword set down on the ground, his neck adorned with a
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19th Century Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
H 8.5 in W 13.5 in D 6.5 in
Thai gilded copper alloy sculpture of Phra Malai visiting the damned to hell
Located in Point Richmond, CA
lotus base affixed to a square base having a variety of skull and emaciated figural images, including a
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19th Century Thai Other Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
Emil Orth, South Funen Archipelago with Two People Fishing.
Located in Stockholm, SE
rowing boat near the shore laying out fishing nets on a sunny summer day. It is signed and dated "E. Orth
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1860s Naturalistic Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 13.78 in W 20.08 in D 2.76 in
The Brothel - Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662)
Located in Gent, BE
is partially clothed and laying on a bed. Her clothes are thrown onto the table next to her, along
Category
17th Century Flemish School Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Copper
Swiss French Imperial Neoclassic Mantel Clock 19th century
Located in Florence, IT
gilded bronze and the mechanism is still working. The figure represents a lady wearing a peplum, sandals
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1820s Other Art Style Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Gold, Bronze
H 19.3 in W 13 in D 5.12 in
19th Century French Carved Marble Lion Sculpture Signed P. Ruggeri
Located in Dallas, TX
Italy circa 1890, and hand carved of variegated marble, the large figure depicts a proud lion laying on
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Late 19th Century French Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Marble
Pair of Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Groups of the Continents
Located in New York, NY
with the figure of a camel. To her left is a large brazier wafting exotic scents and around her lay a
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Sèvres
‘Landscape with Cows and Sheep in a wide river landscape’, Eugène Verboeckhoven
By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven
Located in Bruges, BE
, Verboeckhoven remains a celebrated figure in the annals of art history. Today, his paintings can be found
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 20.48 in W 16.54 in D 1.97 in
Pair of French 1st Empire Period Bronze and Ormolu Three-Light Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mottled support lays above the plinth, elevating the richly patinated bronze. One candelabra depicts a
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19th Century French Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Victorian Pollard Oak Sideboard Chiffonier 19th Century
Located in London, GB
lump, or ‘burr’, which when sawn for veneer, gives a lovely grained, swirling figure.
The effect is
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1870s English Victorian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oak
Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
Located in Newark, England
figure is wholely in original condition. It does not stand upon its feet and would be displayed as per
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
Collection of 40 Pre WW1 Lead Soldiers, Scots Guards and English Regiments
Located in Port Chester, NY
, these include running attack, laying prone with weapons, standing to attention and four attending a
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Early 20th Century English Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Lead
H 2.5 in W 0.75 in D 0.5 in
Antique Pair of French Grand Tour Bronze Marble Cherubs Figures Putti Bookends
Located in Dublin, Ireland
(infant cupid or cherub) probably of French origin, early nineteenth century.
Each figure reading as
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
H 7.25 in W 10.5 in D 4 in
Continental 19th Century Oil On Canvas Painting In Its Original Giltwood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
beautiful painting depicts Venus at the center laying on a boat with a young man at her side and a charming
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19th Century Unknown Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 28.5 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
Antique Elizabethan Revival Pollard Oak Extending Dining Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
grained, swirling figure.
The effect is similar to that of burr walnut with its distinctive speckled grain
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1850s English Elizabethan Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oak
H 30.32 in W 141.74 in D 55.91 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono of a "Crayfish"
Located in London, GB
okimono compounds oku “put; place; set; lay out; assign; station; leave” and mono “thing; object; article
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Early 20th Century Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1595: A Renaissance Cartographic Masterpiece
Located in Langweer, NL
masterpiece. As a work of Abraham Ortelius, a renowned figure in the development of early modern cartography
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16th Century Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Paper
H 16.93 in W 11.03 in D 0 in
Antique 19th century Bronze Dog Portrait of a Maltese on a Marble Base
Located in SANTA FE, NM
images to be added.)
Executed during the nineteenth century, this figure is fully in line with the
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19th Century Rococo Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Antique Early Victorian Pollard Oak Sideboard Chiffonier 19th C
Located in London, GB
‘burr’, which when sawn for veneer, gives a lovely grained, swirling figure.
The effect is similar to
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1850s English Victorian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Herding cattle through a wooded river landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
family nurtured his artistic pursuits, laying the foundation for a future master of landscape painting
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil
Au Bord Du Ruisseau By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
river. Just having removed her bright red stockings, which lay carelessly crumpled in a pile to her left
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19th Century Academic Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 47.38 in W 56 in D 5 in
Odiot - 10 Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Serving Platters Museum Quality !
By Odiot
Located in Wilmington, DE
achieve. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot (1763-1850) was an influential figure in the world of silver-smithing
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Sterling Silver
The Citadel, Cairo, The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha. American Orientalist
By Edwin Lord Weeks
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
pictures and landscapes and it was clear where his talent lay.
Weeks went to study in Paris between 1869
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 13.59 in W 10.04 in D 0.48 in
Lilith and the Snake, Oil on canvas femme fatale mythical portrait, Signed
Located in London, GB
figure Lilith. Born by the hand of the Creator, and shaped from impure clay, which influenced her demonic
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Early 20th Century Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antonio Rossellino (Settignano 1427 - Firenze 1479) - Bust of a young boy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
was first recognized as a distinct stage of life and their purpose may have been to lay the foundation
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Stucco
H 13.78 in W 16.15 in D 6.11 in
Ravinet Denfert - 17pc. Art Deco French 950 Sterling Silver Serving Pieces, MINT
By Ravinet D' Enfert
Located in Wilmington, DE
Charles D’Enfert, was a leading figure in the world of French silver-smithing during the Art Deco era
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Equestrian Washington" O/C of Washington on Blueskin, After Rembrandt Peale
Located in York County, PA
(i.e., the Yorktown picture), this work instead presents him as a lone figure on a horse before a tree
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Paint
H 37.25 in W 32.25 in D 3 in
Charles Kvapil, Antwerp 1884 – 1957 Paris, 'Interieur au Bord de la Mer'
By Charles Kvapil
Located in Bruges, BE
, flowers, and interiors. However, it was in the realm of figure painting that he truly left an indelible
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 29.53 in W 24.41 in D 3.94 in
Carpeaux etnic bronze : Le chinois (1868). N1 (scetch) Observatory fountain
Located in Gent, VOV
Carpeaux be commissioned to design it. The genius of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux layed in his ability to choose
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1860s Realist Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Bronze
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 10.63 in
" Gypsy Girl " 19th Century antique realistic portrait oil painting on panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium.
Portielje’s expertise lay in portraiture
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19th Century Realist Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oil, Panel
Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
spiritual experience. Lay or religious sponsors could install modest-sized altarpieces in an oratory or
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Oak
Romeo and Juliet, a pair of antique Italian Carved Marble Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Juliet, the young lovers in the famous play by William Shakespeare.
One figure shows a love-struck man
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Marble
16th century Brussels tapestry - The Story of David
Located in Bruxelles, BE
an unmistakable figure of the Good Shepherd who 'lays down his life for his sheep.' The episode of
Category
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Wool, Silk
George Jones Palissy English Majolica Lobster Pâté Basketweave Covered Tureen
By George Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
figural lobster finial. Realistic in both molding and coloring, this tureen shows Jones’ at his best
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Lay Figure
Materials
Earthenware
H 4.5 in W 6.25 in D 7.25 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic antique lay figure available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every antique lay figure was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique lay figure — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique lay figure, designed in the Folk Art, Victorian or Industrial style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique lay figure over the years, but those crafted by Lechertier Barbe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Prices for an antique lay figure start at $960 and top out at $29,475 with the average selling for $4,086.
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- What is a lay figure in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023In art, a lay figure is a doll-like model that artists can pose in different ways. The lay figure can be used for sketching or as a stand-in for the living subject of a portrait. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of portrait art from some of the world's top galleries.
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