Do-Ningyô (clay doll), child with dog (#002169)
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Do-Ningyô (clay doll) Child with dog Japan, 19th century H: 14,2 cm Do-Ningyô (also known as Doro-ningyô) are traditional Japanese clay dolls that are often regarded as folk art or...
Clay
Two Rare Japanese Izumo Clay Dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Two rare Japanese Izumo clay dolls of Emperor and Tenjin, Nara Prefecture, Meiji period.
Clay
Antique Tangram Puzzle by Richter, Burnt Clay, Historism Style, 1910
Located in Andernach, DE
Original 1910s ''Tangram'' by Richter (NY) and the Leipziger Lehrmittelanstalt (Leipzig). The style is Historism or classical Greek, the origin of this game lays in China around 1813...
Cast Stone
Antique Pair of Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Meiji/Taisho
Located in Norton, MA
A pair of Antique Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, dated from the late Meiji to the early Taisho period.
Metal
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Dolls, The Royal Family
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) stand on a lacquer table depicting plump children with finely painted features, featuring white gofun finish, and silk clothing. Tot...
Fabric, Wood, Clay, Lacquer
Antique Pair of Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Taisho/Showa Period
Located in Norton, MA
A pair of Antique Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, dated from the late Taisho to the early Showa period.
Metal
Antique Pair of Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Showa Period, 1940s
Located in Norton, MA
A pair of Antique Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, dated from the late Taisho to the early Showa period 1940s.
Metal
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji, #mu002
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo/Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate...
Metal
Terracotta Articulated Doll Santos Figure Wearing a Bowler Hat
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual, and quite amusing Mexican terracotta doll figure with articulated limbs. Since it is solid terracotta it is likely this is a mold from which other dolls were made. As a folk...
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Antique A Japanese Musha Standing Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor, si...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Edo/Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a heavy-duty quality and high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll...
Metal
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll, "The Sitting Boy" Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A heavy Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) stand on a lacquer stand, finely painted features, featuring white gofun finish, glass eyes and embroidered clothing, right foot ...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll, "The Standing Boy" Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A heavy Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) stand on a lacquer stand, finely painted features, featuring white gofun finish, glass eyes and embroidered clothing. There are s...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Pair of Kokin-Bina Emperor and Empress Dolls , 1800s Edo
Located in Norton, MA
This pair is an example of Kokin bina, a type of doll developed in the 1770s by the Edo (Tokyo) dollmaker Hara Shūgetsu. These are unusual because they exemplify the tastes of Kyoto....
Brass
Antique Japan Musha Samurai Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Edo, mu#011
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate mixed-media armor,...
Metal
Antique Japan Musha Samurai Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Meiji, mu#010
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll from the late Edo to the early Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intricate...
Metal
Antique A Japanese Toyotomi Hideyoshi Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll, Meiji #mu005
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a high-end and important Japanese doll of Musha Ningyo Samurai Doll sitting on a wooden stand from the Meiji period, a traditional Japanese warrior doll crafted with intri...
Metal
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll, "The Boy Holding Fan" Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) stand on a red lacquer stand holding a long fan, finely painted features, featuring white gofun finish, glass eyes and traditional cloth...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll, "The Boy & Lion Head" Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A heavy Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) stand on a lacquer stand holding a wooden gilt lion head on his left hand finely painted features, featuring white gofun finish, g...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Giltwood
Antique Pair of Kyoho-Bina Emperor and Empress Dolls , 1720s Edo
Located in Norton, MA
18th Century Japanese Edo Period pair of Kyoho-Bina Ningyo (1716~1736), an exceedingly rare early 18th century. An exceptional example of this early style. The finest quality in all ...
Brass
Antique 5 Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Dolls, "Five Mini Boys" Late Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 5 Japanese Gosho Ningyo (Palace Dolls) standing on 5 lacquer stand, finely carved details and painted features, featuring white gofun finish, glass eyes and traditional cloth...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Meiji, mu#009
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Boy Days Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll This is a Japanese Boys Day doll of a Japanese warlord, a Daimyo from the 1800's Edo period. His head is made of c...
Metal
Antique Japan Musha Samurai Dolls Takenouchi No Sukune, Bannerman, Edo, mu#007
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a set high-end and important Japanese dolls of Musha Ningyo Samurai Dolls containing Takenouchi No Sukune,Grandson,Bannerman on two wooden stands from the Edo period, a t...
Metal
Antique Japan Musha Ningyo Samurai Dolls Yoshitsune and Bannerman, Edo, mu#006
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a set high-end and important Japanese dolls of Musha Ningyo Samurai Dolls containing Yoshitsune and Bannerman on two wooden stands from the Edo period, a traditional Jap...
Metal
Antique A Large, Heavy, Big Head, Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll, Edo 1800s
Located in Norton, MA
A large, heavy, big head, Japanese Edo period standing gosho ningyo doll with lots of hair holding a large hammer on his right hand. The figure is carved in wood and features luminou...
Clay, Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Textile
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Boy Days Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll, Edo, mu#008
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Large Japan Musha Samurai Boy Days Gofun Daimyo Ningyo Doll This is a Japanese Boys Day doll of a Japanese warlord, a Daimyo from the 1800's Edo period. His head is made of c...
Metal
Early Chinese Character Doll
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early 13" character doll. I think the head, hands and feet are made of a red clay and then over painted.
Fabric, Clay
Sold
H 17 in W 7 in D 4 in
Native American Indian Doll with Traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee Wedding Dress
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Native American Indian doll with traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee wedding dress with bead-work, one of a kind This is an authentic Native American, American made lifelike adult doll.
Leather, Clay
Indian Terracotta Figure : Krishnanagar Clay Doll.
Located in Leuven , BE
Krishnanagar, a province of Bengal, has a long history of clay modeling which began in the mid-18th century when Maharaja Krishnachandra Roy (r. 1728–1783) established potteries in t...
Clay
Indian Terracotta Figure, Krishnanagar Clay Doll
Located in Leuven , BE
Krishnanagar, a province of Bengal, has a long history of clay modeling which began in the mid-18th century when Maharaja Krishnachandra Roy (r. 1728–1783) established potteries in t...
Clay
"Elf" Ceramic Still Bank, circa 1900-1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
I have not seen this bank before, nor have I seen it listed anywhere, having combed the pages of both Andy Moore's book on still banks, and Stoddard's book on ceramic still banks. ...
Ceramic, Clay
Japanese Antique Samurai Doll, Edo Period, 1790s
Located in Paris, FR
Antique Samurai doll that was made in the Edo period by skilled craftsman. The Edo period means for 260 years from the time Ieyasu Tokugawa started Shogunate in Edo (Tokyo) in 160...
Clay, Cotton, Silk
Antique Hina Japanese Emperor and Empress Dolls on Solid Wood Stands
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese imperial dolls Emperor and Empress Hinaningyo, hand made from straw, paper, silk and cotton, imperial pair, complete as in photos. Good conditions, some wear from t...
Fabric, Wood, Silk, Straw
Set of Two Italian Rectangular Florentine Gilt Wood Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 2 charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted boxes. These gilt-wood boxes can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well as stand alone pieces on a cof...
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The older man can be identified as the historical figure Takenouchi no Sukune...
Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage Wooden Box Inlayed Wooden Mosaic
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Wood Box with Checker Board Design on Top. Wear and Tear Consistent with Age as Pictured. Unsigned. Dimensions. 9 W ; 6 1/2 D ; 2 H
Wood
$2,500 / set
H 13.25 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally exec...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$17,500 / set
H 27.75 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China. The impressive and realistically modeled figures each ...
Pottery
$2,200
H 15 in W 12 in D 9 in
Japanese Meiji Pair of Hina Ningyō Imperial Dolls, Emperor & Empress c. 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Period Pair of Hina Ningyō Imperial Dolls, Emperor and Empress, Circa 1880 A magnificent and rare pair of Japanese Hina Ningyō (雛人形) imperial festival dolls dating fr...
Silk, Wood
$395
H 2.25 in W 4.5 in D 5.5 in
Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box, Walnut Wood, Moorish Style, Spain, 1940
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Spanish Moorish Marquetry Walnut Trinket Box, Granada, circa 1940 An exquisite and highly decorative Spanish marquetry footed box, handcrafted in Granada, Spain, circa 1940. Execute...
Wood
1950s Syrian Marquetry Box with Geometric Motifs
Located in Marbella, ES
Exquisite handcrafted box decorated with intricate traditional Middle Eastern marquetry. Made of dark wood with geometric inlays , it features a refined design of stars and repeating...
Wood
$1,800
H 13.25 in W 6 in D 6 in
Pair of Japanese Female Court Figures (Bijin Ningyō) Meiji Period, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Japanese Female Court Figures (Bijin Ningyō) Meiji Period, circa 1890 An elegant pair of finely crafted Japanese bijin ningyō (figures of beautiful women), representing grac...
Fabric, Wood
$1,800Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 12 in W 4.25 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Chinese Officials, Tang Style, China
Located in Somis, CA
A captivating pair of late 19th-century bronze statues depicting Chinese officials. The left figure portrays an imperial advisor, his full face adorned with almond-shaped eyes beneat...
Bronze
$280Sale Price|85% Off
H 20 in Dm 3.5 in
Japan Antique Hand-Crafted Edo Period Imperial Pair Dolls, 1840
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions A rare couple. These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafte...
Shell, Wood
Jean Michel Frank 1930s Woven Straw Marquetry Box
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Chicago, IL
Worn stew marquetry box by Jean Michel Frank. Interior is lined with cork, the straw is woven in marquetry pattern and the knob for access to the interior is a solid brass ball. The ...
Brass
$1,202Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 2.76 in Dm 10.63 in
Two Straw-Glazed Pottery Figures of Court, Sui-Tang dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Two standing court figures modeled in pottery with slender proportions and simplified facial features. A thin straw-toned glaze is applied over the surfaces, with areas of exposed bu...
Stoneware
Wood and leather game box - Italy, 19th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Wood and leather game box for chess, Nine men’s morris and Backgammon Italy, 19th century 33 x 33,3 x 11,2 cm Nine men’s morris also known as mill game (merelles, from the Latin wor...
Leather, Wood
Italian Florentine Rectangular Wood Trinket Jewelry Box, 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box with classical scenes. This gilt-wood box with red, gold and black detailing can be used to store your favorite pieces ...
Wood, Giltwood
$2,800
H 10.25 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wood Shogun, Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual Japanese carved wood, lacquer, and gilt decorated portrait sculpture of a shogun, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The unidentified shogun (possibly Tokugawa Iey...
Wood, Lacquer
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.