Pre Colombian Tairona Carnelian Bead Bracelet
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1000 - 1500 CE Pre Colombian. Columbia, Tairona. Beads. A lovely bracelet of a wearable comprised or 17 seed form, tubular and ovoid beads carved form vermelian hued carneli...
Carnelian
$90Sale Price|69% Off
Damo Bodhidharma with Long Prayer Beads
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful solid camphor wood statue of the legendary Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Damo), who is believed to be the saint who introduced Buddhism to China, Damo represents "dharma of ...
Wood
1970s Decorative Egg-Shaped Finial with Glass Beads and Brass Base
Located in Marbella, ES
An elegant egg-shaped decorative object crafted with a delicate lattice of glass beads in white, blue, and amber tones, forming a geometric pattern. It features a detachable, fluted ...
Bronze
1970s Decorative Egg-shaped Finial with Glass Beads and Brass Base
Located in Marbella, ES
An elegant egg-shaped decorative finial, crafted from delicate translucent glass beads arranged in a geometric pattern. It sits atop a gilded brass cylindrical base, adding contrast ...
Bronze
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Silver musician standing playing a horn on a circular beaded base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Standing silver musician playing a horn on a circular beaded base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Weight: 214.42 grams. Dimensions: 14x7cm. Content: 915/1000. Assay Mar...
Silver
Rhythms of Color: Mounted Beaded Belt with Geometric Motifs and Cowrie Shells
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant, handwoven beaded belt—traditionally known as a cache-sex—crafted from multicolored glass beads arranged in a dynamic diamond motif of red, green, blue, orange, and white. ...
Shell
Mouthblown Glass Dome with 5 Fine Beaded Flutes, Grassland People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Five ceremonial beaded flutes or whistles from the Cameroon grasslands. They come in various geometric forms, taking on the shape of a hollowed, stylized figure that combines human a...
Organic Material
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Silver trumpet player waving his hat and sitting on a round beaded base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver trumpet player waving hat and sitting on a round beaded base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Spanish. Brand: JE. Weight: 173.41 grams. Dimensions: 15.5x7cm. Content: 915/...
Silver
Julia Condon, "Jupiter" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Materials used are: stainless steel, glass, hand painted glass, assorted quartz crystal and semi precious beads, resin beads, glass and handcrafted beads, steel cable.
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Julia Condon, "Mercury" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Materials used are: stainless steel, glass, hand painted glass, assorted quartz crystal and semi precious beads, resin beads, glass and handcrafted beads, steel cable.
Crystal, Stainless Steel
$7,500 / item
Julia Condon, "Mars" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Materials used are: stainless steel, glass, hand painted glass, assorted quartz crystal and semi precious beads, resin beads, glass and handcrafted beads, steel cable.
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Pre Colombian Choker Necklace with Mother of Pearl and Beads
Located in Dallas, TX
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A choker necklace comprised of seven strands strung with hundreds of black and white hand-carved shell beads. The strands...
Coral
Terracotta Sculpture of Hebe by Kuhse and Ernst March Söhne
Located in London, GB
Hebe stands on a tall columnar plinth, decorated with acanthus leaves, a lion’s head, fruit swag, and bead-and-reel moulding. The sculpture is signed by the designer, ‘G.
Terracotta
Over Life-Size Bronze Sculpture of an Orientalist Female Figure
Located in London, GB
The figure is elevated on a gilt bronze three-leg podium, its warm colour further accenting the gilt bronze mirror and candelabrum, as well as the parcel gilt features of the figure,...
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
"Invocation" Art Deco Bronze & Marble Sculpture by D.H. Chiparus, c. 1920's
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chiparus, made in quality bronze and supported on a marble sculpture. It depicts an alluring nude dancer with her arms raised, only wearing a beaded headdress.
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Chinese Hardstone Flowering Tree in a Cloisonné Planter
Located in London, GB
20th century Chinese hardstone flowering tree in a cloisonné planter Chinese, 20th century Height 42cm, width 33cm, depth 31cm This exquisite 20th-century Chinese hardstone tree is ...
Agate, Rock Crystal
African Bronze Currency Cuff, Hand-Crafted, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite Yoruba beaded king’s hat is a masterwork of royal artistry, embodying the prestige, spirituality, and ceremonial grandeur of Yoruba court culture. Densely adorned with...
Raffia, Beads
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wooden Luba Female Fertility Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African D.R Congo 20th-Century carved wooden Luba female fertility figure with beaded black, blue, white and red earrings Fair, nice authentic patina, vertical expansion cracks thro...
African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th Century wood Songye Kwfebe plaque carved in flattened figural form with a rectangular shape features a horned, incised head with beaded necklace, 2 smaller relief ...
Ash
African Ghana Contemporary Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll
Located in Queens, NY
African Ghana Contemporary carved wood Ashanti fertility doll in a minimalist style features a flattened ovoid head, incised hair texture, shallow relief brow and facial features, ta...
Ash
African Togo 20th Century Carved Wood Legba Aja Figure on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
African Togo 20th Century carved wood Legba Aja (goddess of healing, herbs & knowledge) figure in a minimalist style with a string of beads wrapped around her left leg, mounted on a ...
Beads
Ethnic Design- Decorative Night Society Mask, Grasslands, Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...
Beads, Leather
Ethnic Design-Collection of 22 Ceremonial Heads from the Grasslands in Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Worn by chiefs and other notables on ceremonial occasions, these beaded heads were highly symbolic power accoutrements and probably represent the heads of enemies taken in battle. Ol...
Glass, Organic Material, Beads
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colourful miniature glass beads in various forms and sizes .The embr...
Beads, Organic Material
Yoruba-Egba couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode, Yoruba People
Located in Leuven , BE
Yoruba Egba, couple of Ere Ibeji Twin Figures signed by Akinyode ,Yoruba People, Nigeria Abeokuta Provenance Monique Lancée (Maastricht '80)
Wood
Silver Metallic Android Bust by W. Beaupre
By William Beaupre
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic silver metallic android bust by W. Beaupre composed of vintage jewelry findings.
Metal
$890 / item
Black Shell Necklace Accessory on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Black shell necklace accessory on metal stand. One of a kind sourced from Belgium. 2 available.
Shell
Mounted Custom Head Dress from Broadway Show
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand crafted Head Dress from a Broadway Production, acquired in NYC. The piece is made of wood skewers, beads, crystal, crosses and material - all cast in gold - and whi...
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
Rock Crystal
Mid Century Fiber Art by Susan Frank
By Susan Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiber Art by Susan Frank, Circa 1975. Made from wool, steel , wood and clay beads.
Steel
South Asian Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
South Asian necklace. Piece from our one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass. Globally curated by Brendan Bass, Le Monde furniture and accessories offer mo...
Shell
$380Sale Price|44% Off
South Asian Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
South Asian necklace, including stand. In my vintage, organic, contemporary, and mid-century modern style. This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde....
Shell
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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