A Lifesize Marble Bust of the Capuan Venus By Gaetano Rossi, After The Antique
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Discovered in the late 18th century in the amphitheatre of ancient Capua, near Naples, the Capuan Venus is a 2nd century Roman copy of an earlier Greek original from the 4th century ...
Statuary Marble
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H 28.25 in W 28 in D 18 in
Biedermeier Neoclassical Style “Capuan” Nightstands by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Southampton, NJ
A sophisticated pair of Century Furniture Biedermeier style nightstands from “The Capuan Collection,” designed by acclaimed designer, Raymond K.
Brass, Steel
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H 28.5 in W 18 in D 28 in
Vintage Biedermeier Neoclassical Style “Capuan” Nightstands by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Neoclassical Capuan Dresser by Century Furniture. Designed by Ray Sabota, Biedermeier stylings are evident in the lovely mahogany veneers Two ebonized columns flank the thre...
Brass
Century Furniture Co. Capuan Collection Biedermier Double Pedestal Dining Table
By Century Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Century Furniture Co. Capuan Collection Biedermier double pedestal base dining table with 2 leaves.
Burl
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H 38 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Century Furniture Co Capuan Biedermier Dining Chairs with Serpent Arm, Set of 8
By Century Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Century Furniture Co. Capuan Biedermier dining chairs with serpent arm - Set of 8.
Fabric, Wood
$4,850
H 18 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Italian Neoclassical Marble Bust of Diana, 19th Century, Italy Grand Tour
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Neoclassical Marble Bust of Diana, Goddess of the hunt, the moon, wild animals, and chastity. 19th Century, Italy Grand Tour. Bust depicts a youthful classical maiden with h...
Marble
Antique Marble Bust of Venus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique over life-size bust of Venus. Thanks to her scale, this Neoclassical style handcarved marble sculpture of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, is very striking. Charac...
Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi
Located in New York, NY
Psyche of Capua. White marble bust of Venus, after antique. Italy, late 19th century. Inscribed, 'Chiurazzi.' Measures: 21 in. (53.3 cm) height.
Carrara Marble
Antique Neoclassical Marble Bust of Grecian Woman, Late 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Turn of the Century Continental classicizing faux white marble bust depicting a nude, downward-glancing Grecian or Roman woman wearing a diadem in her hair.
Marble
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of Aphrodite
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian marble bust of Aphrodite. Our antique Italian Carrara marble bust of Aphrodite is expertly carved and rests on a round socle. This bust was perhaps a Grand Tour...
Marble
$39,500
H 46.25 in W 14 in D 13.75 in
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble Statue of Venus De Milo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very high quality Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble statue of Venus de Milo, signed G. Pettini & Figli Pisa. The statue is raised by a wonde...
Carrara Marble
Grand Tour Italian Carved Marble Bust - Psyche of Capua
Located in Langenfeld (Rheinland), DE
An elegant late 19th-century Italian marble bust of Psyche of Capua, inspired by classical Roman models. Finely carved with delicate features and flowing drapery, this piece embodie...
Marble
Rare Italian Marble Statue of Psyche of Capua
Located in Dallas, TX
The Rare Italian Mable Statue of Psyche of Capua is a stunning art sculpture depicting the mythical figure of Psyche. Made from high-quality marble, this intricately detailed statue ...
Marble
$975
H 9.5 in W 2.38 in D 2 in
Granite Marble Female Statue Sculpture Venus de Milo Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful white granite marble reproduction of Greek goddess 'Venus de Milo' female figure statue sculpture in the Neoclassical style, circa early-20th century, Italy. A great deco...
Granite, Marble
$10,052
H 35.44 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
Carrara Marble Sculpture Copy of Venus de Milo by French Sculptor, circa 1820
Located in Roma, IT
Venus de Milo is an original Carrara marble sculpture realized in 1820 by French sculptor manufacture. The beautiful sculpture represents a copy of the famous Venus De Milo, the a...
Carrara Marble
$6,900
H 21 in W 15 in D 9 in
Grand Tour Marble Sculpture Statue Bust of Venus de Milo after the Antique
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR MODEL OF VENUS DE MILO AFTER ANTIQUITY Italian a late 19th to early 20th century copy of the original of Antiquity carved from a single block of Carrara marble unsigne...
Carrara Marble
Bacchante Female Italian Marble Bust After Claude Michel Clodion
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian Grand Tour Carrara white marble bust sculpture of a Bacchante (follower of Bacchus) after the original by Claude Michel (1738-1814), also known as Clodion. 21 ...
Marble
" Venus of the Nile " 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
" Venus of the Nile " 19th century Italian Carrara marble sculpture Italy Height: 90 cm good conditions.
Carrara Marble
$1,999
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 4.73 in
20th Century Swedish Marble Bust of Psyche, Attributed to Carin Nilson
By Carin Nilsson
Located in Madrid, ES
An elegant Swedish carved white marble bust of Psyche, attributed to sculptor Carin Nilson (1884–1973). The female figure is depicted in a refined classical manner, her head gently ...
Marble
$9,850
H 17 in W 10.75 in D 6.5 in
Antique Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Bust of Daphne, Apollo's First Love
Located in New York, NY
A fabulously hand carved antique neoclassical style Italian Carrara marble bust of Daphne. This bust is of immaculate quality and craftsmanship. Daphne's hair is beautifully hand car...
Carrara Marble
A Large Italian Carved White Marble Figure of Venus De Milo
By Praxiteles 1
Located in Tarzana, CA
This elegant Italian hand carved marble figure was made on early 20th century, and is a copy of the famous Venus De Milo marble sculpture (Aphoride of Milos in Greek), goddess of lov...
Marble
$6,490
H 20.87 in W 8.27 in D 10.63 in
Antique Carrara Marble Bust of a Grecian Lady by Eugene Aizelin 19th Century
By Eugene-Antoine Aizelin
Located in London, GB
A beautifully sculpted Italian solid white Carrara marble bust sculpture of a Grecian Lady wearing a floral garland, signed by Eugene Antoine Aizelin, and dating from circa 1850. Th...
Carrara Marble
Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
By François Linke
Located in London, GB
Kingwood, Vernis Martin and Gilt-Bronze mounted side cabinet by Linke French, Late 19th Century Height 127cm, width 147cm, depth 50cm Made in the late-nineteenth century in the heig...
Marble, Ormolu
"Watering the Horses", Rare Print with Nude Males by Jahn, 1921
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest, and finest, 20th century images of nude male figures in the open air, this print by Georg Jahn depicts a pair of young men taking their horses to the edge of a lak...
Paper
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 52.25 in W 33 in D 18.25 in
Louis XVI Style Lady’s Desk, Bonheur du Jour; Mahogany, Ormolu & Marble; c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An exquisite antique Louis XVI style bonheur du jour (lady's desk), crafted from rich mahogany and adorned with elegant ormolu mounts. Dating to approximately 1890, this piece featur...
Ormolu
$59,850Sale Price|29% Off
H 81.5 in W 23.38 in D 14.63 in
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th century white marble bust of a young beauty, purported to be a young "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), by René Rozet (French, 1859-193...
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
$990 / set
H 4.34 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
Antique Pair of Framed Grand Tour Wax Portrait Reliefs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A pair of Continental wax portrait reliefs of Mr and Mrs Luke Foreman, early 19th century in date. Each set against a faux-finished ground with a gilt rolled-paper border, fitted wi...
Leather, Silk, Glass, Paper
$8,500
H 21.5 in W 17.75 in D 1 in
"Sealing the Sarcophagus", Early, Important Drawing by Goor w/ Male Nudes
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early and important in the oeuvre of Gaston Goor, this beautifully considered drawing of two male nudes sealing a sarcophagus was clearly influenced by the work of Michelangelo and o...
Paper
$17,500
H 30 in W 43 in D 25.5 in
Late 19th Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table in the Empire Revival Style
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Late 19th Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Center Table in the Empire Revival Style With rectangular black marble top with a molded edge, above a pair of frieze drawer, supporte...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 18th century Louis XVI cartonnier desk
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A late 18th century wooden veneer piece of furniture for keeping papers called "cartonnier", in its upper part two drawers and a pair of side doors adorned with delicate pull mask-sh...
Bronze
$18,789
H 66.54 in W 16.15 in D 13.78 in
Fine Antique Napoleon Bonaparte Marble Bust & Pedestal Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally fine Carrara marble bust of Napoleon Bonaparte on an equally fine marble columnar pedestal, Circa 1810 in date. The sculpture depicts a young Napoleon wearing his...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$27,500 / set
H 22.25 in W 21.5 in D 21.5 in
pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood, Ormolu and Glass side tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stately and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Wood, Giltwood, Ormolu and Glass side tables. This exceptional pair of tables is raised by triangular e...
Bronze, Ormolu
$6,900 / set
H 13 in W 14 in D 5 in
Pair Louis XVI Style Figural Bronze Oil Lamps After a Design by Louis Boizot
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of gilt and patinated bronze figures are after a design by Louis-Simon Boizot. Modeled as oil lamps, each with the allegorical figures L'Etude and Le Philosophie, both hav...
Bronze
An 18th Century Marble Bust of the Goddess Juno
Located in Petworth, GB
An 18th Century marble bust of the goddess Juno. The Roman Queen of the Gods, wife of Jupiter and Goddess of women, marriage, protection and childbirth. Carved with softly modelled ...
Marble
$59,800
H 55.5 in W 21.5 in D 14 in
Italian 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu statue of Lady Justice
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and near life size Italian 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu statue of Lady Justice. The stunning Justice is standing above a square platform wearing sandals and ...
Carrara Marble
$5,100
H 12.25 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
French 19th century Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu bust of Mars, signed Becquet
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu bust of Mars, signed Becquet. The handsome bisque Porcelain bust is raised by an Ormolu square base below a cobal...
Ormolu
$19,800 / set
H 35.25 in W 22 in D 22 in
pair of Venetian early 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of Venetian early 18th century Baroque Period patinated and Giltwood pedestals. This wonderful pair of Torchière pedestals are raised by elegant tripod designe...
Giltwood, Paint
Known for its durable vintage display cabinets, nightstands and dressers made of cherry, oak, walnut and more, Century Furniture of Hickory, North Carolina, began as an upholstered goods company in 1947 but added case goods and sophisticated mahogany dining-room furnishings shortly thereafter.
Launched by Harley Ferguson Shuford Sr., a Hickory native who was born to a family of textile mill owners, Century Furniture was intended to be “the best furniture company in the world.” With respect to speed and efficiency, the brand found its footing midway through production on a government contract that Shuford had secured in the early days to manufacture thousands of five-drawer chests. The effort was significant, but it was also a teachable moment as far as Shuford and his team’s learning the ropes of running a factory.
After hiring designer Raymond K. Sobota in 1950 and introducing the enormously popular Citation Collection in 1954, Century established its reputation as a leader in stylishly designed high-quality furniture. Sobota had furniture in his blood — after graduating from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he worked for his uncle Karl Schmidt, who was at the time a well-known furniture designer for Berkey and Gay and other makers in the Grand Rapids area, then known as America’s furniture capital. Sobota soon launched his own studio, designing furniture as a freelancer for various local manufacturers. Shuford found him by happenstance, journeying to Michigan’s second-largest city to offer a job to another designer who turned him down but recommended Sobota instead.
Century’s Citation line — a sizable collection for the brand that spanned furnishings for the bedroom, dining room and more — is revered in the world of vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors. The pieces sold very well during the 1950s, and the line is an oft-cited success story for Sobota, who would go on to win awards for his work and whose own catalogue of designs for the brand is massive.
In his 40-year career at Century, until he retired in 1995, he designed well over 100 furniture lines. Sobota’s nightstands, cabinets, side tables and more are characterized by his interest in Asian design, distinctly and brilliantly expressed in his Hollywood Regency–style Chin Hua line, which debuted during the 1970s. With its geometrically decorative brass drawer pulls and door handles as well as dining-chair seat-back carvings — all inspired by Asian motifs — this collection has rendered vintage pieces that saw Century’s craftsmen working with alluring ebonized walnut and more, some of the company’s most sought-after work today.
Also in the 1970s as well as in the 1980s, Manhattan interior designer Jay Spectre introduced an Art Deco–informed spirit at Century Furniture, creating oversize, inviting lounge chairs and bentwood benches that featured plush tufted leather cushions. Spectre’s Eclipse collection was at one point among the largest-selling lines for the brand.
Century licensed collections with celebrity interior designers such as Thomas O’Brien, Charlotte Moss and Bunny Williams among others. In 2013, when Alex Shuford III was named president of Century Furniture, the move marked the succession of the third generation to lead this company, which is today one of the world’s largest privately held manufacturers of high-end furniture.
Find Century Furniture lounge chairs and dining chairs as well as vintage mid-century modern credenzas, dressers and more on 1stDibs.
Mid-century modern furniture combines sleek lines with organic shapes.
Some of the most famous mid-century modern furniture designers were Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Paul Evans, Poul Kjærholm, Florence Knoll, George Nakashima, Giò Ponti, Hans Wegner, Charlotte Perriand, Sergio Rodrigues and Eero Saarinen.
Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality. Mid-century modern furniture is distinguishable by its lack of decoration or extravagance and its use of clean lines, organic curves and variety of natural materials.