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Get a Load
Get a Load

Get a Load

Located in Chicago, IL

Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu
"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu

"Get a Load" by Esther Shimazu

By Esther Shimazu

Located in Chicago, IL

Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Joyce
Joyce

Joyce

By Carol A. Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

Gallery in 2015, Carol Cook states: "Since childhood, I have been making clay figures to express what

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Clay, Glaze

Mr. Blu
Mr. Blu

Mr. Blu

By Carol A. Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

Gallery in 2015, Carol Cook states: "Since childhood, I have been making clay figures to express what

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Clay, Glaze

I Ain't Takin' No Shower
I Ain't Takin' No Shower

I Ain't Takin' No Shower

By Carol A. Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

in 2015, Carol Cook states: "Since childhood, I have been making clay figures to express what

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Clay, Glaze

Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century
Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century

Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century

Located in St. Louis, MO

clay figures of Christ, Saints and animals with folded up bank notes. Two door alter box has interior

Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Clay, Wood, Paint, Paper

Chinese Terracotta Statue Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty
Chinese Terracotta Statue Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty

Chinese Terracotta Statue Tomb Figure East Han Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

clay figures fired at low temperature without glaze was popular in Han dynasty before porcelain was

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Sleep
Sleep

Sleep

By Carol A. Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

"Since childhood, I have been making clay figures to express what interested me. When I make a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads

Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads

Located in Leuven , BE

. The clay figures, made by the artisans of Jaina, represented a broad spectrum of male and female

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Male Sculpture
Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Male Sculpture

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Male Sculpture

By Esther Shimazu

Located in Houston, TX

Esther Shimazu's bald and chunky male sculpture. She uses hand-built techniques to construct clay

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Female Sculpture
Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Female Sculpture

Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Female Sculpture

By Esther Shimazu

Located in Houston, TX

Esther Shimazu's bald female sculpture. She uses hand-built techniques to construct clay figures

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Rare Japanese Complete Figure of an Aristocratic Woman Haniwa, 6th Century AD
Rare Japanese Complete Figure of an Aristocratic Woman Haniwa, 6th Century AD

Rare Japanese Complete Figure of an Aristocratic Woman Haniwa, 6th Century AD

Located in New York, NY

woman and dates to the 6th century AD, during the Kofun period (ca. 250–538 AD). Haniwa—cylindrical clay

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Maryanne Nicholls, 3 Figures
Maryanne Nicholls, 3 Figures

Maryanne Nicholls, 3 Figures

Located in London, GB

2019 Black clay with white glaze on resin base H37 x W24 x D11 cm

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Resin

Hans Coper Small Pot
Hans Coper Small Pot

Hans Coper Small Pot

By Hans Coper

Located in Atlanta, GA

clay figures of Bronze Age Greece.

Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-20th Century Embracing Lovers Clay Modeled Signed Sculpture
Mid-20th Century Embracing Lovers Clay Modeled Signed Sculpture

Mid-20th Century Embracing Lovers Clay Modeled Signed Sculpture

By Auguste Rodin

Located in Chattanooga, TN

in a timeless embrace, their forms rendered in smooth, softly quality of clay. The figures themselves

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Pair of Sculptural Figures in Stoneware, 2025 USA
Pair of Sculptural Figures in Stoneware, 2025 USA

Pair of Sculptural Figures in Stoneware, 2025 USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This evocative pair of sculptural figures captures the quiet intimacy of repose and reflection

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo
Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo

Abstract Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo

Located in Palm Desert, CA

began sculpting clay figures that I had envisioned while in prison to help me cope with my thoughts.” He

Category

1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Liverpool Delft Tile with Neoclassical Figures
18th Century Liverpool Delft Tile with Neoclassical Figures

18th Century Liverpool Delft Tile with Neoclassical Figures

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A late 18th century antique Liverpool Delftware tile depicting four classical figures at harvest

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Large Antique Ceramic Wall Plaque of Military Figures
Large Antique Ceramic Wall Plaque of Military Figures

Large Antique Ceramic Wall Plaque of Military Figures

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A large antique ceramic wall plaque depicting European military figures, sourced from an ex British

Category

Early 20th Century French Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

Abstract Brutalist Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo (1926-)
Abstract Brutalist Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo (1926-)

Abstract Brutalist Bronze Sculpture, Prince Monyo (1926-)

Located in Palm Desert, CA

artist,” he said. “I began sculpting clay figures that I had envisioned while in prison to help me cope

Category

1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Minton Tile of 'Classical Figures' by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of 'Classical Figures' by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of 'Classical Figures' by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series 'Classical Figures with Musical Instruments' designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

1960s DeSimone Style Italian Mid-Century Decorative Plate with Egyptian Figures
1960s DeSimone Style Italian Mid-Century Decorative Plate with Egyptian Figures

1960s DeSimone Style Italian Mid-Century Decorative Plate with Egyptian Figures

By DeSimone, Bitossi

Located in Miami, FL

designs, marked on the back in the clay Italy. The profile of two Egyptian heads facing in the same

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Vintage Tall Ceramic Horse Sculptures Glazed Pottery Figures Handmade Terracotta
Vintage Tall Ceramic Horse Sculptures Glazed Pottery Figures Handmade Terracotta

Vintage Tall Ceramic Horse Sculptures Glazed Pottery Figures Handmade Terracotta

By Guido Cacciapuoti, Bitossi, Capodimonte

Located in Wommelgem, VAN

Vintage 1950 - 1960 Italian glazed terracotta clay figural animal sculptures Fully handcrafted mid

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Pottery, Terracotta

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith
Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

Antique Minton Tile of Musical Classical Figures by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Pair of Large 19th Century Chinese Glazed Pottery Camel Figures
Pair of Large 19th Century Chinese Glazed Pottery Camel Figures

Pair of Large 19th Century Chinese Glazed Pottery Camel Figures

Located in Middleburg, VA

Road. With their flowing sancai glaze and proud stance, these figures bring a touch of adventure and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Three Graces with Smartphone
Three Graces with Smartphone

Three Graces with Smartphone

Located in Rye, NY

This piece was from the period when I created standing figures in clay working from live models

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Bittosi Limited edition of 199 Vase with horse figures by Aldo Londi
Bittosi Limited edition of 199 Vase with horse figures by Aldo Londi

Bittosi Limited edition of 199 Vase with horse figures by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi

Located in New York, NY

Limited edition of 199 pieces. All Bitossi ceramics are entirely handmade by our artisans at every stage of the production process. Riedizione Archivio Storico The Riedizioni coll...

Category

2010s Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith
Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

Minton Tile of ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ by John Moyr Smith

By Minton

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Minton tile from the series ‘Classical Figures with Musical Instruments’ designed by the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Mounted Objects

Materials

Clay

Edwin & Mary Scheier Large Ceramic Vase with Incised Figures, 1996
Edwin & Mary Scheier Large Ceramic Vase with Incised Figures, 1996

Edwin & Mary Scheier Large Ceramic Vase with Incised Figures, 1996

By Edwin and Mary Scheier

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Blue studio pottery vase in excellent condition with incised female figures, 1996. Created by

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

"Architecture, " Rare, Large Mougin Vase with Nude Male Figures by Goor
"Architecture, " Rare, Large Mougin Vase with Nude Male Figures by Goor

"Architecture, " Rare, Large Mougin Vase with Nude Male Figures by Goor

By Gaston Goor

Located in Philadelphia, PA

figures carrying architectural pieces to and fro. Goor was famous for illustrating a number of books by

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Clay

Collective Human Figures Terracotta Sculpture, Mexican Folk Art”
Collective Human Figures Terracotta Sculpture, Mexican Folk Art”

Collective Human Figures Terracotta Sculpture, Mexican Folk Art”

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

A powerful hand-sculpted clay artwork representing a procession of human figures, each joined in a

Category

2010s Mexican Pre-Columbian Primitives

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Pair of Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Red Horse Head Funerary Tomb Figures
Pair of Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Red Horse Head Funerary Tomb Figures

Pair of Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Red Horse Head Funerary Tomb Figures

Located in Forney, TX

dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) Large authentic painted grey clay terracotta sculptural tomb objects, one with

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

By Étienne Maurice Falconet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

to a carpenter, but some of his clay figures, with the making of which he occupied his leisure hours

Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 9.6.18'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 9.6.18'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 9.6.18'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 18.6.18'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 18.6.18'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 18.6.18'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.11.18'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.11.18'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.11.18'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

'Fire Painting, Diptych #11 & 12.9.13'
'Fire Painting, Diptych #11 & 12.9.13'

'Fire Painting, Diptych #11 & 12.9.13'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

'Fire Painting Diptych #12 & 11.4.13'
'Fire Painting Diptych #12 & 11.4.13'

'Fire Painting Diptych #12 & 11.4.13'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 8.6.18'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 8.6.18'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 8.6.18'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.4.19'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.4.19'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.4.19'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 3.2.10'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 3.2.10'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 3.2.10'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze, Slip

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Four'
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Four'

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Four'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Three'
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Three'

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Three'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'All Used Up'
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'All Used Up'

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'All Used Up'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Walker'
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Walker'

Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Walker'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 2.9.18'
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 2.9.18'

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 2.9.18'

By Tony Moore

Located in New York, NY

figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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Clay Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of clay figures is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique clay figures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, clay and wood. There are all kinds of clay figures available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Clay figures bearing Folk Art or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Gaston Goor, Irene Wheeler and Jadunath Pal each produced beautiful clay figures that are worth considering.

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