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Brutalist Welded Nails Sculpture by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Brutalist Nails Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
David Partridge Omnidirectional Brutalist Nail Sculpture on Illuminated Pedestal
By David Gerry Partridge
Located in Dallas, TX
David Partridge nail sculpture from an important private corporate commission. The sculpture can be
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1960’s Ron Schmidt Brutalist Sunburst/ Pinwheel Nail Sculpture, Signed
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Charleston, SC
1960’s Ron Schmidt Brutalist starburst/sunburst/ pinwheel nail wall sculpture. Signature visible on
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Ron Schmidt Signed Brutalist Mid Century Modern Wall Hanging Nail Sculpture
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
piece. There is a signature on the back, located along one of the nails. This sculpture serves as a
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Marc Weinstein Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Nail Sculpture of Martini Glass
By Marc Weinstein
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very unique wall sculpture of a large martini glass with olives and ice made of nails in the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA
By Monk Designs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brutalist sculpture of Hercules by Liza Monk - Los Angeles based WPA artist.
Heavy and welded
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brutalist Abstract Freestanding Metal Nail Art Sculpture
By Marc Weinstein, William Bowie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Brutalist abstract metal nail sculpture in the style of William Bowie or Marc Weinstein
Category
Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
William Bowie Abstract Nail Wall Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern abstract wall sculpture by William Bowie.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Niall Large Sculpture 2163 - Antique Aluminum Nail
Located in London, GB
large-scale nail crafted from iron with an elegant antique aluminum finish, blending rugged form with
Category
2010s Indian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Aluminum
Artist Signed Spiral Nail Wall Mount Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Artist-signed wall sculpture in style of William Bowie.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Nail Metal Round Sculpture by Frank Cota
Located in Pasadena, CA
This brutalist metal round sculpture has an amazing patina and a very modern feel. The piece
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$400 Sale Price
57% Off
Unusual Unique Abstract Crucifix Sculpture Formed from 15th Century Nails
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
wrought iron nails recovered during the restoration of an ancient East Anglian Church Tower and probably
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
MCM Abstract Brutalist William Bowie Insp Kinetic Metal Nail Art Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
(Unsigned. Aiidentified it as a William Bowie sculpture)
The base features 2 rows of steel masonry nails
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Skyscraper Iron Spike Masonry Nail Tower Sculpture Vintage Mid-Century Table Art
By David Grossman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
are Sculpture is 3 x 3 x 12 in and the entire sculpture is 6.13 x 5.38 x 13.25 in.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,200 Sale Price
36% Off
Whimsical Nail Brass Sculpture Cowboy & Cactus on a Fence circa 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool whimsical welded Brutalist cowboy and cactus sitting on a fence metal sculpture, made of
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cut Square Nail Curtis Jere Style Birds Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern metal sculpture.
Depicting 8 birds in flight.
Constructed of cut square
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
MCM Artist William Bowie Large Scale 4 x 4 Brutalist Nail & Bent Metal Sculpture
By William Bowie, C. Jeré Artisan House, Marc Weinstein
Located in St. Louis, MO
Brutalist style MCM sculpture with his classic use of antique square-cut sheathing nails and bent metal
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large 1980's Marc Creates Brutalist Torch Cut Metal Nail Tree Sculpture
By Marc Weinstein, Marc Creates, Bijan, Curtis Jeré
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A monumental testament to mid-century Brutalism, this wall sculpture—designed by Marc Weinstein for
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nail Art with Metal Panels
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Pleased to offer this great Mid-Century Modern wall art. Piece is made up of nails and metal panels
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rob Sieminski Nail Encrusted Pottery
By Rob Sieminski
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine example of this artists finest
work.
Rob Sieminski is a Maine Studio Potter.
He is represented in a number of institutional collections including:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
S...
Category
Early 2000s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
1960s Pinwheel Brazen Nail Table Sculpture Mid-Century Starburst as Curtis Jere
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and delicate Mid-Century era welded tabletop kinetic sculpture, no signature can be found
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Wrought Iron Horseshoe Nail Art Piper Figurine, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wrought Iron Horseshoe Nail Art Piper Figurine, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Black Metal, Clear Acrylic and Steel Nails Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A black metal and clear acrylic with steel nails decorative object, Postmodern period, circa late
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Baboon Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood baboon nail fetish guardian
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood & Mirror Nkisi Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Male Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood male nail fetish guardian figure
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Wood & String Nkisi Male Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century male nail fetish guardian figure (\"Yombe
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Nkisi Koso 2-Headed Dog Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of Congo 20th Century carved wood nail fetish figure in 2-headed dog
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi 2-Headed Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category
20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Torch Cut Brass Birds on Starburst Nail Wall Art Style Seandale, Bowie or Jere
By Silas Seandel, William Bowie, Curtis Jeré
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous torch cut brass birds on a horseshoe nail starburst wall art sculpture in the style of
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Black Bronze white marble Art Nouveau sculpture, woman blowing bubles
By Thomas Germany
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very beautiful and refined antique dark patinated solid bronze sculpture depicting a naked woman
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$970 Sale Price
41% Off
Antique Cast Continental Silver Bird Sculpture on a Wooden Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast silver bird sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Europe
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ron Schmidt Wall Sculpture Iron, Nail & Brass Brutalist Sculpture
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern iron, brass and nail Brutalist wall sculpture by Ron Schmidt circa 1960's. Fan
Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Kinetic Balancing Man Sculpture by Strauss, 1970’s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
constructed of welded metal and nails. This kinetic three-piece sculpture features balancing figures displayed
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$760 Sale Price
24% Off
A Rare Curtis Jere Signed Nail Sculpture
Located in Finchley, London
A Rare Curtis Jere Signed Nail Sculpture - signed
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Important Nail Sculpture by David Partridge
By David Gerry Partridge
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
An important work by David Gerry Partridge (1919-2006).
Large nail sculpture in the round. The
Category
20th Century Canadian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Masonry Nail Sculpture by William Bowie
By William Bowie
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A fantastic Brutalist sculpture of cattails fashioned from steel masonry nails by William Bowie
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Richard Carter: Wall Sculpture, Melted Nail Tiles, Black
Located in Berkeley, CA
clay, each has melted steel nails which were placed in a grid before firing. Generally Matte surfaces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Curtis Jere Nail Birds
By Marc Weinstein, Curtis Jeré
Located in Baltimore, MD
Unusual Mid-Century wall sculpture. A flock of birds in flight on thin rods, with rode rising from
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$1,200
Stigmata
By Butch Anthony
Located in Seattle, WA
. This can be shown on a wall or on a flat surface.
Nail bowl sculpture.
1,200.00,
Alabama
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$2,030
Baiser
By Laurent Pernot
Located in PARIS, FR
by a a simple chain, nailed to the wall, this sculpture suggests that love is infinite… But fragile
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Brass
$540 / item
Folk Art Carved Dog Figure Covered in Copper
Located in Culver City, CA
has been carved from wood and covered in nailed sheets of copper. The sculpture has an oblong carved
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Copper
Nail Sculpture by Artist Tim Mitchell
By Tim Mitchell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning freestanding nail sculpture by artist Tim Mitchell.
This sculpture consist of nail
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculp...
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Harry Bertoia Tour de Force Nail sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Monumental nickel coated nail sculpture by Harry Bertoia.
Unique and monumental, this sculpture
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Pair of Nail Sculptures in the Manner of Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of nail sculptures following the forms made famous by sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Iron Nail Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Wall sculpture comprised of flat nails that are welded and painted in a gold finish.
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Abstract Large Bird Nail Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely made of nails! Modern abstract bird with it's wings spread. Mounted on wood base.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Important Nail Sculpture by David Partridge
By David Gerry Partridge
Located in Pasadena, CA
"David Gerry Partridge (1919-2006) was a sculptor (he used the term painter with nails), painter
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Sculptures
David Grossman Brutalist Modern Nail Sculpture
By David Grossman
Located in Astoria, NY
David Grossman Mid-Century Modern Brutalist welded nail tower abstract sculpture, signed on the
Category
Late 20th Century North American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Modern Brutalist Iron Golfer Nail Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Brutalist modern sculpture of a golfer breaking his golf club over his knee. The piece is made of
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Interesting Small Table Top Brass and Nail Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Intersecting Lines of Brass are supported by intersecting Nails. Simple yet visual!
GREAT LITTLE
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
One of a Kind Monemntal Dimensional Nail Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing 3 dimensional and very large one a kind wall sculpture was made from welded cement
Category
20th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Flat Head Iron Nail Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Wall sculpture comprised of square head flat nails which are welded together and painted at the
Category
20th Century American Decorative Art
Karl Springer Nail Sculpture on Lucite Base, circa 1975
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture composed of rusted and steel nails, spherical on a Lucite base, sold by Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pair of Vintage Brutalist Nail Sculptures in the Style of Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
1970's nail Brutalist sculptures in the style of Jere black painted finish one larger than the
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
William Bowie Nail Wall Sculpture
By William Bowie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Bowie nail sculpture in a monumental size and depth. Bought from original owner a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Congo Nail Fetish Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Serpent fetish nail sculpture from the Congo, central Africa circa early 1920's. The figure has
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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Nail Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of nail sculptures available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct nail sculptures — often made from metal, steel and wood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of nail sculptures available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art and Modern nail sculptures are consistently popular styles. Not every interior allows for large nail sculptures, so small nail sculptures measuring 2 inches across are available at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made nail sculptures over the years, but those made by William Bowie, David Gerry Partridge and David Grossman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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Nail sculptures can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,550, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.
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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?
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