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Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
By Frank Meisler
Located in Countryside, IL
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
This sculpture
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 9.75 in W 4 in D 5 in
Rare Vintage Israeli Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture Frank Meisler
By Frank Meisler
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare Vintage unusual piece.
In this bronze or metal sculpture by Frank Meisler, the artist
Category
1960s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
H 13.5 in W 3.5 in D 7.5 in
Mechanical balcony
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Alan Rath "Optical Cylinder IV" 2008 electronic sculpture
By Alan Rath
Located in Walnut Creek, CA
mechanical sculpture. Rath showed interest in art at an early age and was inspired by the kinetic sculpture
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Lamenting the loss of the mechanical distributor
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s helicopter sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes, lawnmowers
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 24.81 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, an Indonesian artisan living on Lombok, an island well known for its weaving, made his living using this handsome hand-crafted drill. The antique tool is beautifully constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Vintage 1970s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 14.57 in W 39.38 in D 14.97 in
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 13.39 in W 36.62 in D 37.8 in
1970s Tank with Cannon Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s tank with cannon sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 17.72 in W 33.47 in D 13.78 in
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be would from the underside and then rung either by the
Category
Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
The Conqueror, Desktop Mechanical Bull Run Modern Art, Animal Figurine In Stock
By Xia Hang
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
The Conqueror adopts visual impression of bull, a muscular, tough and aggressive cow. A bull is also a symbol of Wall Street, the busiest and most aggressive financial market in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
"Edwards" - Found Object Assemblage Robot Sculpture, 2025
By David Lipson
Located in Denver, CO
David Lipson's "Edwards" (2025) is a striking found-object assemblage sculpture that reimagines
Category
2010s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
H 26.5 in W 7.5 in D 15.5 in
'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900
By Carl Kauba
Located in Vienna, AT
Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 5.91 in W 8.86 in D 4.53 in
vertical Sculpture in Stone and Metal, Spinzi totem
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Industrial Sculpture - Modern Totem - Contemporary Mechanical Art
Totem sculpture by Spinzi, with
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Steel
Bronze Sculpture, Signed F. Barbedienne, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture, signed F. Barbedienne, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Bronze sculpture
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 22.84 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Sculpture Astronaut (Homage a Jules Verne) 1979-1980
By Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in Miami, FL
mechanical puzzle sculpture by Spanish artist Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006) titled "Astronaut (Homage a
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Sculpture Omaggio Ad Arcimboldo 827/1000, 1976-1979
By Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in Miami, FL
three-dimensional mechanical puzzle sculpture is composed of thirty interlocking elements.
Spanish
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 11.5 in W 6.75 in D 5.75 in
David Szfranski Pink Psychedelic Mechanical Blinking Light X Sculpture See Video
Located in Dallas, TX
Sequential blinking light sculpture by contemporary artist David Szfranski.
Blanket
Wood
Category
Early 2000s Modern More Art
Materials
Wood
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
" - a collection of mechanical push button sculptures — and erotic nudes such as this.
Signed "C. Kauba
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
art with abstract colors and mechanical forms.
Excellent original condition.
Dimensions 22.5 x
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.06 in W 5.91 in D 9.45 in
‘Gloria Victis’, A Patinated Bronze Figural Group by Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
complex mechanical pantograph lathe that enabled sculpture to be mathematically measured and transcribed
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 41.74 in W 16.54 in D 14.18 in
Watchmaker, Drawing, Inventor, Work on Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Tan, Yellow
By Krzysztof Pastuszka
Located in Riverdale, NY
within one mechanical sculpture.
In his words, "Once we begin to pull apart the systems, pull apart the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
H 16 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Industrial Concertina Workshop Lamp, Mid 20th Century
Located in London, London
as an evocative piece of functional sculpture—raw, mechanical, and beautifully aged.
Rewired and
Category
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Fountain
By John Buck
Located in Boca Raton, FL
John Buck is well known for his carved wood and bronze sculptures and monumental woodblock prints
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
BARBEDIENNE - Pair of 19th Century Bronze Torchières by DUBOIS & FALGUIERE
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
process of mechanical reduction of sculptures invented by Collas, the Barbediennes developed the
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860
By Achille Collas
Located in Rome, IT
inventor who developed a way of mechanically copying sculptures on a reduced scale, a process he called
Category
Antique 1860s French Grand Tour Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
H 15.36 in W 13.78 in D 9.06 in
Puppet Man, E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
The Great Exhibition
Located in valatie, NY
divisions: Raw Materials, Machinery and Mechanical Invention, Manufactures, Sculpture and Plastic Art. The
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fashioned out of found—often
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
The Story of Joseph from the Second Baptistery Doors, Florence (“The Gates of Pa
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Meredith Shedd has shown was one of numerous pioneers in the mechanical reproduction of sculpture. Their
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A German Metal Mechanical Sculpture Stand, Munich
By Josef Pfau
Located in New York, NY
of typical form with a ratchet mechanism, stamped Josef Pfau, Munchen.
Materials
Metal
Mask duet
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
poetically with the idea of the breakdown. He thus imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Mechanical Breath
By Iva Gueorguieva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mono-printed fabric and paper, screen-printing and hand-painting on welded steel frame with steel panels
Mechanical Drawing: Heartbreak
By Rik Ritchey
Located in Emeryville, CA
, mechanical quality of the glass constructions that allow both the expected transparency to see the small gold
Category
Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Naughty Mechanical Bronze Bergman/Nam Greb
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Pasadena, CA
Original signed mechanical figural bronze by Bergman aka Nam Greb. Decorated with a group of sheep
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Robot
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His production would
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Untitled 1 - short circuit serie
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His production
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Famille Tanaka 1
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
India Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Golems and Robots 47
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Untitled 2 - short circuit serie
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His production
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Untitled 4 - short circuit serie
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His production
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Golems and Robots 48
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Golems and Robots 44
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Mouvement mécanique
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Draft of the first electronic puppet
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
thus imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
Golems and Robots 46
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Untitled 3 - short circuit serie
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His production
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Golems and Robots 50
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines.
His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
Robot regardant vers le futur_Robot looking foward
By Zaven Pare
Located in Paris, FR
poetically with the idea of the breakdown. He thus imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Mixed Media
Art Nouveau Bronze the Lovers by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Elswick, GB
collection of mechanical or metamorphic sculptures. Kauba also worked under the name of T.Curts, and Karl
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Large Gilted Bronze 'Warwick' Vase by Barbedienne, Paris
Located in Antrim, GB
copying sculptures on a reduced scale, a process he called “réduction méchanique” or mechanical
Category
Antique 1890s French Classical Roman Vases
Materials
Bronze
"Turbine", painted in silvery metallic aluminum and fiery oranges
By Marilyn Davidson
Located in New York, NY
sculpture, organic and mechanical. Reliefs burst from the flat canvas into dimensionality. Constructed and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Encaustic, Oil, Cardboard
H 48 in W 48 in D 6 in
Lady at Sea
By Graham Knuttel
Located in Belfast, GB
renowned for his large wooden mechanical animated sculptures, Knuttel's figurative paintings are now
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Rare Vintage Israeli Jerusalem Globe Sphere Mechanical Sculpture Frank Meisler
By Frank Meisler
Located in Surfside, FL
plated band surrounds the sculpture and displays the name of the city in many languages. mounted on a
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver
Mirror NYC Skyline Wall Mount Sculpture by Mechanical Mirror Works Inc
By Mechanical Mirror Works
Located in New York, NY
Manhattan skyline by Mechanical Mirror Works Inc. This wall mount sculpture consists of four panels
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Mirror
Mechanical Bronze Sculpture, "Open Sesame, " Artist Signed, Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Petaluma, CA
of these often-called "naughty" bronzes. The mechanical sculptures are the most sought-after. You
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Charro / Mexican Mechanical Folk Art Carton Sculpture
By Josue Eleazar Castro Razo
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
MASTERPIECE - Charro
Box made of carton with visible mechanical movement he used recycled
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 35 in W 25 in D 15 in
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How Much is a Mechanical Sculpture?
Prices for a piece of mechanical sculpture start at $99 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $2,748.