$5,559Sale Price|50% Off
H 3.98 in W 10.12 in D 5.52 in
Ercole Barovier (attributed) Murano Glass Tortoise Figurine Italy, circa 1930s
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Fascinating, almost antique, piece of Venetian Murano glass attributed to Ercole Barovier, circa
Murano Glass
$1,050
H 3 in W 3 in D 5 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Efeso Murano Glass Bird Dove Pigeon Figurine Sculpture Blue
By Barovier, Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual art glass bird sculpture or paperweight designed by Ercole Barovier for the
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,460Sale Price|58% Off
H 7.29 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Iridescent Bowl with figurine in Figurehead Position, Ercole Barovier, 1930
By Ercole Barovier, Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
attribution to Ercole Barovier is indirect as comes from the same lot of the other Ercole Barovier pieces
Gold Leaf
$300Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.25 in W 2.25 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels before (this one is
Gold Leaf
$300Sale Price|25% Off
H 4 in W 2.5 in D 3.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels before (this one is
Gold Leaf
$338Sale Price|24% Off
H 4.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of hem with labels
Gold Leaf
$375Sale Price|25% Off
H 3.07 in W 2 in D 4.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is
Gold Leaf
$1,800 / set
H 8.38 in Dm 3.13 in
Murano Pink White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Man Woman Figurines Sculptures
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso, Fratelli Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
matching pair of woman and man figurines / sculptures. Created in the manner of the Barovier e Toso and the
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Barovier Figurine
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Princeton, NJ
Elegant "Contadina" (peasant woman) pasta glass figurine attributed to the early work of Ercole
Glass
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H 10.63 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Ercole Barovier Murano, Two Polychrome Figurine, Lattimo Color Gold Leaf, 1930s
By Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C., Ercole Barovier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Two well executed Contadine from Ercole Barovier. The design of the figure is stylized
Gold Leaf
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H 10.63 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Two Polychrome Figurine, Lattimo Color and Gold, Murano in the Style of Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Two well executed Contadine in the style of Ercole Barovier. These are two countrywoman
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H 5.75 in W 2.25 in D 3.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Signed Italian Art Glass Toucan Bird Sculpture Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
toucan bird figurine / paperweight. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, in the "Efeso" or
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
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H 3 in W 2 in D 4.5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Purple Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
/ canary bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird has a controlled bubble
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
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H 5.5 in W 5 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Opalescent Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Figurines Sculptures
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, circa 1970s. Last photo shows three different labels
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
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H 3.63 in W 2 in D 3.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Blue Yellow Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with the controlled
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H 4.13 in W 2.13 in D 3 in
Barovier Toso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with the controlled bubble
Gold Leaf
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H 3.07 in W 2 in D 4.25 in
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. The bird is made with
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Ercole Barovier Figurine, Italy, 1934
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Belgium, BE
Early glass figurine designed by Ercole Barovier, Murano, Italy, 1934.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.25 in W 5.25 in D 6 in
Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Regal Kitty Cat Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange and golden yellow honey color Italian art glass standing kitty cat sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Glass Birds by Alfredo Barbini / VAMSA
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Milan, IT
Set of three Murano glass birds. Two of them designed by Alfredo Barbini for VAMSA. Original sticker on the young sparrow.
Murano Glass
$500Sale Price|33% Off
H 5.75 in W 2.5 in D 4 in
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink to opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original "Arch...
Gold Leaf
$1,350
H 4.75 in W 6.75 in D 4 in
Dino Martens Murano Black White Gold Leaf Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white ribbons Italian art glass water bird sculpture on gold leaf base. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, and publ...
Gold Leaf
$1,474Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 5.32 in D 2.37 in
Ermanno Nason Vintage Mid-Century Italian Murano Pink Glass Koi Fish Sculpture
By Ermanno Nason, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and vintage midcentury centrepiece glass sculpture by Ermanno Nason (1928-2014) for Cenedese of Murano, Venice, Italy. An absolutely stunning piece of Mid-Century Mura...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,750
H 12 in W 4.63 in D 7.75 in
Murano Large Pink Bubbles Bunny Rabbit Gold Leaf Egg Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink bubbles and golden egg Italian art glass Easter Bunny rabbit sculpture. The rabbit is very nicely detailed with a cute face, ...
Gold Leaf
$900Sale Price|25% Off
H 8 in W 4 in D 5 in
Barovier Toso Murano Crystal Clear Gold Italian Art Glass Candlestick Sculpture
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare and large Murano hand blown crystal clear, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture, with candleholder on the head. The piece is attributed...
Crystal, Gold Leaf
$739Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.83 in W 13.39 in D 3.94 in
Large Scale Vintage Murano Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture Dino Martens
By Barovier, Venini, Seguso, Fratelli Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a large, massive duck sculpture from the 1950s made in the Sommerso and mezza filigrana technique. It is a decorative piece and was likely designed by Dino Martens for Fratel...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$729Sale Price|30% Off
H 11.34 in W 6.03 in D 4.14 in
Large Fenicio Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Franco Bottaro, Murano, 1981
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and captivating "Fenicio" art glass fish sculpture designed by Franco Bottaro for Mario Sanzogno Murano, dating to 1981. This exquisite piece exemplifies Murano glass artistr...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,300
H 4 in W 7 in D 14 in
Vintage French Carved Ceramic Two-Tone Crackled Turtle Sculpture Raku Method
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or entry commode with this one-of-a-kind "Tortue" sculpture (French for tutle). Crafted in southern France and built of ceramic using the Raku method, the vintage to...
Ceramic
$5,266
H 9.06 in W 4.14 in D 5.91 in
Glass Parrot-Shaped Sculpture, Dino Martens, Venice, Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Parrot-shaped sculpture Psitaccus Dino Martens (1894 - 1970) Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956 It measures 9.055 inches in height x 4.13 in x 5.90 in (23 cm, 10.5...
Blown Glass
$638Sale Price|24% Off
H 9.63 in W 3.38 in D 5.63 in
Dino Martens Murano Sommerso Orange White Fins Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso bright orange Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. Published in...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Ribbon
$400Sale Price|33% Off
H 6 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Salviati, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and cute, vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass bird or duck sculpture. The figurine has a nicely sculpted body and features. Made with white and blue...
Gold Leaf
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.5 in W 3 in D 4.5 in
Seguso Murano Sapphire Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Love Birds Figurine
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sapphire blue and gold flecks Italian art glass love birds figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The two birds are attached to each o...
Gold Leaf
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.25 in W 2.13 in D 4.75 in
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$3,750Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 12.5 in
Venini 1930s Tyra Lundgren Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Venini, Tyra Lundgren Carolina
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare and large, antique Murano hand blown "A Fasce" striped Italian art glass fish with iridescent surface sculpture. Documented to Tyra Lundgren circa 1935-1936, fully signed "...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
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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