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Set of Five Iron Phallus Fertility Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of five early 20th century iron phallus figures from Togo. Fertility figures like
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Early 20th Century Togolese Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Iron

Set of Three 14th or 15th Century Ceramic Fertility Figures from Thailand
Located in Yonkers, NY
A set of three Thai ceramic fertility figures from the 14th or 15th century. Created in Thailand
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Early Anatolian Kilim Fragment
Located in Milan, IT
carnations (or Mother Goddess fertility figures from the Neolithic?). The very fine weave and the use of a
Category

Antique 1750s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early Anatolian Kilim Fragment
Early Anatolian Kilim Fragment
W 66.15 in L 121.26 in
Pair of African Cowrie Fertility Idol Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of African (19/20th Cent) seated Cowrie fertility idol figures with a surface of small shells
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20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Shell, Wood, Paint

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. from Ghana, 1930-1940. Disk-headed akuaba figures
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Large Heavy Shiva Lignam Fertility Banalinga Stone Brahmanda Egg
Located in Dayton, OH
figures (Mukhalinga). The Linga in the shrine of a temple is in stone.[2] The Narmada Shivling are quite
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage museum quality African Mangbetu fertility harp / domu, an African stringed instrument
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
From the West African country of Bukina Faso this Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" fertility Figure in
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometr
Located in London, GB
protection and ensure well-being. Larger figures ensured the tranquillity of the whole community and promoted
Category

Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Petite Chupicuaro Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
and flattened features. This particular ceramic figure carries a message of fertility. The subject is
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Chupicuaro Female Figure
Petite Chupicuaro Female Figure
H 5 in W 2.25 in D 1.5 in
Sense of Motherhood Digital Painting
By Daria Petrilli
Located in Milan, IT
transposition of the unfulfilled desire for motherhood. Two female figures, one with a bird's head representing
Category

2010s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Canvas, Wood

Sense of Motherhood Digital Painting
Sense of Motherhood Digital Painting
H 42.52 in W 34.65 in D 1.58 in
Native American Hopi Hemis Large Wood Kachina Katsina Doll Totem Sculpture 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
sometimes stretch half the totem's height. Kachina figures are traditionally believed to act as messengers
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Plaque: Bacchanalian Triumph in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
captures a scene of revelry and celebration associated with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, fertility, and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Stoneware

Plaque: Bacchanalian Triumph in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1800
Plaque: Bacchanalian Triumph in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1800
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H 14.18 in W 14.18 in D 1.97 in
Male Stone Figure "Nomoli" - Sierra Leone, Kissi, Tribal Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
of abrasion. Such figures were used in fertility rites to grant a good rice harvest. If the harvest
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Pre-Columbian Chupicuaro Figure
Located in New Orleans, LA
these miniature figures were used for, but the fact that they are found throughout the Valley of Mexico
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Teak Wood Tribal Door, Hand-Carved, Timor Island, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
adore the top of the door. Buffalo are seldom found on these doors it is more common for bird figures to
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

White Statuary Marble Regency Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
Each jamb bears carved figures of classical Bacchic maidens, one carrying the wine cup, symbolizing
Category

Antique 1810s British Regency Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Benin-Style Bronze Figural Pipe Mouthpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
pipe. A common subject in African folk art, female figures are typically understood as symbols of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large Scale Staffordshire Pearlware Figure of Ceres or Plenty
Located in Downingtown, PA
goddess of agriculture, fertility, and motherhood, and she is often depicted holding a flaming torch and a
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Korean Hanging Scroll of Bamboo, Prunus and Orchids
Located in Chicago, IL
and Japanese art, Kannon can take many forms and is often invoked to encourage fertility or alleviate
Category

Mid-20th Century Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Jiang Tie Feng Moonlight Dance Signed Contemporary Serigraph on Paper XXXI/XL
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
of harmony in nature when viewing the artwork. The female figures represent fertility - Mother Earth
Category

20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

1750s Baroque Hand-Carved Giltwood Sicilian Wall Mirror
Located in Catania, Sicilia
wood is meticulously shaped and adorned with decorative angels. These angelic figures are intricately
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Sicilian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Jiang Tie Feng Spring Signed Contemporary Serigraph on Paper 236/293 Framed 1989
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
when viewing the artwork. The female figures represent fertility - Mother Earth, givers of life. White
Category

Vintage 1980s Prints

Materials

Paper

Celestial being(Apsara) Stone Statue, Northern Wei-Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
fertility to the earth. Their dances, celestial melodies, and elegant movements are believed to soothe the
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
-point stars, human figures, x-shapes, and lozenges with hash-marks, adorn the field, adding layers of
Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Heavenly Beings Carved Limestone Stele Fragment, Northern/Eastern Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
territory. Sculptures from the Northern Wei period predominantly depict Buddhist figures, including Buddhas
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Limestone

Original Bronze Sculpture by Demetre Chiparus of a Reclining Nude
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
of fertility and the harvest, in a reclining position surrounded by wheat. Signed 'D. H. Chiparus' to
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Apsara Carved Limestone Stele with Extremely Rare 'Oolitic silica', Wei Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
within its territory. Sculptures from the Northern Wei period predominantly depict Buddhist figures
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Pair of 19th Century French Carved Marble and Gilt Bronze Cassolette Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
feet. Decorated with bronze dore gilt leaf motifs, the vessels feature multiple Bacchus figures and
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Antique Victorian Silver Loving Cup and Cover
Located in London, GB
variously depict soldiers with a cannon, a sailing ship, horses pulling a sleigh, and figures collecting
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Pair of Italian Bronze Cherub/ Putti Candlesticks
Located in New York City, NY
adopted by the Romans as Bacchus, the god of the grape, harvest, wine and fertility. The figures
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Candlesticks

Framed Collection of Mesoamerican Pre-Classic Period Sculptures & Arrow Heads
Located in New York, NY
stunning figures in this collection were used ritualistically in prayer and devotion for fertility and
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier North American Pre-Columbian Figurative...

Materials

Clay, Precious Stone, Hardwood

Sculpture Mother & Children Pottery Brown Glaze
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
womb-like form. The artist has reduced the figures to their essential form, removing all features and
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Meissen Group 'Allegory Of The Volga' for Catherine II of Russia, Kaendler, 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
flowers, ears of grain and coins, symbols of fertility and wealth. The group is based on the front curved
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Sculpture Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, maternity and creativity throughout the history of art. From the fertility goddess figures of the
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Vintage Oushak Accent Rug in Soft Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
a rectilinear field of dusty red clay with optical diamonds paired with alternating figures composed
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 1900s French Neoclassical Oval Brass Jewellery Box with Agate Moth Decor
Located in Haarlem, NL
carved in agate. The figures on the (I think machine made repoussé) side look like from Roman times
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Brass

Sculpture Terracotta Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic 39cm 15 1/4“ high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
the composition with the egg or womb-like form. The artist has reduced the figures to their essential
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Sculpture Father Mother & Child Walnut Heartwood Sapwood
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
history of art. From the fertility goddess figures of the Paleolithic period to the twentieth century, the
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Sculpture Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
history of art. From the fertility goddess figures of the Paleolithic period to the twentieth century, the
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

'Ceres' an Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by André Bizette-Lindet
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Roman goddess of agriculture, fertility and motherly relationships, holding aloft a strand of Wheat
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail instead of legs in the lower
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Antique 1870s Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Paolo Collini, The Distrustful Light, 1990s, Lithograph
By René Magritte
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
, and often, on deep waters, winged emblematic figures wander, hiding inviolable secrets, tracing the
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Pair of Important Russian Gilt Bronze and Metal Vases
Located in London, GB
the vases show figures flanked by palm trees. One vase shows a woman dressed in a classical draped
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Metal, Ormolu

Lamp, Table, Sculpture, Oak, Mother & Child, Naïve, Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
art. From the fertility goddess figures of the Paleolithic period to the twentieth century, this image
Category

Antique 1680s English Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Oak

Vintage Caucasian Azerbaijan Nomadic Double Saddle Bag, Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
with birds with a long beak and short body. Human figures, birds, animals, boteh, and trees also appear
Category

Late 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Large Bronze of Pan Dancing Musee de Naple, 1870s
Located in London, GB
This is a large French Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Pan the Roman fertility God of the forest
Category

Antique 1870s French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

4.6x6.6 Ft Antique Persian Shiraz Qashqai Rug. All Wool & Natural Vegetable Dyes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
dainty wheel of life and fertility motifs that surround a small central medallion as if in strings of
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Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

William Gale & Son 1856 New York Etruscan Medallion Wine Pitcher Ewer Sterling
By William Gale, William Gale
Located in Miami, FL
two medallions depicting the classical figures of the helmeted & bearded portrait bust of Dionysus and
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Antique 1850s American American Empire Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Print of Büdingenin Germany by Braun & Hogenberg, 1617
Located in Langweer, NL
Gothic church of St Mary standing out in the middle. The figures in the foreground are a reference to the
Category

Antique 17th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Fontainbleau Renaissance Cabinet Bearing the Dodieu’s Family Coat-of-arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
-leaves bear low-relief carvings divided in three areas. The door-leaves are centered by female figures
Category

Antique 16th Century Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Large Terracotta Relief - Lombardy, First Half of 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
. The palm tree, symbol of fertility in Egypt, is the miracle tree of the desert regions. The baby
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Beni M'Guild Moroccan Rug with Organic Modern Style, Square Moroccan Rug
By Beni M'Guild, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
of diamond lozenge hourglass figures with open ends. The field is ornamented with varying ambiguous
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Knelling Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
hand-painted Adinkra tribal style tattoos. In general this figures displays Western African tribal
Category

20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Modern Black & White Sculpture of a Reclining Tribal Tattooed African Queen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
-painted Adinkra tribal style tattoos. In general this figures displays Western African tribal symbols
Category

20th Century French Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
fertility. The myrtle interwoven in the pomegranate flower wreath of "friendship" also has a far-reaching
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Important Empire Period Paris Porcelain & Ormolu-Mounted Casket/Box/Jewelry Box
By Jean-Pierre Feuillet
Located in New York, NY
agriculture who was emblematic of fertility and plenty, making this casket a fitting and symbolic gift. The
Category

Antique 1810s French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra Att. to Thomire
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Dore Candelabra With the Mythological Figures of Flora &
Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Anonymous | Obsessive Construction ca.1920-1940
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Reminiscent of Woodbridge figures. See "American Vernacular" Frank Maresca/Roger Ricco page 162
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20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Phoenician Votive Figure
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
usually associated with fertility, although most figures are likely to represent personages whose
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Lebanese Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Phoenician Votive Figure
Phoenician Votive Figure
H 15 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
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Fertility Figures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of fertility figures for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, ceramic and metal, all fertility figures available were constructed with great care. Fertility figures have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Fertility figures made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with folk art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many fertility figures are appealing in their simplicity, but Berber Tribes of Morocco, Alphonse Debain and André Bizette-Lindet produced popular fertility figures that are worth a look.

How Much are Fertility Figures?

Prices for fertility figures start at $45 and top out at $799,211 with the average selling for $2,663.