"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Paint, Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Textile, Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth.
Fabric, Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth.
Wood, Fabric
"Golek Puppet (Female), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Fabric, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Fabric, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created in Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek Puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Fabric, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Paint, Wood & Fabric from Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
Sold
H 24 in W 5.5 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth.
Textile, Wood
$3,250
H 26 in W 7.5 in
"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 26" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Leather, Wood
$645 / set
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...
Leather, Wood
$645
H 22.05 in W 11.82 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...
Leather, Wood
$450
H 15.5 in W 9.5 in D 3 in
1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera Artistry. This splendid Burmese-Thai marionette is a testament to masterful hand car...
Fabric, Wood
$1,600
H 18.5 in W 7.5 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This shadow puppet, 18 1/2" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet...
Animal Skin, Leather
$3,600
H 32 in W 9 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 32" high and 9" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Leather, Wood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Textile, Wood, Paint
$48,000
H 15 in W 8 in
"Indonesian Loro Blonyo 19th Century Wedding Figures (Pair)" Hand-carved Painted
Located in Milwaukee, WI
These two figures were created by an unknown Indonesian artist using carved, painted wood. The bride and groom figures were to be used at a traditional wedding in Indonesia. The Loro...
Wood, Paint
Huge 19th Century Wearable Chinese Parade Puppet
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a Nineteenth Century antique Chinese ceremonial Parade Costume. Note the extra large scale. Its 74 inches tall and 33.5 inches wide. It was large enough for wearer comfortabl...
Bentwood
$1,956Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 9 in D 5 in
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette
Located in London, GB
19th Century Italian / Sicilian Large Hand-Crafted Puppet Marionette In the rare form of an Arabic clothed gentle with long turned up moustache. The head, hands and feet are all h...
Pine
$2,400
H 16 in W 5 in
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 16" high and 5" wide with movable, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Leather, Wood
$1,300
H 25 in W 8.5 in
"Flat Wooden Puppet (Woman with Comb & White Face) Wayang Klitik, " Leather
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Kram...
Leather
$4,500
H 18.5 in W 4.5 in D 0.5 in
Indonesian Wooden Flat Puppet (Klitk) with light pink face
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Indonesian wooden Flat Puppet (Klitk) with light pink face, 19th century. 18 1/2 x 4 3/8
Wood
$431
H 27.96 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
Antique Myanmarese Puppet Doll, Wood, Red Robes, 20th Century Folk Art
Located in Munich, DE
Discover cultural heritage with this antique Myanmarese puppet doll—a beautifully crafted piece once used in traditional puppeteering, brimming with history and artistic detail.
Wood
$431
H 25.6 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
Antique Myanmarese Puppet Doll, Wood, Chinese Export Style, 20th C.
Located in Munich, DE
Discover cultural heritage with this antique Myanmarese puppet doll—a beautifully crafted piece once used in traditional puppeteering, brimming with history and artistic detail.
Wood
$431
H 27.96 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
Antique Myanmarese Puppet Doll, 20th Century Folk Art in Brown Robes
Located in Munich, DE
Discover cultural heritage with this antique Myanmarese puppet doll—a beautifully crafted piece once used in traditional puppeteering, brimming with history and artistic detail.
Wood
Sold|$250
H 0.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
Collection of Fifteen Art Glass Wrapped Candies by Murano Glass with Foil Label
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice collection of fifteen art glass wrapped candies by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The pieces are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure various dimensi...
Art Glass
Jules Vieillard Chinoiserie Mantel Clock, Faience, Regency Style
Located in Queens, NY
French (Mid-19th Century) Chinoiserie design faience 6-sided mantel clock with foo dog top and elephant heads on sides. (by JULES VIEILLARD, Bordeau France) (Not working)
Metal
Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
Gesso, Shell, Wood
Pair of Luigi Bevilacqua Silk Velvet Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Luigi Bevilacqua silk velvet pillows with silk trim and silk velvet backing in golds and greens. Featuring Janet Yonati silk velvet backing and trim. Luigi Bevilacquat is the...
Velvet, Silk
$454Sale Price / set|46% Off
H 10.63 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
Floral wall light Bright Boho Bianci Glamour Tole hand paint Metal , Italy 1960s
By Banci Firenze
Located in La xara, VC
Banci Firenze is often cited as the leading manufacturer of Italian painted metal floral lighting from the 1960s, with models such as wall lights and pendant lights featuring floral ...
Metal
$3,995
H 85 in W 65.5 in D 90.75 in
Henredon Georgian Carved Mahogany Four-Poster Queen Size Canopy Bed
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Georgian or Chippendale style four poster queen size canopy bed By Henredon USA, Circa 1980s Carved mahogany, with brass accents. Measures: 65.5"W x 90.75"D x 85"H. V...
Brass
$4,319
H 35 in W 22.1 in D 7.5 in
Antique Medieval Gothic Style, Oak Hanging Wall Cabinet with Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare gothic revival wall cabinet with carved church-window doors France or Northern Europe, late 19th century. This exceptional and highly decorative Gothic Revival wall cabinet dat...
Brass
$3,872Sale Price|25% Off
H 88.19 in W 125.99 in D 1.19 in
Extra Tall 1925-1935 Chinese Lacquer Screen Room Divider H224cm W320cm
Located in London, GB
Large 8-winged lacquer shade, richly carved with garden scenes, symbols, ornamentation, trees and birds. Early 20th century. H. 224 W. 320 cm. Age-related wear; marks, cracks and cra...
Lacquer
$2,728
H 37.41 in W 47.25 in D 9.85 in
Monumental Sergio Bustamante 'Sol Eclipse' Papier Mâché Wall Sculpture, 1997
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Monumental wall-mounted sculpture executed in painted papier-mâché by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante (b. 1949). Titled "Sol Eclipse" (Solar Eclipse), this large-scale composition f...
Paper
$684Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.38 in W 21.66 in D 1.19 in
Strawberry Hill Style Chinoiserie Japanned Vanity Mirror
Located in Bruton, GB
A highly decorative Strawberry Hill style mirror, featuring a shaped and faceted mirror plate set within a black japanned frame adorned with delicate gilt chinoiserie decoration. The...
Mirror, Wood
C20th Decorative hardstone Bonsai Tree
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Decorative Bonsai Tree Porcelain Pot included Very Colourful
Glass
$7,500
H 24 in W 22 in D 2 in
Vienna Secession Art Nouveau Gustav Klimt Attr „Tragedy“ Theater Wall Mirror, Au
By Georg Klimt
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional Art Nouveau / Jugendstil wall mirror from the Vienna Secession period, manufactured in Vienna, Austria. Attributed to Georg Klimt and dated back to 1897. A high-qualit...
Metal, Iron
$3,580
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
1960s Leather Kangaroo by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch
By Liberty of London, Abercrombie & Fitch, Omersa, Dimitri Omersa
Located in Beerse, VAN
Look at this beautiful leather kangaroo designed by Dimitri Omersa, made in England in the 1960s and produced for Liberty of London and Abercrombie & Fitch. It is entirely hand-...
Leather
$1,562
H 7.49 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Art Deco Porcelain Flapper Girl Half Doll Dresser Powder/ Trinket Box circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this extremely rare and very enchanting porcelain powder / trinket box, dating to the 1930s and sourced in France. Depicts a flapper girl stood with her com...
Porcelain
Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, "Invisible Personage"
By BD Barcelona Design, Salvador Dalí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Indulge in a rare opportunity to own a piece of art history with this Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, featuring the artist's iconic "Invisible Personage" design. One of only ...
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
$90,940
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
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