Expensive Sculptures
"technology man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
pointing man became the most expensive sculpture ever when it sold for US$141.3 million on 11 May 2015
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
; the most expensive sculpture in the article. Gregory was from Kansas, and "Kansas Madonna" should be
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
Located in LA, CA
Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture. A highly skillful modeler of clay
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Marble, Brass, Bronze
$1,250,000
H 100.5 in W 23.5 in D 23.5 in
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expensive materials, terracotta sculptures could now be seen as independent works of art revealing the
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
$1,250,000 / set
H 100.5 in W 36 in D 36 in
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MICHAEL WILKINSON Rare Acrylic Sculpture Atlanteans Signed Nude Female Artwork
By Michael Wilkinson
Located in Bloomington, MN
. Furthermore, it is known as one of most expensive and sought after sculptures Wilkinson has ever created with
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture DIVA Original Romain de Tirtoff Art Antique
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Nicest, and, Most Expensive Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Sculpture is in
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture L'AMOUR Original Romain de Tirtoff LARGE
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Nicest, and, Most Expensive Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Sculpture is in
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chaim Gross Original Bronze Sculpture Seated Mother Child Signed Modern Artwork
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bloomington, MN
" tall x 5.25", making it one of his most stunning, desirable, and expensive bronze sculptures ever
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$22, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture JULIETTA Original LARGE Art antique Female
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture DIRECTOIRE Original Art RARE ARTIST PROOF
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Largest, Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mark Hopkins Original Sea Maiden Full Round Bronze Sculpture Female Signed Art
Located in Bloomington, MN
most stunning, desirable, and expensive bronze sculptures ever created. Yet, we have listed it with
Category
1980s Realist Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture LE SOLEIL Original Art antique Female RARE
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An Evening in 1922
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. Authentic
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bacchante Carrying a Little Faun on het schoulders
Located in Brussels & Antwerp, BE
larger works in more permanent and expensive materials, terracotta sculptures could now be seen as
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Landscape 6
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Marseille, FR
, sculptures, murals and other objects celebrated for their wit and invention.
Roy Fox Lichtenstein was born on
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Art Nouveau Spelter and Marble Sculpture
Located in Victoria, BC
Nouveau sculptures, as it was easy to mold and could be made to resemble bronze or other more expensive
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
"Modern Man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
most expensive sculpture ever when it sold for US$141.3 million on 11 May 2015.
Giacometti made six
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expensive Marble Doorstop
Located in Pasadena, CA
The remnants of a large lifesize marble statue , this was used as a doorstop for years.No one else has one.Quite heavy at about 75 pounds.
Category
Italian Sculptures
Materials
Marble
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture SUMMER BREEZE Original Romain de Tirtoff Art
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Largest, Nicest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. Authentic
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$20, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture BYZANTINE Original ART DECO antique Rare
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture ELEGANCE Original Art antique Female RARE
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$20, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture OPENING NIGHT Original ART DECO antique
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, Largest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This
Category
1970s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$22, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture IN THE EVENING Original ART DECO antique
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. Authentic
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Massive Del Campo Wall-Sculpture by Lidia Lafranconi
By Del Campo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
extremely expensive (in 1963, this wall-sculpture cost the equivalent of a new Mercedes-Benz 190).
Signed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture FIRELEAVES Original Art antique Large $20, 000 Rare
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Nicest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25, 000 ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture FLAMES OF LOVE Original Art antique Female
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Heat
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Rooster
By Erté
Located in Bloomington, MN
This is one of the Rarest, and, Most Expensive Retailing Erte Bronze Sculptures. This Magnificent
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style, Black seat
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The savana armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style.
A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant.This was the inspiration for...
Category
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker
$19,800
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Italian Green Silk Blend Brocade Fabric with Red Roses and Gold Floral Patterns
Located in Firenze, IT
A gorgeous roll of Italian rose pattern fabric 100% MADE IN ITALY there are 20 mt. available and ready to be shipped at the moment. This fabric is 140 cm width. A special discount wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
$515 / item
H 39.38 in W 55.12 in D 0.4 in
Pair of Compas Wood Counter Stools, Italy
By Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of compas counter stools or high chairs, wood and rope. In the mood of Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Rope
Italian Bar Cabinet in the Manner of Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Budapest, HU
Adorable bar cabinet in the style by Paolo Buffa.
Precious wood inlays.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Credenzas
Materials
Palisander
Sideboard by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Budapest, HU
Sideboard by Umberto Mascagni. Four doors and four-drawer and the mirror. We have the complete dining suite: Table and six chairs and bar cabinet.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Credenzas
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Whiskey Glass with Presenter, Includes Presenter and Four Set of Glasses
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the pleasures of Fine whisky, the rare presenter, by gentner design, elevates the experience through the art of presentation. The suspended tray with a unique handle allo...
Category
2010s American Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
$1,007 / item
H 8 in W 8 in D 8 in
The Helix Chandelier
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
The Helix chandelier is inspired by the Helix Nebula. The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God." In ancient art, design, and architecture, the use of fracta...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers.
The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Milo Baughman Shelving Unit for Glenn of California c1950s
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Oakland, CA
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Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Josef Hoffmann Coat Hook for the Wiener Werkstaette, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Sensational design from the very puristic period of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette - Avantgarde Art Deco, Industrial Des...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
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$694 / item
H 4.34 in W 1.58 in D 5.91 in
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By Willy Guhl
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Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Bookcases
Materials
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French 19th Century Vernis Martin Cabinet with Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Vernis Martin cabinet in the Louis XVI manner
Constructed in mahogany, with extensive ormolu mounts; the square rectangular tapering legs, dressed with brass mounts frame the th...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
Contemporary Italian Antique Vase Print with Press Engraving Pure Gold Leaf
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Antique vase handcrafted print. The technique of printing on gold leaf is our reinterpretation of an ancient tradition.
The print is sold unframed but by contacting us we can also...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Prints
Materials
Gold Leaf
$317 / item
H 22.05 in W 29.93 in D 0.4 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Boulle Side Cabinets
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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There is a broad range of expensive sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, contemporary or abstract versions of these works for sale today — there are 94 modern, 56 contemporary, 51 Pop Art, 28 Surrealist and 27 abstract examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Expensive sculptures available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, black, gold and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but (after) Pablo Picasso, Fratelli Alinari, Pablo Picasso, Jeff Robb and after Jean-Michel Basquiat produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paint and metal — can elevate any room of your home.
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Prices for pieces in our collection of expensive sculptures start at $125 and top out at $1,800,000 with the average selling for $2,461.
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