Life-Size Wooden Sculpture Michael Gagashe Zondi
Located in Ware, GB
A rare find, this life size wooden figure is in the manor of pioneering South African sculptor Michael Gagashe Zondi.
Wood
Life-Size Neoclassical Marble Bust of African Man, Italy, 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Life-size bust of a dark-skinned man with a headdress and light-coloured clothing. The bust is made of different types of coloured marble and carved by hand.
Marble
Giraffe woman, water carrier, in the style of Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Bronze of an African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956), 1970’s, Bronze with double black and gilt patina, pierced for electrification Dimensio...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 41.74 in W 28.35 in D 17.72 in
Bernhard Bloch, Life-Size Terracotta of a Boy from North Africa
By Bernhard Bloch
Located in Marseille, FR
Very large polychrome terracotta decorated with a boy sitting astride a bamboo chair and basketry, numbered and monogrammed on the back. This sculpture is a feat of technicality and ...
Bamboo, Terracotta
1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s life-size African carved wood fertility statue. Acquired from a Greenwich, Connecticut estate.
Life Size Bronze African Woman in the Style of Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice large bronze of an partially clad African Woman in the style of Hagenauer. This bronze date to the mid-20th century and is quite likely European. Nice patina and a striking p...
Bronze
Sold
H 60.63 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy
Located in London, GB
Wearing a fez and standing by a small stool, raised on a circular base, stamped with maker's mark. Friedrich Goldscheider and his successors were by far the most important publish...
Clay
Pair of Large Bronze African Diks Diks Sculptures Life Size
Located in Essex, MA
A male and female African large bronze life size Dik Dik sculptures in excellent condition.
Bronze
Sold
H 48 in W 28 in D 14 in
Stunning Life-Size Statue of Boy African American Goldscheider Style Painted
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Stunning Friedrich Goldscheider style life size plaster figure of a seated smiling African American boy on a wooden chair. Dimensions: Height 48" inches / 122 cm Depth 1...
Plaster
Folk Art Glazed Ceramic Head Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
A life-size glazed ceramic sculpture of African-American woman's head, styled with twisted curls and red lipstick.
Tall African figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An african carved wood Senufo Rhythm Pounder
Wood
$395
H 24 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Art Deco Female Figurative Sculpture on Brass & Terazzo Base, Artist Unknown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art Deco Female Figurative Sculpture Brass & Terazzo Base Artist Unknown "terrazzo base added to figurative sculpture" "new green felt on base" "small split near hands" "terraz...
Softwood, Terrazzo
19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian alabaster bust. Well sculpted antique Italian alabaster or marble bust of a classical female mounted on a plinth. This is a beautifully detailed antique alabast...
Alabaster
$4,079
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Hand Carved Bust of Desdemona in Black Belgian Marble and Brown Limestone
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand carved bust of Shakespeare's Desdemona, Othello's wife, in black Belgian marble and brown limestone.
Marble
French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male
Located in Houston, TX
French plaster bust of a classical roman male. Handsome Italian stone bust of a Classical Roman, circa 1920. This beautiful classical male bust sculpture is well detailed. This gorg...
Plaster
19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi
Located in New York, NY
Psyche of Capua. White marble bust of Venus, after antique. Italy, late 19th century. Inscribed, 'Chiurazzi.' Measures: 21 in. (53.3 cm) height.
Carrara Marble
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.25 in W 8 in D 5 in
Vintage Neoclassical Plaster Bust of Hermes, Late 20th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A finely modeled vintage plaster bust depicting Hermes, the classical messenger god, with tightly curled hair, a contemplative expression, and the elegant fragmented form associated ...
Plaster
1990s Modern Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
1990s modern sculpture, realized with different metals such as iron copper and brass.
Brass, Copper, Iron
$2,237
H 64.18 in Dm 14.18 in
Large bronze statue of a stylized African Ndebele Ndebele woman, atr. Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
A fantastic life-size bronze sculpture from the early 1950s. The design is attributed to Karl Hagenauer. Approx. 30 kg. This life-size sculpture of an exotic African Ndebele woman, ...
Bronze
$3,650
H 17 in W 14 in D 8 in
Italian Neoclassical Marble Bust of Young Woman, 19th Century Grand Tour
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Neoclassical Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust of a Young Woman. The figure is presented in an introspective pose, her head gently inclined downward, evoking a sense of contempla...
Marble
Bronze Sculpture by Rob Cerneüs
Located in Asaa, DK
Bronze sculpture by Dutch sculptor Rob Cerneüs (1943-2021) Figurine depicting a woman with flowing garments. Signature on base.
Bronze
$1,398
H 24.41 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Modernist wood sculpture by unknown Swedish sculptor. Made in 1962
Located in Hägersten, SE
Modernist sculpture by unknown Swedish sculptor. Made in 1962 and signed with the artist name boholm and year -62. Hand carved from wood with a dark stained finish. Good vintage cond...
Pine
Grand Tour Italian Carved Marble Bust - Psyche of Capua
Located in Langenfeld (Rheinland), DE
An elegant late 19th-century Italian marble bust of Psyche of Capua, inspired by classical Roman models. Finely carved with delicate features and flowing drapery, this piece embodie...
Marble
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
Bronze
$3,962
H 16.54 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
19th Century Italian Marble Bust, Hand-Carved in Greco-Roman Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant classical-style marble bust, likely produced in Italy in the 19th century. The sculpture depicts an idealized female figure inspired by Greco-Roman antiquity, characterized b...
Carrara Marble
Vintage Abstract Wood Figurative Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand-carved from a single block of natural hardwood, this mid-20th-century abstract figurative sculpture depicts a stylized female torso in motion. The artist rendered the form using...
Chrome
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
$3,400 / set
H 13 in W 7.5 in D 5 in
Pair Of Late 19th Century Polychrome Terracotta Busts By Friedrich Goldscheider
By Goldsheider
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb pair of late 19th century Austrian polychrome terracotta busts by Friedrich Goldscheider, both figures stamped to the reverse. This pair of busts are in excellent original c...
Terracotta
$16,500
H 102 in W 45 in D 23 in
George II Style Black & Gold Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
George II Style Black & Gold Lacquer Chinoiserie Secretary Desk Bookcase.
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Bronze Moor Sculpture 19th Century Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bronze Moore sculpture, believed to be Italian, in the 19th century style, but probably executed in the mid 20th century.
Bronze
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
Ormolu
$28,950Sale Price|35% Off
H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Bronze
Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain
Located in Malibu, CA
Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$33,955
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 10 in D 5 in
Bust of North African Tribesman, 'DE CAÏD' by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
By Charles Masse, Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bust of a North African Tribesman, DE CAÏD Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider This exquisite portrait bust of a North African tribesman, titled "DE CAÏD," was masterfully executed by ...
Terracotta
$33,955
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$393Sale Price|25% Off
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 1.97 in
Vintage Bronze Decorative Figure of a Woman attributed to Karl Hagenauer
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1940s. This item is made in bronze and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in ...
Bronze
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 9.5 in D 10 in
"Two Athletes in Unity", Unique 1930s Italian Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quite extraordinary, this bronze depicting two nude athletes side by side, their arms out streched in common cause, was sculpted by an Italian artist in the 1930s, perhaps in connect...
Bronze
Stunning XXL Mid-Century Modern Brass and Copper Statue
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Weesp, NL
Importing Art into the United States is exempt from all U.S. tariffs but please, do check Beautiful, elegant and stylish. Bronze with black and golden patina, gilded brass. African ...
Brass, Copper
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
Composition
Marble Bust & Pedestal Middle Eastern Man in Turban
Located in Toledo, OH
Marble bust of a Middle Eastern gentleman with white marble turban sitting on a dark green pedestal with white veining. Some small chips to the backside. Glue repair on collar of ped...
Marble
A pair of women carrying water, in the style of Hagenauer 1970
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning pair of African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer 1970’s, Bronze with double black and gilt patina, Dimensions : 45 cm / 17.72 inches Stunning pair of Afri...
Bronze
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
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It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.