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Thierry Despont, OR 07 Mechanical Sculpture, United States, 2007
Thierry Despont, OR 07 Mechanical Sculpture, United States, 2007

Thierry Despont, OR 07 Mechanical Sculpture, United States, 2007

By Thierry Despont

Located in New York, NY

accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fashioned out of found—often

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

MS 11 Mechanical Sculpture, Thierry Despont, US, 21st Century
MS 11 Mechanical Sculpture, Thierry Despont, US, 21st Century

MS 11 Mechanical Sculpture, Thierry Despont, US, 21st Century

By Thierry Despont

Located in New York, NY

accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fashioned out of found—often

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Thierry Despont, Mechanical Sculpture on Stand, United States, 20th century
Thierry Despont, Mechanical Sculpture on Stand, United States, 20th century

Thierry Despont, Mechanical Sculpture on Stand, United States, 20th century

By Thierry Despont

Located in New York, NY

accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fashioned out of found—often

Category

Late 20th Century American Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont

OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont

By Thierry Despont

Located in New York, NY

accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fashioned out of found—often

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Metal

Lamenting the Loss of the Mechanical Distributor: Ceramic Sculpture
Lamenting the Loss of the Mechanical Distributor: Ceramic Sculpture

Lamenting the Loss of the Mechanical Distributor: Ceramic Sculpture

By Clint Neufeld

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Ceramic

Alan Rath "Optical Cylinder IV" 2008 electronic sculpture
Alan Rath "Optical Cylinder IV" 2008 electronic sculpture

Alan Rath "Optical Cylinder IV" 2008 electronic sculpture

By Alan Rath

Located in Walnut Creek, CA

mechanical sculpture. Rath showed interest in art at an early age and was inspired by the kinetic sculpture

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces

1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces

Located in Marbella, ES

1970s helicopter sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes, lawnmowers

Category

Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900
Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900

Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Long ago, an Indonesian artisan living on Lombok, an island well known for its weaving, made his living using this handsome hand-crafted drill. The antique tool is beautifully constr...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Mounted Objects

Materials

Copper, Iron

Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890

Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890

Located in Bath, GB

screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be would from the underside and then rung either by the

Category

Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mechanical hunting call in the shape of an owl, Italy, 1950s.
Mechanical hunting call in the shape of an owl, Italy, 1950s.

Mechanical hunting call in the shape of an owl, Italy, 1950s.

Located in Milan, IT

Italian hunting decoy from the late 1950s, an owl-shaped ‘automaton’ with mechanical wing movement

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Plastic, Wood

'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900
'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900

'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900

By Carl Kauba

Located in Vienna, AT

Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ringside Boxing Bell Antique Wall Mountable Mechanical Brass 12" Dinner Gong
Ringside Boxing Bell Antique Wall Mountable Mechanical Brass 12" Dinner Gong

Ringside Boxing Bell Antique Wall Mountable Mechanical Brass 12" Dinner Gong

Located in Hyattsville, MD

Beautiful and more uncommon in this large size, a 12 inch Gong! Long period brass chain and handle are attached. Cast iron wall mounting plate bolted on wood panel for temporary hang...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Iron

Art Deco Carl Kauba Automaton Bronze Nude with Mechanical Cape 1920’s Austria
Art Deco Carl Kauba Automaton Bronze Nude with Mechanical Cape 1920’s Austria

Art Deco Carl Kauba Automaton Bronze Nude with Mechanical Cape 1920’s Austria

By Carl Kauba

Located in London, GB

sculpture, automata, and kinetic art. Its presence combines elegance with mechanical wonder, bringing

Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

vertical Sculpture in Stone and Metal, Spinzi totem
vertical Sculpture in Stone and Metal, Spinzi totem

vertical Sculpture in Stone and Metal, Spinzi totem

By Spinzi

Located in Milano, IT

Industrial Sculpture - Modern Totem - Contemporary Mechanical Art Totem sculpture by Spinzi, with

Category

2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Steel

Art Deco Striding Panther Sculpture, Terracotta on Wood Base, 1930
Art Deco Striding Panther Sculpture, Terracotta on Wood Base, 1930

Art Deco Striding Panther Sculpture, Terracotta on Wood Base, 1930

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

history, from building facades to sculptures. Therefore, an Art Deco panther made of terracotta is a

Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Iron Penny-Farthing Bicycle Sculpture with Working Pedals
Antique Iron Penny-Farthing Bicycle Sculpture with Working Pedals

Antique Iron Penny-Farthing Bicycle Sculpture with Working Pedals

Located in Delray Beach, FL

objects, folk-inspired sculpture, or mechanical curiosities. An engaging and character-rich decorative

Category

Early 20th Century American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Allegrain - Barbedienne, Venus At The Bath, Signed Bronze, 19th Century
Allegrain - Barbedienne, Venus At The Bath, Signed Bronze, 19th Century

Allegrain - Barbedienne, Venus At The Bath, Signed Bronze, 19th Century

By Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

inventor of the mechanical reduction process for sculptures – with for example this model Minimal wear

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze "Wounded Amazon", early 19th century
French Bronze "Wounded Amazon", early 19th century

French Bronze "Wounded Amazon", early 19th century

Located in Dresden, DE

illustrator whose innovations transformed the reproduction of sculpture. His mechanical reduction device

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba

Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba

By Carl Kauba

Located in New Orleans, LA

" - a collection of mechanical push button sculptures — and erotic nudes such as this. Signed "C. Kauba

Category

20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms
Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms

Tea-Pot Sculpture by French Jean Fontaine Abstract Colors Mechanical Forms

Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR

art with abstract colors and mechanical forms. Excellent original condition. Dimensions 22.5 x

Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box
Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box

Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box

By Thorens

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

sculpture, part mechanical curiosity. Its crisp engraving, strong silvered finish, and quality Thorens

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Enamel

Early 20th Century Dice Gambling Wheel with Starburst Veneer Face
Early 20th Century Dice Gambling Wheel with Starburst Veneer Face

Early 20th Century Dice Gambling Wheel with Starburst Veneer Face

Located in Dekalb, IL

kinetic sculpture and mechanical relic. From the crackled dice pips to the worn leather surface, every

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Games

Materials

Wood

Industrial Concertina Workshop Lamp, Mid 20th Century
Industrial Concertina Workshop Lamp, Mid 20th Century

Industrial Concertina Workshop Lamp, Mid 20th Century

Located in London, London

as an evocative piece of functional sculpture—raw, mechanical, and beautifully aged. Rewired and

Category

Mid-20th Century British Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Fountain

Fountain

By John Buck

Located in Boca Raton, FL

John Buck is well known for his carved wood and bronze sculptures and monumental woodblock prints

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

BARBEDIENNE - Pair of 19th Century Bronze Torchières by DUBOIS & FALGUIERE
BARBEDIENNE - Pair of 19th Century Bronze Torchières by DUBOIS & FALGUIERE

BARBEDIENNE - Pair of 19th Century Bronze Torchières by DUBOIS & FALGUIERE

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

process of mechanical reduction of sculptures invented by Collas, the Barbediennes developed the

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860
Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860

Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860

By Achille Collas

Located in Rome, IT

inventor who developed a way of mechanically copying sculptures on a reduced scale, a process he called

Category

Antique 1860s French Grand Tour Table Lamps

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Puppet Man, E. A
Puppet Man, E. A

Puppet Man, E. A

By Alexander Calder

Located in Miami Beach, FL

encouraged the young Calder to study mechanical engineering at the Stevens Institute of Technology, in

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition

Located in valatie, NY

divisions: Raw Materials, Machinery and Mechanical Invention, Manufactures, Sculpture and Plastic Art. The

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

A German Metal Mechanical Sculpture Stand, Munich
A German Metal Mechanical Sculpture Stand, Munich

A German Metal Mechanical Sculpture Stand, Munich

By Josef Pfau

Located in New York, NY

of typical form with a ratchet mechanism, stamped Josef Pfau, Munchen.

Materials

Metal

Mask duet

Zaven PareMask duet, 1988

Unavailable|$2,904

Mask duet

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

poetically with the idea of the breakdown. He thus imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Mechanical Breath
Mechanical Breath

Mechanical Breath

By Iva Gueorguieva

Located in Los Angeles, CA

mono-printed fabric and paper, screen-printing and hand-painting on welded steel frame with steel panels

Mechanical Drawing: Heartbreak
Mechanical Drawing: Heartbreak

Mechanical Drawing: Heartbreak

By Rik Ritchey

Located in Emeryville, CA

, mechanical quality of the glass constructions that allow both the expected transparency to see the small gold

Category

Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Naughty Mechanical Bronze Bergman/Nam Greb
Naughty Mechanical Bronze Bergman/Nam Greb

Naughty Mechanical Bronze Bergman/Nam Greb

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Pasadena, CA

Original signed mechanical figural bronze by Bergman aka Nam Greb. Decorated with a group of sheep

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Conqueror, Desktop Mechanical Bull Run Modern Art, Animal Figurine In Stock
The Conqueror, Desktop Mechanical Bull Run Modern Art, Animal Figurine In Stock

The Conqueror, Desktop Mechanical Bull Run Modern Art, Animal Figurine In Stock

By Xia Hang

Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY

The Conqueror adopts visual impression of bull, a muscular, tough and aggressive cow. A bull is also a symbol of Wall Street, the busiest and most aggressive financial market in the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Robot

Zaven PareRobot, 1999

Unavailable|$786

Robot

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His production would

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Untitled 1 - short circuit serie

Untitled 1 - short circuit serie

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His production

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Famille Tanaka 1

Famille Tanaka 1

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

India Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Golems and Robots 47

Golems and Robots 47

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Untitled 2 - short circuit serie

Untitled 2 - short circuit serie

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His production

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Untitled 4 - short circuit serie

Untitled 4 - short circuit serie

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His production

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Golems and Robots 48

Golems and Robots 48

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Golems and Robots 44

Golems and Robots 44

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Draft of the first electronic puppet

Draft of the first electronic puppet

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

thus imagines objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Mouvement mécanique

Mouvement mécanique

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Golems and Robots 46

Golems and Robots 46

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

objects halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Untitled 3 - short circuit serie

Untitled 3 - short circuit serie

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

halfway between mechanical sculptures in pieces and installations of fragments of machines. His production

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of mechanical sculpture for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, every item from our selection of mechanical sculpture was constructed with great care. Find 25 options for an antique or vintage choice in our collection of mechanical sculpture now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of mechanical sculpture bearing Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one option in this array of mechanical sculpture that is appealing in its simplicity, but Mechanical Mirror Works, Franz Bergmann and Gents of Leicester produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Mechanical Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of mechanical sculpture start at $99 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $2,748.