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"technology man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture
"technology man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture

"technology man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture

$118,000

H 79.5 in W 47 in D 10 in

"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

Relining Nude (WG6)
Relining Nude (WG6)

Waylande GregoryRelining Nude (WG6), 1950's

$2,000

H 12 in W 14 in D 8.5 in

Relining Nude (WG6)

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

$1,500.00; the most expensive sculpture in the article. Gregory was from Kansas, and Kansas Madonna should

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

A 19th century classical sculpture of a Medici lion, English circa 1850
A 19th century classical sculpture of a Medici lion, English circa 1850

A 19th century classical sculpture of a Medici lion, English circa 1850

Located in Central England, GB

intentionally made to give the appearance of a much more expensive bronze sculpture. It would have been

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures
Monumental Pair French 19th Century Putto Flambeaux Urns Torchere Urn Sculptures

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

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ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture L'AMOUR Original Romain de Tirtoff LARGE
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture L'AMOUR Original Romain de Tirtoff LARGE

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

ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture DIVA Original Romain de Tirtoff Art Antique
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture DIVA Original Romain de Tirtoff Art Antique

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

An Evening in 1922
An Evening in 1922

ErtéAn Evening in 1922, 1981

Unavailable

H 18 in W 8 in

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
Bacchante Carrying a Little Faun on het schoulders

Bacchante Carrying a Little Faun on het schoulders

Unavailable

H 16.14 in W 6.1 in D 4.72 in

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
Landscape 6

Roy LichtensteinLandscape 6, 1967

Unavailable

H 33 in W 41 in D 1 in

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
French Art Nouveau Spelter and Marble Sculpture

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
"Modern Man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture

"Modern Man" Life-Size Bronze Sculpture

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H 79.5 in W 47 in D 10 in

"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
Expensive Marble Doorstop

Expensive Marble Doorstop

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H 7 in Dm 17 in

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
ERTE Signed BRONZE Sculpture SUMMER BREEZE Original Romain de Tirtoff Art

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

Massive Del Campo Wall-Sculpture by Lidia Lafranconi
Massive Del Campo Wall-Sculpture by Lidia Lafranconi

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

Heat
Heat

ErtéHeat, 1989

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H 20 in W 7 in D 13 in

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

ErtéFrench Rooster, 1987

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H 16 in W 7 in D 12 in

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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Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...

Category

1870s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Board

Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Raisins' Vase
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Raisins' Vase

Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Raisins' Vase

By René Lalique

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'raisins' vase, with blue stained details. This pattern features deep relief grape bunches, hanging from vines. Stenciled makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Rampillon' Vase
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Rampillon' Vase

Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Rampillon' Vase

By René Lalique

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Rene Lalique Opalescent glass 'Rampillon' vase. This pattern features deeply embossed diamond shapes, surrounded by flowers and leaves. Makers mark stencilled, 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE'. B...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Vases

Materials

Glass

Game-Hunting Gucci Style Silver Plate Stirrup Cups with Tray Drinks Set c. 1970
Game-Hunting Gucci Style Silver Plate Stirrup Cups with Tray Drinks Set c. 1970

Game-Hunting Gucci Style Silver Plate Stirrup Cups with Tray Drinks Set c. 1970

Located in London, GB

This is a fantastic and hard-to-find drinks set: a group of Gucci-style silver plated hunting themed stirrup cups on a hunting themed silver plated tray, made in Italy in the 1970s. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Barware

Materials

Silver Plate

Gorilla Kong Sculpture in Solid Bronze Orlinski
Gorilla Kong Sculpture in Solid Bronze Orlinski

Gorilla Kong Sculpture in Solid Bronze Orlinski

$137,151

H 32.68 in W 23.63 in D 12.6 in

Gorilla Kong Sculpture in Solid Bronze Orlinski

By Richard Orlinksi

Located in Paris, FR

Sculpture Gorilla Kong all in solid bronze. Limited edition of 8 pieces, numerated 8/8. By Richard Orlinski. Exceptional piece.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet
Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet

Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet

By Robert Salleroli

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Looking for a statement piece to add to your home or office? Look no further than this one-of-a-kind monumental cabinet, by Robert Salerolli, purchased directly from the original cli...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Birch

Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian

Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...

Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

"20-20" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl with Tilted Head, Bird
"20-20" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl with Tilted Head, Bird

"20-20" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl with Tilted Head, Bird

By Anthony Theakston

Located in Utrecht, NL

British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled
Untitled

Richard Pousette-DartUntitled, 1950

$1,150,000

H 42 in W 48 in

Untitled

By Richard Pousette-Dart

Located in Miami, FL

Acrylic on masonite. This is a pivotal work in deep and radiant cobalt blue from 1950. It dipicts calligraphic and hieroglyph structures over a grid and pyramidal base by the firs...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey

By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited

Located in London, GB

This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked i...

Category

1990s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

'African Venus' Bronze Sculpture by C. Marnyhac, France, Circa 1878
'African Venus' Bronze Sculpture by C. Marnyhac, France, Circa 1878

'African Venus' Bronze Sculpture by C. Marnyhac, France, Circa 1878

By Maison Marnyhac 1

Located in PARIS, FR

An exceptional life-size two patina bronze figure, representing a young African woman taming a snake, dressed with a feathered loincloth and a long drape in her hair, and wearing Afr...

Category

Antique 1870s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise
Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Pair of Carrara Marble Busts of the Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie Louise

Located in New Orleans, LA

"I am a true Roman Emperor; I am of the best race of the Caesars—those who are founders." –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812 Among the most iconic and celebrated figures in history, Napoleon...

Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Neoclassical Style French Antique Ormolu and Marble Side Table
Neoclassical Style French Antique Ormolu and Marble Side Table

Neoclassical Style French Antique Ormolu and Marble Side Table

By Adam Weisweiler, Paul Sormani

Located in London, GB

This refined and elegant round side table, or gueridon, has a circular top of green veined marble. Running around the edge of the top of the table is a band of tole, which is mounted...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Tôle

Crete Dining Table by Eduard Locota, Turquoise-Blue Acrylic Glass and Marble
Crete Dining Table by Eduard Locota, Turquoise-Blue Acrylic Glass and Marble

Crete Dining Table by Eduard Locota, Turquoise-Blue Acrylic Glass and Marble

$102,089Sale Price|40% Off

H 25.6 in W 49.22 in D 70.87 in

Crete Dining Table by Eduard Locota, Turquoise-Blue Acrylic Glass and Marble

By Eduard Locota

Located in Timisoara, RO

The Story The eternal Greek story of sea and land braking into each other to the infinite, captured into one memorable piece – Crete Table. Monolithic, sculptural and functional artw...

Category

2010s Balkan Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke

Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke

$207,440

H 50.01 in W 57.88 in D 19.69 in

Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke

By François Linke

Located in London, GB

Kingwood, Vernis Martin and Gilt-Bronze mounted side cabinet by Linke French, Late 19th Century Height 127cm, width 147cm, depth 50cm Made in the late-nineteenth century in the heig...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

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Expensive Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much are Expensive Sculptures?

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.