Neapolitan Crèche Figure of an Elderly Italian Woman
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of Elderly Woman in traditional Italian garments.
Terracotta, Textile, Wood
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure, Polychromed Terracotta, Italy
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of a Woman in traditional Italian garments.
Terracotta, Textile, Wood
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure, Terracotta & Wood Elderly Man
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of an Elderly Man carrying a basket, dressed in traditional Italian garments.
Terracotta, Textile, Wood
19th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure, Terracotta & Wood Young Man
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of a Young Man wearing a hat and carrying a basket, dressed in traditional Italian garments.
Terracotta, Textile, Wood
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure, Terracotta & Wood Man with Red Beret
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figure of Man wearing a Red Beret, dressed in traditional Italian garments.
Terracotta, Textile, Wood
Rare Italian Carved Polychromed Crèche Santos Saint Angel Figurine ca. 1750
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEAPOLITAN CARVED AND POLYCHROMED CRÈCHE FIGURE OF AN ANGEL Italy, circa second half of the 18th-century 14 3/4" H x 5" D x 6 1/2" W [dimensions approximate] ref. 511CMB09X An ex...
Terracotta, Fabric, Glass, Wood
Italian Creche Figure
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good Neapolitan creche figure of a man playing the italian bagpipes with a fantastic polychromed head and glas eyes.
Neapolitan Creche Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wealthy Neapolitan families have a long standing tradition of displaying extraordinary creche figures.
Wire
Beautiful Neapolitan Creche Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a figure from a 19th century Creche scene. These where made for wealthy people and tourists in the area around Naples. The Met in New York uses antique Creche figures to de...
Wire
18th Century Neapolitan Italian Creche Figure of the Virgin Mary or Saint
Located in Coral Gables, FL
18th Century Neapolitan Italian Creche Figure of the Virgen Mary with Original Costume and gold threaded tassles.
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hand...
Linen, Fruitwood
Spanish Colonial Antique Santo Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning antique parcel-giltwood statue of St. John, 19th century, possibly earlier, from Mexico, Spanish Colonial with polychrome paint decoration. St John was depicted as a regal...
Gold Leaf
Italian Terracotta Classical Male Figure, circa 1900
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An elegant Italian terracotta sculpture of a classical youth, circa 1900. Finely modeled and beautifully proportioned, the figure stands in a graceful contrapposto pose, his gaze low...
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Baroque Santos Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Baroque Santos Figure Italy, 18th century or older An exquisite 18th-century Italian Baroque Santos figure is a fine example of religious artistry, dating back...
Wood
18th Century, Spanish Conquistador Carved Wood Figure
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish Conquistador carved wood figure. 18th century Carved and painted wood Spanish Conquistador figure or sculpture. This beautifully carved antique Spanish figural ...
Wood
$2,450
H 5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Venetian Grand Tour Carnival Figure of a Young Girl, Paint Decorated Metal c1770
Located in valatie, NY
Rare Venetian First Grand Tour Carnival Figure of a Young Girl, Paint Decorated Metal, Late 18th c. The Carnival in Venice traces its origins to 1162, when Venetians celebrated a mil...
Metal
$2,450
H 7.75 in W 4 in D 4 in
Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...
Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint
$2,046
H 20.08 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Polychrome Wood Female Saint Figure
Located in Nottingham, GB
A beautifully carved 18th-century Italian Baroque devotional sculpture depicting a female saint, executed in wood and retaining attractive remnants of its original polychrome decorat...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Santon de Provence Figurine, Terra-Cotta, 1930s Articulated
By Warranty Paris JB Depose
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly collectible and fascinating figurine represents the santon of Provence. The santon is made of terra-cotta (head, body, legs, forearms, hands, feet,). The base is made of ...
Clay, Fabric, Wood
18th Century Female Santo on a Pedestal
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a polychromed hand carved figure of a religious figure. The saint is garbed in a flowing robe standing on a pedestal. The polychromed finish is a mixture of blues, yellow, wh...
Wood
Italian Baroque Wood Carved Angel Sculpture, Hand-Carved, 1790-1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely angel, his right hand extended as if to touch something or hold something. He appears very calm and peaceful, clothed in a partial shroud which is draped over his shoulder...
Wood
$716
H 18.12 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art Santos Figure folk art sculpture
Located in London, GB
Antique Spanish Colonial Poly chrome Folk Art Santos figure probably Mexico The finely sculptured and painted wood figure standing on a pedestal base, painted in polychrome colour...
Gesso, Wood
$590
H 18.63 in W 9.5 in D 7.25 in
Stunning Large Woman in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a woman in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a...
Wood
German Carved Wooden Figure of Shepherdess with a Sheep
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden figurine of an adorable girl - shepherdess with a sheep. Dimensions: Height 35.5 cm / in, width 13 cm / in, depth 11 cm / in.
Wood
18th Century North Spanish Polychrome Wooden Virgin Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century north Spanish polychrome wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.
Wood
Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure 1820
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure Ca. 1820 depicting a girl with basket of lowers with the colorful dressing.
Pottery
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
Unavailable|$899
H 14.25 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage Carved Wood and Poly Chrome Painted Figural Musical Clock Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage hand carved and hand painted musical clock is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in or near Austria in circa 1950 in a Folk Art style. The carving depicts a male f...
Metal
$10,221Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.86 in W 40.16 in
Pietà Cherubs Paint Oil on canvas Religious Rome 16/17th Century Michelangelo
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Peintre actif à Rome au XVIe siècle - entourage de Scipione Pulzone (Gaeta 1550 - Rome 1598) La Pietà (Christ mort soutenu par la Madone) huile sur toile, cm. 78 x 94 encadré cm. 86...
Oil
Spanish Sculpture of Saint Jerome, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A Late 17th-Century Spanish Wood Sculpture of a Penitent Saint Jerome Possibly Seville, circa 1680 A powerful and expressive carved wood sculpture depicting Saint Jerome in peniten...
Wood
$29,713Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 10.63 in D 4.34 in
Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
By Henry Moret
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Publisher: Daniel Vervliet and Hendrik Swingen for Jan I Moretus & Jan I van Keerberghen Place / Date: Antwerp, 1599 Biblia sacra. Dat is de geheele heylighe schrifture...
Wood, Paper
$3,995
H 63.5 in W 29 in D 16.5 in
Antique 17th Century Dutch Carved Ebonized Oak Credence Cabinet on Stand 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique late 17th Century carved ebonized oak cabinet on stand, circa 1680. Such cabinets are commonly referred to as credence or chalice cabinets, referring to a ecclesiastic...
Oak
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 5 in
Antique Spanish Old Master Oil on Wood Panel, Head Portrait of Christ
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: 18/19th Century Spanish School Title :Head study of Christ Medium: oil painting on wood panel, period gilt framed panel : 6 x 5 inches Provenance: private collect...
Oil
The Resurrection of Christ
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: with “Mr. Scheer,” Vienna, by July 1918; where acquired by: Jindřich Waldes, Prague, 1918–1941; thence by descent to: Private Collection, New York Literature: Rudolf K...
Tempera, Panel
$3,350
H 13.98 in W 12.41 in D 0.79 in
Fine Antique Large Russian Icon of the Pokrov, Moscow School, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Russian icon of The Protection of the Mother of God, Pokrov Moscow School 19th century The Protection Icon depicts the Mother of God appearing above congregants a...
Wood
Wooly Sheep Pull Putz Toy Antique German Christmas 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German Putz stick-legged sheep on a wooden platform with metal wheels. It is a genuine antique German Christmas toy. As it is old, it show the expected signs of age and use. ...
Composition
$5,500
H 22 in W 14.5 in D 3.25 in
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand car...
Iron
$1,268Sale Price|70% Off
H 43.31 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful authentic Italian metal and wood portable tabernacle in style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was tr...
Metal
$1,110Sale Price|40% Off
H 20 in W 6 in D 2 in
19th Century Vintage Spanish Colonial Wood Santo Saint Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th C Spanish Colonial Wood Santo / Saint / Angel sold as found in vintage condition showing normal signs of wear and tear. Wonderful worn original paint. Glass eyes. Iron hooks on ...
Wood
19th century carved flame mahogany side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved flame mahogany side table circa 1890. Fine quality shaped top surface with matched flame mahogany veneers. Single drawer for storage. Turned column support whi...
Mahogany
$8,116
H 39.38 in W 57.88 in D 38.59 in
ANTIQUE FRENCH CIR 1920's R WOLFF LES JEUX AUTOMATIQUES FOOTBALL FOOSBALL TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable, R Wolff, Les Jeux Automatiques, hand made in Paris France football t...
Oak
Italian Three-Tiered Tole Girandole, Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Late 18th-early 19th Century Italian tole and crystal girandole or table chandelier, holding 9 candles, the charming red three-tiered table chandelier having draping hand-cut crystal...
Metal
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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