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Polynesian Sculpture

Important, Rare Pair Art Deco Polynesian-Themed Sculptures or Lamps by Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modelled, molded and glazed, this pair of sculptures was originally designed to serve
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

David Farnsworth Pottery Bust Polynesian Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nicely detailed ceramic bust of a Polynesian woman by David Farnsworth. Signed on the lower edge
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20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Andreas Dettloff 2003 “My Polynesian Heart”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is
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Early 2000s Polynesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper, Shell, Rubber

Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen This bust was made
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Plaster

Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
A rare hand built glazed and painted earthenware Art Deco sculpture, a female Polynesian made in
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Vintage 1940s Hungarian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
Hungarian Painted Ceramic Art Deco Sculpture
H 13.39 in W 5.91 in D 8.67 in
Marc Bellaire California Ceramic Native Head Wall Sculpture, Ca 1950s
By Marc Bellaire
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Rare Marc Bellaire ceramic head sculpture in the Polynesian style akin to the stone "Moai
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

“Female Nude” by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr.
By Victor Jules Bergeron Jr.
Located in Sheffield, MA
sculpture “Victor Bergeron, 1969.” This original bronze sculpture was commissioned by Rudolph Pabst and his
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Vintage 1960s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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"Sailor in Repose, " Mid Century Watercolor w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Provocative and unapologetic, this watercolor depiction of a fully nude sailor sprawled across his bed, his uniform and cap neatly laid on a chair to one side, was painted by Emlen E...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Vintage Olive Green Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe Knoll 1970s
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Aachen, NW
This rare Barcelona chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 and produced by Knoll International in the 1970s. The piece features an amazing hand dyed olive green leather up...
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Vintage 1970s German Bauhaus Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Set of 4 Herb & Shirley Ritts Iron, Bamboo & Suede Dining Side Chairs, 1950s
By Shirley Ritts, Herb Ritts
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Set of Four Herbert and Shirley Ritts Wroughtan Inc. Wrought Iron, Leather & Bamboo Dining Side Chairs. Featuring a sturdy black enameled wrought iron framework, ergonomic curved st...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Wrought Iron

Set of Four Brno Dining Chairs after Mies van der Rohe Reupholstered Your Fabric
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Four Flat Bar "Brno" Model Dining Chairs, in the manner of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, American, circa 1970s. These chairs are currently being reupholstered and can be completed...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian A cute small stool or Headrest carved in the form of a turtle from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea A beautiful objec...
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Slate

Knoll Barcelona Lounge Chair Mies van der Rohe, Black Leather, Stainless, 1960s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Koby Knoll Click
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Knoll Barcelona lounge chair Mies van der Rohe, black leather, stainless, 1960s Labelled, Knoll Associates, circa 1964 Stainless steel, black leather, all original. Measures: 30...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Monumental South Pacific Bamboo Table Lamp Tiki Gabriella Crespi McGuire
By Gabriella Crespi, McGuire
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL BAMBOO & WALNUT POLYNESIAN STYLE TABLE LAMP In the Manner of McGuire & Gabriella Crespi Circa 1950 At the very beginning of the Post-War Polynesian or South Pacific c...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stylized and richly-colored, almost cinematic, depiction of a nude Toltec male youth by John Garth shows the figure holding a knife and chalice, hinting at human sacrifice, stan...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Celebration of Tahitian Culture: Traditional Dance at Otaheite, circa 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
An antique engraving depicting a dance scene titled "An Exact Representation of a Dance in Otaheite," Otaheite being an archaic name for Tahiti in French Polynesia. This engraving wo...
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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

Mies van der Rohe Mid Century Sofa
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Countryside, IL
Mies van der Rohe Mid Century Sofa This sofa measures: 84.5 wide x 33.5 deep x 30 inches high, with a seat height of 18.5 and arm height of 25.5 inches All pieces of furniture can ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Upholstery, Wood

Mies van der Rohe Mid Century Sofa
Mies van der Rohe Mid Century Sofa
H 30 in W 84.5 in D 33.5 in
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted by Dunbar Beck, one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, this painting of a half-nude man floating over a succession of dancing couples below was one of a...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint

Mid Century Glass Stainless Steel Barcelona Table Mies Van Der Rohe Knoll 1955
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Portland, OR
An early pre Knoll production 1955 Mies Van Der Rohe, 252 Barcelona table. The table was purchased as a wedding gift for a prominent West Coast architect in the 1950's. Both the stai...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Orig Pre-War Beach Polynesian Girl Oil Painting on Velvet, Roger Fowler, Tahiti
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original late 1930s/1940s Polynesian girl on beach oil painting on velvet signed "Roger Fowler, Tahiti" Fowler's paintings were sold at Don The Beachcombers restaurant in Huntington...
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Velvet

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Mid Century Chrome and Glass Coffee
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Countryside, IL
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Mid Century Chrome and Glass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 39.25 wide x 39.25 deep x 16 inches high All pieces of furniture ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Chrome

"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drenched in rich color and somehow both modern and classical, this scene of nude male figures is presented as a frieze of men along a horizontal plane -- as if they are peopling a mu...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

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Mid Century Credenza Dresser Bassett Mayan
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Bassett credenza, dresser from the "Mayan" Collection circa 1960's. Featuring a beautifully grained walnut rectangle top above a whopping 9 drawers. Thre...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Aggregate Art Deco Style Head
Located in Richmond, VA
This polynesian style deco head is a concrete aggregate formed over a copper tubing armature. There
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Vintage 1960s American Busts

Aggregate Art Deco Style Head
Aggregate Art Deco Style Head
H 13 in W 10.5 in D 10 in
Monumental Art Deco Nude by California Modernist
By Avis Zeidler
Located in Treasure Island, CA
, otherwise known as the 1939 Worlds Fair. This painting, like many of her sculptures, represents a beautiful
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Ahuena Heiau, a Hawaiian Temple by Herb Kawainui Kane
By Herb Kawainui Kane
Located in Honolulu, HI
design, painting, writing, and sculpture. Clients include private collectors, the Hawai'i State
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20th Century Hawaiian Paintings

Polynesian Carved Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small, hand-carved Polynesian sculpture from the Marquesas Islands with soft curved wood grain
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Mid-20th Century Polynesian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Polynesian Carved Sculpture
Polynesian Carved Sculpture
H 8.5 in W 3.25 in D 2.25 in
Hand-Carved Soapstone Bust, Polynesian Styled
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved soapstone bust. Polynesian styled.
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Late 20th Century Southeast Asian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Beautiful Pair of Bronze Asian Polynesian Style Male and Female Busts
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome bronze male and female busts with a Polynesian flair resting on ebonized wooden plinths
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Vintage 1920s South Asian Busts

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Hawaiian Art Deco Sculpture by Fritz Abplanalp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
, trays and bowls, tables and floor lamps, and figurative art sculptures including Polynesian heads. He
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Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures

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Sycamore, Wood

Pair of Tall Carved Wood Oceanic Primitive Figures
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD Wonderful sculptures with this pair of quite pleasing and attractive carved wood totem-like
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Mid-20th Century Oceanic Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Easter Island Moai Monolithic Head Statue, Small Version
Located in Vero Beach, FL
the colossal ancient monolithic head sculptures of the Polynesian Easter Island. The small version to
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Early 20th Century Micronesian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Isle D’Palm Modular Sofa by Pacific Green
By Pacific Green
Located in San Diego, CA
Polynesian huts, and provide a beautiful backdrop to any setting with its rich and comforting leather finish.
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Vintage 1970s Fijian Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Palmwood, Leather

Hand Carved Witco Wood Female Figurative Cocktail Table
By Witco, William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This charming figurative feminine sculpture is also a very practical Polynesian style cocktail
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cedar

Pair of Intricately Carved Ivory Color Chinese Asian Chalkware Lamps
Located in Chattanooga, TN
replicas of European sculpture, to kitsch images of exotic travel, cartoonish characters and humor
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Vintage 1950s American Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Primitive 19th Century Polynesian Ship’s Mast Head Figure, Distressed Paint
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Primitive 19th century Polynesian ship’s mast head figure, distressed original paint This is a
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Antique Late 19th Century Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Tall Witco Cedar Wood Carved Siamese Tiki Cat Sculpture
By Witco, William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Impressive witco carved cedar Siamese cat tiki sculpture. This wood carved animal was possibly the
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cedar

Hand Carved Witco Wood 3-Foot Tiki Cat Sculpture
By Witco, William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Chattanooga, TN
1960s. Polynesian, Asian, and tropical culture and aesthetics began to make their way into American
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

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Cedar

1960s Shou-sugi-ban Stool Polynesian Tiki Jungle Wood Sculpture Orange Kids Room
By William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Original orange vinyl upholstery could be re-done to match your setting. A playful throwback from a different time. Good weight, solid wood.   
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Vintage 1960s American Tribal Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood

Folding Screen / Room Divider with Carved Polynesian Figures
Located in Fulton, CA
interlocking detail to upper portion with 2 male and 2 female Polynesian / South Pacific figures on lower
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Hardwood

Carl Romanelli Chalkware Polynesian Prince & Princess Lamp, Pair *Saturday Sale*
By Carl Romanelli
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made circa 1953, these chalkware Polynesian prince and princess lamps were originally sculpted by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Rare Antique Massage Stick with Display Stand
Located in South Burlington, VT
the world in Hawaii and is a traditional practice in the neighboring Polynesian Islands of Tahiti
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Antique 19th Century Hawaiian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Witco Decor Tropical Tiki Glam Alligator Bench, Stool, Polychrome Sculpture 1958
By Witco, William Westenhaver / Witco
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Witco Decor Tropical Tiki Glam Alligator Bench, Stool, Polychrome Sculpture c. 1958- early 1960’s
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Mid-20th Century American Stools

Materials

Wood

POLYNESIAN SCULPTURE
Located in Solebury, PA
Polynesian figural sculpture, mad for the tourist trade. From a prominent midwestern collection
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Vintage 1930s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

POLYNESIAN SCULPTURE
POLYNESIAN SCULPTURE
H 41.5 in W 16 in D 14 in
Polynesian Carved Bone Figure
Located in Paradise Point, Queensland
Polynesian carved bone figure, circa 1900.
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Antique Early 1900s Pacific Islands Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Polynesian Carved Bone Figure
Polynesian Carved Bone Figure
H 9.85 in Dm 3.94 in
Stone Head of a French Polynesian Architect circa 1940
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
Stone head of a French Polynesian architect circa 1940
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Polynesian Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Carved Seashell and Koa Wood TV Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
Polynesian tv lamp comprised of carved shell depicting carefree hula girls against a tropical back
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Vintage 1940s Polynesian Folk Art Sculptures

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Polynesian Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Polynesian sculpture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, stone and bone, every piece of Polynesian sculpture was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of Polynesian sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each choice in our collection of Polynesian sculpture bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Polynesian Sculpture?

A piece of Polynesian sculpture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,943, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $6,853.