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Bronze Sculpture Titled 'Reading' by George Koras
Bronze Sculpture Titled 'Reading' by George Koras

Bronze Sculpture Titled 'Reading' by George Koras

By George Koras

Located in Astoria, NY

A bronze sculpture designed in the surrealist style by New York artist George Koras (b. 1925

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Goebel Company Hummel Porcelain Figurine “Reading Boy”
Goebel Company Hummel Porcelain Figurine “Reading Boy”

Goebel Company Hummel Porcelain Figurine “Reading Boy”

By Goebel Company

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Hummel porcelain figurine boy . It’s named “Reading Boy”. Its mark is TMK6 (1979-1991

Category

20th Century German Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Tolla Inbar, Inspiration,  Bronze sculpture

Tolla Inbar, Inspiration, Bronze sculpture

By Tolla Inbar

Located in Tel Aviv, IL

Tolla Inbar, Inspiration, bronze sculpture, Books, reading, International artist, Israeli artist

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Max Le Verrier Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies, France, 1930
Max Le Verrier Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies, France, 1930

Max Le Verrier Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies, France, 1930

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bookends modelled as a pair of seated medieval ladies while they are reading a book. The

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier Original, 1930, France
Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier Original, 1930, France

Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier Original, 1930, France

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

A pair original Art Deco bookends with reading nudes by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930. The art

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930

Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier 1930

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bookends with reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on black

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Art Deco Bookends reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, France 1930 original
Art Deco Bookends reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, France 1930 original

Art Deco Bookends reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier, France 1930 original

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bookends with reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on green

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze Figural Reading Monk Door Stop, circa 1920
Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze Figural Reading Monk Door Stop, circa 1920

Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze Figural Reading Monk Door Stop, circa 1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Art Deco figural doorstop offers cast bronze seated monk reading his book seated on

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier France 1930 Original
Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier France 1930 Original

Art Deco Bookends with Reading Nudes by Max Le Verrier France 1930 Original

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bookends with reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier. Patinated Art Metal on black

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

French Art Deco Bronze Bookends Man Writing Lady Reading Pierre Le Faguays, 1930
French Art Deco Bronze Bookends Man Writing Lady Reading Pierre Le Faguays, 1930

French Art Deco Bronze Bookends Man Writing Lady Reading Pierre Le Faguays, 1930

By Pierre Le Faguays

Located in Antwerp, BE

reading it, beautiful patina on a green marble base. Signed by the French artist Pierre Le Faguays

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

“Lion Marchant” Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine Barye & Barbedienne
“Lion Marchant” Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine Barye & Barbedienne

“Lion Marchant” Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine Barye & Barbedienne

By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Rockefeller McAlpine collection in 1935. Literature & Further Reading: Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des

Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Vache Romain” French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Bull by Isidore Bonheur
“Vache Romain” French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Bull by Isidore Bonheur

“Vache Romain” French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Bull by Isidore Bonheur

By Peyrol Foundry, Isidore Jules Bonheur

Located in Shippensburg, PA

exacting technical proficiency. Artist listings and further reading: Bronze Sculpture of 'Les

Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Tigre Qui Marche” French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne
“Tigre Qui Marche” French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne

“Tigre Qui Marche” French Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye & Barbedienne

By Antoine-Louis Barye, F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Shippensburg, PA

. Literature & Further Reading: Barye: Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures, Richarme and Poletti, 2000, p.198

Category

Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Garden Sculpture Girl Reading
19th Century Garden Sculpture Girl Reading

19th Century Garden Sculpture Girl Reading

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique zinc garden sculpture. Young girl reading illuminated French manuscript, 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Metal, Zinc

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Rocker

Rocker

By Tarik Currimbhoy

Located in New York, NY

am fascinated by the force of gravity. It is the reading key for all my sculptures. It is pure and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies
Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Ulm, DE

Verrier” (1891-1973) Art Deco style, France. Sculptures of reading ladies Bookends made in spelter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies
Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Ulm, DE

Verrier” (1891-1973) Art Deco style, France. Sculptures of reading ladies Bookends made in spelter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies
Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Ulm, DE

Verrier” (1891-1973) Art Deco style, France. Sculptures of reading ladies Bookends made in spelter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies
Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

Delassement by Max Le Verrier Art Deco Style Bookends Sculptures Reading Ladies

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Ulm, DE

. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these sculptures of reading ladies evoke a sense of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Spelter

1950s Faux Bronze Table Lamp Chimp Monkey Reading
1950s Faux Bronze Table Lamp Chimp Monkey Reading

1950s Faux Bronze Table Lamp Chimp Monkey Reading

By Maitland Smith

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents 1950s Faux Bronze Table Lamp Chimp Monkey Sculpture Reading Book in the style of

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930

Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

A pair of Art Deco bookends modelled as seated medieval ladies reading a book. The stylish

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930

Art Deco Bookends Reading Medieval Ladies Max Le Verrier, France, 1930

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bookends modelled as a pair of seated Medieval ladies reading a book. The stylish

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble, Metal

Max Le Verrier, Pair of Art Deco Sculptural Bookends, Paris circa 1925
Max Le Verrier, Pair of Art Deco Sculptural Bookends, Paris circa 1925

Max Le Verrier, Pair of Art Deco Sculptural Bookends, Paris circa 1925

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Argelato, BO

who pioneered Art Deco. They depict a pair of seated nude female figures intent on reading a book. The

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Marble

Signed Iridescent Studio Art Glass Vase, 1986
Signed Iridescent Studio Art Glass Vase, 1986

Signed Iridescent Studio Art Glass Vase, 1986

By Loetz Glass

Located in BARCELONA, ES

, the scale is ideal for shelves, consoles, or credenzas—reading as a small sculpture as much as a vase

Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Minotaur Reading III
Minotaur Reading III

Minotaur Reading III

By Beth Carter

Located in New York, NY

important for me that my sculpture and drawings are accessible on an individual level as well as implicating

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reading Our Remains : Webster’s Seventh
Reading Our Remains : Webster’s Seventh

Reading Our Remains : Webster’s Seventh

By Jessica Drenk

Located in Dallas, TX

Reading Our Remains series Webster’s Seventh Book, wax 7” x 2” x 10” H $1,200 Reading Our Remains

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wax

Antique Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture Putto Reading a Book Signed Pugi
Antique Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture Putto Reading a Book Signed Pugi

Antique Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture Putto Reading a Book Signed Pugi

By Pugi

Located in Roma, IT

World Fair in Buffalo and some of their sculptures are still in Buffalo parks today. Example works

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Statuary Marble

Inuit Carving Men Reading by Utakajuak
Inuit Carving Men Reading by Utakajuak

Inuit Carving Men Reading by Utakajuak

By Utakajuak

Located in Chicago, IL

This is an interesting piece carved by Utakajuak aka Otukradjuar. The artist was born in 1894 and was from Arviat or Eskimo Point.Identified by his numer, E1-62. He died in 1977.

Category

20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Rare Goldscheider Figure of Black Boy Reading a Letter
Rare Goldscheider Figure of Black Boy Reading a Letter

Rare Goldscheider Figure of Black Boy Reading a Letter

Located in Pasadena, CA

This rare late 19th century example of highly collectible black memorabilia features a young man seated upon the original mount modeled as a box. Polychromed earthenware, great origi...

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Sculptures

French, 19th Century Woman Reading a Love Letter Bronze
French, 19th Century Woman Reading a Love Letter Bronze

French, 19th Century Woman Reading a Love Letter Bronze

Located in Fairfax, VA

Woman reading love letter and holding a bird against her body I two color bronze.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Derby Nun and Friar Reading Large Books, circa 1760
Derby Nun and Friar Reading Large Books, circa 1760

Derby Nun and Friar Reading Large Books, circa 1760

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Geelong, Victoria

stool, dressed in brown habit and reading from a large red covered book, circa 1760. Ref. Bradshaw

Category

Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine of a Lady Reading a Book
Art Nouveau Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine of a Lady Reading a Book

Art Nouveau Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine of a Lady Reading a Book

By Royal Dux

Located in Brussels, BE

Art Nouveau Royal Dux porcelain figurine of a lady reading a book, early 20th century, Czech

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Derby Figures of a Nun and Friar Reading, circa 1760
Pair of Derby Figures of a Nun and Friar Reading, circa 1760

Pair of Derby Figures of a Nun and Friar Reading, circa 1760

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Geelong, Victoria

stool, dressed in brown habit and reading from a large red covered book. Circa 1760

Category

Antique 1760s English Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Goldsheider Art Deco Figure Of A Stylish Young Lady Reading Her Book
Goldsheider Art Deco Figure Of A Stylish Young Lady Reading Her Book

Goldsheider Art Deco Figure Of A Stylish Young Lady Reading Her Book

By Friedrich Goldscheider

Located in London, GB

A Beautiful Figure of a Young Lady sat upon a Book Case by Goldscheider, A Model by Dakon, Model number 7225 96 4 24 cm h 15 cm w 15 cm d

Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Figurative Sculptures

English Fox Hunt Horn of Copper as Pendant Light
English Fox Hunt Horn of Copper as Pendant Light

English Fox Hunt Horn of Copper as Pendant Light

Located in Madison, WI

tarnished from age and hunts, is suspended on a black cord over corner table, reading chair, sculpture and

Category

20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

Minotaur Reading III
Minotaur Reading III

Minotaur Reading III

By Beth Carter

Located in New York, NY

important for me that my sculpture and drawings are accessible on an individual level as well as implicating

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reading Our Remains : Two books carved
Reading Our Remains : Two books carved

Reading Our Remains : Two books carved

By Jessica Drenk

Located in Dallas, TX

Reading Our Remains series Two books carved Books, wax 6” x 4” x 11” H $1,100 Reading Our Remains

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wax

"Woman Reading on Craggy Rock" miniature bronze figure
"Woman Reading on Craggy Rock" miniature bronze figure

"Woman Reading on Craggy Rock" miniature bronze figure

By Noa Bornstein

Located in Glen Ellen, CA

A miniature bronze woman is reading. She found the perfect rock to settle on! This is number 2 in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Xaver Bergmann Fox Reading
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Xaver Bergmann Fox Reading

Vienna Cold Painted Bronze by Franz Xaver Bergmann Fox Reading

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Schaerbeek, BE

engrossed in reading, is a prime example of a Vienna Bronze artwork. Combining lifelike depiction with

Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of reading sculpture on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and stone, every piece of reading sculpture was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An item from our selection of reading sculpture, designed in the Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made choice in our collection of reading sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Max Le Verrier, Franz Bergmann and Royal Crown Derby Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much is a Reading Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of reading sculpture start at $519 and top out at $34,000 with the average selling for $2,412.