Royal Navy Yellow Jack Ensign Sailors Jolly Roger Skull & Crossbones Flag
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Fascinating example of Royal Navy Folk Art History. This is a Royal Navy Yellow Jack Jolly Roger Flag. Hand made on board ship it is Royal Navy tradition to make a Jolly Roger flag...
Cotton
Sold|$1,900
Candy Urchin Skull
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This brightly colored sculpture titled "Candy Urchin Skull" is an original artwork by PJ Linden made of dimensional paint, Swarovski crystals, and polymer.
Paint, Found Objects
Sold|$350
Pink Mink
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Pink Mink" is an original sculpture on found object (mink skull) by PJ Linden measuring 1”h x 3”w x 1.75”d.
Paint, Found Objects
Sold|$2,037
Floral Still Life
Located in London, GB
These pieces often pair cut flowers with objects like human skulls, waning candles and overturned hourglasses to comment on the fleeting nature of life.
Oil
Michael Ayrton, White Still Life, 1959, Oil, Board, Matthieson
By Michael Ayrton
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
In stark contrast with the delicate vase with flowers, the skull is the most salient object in the White Still Life and it succeeds in disturbing the general atmosphere of calm that ...
Other
Sold|$2,200
Metal Secret Society Ceremonial Skull
By Edwin Skull
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nickel-plated brass secret society skull used in ceremonies with movable lower jaw, life size well constructed with great detailing.
Sold|$2,000
Cast Bronze Skull
Located in Napa, CA
Cast bronze skull. Approximately 10 pounds; heavy enough to be used as a book end or large paperweight in library or office. Pictured with bronze skull with silver patina.
Bronze
Sold|$1,250
End of Day Bakelite Skull
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful color on this end of day Bakelite skull. A show stopper! Vibrant Yellows, Greens, Reds and more fabulous colors. Feel Free to Call or hit contact dealer for any additional...
Bakelite
Sold|$1,250
End of Day Bakelite Skull
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful color on this end of day Bakelite skull. A showstopper! Vibrant Reds, Greens and more Feel Free to Call 201-410-0025 or Email catalincraze@gmail.com for any additional q...
Bakelite
Sold|$940
Bronze Skull Sculpture
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This bronze skull sculpture can be dated in the late 20th century. The bronze skull was made with the lost-wax casting methode. The model must have been a real human skull. The skul...
Bronze
Sold|$950
Brass Longhorn Skull
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brass longhorn skull.
Brass
Sold|$349
Vintage Articulated Skull
Located in Studio City, CA
Vintage articulated skull on stand.
Metal
Sold|$400
Moose Antler Skull
Located in New York, NY
Moose antler skull measuring 1.5" W X 2.5" L X 2" H.
Antler
Sold|$1,050
Cast Brass Skull
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable 21st century brass skull, cast from life, with wonderful bone structure, teeth, and a creepy presence reminiscent of Italian Memento Mori. Translating to, "Remember, you...
Brass
Sold|$495
Brass Skull Box
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Curatorial Cranium. You might just lose your head over our skull box. Our stylized, Minimalist take on Hamlet's bestie has a hidden hinge at the back, revealing a sneaky spot for sto...
Brass
Sold|$495
Brass Skull Box
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
Curatorial Cranium. You might just lose your head over our skull box. Our stylized, Minimalist take on Hamlet's bestie has a hidden hinge at the back, revealing a sneaky spot for sto...
Brass
Sold|$1,200
67" Span Steer Skull & Horns
Located in Water Mill, NY
67" Span Steer Skull with Detachable Hornes which are Marked with Labels-Left and Right
Sold|$550
Black 8 Ball Skull
Located in New York, NY
Black 8 ball skull. Black hand carved billiard ball skull. Measure: Approximately 2".
Resin
Sold|$14,850
Breccia di Skiros Skull
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fascinating carving of a human skull is formed from a specimen of Breccia di Skiros, a dynamic, multicolored marble quarried in Italy. This exceptionally detailed example of lap...
Marble
Large Wooden Hand-Carved Ebony Heart Skull and Small Demon Skull
Located in Haarlem, NL
Set of rare hand-carved sculptures of human skulls, both of them have bone teeth. Very intriguing, weird and demonesk looking skulls, so you can imagine why I had to have them. Th...
Bone, Wood, Ebony
Sold|$1,550
Bakelite Skull End of Day Catalin
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful color on this end of day bakelite Catalin skull. A show stopper! Vibrant yellows, greens, and more fabulous colors. A great addition to your decor. Please be sure to check ...
Bakelite
Sold|$4,482
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Memento Mori jewellery with skull or coffin motifs became popular in the late 16th century, and it was reflected in the artistic genre of vanitas, where symbolic objects such as hour...
Marble
Sold|$2,468
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base. Italy circa 1880.
Plaster, Wood
Sold|$59,500
Large Megacerops Fossil Skull
Located in London, GB
With a steel bracket for vertically wall mounting the skull, and desk mount for mounting the skull and lower jaw.
Other
Sold|$1,630
Deformed Human Skull 0.3
Located in London, GB
Antique deformed human skull example 0.3 For sale in this lot is a wonderful example of an antique deformed human skull, recently obtained from a medical school in the North of En...
Bone
Sold|$2,000
Cast Bronze Silver Skull
Located in Napa, CA
Cast bronze skull with silver patina. Heavy enough to be used as a bookend, or in library or office. Pictured with bronze skull with darker bronze patina.
Bronze
Sold|$1,215
Human Skull Example 0.1
Located in London, GB
Antique human skull example 0.1 This lot is a wonderful example of an antique human skull, recently obtained from a medical school in the North of England. This skull is in overal...
Sold|$5,759
Skull Chanel Sculpture, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Skull Chanel Paris, polished chrome. Finish and matt black paint. Limited and numerated 03/15 we can provide the cites documents for this article.
Skull Netsuke, Boxwood, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Netsuke skull. Carved boxwood, Japan, 19th century. Carved boxwood skull with inked characters engraved in the lower area, along with the two usual holes in this type of pieces, ori...
Boxwood
Mid Century Brass Memento Mori Longhorn Skull Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid Century lifelike brass hanging sculpture of a longhorn steer skull. 4081
Brass
Sold|$2,500
Bronze Cast of a Human Skull
Located in Haarlem, NL
Authentic heavy and rare raw casting in bronze of a human skull, complete with lower and higher jaws. This skull vanity (or vanitas) could be seen as a 'memento mori' to remind peop...
Bronze
Sold|$4,000
Large Quartz Rock Crystal Skull Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating large skull sculpture handcrafted from quartz rock. Rare life-size sculpture weighing approximately 11 pounds. Beautifully crafted with small red and yellow iron inclusio...
Crystal
Sold|$587
Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Located in Eindhoven, NL
African warthog skull in excellent condition on a hardstone pedestal. The skull is polished and has a light shine patine.
Stone
Sold|$646
Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Located in Eindhoven, NL
African warthog skull in excellent condition on a hardstone pedestal. The skull is polished and has a light shine patine.
Stone
Sold|$890
Engraved Buffalo Skull Gold Painted
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand engraved buffalo skull, made by craftsmen. Unusual piece, very decorative. Dimensions: Length 66 cm. Width 62 cm.
Weathered Skull Natural Wood Sculpture
Located in Manassas Park, VA
Natural wood sculpture reminiscent of a stylized skull 22 1/2” x 33” x 23” an organic sculpture for the modern scholar's desk.
Wood
Sold|$3,131
Greenlandica Walrus Skull with Tusks
Located in Kastrup, DK
Greenlandica. Walrus skull and jaw, Odobenus rosmarus, with two attached tusks (38 cm). Measurements cm. (lying on the floor as in the last two pictures) H: 33 W: 31 D: 60 Tusks: ...
Bone
Sold|$4,250
Billiard Ball Skull Set, Including Cue Ball
Located in New York, NY
Billiard ball skull set, carved in Indonesia. This is a complete set of vintage Bakelite pool balls, including the cue ball, that have been recently hand-carved in the shape of skull...
Bakelite
Sold|$1,057
Bronze Skull Head on Square Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Bronze Skull Head on Square Wooden Base
Bronze
Lucite Skull or Skeleton Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and detailed Lucite skull sculpture or paperweight, circa 1970s.
Lucite
Klaus Dupont Contemporary Rock Crystal Skull Objet
Located in Toronto, ON
A one of a kind sculptural objet consisting of a carved rock crystal skull with semi-precious stones combined with antique bronze components on a pedestal by German artist, Dupont. ...
Bronze
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings, applied to the crown-shaped skull and to the mosaic-type wooden base. The year 1874 is...
Plaster, Wood
Sold|$100,000
Rare Saber Tooth Cat Fossil Skull
Located in London, GB
A rare fossilized skull from one of the most iconic prehistoric predators. A Saber tooth cat skull from the largest known genus, Machairodus giganteus, dating to the Late Miocene, ar...
Sold|$3,375
Fossilized Dire Wolf Skull - 2.36 lb
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary fossilized dire wolf skull from Siberia is a rare and remarkable artifact that offers a glimpse into the Ice Age. Featuring well-preserved bone structure and natur...
Bone
Bronze Bird-Beaked Skull Fantasy/ Memento Mori Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze bird-beaked skull fantasy sculpture 20th Century This uncommon and intriguing 20th-century bronze sculpture captures the essence of the macabre with its fusion of human and ...
Bronze
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Cast Bronze Model/Sculpture of a Human Skull Signed and copyrighted Indistinctly, possibly by Maxilla and Mandible Ltd. New York Realistically cast and modled, in two parts wit...
Bronze
Sweet Life Skull Sculpture in Marble Powder Gold Finish
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture sweet life skull in marble powder resin. In gold finish with 140 details. Unique and exceptional piece made in France.
Marble
Antique Giant Turtle Skull Natural History Specimen
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique giant sea turtle skull natural history specimen in beautifully aged old surface color patina. Direct from private collection. Circa 1900. Measures 11 inches wide x 9 inches ...
Bone
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Skull Bottle
Located in Washington, DC
Late Nazca to early Wari (Huari) culture, circa 500-700 A.D, Peru. Near choice pottery jar from the very end of the Nazca empire. Rounded base with straight chimney spout decorated w...
Earthenware
Polished Aluminum Chital Deer Skull on Base by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A polished aluminum chital deer skull on an original base by Arthur Court. Skull can be removed from the base and hung on the wall if you prefer.
Aluminum
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare 1:1 cast of a human skull in bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lower- and upper jaw. This particular example has...
Bronze
Mexican Ceramic Skull Sculpture Handcrafted Contemporary Art, Edition 2/30
By Omar Hernández
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
The word tzompantli or tzompantle comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) language and means skull rack or scaffold of skulls. In different Mesoamerican cultures, skulls from the sacrificed w...
Ceramic, Clay
Hanging Sculpture of a Kudu Antelope Skull by Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This Kudu skull sculpture by Arthur Court is casted in aluminum. It has a a bracket on the back for a wall mount. It is stamped, " made in Mexico" on the rear of the sculpture. The j...
Aluminum
Impressive and Decorative, Chrome Painted Modern Bronze Bear Skull Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Exact replica of a black bear skull, cast in bronze. This cool, cast bronze skull is an exact replica of a black bear skull. Less than 20 were made and three years ago they all came...
Bronze
Nymphenburg Limited Edition Skull - Hummingbird - hand painted Nr. 12/25
By Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in München, Bavaria
Nymphenburg Porcelain limited edition skull - Hummingbird - attributed to the modern man that is no longer afraid of mento mori. This hand crafted and hand painted skull is a perfect...
Porcelain
Fine Quality Retired Swarovski Crystal Faceted Jet Hematite Skull Figurine
By Swarovski
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully and expertly hand made in Austria, finest quality Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite faceted crystal skull with ruthenium finish metal accents on the face and base. Skull fea...
Crystal
Fine Quality Retired Swarovski Crystal Faceted Jet Hematite Skull Figurine
By Swarovski
Located in Tustin, CA
Beautifully and expertly hand made in Austria, finest quality Swarovski Crystal Jet Hematite faceted crystal skull with ruthenium finish metal accents on the face and base. Skull fea...
Crystal
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.
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