Dancing Faun after Soldani-Benzi, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small ceramic statue of the Dancing Faun after the original by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi from 1695/1697.
Ceramic
Small Statue of a Court Lady Wearing Blue Kimono and Holding a Baby
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage statue of a court lady dressed in a blue kimono and holding a swaddled baby. Tilting her head slightly to the side and wearing a traditional hairstyle, this court l...
Ceramic
Large 18th Century French Rococo Étagère Wall Bracket in Sculpted Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
The serpentine ledge, which is intended to support decorative items such as clocks, small statues, or ceramic vases, follows the dramatic curves of the main body below, giving the en...
Wood, Oak
Ceramic Harlequin Great Dane Dog Statue by DAISA, 1984
Located in Astoria, NY
Large, but smaller than life-size, ceramic statue of a harlequin coated great dane.
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Parakeet Bird Statue in Blue Green and Yellow
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small ceramic statue of a bird in yellow, green, blue, and brown.
Ceramic, Paint
Chinoiserie Ceramic Lucky Elephant Plant Stand in Green and Cream
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small chinoiserie ceramic lion garden statue or plant stand.
Ceramic, Paint
1960s Small Blue Glazed Ceramic Foo Dog Statue
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 1960s small-scaled, glazed ceramic blue foo dog statue/sculpture.
Ceramic
$425
H 14.9 in W 12.75 in D 6.75 in
Large Italian Louis XVI Style Architectural Gilt Wall Shelf Bracket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Gold Leaf Wall Shelf. This vintage large bracket could certainly stand alone on a wall or functional to hold a treasure on top. Wonderful classic addition to any liv...
Gold Leaf
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Decorated Porcelain Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese hand decorated porcelain figure. Beautifully hand decorated Chinese porcelain figure. This stunning colorful finely detailed figurine or sculptur...
Porcelain
Large Italian Florentine Architectural Gilt Wall Shelf Bracket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Gold Leaf Wall Shelf. This bracket could certainly stand alone on a wall or functional to hold a treasure on top. Wonderful classic addition to any living room, dini...
Gold Leaf
$1,657Sale Price|44% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in
18th Century French Gilt Wood Sculptured Wall-Consoles
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century wall suspended consoles from France. Beautifully constructed in gilt wood and ornamented with a Rococo influence. The quality of the carving and gilding is very good and...
Giltwood
$2,233
H 13.5 in W 14.2 in D 12.5 in
Rare Antique Carved Gothic Revival Wall Bracket or Corbel with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
f you are a collector of rare and highly decorative antique wood carvings, then this impressive Renaissance Revival wall bracket could be the perfect addition to your interior or col...
Iron
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 2.5 in D 2.25 in
Antique Italian Grand Tour Dancing Faun of Pompeii Bronze Statue Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a solid bronze statue/sculpture of "The Dancing Faun of Pompeii" that was made in Italy. This would have been bought probably as a souvenir during a Italian Grand Tou...
Bronze
$2,519
H 17.2 in W 23.5 in D 14.7 in
Antique and Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Neo-Renaissance Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
19th Century Neo-Renaissance oak wall bracket with veneered curved panel. Wonderful and perfectly hand-carved, this all handcrafted Neo-Renaissance wall bracket has the most strikin...
Metal
$1,637
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 12.21 in
18th Century Carved Giltwood Shelf / Wall Bracket / Architectural Corbel
Located in Madrid, ES
This hand carved giltwood shelf / wall bracket or architectural corbel clearly displays the strength, drama and beauty of Spanish Baroque style. The central design motif is that of d...
Wrought Iron
Antique Hand Carved Wooden Wall Shelf - 19th century
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique - Decoration - 19th Antique carved wooden wall console, dating from the 19th century. Measures : 60x28,5cm H:47cm Material: Carved wood. Decoration: Baroque motif "mascaron f...
Wood
An Early Louis XV Carved And Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louis XIV carved and giltwood wall bracket. The serpentine top with a gadrooned border, the pierced acanthus and c-scroll apron centred by a laughing satyr mask. Medium size will fi...
Wood
$650
H 11.75 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan. A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure...
Porcelain
$1,030
H 12.41 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Bronze sculpture "The dancing faun of Pompeii", Italy, 20th century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great sculpture after the antique "The danicing faun of Pompeii". Made in bronze with beautiful details.
Bronze
Louis XV Style Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ornate "S" scroll Italian Florentine giltwood hand carved wall bracket.
Giltwood
$3,500
H 24 in W 7.5 in D 9 in
19th Century Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of Dancing Faun with Cymbals
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautifully cast Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of a Dancing Faun or Satyr holding cymbals. The sculpture has wonderful detail and the hands and feet are beautifully cast and fini...
Bronze
$1,500
H 10.25 in W 17.63 in D 7.63 in
French Baroque Style Parcel-Gilt Carved Wood Wall Bracket, Sconce, or Shelf
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large last half of the 19th century French Baroque style stained, painted, and parcel-gilt wall bracket of unusual bisected cornice form having stained chestnut shelf above compoun...
Wood, Giltwood
Large 19th-Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Dancing Faun
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional 19th-century patinated bronze figure of the "Dancing Faun" (or Satyr), after the celebrated Hellenistic original discovered in 1830 at the House of the Faun in Pompeii...
Bronze
Portuguese Eighteenth Century Decorative Wall Shelf
Located in Ballard, CA
Unique Baroque wall shelve from Portugal, adorned with beautiful gilt and faux marble, Having arrived in Portugal later than it did in the rest of Europe, baroque art was to take on ...
Fruitwood
$1,195 / set
H 16 in W 14.5 in D 15 in
Antique Salvaged Carved Wooden Architectural Wall Brackets, Corbels or Shelves
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This matched pair of antique hand-carved walnut wall brackets were salvaged from an early Victorian house in Montreal, Canada. The brackets are unsigned, but presumed to have origina...
Walnut
17th Century Oak Carved Socle Pedestal from Northern Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
The product of an immensely talented northern Italian woodworker, this beautiful oak socle pedestal dates to the 1600s. Intricate carvings in the style of the Renaissance embellish t...
Wood, Oak
$1,450 / set
H 17.5 in W 12.75 in D 11.75 in
Exceptional Pair of Carved Wall Brackets with Mythological Faces
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional highly carved pair of walnut wall brackets consisting of dramatic well-carved faces of mythological creatures with wide eyes, opened mouths and wild flowing hair. Subs...
Walnut
Vintage Italian Giltwood Wall Sconce Shelf
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or Rococo style Italian provincial gilt wood wall sconce or bracket Italy, Circa Mid-20th Century Measures: 6.75"W x 3.5"D x 5.5"H. Very good vintage condi...
Giltwood
Pair of Louis XVI Giltwood Brackets
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of Louis XVI giltwood brackets, the later shelf with beaded edge over scroll supports with lamb's tongue and acanthus leaf carving with oak leaf carved finials.
Giltwood
$336,900
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
Antique Carved Wood Church Wall Sconce, Baroque Style, 18th Century
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Church Wall Sconce or Stand – Ornate Display for Figures Elevate your space with this rare and richly detailed 18th–19th century church stand or wall sconce, originally used ...
Wood
Elegant Antique Pair of Carved and Gilded French Wall Brackets
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Superbly elegant pair of French antique carved and gilded wood wall brackets adorned with acanthus leaves.
Wood
$2,285
H 13.5 in W 14.2 in D 13 in
Antique and Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and deeply carved Gothic Revival bracket for displaying a Saint statue. This Gothic console for wall mounting dates from the late 1800s and it has a marvelous combinat...
Brass, Metal
$1,350
H 26 in W 22.25 in D 11.5 in L 26 in
18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Bracket Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a dramatic statement with this impressive antique wall bracket console from Italy. Crafted circa 1760, the substantial piece is richly hand carved in the Baroque manner, featuri...
Giltwood
19th Century Antique Giltwood Wall Bracket with Griffins
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Giltwood Wall Bracket with Griffins – Renaissance Revival A superb example of 19th-century Renaissance Revival craftsmanship, this elaborately carved giltwood wall bracket f...
Giltwood
$750 / item
H 4 in Dm 16 in
Spirograph Centerpiece - Hand-carved & Hand-painted Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive object entirely shaped and finished by hand, it reveals very different glaze treatments inside and out. While expertly worked to achieve a scalloped edge and channeled ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$4,200 / set
H 12.25 in W 8.75 in D 3.25 in
pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely pair of Italian early 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood wall brackets. Each beautiful wall bracket displays a finely carved bust of a cherub with palmettes atop his head a...
Giltwood
Antique Baroque Style Wall Bracket
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique baroque style painted and gilt decorated wall bracket, 18th century. With a mid to late 20th century marble top, a gilt decorated cupid face with wings.
Marble, Gold Leaf
18th century style decorative giltwood wall brackets
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive and highly decorative pair of 18th century style wall brackets is carved from solid wood in an elaborated scrolled design with foliate and shell embellishments. ...
Giltwood
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
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It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
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The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.