Plaster Maquette Sculpture of a Young Boy
By John Hodges & Sons
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A maquette is a three-dimensional object made as a preparatory study for a full-sized sculpture. With his small proportions, this sculpture will make a lovely decorative accent i...
Plaster
17th century small polychrome and gilded wood religious figure statue
By Bernini
Located in London, GB
A stunning small polychrome and gilded 17th century European small wooden sculpture of a Religious or Royal figure.
Giltwood
Mid 19th Century Swedish Original Painted Pine Small Carousel Horse
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid 19th century Swedish carousel horse, hand carved in pine with a heavily distressed original painted finish. Painted details remain along the saddle, bridle, and mane, while a sma...
Metal, Iron
Abstract Metal Sculpture – Brutalist Style, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A striking small-scale abstract iron sculpture composed of vertically arranged cylindrical metal rods of varying heights, clustered together on a circular base.
Iron
Mipreshus Small Glass Bowl - Contemporary Mexican Design
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in San Andreas Atoto, MX
In 1994, Nouvelstudio originates and evolves as an artistic workshop dedicated to experimentation and development in glass. After expert handlers capable of responding to any need, t...
Glass
Small Bronze Justice with Scales on Marble Base
Located in Annville, PA
Graceful even when standing still the Small Bronze Justice with Scales on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods the Bronze Jus...
Bronze
Small High-Grade Natural Amethyst Geode
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
AAA-Grade Amethyst Geode with Gemmy Violet Druzy ▫️ Description ▫️ This natural Amethyst Geode stands out for its bright gemmy violet color, well-formed crystal points, and clean c...
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
$645 / item
Small Bronze Lion and Snake on Marble Base
Located in Annville, PA
Graceful even when standing still the Small Bronze Lion and Snake on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods the Bronze Lion and...
Bronze
Ghidini 1961 Small Rabbit Figurine in Polished Brass
By Stefano Giovannoni, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small rabbit figurine in brass.
Brass
Eugène Blot, pair of small busts in terracotta
By Eugène Blot
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Pair of small busts in terracotta by the French sculptor Eugene Blot (Grandvillers 1830-1899). Signed on the base.
Terracotta
5 SMALL PLASTER BUST Philosophers, Poets and Oratories 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
5 SMALL PLASTER BUST Philosophers, Poets and Oratories Height 21 cm Width 10 cm Depth 9 cm Manufacturing Made in Italy Material Plaster cast
Plaster
Bert Kiewiet Bronze Animal Sculpture "Tits Beast", Netherlands, circa 1980
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
His animals and figures are loved for their mix of simplicity, character and gentle humour, and small bronzes like this one are sought after by collectors of Dutch post-war sculpture.
Bronze
Small Ceramic Asian Turquoise Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of small Asian ceramic turquoise foo dogs with both male and female figures. The carving details are amazing. Great addition to your chinoiserie collection.
Ceramic
Ceramic Small Asian Turquoise Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of small Asian ceramic turquoise foo dogs with both male and female figures. The carving details are amazing. Great addition to your chinoiserie collection.
Ceramic
Pair of 1960s Mushroom Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These can be used indoor our outdoor as a decorative sculpture or a small stool
Concrete
Baccarat Crystal Peacock Sculpture, Limited Edition, France, 1980s
By Baccarat
Located in Queens, NY
French Late 20th Century (1980/90s) of a small crystal sculpture of a peacock figure with spread feathers (signed BACCARAT, designed by B AUGST.
Crystal
Small Walter Bosse Cat Figurine Around 1950s, 'Marked'
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, Au
Small Walter bosse cat figurine around 1950s Brass, Nickel - plated Original condition.
Brass, Nickel
Painted Plaster Sculpture of a Child Playing, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted plaster sculpture of a child playing, 20th century. 20th century painted plaster sculpture of a small child playing with his car.
Plaster
Circa 1900 Swiss Small-Medium Size Strolling Black Forest Bear
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 small-medium size strolling Black Forest Bear, Swiss. Rich brown color. Very good face - small, bead eyes. Carved lindenwood - good detail to the carving of the fur. One f...
Wood, Paint
Circa 1900 Swiss Small-Medium Size Strolling Black Forest Bear
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 small-medium size strolling Black Forest Bear, Swiss. Rich brown color. Very good face - small, bead eyes. Carved lindenwood - good depth to the carving of the fur. One fo...
Wood, Paint
Circa 1900 Swiss Small-Medium Size Strolling Black Forest Bear
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 small-medium size strolling Black Forest Bear, Swiss. Rich brown color. Very good face - small, bead eyes. Carved lindenwood - good depth to the carving of the fur. One fo...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Pink Marble Female Torso Sculpture On White Marble Base
By Gert Olsen
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small vintage tabletop marble sculpture is of a female torso.
Marble
Small Duck Figurine by Richard Rohac, around 1950s
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, Au
Small duck figurine by Richard Rohac, around 1950s Original condition.
Brass
18th Century Baroque Hand-Carved Giltwood Saint Sculpture, Italy
By Bernini
Located in London, GB
A beautiful small fruitwood polychrome carved sculpture of a Saint.
Giltwood
Small Walter Bosse Cat Figurine, Vienna, circa 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, Au
Small Walter Bosse cat figurine, Vienna, circa 1950s Original condition.
Brass
1950s Italian Modernist Ceramic Horse Sculpture, Hand Made in Italy
By Roberto Rigon, Aldo Londi
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The graphic decoration and stylized form reflect the experimental spirit of postwar Italian ceramics, with a design language reminiscent of the work of Roberto Rigon, Aldo Londi and ...
Ceramic
1969 Curtis Jere Bronze Balloon Boy Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Stafford, TX
Known for their eclectic and artistic metalwork, this piece exemplifies mid-century modern creativity with a playful, surrealist twist. The sculpture features a small, expressive hu...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Small Spelter Female Table Lighter, C1930
Located in Devon, England
An original 1930's Art Deco cold painted spelter figure strike lighter. Depicts a young woman dressed in the fashion of the day night slip holding a draped shawl, with a gold cold-pa...
Onyx, Spelter
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s Original condition
Brass
$493Sale Price|46% Off
Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes, Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship. Weathered Measurement her...
Glass, Wood
Luxury Leather Brass Table Mirror Sculpture, France
Located in Paris, FR
Luxury mirror, it's a small sculpture object entirely sheathed in leather.
Brass
Murano Sommerso Glass Conch Shell Sculpture by Alfredo Barbini, 1970s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Glasgow, GB
The substantial glass construction and polished base allow the piece to function as a small freestanding decorative sculpture. Alfredo Barbini was an Italian glass designer and mast...
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Small 17th Century Carved Oak Statue from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This small French statue from the 1600s depicts a person in a two- piece robe with the bottom right hand portion of the robe attached above the knee. He is standing on a small carved...
Wood
Japanese Wooden Small Netsuke 'A Head' 1940s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately scul...
Wood
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Small Elephant' 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately scul...
Wood
Vintage Bronze Polo Player Galloping Horse Sculpture 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An ancient practice, the process today varies from foundry to foundry, but the steps which are usually used in casting small bronze sculptures in a modern bronze foundry are generall...
Bronze
Ancient Roman Sculpture of the hero Hercules in marble
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Provenance - Private collection, Pamiers, France. A small marble sculpture carved in the round depicting a standing, nude Hercules, with powerful muscles that represent his supernat...
Marble
Small Twisted Meteorite Fragment with Impressions
Located in London, GB
This small, but perfectly formed extraterrestrial sculpture originates from the Sikhote-Alin meteorite, which fell to Earth on 12 February 1947 in the largest recorded fall in history.
Iron
Art Deco Desk Ballerina Sculpture in Bronze, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small desk sculpture or paperweight executed in patinated bronze.
Bronze
Small French Empire Style Bust of Napoleon I
Located in Queens, NY
Small turn of the century French Empire style bronze bust representing Napoleon's uniformed likeness propped upon a white marble pedestal base adorned with a bronze letter "N."
Marble, Bronze
Decorative Small Totem in Light Blue Resin by Saerom Yoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Decorative Small Totem in Light Blue Resin by Saerom Yoon Dimensions: Ø 46 x H 87 cm. Materials: Resin. Saerom Yoon is an artist based in Seoul, South Korea. His work is inspired b...
Resin
Small Playing seal figurine by walter bosse around 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, Au
Small Playing seal figurine by walter bosse around 1950s Original condition
Brass
RETNA SMALL Eye Multicolor Decorative Cast Glass Piece
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Born from a collision of ideologies, blending the traditional and the contemporary, with technical and artisanal methods. Under our commitment to offer the work of world-renowned art...
Glass
$37,014 / item
Inflated Form 03 Sculpture by Kris Lamba Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Kris Lamba was born in London in 1984. He creates large and small-scale sculpture, paintings and edition based collectible design.
Bronze
$37,029 / item
Inflated Form 01 Sculpture by Kris Lamba Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Kris Lamba was born in London in 1984. He creates large and small-scale sculpture, paintings and edition based collectible design.
Bronze
$30,847 / item
Inflated Form 02 Sculpture by Kris Lamba Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Kris Lamba was born in London in 1984. He creates large and small-scale sculpture, paintings and edition based collectible design.
Bronze
19th Century pair of small bronze busts on marble plinths
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair of small bronze busts on marble plinths. The subjects are the French Enlightenment figures Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Objets de vertu like these were popul...
Marble, Bronze
$310Sale Price|43% Off
Midcentury Desk Sculpture of Dice in Bronze, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual desk sculpture with removable bronze dice.
Bronze
Pair, Small Bronze Statues of Hunters, Denmark circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze finish shows age related wear including tarnish, small nicks, minor crackles, etc. No makers mark.
Bronze
Small Walter Bosse Sagittarius Zodiac Brass Figurine, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Small Walter Bosse Sagittarius Zodiac Brass Figurine, Austria, 1950s Original condition
Brass
Small Antique Bronze Bust of a Child after Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good small bronze bust of a child after Jean-Antoine Houdon. The child with head turned to the left in a downward gaze. Slightly pensive and somewhat angelic gaze. Mounted ...
Bronze
Bing & Grøndahl, small porcelain figurine of a Sealyham Terrier.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bing & Grøndahl, small porcelain figurine of a Sealyham Terrier. Model number 2071. Approximately from the 1930s. First factory quality. Perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 6.0 ...
Porcelain
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Hippomenes by Thiébaut Frères
By Thiebaut Freres, Fumiére et Cie
Located in Lisbon, PT
Small french bronze sculpture of Hippomenes mid-race, casting golden apples to distract Atalanta — a rare Grand Tour piece by the legendary Thiébaut Frères foundry.
Marble, Bronze
Small 19th Century Bronze Figure of Allegory of Manufacture
Located in Berlin, DE
Small 19th century patinated female bronze figure of the allegory of manufacture featuring a spindle, a hammer and a gear-wheel.
Bronze
Set of Four Small MCM Bronze Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of four 4.13" tall bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The pieces are heavy for their stature, solid and have a gorgeous patina. They would make a great mi...
Bronze
Small ceramic circa 1950, attribued to Jean Brisy or Boleslaw Danikowski
By Colette Gueden, Boleslaw Danikowski
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Small ceramic circa 1950, attributed to Jean brisy or Boleslaw Danikowski
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern Leather Small Model of a Seal
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mid-century Modern Leather Small Model of a Seal, 1960s-70s The brown leather model of a seal shows the seal with its head up with its whiskers to each side and the eyes formed by ...
Leather
$2,752 / item
Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design Unique Piece.
Clay
$2,753 / item
Peana Model 1 Small Green Object by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Peana Model 1 Small Green Object by Eter Design Unique Piece.
Clay
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
John Newman, (American, b. 1952) Mixed Media Sculpture
By John Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
The piece was first shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery solo exhibition show entitled, “Spoonfuls”, A series of small mixed-media sculptures. The unique expressive piece is constructe...
Gold Leaf
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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