$5,147
H 11.62 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin Art
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$5,615
H 14.57 in W 10.24 in D 5.91 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca. 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin Art
Porcelain
$5,030
H 13.78 in W 9.45 in D 6.3 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, 1924-1934
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a decorative green hightened wavy band frieze. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861
Porcelain
$3,392
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca. 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
and light blue. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he
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$4,500
H 14 in W 10 in D 5 in
German Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare by Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck 1890
Located in Long Island City, NY
cast theT hree Dancing Maidens Untermyer fountain by sculptor Walter Schott. The fountain is located in
Bronze
Antique German Bronze Figure by Hermann Gladenbeck
Located in Newark, England
Untermyer fountain by sculptor Walter Schott. The fountain is located in Conservatory Garden, Central Park
Bronze
Sculpture, 1920, Art Deco, Sign: Akl. Ges.H.Gladenbeck & Sohn
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
theThree Dancing Maidens Untermyer fountain by sculptor Walter Schott. The fountain is located in
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Meissen Girl Playing Bowls by Walter Schott
Located in Vienna, AT
a girl playing bowls had been created by Walter Schott in the year 1898; it was presented at the
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Meissen Girl Playing Bowls Walter Schott Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Walter Schott in the year 1898; it was presented at the Dresden Art Exhibition in the same year. - It is
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Meissen Girl Playing Bowls Walter Schott Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
This outstanding Meissen figurine depicting a girl playing bowls had been created by Walter Schott in
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Bronze Art Nouveau Girl Playing Bowls by Walter Schott Gladenbeck Berlin
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Foundry Gladenbeck Berlin made circa 1900 - 1905 modelled by Walter Schott, 1898 (in behalf of Meissen
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H 13.58 in W 3.74 in D 6.69 in
Bronze Art Nouveau Girl Playing Bowls by Walter Schott Gladenbeck Berlin c.1900
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Foundry Gladenbeck Berlin made circa 1900 modelled by Walter Schott, 1898 (in behalf of Meissen
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H 14.56 in Dm 5.7 in
MEISSEN GIRL PLAYING BOWLS BY WALTER SCHOTT ART NOUVEAU c.1900 RARELY PAINTED
Located in Vienna, AT
FIGURINE depicting a GIRL PLAYING BOWLS had been created by Walter Schott in the year 1898; it was
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Meissen Art Nouveau Girl Playing Bowls by Walter Schott, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
depicting a Girl Playing Bowls had been created by Walter Schott in the year 1898; it was presented at the
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Girl Playing Bowls by Walter Schott, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Bowls had been created by Walter Schott in the year 1898; it was presented at the Dresden Art Exhibition
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H 8.67 in Dm 5.52 in
Walter Schott for Meissen, Large Art Nouveau Porcelain Figurine, Woman with Ball
Located in København, Copenhagen
Walter Schott for Meissen. Large Art Nouveau porcelain figurine. "Woman with ball". Rare painted in
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H 17.25 in W 6.5 in D 11 in
German Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “the Ball Player” by Walter Schott
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite modeling of a young woman playing ball, Die Kugelspielerin was sculpted by Walter
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H 13.98 in W 9.45 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a green-highlighted wavy band frieze. Modeller: Walter Schott (1861 - 1938
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H 13.78 in W 9.65 in D 5.79 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Large Young Lady Ball Player, Walter Schott, 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a gold-highlighted wavy band frieze and gold rims. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT
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H 14.45 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1924
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
: WALTER SCHOTT (1861-1938), CIRCA 1897 German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin
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H 14.37 in W 9.84 in D 5.7 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, circa 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
: Art Nouveau Modeller: Walter Schott (1861-1938) circa 1897 German sculptor and medalist; 1880
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H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin Art
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H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a gold-highlighted wavy band frieze and gold rims. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT
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H 14.57 in W 9.85 in D 5.79 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin Art
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H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a gold-highlighted wavy band frieze and gold rims. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT
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H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
dress. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the
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H 14.77 in W 9.85 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the Berlin Art
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H 9.45 in W 8.67 in D 5.12 in
Porcelain Group 'The Sin', Faun with Nymphs, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1917
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
his playmate. Artist's signature 'WALTER SCHOTT' on the side of the base. Manufactory: Selb
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Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine the Blossoming Woman by W. Schott Rarity
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
outstanding rarest Meissen figurine depicting a female nude had been created by Walter Schott around the year
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H 14.18 in W 9.26 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
round, stepped base with a green-highlighted wavy band frieze. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938
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H 13.98 in W 8.47 in D 5.71 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
dress. Modeller: WALTER SCHOTT (1861 - 1938) German sculptor and medalist; 1880-1883 he studied at the
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H 6.5 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Antique Pair French Grand Tour Bronze Military Pedestal Busts 19th C
By Hermann Gladenbeck
Located in London, GB
Maidens Untermyer fountain by sculptor Walter Schott. The fountain is located in Conservatory Garden
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
German Art Nouveau Jugendstil Bronze Don Quixote by Oskar Garvens
Located in Newark, England
Walter Schott. The fountain is located in Conservatory Garden, Central Park, New York. In the early 1920s
Bronze
Walter Schott Kugelspielerin Bronze
Located in Dresden, DE
ursprünglich knapp 140 cm hohe Skulptur wurde in den 1890´er Jahren von Walter Schott entworfen und erfreute
Bronze
$3,743
H 3.34 in W 8.26 in D 6.1 in
Meissen the Wave Art Nouveau Bowl Figurine Henschtel Konrad Q 169, circa 1900
By Julius Konrad Hentschel
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest Art Nouveau item: The wave Size: Height 3.34 inches Depth 6.10 inches Width 8.26 inches Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen sword mark (glazed bott...
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Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$262,550
H 26.78 in W 36.23 in D 24.02 in
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Mount Parnassus
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus. Comprised of sixteen interlocking parts. Apollo standing holding a lyre and with Pega...
Porcelain
$198,260
H 48 in W 32 in D 29 in
Incredible 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Covered Urn Emblematic of Autumn
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and truly monumental 19th century Meissen Porcelain Covered urn emblematic of autumn. This is one of the most incredible and spectacular displays of Meissen Porcelain w...
Porcelain
$6,551
H 14.57 in W 5.12 in D 5.52 in
Large Meissen Porcelain Figurine Group 'Apollo & Daphne', By Juechtzer, Ca. 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Christian Gottfried Juechtzer
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent large and rare Meissen figurine group from the 19th century: Apollo clothed with a cloak embraces Daphne from behind, who is fleeing from him and has already frozen into a ...
Porcelain
$57,500 / set
H 12 in W 5.25 in D 4.5 in
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and fully complete set of 5 Meissen figures emblematic of the senses: Hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, Modeled by J.J. Kändler and J.F. Eberlein. These figures ...
Porcelain
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural Groups
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair Of Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figural groups, of 'Neptune and Thetis' and 'The Triumphal Procession of Amphitrite'. 'Neptune and Thetis' modelled with the god of the sea ...
Porcelain
$5,557
H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white c...
Porcelain
$9,710
H 7.88 in W 15.36 in D 10.24 in
Art Nouveau Group 'Capture Of A Nymph', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, Ca 1902
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite large and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Triton adorned with water lily wreath on his head, half man, half fish with scaled legs leaning against a high wave and ...
Porcelain
$13,921
H 17.33 in W 7.49 in D 9.45 in
Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen: Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are ...
Porcelain
$5,498
H 8.86 in W 9.65 in D 5.52 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
Porcelain
$48,500
H 12.5 in W 17 in D 7 in
Meissen Grouping of Mars's War Chariot with War Putti for Catherine the Great
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum Quality, Antique Meissen Porcelain Grouping of Mars, the God of War, Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johan...
Porcelain
$12,800
H 17.75 in Dm 8 in
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, R. Ockelmann
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th C. Meissen Porcelain Female Nude Figurine After The Bath, M 193b, R. Ockelmann. This exquisite porcelain sculpture was skillfully created by the talented artist R. Ockelmann....
Porcelain
$5,498
H 8.67 in W 9.65 in D 5.52 in
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Paul Helmig
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
Porcelain
$2,456
H 7.09 in W 3.15 in D 3.75 in
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group: Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her h...
Porcelain
$4,445
H 10.44 in W 7.09 in D 5.12 in
Meissen Figurine 'Chiarina', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Dancer balancing on the ball of her left foot, lifting her right leg slightly forward with her foot extended downward, leaning her head to the righ...
Porcelain
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.