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19th Century Lay Figure
Located in Arundel, GB
Rare, artist's wooden lay figure. With articulated joints and intricately carved facial detail
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Antique 19th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

19th Century Lay Figure
19th Century Lay Figure
H 25.6 in W 8.3 in D 2.8 in
19th Century Artists Lay Figure
Located in Conwy, GB
A life size articulated artist’s mannequin or Lay figure in the manner of models by French artist
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Antique Late 19th Century French Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Artists Lay Figure
19th Century Artists Lay Figure
H 65.5 in W 14.2 in D 3 in
19th Century Artist Lay Figure
Located in Ongar, GB
A quality late 19th century artist Lay figure made from pine. These were made to be used by artists
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Antique 19th Century British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

19th Century Artist Lay Figure
19th Century Artist Lay Figure
H 13.78 in W 3.55 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Lay Figure Mannequin c 1840
Located in London, GB
Antique artist's lay figure/mannequin from around 1840. Made by Charles Roberson & Co.
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Antique Early 19th Century British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Lay Figure Mannequin c 1840
19th Century Lay Figure Mannequin c 1840
H 12.92 in W 4.34 in D 1.78 in
19th Century Artists Lay Figure Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century Artists Lay Figure Fragment In the art of imperfection this 19th century artists lay
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century articulated lay figure. A good example of an early 20th century articulated
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Vintage 1940s Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Life-Size Antique Articulated Child Lay Figure
Located in Peekskill, NY
This mid-1800s child is a “mix” between an early articulated artist model and a lay figure
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Fabric

Unique Early 19th Century Artists Lay Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century artists lay figure We are proud to offer an early 19th century artists lay
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Antique 1820s French Early Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Vintage 19th Century Hand Carved Artist Wooden Articulated Lay Figure
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful hand carved artist lay figure, English 19th Century. - The figure has a subtle
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Antique Early 1900s British Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Beech, Pine

Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional small Wooden Artist Mannequin Model from Italy, 19 th Century, very fine sculpting of the body and features of the face, polychrome rests of painting of the male face, wa...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
H 6.3 in W 2.37 in D 0.79 in
19th Century Italian Female Mannequin Life-Size Artists Lay Figure
Located in Milan, IT
Life-Size Artist Mannequin Italy circa 1870, 19th century articulated lay figure, a carved beech
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

STUNNING CIRCA 1950 ANTIQUE FRENCH ARTISTS LAY FIGURE MEDIUM SIZED LOVELY PATINa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure A lovely
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Antique French Carved Wood Lay or Artist Figure or Model
Located in London, GB
A finely carved lay figure, Adjustable and moveable at hands, leg joints, arms, hands, head, and
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Antique Early 1800s French More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Articulated Metal and Foam Mannequin Lay Figures
Located in London, GB
A set of seven highly unusual lay figure mannequins. Metal, foam and plaster. Various
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Mid-20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Articulated Wooden Mannequin Artist Painter Drawing Fine Arts 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th century French Articulated Wooden Artists Lay Figure, Mannequin on stand Stunning wooden
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20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1976 Bergasol Original Vintage Poster
By Bernard Villemot
Located in Winchester, GB
Bergasol is in a fantastic vibrant piece in his signature style, depicting a laying figure sunbathing in a
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Vintage 1970s French Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

1976 Bergasol Original Vintage Poster
1976 Bergasol Original Vintage Poster
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H 27 in W 33.2 in D 0.1 in
Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century
Located in Peekskill, NY
There hasn't been much information regarding this particular type of lay figure, indeed these are
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Antique Early 19th Century French Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Vintage laying lady porcelain figure original Schaubach Kunst art sculpture
By Schaubach Kunst
Located in Chonburi, TH
This vintage porcelain figure is a stunning example of Schaubach Kunst craftsmanship from the
Category

Mid-20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Life size artistic lay figures set of 3, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wooden articulated artistic Lay Figures. These life size mannequins are made with
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Life size artistic lay figures set of 3, 1980s
Life size artistic lay figures set of 3, 1980s
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Life size artistic lay figures set of 2, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wooden articulated artistic Lay Figures. These life size mannequins are made with
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Life size artistic lay figures set of 2, 1980s
Life size artistic lay figures set of 2, 1980s
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Life size artistic lay figures set of 4, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality pine wood articulated artistic Lay Figures. These life size mannequins are made with
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Life size artistic lay figures set of 4, 1980s
Life size artistic lay figures set of 4, 1980s
H 59.06 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Life size artistic child sized lay figures set of 4, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
High quality wood articulated artistic Lay Figures. These life size mannequins are made with great
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Late 19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1880
Located in Milano, IT
drapery and clothing. In the course of the 19th century, however, the mannequin (or “lay figure” in
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Antique 1880s Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, Circa 1870-1880
Located in Milano, IT
century, however, the mannequin (or “lay figure” in English) gradually emerged from the studio to become a
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
Neoclassical-Style Patinated Bronze Figure of a woman laying sideways. Bottom portion of body is
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Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Lion Figure Bronze Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a very well made large lion figure bronze sculpture laying down in a rectangular base. The
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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Lion Figure Bronze Sculpture
Large Lion Figure Bronze Sculpture
H 11 in W 20.5 in D 8.5 in
Vintage Viking Glass Hippopotamus Figure Paperweight
By Viking Glass Company
Located in San Diego, CA
flat on the back side, this allows the figure to stand on its own, be able to set flat against the wall
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Harvey Weiss Bronze Brutalist Figural Sculpture
By Harvey Weiss
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Harvey Weiss (1922-2007) Figural bronze Brutalist sculpture. Laying on her side this nude
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Vintage 1960s North American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Italian Bronze Figure of a Little Girl
Located in Cypress, CA
Cute Italian bronze figure of a pigtailed little girl laying on her belly with her legs crossed
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Meissen Huge Figural Almond Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Dresden, DE
Figurative almond bowl with nice lady laying next to it. The version with a basket instead of a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of a Shepherdess and Soldier
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Meissen Porcelain figure group of a shepherdess and a soldier. It depicts this pastoral
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Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Huge Waterman Figural Fountain Pen Advertising Store Display Model
By Waterman
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This enormous figural fountain pen store display is unsigned, but presumed to have been made by the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Griffins, Figural, 1880s, Refinished
By Charles Horner
Located in Stamford, CT
R. J. Horner Victorian Sideboard, Full Lions, Figural, 1880s, Refinished, Monumental in size as it
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Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Art Deco Figural Marching Band Drum & Drumsticks Cigarette Table Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
resembles a marching band drum with two drum sticks laying across the top rim. The sides of the lighter are
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Silver Plated Dinner Bell or Gong with Figural Twig & Branch Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
done in a cast and silver plated brass with a small rest on which the hammer or striker lays. The bell
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Narcissus 1870, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last
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Antique 1870s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

‘Gloria Victis’, A Patinated Bronze Figural Group by Mercié, Cast by Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Patinated Bronze Figural Group of ‘Gloria Victis’ (‘Glory to the Vanquished’), Cast by Ferdinand
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Goldscheider Vienna Figure Lady with Hat and Parasol, by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1936
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
on her hip, laying a small gray parasol on her right shoulder and turning her head to the side with
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

KPM Figure of a Lady Warrior Holding a Spear and a Shield with a Face with Wings
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Boston, MA
have when they layed their eyes on it. This lady warrior is dressed in a long draped dress with gold
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Antique 1890s German Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Deco Bronze Nude Sculpture on Marble & Onyx Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alluring Art Deco patinated bronze nude sculpture laying gracefully on a marble and onyx base
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20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Bronze

Pair of Articulated Metal Figures
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of articulated metal lay figures. Each measure about 6 feet tall. Constructed of metal with
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20th Century American Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pair of Articulated Metal Figures
Pair of Articulated Metal Figures
H 71 in W 22 in D 5 in
Early, Large and Fine Grand Tour Serpentine Sculpture of the Dying Gaul c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
, defeated and laying across his shield, his short sword set down on the ground, his neck adorned with a
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Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Thai gilded copper alloy sculpture of Phra Malai visiting the damned to hell
Located in Point Richmond, CA
lotus base affixed to a square base having a variety of skull and emaciated figural images, including a
Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Barbini Salviati Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Clown Sculptural Bowl
By Salviati, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
figure has a green hat with gold, pink hair, clear head with large eyes and exited facial expressions
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas Portrailt Of A Seated Acrobat
By Charles Levier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
depicts a solumn figure seated at a table wearing a pointed hat and a ruffled collar. A pipe and books lay
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique African Bronze Bracelet Currency Bangle Tribal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, formerly used as a means of payment . Their value lay in the metal itself and in the amount or
Category

Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Blue and White Ceramic Chinese Pot with Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
a center flower on a white background. There is also an animal figure laying down atop the lid with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Carved Marble Lion Sculpture Signed P. Ruggeri
Located in Dallas, TX
Italy circa 1890, and hand carved of variegated marble, the large figure depicts a proud lion laying on
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Pair of Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Groups of the Continents
Located in New York, NY
with the figure of a camel. To her left is a large brazier wafting exotic scents and around her lay a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures

Materials

Sèvres

Modernist Wooden Sculpture of a Woman, Attributed to Albert Wein
By Albert W. Wein
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture of a standing female figure, attributed to American sculptor Albert Wein (b.1915 - d.1991
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Danish Wooden Pendant Lamp
Located in High Point, NC
nordic design, this lamp lays full focus on the purity of the outlines and the quality of the materials
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Vintage Danish Wooden Pendant Lamp
Vintage Danish Wooden Pendant Lamp
H 17.3 in W 15.4 in D 15.4 in
1974 Mixed-Media Acrylic and Raffia Abstract on Canvas Signed Rohan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
interpretation, image appears to be an abstract canine figure, with the twine-bordered circles symbolizing balls
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Raffia, Twine, Acrylic

"Gladiator with Sword and Shield, " Unique Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and moving, this depiction of a nude male gladiator, laying his sword to the ground with
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Vintage 1940s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Victorian Pollard Oak Sideboard Chiffonier 19th Century
Located in London, GB
lump, or ‘burr’, which when sawn for veneer, gives a lovely grained, swirling figure. The effect is
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Sideboards

Materials

Oak

Pair of French 1st Empire Period Bronze and Ormolu Three-Light Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mottled support lays above the plinth, elevating the richly patinated bronze. One candelabra depicts a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Candelabras

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Norman Laliberté Signed 1962 “Isaac” Mixed Media Drawing on Board
By Norman Laliberté
Located in Indianapolis, IN
this moody figural abstract drawing. Composed of maroons, browns, and purple pastel and possibly crayon
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Drawings

Materials

Masonite, Paper, Crayon

Ofione Bronze Applique by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
the USA for instance. Ofione was the first king of the Titans and the heavens, his figure is
Category

2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze

Ofione Shiny Black Metal Applique by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
wired for the USA for instance. Ofione was the first king of the Titans and the heavens, his figure is
Category

2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Ofione Shiny Gold Metal Table Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
wired for the USA for instance. Ofione was the first king of the Titans and the heavens, his figure is
Category

2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

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Lay Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lay figure you’re looking for. A lay figure — often made from wood, pine and softwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect lay figure — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A lay figure made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made lay figure over the years, but those crafted by Arne Bang are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Lay Figure?

Prices for a lay figure can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $531 and can go as high as $28,595, while the average can fetch as much as $3,715.
Questions About Lay Figure
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In art, a lay figure is a doll-like model that artists can pose in different ways. The lay figure can be used for sketching or as a stand-in for the living subject of a portrait. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of portrait art from some of the world's top galleries.