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Ragazza Hawaiana Ronzan 40 cm in ceramica dipinta a mano anni 50
Located in Catania, IT
Bellissima ceramica dipinta a mano che raffigura una ragazza Hawaiana
Manifattura firmata Ronzan anni 50 in ottime condizioni
come raffigurato nelle foto che evidenziano la manifatt...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche.
1 light, 60 watts Max bulb.
US rewired and in working condition.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1950s Modernist Abstract Wooden Figurative Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
A 1950s modernist hand carved figurative abstract sculpture in walnut. A symmetrical form with flowing movement in its shape, starting from the top and with its culmination at its wi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
A Tapio Wirkkala Rhythmic Veneer Leaf Dish, 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
In most if not all of his designs, Tapio Wirkkala took his inspiration from the surrounding nature. This is one example with a beautiful figurative sculptural "leaf". The way it's re...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Birch
20th Century Plaster Flemish Religious Sculpture Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Mid-20th century plaster statue depicting Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Work that evidently reproduces a sixteenth-century original in Flemish style. Sculpture finished from the cen...
Category
Dutch Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Sculpture “Mermaid” by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden, 1950’s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture “Mermaid” by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden, 1950s.
Pine with teak base.
Dimensions:
H: 28 cm/ 11"
D: 7 cm/ 2 3/4"
Johnny Mattsson was one of Sweden’s leading wood artists in t...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Pine
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Set of Japanese Women Awa Odori Dancers
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 4 bronze dancer figures. This group of 4 petite figures have graceful lines and a beautiful golden finish with patina. Circa 1950s. These abstract figures with a variegated gold patina depict female Japanese Awa Odori...
Category
Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
j.g. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton Signed a
Located in San Francisco, CA
J..G. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton
Signed and Dated 1952
3.25:w x 3.25"d x 10.5"h
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Edition Madoura , Sujet poule 1954
Located in Paris, FR
Picasso ( 1881-1973 )
Hen subject - 1954 (AR # 250)
Turned shape piece , glazed earthenware clay with white & blue enamel , from an edition of 500, stamped "Edition Picasso" and "M...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Figurine from Schaubach, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Porcelain sculpture of a woman from Schaubach, 1950s
Category
German Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maiolica, Porcelain
1950s Bronze Sculpture of Reclining Nude
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A small reclining woman sculpture. Made in the 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Mannequin Marked Brussel 1950s
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A vintage adjustable mannequin on a metal frame. Owned by a fashion store in Brussels, marked: Articles D'Etalages, A Delabye 17 Bd Poinca...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Monumental Carved Wood Tiki Sculpture. French Polynesia. Creation Sanobo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Monumental Carved Wood Tiki Sculpture. French Polynesia.Tahiti. Wonderfully carved, Strong presence. Carved signed Creation Sanobo,, (see photo). Hand delivery avail to New Y...
Category
Polynesian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Colin Melbourne Ceramic Glazed Cow Sculpture for Beswick
By Colin Melbourne, Beswick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colin Melbourne Ceramic Glazed Cow Sculpture for Beswick
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Modern Brutalist Bronze Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Bronze sculpture of man sitting
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
TRIBAL ART
Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on its steel base.
A favorite for this old puppet figurin...
Category
Malian Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Mid 20th Century Marble Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Unique perspective
Category
Unknown Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A Rare Mid Century Italian Salviati Murano Fish with Mermaid Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare Salviati Murano had blown fish and mermaid sculpture with internal gold fleck and bullicante design.
Since 1859, Salviati has been researching new vernaculars languages of M...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass "Love Knot" Table Sculpture in Black, White & Clear Glass
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Vintage Murano Glass Abstract Free From, Swirl Black & White Sculpture. Featuring hand blown, curved, figure eight shape with twist top in Black, White and Transparent Murano glass, ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
A Large Saliati Murano Glass Fish with Gold Flecks Mid 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and impressive Murano glass fish with bullicante controlled bubbles attributed to Salviatt and Co. The elegant form with the fish tail curved upward with a sturdy round glas...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early Gucci Gun Shaped Foldable Boot Jack, Italy 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual and early Gucci gun shaped foldable boot jack, Italy 1950s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An old and authentic votive board representing the spirit of water, Shamanic, Primitive Arts, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, in carved wood and painted with patina due to use, c...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A TRIBAL Ritual SCULPTURE MASK TUNIC Middle SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, old and authentic, adornment or tunic or mask -full!- of Oceanian ceremony, with a double or split figure, on its very beautiful contemporary base in raw steel, Shama...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modernist Carved Abstract Figural Scuptures by Stella Popowski, C. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare pair of carved mahogany abstract figures circa mid-1950s by the modernist jeweler and painter Stella Popowski (1931-2008). Popowski was active in both Los Angeles and San Fra...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century female sculpture with silk black, turquoise, gold shade by Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century silk black female figure. Fired, hand-painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic sculpture with silky black glazed and gold decoartion around neck. It was made in the 50s. A real...
Category
Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century American Folk Art Wood Articulated Man Figure
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Folk Art wooden articulated man, circa the 1950s. This nearly 5-foot tall, handcrafted piece, epitomizing Mid-century American craftsmanship, is made ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
A Beethoven Sculpture Mask, 1950s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Beethoven Sculpture Mask, reminiscent of the style of Franz von Stuck and dating back to the 1950s, offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of timeless artistic ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bronzeskulptur 2 Fußballspieler um 1950
Located in Aachen, DE
Zeittypische Bronzeskulptur der 50er Jahre, 2 Fußballspieler, die um einen Ball kämpfen, darstellend. Starke dynamische Darstellung in der zeittypischen Formensprache der Mid-Century...
Category
German Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Figure with Instrument" by Joseph J. Greenberg Jr.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
"Figure with Instrument" by Joseph J. Greenberg Jr. American, circa 1950.
Plaster sculpture with a bronzed green patina on a blackened wood stand by Sculptor Joseph J. Greenberg Jr....
Category
American Minimalist Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Sculptor William Conrad Severson Early 1956 Carved Sculpture of Nude Female MCM
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early large organic mid-century modern hand sculpted wood nude female sculpture by artist / sculptor William Conrad Severson, (1924-1999). A beautiful early piece of work, signed Wm....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bust of a Beautiful Woman, Mid-20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust of a beautiful woman with long hair in plaster, mid 20th century.
Measures: H: 33 cm, W: 27 cm, D: 27 cm
Ref 2932.
Category
European Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Sculpture Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
A large vintage decorative Rolls Royce silvered bronze sculpture, The Spirit of Ecstasy, dating from the mid 20th century.
The winged maiden was designed by Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950), and she stands on an attractive round black marble plinth base.
In 1910 Rolls-Royce slowly became aware that some owners were affixing 'inappropriate' ornaments to their cars. Claude Johnson's brief to Sykes was to sculpt a mascot for Rolls Royce that embodied 'speed with silence, absence of vibration, the mysterious harnessing of great energy and a beautiful living organism of superb grace' to become the standard emblem of the Rolls-Royce brand and it was Sykes' daughter, Jo (born 1908) that believed it was on the road from London to Beaulieu that her father first became 'Very impressed with the smoothness and speed of the Rolls Royce car.... imagining that even so delicate a thing as a fairy could ride on the bonnet without losing her balance.'
In early 1911 Sykes' presented his mascot, entitled "The Spirit of Speed", to Rolls-Royce. This figurine had her arms outstretched behind her and her gaze firmly fixed forward. She was soon retitled "The Spirit of Ecstasy" by Johnson and became the official symbol of Rolls-Royce automobiles on 6th February 1911.
It is a striking piece thought to be a former Rolls Royce car showroom sculpture.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 70 x Width 31 x Depth 42
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 1 foot x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ornament on Rolls-Royce cars. It is in the form of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind and above her. Billowing cloth runs from her arms to her back, resembling wings.
The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called "Emily", "Silver Lady" or "Flying Lady", was designed by English sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes and carries with it a story about secret passion between John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, (second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine from 1902) and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton. Eleanor (also known as Thorn) was the secretary of John Walter, who fell in love with her in 1902 when she worked for him on the aforesaid motoring magazine. Their secret love was to remain hidden, limited to their circle of friends, for more than a decade. The reason for the secrecy was Eleanor's impoverished social and economic status, which was an obstacle to their love. On the other hand, Montagu was married to Lady Cecil Victoria Constance Kerr since 1889.
Eleanor died on 30 December 1915 when the SS Persia was torpedoed by a U-boat south of Crete. She had been accompanying Lord Montagu who had been directed to assume a command in India. He was thought to have been killed too, but survived and was saved after several days adrift in a life raft...
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figural Dog Coat Hook Walter Bosse Cast Brass / Bronze Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Iconic mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze figural dog coat hook, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Figural Cow / Bull Coat Hook Walter Bosse Cast Brass / Bronze Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Iconic mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze figural cow or bull coat hook, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A.Giannelli Sculture “testa di moro” 1950 Mable Resin 1950 Italy
By Giannelli
Located in Milano, IT
A.Giannelli sculture “testa di moro” 1950 Marbre resin 1950 Italy.
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in patinated bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lower- and upper jaw. This particular ...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse Hand Sculpture Figurative Ashtray Pin Dish Vide Poche c. 1950s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A beautiful modernist vide poche or ashtray in the shape of a hand designed by Walter Bosse and probably executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Terracotta Sculpture Bust Of A Chinese Man
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning hollowed terracotta bust sculpture representing a Chinese man, French 1950s. The artist really captured the expression of the gentlemen in great details, from whic...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1950s French Terracotta Sculpture Of A Man Kneeling
Located in London, GB
Very elegant hollowed terracotta sculpture of a nude young man kneeling, 1950s French. The artist achieved a smooth terracotta finish for the young man by contrast with the textures ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Sculpture - Bengt Amundin 1957 "Urfågeln" - Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely Bronze sculpture by the Swedish artist Bengt Amundin designed in 1957. The sculpture is called "Urfågeln" (The Primeval Bird). The sculpture is 36 cm (14.4") high including ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Modernist Bronze and Marble Sculpture in the manner of Lynn Chadwick
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Buffalo, NY
Striking Modernist Bronze and Marble Sculpture done in the manner of Lynn Chadwick..
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Forged Iron Hand Sculpture - Elegant Artisan-Crafted Piece at the Forge by a Mas
Located in Madrid, ES
We present an elegant forged iron sculpture depicting a hand, meticulously crafted by a master blacksmith at the forge. This work, executed with various techniques of hot ironwork, r...
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron Ceramic Sculpture Bottle "Lavande", 1950s
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Capron (1922-2006)
Stylized woman ceramic bottle "Lavande" signed by Roger Capron, Vallauris, 1950s
Nice condition, with original glass bottle inside.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pine Master Staircase
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative master staircase is all made of pine with small brass nais. This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
1950s Vintage Toy Old Pond Boat Wood Sailboat
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Boat Pond Yacht
14.88 x 17 tall x 3.75
Original vintage condition unrestored presentation.
See images provided.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
70 cm Forged Iron Sculpture - Elegant Artisan-Crafted Work at the Forge
Located in Madrid, ES
Introducing an elegant forged iron sculpture, meticulously crafted by a master blacksmith at the forge. This work, executed with various techniques of hot ironwork, reflects the arti...
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Seated Reclining Nude Female Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Capturing the elegance and beauty of the female form, this sculpture depicts a seated reclining nude female. The sculpture embodies the graceful contours and curves of the female phy...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Gaston Schweitzer : "Potatoes picker ", original plaster -1958
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962? France): "Potato picker"
Original plaster with medium "ground colour" patina
Unique piece
Signed with artist monogram on base
Dated "6.58" (June 1958...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bouquet of French Hand Beaded Ferns
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bouquet of French Hand Beaded Ferns from the 1960's. Dozens of hand wired and beaded ferns in a variety of greens and blues. On strand is a pale pink. Easy to form into different arr...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Bronze Yoruba Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Made by the Yoruba Tribe from Benin it dates back to the 19th century. Created for the royal family.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yoruba Artist, Head, , Bronze Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Made by the Yoruba Tribe from Benin they date back to the 19th century. Created for the royal family.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950,
The wood is olive wood.
Signed Falcon Spain...
Category
Spanish Brutalist Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Brandy in Hand-Crafted and Painted Ceramic Sculpture Italian Distillery in 50s
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare bottle - hand-crafted and painted ceramic advertising sculpture, depicting a skier on a mountain peak. Brandy - "Acqua Vite" bottled by the Italian distillery "Marco Sarandrea &...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Copper Sculpture "Still Life"
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) Brutalist Copper Sculpture, "Still Life",
Signed on base “Fantoni Firenze” “Raymor”
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Jansen Gold Toned Metal Palm Tree
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Jansen gold toned metal palm tree. Great addition to your interiors and table tops.
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isidore Grossman Signed 1955 “Fegele” Bronze Sculpture of a Figure
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A 1955 bronze abstract sculpture titled "Fegele" by the American artist Isidore Grossman (born 1908). The sculpture depicts an ambiguous nude figure standing with arms to their sides...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Edition Madoura , Wood-owl Woman Vase 1951
Located in Paris, FR
Picasso ( 1881-1973 ) Vase - 1951 (AR # 119)
Terre de faïence vase painted and partially glazed, from an edition of 500, stamped "Edition Picasso" and "Madoura plein feu"
Height : 1...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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