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Sculptures For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Color: Gold
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
1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Bronze if Female Dancer by S. Bauer, circa 1910s
By S. Bauer
Located in Oakland, CA
This wonderful and sexy boudoir piece by Austrian sculptor. S. Bauer. Executed in brown patinated bronze with gold details represents this rather inquisitive carefree dancer. Her bod...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Marble, Bronze
Small Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Snail Sculpture with Verde Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze snail sculpture from the mid 20th century with verde patina. We have several available. Created with the traditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture Sitting Pig, Signed L.Carvin, Around 1910, Susse Frères
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin (born 7th august 1875 in Paris - 6th January 1951). Depiction of a sitting pig. Finely chiseled.
Signed at the bottom "L. Carvin" an...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Archimede Seguso Murano Orange White Gold Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird with flower sculpture / paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20 Century Antique Carved Bronze 3 Generations of Buddha Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
Three generations of Buddha represents Past, Present and Future three generations of Buddha. They are Dipamkara Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha and Maitreya Buddha. They wer hand made from ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze by J. Rispal
By Jules Louis Rispal
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century work of art is an exceptionally detailed richly patinated bronze sculpture in the Art Nouveau style. It represents the goddess Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, awakening from her earthly sleep. Her head is adorned with a floral headband...
Category
1890s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bronze Painted Moose Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Very nice and detailed hand painted bronze moose sculpture on a black marble oval base. Th piece measures 6" wide x 4" deep x 6" high. Would mak...
Category
Late 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight.
Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the ba...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Polychrome Painted Bronze Sculpture of a Young Horse Riding Napoleon
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive size and highly decorative, French bronze sculpture.
If you are looking for a work of art with both historical and decorative value then this large bronze sculpture could...
Category
20th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Solid Marble Decorative Sphere on Bronze Griffin Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful large solid green marble decorative sphere on bronze base with three griffins, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; it has a nice polis...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Cast Bronze Buddhistic Foo Lion Censer
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerfully cast Chinese bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions, Qing dynasty, late 19th century. The censer is well cast with a strong sense of movement, featuring a pair of fierce Buddhistic lions playfully antagonizing each other. Locked in a mock battle, the smaller lion...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Colonne Vendôme XIX
Located in Brussels, BE
French antique model in gilded bronze Grand Tour de la Vendôme column, dating from around 1880. This splendid bronze thermometer (Celsius and Fahren...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Large Venetian sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in Walnut
Located in Cesena, FC
Sculpture of Saint Paul, an ancient statue
Ancient statue of Saint Paul from the 17th century
Large sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in solid Walnut wood.
Or...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tiffany & Co Janna Thomas Sterling Silver Gilded Gold Potted Flower
Located in Charleston, SC
Sterling silver potted flower in a basketweave pot. The sterling has a gold vermeil finish. Designed and sculpted by American artist Janna Thomas for Tiffany & Co. Small little granu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Archer Learning a Boy to Use a Bow by Gennarelli 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
The young archer, Art Deco bronze sculpture of a boy learning to use a bow. By Amadeo Gennarelli, Born in Napels, worked in France. The bronze has a lively green patina, France ca. 1...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Vintage Bronze Ducks Standing on Their Palmed Feet, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage bronze ducks from the mid-20th century, standing on their feet. Created during the second quarter of the 20th century, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Formia 1990s Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
Located in New York, NY
1990 Italian highly collectible glass cactus plant of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, signed Formia, with modern Minimalist design, in a lifelike organic Modernist shape in overlaid moss green Murano glass highlighted with prickles in relief, and decorated with a white glass flower...
Category
1990s Italian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Modern Landscape Bronze of Tree Frogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Landscape Bronze of Tree Frogs
Circa 1970s
Of larger size and scale, a unique well cast, highly detailed bronze of four tree frogs in situ, balanced...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ulf TIKKANEN : "Grebe cubs", Green patinated lost wax bronze - circa 1940
By Ulf Tikkanen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Ulf TIKKANEN (1920-1969, Finland) : "Grebe cubs family"
Lost wax cast green patinated bronze sculpture showing a family of 4 Grebe cubs walking
Circa 1940
Good conditions
Dimensi...
Category
1940s French Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cast Bronze Bull Sculpture circa 1890's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast bronze bull sculpture, circa 1890s.
Category
19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Auguste Cornu : "Cingleur", bronze sculpture, cast Siot, circa 1910
By Cornu
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Auguste CORNU (1876-1949, France) :" Worker / "Cingleur au travail"
Very dark brown/ black patinated bronze sculpture showing a worker in specific costume
Signed : "Aug. Cornu"
Ti...
Category
1910s French Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Era Garden Platinum Goliath Heron Crane Fountain Sculptures 6+ feet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Magnificent pair of life-size+ bronze Goliath Heron fountain sculptures from the Art Deco era.
What sets these apart from all others is their silver pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jussi Mäntynen (1886-1978): "lon Vädrar Fara", Lynx in bronze signed and dated
By Jussi Mantynen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jussi Mäntynen (1886-1978, Finland): "lon Vädrar Fara"
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced green patina representing a lynx on the lookout.
Lost wax casting signed and dated 1940.
...
Category
1940s French Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" Bronze Sculpture, circa 1976
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" bronze sculpture, circa 1976
Fantastic 1970s hand signed bronze sculpture by noted artist / designer Curtis Jere.
Hand welded bronze birds on a py...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Vintage Life Size Bronze Alligator
Located in Norwood, NJ
Impressive and fine and quality bronze alligator with beautiful weathered green patina. Nice casting and modeling.
Measures: 27" high at tail.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Metal Seated Buddha
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive Chinese bronze metal Buddha sculpture depicted sitting. Beautifully crafted in the Ming style with intricate details. The bronze has a rich patinated finish with verdigris.
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Bust of George Washington
Located in Montreal, QC
Although the first American President has been much portrayed in paint and bronze; I have not been successful in locating another bronze on which this is based. He is dressed as General Washington...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wooly Chaps Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base, after Frederic Remington
Located in Yonkers, NY
Wooly Chaps, a cast bronze sculpture after American artist Frederic Remington on marble base. A variation of his most famous sculpture, The Broncho Buster, Wooly Chaps is filled with a tremendous dramatic tension and depicts a scene from the American Old West...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vase with Bronze Pot with Cloisone Technique and Plants of Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
Vase with bronze pot with Cloisone technique and plants of hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Figure
Located in Houston, TX
A 1930s French Art Deco bronze Roman warrior figure with spear and shield on black marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century Patinated Bronze Entitled "Femme Allongée" by Gaston Béguin
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 20th century French Art Deco bronze figure of a resting beauty reclining on a daybed with a shawl delicately draped over her. The bronze exhibiting attractive dee...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
American Cast Iron and Gilt Fire Society Marker, Baltimore, C. 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron and gilt fire society marker. Baltimore, early 19th century
Markers were placed on homes to prove coverage of fire insurance.
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Iron
French Patinated Bronze Lamp Modelled as a Putto
Located in London, GB
French patinated bronze lamp modelled as a putto
French, circa 1900
Measures: Height 61cm, diameter 18cm
Formed as a putto holding a wooden lamp, this Belle Époque piece is as m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important French Napoleonic ink stand with female sculpture.
This hand-crafted and sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Mar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Pair of Antique Bronze Egyptian Priest & Priestess Sculptures By E. Bouret
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning pair of antique bronze statues of the highest quality.
If you are interested in exceptional antiques in general and in Egyptian Revival antiques in particular then this stu...
Category
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Important Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, By Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Important bronze sculpture with a green-brown patina representing three graces.
The marble may not be original, hence the absence of signature.
Superb qual...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mint Condition Heavy Bronze Boxer / Price Fighter Sculpture by Jef Lambeaux
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Lisse, NL
Powerful bronze sculpture of an athletic and ripped fighter.
This sizable and heavy work of art is as beautiful as the day it was handcrafted. Belgian sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) had a penchant for capturing the human physique in motion, with sports and erotic scenes as his favourite subject matters. Since he grew up in the second half of the 19th century, he may very well have seen actual price fighters going at each other in boxing matches. This powerful bronze male boxer in full action is just about to launch an inside right whilst protecting his own head with his left arm and right shoulder. His square jaw line and rugged facial features give us the impression that he is as hard they come. The incredibly well developed muscles in his back and legs confirm that notion as well. The stunning patina accentuates the muscular physique of this bronze fighter and he looks marvelous from all angles. Image 13 shows an interesting detail that you don't find in many bronzes. Here you can see that samples were taken from the bottom of the base to determine whether this bronze had the right composition and strength. It clearly passed the test, because otherwise it would have been destroyed. This sizable and heavy bronze fighter with its perfectly captured fighting posture makes a great statement piece on a desk or side table.
Our price for this rare and mint bronze boxer...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ferdinand Barbedienne " Diana" Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Diane de Gabies"
French sculpture, late 19th century.
Patinated bronze with "Ferdinand Barbedienne" foundry marks.
Height: 51 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends with Satyr and Girl by Pierre Laurel, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered bronze bookends of a young satyr and girl holding grapes.
By Pierre Laurel. Fantastic Bronze details. Signed Laurel.
France 1925-1930.
Literature:
“Bronzes, sculp...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Crane Life-Size Animal Sculpture Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern bronze crane, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet.
Made in the USA in the late 1970s.
A beautiful animal sculpture for indoor and outdoor.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Franz Bergman Austrian Vienna Bronze Cold Paint Night Watchman Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
Very tough to find Vienna bronze of a night watchman and is by Franz Bergman. The bronze figure dates from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Has cold paint ac...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
1950s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Salviati Murano Orange White Fade Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark orange to white Ombre fade design Italian art glass fish figurine, sculpture. Documented to the Salviati company, with "Salviati & C. - Made ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ming Dynasty Bronze Figure of the Infant Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and unusual Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze figure of the Buddha as an infant. The young Prince Siddhartha, who would grow up to become the Buddha, is portrayed standing, one hand pointing to the sky, the other to the ground. He is naked, save for a baby apron...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Fox Hunting Group with Green Onyx Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful desk accessory for the fox hunter. Austrian/Vienna cold painted bronze fox hunter on his horse with his three hounds. Onyx base with letter opener or pen well/tray in excel...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Orientalist Dancer, Artist Fatori
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture Orientalist Dancer
Artist Fatori origin Italy
circa 1920 orientalism style
signed in the flame
onyx marble base
perfect condition.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Art Deco, Statue by Aurore Onu "Chasing the Hind"
By Aurore Onu
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silvered Bronze Art Deco Statue Pair featuring a woman reaching and grasping the antlers of a deer, a rare version of “Chasing the Hind” Designed by Aurore Onu French circa 1930. It ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
By Bruno Zach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
Category
1910s German Beaux Arts Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Falcon Sculpture on Rock
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Bronze falcon perched on a rock.
Category
1970s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Classical Roman Male Nude Warrior Bronze Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Near 3/4 lifesize, 19th century, possibly earlier cast bronze sculpture in the style of a Roman copy of a Classical Greek statue. It would make a wonderful garden sculpture or outdoor statue.
Category
19th Century Unknown Greco Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic French Heavy Solid Bronze Lion
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassic French large and very heavy solid bronze lion on a marble base.
No markings.
Very detailed and lovely made.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Cast Bronze Elephant Figural Statue Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Rabbit by Eduard Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silver plated bronze sculpture of a rabbit hare. Lovely paperweight. Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1973). Signature/ Marks: Ed.M. Sandoz - Susse Fre'...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Collection of 12 Bronze Sculptures by Wm Otto for La Brea Tar Pits
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare collection of twelve miniature bronze ice age mammal sculptures that were created by Wm Otto for the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits museum and gift shop c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
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.
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