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Amethyst with Quartz Pseudomorph Anhydrite, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Amethyst with Quartz Pseudomorph Anhydrite, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Superb bright Amethyst surrounded by an explosion of bladed Quartz after Anhydrite crystals.
Category

15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Sculptures

Materials

Other

20th Century Giacomo Benevelli Chromed Sculture, 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Giacomo Benevelli is an italian sculpture born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was the son of Anselmo Govi, important italian painter, meaning that art ...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Going Round in Circles I, a Grey, Blue & Orange Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles I' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley. By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in the ...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Bubble Clothes Stand in Black Aniline Structure, by Skrivo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The bubble standing clothes stand is available in black aniline wooden spheres, with a lacquered structure in white, black, silk grey, dusty grey or intense blue. Born in Croatia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Quartz, Penas Blancas Mine, Vasquez-Yacopi Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia
Located in New York, NY
Quartz. Penas blancas mine, Vasquez-Yacopi dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia. Measures: 45 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide. At least 12% of the earth's crust is quartz, making it one of ...
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15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Other

Ovetto Metal Collection Chrome Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Going Round in Circles II, Grey, Green & Orange Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles II' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley. By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in the m...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Metal Sculptural Sign with Birds by Alekos Fassianos
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Alekos Fassianos Estate and Carwan Gallery present the first retrospective of the late artist’s design works. Carwan Gallery will replicate new, small editions of most of Fassianos’s...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Sculpture ‘Ljusgård’ by Lars Erik Falk, Sweden, 1980
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture ‘Ljusgård’ designed by Lars Erik Falk, Sweden, 1980. Acrylic glass and string. Measures: H: 41 cm / 16'' W: 22.5 cm / 9'' D: 22.5 cm / 9'' Provenance: Uppsala A...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

String, Acrylic

Large Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel
Located in London, GB
Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Shrapnel, Iron, Coarsest Octahedrite “This chunk of twisted metal shows the extreme force of the low altitude air burst which exploded the main mass, causing shockwaves which collapsed chimneys, shattered windows and uprooted trees. Sonic booms were heard more than 300 kilometres away and a 33-kilometre long smoke trail persisted in the sky for several hours.” - Dr Alan E. Rubin, PhD Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA Dating back to the formation of the solar system, some 4.55 billion years ago, Sikhote-Alin meteorites are the best preserved of all known iron meteorites. This extremely aesthetic specimen is a beautiful example of the so-called shrapnel type. It is the result of a powerful secondary explosion which occurred close to the ground, producing a wonderfully scarred and sculptural appearance, with torn and jagged edges and delicate flow lines. On the morning of 12 February 1947, an enormous iron meteor passed through the Earth’s atmosphere, exploding over the Sikhote-Alin mountains in South-eastern Russia...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Randy Polumbo Marvel
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo Marvel, 2022 Dimensions: 42” x 64” x 10” A grotto in miniature, Marvel is a hypnotic micro-universe in hand-held form. A rocket launcher...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Ovetto ABS Collection White Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Cross Section of Exceptional Lunar Meteorite
Located in London, GB
“This 149-gram slice of the Gadamis 004 lunar meteorite contains a wide variety of sizes of light-colored angular anorthositic clasts. These silicate c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Libyan Antique Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Gufram Sassi Pouf by Piero Gilardi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beginning in 1968, Piero Gilardi adhered to the new artistic trends of this period, such as Arte Povera, Land Art, Antiform Art, and participated in several international critiques o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Foam

Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fon...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Abstract Glass Sculpture, Barbara Nanning
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Nanning’s mesmerizing sculptures unite tradition with innovation and are a fusion of carefully chosen unconventionally combined elements. Barbara unites classical artistic m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Enceladus, Unique Woven Clear Glass Sculptural Centrepiece by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Enceladus' is a unique sculptural centrepiece by the British artist, Cathryn Shilling. About the artwork in the artist's own words; "This piece, which is the heaviest that I have ever made, is named for Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn. Enceladus has a highly reflective surface due to its covering of fresh ice and snow...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Olivia Walker
Located in New York, NY
Nest I, 2022 (Porcelain, C. 4.3 in. H x 6.7 in. W x 6.7 in. D., Object No.: 3922) Olivia Walker works in porcelain to create pieces that explore the symbiotic relationship between g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Paradise 06 in Moonstone, a Soft Grey & Gold Glass Sculpture by Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
''Paradise 06 in Moonstone'' is a unique glass sculpture created using hybrid hand-made glass techniques by the British artist Amy Cushing. Combining mouth blown glass with kiln form...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Porcelain "Ariadne Riding a Panther", After Johann Heinrich von Dannecker
By Johann Heinrich von Dannecker 1
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An exquisite porcelain figural sculpture depicting a nude woman with Classical Greco / Roman features reclining atop of a panther. The woman flaunts an intricate updo that was very p...
Category

1870s German Classical Roman Antique Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Enchanted Dawn in Blues II, a Unique Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Blues II' is a unique glass tree sculpture by the British artist, Louis Thompson. With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson brings a joyous an...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass

Ovetto Metal Collection Aluminum Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Untitled Sculpture by Roseanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware, wood fired. Untitled Sculpture by Roseanne Sniderman. Signed underneath.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Metal Sculptural Sign with Face by Alekos Fassianos
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Alekos Fassianos Estate and Carwan Gallery present the first retrospective of the late artist’s design works. Carwan Gallery will replicate new, small editions of most of Fassianos’s...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft. Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpiece...
Category

Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Sculptures

Materials

Delft

Flow Grey Blue, a Steel Blue Solid Cast Glass Sculpture by Karin Mørch
Located in London, GB
'Flow Grey Blue' is a unique cast and hand-made glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Karin Mørch. Mørch’s inspiration often derives from simple express...
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Hephaestus, a clear & grey glass figurative sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Hephaestus' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is ...
Category

2010s British Classical Greek Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Planet in Soft Pink, a unique Glass Sculpture & Centrepiece by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Planet in Soft Pink' is a unique glass sculptural artwork and centerpiece by the Swedish artist Lena Bergström. This piece is from an ongoing collectio...
Category

2010s Swedish Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Glass

Terra-Cotta Bust of a Roman Senator
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This terracotta sculpture depicts the bust of a Roman Senator or Emperor in armor and a gown. Hi gaze is directed at about a 45 degree angle. This is a magnificently robust life size bust...
Category

1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Plexiglass Sculpture by Alessio Tasca for Fusina, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable plexiglass sculpture by Alessio Tasca for Fusina. Two circular shapes and a pair of freely movable metal spheres combined together creating endless refractions.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

20th Century Lorenzo Burchiellaro Sculpture mod. Cubo in Cast Alluminium, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Lorenzo Burchiellaro (1933 – 2017) is an Italian designer and sculptor. He studied at the P. Selvatico institute in Padua and the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. He participated in t...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Celestine VI, a Bronze & Grey Sparkly Sculptural Centrepiece by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
'Celestine VI' is a unique glass sculptural centrepiece by the British artist Wayne Charmer. For Wayne Charmer, the fascination of glass is to exploit its translucent and reflecti...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Chinese Green and Red Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of Lu Xing, one of the deities of the three stars considered essential in Chinese astrology, each ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Going Round in Circles III, a Grey & Yellow Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles III' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley. By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in th...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Ares, a black, white & grey figurative glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Ares' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is applie...
Category

2010s British Classical Greek Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Diavolo, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Randy Polumbo Nebula Lucidum
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo Nebula Lucidum, 2022 Dimensions: 43” H x 51” W x18” D Cast glass, stainless steel, video composition, LED’s Undulating polychrome light...
Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Oro in Yellow I, Unique Yellow & Slate Grey Glass Sculpture by Morten Klitgaard
Located in London, GB
‘Oro I’ is a unique sculpture by the Danish artist, Morten Klitgaard. In the artist's own words: "My work is driven by the urge to investigate and push the limits of glass as a mat...
Category

2010s Danish Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Auri No 30 with Platinum, an Optical Orb Glass Sculpture by Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Auri No 30 with Platinum' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture with platinum leaf, created by the British artist, Anthony Scala. The Auri Collection is available in 8 different sizes from approx 4cm to 20cm ø, with around 22 choices of silver to gold leaf. Beautiful as unique singular works, they also are hugely impactful when grouped. With a career in glass now spanning over 20 years, Scala creates art works that can only be described as acts of precision. As equally beautiful as they are meticulously created and despite being a hugely skilled glass blower, it is with cold working that Scala excels. Initially qualified as an architectural model maker, it was during this time that Scala learnt many disciplines that would be equally relevant to and ultimately inform his practice today. His passion for glass was discovered however during an apprenticeship with Peter Layton...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Platinum

Large Meissen Porcelain Group of Gardeners, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Taken from a model of 1772 by M.C. Avier and J.C. Schönheit, this charming porcelain group by the Meissen manufactory depicts a group of five figures around a central rock mound, inv...
Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Ligne Light 2 - White Neon, Grey Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Glass Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother. Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light. Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition. Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020. Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights and a fountain that feature glass as the main material. The rest of her work is informed by a similarly sophisticated playfulness, as evident in the charming forms she creates — she has designed doughnut-shaped rugs, the multifunctional resin Candy Cube side tables...
Category

2010s Dutch Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI: Adjustable Solid aluminum bars connected by bolts. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered to base ‘Bars XXVI 1/5 6/19/83 Larry Mohr’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 5.   Larry Mohr (1921-2013) was an accomplished sculptor whose figural and abstract works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Vassar College...
Category

1980s American Industrial Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Putto and Bird, Signed 'Pigal'
Located in London, GB
A 19th century marble sculpture of a putto and bird, signed 'Pigal' French, 19th century 48cm high x 33cm wide x 37cm depth Crafted in the nineteenth century in France this fine...
Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Azurite Milpillas Mine, Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Azurite, Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico Measures: 8 cm tall x 7.5 cm wide This Azurite was found in the most important pocket, the Electric Blue...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Sculptures

Materials

Other

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Figures of Mythical Characters
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain large mythical figures, Probably of Shouxing, God of Longevity Circa 1775 The two Chinese Export figures stand on green shaped bases and although they a...
Category

1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

A Set of 3 Vasa Mihich Spheres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of 3 Vasa Mihich SpheresSculptures. Measures: 5",4" and 3" In bases 6.5"h, 6" and 5" Signed and dated.
Category

1990s American Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Randy Polumbo Cloud
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo Cloud, 2021 Dimensions: 16” x 24” x 12” Hand-blown glass, aluminum, LED’s An undulating spectacle of hand-blown glass, Cloud hovers in the psychic dimension. Slo...
Category

2010s American Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Chinese Porcelain Traditional Figures
Located in New York, NY
7 Asian Chinese (20th Cent) porcelain figures in blue and white patterns in traditional dress (PRICED EACH).
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Surf - Still Life with Shrimp, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Shrimp' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear gla...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Turf - Harvest, a Glass Still Life Installation Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Turf - Harvest' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass with iridesc...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Surf - Still Life with Crab, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Crab' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

George III Blue John Panther
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of the only known sculptures rendered in Blue John to exist in the world, this extraordinary George III panther exemplifies Georgian sophistication. Georgian — and later Regency — aesthetics revived classical themes of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. With a proud stance, gaping jaw and unyielding gaze, the stately panther closely resembles the grand ancient Roman panthers often carved from marble as trapezophoros table supports. The regal cat rests atop a plinth, also made of Blue John, with Siena and Ashford marble detailing. The intrinsic and richly hued mineral inclusions of the Blue John replicate the textures and colors of the animal’s fur. The rare stone is a variety of natural calcium fluorite found exclusively in Derbyshire, England. It was first discovered in the early 18th century, but its mining did not being until circa 1760. Blue John was a wildly popular material in the decorative arts during the Georgian and Regency...
Category

18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble

Pair of Rococo Style Bisque Porcelain Female Figures
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style bisque porcelain female figures French, late 19th century One figure: Height 19cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm Other figure: Height...
Category

Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Maschera Cornuta, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Hopebird Decoration 3 Glossy Gold and White by Bosa
By Bosa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
All the objects in the Bosa collection are made entirely by hand using the ancient techniques of ceramic making. The moulds are made out of plaster to allow scrupulous formal control...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Denny Pearson "Beastie" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Beastie is a make believe abstract animal. Denny Pearson created these in his childhood and pursued the form throughout his carrer. Fiberglass, si...
Category

1980s American Vintage Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

Surf - Still Life with Fish, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Fish' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass...
Category

2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

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.

Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.

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