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Sculptures For Sale
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1980 Italy Post-Modern Set 6 Cardboard Sculptures Renato Borsoni Save the Tree
Located in Brescia, IT
This little and nice sculpture is a cardholder. Cardboard and newspaper print are the materials.
The recycled paper of the newspaper represents one of the first times when the word "to recycle" was used.
The tree that give a card is a gesture of love towards the nature and the men.
The set is useful as placeholder. The table setting become funny and contemporary with the artworks on a dinning table.
This set of sculptures...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.6 cm tall x 3 cm wide
This colorful tourmaline comes from the recent discoveries in ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Sculptures
Materials
Other
20th Century, Royal Wedding Solid Silver Wager Cup, London, c.1973
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Novelty 20th century solid silver wager / marriage cup, the cups design inspired by the early 16th century German example, modelled as a female figure sup...
Category
20th Century British Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Woman Art Deco Table Lamp, France, Glass and Silver Plated Metal, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tables lamps Art deco
Materia:Glass and silver plated metal
Style: Art Deco
Country: France
To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been don...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Ore Totem in Iron Blue & Pale Turquoise with Platinum by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore Totem in iron blue & pale turquoise with platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
"Rino"Contemporary Silver Hanger in Aluminium Cast by Estudio Orth
By Estúdio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Produced in São Paulo, Brazil.
This contemporary Hanger was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to mak...
Category
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Seguso 1980 Italian Silver Navy Blue Apple Green Murano Glass Hen Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Archimede Seguso Italian Mid-Century Modern Design blown Murano glass rooster sculpture, high quality of craftsmanship with the overlaid body in chartreuse lime green Murano...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver Commemorative Presentation Table Ornaments
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of vintage English cast sterling silver military related presentation table ornaments; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
These exceptional vintage cast sterling silver commemorative presentation table ornaments have a figural form to a circular base.
The body of each trophy has been realistically modelled in the form of a medical soldier carrying an injured fellow on his back.
The male figures are ornamented with details reproducing the military attire and anatomical features.
Each ornament is further embellished with a terrain texture in junction with the plinth base.
The silver trophies are fitted to cylindrical painted, ebonised wood bases ornamented with hallmarked plaques.
The plaque to one trophy is blank and the other bears the contemporary engraved inscription 'Officers Mess, British Military Hospital, Berlin, 1990'.
The terrain textured sterling silver base of each table ornament bears the retailer's mark 'Garrard & Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London', in addition to the full hallmarks of the renowned silversmiths Garrard & Co Ltd.
Each piece of vintage silverware is fitted with a velvet lining to the underside.
Condition
This unusual hallmarked silver trophy set...
Category
20th Century English Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
J.W.Tufts Owl Miniature Silvered Brass Candle Holder
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1200 Hand crafted silver plated miniature owl candle holder with glass eyes.
Manufactured in Boston by J.W.Tufts 1875 to 1915.
Category
1890s Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Mid Century Modern Dice Form Table Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Mid 20th century modern table lamp with original factory enamel painted metal dice form base. Measures 24" high to top of finial / dice base is just about 5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Sterling Siver Bull and Bullfighter Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid sterling silver bull and bullfighter miniature.
Both the bull and the bullfighter were made with the casting technique and then chiseled to bring out the details.
The precisi...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Silver Figures Le Sonneur d’Olifant & La Dame au Faucon After Moine
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German silver Renaissance hunting figures, ca 1890. The man wears doublet over baggy chemise and hose with belt hanging loosely around hips. A long hat feather drapes gracefully along his arm. The horn is raised expectantly while the other hand rests on his sword. The woman wears a bodice-revealing fitted hip-length coat over a pleated skirt. Her braids are coiled in the back and her hat sports a jaunty feather. On a raised arm perches a falcon. The figures stand on rocky mounds with scattered vegetation; at the man’s feet...
Category
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Emerald Green Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Gufram Another Green Cactus CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Other
Silver Embellished Carved Wood Fish Sculpture Signed Alfredo Zalce
Located in Ferndale, MI
Alfredo Zilch 1908 - 2003 . Studied at national school of fine arts under Mateo Saldana , German Gedovious and Diego Rivera . Officially appointed to found Taxco school...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Mina Sunar, Signed Limited Edition of 25 Dove Sculpture in Silver, London 1999
By Morris Singer Foundry 1
Located in London, London
This interesting sculptural representation of a dove carries hallmarks for London in 1999, and the makers mark for the Morris Singer Foundry.
The dov...
Category
1990s English Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Modernist Coffee / Tea Set by Lino Sabattini, Christofle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Silver-plated metal coffee and tea set consisting of four elements (coffee pot, teapot, creamer, ) and a tray. Designed by Lino Sabattini cor Christofle ....Varnished caned handles. ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
20th C Silver Plated Statue Representing Arguing Roman Senator, France
Located in Leuven , BE
20th C Silver plated status representing arguing Roman Senator, France.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Contemporary Green Agate Bowl with Deer by Alcino Silversmith in Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Contemporary Green Agate bowl with deer by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver, hammered and chiseled by excellent craftsmen, giving this piece a mu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Deer by Alcino Silversmith Handcrafted in Sterling Silver with Jacaranda Wood
Located in Porto, 13
Deer by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 sterling silver with Jacaranda wood application in the antlers and feets.
The piece is totally handcrafted, hammered and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
TwoBrass Accented Hand Painted Ducklings Figurine Statue, 1980s Malevolti Italy
By Malevolti
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage signed duck figurine by Malevolti, Italy. It features a decoy type design with brass accented parts. It has glass eyes and a hand painted body. A nice addition to the Hollywo...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Girafe Nº 1 by Alcino Silversmith 1902 Handcrafted in Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Giraffe nº 1 by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver with twisted head, hammered and chiseled by excellent craftsme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Abstract Geometric Silver-Plated Vase by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A slick, curved silver-plated vase by Lino Sabattini. Signed "Lino Sabattini / Cormorano 1966/2000, Collezione Sabattini Italy" on the face of the piece; and stamped "Sabattini Made ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Metal
Spectacular Copeland Spode Chelsea Fantasy Bird Bone China Figurine c 1915-20
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A magnificent and eccentric bone china Chelsea Fantasy Bird by Copeland, Spode, inspired by Meissen originals
The artist had free range regarding colours - resulting in this fantasti...
Category
Early 20th Century British Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Tureen or Center Piece in Sterling Silver 925 by Alcino Silversmith
Located in Porto, 13
The Rocaille tureen or center piece is a unique piece produced in the 70.80s in sterling silver 925 silver by Alcino Silversmith 1902.
This piece was designed and produced in our w...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Contemporary Brown Agate Bowl with Horse by Alcino Silversmith Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Contemporary Brown Agate bowl with horse by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver and natural brown agate, hammered and chiseled horse application han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mario Buccellati 20th Century Italian Silver Turkey, Thanksgiving
Located in North Miami, FL
20th Century Italian silver turkey, by artist Mario Buccellati from Milan. It is engraved on one tail feather M. Buccellati, marked on another tail feath...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Russian Silver Icon of St George
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Russian Silver Icon of St George, depicting the saint slaying the dragon, struck to the lower edge with maker's mark, 950 standard, within an ela...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ovetto Gala Collection Shiny Silver Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
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
20th Century Gio Ponti Lino Sabattini Sculpture Horse in Silver Metal End '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Statue in silver metal designed by the Maestro Gio Ponti and produced for Lino Sabattini since the end of '70s. The sculpture is in silver metal and represents a horse. This example ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Girafe Nº 2 by Alcino Silversmith 1902 Handcrafted in Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Giraffe nº 2 by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver with twisted head, hammered and chiseled by excellent craftsmen, giving this piece a much higher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Contemporary Three Elefants Base by Alcino Silversmith in Sterling Silver 925
Located in Porto, 13
Contemporary Three Elefants Base by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver, hammered and chiseled by excellent crafts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
French Trompe l’Oeil Majolica Glazed Cherry Branch Wall Plaque, signed F. Perrot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Palissy majolica glazed hand painted wall plaque, signed by the artist, circa 1890-1900.
In the trompe l’oeil style of fool the eye, a dimensional mold showing a branching ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Contemporary Brown Agate Bowl with horse by Alcino Silversmith Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Contemporary Brown Agate Bowl with horse by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in 925 Sterling Silver and natural brown agate, hammered ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Chaumet Paris, a French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite Cup
By Chaumet
Located in New York, NY
Chaumet Paris, A French Silver-Gilt Seahorse Mounted Rhodochrosite cup
Circa 1980.
An exceptional object
A quadrangular cut cup in rhodochrosite and the handle made of a sea...
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Plated Working Gnome Figurine, Vintage, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful silver plated figurine of the Gnome. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, silver plated. A beautiful ni...
Category
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Swarovski Crystal Macaw Chrome Green Large Parrot in Birds of Paradise #685824
By Swarovski
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A beautiful 9.25" tall Swarovski Crystal Macaw, chrome green, #685824 comes with original box and paperwork. This Paradise bird is made of green crystal and is beak is made of chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
After Michelangelo's 'non-finito' Series Classical Nude Bronze, Green Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an extraordinary bronze sculpture of a Classic male nude by artist Dean Kugler. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The figure stands with most of his weight on one foot, contrapposto, and his arm stretched overhead revealing a powerful, muscular physique. With inspiration from Michelangelo's unfinished series of sculptures housed at the Galleria Dell'Acadamia Museum in Florence, displayed in the hall leading to Michelangelo's David sculpture, this figure too is bound within its own material symbolizing the eternal human struggle to free themselves from material trappings. The sculpture is beautifully custom mounted on a stone base.
Dean Kugler
Slave (after Michelangelo)
bronze
Measures: 20 H x 5 W x 5 D in
50.80 H x 12.70 W x 12.70 D cm
DK0035
Kugler uses scale and the juxtaposition of disparate elements in order to engage and challenge the viewer. He combines elements such as strength and weakness or beauty and damage to be experienced simultaneously within the same piece of work to create a tense energy. Kugler also incorporates the technical skill of tight rendering with the dynamism of abstraction to create this energy to add additional excitement and intrigue to his aesthetic.
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ice Bucket Owl by Alcino Silversmith 1902 Handcrafted in Sterling Silver
Located in Porto, 13
Ice bucket owl by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted handcrafted piece in Sterling Silver 925, hammered and chiseled by excellent craftsmen, giving this piece a much higher fut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Randy Polumbo Organelle
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo
Organelle, 2022
Dimensions: 48” H x 51” W x 18” D
Wet silver processed, molded mycelium panel with hand blown glass flower.
...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Mellerio Paris, a Silver, Gold, Lapis Lazuli, Coral, and Hardstone Picture Frame
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
Mellerio Paris, a large silver, gold, lapis lazuli, coral, and hardstone picture photo frame with two falcons.
France, circa 2000
The frame resting on a lapis lazuli base with squa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Large Elkington Epergne Centerpiece With Camel, Palm Tree and Glass Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Victorian Silver Plate Centerpiece and Matching Cut Crystal Dish With Camel and Palm Tree Decorations.
Made in the mid 19th Century by Elkington, Mason & Co., this spectacu...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Mythic fish by Alcino Silversmith 1902 Handcrafted in Sterling Silver and Horn
Located in Porto, 13
Mythic Fish by Alcino Silversmith 1902 is a handcrafted piece in Sterling Silver 925 and horn, hammered and chiseled by excellent craftsmen, giving this piece a much higher future va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meershaum Pipe with the Head of Julius Caesar, Vienna 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Carved meershaum pipe, with amber mouthpiece and silver band. In the bowl of the pipe, the head of the dictator Julius Caesar, is depicted with a laurel wreath on his head. Original ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Silver
Rare Pair of Sterling Silver Owl Models - Import Mark 1937 - Neresheimer & Sohne
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for 1937 by Israel Segalov, this very rare pair of Sterling Silver Owl Models, were originally made in Germany for the English market, by the great model making...
Category
1930s German Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920’s Pair of Cartier Silver Duck Decanters
By Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautifully executed pair of decanters were modeled after ducks, they added a whimsical twist by adding a bow tie around their necks. These were made for the American market dur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coralli Touch Lamp, Turquoise & Red
Located in Mantova, MN
This sumptuous art décor table lamp belongs to the Coralli collection designed by Massimo Marcomini, entirely handmade in Italy from superior ceramic in the Venetian tradition. The a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Plexiglass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, Bust, Blue, Green
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, ceramic, blue, green. Beautiful Kwan Yin bust glazed in dark blue with a hint of green in her tiara. Her base is decorated wi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Transitional Object No. 11, Imaginary Friend Soft Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Gabriela Noelle welcomes us into an alluring and whimsical realm with the collection Imaginary Friends. Inspired by the subconscious of a child’s creative and inventive mind, the collection reveals the imagination to posses more power than concepts of reality instilled and defined in adulthood.
Her series Transitional Objects...
Category
2010s American Other Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Lambskin, Fur, Terrazzo, Mohair
1950s Italian Modernist Green Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking Murano fish glass glass sculpture, circa 1950s. Piece measures 5.25" high by 6" wide by 1.5" deep. Unsigned and in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Seal Made Out of Coral and Rock Crystal, Italy, 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Italian coral (Sciacca), handle carved with leaves, silver and rock crystal matrix. Sicily, Italy 1800 ca.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Rock Crystal, Silver
"Prickly Pears" Tree XXL Sculpture, Italy
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large handmade prickly pear prickly tree sculpture made of wrought iron. A true eyecatcher in your home!
The photo is purely indicative, each copy while respecting the indicated hei...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Italian Modern Green Plastic Props for Scenography, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Green plastic props, 1990s
Green plastic props, the set consists of two cones, two large and two small balls. Made in Italy.
Good conditions, light sig...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Camel Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800 silver camel.
The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique Armorial Door Lock Plate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique Armorial door Escutcheon plate. A white metal armorial door escutcheon plate with engraved detail, featuring the City of Londons lion cre...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Steel
Large Bertoia Studios 12-Rod 'Time-Change through Sound B-2348' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 12-rod 'Time-Change Through sound B-2348' brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' Copper & Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Silver
Thai Cast Silver Alloy Standing Buddha, Mid 20th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and gracious Thai cast silver alloy standing Buddha, mid 20th century, Thailand.
The Buddha stands upright upon a small square plinth. He...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures
Materials
Silver
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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