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Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
Scandinavian Vintage Wooden Mouse by H F Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated toy Mouse was designed in Denmark 1950s and produced in Denmark as it is marked on the underside.
It is in wonderful co...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
A Set of Three Italian Painted Tassels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three carved wood & painted tassels from Italy. Their varying sizes would make them versatile for decorating bookshelves or end tables, adding a touch Italian craftsmanship...
Category
1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modern Sculpture school bronze by Charles Leonard Hartwell RA
Located in London, GB
Fine bronze by "New Sculpture" artist Charles Leonard Hartwell RA entitled " Call of the Sea". The bronze with excellent patination and on a marble base. Charles Leonard Hartwell studied at the South London Technical School of Art under William Silver Frith and then at the Royal Academy Schools from 1896. Hartwell also worked as an assistant to Edward Onslow Ford...
Category
1930s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Crucifix, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze crucifix by HARTMANN, France, 1930s. Height: 10" (25.3cm), Width : 7.3"(18.5cm), Depth : 1.2"(3cm). Engraved signature "Hartmann" on a side (see photo)
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German or Belgian Shepherd Sculpture 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large German shepherd sculpture, France, ca.1930. Spelter dog. Marble base. Height: 11.8"(30cm), Width: 20.5"(52cm), Depth: 8.5"(21.5cm). Stamp "Fabricatio...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Antelope Couple, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco antelope couple sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalogue, page #8 (see photo). Measures: Width:...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Miniature Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Frog Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Miniature Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Frog Circa 1930.
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jean de Roncourt French Art Deco Archer Man Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Jean de Roncourt, France, 1930s. "Archer". Spelter and onyx. Measures: Width 21.7"(55cm), height 20.7"(52.5cm), depth 3.9"(10cm). Signed "J. de Roncourt"...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Rare Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Ceramic Female Sculpture Decanter Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage, ceramic and rare sculptural decanter in the shape of a female bust. This beautiful piece exhibits chinoiserie details and is delightfully finished. The piece exhibit beautiful finishes stylistically relevant to the 1950’s...
Category
1950s Italian Chinoiserie Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
R. Scali G.F762 Signed, Polychrome Ceramic Bust of an Nigerrin
Located in Verviers, BE
R. Scali G.F762 Signed, Polychrome Ceramic Bust of an Nigerrin
Made in Belgium
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.
Category
1930s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A trio of small Just Andersen sculptures, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A trio 'Boy Band' in good vintage condition designed by Just Andersen in 1930s.
* A trio (3) of small metal sculptures of a boys with a ball, a...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Elephant Vs Lioness Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco sculpture by Charles Lemanceau at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930s. This piece was illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalog, page #3. Ceramic sculpture named ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid Century Modern Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid Century Modern hand painted women sculpture.
Place of Origin: Italy
Date of Manufacture: 1950s
In style: Mid Century Modern
Materials & Techniques: Ceramic
Condition: ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Charles-Georges Barberis "Young Lady with Gazelle" Terracotta, 1936
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge "Young Lady with Gazelle" by Charles-Georges BARBERIS, France, 1936. Terra cotta. Very stylized sculpture. A masterpiece from the French Art Deco period. Height: 29.7"(75.5cm), Width: 17.5"(44.5cm). Weight: 27.8 lbs (12.6kg). Signed "C.Barberis" on the base (see photo). This sculpture appeared during an exhibition dedicated to the work of Charles Barberis...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Valkyrie Statue, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Ceramic Valkyrie Sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clement's, France, 1930s. Width: 22.6"(58cm), Height: 15.2"(38cm), Depth: 5.7"(15cm). Signed "Lemanceau" on t...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Lemanceau, French Art Deco Horse Statue "at the Winning Post", 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco horse statue by Charles Lemanceau at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930s. This piece was illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalog, page #6. Ceramic sculpture named "Au...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Inuit Tupilak - Mythological Figurine in Carved Bone, Greenland 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual miniature Inuit Tupilak in hand-carved bone or tooth (5.2x2x3.5 cm). It depicts a cat-like mythological being/spirit. It has no signature or markings but in was brought home ...
Category
1930s Greenlandic Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bone
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
Florentine Art Scagliola "Foot" Sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Scagliola foot, Florentine workshop 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
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
1950´s Danish Knud Kyhn Bear Figurine for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Knud Kyhn bear figurine for Royal Copenhagen
The lively and friendly looking mother bear who is part of a bear family with a father bear and 4 bear babys was created by Knud ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Big Vintage Art Deco Sculpture Olympia by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
OLYMPIA
Big, dynamic sculpure of an Greek athlete.
Colored patinated white bronze with original patina.
Sloping stone base with signature.
Original ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Spelter
Walter Bosse Set of 6 Hedgehog Sculptures for Hertha Baller, Ashtray, c. 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Transform your space with a touch of mid-century elegance! This 6-Piece patinated and partially polished brass or bronze stacking hedgehog ashtray set is a true vintage gem designed ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Russian Dancer After Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco cold-painted bronze sculpture after "Kamorna" by Demetre Chiparus. Depicting a Russian dancer in the iconic "Kamorna" pose, this sculpture captures the grace, energy, and pa...
Category
1950s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set Of Five Ceramics
Located in PAU, FR
Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics,
Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest)
Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm -----
Height: 13 cm Diameter...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kay Bojesen Denmark Signed Teak Monkey
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kay Bojesen
1886 - 1958
LARGE MONKEY
Branded “KAY BOJESEN DENMARK COPYRIGHT”
Teak, Limba.
Mid 20th century.
Approx: 17 1/2" in.(44 cm.) high.
16" in. ( 41 cm.) wide.
Together wi...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Teak
French Art Deco Terracotta Lioness Sculpture by Michael, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Michael, France, 1930s. Lioness. Measures: Width 20.5"(52cm), height 7"(18cm), depth 5.5"(14cm). Signed "Michael" on the base (see photo) and ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's
A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence...
Category
1930s Beninese Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Seguso Fish Figurine Copper / Rose Gold Flecks Sommerso Art Glass Moray Eel
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This 24cm tall Aventurine fish figurine with rose gold dust inclusions by Seguso is skillfully handcrafted and has an elongated and graceful shape, with a finely detailed tail and bl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
1950's French Modernist Black Iron with Crystal Scorpion Wall Sculpture/ Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Incredible Piece of Modern Art. 1950's French Modernist Black Iron Hand Crafted Scorpion Sculpture with crystal adorned.
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Henri Bargas, Large French Art Deco Terracotta Tiger Sculpture, 1930s
By Henri Bargas
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Henri Bargas, France, 1930s. Tiger. Measures: Width : 24.4"(62cm), Height : 9.8"(25cm), Depth : 5.3"(13.4cm). Signed "H.Bargas" on the b...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bone Hair Comb, Indonesia, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indonesian hair comb, hand-carved in bone, Mid 20th Century, circa 1950. Used as a decorative accent for tribal hairstyles among island...
Category
1950s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam, Delft The Netherlands 1958
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam The Netherlands Delft 1958
About Cor Dam
Cor Dam (Delft, April 26, 1935 – July 29, 2019) trained ...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Cat Figurine Holding a Thermometer by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
A very charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer.
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Aust...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hagenaurer Art Deco Carved Wood Charging Ram Bookends
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and hard-to-find pair of charging ram bookends by Hagenauer. These beautifully executed bookends are made of carved wood and chrome-plated bronze...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Michel Zadounaïsky French Art Deco Pair of Wrought-Iron Antelope Lamps, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of table lamps by Michel Zadounaisky, France, 1930s. Partially black patinated wrought iron antelopes. Measurements: Each-length 10.2" (26 cm), height without shade 9.8" (25 cm)...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Bronze Daruma Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Daruma sculpture.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coppia di Maniglie con Ali Futuriste 1930 Italia in Solido Ottone lucidato
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Coppia di Maniglie con Ali Futuriste 1930 Italia in Solido Ottone lucidato
Category
1930s Italian Futurist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Opalescent glass sculpture of a Walking Tiger.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Cesari, a mysterious artist
Césari is the pseudonym of an artist who created animal sculptures, cups, vases, etc., in the years 1930-1935. His works are of great aesthetic quality a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Italian Ceramic Woman Art Deco Style
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian Ceramic Woman Art Deco Style
naked african woman
enamel and gold
Excellent condition
Origin Italy Circa 1950
mid century
Sealed in its ba...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Roaring Tiger, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This piece is made in glazed and hand painted ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exc...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
1950s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A ‘Boy with horn’ bust by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A little, exquisite 'Boy with horn' bust in excellent condition designed by Just Andersen in 1939.
* A small metal sculpture of a boy with a ho...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Key Hanger by Walter Bosse Herta Baller 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Very nice Key Hanger designed by Walter Bosse and executed by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s.
The motif signs the figures of the "Town Musicians of Bremen" a donkey, a dog, a cat and ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958.
In the late 1950s the gallery was producing small series of decorative o...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Lisa Larson Cat
Located in Charleston, SC
Cat by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg in the "Lilla Zoo" series, 1950's. H: 9.5cm / 3.7 ″ and W: 11cm / 4.3 ″
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Paint
French Ceramic Zoomorphic Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French ceramic zoomorphic sculpture
Vallauris France, circa 1950’s
Organic shape, free form zoomorphic sculpture
Fine line detail in a rich emerald green
Patina from age and use
Wond...
Category
1950s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Glazed Porcelain Dolphin, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Glazed porcelain dolphin, Italy, 1950s
It belonged to my great-grandmother and is intact with very small signs of aging, almost invisible.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Shepard 1950 s Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Shepard 1950 s gesso Italian vintage statue .
Category
1950s Italian Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Stoneware bust by Liss Eriksson, Sweden, 1950s. Oak earring and hairpin
Located in Hägersten, SE
Bust sculpture by Swedish sculptor Liss Eriksson. Made from Stoneware with oak hairpin and earring. Made during the 1950s. Signed with monogram LE and XXXV/XXXIII. Very good conditio...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Oak
"Girl and flowers" by Bertil Lengstrand, Sweden, 1950s, oak and iron
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture "Girl and flowers" by Swedish sculptor Bertil Lengstrand. Hand made ca. late 1950s. Made from forged iron and base in oak. Good vintage condition with age related wear and ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Murano glass blue circa 1950 tree sculptural vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass blue sculptural tree vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
French Art Deco Poodle Corkscrew, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Deco corkscrew, 1930. Corkscrew and bottle opener poodle. Noble woods. Glass eyes. Dimensions : 4.9 in.Hx6.3 in.Wx1.6 in.D ; 12.5 cmHx16 cmWx4 cmD
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Brutalist Sculpture by Seff Weidl, Germany, Mid Century
By Seff Weidl
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Important bronze sculpture by German artist Seff Weidl (1915-1972). Magnificent stature and form at 21.50 inches tall. Museum quality, the patina of the bronze is pebbled and a soft ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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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