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Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: Early 1900s
Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Passo di Danza is a bronze sculpture representing a Dancer with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Giuseppe Mazzullo wa...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hammered Metal Life-Size Palm Tree
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Italian hammered metal life-sized palm tree with orginal patina.
Measurements:
Height 93.5
Depth 38.5
Diameter 66".
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture “Woman’s Nude” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Figura femminile - nudo is a waxed bronze sculpture representing a woman with wooden base. Unique, signed and dated under the base “Mazzullo 44”. Certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black and White Large Metal Dice Sculpture Mid Century Modern Belgium
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage Belgium Mid-Century Modern painted metal monumental heavy dice sculpture is tres chic! All the different sides with different holes make up...
Category
1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cattails Sculpture by James Prestini
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculpture in the form of potted Cattails.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
A Beautifully Rendered American Bronze Bust of a Young Girl by JG Kendall
By JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young girl on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall, Gorham Co. Founders'; the richly-patinated bust of young girl with serene dir...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Bronze Horse Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and graceful pair of bronze horses, beautifully cast. Originally from a Chinese temple in Vietnam, circa 1900.
M460.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
English Silver Hand, London, 1909
Located in New York, NY
English silver hand, London, 1909. Maker: Henry and Albert Batsy.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Rare Bronze Paperweight Celebrating 500th Anniversary of Leipzig Univ, 1909
By Max Lange
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting two male nudes lifting a garland framing Medieval images of the two patron saints of Leipzig University -- St. Laurentius and John the Baptist -- this rare and beautiful br...
Category
Early 1900s German Beaux Arts Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Plaster Sculpture
By Claude Fraisse
Located in Montreal, QC
Claude Fraisse, ‘Enfant a la grappe de raisin.’ Plaster sculpture, France.
Category
1940s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lady Playing a Flute Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
An exquisite bronze sculpture of a lady with music instrument.
Category
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vase-Sculpture in Blue Glazed Earthenware by Angelo Ungania, circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Large vase-sculpture in blue glazed earthenware by Angelo Ungania (1905-1996). Unique piece. Signed.
Angelo Ungania studied at the Royal School of Ceramics of his city.
In the ea...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Modernist Wooden Sculpture of a Woman, Attributed to Albert Wein
By Albert W. Wein
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture of a standing female figure, attributed to American sculptor Albert Wein (b.1915 - d.1991), in natural wood grain. The figure stands in a languid...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wood Cubist Sculpture by Leo Russell
By Leo Russell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wood sculpture by artist Leo Russell. Chicago born artist who worked mostly in painting and silkscreen did a series of wood sculptures in the 1940s. Pieces were acquired by the Gugge...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Classical Greek Inspired Figural Ceramic Statues
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Greek inspired Italian ceramic statues inspired by Bitossi, Fantoni and Raymor.
Category
1940s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Ceramic Chicken in a Modernist Art Deco Abstracted Form
Located in NYC, NY
A ceramic chicken in a modernist Art Deco form. Possibly by Raymor.
Category
1940s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Iron Cranes Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940s Italian hammered iron sculptures depicting two cranes. Original finish and patina.
Measurements:
Height: 34"
Widest point: 22"
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Three Plaster and Sheet Metal Human Head Prototypes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very interesting collection of three male human head forms. We found them perched on a nickel-plated iron hat stands. The stands are marked Hugh Lynons & Co, Lansing MI. Most likely store display...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Sheet Metal
Emerson Woelffer Bonze Sculpture, Abstract Face, Signed, Dated, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modern abstract Face, by the well known artist, Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 1947.
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Carving
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Carving of a female head.
Category
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1940-1950 Carved Stone Low Relief Signed by Joseph Rivière
By Joseph Rivière
Located in Paris, FR
1940-1950 carved stone low relief by Joseph Rivière (1912-1961), representing a nude young man stretched on the ground with two sheep at his feet. Signe...
Category
1940s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Important, Rare Pair Art Deco Polynesian-Themed Sculptures or Lamps by Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully modelled, molded and glazed, this pair of sculptures was originally designed to serve as tabletop torchere lamps, with light washing the wall above, and lighting the eyes of each head. Very finely crafted, the sculptures were made by Doane Powell, an important Nebraska cartoonist and illustrator who later became famous for the masks he made of celebrities such as Mae West, Governor Huey Long...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Plaster Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.
Category
1940s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Palm Tree Etched Brass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A large, etched brass on wood palm tree sculpture. With an octagonal shaped base. Original patina.
88" tall, 40" diameter at widest point.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Anita Weschler Stone Sculpture
By Anita Weschler
Located in Westport, CT
Stone Sculpture Anita Weschler 1903-2000 artists collection Hail and Farewell -4-WPA
Category
1940s American Vintage Sculptures
Antique French Pressed Botanicals Set of (8) Spectacular Specimens c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Pressed Botanicals in a Set of (8) Spectacular examples and ready to frame. We believe that the Pressed French Botanic...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Paper
Midcentury Arched Cat with Glass Eyes Doorstop in Old Green Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous style with arched back and tail with green glass eyes. Green is not original color. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure 'Tied Up Cupid' by Paul Helmig, Germany Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
Winged cupid boy with a suffering expression tied to a tree with a long garland of roses, an empty quiver at his feet.
On high...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
An unusual object to say the least, we feel this item was made in the early to mid-20th century. Constructed of Wood, plaster with gl...
Category
1940s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Patinated terracotta sculpture signed by Mathurin Moreau
Located in Paris, FR
Very large and beautiful terracotta sculpture by Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) depicting "Spring". The young woman with beautiful hair is seated on a rock, shielding herself from view ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.
Dimensions: H 18cm x D 11cm x W 6.5cm
Category
1940s Zimbabwean Tribal Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Sculpture 'Diana the huntress' Marble
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sculpture (Diana the huntress) marble
marble material
origin Italy without signature
perfect condition without restoring.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997)
Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene, in a woodframe
Signed and dated 1941
161,5x215,5 cm
supplied with wall hanging brackets
,
Native of São Miguel...
Category
1940s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Santiago Rodriguez Bonome French Art Deco Ceramic Panther Sculpture, 1940s
By Primavera
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic panther sculpture by Santiago Rodriguez Bonome, France, 1940s. Amazing! Width: 25.2"(64cm), Height: 12.2"(31cm) , Depth: 4.5"(11.5cm). Signed "SR BONOME PARIS...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1940s Copper and Metal Armillary Sculpture Architectural La Jolla Estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This outdoor sculpture is from the very architecturally significant MacConnell Estate in La Jolla, California. The pair of residences on the beach bluff property were designed by Wil...
Category
1940s Swedish Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Majolica Swan Jardinière Planter Style of Imperiale Nimy, Belgium 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900.
A real treasure for the ceramics' collector.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.
With best wishes, ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Rare Just Andersen Group Figurine of a Sea Boy and Dragon in Disco Metal, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Just Andersen group figurine of a sea boy and dragon in disco metal.
1940s.
Model number D1697.
Marked.
In great condition.
Dimensions: H 11.5 x D 10.0 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
European Young Male Mannequin Head, 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All original plaster mannequin head from a Belgium department store. The face of a teen aged young man with the original hand panted face and hair, made of a heavy plaster. Europe, 1...
Category
1940s European Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
European Young Male Mannequin Head, 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All original plaster mannequin head from a Belgium department store. The face of a teen aged young man with the original hand panted face and hair, made of a heavy plaster. Europe, 1...
Category
1940s European Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Just Andersen, Sculpture in Disco Metal, Naked Boy Blowing a Horn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, sculpture in disco metal, naked boy blowing a horn.
In excellent condition with fine patina.
1940s.
Model 2170.
Dimensions: H 18.0 x D 10.0 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ibis Birds, Pair of Basalt Ovoid Sculptures, France Early 20th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Two egg-shaped Ibis birds sculptures
France early 20th century
Solid raw black Basalt
Measures: H 26 cm
27 x 17 cm
7 kg / piece
Conditions: excellent consistent wit...
Category
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Modern Large Antelope Sculpture Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1940
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Fantastic sculpture of an antelope from Rörstrand and maker/designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed and in good condition. The sculptural design of...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Figurine of a Decò Ballerina from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Decò sculpture of a dancing lady, made in ceramic in the 1940s.
Measures: diameter 14 cm Ø 15 cm height 24 cm.
Minor restoration were done in the color of the dress border.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Rose Ball / Garden Ball Made of Mirrored Glass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful large rose ball made of mirrored glass from the early 20th century.
At that time still called "garden balls", the glass balls produced in Ven...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Early Bruno Mathsson Lounge Chair Model Pernilla 3, Karl Mathsson, Sweden
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare and important Pernilla 3 chaise lounge designed by Bruno Mathsson made by Karl Mathsson ,,Varnamo .Sweden.. Wonderful beech wood frame in its ...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Beech
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer in Wood
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture of boxer in wood
high quality sculpture
Art Deco Style Circa 1940
Origin Europe without visible signature
Carved from heavy hard wood
Without restoration in p...
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Art Deco Bronze Figural Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on Carrara marble pedestal. Sculpture has a nice patina to the bronze. Mounted to the base.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Hand Polished Lingam Stone Sculptures with Bronze Stands Set of 4
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and substantial collection of four lingam stones on bronze stands with the tallest stone measuring 18”, from the Narmada River in India.
They are naturally formed of a ...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Mid-Century Modern Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Pair of Antique Green Chinese Stone Cast Lions Sculptures Garden Ornaments
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful pair of green stone cast lions has been crafted in China around 1900.
The stone cast makes them suitable for out-and indoors.
Measurements ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Rare Scale in Wood and Brass from Early 1900
Located in MIlano, IT
Rare huge scale in wood and solid brass from early 1900
Unique scale for object weighting from the beginning of last century.
The structure is completely removable and disassembled,...
Category
Early 1900s European Mid-Century Modern Antique Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gilt Bronze Soldier Sculpture by Medwedsky
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt bronze soldier sculpture by Medwedsky, also referred to as bronze-doré. There are no visible prior repairs and the gilding is on very nice all ...
Category
1940s European Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nathan Lerner "Chair", 1947
By Nathan Lerner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nathan Lerner, whose parents were Ukrainian emigrants, was born in Chicago in 1913. At the age of nine he attended painting courses at the Art Institute,...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Upholstery
Harry Bertoia Patinated Silver Brooch with Coral and Ebony, USA 1943
Located in New York, NY
An unusual piece of Bertoia's jewelry with a figurative quality. This brooch was included in an exhibit, "In Nature's Embrace: The World of Harry Bertoia" at the Reading Public Museu...
Category
1940s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Silver
Art Nouveau Marble-Bookends with Bronze-Elephants by MARIONNET, France, 1900s
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends with elephants in two different poses
By Albert Marionnet (1852-1910), signed
France, circa 1900.
Material:
– Bronze, original patina
– Portor-marble socle
Dimensions:
W...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Harry Bertoia Hand-Forged Silver, Ebony and Silver Wire Pendant, USA 1942
Located in New York, NY
This early wire wrapped pendant was likely made by Harry Bertoia while he was at Cranbrook.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Mantelpiece Clock with Kangaroo and Gilded Bronze Spelter
Located in Copenhagen, K
Kangaroo spelter clock by Junghans, with eight-day movement, enamel deal with Arabic numerals, blue-steel hands. The kangaroo stands on a black-stained wooden base.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Spelter
Lucky Horse Pin
Located in Seattle, WA
bakelite horse pin with pair of boots and horseshoe for luck
Category
1940s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite
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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