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Sculptures For Sale
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff, numbered, 1935.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze panther sculpture by Georges Lavroff.
Signed G. Lavroff in the bronze,
Stamped number, 9133.
Patinated bronze on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1935.
This pa...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Salvador Dali Xai 3/20 Limited Edition Sculptural Table
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"XAI” lamb designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD Barcelona and Deyrolle.
Measures: 87 x 26 x H 71 (head) and H 59 (back)
approximate
Inspired by the painting "Interpret...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wool
$59,598 Sale Price
28% Off
Large Bolivian Amethyst Cluster Specimen Weighing 14.5 lbs.
Located in Miami, FL
Large Bolivian Amethyst Cluster Specimen Weighing 14.5 lbs.
Offered for sale is a large Bolivian Amethyst Cluster example with gorgeous vibrant color and huge points. Bolivian amet...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Bolivian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
Architectural Bronzed Metal Sculpture Signed Subirachs ( Josep Maria Subirachs )
Located in Pomona, CA
A heavy bronzed metal sculpture featuring architectural elements. The sculpture features a strip of molding and has a large finial. From the side view appears as an outline of human ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Teardrop Sculpture by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Italy, 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
Murano Sommerso Teardrop Glass Sculpture, Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte
A striking Murano glass teardrop sculpture in the...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Murano Tall Hand Blown Yellow and White Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1093 Murano art glass yellow and white sculpture.
Category
1950s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$475 Sale Price
26% Off
Earth Globe Black and Teak N°1 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Earth Globe Black and Teak n°1 all
in hand-carved natural teak root and with black
volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy
rotative syste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Ancient Egyptian Painted Relief Carving of a Man and his Wife
Located in London, GB
A superb raised relief, carved in fine native limestone during a golden era of cultural and artistic flourishing in ancient Egypt. The scene portrays a high-ranking official, elegant...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Mid-Century Modern Brass Fish Sculpture in the style of Andre Bloc
By André Bloc
Located in Warrenton, OR
Mid-Century Modern Brass Fish Sculpture in the style of Andre Bloc.
UPDATE: Due to agreement with 1stDibs, we'll be staying through the end of the year.
Could this be an Andre Bloc piece? Whether it is or isn't, we really love its minimalist, mid-century modern style!
This MCM fish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
$199 Sale Price
28% Off
Girl with Wheat Bronze Sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Girl with Wheat bronze sculpture by Hippolyte F. Moreau. He is famous for his bronze statues of young women. He is also the son of another renown French sculptor named Jean Baptiste Moreau. It depicts a young lady with long curly hair who is dressed with a see-through robe. She is holding a basket of wheat with one arm and some branches of them with the other one. She appears to be in the countryside and is observing a pair of doves that are on the ground. The bronze sculpture is standing over two...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
'Cosmic Ore' Pendant 100, Gradient Patina Bronze Brass Ceiling Lamp, Chandelier
Located in London, England
Two finely hand-spun brass plates make up this pendant light, a bronze to brass gradient accentuates the shape. The light is projected into the shade and reflects out, illuminating without creating a glare.
This light fixture is suitable for both contemporary and vintage inspired interiors...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural horse statue - Bitossi Aldo Londi. This character statue has been made in the 1960s. Absolutely gorgeous item with mark on the body and still in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Renato Anatra Scavo Glass Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large Murano sculpture after Michelangelos' David
Beautiful surface and a large presence.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Sculpture Leap of Gazelles by Plagnet
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco sculpture circa 1930 in spelter with brown patina.
Signed Plagnet on the Portor marble terrace, a French artist working in the period 1920-1930.
In very good shape.
Height...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
French Female Bronze Bust After Etienne Henri Dumaige
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) patinated bronze bust of a lovely female after the original model by the French master, Etienne Henri Dumaige, mounted on light blue marble plinth. 25 by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cast Iron Bull Figurine, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Cast Iron Bull Figurine, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1970s
Color: Gray
Item Ty...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Muonionalusta Meteorite Slice - 125g
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable Muonionalusta meteorite slice from Sweden is a stunning example of extraterrestrial beauty. Featuring intricate Widmanstätten patterns, this piece is a captivating di...
Category
2010s Swedish Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Casarialto Atelier MrHulot by FDEsteel Sculpture by Casarialto
By Casarialto
Located in Milan, IT
Handmade by Alessandro Bandiera from FDESTEEL. This carbon steel profile, heat-worked and bent by hand, recalls the face of the French comic character from the 50’s – 60’s. The hand ...
Category
2010s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Cat by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming iconic and Huge Italian modern ceramic cat sculpture from the Rimini Blue series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo Londi from Montel...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Glass Sculpture by Peter Bramhall
Located in New York, NY
Extra large handblown glass sculpture by Peter Bramhall.
Rare color combination in tones of amber and brown with internal glass threads,
Signed and dated on the bottom.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian School Sculpture "Hermaphrodite" 19th Century Carrara White Marble Group
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School Sculpture "Hermaphrodite" 19th Century
Carrara White Marble Group
presented on a marble base
Total height: 18 cm Width: 46.5 cm Depth: 25.5 cm
good condition
some defe...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
An early figurine by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A 1920s figurine by Just Andersen. It is one of the early-works by Just Andersen and quit rare to find her with the mirror intact. A perfect detail for the modern space.
* A small ...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Scagliola Shell
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian Scagliola shell. Large sculptural shell in Scagliola with natural patina, Italy, early 20th century.
Dimensions: 32" W x 20" D x 9.5" H.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
Gaddi Torso Plaster Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is a plaster bust reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great artists of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo. The piece, handcrafted by the skilled artists of Galleria Romanelli...
Category
2010s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$8,660 / item
Antique Hand Carved Wood Elephant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved wood in a form of an elephant.
No tusk
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tobacconist’s Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
English carved and polychrome decorated wood tobacconist’s trade sign in the form of a “Turk” wearing a distinctive headdress and dressed in a long robe, this advertising figure rela...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Model #4060 'Man with Stick' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4060 'Man With Stick' brass sculpture. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural figure is executed in polished and patinated brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century White Poodle Dog Sculpture II, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition.
Damaged leg - was repaired - shown on pictures.
Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture.
White Poodle Dog Sculpture was produce...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marble Camel Sculpture, Zoomorphic Carved Figurine, Morocco 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Marble Camel Sculpture, Zoomorphic Carved Figurine, Morocco 1970s
Folk Art piece from Morocco made of marble.
Hand-crafted object, finely engraved with geometric patterns on both s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Sandstone, Marble
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Alberto Donà
By Alberto Donà
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Murano Glass sculpture designed and fabricated by Alberto Donà in Italy in the 80's.
This fish is hand blown and crafted in very nice colors.
Originally signed with "Albe...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Solid Wood Hand -Carved Koi Fish
Located in Denton, TX
Carved solid mahogany pair of Koi fish with lightly painted accents
Massive fish 5" deep by 24" high by 24" long
Little fish is 2.5 deep x 11 wide x 9 high
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Japonisme Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
$560 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Art Deco “Horse”, silver-plated metal and marble, Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture by renowned artist Boris Lovet-Lorski, depicting a majestic horse in a completely stylized pose, with elongated shapes and gentle curves. The legs are simple...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Silver Plate
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
"Rainbow", Murano Glass centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$6,005 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rhodochrosite from N'Chwaning Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
From N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
Transparent deep-red scalenohedral rhodochrosite crystal wi...
Category
2010s South African Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
Lladró Oriental Horse Sculpture by Salvador Furió. Limited Edition.
By Salvador Furió, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Limited edition sculpture of an oriental battle horse in matte white porcelain with brown, ochre and blue tones. This majestic and elegant animal is inspired by traditional art of the Chinese Tang dynasty. The horse proudly wears its tack, typical of the upper classes, making this High Porcelain limited edition a symbol which conveys the significance this animal represented in Chinese society from ancient times: beauty, power and wealth. In this gloss finish version, the oriental horse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180, base cm 80.
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Gr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Mid Century Vintage Italian Terracotta Cheetah Glazed Bell Accessory 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
This exquisite Italian terracotta cheetah bell from the 1970s is a rare and collectible treasure. Hand-painted and glazed with remarkable craftsmans...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Art Deco Rene Lalique Victoire Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Northampton, GB
Original Rene Lalique Car Mascot
From our Lalique collection, we are thrilled to offer this original Rene Lalique Victoire Car Mascot. The Mascot fro...
Category
Early 19th Century French Art Deco Antique Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Leather Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful sculpted leather giraffe sculpture. Great decorative addition for a bookshelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Albert Feraud Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Abstract Metal Sculpture, France
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern steel table top abstract sculpture by internationally recognized French artist Albert Feraud, (1921-2008) Paris, France. Sculpture sign on base. Circa 1960's.
Feraud created his unique sculptures from found materials from scrap metal and sky scrappers. Albert Féraud studied at the schools of fine arts of Montpellier, Marseille and Paris in the studio of Alfred Janniot...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Brass Sphere the Netherlands 1960
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and stylish brass sphere sculpture in great vintage condition.
This beauty will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate.
Cost of transport is crate incl...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Sculpture "Malin", Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, Sweden 1961
Located in St Ouen, FR
Charming ceramic subject from the naive and warm world of Lisa Larson.
In perfect original condition, the piece is signed on both feet of the sculpture.
Lisa Larson - b.1931 d.2024 ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Carved Jade Plum/Peach Hard Stone Fruit Carved Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a sweet carved hard stone fruit, I'm not sure whether it's a green plumb or peach? It has carved stone leaves but I am not which stone they are made of but it would be fabulo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Jade
$48 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair 18th Century French Creamware Lions Hand Painted Circa 1790
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare and charming pair of 18th-century French creamware lions was made circa 1790.
Each lion reclines atop a tall rectangular base decorated with rich cobalt-blue swags, bright yellow tassels, and vivid green trim.
The forms are bold and expressive. The lions' open mouths are painted in soft pink, and their manes are rendered in vibrant yellow and lined with dark brown, lending them an animated, almost theatrical presence.
The lions rest on what appear to be stylized, draped cushions, adding a sense of comfort and reality.
Their wide-eyed expressions and exaggerated features give the pair a whimsical character that blends elegance with humor—a hallmark of late 18th-century French design.
Unmarked but unmistakably French in style, these figures make a striking decorative statement. Whether placed on a mantel or console, they command attention and offer a playful counterpoint to more serious classical forms.
Dimensions: 6.5 inches tall x 6.75 inches long x 4.5 inches wide
Condition: Excellent
Price: $2,300
Decoration: Painted in yellow, cobalt, green, pink, and brown with molded drapery and tassel detail
Material: Creamware pottery
Style: French Neoclassical with Folk Art elements
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1790
Key Features
- Rare pair of large 18th-century creamware lion figures
- Expressive hand-painted decoration with bold color contrasts
- Tall bases decorated with molded and painted swags and tassels
- French origin, circa 1790
- Whimsical and animated expressions add charm and visual interest
Background of creamware
Creamware is the name given to a type of earthenware pottery initially made from white clays from Dorset and Devonshire combined with an amount of calcined flint.
Creamware was first produced in England sometime before 1740. Foremost among the pioneers of creamware in the Staffordshire Potteries was Thomas Whieldon. The young Josiah Wedgwood partnered with Thomas Whieldon from 1754 to 1759. When Wedgwood left to set up his own business, he immediately directed his efforts to developing creamware.
Around the same time, in the mid-18th century, French potters developed their creamware known in France as "Faience Fine...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Creamware
Vintage Original Articulated Elephant Figurine by Kay Bojesen Denmark c 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Kay Bojesen elephant figurine in oak circa 1950s
Two available and priced individually
Articulating legs head and trunk
Signed to undersid...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Bronze Buddha
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative mid-century bronze Buddha circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 7"W x 5.5" D x 9.5" H. Great patina and look...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Silver Plated Seated Monkey Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful quality Art Deco silver plated figure of a seated monkey believed to date from the 1930/40’s. The unusual novelty figure is well modelled and portrayed seated leaning ba...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Bronze Head of the Buddha, 17th Century, Thailand
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of Buddha, Ayutthaya period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes and ...
Category
Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage African Fish Casting
Located in New York, NY
Charming bronze fish from Africa circa 1960.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
1950s African Organic Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Polychrome Carved Wood Tang Horse
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sizable hand carved polychrome Chinese horse sculpture with detailed decoration.
Category
Early 20th Century Tang Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
Light 31 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 31 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
One of a kind
Dimensions: D 32 x H 32 cm
Material: White porcelain.
Laura Pasquino
Incorporating references from ancient Korean ceram...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$3,991 / item
Genuine Polished Malachite Stalactite Slice (450 grams)
Located in New York, NY
A fine and gorgeous Malachite Stalactite slice from Congo with rich, velvety bands of light and dark green and a magical chatoyance that morphs and gleams in the light as you move th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Congolese Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Amorphous Trio, a rich blue standing cast glass installation by Karin Mørch
By Karin Mørch
Located in London, GB
'Amorphous Trio' is a unique cast and hand-made glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Karin Mørch.
Mørch’s inspiration often derives from simple expressions and in the contrast betw...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT!
BENIN OBA
19TH CENTURY BRONZE
WARRIOR SCULPTURE!
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF OBA METALWORK!
DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 13" TALL
CIRCA 1860-1900
Offered is a rare 19th cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,800 Sale Price
36% Off
1930 Angelo Biancini Ceramics Morelli Sculpture Ivory Pottery Maternity
Located in Brescia, IT
"Maternity"
Angelo Biancini
Morelli Ceramics
1930s
Ivory Ceramic Figure
Rare Sculpture of Angelo Biancini by Morelli Manufacture 1920-1930
"Morelli" Sign under the base
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Joseph L. Boulton White Mountain Lion Stone Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1650 J.L.Boulton American sculpture (1896-1981) cast Alabaster stone Puma/Mountain Lion figure.
Category
1960s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Lisa Larson Ceramic Cat Figurine Gustavsberg, Sweden
Located in Delft, NL
Lisa Larson ceramic cat figurine Gustavsberg Sweden.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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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