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Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: 1910s
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Glass Boat Sculpture Limited Edition Voyage
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 18cm W, 4,5cm D, 3,5cm H with stand: 20cm W, 7cm D, 6,5cm H
7520011 Limited edition 500 pieces
Signed by artist.
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Collectible Ceramic Siamese Cat Sculpture Life Size
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large ceramic sculpture of a Siamese cat, hand-painted, life size. Detailed, very realistic item, very accurately painted, with beautiful eyes, it looks like alive! A very high quality sculpture with many fine details.
In very good condition. Impressed under the bottom.
Siamese cats are best known for their sleek, distinctive appearance. No one is certain when Siamese cats were first bred and domesticated, it's commonly believed that they originated in Thailand around the 14th century, when they first appeared in a Thai manuscript...
Category
1990s European Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marble Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
One of a kind black belgiam marble sculpture with travertine base
Sculpture rotates 360 degrees
handmade work signed by the french artist Jean Frederique Bourdier...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Bronze Study "Treasure Seeker" by Carl Kauba
Located in London, GB
Asuperb quality early 20th century Austrian bronze study of a young man digging in search of treasure. The top of the bronze lifting to reveal the buried treasure of a reclining nake...
Category
1910s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jeré Brutalist Jazz Band Wall Sculpture for Artisan House, USA, 1991
Located in Lisboa, PT
This wall sculpture was designed by Curtis Jere and produced for Artisan House, in USA in 1991. It is made of black painted metal and represents a jazz band. Curtis Jeré was the shar...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1990s Painted Plaster Male Torso on a Painted Plaster Base
By Alva Studios
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Painted Plaster Male Torso On A Painted Plaster Base
In the style of Alva Studios "Male Torso" 1991 Painted Plaster Sculpture
Signed on back (as ...
Category
1990s Unknown Greco Roman Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
‘Monticule’ Abstract Stone Sculpture by Michel Hoppe, Signed
By Michel Hoppe
Located in London, GB
A multi-faceted abstract sculpture carved from Czechian mokra limestone. This piece features stippled, raw and polished angles alongside deep repeated grooves. Signed by the late ren...
Category
1990s Belgian Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Jim Karg Art Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jim Karg Art glass sculpture. Somewhat triangular shape with purple internal color. Signed bottom side.
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Weiner Werkstätte - "Man on Horseback" Ceramic Sculpture by Reni Schaschi
Located in Hamden, CT
Reni Schaschl (1895 -1979) was an Austrian artist who worked across many disciplines - glass, textiles, graphics, and especially ceramics. She was an early member of the Weiner Werst...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Napoleon Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Napoleon marble sculpture.
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Antique Austrian Gilded Bronze Desk Set Sculpture Statue Pug Dogs Puppies
Located in Portland, OR
A large and rare antique Austrian gilded bronze desk set/sculpture, modeled as a Pug dogs with her two puppies, documented, circa 1910.
To the center i...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze, Signed, 1990
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual object in cast bronze. Freeform, Infinity symbolism and barbwire all in one unique piece. Its signed by an unknown Scandinavia Sculptor an...
Category
1990s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thekla Harth-Altmann Rosenthal Porcelain Enrico Caruso Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb and stylish German Rosenthal Art Deco porcelain figure of Enrico Caruso by renowned designer Thekla Harth-Altmann (1887-1998) and designed in 19...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18kt Gold Statue De Nuestra Sra De Los Desamparados 'the Virgin of the Forsaken'
Located in Palermo, IT
Statue De Nuestra Señora De Los Desamparados (The Virgin of the Forsaken) with 18Kt Gold Italy, 1980.
This Madonna is the protector of Valencia. My grandfather in 1990, on the occas...
Category
1990s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Neo Classical Pedestal depicting Maiden
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Neo Classical Pedestal depicting Maiden in Classical Attire.
Empire style. Europe, circa 1990.
Dimensions: Height 44 1/2" Width (at shoulders) 26" Depth (top) 23"
Category
1990s European Sculptures
Materials
Composition
"Emerald Dream" Bronze Sculpture by Jiang Tie Feng, '1991'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition "Emerald Dream" Chinese sculpture by Jiang Tie Feng made with patinated bronze depicting a woman flying on top of a bird. Signed in cast...
Category
1990s Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eros Raffael Signed Murano Sculpture Glass Vase with Battuto and Brilliant Color
By Eros Raffael
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Eros Raffael Signed Murano Sculpture Glass Vase with Battuto and brilliant color Of red and tortoise shell glass with unique windows on the side for effect. The battuto work is subtl...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Claude Lalanne Brooch Pomme Bouche Patinated Bronze Brooch Signed CL Lalanne
Located in Chicago, IL
Surrealistic Pomme Bouche brooch by Claude Lalanne, created in 1975. Bronze with a dark brown patina and a verdigris leaf and stem, signed with editions mark and monogrammed Arthus-B...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by a. Biagioni, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who crafted objects for resale to the European market. Money boxes (or still banks as they are called in America) were one of the more unique and more difficult items to find by this artist as most objects were basic uni-dimensional sculptered pieces. What makes it more rare is the unfortunate requirement to break and smash the bank open to get the coins out, as there was no mechanism to remove the money. The subject matter of the bank is that of a nicely dressed older lady seated in a chair reading a book.
The bank is in all original condition and paint with no restoration or touch-up of any kind.
This is a nice addition to any bank or toy collection, or simply to have as a "stand alone" unique item.
Dimensions : 4 1/4" deep x 3 3/8" wide x 8 5/8" high.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys and banks, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage still banks...
Category
1910s French Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Guglielmo Pugi Art Deco Marble "Snake Charmer", 1910
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent Early Art Deco white marble female figure of a snake charmer "Charmeuse de Serpent" by Guglielmo Pugi, made circa 1910.
The nude snake charmer k...
Category
1910s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Russian iron sculpture of a Cossack horseman
Located in London, GB
Russian iron sculpture of a Cossack horseman
Russian, 1912
Height 39cm, width 35.5cm, depth 17.5cm
This expressive patinated cast iron sculpture depicts ...
Category
1910s Russian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Summer Stroll" Porcelain Figurine by Lladro, Spain, "Young Girl with Umbrella"
By Lladro, Juan Huerta
Located in Incline Village, NV
This was a limited edition hand painted porcelain made and retired in 1991 by Lladro in Spain. Designed and sculpted by world renowned artist, Juan Huerta, it is entitled "Summer Stroll...
Category
1990s Spanish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Patinated Bronze Figure of "Docklands Express" by Philip Blacker Date 1993
Located in London, GB
A large fine patinated bronze sculpture titled "Docklands Express" by Philip Blacker (1949- British), dated 1993.
The sculpture features a horse call...
Category
1990s British Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Susan Pelish Glass and Marble Table Sculpture
By Susan Pelish
Located in New York, NY
1990s Etched glass glass sculpture with marble base designed by Susan Pelish, in good vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Daniel Pollock Organic Modern Carved Pine Wood Stool or Sculptural Object, 1995
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Daniel Pollock organic modern carved wood stool or sculptural object hand carved out of pine wood. This is a very heavy piece and the imperfections only add to its charm and appeal. ...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Black Forest glass eye Bear 1920s Germany .
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Hand carved Black Forest Wooden Bear ,Glass Eyes ,
Category
1910s German Black Forest Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Palm-Shaped Liberty Floor Lamp
Located in bari, IT
Art Nouveau palm-shaped floor lamp of colonial taste production early twentieth century, on this object can be mounted electrical system on request.
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Vintage Glass Factice Allure by Chanel
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly large and iconic glass factice of Allure by Chanel. This factice follows the iconic fragrance bottle legacy that is Chanel. The large scale...
Category
1990s French Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Sweden Half Boat ”Stand Tall”, 1990s
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Sweden Half boat ”stand Tall”, 1990s.
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptural Coffee Table, Edward Rokosz, 1992
Located in Raleigh, NC
A true work of art. Hand drawn detail with built structure consisting of four plateaus and many pyramid structures. This piece shows some wear and has some scratches and dents but is...
Category
1990s North American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
J.Loysel : Dancer with a Veil 'Probably Loïe Fuller'
By Jacques Loysel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jacques Loysel (1867-1925, France) : "Dancer with a veil" / "Danseuse au voile", probablement Loïe Fuller)
Bronze cast sculpture patinated dark green-brown representing a woman da...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Wrought Iron and Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A tall and beautifully crafted wrought iron tree sculpture with 15 hand blown Murano glass vases intended to be filled with flowers so to give a fe...
Category
1990s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
'Danceuse aux Lances' Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by F Ouillon Carrere 1919
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Sword Dancer an Art Deco bronze figure of a nude lady with arms outstretched, delicately stepping over a circular bronze base with three protruding spear ...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Woman by Aurelio Capsoni, Early 1900
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze sculpture depicting a naked woman, made by Aurelio Capsoni in the early 1900s.
Ø cm 32 Ø cm 20 h cm 48.
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two Sculptural Tall Studio Pottery Vases in Blue and Brown
Located in London, GB
Two elongated sculptural Studio Pottery vases, of which one with double neck, are made on the turning wheel and partly hand sculpted. They are glazed in blue and brown over flowing glazes.
They are sculpted by M Fisher...
Category
1990s German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Original Hand Made Art Mask Jean-Paul Belmondo
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Hand Made Art Mask, a lifelike image of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. This mask is very dimensional with great artistic details and a natural...
Category
1990s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-slee...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century, Nickel-Plated Spelter Sculpture Dog
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique sculpture of a dog made of nickel-plated spleter (zinc alloy). Sitting on a red “Griotte” marble plinth. Made in France, circa 1910-1920....
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Spelter
Ceramic Plate with Abstract Glaze Wall Sculpture by Jun Kaneko
By Jun Kaneko
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large ceramic plate as a wall hanging sculpture by Jun Kaneko (1942-) made in 1990. The Japanese-born American ceramic artist, based in Omaha, Nebraska is known for crating ceramic sculpture with abstract and expressive glaze pattern. Many of his large ceramic installation...
Category
1990s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Wrought Iron Door Hinge
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron decorative door hinge on custom mount.
Category
1990s American Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ettore Sottsass I Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
I vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered...
Category
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Jerry Soble Signed Scarlett 1995 Contemporary Female Nude Pink Marble Sculpture
By Jerry Soble
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A marvelous, pink marble table sculpture on an acrylic lucite base depicting a nude woman, "Scarlett" by Michigan artist Jerry Soble. Signed, titled, and dated 1995. Inspired by mode...
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1910s Antique Mallard Drake Factory Duck Hunting Decoy Forest Green Head
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very old Mallard Drake decoy with original paint; green head, and faded black body. Minor gunning wear, and split to bottom of body.
Category
1910s American Adirondack Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Bronze of a Seated Boy w/ Lit Lantern, Signed J. Cardona '1878-1923'
By José Cardona
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very sweet bronze depicting a young boy bundled up for a cold night and seated next to his lantern was cast in France by the listed artist Jose Cardona...
Category
1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculptural Coffee Table, Edward Rokosz, 1993
Located in Raleigh, NC
A true work of art. Hand drawn detail with built structure consisting of five tiers and many pyramid structures. This piece shows some wear and has some scratches and dents but is st...
Category
1990s North American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Philippe Starck Glass and Apple Sculpture for the Peninsula, Hong Kong in 1994
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Minimalist glass and composition apple sculpture designed by Philippe Starck and made by CIVE Italy.This was made for the opening of the hotel in 1994. The glass is marked in t...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Miniature Reproducing D'artagnan
Located in VALENZA, IT
Miniature in solid 800 silver reproducing D'Artagnan
The miniature was made of solid silver with the fusion technique and subsequently finished with a chisel.
The final finish was in natural, burnished silver and with 24kt gold details.
Marble base
By Geca Silversmith - MIlan - Italy
for ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA
Silver statuette representing Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d'Artagnan.
In 1630, aged about 20, he went to Paris to join the French Guards on the recommendation of a relative of his mother, the lord of Tréville, who also appears in Dumas' novels as his protector . It was at this time that the young Charles decided to adopt the surname d'Artagnan, that of his mother's family. The paternal branch in fact belonged to the bourgeoisie, and Charles preferred to use the surname that would have given him more prestige.
Thus it was that the royal d'Artagnan did 15 years of military service until Cardinal Mazarin...
Category
1990s Other Sculptures
Materials
Silver
A painted Industrial tanner device circa 1910.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A painted Industrial tanner device circa 1910. Perfect for the Modernist home.
Category
1910s Industrial Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Surrealist Style Metal & Enamel Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Surrealist style tabletop sculpture with enameled metal elements and faces, signed illegibly on the base.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass R Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
R-vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass. Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered pieces, number 9 / 12.
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917-31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. His body of designs included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design. Sottsass was born on 14 September 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria, and grew up in Milan, where his father was an architect. In 1956, Ettore Sottsass began working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment...
Category
1990s European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Haziza Acrylic Lucite Sculpture
By Haziza, Shlomi Haziza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this acrylic/lucite sculpture by Shlomi Haziza composed of stacked circular block forms on an oval base. The top circular block has an opaque black laminate...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Marilyn Newmark Bronze Horse Sculpture, Herculean Limited Edition of 5, 1994
Located in Gardena, CA
Marilyn Newmark Bronze Horse Sculpture, Herculean Limited Edition of 5, 1994
The sculpture depicts a realistically modeled trotting Stallion, with textured skin and even patina, sitting atop a wooden base. Applied award plaques...
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Pewter Teapot
Located in Richmond, VA
Stunning handcrafted metal teapot by classically trained silversmith, Randy Stromsoe. Signed and stamped on the bottom, Randy Stromsoe 95'.
Category
1990s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lucio Bubacco Signed Devil with Rose Murano Art Glass Sculpture Candlestick
By Lucio Bubacco
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally executed signed Lucio Bubacco (Italian, b. 1957) hand-blown Venetian art glass 'Red Devil with Rose' Candlestick, dated 1994.
The visually striking sculptural candlestick of cobalt glass with gilt foil inclusions, featuring a flameworked figural stem in Bubacco's exquisitely detailed fine quality style, resting on circular foot, inscribed: Bubacco Lucio 94
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION:
Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, 1995.
Property from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, Naples, Florida
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Design Signature Auction catalog #8110
DIMENSIONS: (approx)
18.25" High, 5" Wide, 4.75" Deep
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Most of the subjects of Lucio Bubacco’s (b. 1957) glass art are provocative and polarising; at the same time they are sensual and beguiling. In a kind of erotic ‘trance dance’ – Mephistophelian and frequently riotous – nightmarish fabulous creatures and mythological phantasms virtually undulate about each other. His technical virtuosity in creative execution is unparalleled, for the Murano-born glass artist has elevated the Venetian flame technique to a new level of skill and complexity.
Bubacco has captured human feelings and emotions in the masterly play of gestures and muscles of the glass figures featured in his burlesque installations. Full of wit and irony he thus explores the limits of kitsch without overstepping them. Follow him into a world of carnevalesque orgies, crystalline incubi and erotic fantasies in glass!
Lucio Bubacco is represented in numerous museums around the world, including the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, The Corning Museum of Glass, Museum of American Glass, Millville, and Tampa Museum of Art (US); Nagoya Museum (JP); Glasmuseum Frauenau and European Museum of Modern Glass / The Veste Coburg Art Collections (DE); MusVerre, Sars-Poteries (FR); Museo del Vetro, Murano, Venice (IT); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL); J&L Lobmeyr Museum and The Margot and Roman Fuchs Collection, both in Vienna (AT).
BIOGRAPHY:
Lucio Bubacco was born on the beautiful island of Murano, near Venice, in April 1957. Commonly referred to as the Glass Island, Murano provided Lucio with the inspiration and techniques that have set him above and beyond his common contemporaries. He has given life to an art form uniquely his own using the traditional Venetian lampworking...
Category
1990s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Deco Sculpture, Semi-Nude Girl with Boy and Dog After Delandre Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice size bronze casting of a Semi-nude girl seated with small child and a dog holding a bunch of Flowers. The Artist name is visible in the dress at the bottom ( Delandre). A Larg...
Category
1990s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Vessel Regina Heinz Sunrise Pottery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Regina Heinz B. 1957
SUNRISE 1998
Regina's award winning work has been purchased by the National Art Collector's Fund and is presented in collections worldwide, including the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in Gifu, Japan, the International Ceramics Museum in Faenza, and the Yingge County Ceramics Museum in Taipei.
With degrees in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and in ceramics from Goldsmiths’ College, London, Regina combines in her work the sensibility of a fine artist with outstanding expertise in ceramics.
As an artist, Regina draws on her love for her native countryside and her background as a painter. Her passion for colour, form and beautiful ceramic surfaces led her to set up her architectural ceramics practice in 2011 to explore the integration of art, architecture and landscape.
Regina regularly works with international interior designers, art consultants and private clients world-wide. Her portfolio includes an exclusive 3D tile line for the American tile retailer Ann Sacks...
Category
1990s English Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Signed Peter Bramhall Art Glass Orb, USA, 1990s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Peter Bramhall (b. 1942) is an American Postmodern studio artist known for his distinctive abstract art glass orb sculptures, featuring internal glass or...
Category
1990s Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ugo La Pietra, "La Bagnante" Sculpture 25/29, Superego Editions, Italy, 1990
Located in Firenze, IT
“Bagnante” postmodern sculpture
Ugo La Pietra, Superego editions Italy, 1990
Large ceramic female bust modelled by casting. Polychrome craque...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern 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.
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