Sculptures

The story of this pair of Thai carved and jeweled wood Singha guardian dogs is as great as the dogs themselves. They were purchased from the estate of a 100 year old wealthy woman th...

Incredible and modern sculpture by Archimede Seguso 1950 in pink Murano glass pheasant.

Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass "rubino oro"circa 1950

Fabulous pair of small Asian ceramic turquoise foo dogs with both male and female figures. The carving details are amazing. Great addition to your chinoiserie collection.

Incredible Barbini Murano glass multicolor with bubbles and gold circa 1950 cock.

Incredible and large sculptural group of Murano glass by ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO 1950 bicolor with air bubbles fishes.

Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass multicolor tall pheasant circa 1950.

Shoehorn Shows a cat by Walter Bosse around 1950s Original condition.

Stamped by the Swedish artist Torolf Engström. Executed in bronze, number 1 out of 10 editions. Casting by E. Pettersson FUD. The Swedish Modern Nude Sculpture "Model Changes Her Po...

Incredible pair of pheasants in Murano glass bicolor by ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO 1950. Unique pieces. Perfect.

Incredible and large pheasant in Murano glass multicolor with air bubbles and gold attributed to Barovier &Toso, perfect. Unique piece.

Introducing a provocative mid-century Roman sculpture from the 1940s - a daring representation of a stone penis encased in a cube of protective glass. This intriguing artwork challen...

Incredible Murano glass tricolor fish vase circa 1950. Perfect.

French Majolica pheasant tureen from Caugant, circa 1950.

Cat by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg in the "Lilla Zoo" series, 1950's. H: 9.5cm / 3.7 ″ and W: 11cm / 4.3 ″

Incredible and rare original FULVIO BIANCONI sculpture in artistic Murano glassby VENINI acid stamped in the base woman.

Antique Chinese Silver Gilt and Enamel Peacock from the 1940's on hand carved wood stand. Delicately constructed of vermeil sterling with colorf...

1940s Art Nouveau Style Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base The sheaf of wheat represents fertility No signature found Small knick on the top of hat (as shown)

Bust Of Tutankhamun In Bronze Decorative bust of Tutankhamun in gilded and chiseled bronze. Very detailed and worked on the entire surface. In good condition. Measurements: 40x30x20 cm

Very decorative and utterly attractive life-size pair of laquered wrought iron stork sculptures from the 1950s. Each Stork is well finished and both of them have a lovely naturally w...

Incredible Murano glass with gold elephant attributed to BARBINI circa 1950.

Incredible Archimede Seguso 'sfumatto oro' Murano glass with applied parts and gold pheasant circa 1950.

Incredible BARBINI Murano glass bicolor with gold and bubbles circa 1950 cock.

Extremely rare shadow box wall art from the 1950's. Reminiscent of the work of Laurids Lonborg and Richard Galef, but probably Austrian. We had a t...

Vintage oversized bronze sculpture of a parrot with green bronze patina after J. Moigniez. This sculpture is meticulously decorated with de...

Italian ceramic from 1940 Green glazed horse sculpture Perugia manufacture

Fabulous single ceramic Asian turquoise female foo dog. The carving details are amazing. Great addition to your chinoiserie collection.

Elevate your garden with the charm of English mid 20th Century design through this delightful pair of sheep table top or garden ornaments. Crafted with met...

A beautifully carved abstract marble sculpture with grey veining mounted on a granite plinth,all in the style of Jean Arp. Etched "Bird" on underside of marble.

Incredible Italian Ceramic polychromed Cocker Spaniel natural size circa 1950.

Incredible primitive brazilian stool in noble wood representing 'Panther'circa 1950

Sitting boy sculpture, green lustro glazed ceramic. Giordano Tronconi (Faenza, 1932) Italy 1950s A juvenile important work by Giordano Tronconi. Signed Tronconi and numbered on t...

These stylized giraffes are made from two pieces of sheet metal, hand-worked and lightly hammered together to a fine, delicate finish. They stand on 4 tapering feet. The work is akin...

This charming Bear ceramic bookends have been designed and manufactured by the Viennese midcentury artist Leopold Anzengruber. Born in 1912 he founded his own company Anzengruber Ker...

Older retro drying helmet on a stand on wheels, model Imperial from the period 1950s. Measurements in cm: H:168

Claude Viseux est un peintre, sculpteur et graveur aquafortiste et lithographe français né le 3 juillet 1927 à Champagne-sur-Oise et mort le 9 novembre 2008 à Anglet. 'est dans les années 1959-1960 que la sculpture de Claude Viseux, qualifiée de « protéiforme, onirique, fantastique » — ami de Max Ernst, Man Ray, Francis Ponge et Henri Michaux, il ne désavoue pas une parenté avec le Surréalisme9 — se substitue à la peinture, ses premières réalisations étant les objets trouvés en bord de mer qu'il pétrifie dans la cire10 d'une part, les empreintes de pierres et d'algues coulées en bronze d'autre part. En 1960, il signe le Manifeste des 121 titré « Déclaration sur le droit à l’insoumission dans la guerre d’Algérie ». En 1961, ses expérimentations s'orientent vers les corps organiques, notamment avec sa série Ostéales constituée d'assemblages d'os fossilisés qu'il patine ou au contraire décape, qu'il visse, scie, assemble et plastifie. Les Concrétudes ou Coulées directes qui suivent en 1961-1962 sont obtenues à partir de coulées de métal en fusion dans le sable, générant des reliefs qu'il soude sur des plaques d'acier. Il va cependant adopter rapidement l'acier inoxydable — qu'il est avec Pol Bury parmi les premiers à employer en sculpture — comme matériau de prédilection. « Il assemble divers rebus industriels — tuyaux, écrous, boulons, cuves… — pour créer des sculptures à mi-chemin du mécanique et du biologique » restitue ainsi Sophie Serra11. Claude Viseux, qui fréquente alors Jean Tinguely, Piotr Kowalski, Michel Guino, Takis et César, confirme : « Ma récupération de l'élément industriel s'élargit vers les aciers spéciaux, avec un essai de vocabulaire formel : des barres, des profilés, des sphères, des rotules, des fonds de cuves, des chambres à combustion de Boeing, des tubulures, des soupapes de navire »9. « L'artiste entre au cœur de la réalité industrielle, prospecte dans les chaînes de montage de Renault et rôde dans les terrains vaques autour des usines », restitue donc l'encyclopédie Les Muses : « il récupère ferrailles, pièces détachées, débris de voitures, vieux châssis, toute une série d'éléments devenus inutiles. Ils les assemblent, tels quels, sans les modifier. Des créatures agressives ou pathétiques vont surgir de ce combat physique et dialectique que l'artiste livre avec la matière et entrer dans le domaine d'une poétique étrange, surnaturelle5 ». Dans les années 1967-1970, Les « structures actives » en acier inoxydable procèdent ainsi de la production industrielle de série. Elles se répartissent en familles de formes combinatoires composées par addition, soustraction, multiplication, division. Il confirme : « le monde industriel est ma nature, mon bouillon de culture, où je cherche des corps, des familles de corps, des genres, des espèces, dans un aller-retour de l'artificiel au naturel pour confondre les règnes, pour en inventer d'autres selon une géométrie organique qui féconde les différents types de structures, qui aménage la forme concernée par la forme à venir »9. En 1968, Claude Viseux s'installe à la villa Baudran à Arcueil, atelier qu'il conservera jusqu'en 1992. Si des corps imaginaires naissent ainsi des pièces mécaniques que Claude Viseux emprunte à l'automobile, à l'avion et au bateau, en 1972, « la symétrie de ces formes pures en inox », constate Lydia Harambourg, « l'amène à s'interroger sur la notion d'équilibre instable »12. Ses Instables sont de la sorte exposés à la Biennale de Venise en 1972 où, rappelle encore Lydia Harambourg, une salle entière est consacrée « aux dessins qui reprennent son vocabulaire mécanique identitaire de sphères, toupies, hélices, anneaux, astrolabes et balanciers »12. Les Instables sont de même, en 1973, présentés à la galerie Le Point cardinal à Paris où Claude Viseux avait déjà exposé en 1968 avec Henri Michaux et Joaquin Ferrer...

Vintage Studio Art Fish Sculpture made by Jack Whitney for ichthyologist George Sprague Myers circa 1959. This piece is titled The "African Snakewood Fish" and is hand crafted of solid wood. Showcases plenty of patina and vintage charm. Complements Danish modern or mid century decor.

Monumental Stylized Studio Pottery Horse Head Sculptures ..Wonderful depiction Horse's in motion! I believe these to be Austrian..?? definitley Euro...

Incredible Antonio da Ros Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 cock.

Artisan made face of an ancient Greek man with a laurel wreath molded in pewter and set on a walnut backing, American 1950's. This captivating work is beautifully made.

Vintage Swedish stoneware horse by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, 1950s. This small Scandinavian modern ceramic horse figurine is part of the Small Zo...

Small unusual desk sculpture with removable bronze dice. Despite its small size its very heavy. The dice may have been mounted as a hood ornament originally and then made in to a dec...

Pen holder by walter bosse shows a cat around 1950s The pen is not for sale it is only for the photoshooting Original condition

1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car 1948 Original Italian Hand Built Pedal Car. The most exceptional pedal car dated September 3, 1948 from Mantova. Scratch built by hand it would probably have been commissioned as a one of project. The car was made as a working pedal car with a strong bicycle based frame and pedal type assembly although we haven’t tested the mechanism and are selling this as a decorative car...

Incredible and big Archimede Seguso "blue rubino" Murano glass circa 1950 pheasant on tree.

Incredible ALBARELLI Murano glass representing blue fish circa 1950

This stunning life-size bronze sculpture captures the majestic essence of a Bengal tiger in all its untamed glory. The bronze is finished with a dark brown patina, giving this piece ...

Incredible ALBARELLI Murano glass multicolor circa 1950 cock.

Incredible and rare Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor with air bubbles Cornucopia 1950.

Made in Italy, 1950s. This glazed ceramic piece is made by Giovanni Girardi, a famous ceramic artisan from Vicenza that worked for Lenci in Turin. It...

Incredible and big Murano glass in the style CENEDESE tricolor 1950 cock with bubbles.

Sculpture "Förvandlad Fågel" (Transformed bird) made by Swedish Sculptor Bengt Amundin during the 1950s. Made from cast and patinated bronze on original base from asymmetrical pine w...

Incredible Albarelli style Murano glass multicolor with air bubbles and gold 1950 cock.

Incredible Archimede Seguso "rubino" Murano glass with gold and air bubbles inside the glass circa 1950.

This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...

Incredible A.COURBIER Art Deco france bronze signed on the base with founder stamped bull.

Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano opaline dog vase circa 1950.

1188 American cast iron Terrier sculpture/door stop