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Period: 1930s
Period: 1920s
Antique Japanese Incense Burner with Iron in 1920s Taisho Era
Located in Paris, FR
This incense burner was made in 1920s (Taisho era) in Japan.
On the top, there is a Komainu (Lions that guard the entrance or the honden of sanctuaries).
It can use as incense burne...
Category
1920s Japanese Taisho Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Terracotta Bust - Signed G. Carli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An Art Deco sculpture of a young girl, made of plaster. With a beautiful green patina. On a black Belgian marble pedestal. In a good and original condition. Made in Belgium, circa 19...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Signed Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Sculpture of Giuseppe Bessi Bust on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed Carved Alabaster Neoclassical Sculpture of Giuseppe Bessi Bust on Stand
Country: France
Materials: Alabaster
Condition: Original Condition
Style: Fr...
Category
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal Collection of Cat Figurines, Germany 1940s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gorgeous collection of porcelain cat figurines made by Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal Porcelain Manufactory, Germany, from the period of 1935-1955.
Th...
Category
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
GRI germany Art Deco polychrome porcelain Owl on books 1930.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big Art deco polychrome porcelain circa 1930 OWL ON BOOKS stamped GRI with glass eyes.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Deco Mother & Child Sculpture, 1930s
By Paris Studio
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco mother & child statue by René Mercier, France, 1930s. Wood. Hand carved statue of mother & child. Height : 11.7"(29.8cm), width : 6.3"(16cm), depth : 4.1"(10.5cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1920s French Terracotta Bust by Saint-Clément Copy of Settignanos Laughing Boy
Located in COLMAR, FR
A lovely terracotta bust of a child made by the famous french pottery producer, Saint-Clément. Undated but most likely from the 1920/30s, the bust was part of the "Terre Cuite d'Art"...
Category
1920s French Medieval Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ruth Milles French Art Deco Terracotta Statue, "Suzanne" Breton Character, 1927
By Ruth Milles
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Ruth Milles (1873-1941), Carl Milles sister. School of Paris. France, 1927. "Suzanne", Breton character. Measures: Height 8.7" (22cm), width 5.9" (15cm), depth 5.5" (14cm). Incised name "Suzanne" and signature "Ruth Milles". Editor stamp (see photos).
Milles was born Ruth Anna Maria Anderson on Örby Manor in Vallentuna near Stockholm, Sweden. She was the daughter of Chief Verifier of the brännvin manufacturing in Sweden, Emil Anderson (1843-1910), called "Mille". She had two siblings when her mother died in childbirth and gained three half siblings after her father remarried. Her brother was the sculptor Carl Milles (1875-1955) and her half-brother Evert Milles (1885-1960) was an architect. Unlike her brother Carl, Milles was a college educated artist. She studied at the Tekniska Skolan (the Technical School), predecessor to the Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm in 1892-1893, after which she went on to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in 1894-1898, where she was considered talented enough to skip a year. She would also visit the Theosophical Society which became influential for her future works.
In the autumn of 1898, Milles left for Paris, approximately a year after her brother Carl had moved there. She studied at the Académie Colarossi and École des Beaux-Arts, and used Paris as base for journeys through France and Germany. Milles and her brother spent much time together in Paris where they collaborated, artistically and economically, in a joint company they started. Among other things, the company sold small bronze figurines, depicting children and characters from fairy tales made by her. She spent the summers in the fishing village Briac in Bretagne where she would draw inspiration from the local fishers' life for her sculptures. Her sculptures were made in an early Impressionistic style. While in France, she and her brother changed their surname to Milles after their father's nickname. In 1902, she received an honorary award at the Salon in Paris. The next year she fell ill with tuberculosis. She travelled back to Sweden and settled down in Islinge on Lidingö, where she set up a studio which she sometimes shared with the wife of her brother Carl, Olga Milles...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Majolica Porcelain Hen Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French rustic Majolica Porcelain Hen Circa 1930.
H / 11.5 inches.
Category
1930s French Country Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic, Faience
Antique Sterling Silver Equestrian Horse & Rider Dressage Statue Sculpture 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique sterling silver equestrian horse & rider sculpture, circa 1920.
The statuette is very finely modeled as a rider and his horse and most likely engaged in dressage, the ...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Lejan French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1925. "BOUNTY". One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), height 18.9" ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Pair of Bone Deer Statues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of deer statues from France .The set is in good condition with normal signs of age.
The smaller statue dimension are :
H 3.25 W: 2 D: 1.25
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Vintage Art Nouveau “Eve” Bookends 1930s by Verona
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Art Noeveau bookends by Verona. This set in beautifully aged cast iron reminiscence of the art noeveau era with its use of arches and curved forms. In this ...
Category
1930s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Fishes Bookends, 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bookends, France, ca.1930. Two fishes. Spelter, glass and marble. Each - Height: 5.5"(14cm), Width: 5.5"(14cm), Depth: 3.15"(8cm). Few slight traces of age. Very good...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Jaguar Sculpture in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Impressive sculpture of a female Brazilian jaguar made in a huge single wood block. This piece was exceptionally well-executed, made in the 1930/1940'...
Category
1930s Brazilian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chrome Cupid Car Mascot By AEL 1930
By A.E. Lejeune
Located in Dereham, GB
Vintage Chrome Plated Car mascot
in the form of Cupid vaulting road marker CYTHERE 22KM ,
chrome plated on brass ,
signed A.RENEVEY RD AEL
circa 1930, original car mascot.
[there ...
Category
1930s French Baroque Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique Bronze Camel Sculpture
Located in Summerland, CA
Very decorative 18” tall bronze camel sculpture. Nicely patinated, side saddle with face mask on both sides. Probably made in China. C. 1920s.
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilbert Privat, French Art Deco Bather with Child, Terracotta Sculpture, 1920s
By Gilbert Privat
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large terracotta sculpture by Auguste Gilbert Privat (1892-1969), 1920s, France. Bather with a child. Measures: H 64.4 cm, 25.4 in, W 18.8 cm, 7.4 in, D 16.7 cm, 6.6 in. Signed on th...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Jose de Creeft Carved Stone Head
Located in New York, NY
A carved grey stone head sculpture, made by Spanish-born American artist Jose de Creeft in the 1930s-1940s in the Mexican School style. The piece is in ...
Category
1930s American Primitive Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Edouard Marcel Sandoz Porcelain Lying Fennec Candy Box, 1921
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco porcelain candy box by Edouard Marcel SANDOZ (Paris) and Théodore HAVILAND company (Limoges), France, from 1921. Lying fennec. Rare in this glazed biscuit version. . Width: 5.5"(14cm), Depth: 4.7"(12cm), Height: 3.5"(9cm). Marked under the base "ESZ" for Edouard Sandoz...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
ODYV French Art Deco Ceramic Monkey, 1930
By ODYV
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by BERLOT-MUSSIER (Vierzon, 1929-1939), France, ca.1930. Monkey. Height: 6.4"(16.3cm), Width : 6.9"(17.5cm), Depth: 4.1"(10.5cm). Mark...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gaston Hauchecorne : "Chinese dignitary", terracotta sculpture circa 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston Hauchecorne (1880-1945, France) : "Chinese dignitary"
"3/4" body sculpture made of patinated terracota represnting a chinese dignitary hand clasped in a traditional chinese w...
Category
1920s French Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
Porcelain Figure Of A Faun With Crocodile Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1924
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figurine by Rosenthal.
Faun terrified standing on a broken piece of ruins with Egyptian inscriptions, holding a pan flute in his right hand, at his feet a croco...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Figure Owlglass Jester With Owl by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Art Déco Goldscheider Figurine by Josef Lorenzl:
Man disguised as a jester with jester's cap, wide shirt and tight trousers seated on a black pedestal, on his left outstr...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pipe Smoking Resting Vintage German Yard or Garden Gnome Statue, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural gnome statue. This character statue has been made in Germany, in the 1920s or older. Absolutely gorgeous item with lo...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Art Deco bronze sculpture athlete with spear by Pierre Le Faguays France 1927
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture athlete with spear signed by Pierre Le Faguays.
The sculpture has a rich green patina with shades of brown.
France 1927.
This bronze is illustrated on page...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Glass, A. Walter, (Pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter), France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pâte de verre vide-poche by Amalric Walter.
Born in Sèvres on May 19, 1870, Walter first worked at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, near Paris, where he decorated and glazed ear...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Cast Stone Cement White Poodle Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Darling sizeable cast stone cement white glazed poodle sculpture with slightly distressed patina. Great in the garden or inside.
Category
1930s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Large French Art Deco Grape Picker Couple Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco couple of grape pickers, France, 1920s. These large plaster sculptures adorned the entrance to a cellar of a vineyard. Measures: The woman - height 35.4" (90cm), widt...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Ceramic Bear Couple "sur la banquise", 1935
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Couple of bears by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde's, France, ca.1935. French Art Deco ceramic. This model is named "sur la banquise" (on the ice field). It is very rare and very sought after ! Width: 24.4"(62cm), Height: 13.6"(34.5cm). Condition : very good. Some minor defects due to this technic in this period. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde's catalog (see photo). This model exists in two sizes. The piece that we present here is the largest. Also illustrated in Les craquelés Art Déco by Alain-René Hardy & Bruno Giardi, the reference book about the French crackle glaze...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Dancer with Balls Sculpture, Ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, ca.1925. "Dancer with balls". Spelter and marble. Measures: Height : 10"(25.3cm), Width : 6.1"(15.6cm), Depth : 4.7"(12cm). Usual traces of age on ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass, Spelter
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jean Mich (1871-1932, Luxembourg) : "Chi-Fan", terracotta sculpture circa 1925
By Jean Mich
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jean Mich (1871-1932, Luxembourg) : "CHI-Fan"
Patinated terracotta sculpture of a chinese cook bust marked on low left with chines ideograms
SIgned : "J.Mich"
Stamped twice with "...
Category
1920s French Other Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Huge French Art Deco Black Lacquered Panther, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
This huge Art Deco panther sculpture was produced in Paris, France in the 1930s.
It is completely made of ceramic effect black lacquered plaster (gypsum) and lays on a walnut wood ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Classic Female Art Deco Bronze Statue by Listed Belgian Artist M. D'haveloose
Located in Oakland, CA
Marnix D’Haveloose (1885-1973) dancer, circa 1930. Bronze sculpture with black patina, representing a classic styled nude dancer, elegant Art Deco stylization. Signed on the base. Im...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Signed "Barye", Basset Hound, Antoine Louis Barye
Located in Greven, DE
This particular bronze sculpture of the famous model of Antoine Louis Barye (1796 - 1875) shows a great elaborated basset dog.
This version of Barye´s "Chien Basset Debout" was firs...
Category
1920s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"At the Finish Line, " Rare Art Deco Bronze Runner with Nude Male, Le Faguays
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a rich, brown patina, this extremely rare bronze by Pierre Le Faguays depicts a nude runner racing at top speed, his head thrown up in relief and e...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dannhauer swiss Art deco bronze circa 1930 representing moose signed and sealed.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible DANNHAUER swiss art deco bronze circa 1930 representing moose.
Category
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Petit-Monsigny French Art Deco Ibis Sculpture Table Lamp, 1920
By A. Petit Monsigny
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze sculpture table lamp by Adolphe Petit-Monsigny, France, ca.1920. Amazing bronze sculpture of an ibis holding an alabaster shade in its beak. Old alabaster cann...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century Gilt Spelter Small Bust Jesus Christ
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small antique bust of Jesus Christ. Made of gilded spelter (zinc alloy). On a black marble plinth. No signature. Minor wear to the gilt patina.
Dimensions: 14 (h) x 6 x 6 cm
Free...
Category
1920s French Gothic Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Striding Dancer With Train, by Lorenzl c1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremeley rare porcelain figurine around 1930:
Elegant dancer striding to the side with her upper body turned forward, wearing a knee-length, shimmering gray-pink trouser dress with...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Georges Lavroff french Art Deco bronze circa 1930 group.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Art Deco Geoges Lavroff signed french bronze for group of russian dancer and two stylized deers on rare marble base original 1930
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture woman with panthers signed by Michel Decoux 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture woman with panthers signed by Michel Decoux.
Patinated bronze on a Belgian Black and green marble base.
France 1920.
A similar model is illustrated on page ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Ceramic Tiger, 1930s
By Primavera
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic tiger sculpture, France, 1930s. Width : 18.3"(46.4cm), Height : 7.1"(18cm).
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Terracotta Antique French Signed Centerpiece, 1920s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French centerpiece from the first half of the 20th century. Finely chiseled terracotta object with masks (faces with different expressions, see photo) and figures of lateral cherubs ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
French Art Deco Pierrot Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture, France, 1920s. "Pierrot". Spelter and onyx. Height : 11.2"(28.5cm), Width : 8.7"(22cm), Depth : 4.5"(11.5cm). Very good condition
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stands, Golden Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Silver Leaf
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Elephants Mother and Child, 1935
By Primavera
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Couple of elephants by Charles Lemanceau at Saint-Clement's, France, circa 1935. French art ceramic. Mother and child. Measures: Width: 13.4"(34cm), height: 12.2"(31cm), depth: 4.25"...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male
Located in Houston, TX
French plaster bust of a classical roman male.
Handsome Italian stone bust of a Classical Roman, circa 1920. This beautiful classical male bust sculpture i...
Category
1920s French Classical Roman Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Desbarbieux French Art Deco Ceramic Bear at Saint-Clément, Ca. 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic sculpture of a bear by Desbarbieux at Saint-Clement, France, ca.1930. Black bear slightly patinated bronze green in the ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Amethyst and Cream Murano Glass Miniature Horse, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1920s - 1930s.
This miniature horse is made in hand-modeled Murano glass.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but i...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique German Black Forest Style Carved Owl Sculpture with Glass Eyes, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
An antique Black Forest style hand-carved Lindenwood owl sculpture, Germany, circa 1920.
This impressive naturalistically carved dark brown wooden owl with glass eyes, sitting on a w...
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1920s German Black Forest Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Molded terracota pine cone Art Deco on wooden base with leaf motif circa 1930
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and original terracota pine cone Art deco on wood base circa 1930.
Category
1930s Brazilian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
R.GUINO (1890-1973): "Le Printemps"(The Spring), 1st edition terracotta c.1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Richard GUINO (1890-1973) : "Le Printemps" (The Spring)
First edition proof in terracotta.
Signed "GUINO" on the terrace and countersigned under the base "R. Guino, 7 rue Daguerre ...
Category
1930s French Neoclassical Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
C. M. RISPAL : "The Rooster", Black patinated bronze, C. 1930
By Rispal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
C.M.Rispal : "The Rooster"
Black patinated bronze sculpture figuring a standing rooster art deco shaped, mounted on a 4 slices wood base adorned with an o...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Crucifix, 1930, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bronze & oak crucifix from the Sainte-Claire de Mur de Barrez monastery (Poor Clares, read below), France, ca.1930. Close to the work of Ateliers de Marolles. Height:...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jean de Roncourt French Art Deco Hunter Sculpture, ca.1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco sculpture by Jean de Roncourt, France, 1920s. "Hunter with Spear". Spelter, bronze (spear) and onyx. The patina shows signs of time, a small repair on a upper edge (s...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Spelter
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
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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?
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Starburst Decorative
Spanish Wood Carving
Carved 17th C