Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Color: Beige
Meissen style porcelain and gilt bronze table fountain by Samson
Located in London, GB
This colourful porcelain table fountain, fashioned in the German Meissen style, was crafted in the 19th Century by the French porcelain company Samson et Cie.
The table fountain co...
Category
19th Century German Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
English Pair of Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This lovely pair of Staffordshire Dogs are named so for the area in England they originate. Two seated King Charles Spaniel dogs with delica...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Italian Carrara Marble Sink 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Carrara marble sink 19th century D: 42cm
Small water tower in white Carrara marble.
Currently in stock:
Nr. 2 diameter 42 cm
Nr. 2 diameter cm.46
Nr. 2 diameter 54 c...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Porcelain Figure Woman In Armchair By Capodimonte, 1834
By Capodimonte
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Capodimonte porcelain painting from 1820 shows a woman in a swinging armchair. Mark near Capodimonte - 1771 to 1834. The first use of the Neapolitan "N" covered with a 5-pointed cr...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Plaster Bust Of A Lady
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully modelled bust of a French lady showing off her amazing coiffeured hair of curls with a large bow, wearing a gathered intricate lace top and sitting on a deeply waisted ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Turn of the Century Italian Majolica Harlequins
Located in New York, NY
Pair of turn of the century Italian Majolica porcelain male and female
harlequin figures each wearing a top hat, striped pants and a red shirt.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
19th CENTURY MARBLE SCULPTURE "THE HUG BETWEEN MOTHER AND SON"
Located in Firenze, FI
Coming from a Tuscan farmhouse, this enchanting marble sculpture is a valuable testimony to the typical Tuscan manufacturing of the mid-19th century. Hand-sculpted with skill, depict...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Faience Woman Bust by Leon Noel Delagrange, 1889
By Louchet Ciseleur, Leon Noel Delagrange
Located in Lisbon, PT
A ceramic and gilded bronze bust.
Delagrange ceramic and bronze by the foundry Louchet Ciseleur, Paris.
The bust is a maiden mounted on a rectangular base in gilded bronze, with the...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans. This pair of swans portrays the graceful form of these birds with a level of artistry that is truly exceptional. The...
Category
1840s German Rococo Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire 'royal' figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire 'royal' figures having a lovely pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire figures of Albert & Victoria hand painted in wonderful pink, bl...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures of Prince Albe...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Meissen Figurine Allegory 'The Painting' by Johann Christian Hirt, ca 1885
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative full plastic depiction of a young beauty in classical style, with a bare breast, covering the bare abdomen with a large cloth held together with a shoulder strap...
Category
1880s German Classical Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Apollo Over Python' for Catherine II of Russia, c 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent porcelain sculpture:
Kaendler created the group Apollo and Python as a triangular composition in March and May of1774. Apollo stands in the highest place as the radiant victor over the dragon Python and over the personification of envy, both of whom lie slain at his feet. To the left, Minerva sits as the goddess of prudent war, turning her gaze to the hero. Dressed in helmet and armor, she carries a spear in her right hand and an olive branch in her left, while the owl next to her right foot indicates her identity as Pallas Athena. Just like Apollo, the tsarina protected by Minerva is supposed to leave the envious behind and always triumph over evil.
The group is based on stepped, irregular, yet symmetrical, partially curved base with gold raised frieze decoration and was made in two parts, which were then joined and screwed together.
The design of this group belongs to the models of the 'Great Russian Order...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Boy with Dog Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain figure of a boy with a dog by world renowned makers Meissen and dating from the 19th century. The figure of a young boy in typical period dress stands...
Category
19th Century German Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Dogs with Gilt Basket of Pups
Located in New York, NY
Each with green bow-tied ribbon around neck; standing on an orange oval plinth base.
Category
19th Century British Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Two French Caen Stone Architectural Models
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An excellent pair of mid 19th century French Caen stone architectural scaled models reputedly from a church destroyed in WWII. With their beautiful cream tone and crisp quality, these carved limestone fragments are reminiscent of blind arcades found in historic ecclesiastical and gothic architecture. A fragment from European history, these antique architectural pieces...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of the merely cloth-covered, bearded and crowned god Hephaestus (Roman: Vulcanus) seated centrally on a rock, holding a long-handled hammer beside him and looking off to the side, surrounded by winged putti representing activities from his trade: Patronizing the entire artistic spectrum of metalworking, including the production of jewelry, weapons, sacred-ritual and profane utilitarian objects, the one helping putto to his right is busy firing a cannon made of metal, to his left another putto is forging on an anvil with the help of a hammer and tongs, in front of him, at his feet are presented ornately crafted war ornaments such as a helmet and shield, at the back a putto holds small torches in both hands.
The group is based on irregular rock base with gold rim.
Designer:
MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden)
Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture Signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust sculpture signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique French Art Nouveau Alabaster Portrait Bust 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautiful antique French Art Nouveau alabaster shoulder length bust of a beautiful maiden, Circa 1890 in date.
The stylized Art Nouveau face and body has been sensitively modelled in alabaster on a shaped floral base.
There is no mistaking its unique design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention and make it a talking point in any room of your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 64 x Width 38 x Depth 22
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 3 inches x Depth 9 inches
Alabaster - is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster.
In general, but not always, ancient Alabaster...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Staffordshire Elephant, c. 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very rare and large Staffordshire figure of an Indian elephant on a plinth, dressed in its traditional drapings. The elephant dates to c. 1880 and is in overall very good c...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Collection of Five Staffordshire Figures of Poodles
Located in New York, NY
Seated and standing poodles on cobalt or unglazed bases with gilt banding.
Category
19th Century British Antique Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Alexandre Bigot Stoneware Patriotic Singing Frog Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and very stylish French glazed stoneware figure of a patriotic singing frog attributed to renowned ceramicist Alexandre Bigot (French, 1862-1927) and dating from the latter 19...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Excellent Meissen Rococo Love Group 'The Test Of Love', by M.V. Acier, Ca 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Rococo love group in splendid clothes in front of ornate column monument: the gallant sitting on the pedestal of the pedestal at the feet of his beloved, on his lap a basket full of flowers and a flower garland, a sign of his exuberant love, handing the beloved a bouquet of flowers, the latter plucking off the petals of a flower one after the other to find out whether he really loves her or not - a time-honored game of lovers.
The group is characterized by particularly elaborate, detailed and loving design and staffage and is based on oval meadow base with gold heightened lateral frieze decoration and gold borders.
A successful representation of one of the bourgeois themes that had become popular in the course of the 18th century, for example, through the paintings of Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805).
Designed by MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 - 1799)
Skilled as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain manufactory in Meissen in 1764, and was there, after Kaendler's death in 1775, solely responsible for the artistic interests of the
manufactory. He created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Marble Statue of Livia After the Antique
Located in Essex, MA
Grand Tour Carved Marble Statue of the Empress Livia Drusilla After the Antique. A true depiction of the Classical Statue of Rome's First Empress.
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was Roman empress...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Italian 19th Century Marble Statue Of A Brother And Sister At The Seashore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a brother and sister at the seashore. The sister is seated on a rock while dressed in a long dress and holding a large ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Italian Neo-Classic 19th Century Marble Relief Busts
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 similar Italian Neo-Classic (19th Century) white marble relief busts depiction four faces framed by ornately carved hair. (PRICED AS SET)
Each bust unique with slightly ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Exquisite Steel Engraved Qajar Cow Ceremonial Staff
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century Qajar head of a bull ceremonial staff is a remarkable artifact that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic finesse of the Qajar dynasty...
Category
19th Century Persian Other Antique Sculptures
Materials
Steel
An Italian 19th century marble statue signed Pietro Franchi, Rome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a young boy signed Pietro Franchi, Rome. The praying boy is raised on a circular mottled pedestal and is wearing classi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
An Italian early 19th century marble statue by Carmelo Fontana
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and highly detailed Italian early 19th century white Carrara marble statue of Rebecca at the well, signed by Carmelo Fontana (1775-1825). Rebecca is standing pro...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Early 19th century Bust of Roman emperor Julius Caesar in Alabaster
Located in Napoli, IT
Early 19th century bust of Roman emperor Julius Caesar in Alabaster, with base column in Brocatello marble.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Air' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of a bearded old man with angel wings, covered only with a cloth, sitting in the middle of a mountain of clouds, probably Chronos from Greek mythology, symbolizing the passage of life and reminding us that time flies, holding a long staff (usually with sickle) in his hand, surrounded by winged putti, representing activities on and with air: To the right of the old man a standing putto with waving cloth, embracing a peacock, the bird of paradise and symbol of heaven, and breathing into a tube forming a soap bubble, in the foreground wind is produced with the help of a bellows, to the left of and behind Chronos two putti with garlands of flowers and a little bird in their
hands.
The group is based on an earth pedestal with piled up clouds and gold rim.
Designer:
MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden)
Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Grand Tour Marble and Alabaster Plaque of Ancient Scholars - Poets
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare Italian Grand Tour marble and alabaster plaque with profile faces of ancient Italian scholars and poets, including Michelangelo, Dante, Aristo, G...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Copeland FL Miller Princess of Wales Parian Bust, 1863
By Copeland
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Copeland parian bust of the Princess of Wales sculpted by F.L. Miller for the the Crystal Palace Art Union and dated 1863. Probabl...
Category
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Inuit Fossilized Whale Bone Sculpture #13
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inuit fossilized whale bone sculpture. Unique whale vertebrae with hand carved depiction of a ship.
Category
19th Century Organic Modern Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Victorian Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Copper Lustre Split Leg Dog Figurines
Located in London, GB
Victorian pair of Staffordshire pottery hand painted copper lustre dogs with split legs, circa 1860. They have well defined fur, a black muzzle and golden eyes. Measuring approximately height 22.86 cm / 9 inches by width at the base 18 cm / 7 inches, and depth 12 cm / 4.7 inches. The dogs have typical crazing, one dog has an old chip and crack to the underneath / side. Because these figurines were hand made they are not perfect, and that is their character and appeal.
This is a charming pair of classic antique Staffordshire pottery dogs...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Antique 19th C. English Staffordshire Figurine “the Prince & Princess” of Wales
Located in Naples, FL
Staffordshire Figurine of Albert and Victoria, Prince and Princess of Whales; they were widely popular and beloved by the English; made in England;...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Biscuit Porcelain Portrait Bust of Napoleon Bonapart
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Mid 19th Century life size biscuit porcelain portrait bust of Napoleon Bonaparte in military attire after Jean-Antoin Houdon. Etched ' Buste Officiel Napoleon Empereur 1805' to bac...
Category
1860s French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of the merely cloth-covered, bearded and crowned god Hephaestus (Roman: Vulcanus) seated centrally on a rock, holding a long-handled hammer beside him and looking off to the side, surrounded by winged putti representing activities from his trade: Patronizing the entire artistic spectrum of metalworking, including the production of jewelry, weapons, sacred-ritual and profane utilitarian objects, the one helping putto to his right is busy firing a cannon made of metal, to his left another putto is forging on an anvil with the help of a hammer and tongs, in front of him, at his feet are presented ornately crafted war ornaments such as a helmet and shield, at the back a putto holds small torches in both hands.
The group is based on irregular rock base with gold rim.
Designer:
MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden)
Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Four Antique Staffordshire Flatback Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
Four antique Staffordshire Flatback Figures of a lady and gentleman on horseback, a girl holding a bird and a couple carrying their wares, all ha...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Coppia Di Busti Italiani Scolpiti in Alabastro 1834 Livorno Giuseppe Benassai
Located in Milan, IT
Elegante Coppia di sculture figurative italiane in alabastro intagliato a mano del 1834, una coppia di busti toscani raffiguranti due figure di gusto neoclassico, in abiti ottocentes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English diminutive Parian bust of apollo Belvedere, a well executed example, raised on a 3-inch diameter solace base. Unmarked.
Category
Late 19th Century English Classical Roman Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Carved Carrara Marble Panel on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This sculptural carved Carrara marble panel is a fragment from 19th century England. It is beautifully carved with various decorative embellishments including a mask to the top, bird...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel
Antique Miniature Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dog Figurine with Confetti Fur
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine.
Depicting a seated Spaniel.
With confetti fur and painted black highlights.
Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
French Mid-19th Century Alabaster Statue of Cupid and Psyche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French mid 19th century Alabaster statue of Cupid and Psyche. The statue after a model by Antonio Canova is raised by a wonderfully executed gro...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Meissen Commedia Dell'Arte Group Harlequin Family by J.J. Kaendler Germany c1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Commedia dell'Arte figure group from the 19th century:
Harlequin and Columbine with child dancing in a circle: Harlequin in green jacket with golden buttons and white ruff...
Category
1850s German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 19th Century Alabaster Statue of 'La Baigneuse" After a Model by Falconet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century alabaster statue of 'La Baigneuse" after a model by Falconet. The statue titled "the bathing lady" is raised by a circular base wi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Marble Bust of Apollo Belvedere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 19th century neoclassical st. white Carrara marble bust of Apollo Belvedere signed A. Frilli Florence. The wonderfully executed bust depicts the handsome Apoll...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Berlin Porcelain Magpies, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Both perched on branches while one is peering down at a snail. Marked KPM Berlin.
Category
1870s German Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Flatback Figure
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian Staffordshire flatback figure of a seated man in period costume holding a drink
Measures: H 14.5cm x W 7cm x D 8cm
1880.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Pietro Giorgi Sculpture of Girl Peeling an Orange
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century carved alabaster bust sculpture of a young girl with a frilled bonnet peeling an orange. After a work by Italian sculptor Pietro Giorgi. There is an old repaired crack...
Category
19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Neale Creamware Figure of Minerva, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Marked Minerva on the verso.
Category
1810s English Antique Sculptures
Materials
Creamware
19th Century Two French Sevres Discs in Biscuit with Profile of a Young Lady
Located in Sofia, BG
Two discs in fine white biscuit made by Sevres in France in the late 19th century. Both have identical form of a left profile of a young lady, her hair held up by a lace headdress. D...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Rococo Figure 'Huntress with Dog', by J.C. Schoenheit, Around 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Elaborate porcelain figure of the 19th century:
Young lady with rococo wig dressed as a huntress: black trident hat with colorful feather decoration, softly falling dress...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph by Robert Physick
Located in London, GB
A Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph
By Robert Physick (1815-1882)
Carved from Carrara marble, the female bust signed and dated to the base "Robt Physick. Sculp : 1875."
English, cir...
Category
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Figural Group of Esmeralda and the Goat on Pedestal, Mid-19th Century
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
ITEM: FIGURAL GROUP OF ESMERALDA AND THE GOAT, ON PEDESTAL
AUTHOR: ANTONIO ROSSETTI
MATERIAL: WHITE MARBLE
ORIGIN: ROME, ITALY
PERIOD: MID-19TH CENTURY
Dimensions:
The sculptur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Marble Statue of the Three Graces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Italian 19th century white carrara marble statue of the three graces after a model by Antonio Canova. The statue is raised by an oblong base wit...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Marble Statue of Young Courtship
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most charming Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of young courtship. The romantic statue is raised by a circular base with a fine ground design wher...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Gerolamo Oldofredi 'Act.1864-1883' Italian Marble Bust of a Young Girl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gerolamo OLDOFREDI
(act.1864-1883)
An Italian marble bust of a young girl, emblematic of Winter, by G. Oldofredi, Milan.
26 in. (66.04 cm.) High
Signed: G.Oldofredi Milano
...
Category
19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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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