Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Color: Gold
Bloodroot, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Bloodroot start to bloom before the foliage unfolds in early spring common in the upper Midwest of the United States. After blooming, the leaves unfurl to their full size as seen in ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Figure
Located in Houston, TX
A 1930s French Art Deco bronze Roman warrior figure with spear and shield on black marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Roman Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century Patinated Bronze Entitled "Femme Allongée" by Gaston Béguin
Located in London, GB
An attractive early 20th century French Art Deco bronze figure of a resting beauty reclining on a daybed with a shawl delicately draped over her. The bronze exhibiting attractive dee...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Contemporary Lost Wax Bronze Sculpture Depicting a Bull with Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A contemporary bronze sculpture depicting a bull, with dark patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) that allows a great precision and finess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Iron and Gilt Fire Society Marker, Baltimore, C. 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast iron and gilt fire society marker. Baltimore, early 19th century
Markers were placed on homes to prove coverage of fire insurance.
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Iron
French Patinated Bronze Lamp Modelled as a Putto
Located in London, GB
French patinated bronze lamp modelled as a putto
French, circa 1900
Measures: Height 61cm, diameter 18cm
Formed as a putto holding a wooden lamp, this Belle Époque piece is as m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important French Napoleonic ink stand with female sculpture.
This hand-crafted and sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Mar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Pair of Antique Bronze Egyptian Priest & Priestess Sculptures By E. Bouret
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning pair of antique bronze statues of the highest quality.
If you are interested in exceptional antiques in general and in Egyptian Revival antiques in particular then this stu...
Category
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mint Condition Heavy Bronze Boxer / Price Fighter Sculpture by Jef Lambeaux
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Lisse, NL
Powerful bronze sculpture of an athletic and ripped fighter.
This sizable and heavy work of art is as beautiful as the day it was handcrafted. Belgian sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) had a penchant for capturing the human physique in motion, with sports and erotic scenes as his favourite subject matters. Since he grew up in the second half of the 19th century, he may very well have seen actual price fighters going at each other in boxing matches. This powerful bronze male boxer in full action is just about to launch an inside right whilst protecting his own head with his left arm and right shoulder. His square jaw line and rugged facial features give us the impression that he is as hard they come. The incredibly well developed muscles in his back and legs confirm that notion as well. The stunning patina accentuates the muscular physique of this bronze fighter and he looks marvelous from all angles. Image 13 shows an interesting detail that you don't find in many bronzes. Here you can see that samples were taken from the bottom of the base to determine whether this bronze had the right composition and strength. It clearly passed the test, because otherwise it would have been destroyed. This sizable and heavy bronze fighter with its perfectly captured fighting posture makes a great statement piece on a desk or side table.
Our price for this rare and mint bronze boxer...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ferdinand Barbedienne " Diana" Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Diane de Gabies"
French sculpture, late 19th century.
Patinated bronze with "Ferdinand Barbedienne" foundry marks.
Height: 51 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, By Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Important bronze sculpture with a green-brown patina representing three graces.
The marble may not be original, hence the absence of signature.
Superb qual...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends with Satyr and Girl by Pierre Laurel, 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Silvered bronze bookends of a young satyr and girl holding grapes.
By Pierre Laurel. Fantastic Bronze details. Signed Laurel.
France 1925-1930.
Literature:
“Bronzes, sculp...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stanislaw Trzebinski - Hollow Promise XI
By Stanislaw Trzebinski
Located in Capetown, ZA
With their luminous patinas, bulbous forms and mouth-like openings, Stanislaw Trzebinski’s Hollow Promise series imagines the strange life-forms that might be found in a post-apocaly...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron Bronze Sculpture, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Crane Life-Size Animal Sculpture Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern bronze crane, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet.
Made in the USA in the late 1970s.
A beautiful animal sculpture for indoor and outdoor.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This small bronze sculpture is a maquette for a large scale sculpture at the Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. Made with the ancient lost wax method, a process dating back to th...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Franz Bergman Austrian Vienna Bronze Cold Paint Night Watchman Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
Very tough to find Vienna bronze of a night watchman and is by Franz Bergman. The bronze figure dates from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Has cold paint ac...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Fox Hunting Group with Green Onyx Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful desk accessory for the fox hunter. Austrian/Vienna cold painted bronze fox hunter on his horse with his three hounds. Onyx base with letter opener or pen well/tray in excel...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Eastern Indian Brass Figure of Venugopala, 17th-18th Century
Located in Kensington, MD
Standing with his legs crossed, his right foot resting on a naga hood, a gada supporting his right knee, two Nandi bulls on the square base, the god's two l...
Category
18th Century Indian Tribal Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ming Dynasty Bronze Figure of the Infant Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and unusual Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze figure of the Buddha as an infant. The young Prince Siddhartha, who would grow up to become the Buddha, is portrayed standing, one hand pointing to the sky, the other to the ground. He is naked, save for a baby apron...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Ewer Classical Renaissance Decorative Pitcher
Located in Labrit, Landes
Gilt bronze Ewer Pitcher 19th century gilt bronze Renaissance Revival
Heavy and solid
Decorative and impressive
Good antique condition.
Category
1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Bronze Greyhound Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the style of Irénée René Rochard; of stylized form displaying great movement, the racing greyhound catapulting forward; resting on a sphere over a square plinth; unsigned.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dominique Zinkpè - Poésie Humaine
Located in Capetown, ZA
Steeped in the cultural practices of his native Benin, Dominique Zinkpè’s work is imbued with a guiding reverence for tradition and a keen sensitivity to contemporary concerns. The t...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Orientalist Dancer, Artist Fatori
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture Orientalist Dancer
Artist Fatori origin Italy
circa 1920 orientalism style
signed in the flame
onyx marble base
perfect condition.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Bronze and Marble Sculpture in the manner of Lynn Chadwick
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Buffalo, NY
Striking Modernist Bronze and Marble Sculpture done in the manner of Lynn Chadwick..
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Lying Female Nude Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Created by Belgian sculptor Leo De Boey.
In perfect original state.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
By Bruno Zach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
Category
1910s German Beaux Arts Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Art Deco, Statue by Aurore Onu "Chasing the Hind"
By Aurore Onu
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silvered Bronze Art Deco Statue Pair featuring a woman reaching and grasping the antlers of a deer, a rare version of “Chasing the Hind” Designed by Aurore Onu French circa 1930. It ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Falcon Sculpture on Rock
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Bronze falcon perched on a rock.
Category
1970s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassic French Heavy Solid Bronze Lion
Located in Miami, FL
Neoclassic French large and very heavy solid bronze lion on a marble base.
No markings.
Very detailed and lovely made.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Cast Bronze Elephant Figural Statue Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Rabbit by Eduard Marcel Sandoz, Susse Freres, 1920
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silver plated bronze sculpture of a rabbit hare. Lovely paperweight. Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1973). Signature/ Marks: Ed.M. Sandoz - Susse Fre'...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Collection of 12 Bronze Sculptures by Wm Otto for La Brea Tar Pits
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare collection of twelve miniature bronze ice age mammal sculptures that were created by Wm Otto for the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits museum and gift shop c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Patinated Figurative Bronze Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of simple and elegant figurative patinated bronze sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, circa 1950s. The Minimalist and modern complementing figures have a wonderful vintage patina a...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Limited Edition Sculptural Table Lamp Écoute Ton Coeur by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century Unique sculptural table lamp Écoute Ton Coeur by Fantôme
Patinated Bronze
Female character in contortion
Patinated brass reflector
h. 37.4’’ x 13.8’’
Limited Editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
21st Century Bronze Abstract Sculpture CORRESPONDANCE by Bernard Varvat, France
Located in Paris, FR
Mr. Bernard VARVAT has been exhibited in the the most famous collector's Gallery of Paris and is now available on 1stDibs in exclusivity.
Seek the Monograph: « Au fil du temps Bernard Varvat sculptor », Editions Lelivredart, 2020.
“My work is focused on the search for forms and two forms are at the base of this search, the triangle and the curve, playing their participation alone or in association.
The translation of my emotions leads to an abstract work.
Abstraction places us outside our habits of thought; we cannot appeal to our ability to recognize; we must only refer to our own experiences and allow ourselves to rediscover first sensations, emotions. To go further than the imitation of the forms we have in front of us is for me the true creation.
Our capacity to perceive is much broader than we think; but we must devote attention to it and allow ourselves the freedom to look at the work as it is, to accept what it gives us to think, according to our personal journey – this is a parenthesis of truth.”
Born in 1944
• Lives and works in Provence in Bouc-Bel-Air
• Regional Delegate Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur of the Syndicat national des sculpteurs et plastic surgeons (SNSP)
• Member and Director of the National Society of Fine Arts (SNBA)
• ADAGP Sculpture Award – 2012
• 1st Prize of Sculpture of the Grand Prix d'Argenson, Paris – 2002...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Lion
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Style Bronze of Venus De Milo, Continental, Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Finely cast and exhibiting a fine dark brown patina overall.
Category
Late 19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Sculpture Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
A large vintage decorative Rolls Royce silvered bronze sculpture, The Spirit of Ecstasy, dating from the mid 20th century.
The winged maiden was designed by Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950), and she stands on an attractive round black marble plinth base.
In 1910 Rolls-Royce slowly became aware that some owners were affixing 'inappropriate' ornaments to their cars. Claude Johnson's brief to Sykes was to sculpt a mascot for Rolls Royce that embodied 'speed with silence, absence of vibration, the mysterious harnessing of great energy and a beautiful living organism of superb grace' to become the standard emblem of the Rolls-Royce brand and it was Sykes' daughter, Jo (born 1908) that believed it was on the road from London to Beaulieu that her father first became 'Very impressed with the smoothness and speed of the Rolls Royce car.... imagining that even so delicate a thing as a fairy could ride on the bonnet without losing her balance.'
In early 1911 Sykes' presented his mascot, entitled "The Spirit of Speed", to Rolls-Royce. This figurine had her arms outstretched behind her and her gaze firmly fixed forward. She was soon retitled "The Spirit of Ecstasy" by Johnson and became the official symbol of Rolls-Royce automobiles on 6th February 1911.
It is a striking piece thought to be a former Rolls Royce car showroom sculpture.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 70 x Width 31 x Depth 42
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 1 foot x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ornament on Rolls-Royce cars. It is in the form of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind and above her. Billowing cloth runs from her arms to her back, resembling wings.
The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called "Emily", "Silver Lady" or "Flying Lady", was designed by English sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes and carries with it a story about secret passion between John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, (second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine from 1902) and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton. Eleanor (also known as Thorn) was the secretary of John Walter, who fell in love with her in 1902 when she worked for him on the aforesaid motoring magazine. Their secret love was to remain hidden, limited to their circle of friends, for more than a decade. The reason for the secrecy was Eleanor's impoverished social and economic status, which was an obstacle to their love. On the other hand, Montagu was married to Lady Cecil Victoria Constance Kerr since 1889.
Eleanor died on 30 December 1915 when the SS Persia was torpedoed by a U-boat south of Crete. She had been accompanying Lord Montagu who had been directed to assume a command in India. He was thought to have been killed too, but survived and was saved after several days adrift in a life raft...
Category
1950s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Centaur and Deer - Monumental Bronze Sculpture
Located in Budapest, HU
Bronze sculpture in excellent quality. The sculpture is impressive and in very good condition, flawless. The battle between the centaur and deer, and the tension between them, is rea...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture, "Europea and The Bull" by Georg Wrba
By Georg Wrba
Located in Montreal, QC
Georg Wrba, German, 1872-1939 "Europa and the Bull", bronze with dark brown patina and gilt accents. Signed Wrba in the center of the plinth; with the foundry stamp C. Leyrer München...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Figure of an Arabian Arms Merchant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cold painted Austrian bronze dates from the late 19th century and is extremely detailed. The figure is signed, or titled on one edge of the carpet, but we could not determine th...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Tiger
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Impressive Bronze Gazelle Sculpture by Max Turner, Signed, 1976
Located in Chicago, IL
Impressive gazelle sculpture in blackened bronze by American artist Max Turner (b. 1925), signed and dated 1976 on leg. Stands nearly 5' tall.
Category
1970s American Rustic Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Bronze Bust of a Courtesan by Eugène Antoine François Aizelin.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze bust of a courtesan by Eugène Antoine François Aizelin.
Bust of a courtesan by Eugène Antoine François Aizelin ( 1821-1902 ), 19th century, gilt bronze and marble base...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Haas Pedro the Croc Box - Limited Edition of 250
Located in Irving, TX
The six-legged Pedro is a feat of technical sophistication. Master craftsmen use 16 molds to craft the vessel, seamlessly blended and connected as one continuous form. In fine porcel...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Three Dancing Putti - after Charles Petre (1828-1907)
Located in Budapest, HU
The original statue is the work of Charles Petre (1828 - 1907).
This is a larger version of the original without markings.
The term "putti" is generally used in Greek-Roman mytholo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Menorah
Located in Budapest, HU
Salvador Dalí, born in 1904 in Spain, was an exceptional surrealist artist. His paintings feature dreamlike scenes, distorted forms, and intricate details. He collaborated with other...
Category
20th Century European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Mid-20th Century Miniature Bronze Bust by Harold Pfeiffer, Circa 1960
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely sculpted limited edition miniature bronze bust of a Bahamian man exhibiting a fine brown/green patina overall, signed & numbered on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Patinated Abstract Sculpture by Bruno Romeda
By Bruno Romeda
Located in Montreal, QC
Cast bronze and patinated abstract Sculpture by Bruno Romeda, "Colonne" . Romeda's works appear in numerous private , corporate and museum collections, including the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York Signed: "B. Romeda 1/8"
Italy : circa 2000
Bruno Romeda was born in 1933 in Brescia, (Italy) and died in 2017. He lived in France, New York and Brescia.
The work of Romeda has been exhibited in numerous cities; his first personal exhibition took place in Brussels in 1962, followed by solo shows in Paris, New York, Barcelona, San Francisco, Monte Carlo, Baltimore, berlin, Erbusco (Italy), Venice or Tokyo.
A significant number of museums own pieces of the artist such as the Metropolitan Museum of New York, the Kasama Nichido Museum of Art in Japan, the Contemporary Art Museum of Nice, or the Robert College...
Category
Early 2000s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Handcrafted Sand Cast Bronze Candlesticks 'Set of 3'
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
These elegant and sexy candlesticks were sculpted in wax then sand cast in solid bronze. They taper like a Manolo stiletto but finished with a rustic patina that brings them down to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Jordi Bonet
Located in Montreal, QC
Jordi Bonet (1932-1979), Spanish-Canadian. Abstract bronze sculpture by Jordi Bonet,signed and stamped : Jordi Bonet, numbered 1/1 and inscribed N-73131 on the base. Canada: circa 19...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Female Figural Bronze Sculpture in Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo...
Category
20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Running Stags after Jules Moigniez
Located in Dallas, TX
Patinated bronze stags standing over rocky outcrop, signed after Jules Moigniez with marble base.
Category
18th Century Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Cast Bronze Sculptures Depicting a Family of Ducks with Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four French bronze duck sculptures from the mid 20th century, depicting two adults and two babies. Created in France during the midcentury period, this sculpted group charms us with its lovely depiction of a family of ducks...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Saddle Sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg
Located in Ballard, CA
Splendid bronze Saddle cut-back with authentic equestrian details, by renowned artist Douwe Blumberg.
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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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