Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Color: Gray
Lalique Crystal Ariane Doves Sculptures
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique frosted sculptures of a pair of doves joined together in the center, but looking in opposite direction. They are standing over a trunk with leaves that is supported...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Danish Porcelain Figurine "Girl with Cat" by Bing & Grøndahl
By Ingeborg Plockross Irminger, Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Porcelain figurine "Girl with Cat" by Bing & Grøndahl.
Porcelaine figurine of a young girl feeding a cat. Designed by Ingeborg...
Category
1970s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bacchante in White Patinated Terracotta Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau bacchant in plastered terracotta; her mane with bunches of grapes, leaves and vine tendrils, the inclination of her head with her sensual expression of satisfac...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carrara Marble Sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Ernst Wahliss Art Nouveau Blue Figural Seahorse Chariot with Nude Maiden 1905
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this gorgeous and ultra RARE Ernst Wahliss, Art Nouveau, hand-painted, porcelain figural console vase. This tray features a golden nude maiden driving a turquoise colored sh...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Germany Art Nouveau Figurine Girl With Shawl, by Theodor Eichler, c 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young unclothed Art Nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth wrapped around her right fo...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Group 'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figure Group by Rosenthal.
Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on the h...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: Argentor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Silver plated
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Chicago, US
With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Ceramic and Glass Table Lamp Sculpture, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and glass table lamp sculpture. France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Flower Boat Sculpture, 1900, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bulldog Perfume Light Ernst Bohne & Söhne, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Bulldog perfume light.
A porcelain bulldog sculpture by Ernst Böhne & Söhne, Germany circa 1920.
An Art Nouveau - Early Art Deco dog sculpture wi...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Unusual Art Nouveau Style 3 Panel Decorative Wrought Iron Screen/Divider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Art Nouveau style 3 panel iron screen / room divider, Highly decorated, wonderful patina and color pierced iron, lattice, tree motif, Superior qu...
Category
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Centerplace, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: L. Alliot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace,
Year: 1900
Firms:
L. Alliot
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lalique France Crystal Rabbit ”Cesar” Figurine
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique frosted and clear crystal rabbit “Cesar” figurine. The rabbit is lying down with its straight up ears in alert position and very large...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Amalric Walter Pate De Verre Nude Boy Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Almeric Walter and Henry Mercier Pate De Verre Art Nouveau Figure of a Nude Cherub or boy seated with his hand on his head.
A wonderful pâte-de-ver...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Lalique Crystal Female Figurative Sculpture, from Paris, France, circa 1970s
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A French Lalique crystal female figurative sculpture piece, circa 1970's, France. A nude crystal female figure sculpture on black glass ba...
Category
1970s Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Kpm Berlin Art Nouveau Figure "Europe on Bull" Adolf Amberg
Located in Berlin, DE
KPM Berlin Art Nouveau figure "Europe on bull" Adolf Amberg
Impressive large porcelain sculpture by Adolf Amberg from the world famous wed...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lady Bust, White Marble Signed Waldo Story, Rome 1894
By Thomas Waldo Story
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large white marble bust of a noble lady: the facial features are fine, the hair up in a bun, the low-cut dress
Bust on a pedestal base
Signature o...
Category
19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Signed Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Lighted Sculpture of Loie Fuller or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial well executed lighted sculpture is signed by an unknown artist, and copyrighted by Napoleon Alliot of France and dates to approximately 1905 and done in th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Art Nouveau Sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
By Anton Nelson
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau sculpture Bust by Anton Nelson
Circa 1949-1910 Origin France
Material: zinc plated
perfect condition
natural wear
Anton Nelson: pseudonym of Van Den Kerhoue
Artist born in Belgium.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between approximately 1890 and 1914. The 'new art', as its name in French, was an original, youthful and modern style.
The art nouveau cultural movement emerged at the end of the 19th century and remained until the beginning of the 20th century, seeking to contrast with industrialization after the second industrial revolution.
Art nouveau uses...
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Hunter with Deer Attributed to Amadeo Gennarelli, Italian, Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Materials: Silvered bronze and marble
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Amedeo (sometimes Amadeo) Gennarelli (1881-1943)
An Italian/French sculptor, he was a pupil of Francesco Jerace...
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Georges Despret Rare Decorative Plate in Glass Paste
Located in NANTES, FR
Exceptional and rare plate in glass paste by Georges Despret.
Jade-colored background, flesh-colored child and blond hair.
In very good condition and electrified. A cooking stress at the knee is to be reported.
Plaque :
Width: 17.8cm
Height: 46cm
Frame:
Width: 23cm
Height: 51cm
Georges DESPRET (1862-1952), a native of Binche (Belgium), developed a glass paste technique at the same time as Henry...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Grégoire Calvet 'French, 1871-1928' 19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Nude Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grégoire Calvet (French, 1871-1928) A Fine Late 19th Century Life-Size White Marble Sculpture representing "Peace & Love". The beautifully carved white...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Art Nouveau Bowl with Nymph and Girl, by P. Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Flat oval bowl with an irregular, wavy lined and partially pierced rim, on the narrow sides two naked figures facing each other, a young girl and a young woman with long hair playing in the waist-deep, foaming water, the girl spreading...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Bisque Porcelain Boy Figurine Lederhosen Octoberfest German, 1900
By Katzhütte
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Octoberfest Lederhosen boy figure handmade in Germany circa 1900s or older. A beautiful piece for any room. Handmade and hand painted in beautiful colors.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Terracotta "Marked, Beethoven, Austria, circa 1900
By Goldsheider
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider terracotta "" Marked, Austria, circa 1898.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Meissen Art Nouveau Hentschel Child Looking at Picture-Book Model U 149
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen stunning Hentschel figurine: Baby boy looking at a picture-book
Model U 149
Measures:
Height 4.33 inches (= 11.0 cm)
Depth 4.52 inches (= 11.5 cm)
Width 4.72 inches (= 12.0 cm)
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark
model number U 149 / former's number 32 / painter's number 25
First quality
Dating: very early 20th century / made circa 1905-1910
Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted
Technique: handmade porcelain
Style: Art Nouveau
Modelled by:
Julius Konrad Hentschel(Cologne 1872-Meissen 1907)
He studied at Academy of Arts at Munich and Dresden; since the year 1889 the sculptor has been active in Meissen manufactory as designer and modeller. - Hentschel designed the model U 149 in year 1904.
Detailed description:
Baby boy looking at a picture-book
-- the lovely baby boy having sat down on earth - he is clad in a bright and dark blue colored baby dress...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Schauer Ceramic Sculpture, Sculptor Franz Sautner
By Franz Sautner
Located in Torino, IT
Sculpture in ceramics signed Franz Sautner
"Children at the fountain",
Schauer & Co.
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau.
Austria, 1920s
Origin: Austria
Period: 1920s
Author: Franz ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Statue Figure of the Nuremberg Water Fountain Goose Man Antique Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful metal figurine of the goose man, a statue in the middle of a water fountain in Nuremberg, Germany. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A bea...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lorenz Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Group Sculpture of Sparrows Birds
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Hutschenreuther porcelain group sculpture/figurine that is depicting a mother sparrow feeding one of her two baby birds. They are hand painted dark chocolate/black in the b...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lalique Crystal Duck Sculpture/Figure
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal frosted and clear glass sculpture of a charming duck. The sculpture is standing up over a round crystal base. It is signed Lalique, encircled R, France in t...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Art Glass Unicorn Head
Located in Vallejo, CA
A sweet vintage blown art glass unicorn head. A great small decorative item or paperweight. Made in Taiwan for Great City Traders of San Francisco.
Category
Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Majolica Swan Jardiniere Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white swan jardiniere signed Jerome Massier Fils Vallauris, circa 1910.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Large Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Porcelain Female Sculpture or Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and very well executed antique porcelain bust is presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Scotch Terrier Made of Porcelain by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small white Scotch Terrier made of porcelain by Rosenthal. A fine and naturalistic representation of a sitting Scotch Terrier. The porcelain is glazed white and painted in pastel tones.
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Art Nouveau Porcelain Boy Figurine Lederhosen Octoberfest German, 1900
By Katzhütte
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Octoberfest Lederhosen boy figure handmade in Germany circa 1900s or older. A beautiful piece for any room. Handmade and hand painted in beautiful colors.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Danish Porcelain Partridge Figurine by Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
By Royal Copenhagen, Peter Herold
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish porcelain Partridge figurine by Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
Very decorative porcelain figurine of a partridge. Designed by Peter H...
Category
1980s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ernest-Justin Ferrand Female "Coup de Soleil" Zamac Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A bronze alloy Art Nouveau woman entitled "Coup de soleil" table lamp, Signed Ferrand (1846-1932). The sculpture features a thinly dressed nymph with a branching Art Nouveau style fl...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Kai Nielsen '1882-1924' Bing & Grondhal Porcelain Mother & Child Sculpture
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish porcelain Mother & Child sculptural figure designed by Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) for Bing & Grondhal and dating from the early 20th century. The figure portraying a na...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal.
Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes".
Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau marbel Papillon A. Cipriani, Italian circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Nouveau marbel (Papillon) A. Cipriani,
Italian, circa 1900
very good condition.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, dev...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Very Large Art Nouveau Bisque Bather
Located in Paris, FR
Very large Art Nouveau bisque statue featuring a young bather standing against a tree. The girl is almost naked. The drapery that closely follows the for...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Elephant the 1930s in Murano Glass Italy Purple Design Iridescent MVM Cappelin
By MVM Cappelin
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elephant from the 1930s in Murano glass, Italy, purple design,
very reminiscent of the style of Zecchin and MVM Cappelin.
Category
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Extraordinary Nymphenburg Hand Painted Porcelain Peacock, Signed and Dated 1912
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Breathtaking porcelain peacock by Nymphenburg, the sculptor Theodor Ka¨rner created in 1906. This model was is signed and dated by the artist in 1912. This piece is also marked with ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Nouveau White Marble Bust of a Woman
Located in Essex, MA
Woman in an almost pre Raphaelite dress and pose. Wood plinth.
Category
Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Marble Bust: Cosette With Marianne's Phrygian Cap
Located in Paris, FR
Large Art Nouveau white marble bust featuring Cosette, the heroine of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables (1862). She wears the Phrygian cap, symbol of fre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Anton Puchegger Polar Bear Ceramic Statue with Clock, Early 20th Century
By Anton Puchegger
Located in Antwerp, BE
Anton Puchegger Polar Bear Statue with Clock.
A stunning early 20th Century large ceramic statue with 3 polar bears and a clock and lights inside.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Figure of Lusatian Woman in National Costume by Hugo Speiler, circa 1887
Located in Gainesville, FL
Meissen figure of Lusatian woman holding flowers in national costume, circa 1887. This model designed by Hugo Speiler. It is marked with the Meissen mark, model number Q190d, '52,' a...
Category
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Bing & Grøndahl Snow Owl Figure 2475 by Danish Artist K. Otto, 1970s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage snow owl figure 2475 by Bing & Grøndahl later Royal Copenhagen in Denmark.
It's made of porcelain with white and brown glaze by Danish artist K. Otto...
Category
1970s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1920s Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Bulldog, Denmark
Located in Antwerp, BE
Royal Copenhagen porcelain bulldog from the Early 20th Century.
A male French Bulldog - Male Frenchie - Male Boston Terrier Dog.
The Porcelain Dog h...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen the Wave Art Nouveau Bowl Figurine Henschtel Konrad Q 169, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest Art Nouveau item: The wave
Size:
Height 3.34 inches
Depth 6.10 inches
Width 8.26 inches
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen sword mark (glazed bott...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Goldscheider Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Water
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Art Nouveau signed Goldsheider sculpture is done in patinated terracotta and dates to approximately 1900-1920. The statue is done in a Neoclassical style depicting a woman carrying water...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Exquisite Art Nouveau Period Marble Nude Statue Signed Dorian
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare Nouveau classical figure of a young female nude with poppies. Beautifully hand carved in white marble, circa 1895, European the base is 6.5 inches in diameter with a total hei...
Category
1890s European Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Sculpture "Swordsman", Signed, circa 1900
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Superb Art Nouveau sculpture from France, circa 1900 showing a swordsman holding up his saber. Made in a very detailed manner this great tin cast sculpture shows an unknown lateral s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Tin
'La Tuffolina', a Marble Group of a Diving Girl by Odoarda Tabacchi, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'La Tuffolina' - an important white marble group of a diving girl on a naturalistic base, by Odoarda Tabacchi
Italian, circa 1880.
Signed 'O.Tabacchi/Torino'.
This Fine marble group depicts a graceful young girl wearing a knitted bathing dress, her hair held in a chignon with her arms raised above her head in a diving position, standing on the edge of a natural POOL, with the waves lapping behind her.
This charming and dynamic figure, full of natural grace proved to be one of Tabacchi's most popular sculptures and was edited in a number of sizes in both bronze and marble.
First exhibited in marble at the Esposizione d'arte di Napoli del 1877, it was reportedly purchased by King Vittorio Emanuele II and illustrated in L'Illustrazione Italiana, No 23, June 10, 1877, in an engraving based on a sketch by Michetti.
It was subsequently exhibited with great acclaim at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle and examples were also produced in ceramic, including Parian ware examples by the English firm of Robinson & Leadbenton.
A comparative marble version is in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.
Odoardo Tabacchi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1920s by Galileo Chini for S. Lorenzo Mugello Liberty Italian Pottery
Located in Brescia, IT
Galileo Chini
for S. Lorenzo Mugello
Floence, Italy
1920s
"PAX ET BONUM" glazed earthware
Excellent condiction
Measures: H 30 cm.
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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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