Sculptures
Sculptures For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color: Orange
Tiger Cub Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large gypsum sculpture of a tiger cub. Cast in a life-like manner with embossed details on the stripes, the face and paws. Hand painted with fine lines around the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. Marwal...
Category
1960s American Bohemian Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Wood Carved Chinese Restaurant Entry Arch, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Impressive and grand arch that graced the entry of a Chinese restaurant in the 1940s American Midwest. Impressively carved and double-sided solid wo...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bitossi for Raymor Lion, Ceramic, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor Lion, Ceramic, Yellow, Signed. Chunky medium scale animal sculpture with whimsical detail and glazed in fun Pop Art yellow. Retai...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage ceramic figure Fish Vintage Portugal 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Discover this charming vintage ceramic figure, a delightful fish, hailing from the artisan workshops of Portugal in the 1970s. Despite the passage of time, it has retained its allure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
ABRAHAM PALATNIK, monochromatic owl
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
A Mid-Century Modern art owl designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (born in 1928) is a Brazilian artist and inventor whose innovati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Very Large Lucite Giraffe by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very rare: a Palatnik animal figurine of half a meter high.
This giraffe truly is a showpiece in any room.
Almost new, it comes from the unpacked inventory of a store selling design ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Abstract sculpture in rouge marble mounted on a Belgium black marble base
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Abstract sculpture which resembles a dancing flame in rouge marble mounted on a Belgium black marble base. Unsigned.
Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1960s Extra Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2416'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s extra large industrial casting foundry mould (2416)
1960s extra large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2299'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (2299)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the r...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2297'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960?s very large industrial casting foundry mould (2297)
1960?s very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2302'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould (2302)
1960s Very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the r...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2300'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (2300)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the r...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2298'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (2298)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the r...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2310'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s Very large industrial casting foundry mould (2310)
1960’s Very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Extra Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2308'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s extra large Industrial casting foundry mould (2308)
1960s extra large Industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victoria...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
1960s Pair of Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Moulds '2306'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s pair of very large industrial casting foundry moulds (2306)
1960s pair of very large industrial casting foundry moulds – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwen...
Category
1960s English Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Mario Badioli after Picasso Black and Orange Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury amazing black and orange sommerso Murano glass vase. Mario Badioli probably designed this fantastic piece in the style of Picasso in Italy dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Goldscheider Vienna Figure, Boy with Golf Bag, by Claire Weiss, Around 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Boy with red cap, red jumper and checked harem pants standing, facing right, right hand in trouser pocket, carrying golf bag full of clubs and clasping it with his left hand.
Designer:
Claire/Klára Herczeg/Weiss (1906 - 1997)
Sculptor, childhood in Vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor at the Vienna Arsenal Foundry, studies at the Budapest Art Academy, designs for several manufactories from 1940 mainly active in Budapest, state and municipal commissions, important representative of socialist Hungarian sculpture.
Model 7191 was created circa 1935
made circa 1935
Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria
Material & Technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish
Size:
height: 23.0 cm / 9.05 in
width: 10.0 cm / 3.93 in
depth: 9.0 cm / 3.54 in
Marks:
model number 7191 / 72 / 3
Goldscheider Wien...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Dancer Statue from Girardi Giovanni, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Beautiful execution of this gypsy dancer figure that expresses sweetness, the young dancer a little effeminate, in an attempt to twirl the cloth tramples him, the red cheeks identify embarrassment. Beautiful colors and sculptural execution. signed "Giovanni Girardi...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Sommerso Merlot Red Peach Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage murano hand blown sommerso technique Italian art glass owl sculpture. Documented to the Salviati Company, and signed "Salviati" underneath. The own has white on cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Large Brown and Amber Murano Glass Shark on a Wave Shaped Base, Italy
By Seguso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1960s.
It is ascribable to Seguso and it is made in murano glass.
This piece is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso yellow orange over red Italian art glass horned owl baby bird figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. Similar one...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Sommerso, Art Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1960’s Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, 'Mould 1080.26'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s Large industrial casting foundry mould – (Mould 1080.26)
1960’s Large industrial casting foundry mould – (Mould 1080.26). We recently cleare...
Category
1960s British Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Giovanni Ronzan Tall Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Parrot Mid-Century
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Giovanni Ronzan tall ceramic animal figure - sculpture.
Depicting a Parrot on a tree trunk.
Hand crafted and hand painted in strong lively colors.
Styl...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Porcelain
1960’s Set of Industrial Casting Foundry Moulds, 'Mould 1080.19'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960’s Set of industrial casting foundry moulds – (Mould 1080.19)
1960’s Set of industrial casting foundry moulds – (Mould 1080.19). We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the river Derwent in Derbyshire. These amazing sculptural pieces are the result, saving these stunning the ‘male’ mould plugs used to form the ‘female’ shape in the process of sand casting. Each one is lovingly hand cut and shape in various timbers, they can be used as decorative objects on a shelf/table or look striking hung on a wall. Round wheel...
Category
1960s British Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Stoneware Egg Sculpture Orange & Gray-Tone by Hans Hedberg, Biot, France
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 24.5 cm (9.8") high including the stand. It´s in very good condition except fro...
Category
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture, Spain 1960s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Ceramic sculpture, manufactured in Spain in 1960s. Incredible work for this sculptural ceramic with birds, nice deep color. This ceramic comes from a great Spanish collector speciali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Era Molded Fiberglass Carnival Clown Head or Midway Game Component
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This whimsical clown head is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1965 in the period Mid-Century carnival style. The head is composed of a molded fiber...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Art Deco Original French Shop Mannequin, Circa 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco female shop mannequin. Sourced just outside of Paris, France this month and in good vintage condition with the usual bumps and bruises one would expect but no serious damage. She's very much in the style of Siegel or Stockman mannequins...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Terra Cotta Peach
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorative terra cotta fruit. It appears to be a peach. Hand crafted.
Category
1940s Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Murano Italian Art Glass Sword Fish Sculpture Statue, Italy Vintage
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Venetian sculptural fish figurine in hand blown glass, produced on the isle of Murano, circa 1960s. A nice piece of art for any room.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Sommerso Art Glass Pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of sommerso art glass pumpkins by Murano Glass Studios, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Marble Sculpture Signed "Brilliante"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large tabletop sculpture features an abstracted bird form in a red shade of marble. The sculpture is signed "Brilliante". Please confirm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Pale Terracotta Ceramic Sculpture of Stylized Pouncing Tiger
Located in New York, NY
This stunning sculpture of an Art Deco Pouncing Tiger is realized in a pale terra-cotta glaze ceramic .It features a stylized Tiger on a stepped geometric base echoing the design of ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
English Bulldog Perfume Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
English bulldog perfume lamp.
A porcelain perfume light in the shape of an English Bulldog.
He has a bow around his neck, where you can see the hol...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Cocteau Original Edition Ceramic Vase "Les Vestales", 1958
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic vase - "Les Vestales" from 1958
Edition originale Madeline & Jolly - Signed - and with original certificat
Red Terracotta earthenware with yellow / blue / green...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Monumental Brass Foot Sculpture, Werkstätte Auböck, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
We are offering this impressive 13“ long and 8“high brass foot sculpture, designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria.
This the second ever-made piece of this giant foot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Porcelain Figurine, Air Purifier or Table Lamp, Owl from Germany, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Germany, 1930s, excellent condition
Porcelain figurine / air purifier / table lamp. Owl. Undamaged original condition. The lighting works. A small container on the back can be fille...
Category
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Italian Glazed Terracotta Giraffe
Located in Rochester, NY
Large Italian glazed terracotta giraffe. Mid 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica, Terracotta
Alfredo Barbini Murano Squirrel Figure in Amber and Orange Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind large hand blown Sommerso and Lattimo amber, orange, white and clear glass squirrel sculpture. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini, Italy, 1950s.
This cute Murano glass esqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Shoehorn Squirrel Blackened Brass by Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A nice shoehorn made of blackened and partly polished brass by Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s. The handle is in the form of a squirrel. That tail can be used as hook. Very nice patina ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Miniature Natural Amber Squirrel
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Miniature carved squirrel from light colored natural amber (not resin as the material list is listing)
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Italian Art Glass Flying Duck Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden yellow orange over red, Italian art glass flying duck centerpiece sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Amber Italian Art Glass Fish
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Salviati Venezia studio fish Sculptures of Sommerso form, clear, over aqua blue and amber layers of thick Murano glass. Each is hand signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Three Swedish Mid-Century Herbariums Botanicals in Dark Bamboo Frames
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three Swedish framed herbariums botanicals from the mid-20th century. These Swedish herbariums from the 1930s and 1950s are featured in black...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Sculptures
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Paper
Leather Monkey by Deru
By Deru
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A monkey handcrafted from a pinched and riveted piece of leather.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Dorothy Thorpe Resin Buddha
Located in St. Louis, MO
Beautiful Dorothy Thorpe cast resin amber Buddha or Guanyin, circa 1960s. Unmarked, but 100% Thorpe.
Category
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Mid-20th Century Terracotta Sculpture of a Lady
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An mid-20th century bust of a woman on a wooden base. Signed with on brass sign "M.Rossie".
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Oversize Asian Round Decorative Figural Head with Chinese Calligraphy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large oversize round Asian decorative head in red and gold. This piece is perfect for a bookshelf, or as a statement piece for a side table. Painting i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
Art Deco Plaster Bust Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Mannequin.
They were owned by a Spanish designer that restaured.
The item is in our storage in Europe.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Daniel Loomis Valenza Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This maybe the most iconic form created by this under-appreciated artist.
A tour de force executed in carved-stacked Walnut.
Beautiful original surface.
Category
1960s American Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Yves Rhayé Large Terracotta Sculpture, circa 1960-1970
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Rhayé (1936-1995) large terracotta sculpture, circa 1960-1970
Interior exterior.
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Midcentury Ruscha Large Bull, West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare 1960s Ruscha large bull with the 'Vulkano' glaze, unmarked, West Germany. The glaze was devised by Otto Gerharz in 1959. A very appealing and tactile...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Pink Doves, " Rare Pair of Midcentury Ceramic Sculptures by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Glazed in a deep pink color overlaid by an elaborate pattern of markings in black and gold, this pair of ceramic doves was sculpted and glazed by Waylande Gregory, one of America's 2...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Midcentury Flygfors Orange Bubblegum Centrepiece
By Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury Flygfors orange bubblegum centerpiece from the range Coquille by Paul Kedelv.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Mahogany Coffee Table with Brass Legs and Carved Birds and Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural zigzag coffee table in mahogany with slender, tapered brass legs. It has a stepped rim around the edges with rounded corners. The top is a wonderfully carved relief sculpt...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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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