Figurative Sculptures
Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Color: Silver
Sculpture Designed by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, Denmark, 1970s.
Sterling silver and ebony.
Dimensions:
H 16 cm/ 6 1/4",
L 10 cm/ 4".
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique Siber Relief King Ludwig I. von Bayern by Ludwig Leigh
Located in Munich, DE
This miniature relief portrait of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria is made out of chased silver. I has been executed by Ludwig Leigh and is signed L.Leigh. The po...
Category
1840s German Biedermeier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
19th Century Grand Tour Saladin Silver Figure Pill Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Grand Tour Saladin silver figure pill box.
Al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, better known simply as Salah ad-Din or Saladin, was a Sunni Kurd and the first sulta...
Category
19th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Silver Figures of Eight Immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji Marks, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
Important and rare silver figures of eight immortals Yangqinghe Jiuji marks, Late Qing dynasty. Each hollow figure portraying one of the immortals in an animated pose, with highly detailed facial features, four pierced with apertures for the insertion of facial hair, clad in finely chased robes, all but two with their characteristic attributes, their bases bearing either two seal marks reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu and Zhe'ning Hu Qiusheng zao, or three marks in regular script reading Yangqinghe Jiuji gongyibu, Shang and Sheng zuo, original hand-carved wood stands. Measures: 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high (tallest one).
The earliest records of the silver atelier known as Yangqinghe date to 1775 in Shanghai...
Category
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Figurine "Mother with Child" by Cacciapuoti, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Figurine depicting mother and child by Guido Cacciapuoti. The figurine stands on a black wood base and the figurine is made from terracotta and then sil...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique French Silver & Gilt Finished Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Mother & Baby
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed bronze sculpture depicting a mother seated holding her baby was presumed to have been made in France in circa 1900. This bronze has been heavily silvered giving it...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Nef Model in Repoussé Silvered Metal
Located in London, GB
This nef, made of silvered metal, takes the form of a galleon. A nef is a table ornament, usually made of precious metal such as silver, that takes the shape of a ship. This nef has ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Art Nouveau Silver Bronze De Ferville Suan
Located in charmes, FR
Silver bronze "the woman with a bottle of champagne" by Ferville Suan from the art nouveau period, very unusual subject, wear with silver patina to report.
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver Ladies Satin Shoe
Located in New York, NY
Victorian sterling silver lady’s shoe. Made in Birmingham, England, 1890. Dainty slipper with applied bow and satin-textured finish. Plain heal and sole. F...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Asprey Pair or Horseriding Solid Silver Figurines on Marble Bases, London, 1977
Located in Braintree, GB
Asprey pair or horseriding solid silver figurines on marble bases
Made London, 1977
Maker: Asprey & Co
Fully hallmarked.
Size: 14.9 x 7.8 x 22.5 cm
Weight: 2812 grams total (1...
Category
1970s British Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Sterling Silver
Jaru "Contemplation" Male Figure in Silver Finish
By Jaru
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Contemplation" male figure in silver finish by Jaru 1981.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Neo-Classic Silver Plated Greek Woman
Located in New York, NY
French Neo-Classic (19th Cent) silver plated bronze figure of classic Greek woman on steps (signed ALBINET & COULON/ AIZELIN, sculp.)
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
George III Sterling Silver Jolly Wagon
Located in New York, NY
Modelled as a wine barrel on wheels with a detachable putti finial. Marked: London, 1807, Maker: William Burwash.
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Russian Silver Troika Sculpture, I. Sazikov after E. Lanceray, Moscow, ca. 1875
By Ignaty Sazikov
Located in New York, NY
The sculpture depicts an elderly peasant, standing to his full height with reins in his hands; behind him in a sleigh are his son and grandson, who drives the horses with a whip. Dressed in typical peasant clothes, all three have very expressive faces.
The entire composition of this outstanding silver sculpture, including the original marble base are executed with such high skill that one could imagine the steam pouring out of the horses’ nostrils in the frosty air; and hear the sound of crisp snow under their hooves. The troika gallops at full speed, leaving behind clear traces of horseshoes on the virgin snow.
Notes:
There are intact little bell on the yoke of a central horse, and an original detachable hallmarked whip. The original, intricately executed marble base is an integral part of the whole composition. The sculpture was never cleaned or polished, and has an original patina.
Markings:
Fully hallmarked with maker's marks IS (for Ignaty Sazikov...
Category
1870s Russian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Silver
Antique Victorian Solid Silver Pair of Figural Comports, C & G Fox, circa 1852
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century very rare pair of Victorian novelty cast solid silver and cut-glass comports, formed as a pair of male gardeners dressed in 18th century costume, standing on an elaborate Rococo designed base and both holding a woven flower basket...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Small Figural Studio Sculpture in Silver Metal from Uruguay
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th Century Small Figural Studio Sculpture in Silver Metal from Uruguay Mounted on black wood stand. This piece is hand made, fun and funky!
Dimensions: 11.5" H x 4" W x 3.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Uruguayan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique German Silver Cockerel / Rooster Model Figure on Base 1899 ‘Import Mark’
Located in London, GB
A magnificent antique German sterling Silver Rooster / Cock Figure. This Cockerel stands proudly on a solid silver base with a little lizard and an insect at its feet. The Rooster ha...
Category
19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Silver Hand, London, 1909
Located in New York, NY
English silver hand, London, 1909. Maker: Henry and Albert Batsy.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Elkington Antique Silver Plated Charger by Morel-Ladeuil
By Léonard Morel-Ladeuil
Located in London, GB
The silver charger mounted on a velvet board, of circular form in the Neo-Grec manner, depicting a classical figural scene of a semi-clad maiden surrounded by three female attendants with an exotic colonnaded interior, within a florally decorated border with a Grotesque bust to the top and two dragons to the bottom, signed and dated to the lower left 'morel-ladeuil inv e fecit 1876' and to the lower right 'Elkington & Co.'
The importance of this Victorian period silver plated charger...
Category
Late 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Sculptureof a Boxer Signed Bertin, France, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver plated figure / sculpture of a boxer signed Bertin, France, circa 1930. Mounted over a marble base. Perfect for a boxing, sports wrestling fan.
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Spelter
Continental Silver Novelty Figure of a Sojourner, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
With an open container as his backpack and with detachable hat.
Category
1880s Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
20th Century Pair of Italian Silver embossed with figures Lamps
By Liciano Sacco
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pair of "Cariatidi" lamps in 800 silver. Completely hand-carved and embossed with scrolls motifs.
Each part of the lamp has been finely embossed and chiseled by hand.
The central pa...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Scottish Brass and Nickel Silver Horse Hobble, Bide A Blink, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Scottish brass and nickel silver horse hobble with an eagle heads horse shoe handle and resting on the faithful servant creature Bide a Blink. Signature...
Category
1830s Scottish Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Nickel, Brass
Set of Silver Plated Figures
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning set of three silver plated figures. One taller than the other. Very cute
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver Swashbuckler, Cartier, circa 1910
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver swashbuckler, Cartier, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Italian Silver Gothic revival Table Clock. Casting and chisel
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver 800 silver neo-Gothic silver table clock. The clock was made in casting and chiselling.
Mechanical mechanism
Category
1980s Italian Gothic Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968
By Herbert Distel
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture, in the form of a silver electroplated egg with a white porcelain holder, represents esteemed Swiss artist Herbert Distel's most iconic form. He created a 22-ton egg d...
Category
1960s American Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Miffy Silver Plated Money Bank by Dutch Illustrator and Writer Dick Bruna, 1955
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This silver plated Miffy money bank is the perfect gift for children or even adults
Miffy is a Dutch personality that was born in 1955 in the head of Dutch writer and illustrator Dick Bruna...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
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