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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
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46 Nami Glass Vase, by Marco Zanini from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Nami Glass Vase was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1986 for Memphis. Sculptural vase features a conical base on a glass pedestal, with opal glass plate topped by a green ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
E. Popineau Cymbals Dancer Sculpture
By Francois Emile Popineau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture, by E. Popineau, circa 1920, cymbals dancer. Signed. Also stamped by foundry, la Stele. 36.25" high. 17" wide at hands.
Francois-Emile ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Diana by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Antique Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Diana by Ferdinand Barbedienne
French, late 19th Century
Dimensions: Height 60cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm
This...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gaetano Pesce Sculpture for Cassina, 1963
Located in Hudson, NY
Original art sculpture designed by Gaetano Pesce; signed and dated 1963, Per Cassina 1968-1963. Red frame with lamented wood on metal feet.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Meissen Porcelain Revelry Groups
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming pair of Meissen porcelain figures celebrates the essence of Revelry. First modeled by the renowned Johann Joachim Kändler on bases by Peter Reinicke, circa 1767, these ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Painted Clay Buddha Statue with Red Robes
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th Century, Republic of China) clay Buddha sculpture with painted details and red and green robes.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Antique Chinese Painted Clay Buddha Statue
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th Century, Republic of China) clay Buddha sculpture with painted details in red, green, and blue.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Italian 19th C. Grand Tour Terracotta of a "Fauno Danzante Con Cimbali" ca. 1860
Located in CH
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Terracotta of a "Fauno Danzante con Cimbali" Circa 1860
The statue depicts a satyr dancing and playing; in his right hand he holds the rattlesnakes...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of German Porcelain Figural Coupes, Meissen, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Marked cross swords.
Category
1920s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Chinese Agate Figure of Kuan Yin, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Large Chinese Agate figure of Kuan Yin, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Contemporary Carved Wood Figural Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary carved wood abstract figural sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd Vintage English Sterling Silver Harp Trophy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver presentation harp trophy made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd; an addition to our presentation silverware collection
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II cast sterling silver presentation piece has been realistically modelled in the form of a harp.
This impressive harp trophy is embellished with cast strings conjoined to the structural frame, accented with an array of engraved geometric shapes.
The hallmarked sterling silver harp ornament is displayed on a rectangular green marble base fitted with an applied vacant silver inscription plaque; the plaque may be engraved with a personal inscription if so desired.
The underside of the plinth is fitted with green baize.
This impressive example of vintage silverware...
Category
1970s English Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Painted Clay Buddha Statue with Green and Brown Robes
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (early 20th Century, Republic of China) clay Buddha sculpture with painted details in green, brown, and blue.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Meiji Period Bronze of a Cricket Catcher
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze of a cricket catcher, shown holding a whistle to his mouth with his left hand and a long rod in his right hand, wearing traditional clothing with a wide-brimmed...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze of an Edwardian Lady on a Window Seat
By Noel Ruffier
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A bronze of a Mme Sans-Gene (Madam Without-a-Care) by Noel-Rouffier, depicted as an Edwardian lady on a window seat.
Category
1890s French Edwardian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kai Nielsen Sculpture ‘Nina på kuglen’ / ‘En lille globetrotter’ by Kähler
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sculpture ‘Nina på kuglen’ / ‘En lille Globetrotter’ designed by Kai Nielsen. Produced by Kähler in Denmark.
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Renaissance Style Soapstone Carvings
Located in New York, NY
4 Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved soapstone wall plaques of Medieval scenes under glass in black frames.
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Bronze Sculpture "Woman Sitting Head in Her Arm" by Joseph Csaky, circa 1930
By Joseph Csaky
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture in bronze with black patina.
Signed and numbered 5/8. Stamped with the foundry stamp Landowski and marked AC (Atelier Csaky).
Model from circa 1930, the present cast is a...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Game Bird Sculptures by Jules Moigniez
Located in London, GB
Each bird in this pair is a partridge—the ubiquitous European game bird. The partridges are cast from bronze and are finished with a beautiful, polychrome patina. Each partridge in t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bull's Head
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed and numbered 1/8 on the back
Monogram of the artist left side
Stamp of the founder on the back.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Finely Cast Bronze Jester Holding Doll by G. Gueyton 'French 1841-1919'
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally well-cast bronze sculpture with brown patina depicting a harlequin holding a doll, the elaborately dressed figure with an expressive face and imposing posture restin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
River Nymphs, After Jean Goujon
By Jean Goujon
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of patinated bronze figures of River Nymphs, After Jean Goujon.
These charming figures are inspired by the nymphs on the monumental ‘Fontai...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970s German Extra Large Paper Bag Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Paper or plastic or…Wirkkala’s fun and whimsical 1977 Pop Art take on tromp l’oeil, something that is not what it appears to be. Here, a used paper bag ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exemplary of Art Nouveau elegance, the sensuous female form is the focus of this Viennese bronze by Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922). The intricately detailed bronze captures the supple form of an exotic Nubian dancer in a true representation of the era’s predominant aesthetic. Both classical and evocative, the nude figure is adorned by an array of bronze jewelry, including a stunning golden belt...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Louis XV Period Rococo Style Marble Sculptures of Cherubs
Located in London, GB
Two Louis XV Period Rococo style marble sculptures of cherubs,
French, 18th century
Dimensions: Height 90cm, width 60cm, depth 60cm
Superbly carved from subtly veined white-grey marble, this pair of...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Carrara White Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in London, GB
Bust of 'Marie Antoinette'
After the original by Felix Lecomte
Constructed in Carrara statuary marble, the bust of the Queen is set on a truncated ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Full-Size Marble Figure by Belgian Sculptor Louis Samain
Located in London, GB
Full-size marble figure by Belgian sculptor Louis Samain
Belgian, 1872
Measures: Figure: Height 147cm, width 55cm, depth 38cm
Pedestal: Height 76cm, d...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Orientalist Sculpted Busts by Guillemin
Located in London, GB
Pair of Orientalist sculpted busts by Guillemin
French, circa 1880-1890
Male figure: Height 89.5cm, width 65cm, depth 40cm
Female figure: Height 79.5...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Orientalist Bronze Figure of a Water Carrier by Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut, Oudin A Marseille
Located in London, GB
This large bronze figure was sculpted by the French artist Marcel Debut and cast by the Oudin foundry in Marseille (‘Debut’ and ‘Oudin’ are signed to the base).
The figure represe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel, Bronze
German Bronze Figure of Don Quixote, by Albert Heinrich Hussman '1874-1946'
Located in New York, NY
Don Quixote on horse on marble base. Signed A. Hussman.
Category
1910s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Sculpture of a Sleeping Child
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th century Italian sculpture of a sleeping child
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 44cm, width 72cm, depth 30cm
This...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Bronze Dog Figure by Pierre-Jules Mene
Located in London, GB
Pierre-Jules Mene (1810-1879) was one of the foremost animalier sculptors of the 19th Century, and achieved high distinction in the art of making small bron...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bohemian Porcelain Group by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in London, GB
This delicate porcelain figural group depicts two lovers in a tender embrace. The maiden is fair haired and wears a dress which has fallen from her breast, and the hunter has two bir...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bohemian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Elena
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture on an ebony base
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered 1/8
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Style of Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This pair of busts depicts the former King and Queen of France, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The busts are crafted from unglazed white porcelain, known as bisque, or biscuit. Each...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Franck Evennou, Large-Scale Wooden TOTEM, France, 2020
Located in New York, NY
The totems of the French sculptor Franck Evennou possess a playful quality that counterbalances the traditional solemnity of the form. With their rough, splitting surface, they are n...
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Figure of 'La Nature Se Dévoilant Devant La Science'
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Bronze figure of 'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science' by Louis-Ernest Barrias.
Inscribed 'E. Barrias' and with Susse Frères foundry cachet and further Susse inscription.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Black Forest Walnut Plaque
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Showing a hunter being attached by an eagle as he attempts to raid its nest, attributed to Johann Fluck.
Category
1850s Black Forest Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Art Polyoptic Prism, 1960s
Located in Hudson, NY
Amazing crystal prism on wooden base, engraved with a ballerina. Different views from each angle. Signed and numbered. Made by Kosta.
Category
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Torch Cut Brutalist Sculptural Metal Candelabra by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Montreal, QC
Large torch cut Brutalist sculptural metal candelabra. Signed “Marcello Fantoni”.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Marble Sculpture of Apollo
Located in London, GB
Italian marble sculpture of Apollo
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 64cm, width 61cm, depth 43cm
This large and fine carved marble ...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Pierre Lefaguays Table Lamp
By Pierre Lefaguays
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Lefaguays (1892-1962)
Dancer
Patinated bronze with gilded accents table lamp.
Signed « Le Faguays » and dated 40 for 1940
Measure: Height : 12" or 30 cm.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figure of Eve by Roussana Soskice, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Bronze figure of Eve offering the apple. With Gorham Co. Foundry.
Category
1920s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figure of Native American Stepping into a Canoe by Carl Kauba '1865-1922'
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed 'C. Kauba' and stamped 'Geshutz'.
Category
1890s Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Group Cupid and Psyche by Gerhardt Henning 'Swedish 1880-1967'
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed G. Henning, dated 1928 and No. 2.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Sculpted Marble Figure of Caesar Augustus
Located in London, GB
Large antique sculpted marble figure of Caesar Augustus
Italian, early 20th century
Measures: Height 186cm, width 118cm, depth 44cm
Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the o...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bronze Sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
By Giambologna, Louis-Guillaume Fulconis
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze sculptures of Mercury and Fortuna
French, late 19th century
Measures: Mercury: Height 64cm, width 11cm, depth 27cm
Fortuna: Heigh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Fire Tong Sculpture by Henri Louis Levasseur
By Henri Louis Levasseur
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A figural art nouveau solid cast bronze fire tong sculpture with a handle in the form of a woman's profile with flowing hair. Marked "H.L."
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Strange Fruit Installation, a Unique Glass Hanging Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
Strange fruit Installation is a unique hanging sculpture by the British artist Chris Day created from hand blown and sculpted glass with steel, hessian cord, reclaimed electrical wire and butchers...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Syracuse
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina on an ebony base
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered 3/8
Seal of the founder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Presentation or Champagne Cup and Cover
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation or champagne cup and cover made in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to our presenta...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
Located in London, GB
Art Deco gilt bronze sculpture of the 'Theban Dancer' by CJR Colinet
French, circa 1925
Measures: Height 55cm, width 59cm, depth 23cm
The important Fr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Marble Statue of Aristedes, Signed by Giacomo Cali
Located in New York, NY
This Italian Neoclassical white marble sculpture is signed by the Neopolitan artist Giacomo Cali. The sculpture is of Aristedes (530–468 BC), the ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Greco-Persian Wars...
Category
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
'L'innocence Tourmentée Par L'amour' A Figural Group by Luca Madrassi circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'L'innocence Tourmentée Par L'amour' - A fine patinated bronze figural group by Luca Madrassi.
French, circa 1900.
Inscribed 'L.MADRASSI.PARIS'.
With Gervais foundry cachet...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TF02 Glazed Stoneware Figura Totem by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TF02 Sculpture designed and produced by Canadian artist Pascale Girardin features a partially glazed stoneware body. The entire structure is handmade. The handprints sculptured in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Marble Bust of a Young Lady as Flora by John Adams-Acton
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Marble Bust of a Young lady as Flora by John Adams-Acton (English, 1830-1910)
Signed and dated: JOHN ADAMS-ACTON FECT ROMA 1864 with inscription ELLEN A. HALL
White Marble
Provenance: Adams-Acton won the Royal Academy’s Gold Medal for sculpture in 1858 and his prize was to study in Rome under John Gibson, the important British Neoclassical sculptor. This bust of a young lady as Flora, Roman goddess of flowers and the Spring, was probably executed by Adams-Acton in Gibson’s studio in Rome, where he spent a successful period making portraits of Grand Tour patrons. The inscription, ‘Ellen A. Hall’, is probably the name of the sitter, who was most likely a young British tourist in Rome. Adams-Acton exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1854 until 1892, where his sitters included William Gladstone...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Figural Candelabra by Elkington, Mason & Co
Located in London, GB
Pair of figural candelabra by Elkington, Mason & Co
English, circa 1860
Height 44cm, width 26cm, depth 20cm
This pair of three light figural candelabra is made of silvered-bronze. The candelabra take the form of a male and female figure in exotic dress...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze of "Joan of Arc Defeating the English" by Theodore Gechter
Located in New York, NY
Depicting the armored and mounted Joan rising over a fallen soldier and horse. Signed 'Th. Gechter'.
Category
1820s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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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