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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Medieval
Sculpture representing the “deconstructed” Statue of Liberty by Arman
By Arman
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture representing the “deconstructed” Statue of Liberty by Arman (Armand Fernandez).
Bronze with blue-grey patina and polished bronze.
The Statue of Liberty is a recurring motif...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Traditional Bronze Hotei / "Happy Buddha" Wandering Monk Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A well cast mid-century traditional bronze "Happy Buddha" wandering monk sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 9"W x 6.5" D x 10" H. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Sculpted French Cubist Abstract Sculpture in Terracotta Signed "Philip"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Carved Dummy Board Oil Painting of an Angel & Crown of Thorns
Located in London, GB
19th Century Religious Dummy Board Oil Painting of Angel & Crown of Thorns.
Rare life size 19th Century religious oil painting on carved pinew...
Category
19th Century German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Murano Glass Elephant Sculpture, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful Murano glass sculpture representing an elephant, with a rigorous trunk facing upwards.
The Murano glass sculpture has the same workmanship as a "sommerso". The "submerged"...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Era Cold-Painted Cast Metal Horse Racing Jockey Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cast and cold painted spelter horse jockey sculpture is unsigned, and presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1960. The scu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Bronze Female Figure by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual cast bronze sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck. Elongated figure-exaggerated and inspired by Giacometti. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Model #4223 'Hand' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4223 'Hand' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass Architect Sculpture #4061
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock patinated brass "Architect" sculpture #4061. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Vintage Crucifix in Bronze and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage crucifix of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The vintage crucifix was made with nickel plated iron and gilded bronze. The v...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Vintage Italian Onion and Artichoke Finial Topiary
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming vintage Italian porcelain sculpture depicting a stacked grouping of onions and artichokes and resting on a tazza-form base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste Signed C.G.
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste
Beautifully Detailed
1935, France Signed: Depose C.G.390
The Buste is in good condition with a nice age pati...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Ocean Bottom, " Mid Century Bronze Sculpture with Fish, Seaweed and Seashells
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and lively, this rare bronze sculpture depicts a school of fish, undulating in the ocean current, intermixed with seaweed rising from the sea floor ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Sculpture
Bronze sculpture of a reclining figure. The figure is depicted in a relaxed pose, with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse Dwarf Brass Cork Screw Bottle Opener, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Mid-Century bottle opener/cork screw, displaying a dwarf. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of black-finished brass, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Libra Zodiac sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Small round chess board in malachite and marble
Located in Ixelles, BE
Small round chess board in malachite and marble.
Immerse yourself in absolute opulence with our malachite and marble chess set, an undisputed symbol of luxury and refinement.
Each...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Tall Lucite Sculpture With Seashells
Located in New York, NY
Tall Lucite sculpture with shells carved into the Lucite, measure: 29.75" tall x7" diameter. Base is 7" x 4.5".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
F. Barbedienne Foundry, French Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, French Bronze Bust of Jesus Christ, Barbedienne
1858
An exceptional French patinated realistic miniature bronze b...
Category
19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Figurative Table Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, Each is Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare complementing bronze figurative sculptures by Frederic / Frederick Weinberg. Beautiful patina. Both are signed with F. W. on the underside of a foot.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain figure by Raymont Peynet for Rosenthal. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Porcelain figurine in great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ’Single Entry’ Diver Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual patinated resin sculpture titled ’Single Entry’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Part of the divers in motion series, this maquette is mounted on an inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Vintage 1950s Handmade Robot Ashtray Sculpture Metal Scrap Art Articulating
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage One of a kind 1950s handmade metal Robot ashtray with articulating arms, pullout drawer and ash tray that comes out to be cleaned. On a hard plasti...
Category
1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Renato Anatra Gymnast Dancer Sculpture Murano Art Glass Signed by the Artist
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Renato Anatra Gymnast dancer sculpture Murano Art Glass Signed by the artist on the black applied base as shown.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pleasant Folk Art Friends Pair Eva Fritz-Linder, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends
A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a fri...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Asian Rose Quartz Cherry Bunches Jade Leaves Hard Stone Fruit Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
These cherry bunches are so cute and harder to find than other fruit. The cherries are carved rose quartz, the leaves are carved jade and the stems are flexible green wrapped wire wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Handshake, a Post-War Lattimo Art Glass Sculpture by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exceptionally rare figurine by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini & Co.
Referred to as 'Handshake', the model consists of a gloved hand with a scalloped cuff shaking hands with a naked...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Lion in Frost Style Lucite Iceberg Coffee, Cocktail Table Round Glass Top 1970
Located in Miami, FL
In the style of Lion in Frost is this impressive large round iceberg coffee or cocktail table.
Features two Lucite bases iceberg look with a Tip on Top and complimented by a round b...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Bronze Sculpture by Victor Gutierrez, Signed, Dated 94 & Number 9/10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Victor Gutierrez (Mexican, born 1950). A limited edition cold painted bronze statue. A figural work produced in a modern style depicting a seated fema...
Category
1990s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mexican ram's horn in fish form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican ram's horn in fish form. made in silverplated.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Metal Figurines at a France Tinplate Bar, 1950s
By Jean Pierre Pericaud
Located in Den Haag, NL
Small tinplate bar, with a bar lady, and a dandy customer in front of the bar. Drinking
a cocktail together. So much details in this little scenery, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds on Branch Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on tree branch sculpture. Attributed to de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Single Metal Sculpture of a Dancing Couple - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian sculpture of a dancing, loving couple made of hand crafted metal, in good condition. The detailed abstrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Napoleone Martinuzzi , Two Cactus in Murano iridescent Fume Vamsa Attribution
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Tare pair of two glass cactus in an iridescent Fume finish. This design is a classic design by Napoleone Martinuzzi.
Update: One leaf on the large cactus snapped and was glued in pla...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Asian Carved Plum Hard Stone Fruit Carved Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This hard stone carved plum would be a fabulous addition to any decorative lot of fruit or completely on it's own. The fruit is about 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch deep and is a pre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Flavia Montelupo Rimini Unglazed Ceramic Lion Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
This vintage Flavia Montelupo Ceramic lion is a beautiful addition to any collection. Made in Italy by Aldo Londi (Bitossi), this unglazed figure showcases the intricate details of a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail; made in Germany. #3511
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Lucite Resin Sculpture with Exploded Clock by Pierre Giraudon, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A rarely seen cube object in resin and Lucite by the French artist Pierre Giraudon. Shows an 'exploded clock' with all detailed components. A very decorative object.
In good condi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
20th Century German Enamelled Sterling Silver Armour on Wood Decorated Base
By Brumal
Located in VALENZA, IT
Figure realized in Sterling Silver using the lost wax process.
The details are gilded and enameled.
The figure is 17.5 cm high and depicts a 15th century German soldier with sword ...
Category
1990s Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Mid Century Life Size Female Sirens Column Sculptures Statues
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
These extremely rare and stylish statues are packed with personality! Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning parchmen...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass
Vintage Metal and Wooden Statue of a Naked Woman, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful painted metal statue designed and made by Rosario in the 1980s, fine Italian manufacture. Signed.
The statue has a very elegant black wooden base with grass-like grain. On...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mid-Century Modern iconic Italian door handle by the enameller and painter Paolo De Poli (1905–1996) in collaboration with Gio Ponti. Made of red e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Cast Iron Rose Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron rose sculpture.
Dimensions
9" width x 4.75" depth x 2" height.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Tom Dixon Life Size Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 1980's
By Tom Dixon
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Life size Harley Davidson rattan model of a motorcycle, attributed to Tom Dixon USA, Circa 1980s
Hand-made sculpture of a motorcycle of woven rattan, willow, reed and wood.
This...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Gio Ponti and Paolo de Poli Large Scale Diavolo Enamel Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Devil's face enamel sculpture designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Paolo De Poli in Italy, 1956.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Eugene Gauss Mid Century Figural Carved Red Stone Picasso Style Wall Sculpture
By Eugene Gauss
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Eugene Gauss (American, 1905-1988) Mid Century Figural Carved Solid Red Stone Picasso Style Wall Art Sculpture (Approx 20 lbs). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 21.5" H...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
1890 Sterling Silver King Arthur Knight by B. Neresheimer & Söhne Hanau
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This antique sterling silver knight sculpture from the 19th century is based on the statue found at the Tomb of Maximilian I: King Arthur completed in 1513. Dressed in full medieval ...
Category
19th Century German Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust.
Mid-Century Modern Carrara marble bust. This unusual marble bust sculpture depicts a male figure with an elongated head. Signed Tarr 1952 on t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Split-Head with Numbers by David Gil for Bennington Potters
By David Gil
Located in Pasadena, CA
Introducing a semi-abstract stoneware sculpture created by artist David Gill for Bennington Potters. It features a head with imprinted numbers, made of two halves attached to a lucit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Lucite
"Double Play, " Sculpture Capturing Dramatic Baseball Play with Male Nude, 1953
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sandro Books Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Books Sculpture, 2017
By Artist Sandro.
made in Berlin in 2017.
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Pino Signoretto Murano Art Glass Nude Sculpture Signed by the Artist
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Pino Signoretto Murano Art Glass Nude Sculpture Signed by the Artist As shown. Very complicated nude sculpted into a circle applied to a black glass base.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Fiberglass Sculpture by Milosevic
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage sculpture by MILOSEVIC.
Dragoljub D.A, MILOSEVIC (1939-2019), is an artist born in 1939. He showed early gifts for the drawing and plastic modeling of busts. He thus obtai...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
20th Century Blue-Red Italian Murano Glass Parrot Sculpture by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian parrot sculpture made of hand blown Murano Glass, designed and produced by Archimede Seguso in good condition. The décor piece is particularized by multicolored details. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1960 - 1970, Murano, Venice, Italy.
Base: 3" diameter
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397, in Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Unique Bronze Figurative Profile Plaque by Thom O'connor
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique bronze figurative profile plaque by Thom O'Connor, circa 1966. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 6"w x 2"d x 8.5"h. It is numbe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Robert Graham Bronze Figure Titled 'Kim"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Graham (1938-2008)
"Kim" 1984
signed: R. Graham
A large patinated bronze figure of a standing nude lady on a rotating pedestal.
Measures:
Height 77"
Width 14"
Depth 14"
Ex...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cheeky Child Bronze Statue on Square Base by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture has long been revered as one of the purest means of expressing artistic thought and feeling. An art form that transforms materiality and space, capturing an ephemeral momen...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, 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.