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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
19th Century Antique Bronze Statue Of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Bilzen, BE
Old bronze statue from the beginning of the 19th century of Napoleon Bonaparte of fine quality.
Original aged patina
Total height 22 cm, base 8.8 x 8.8 cm, heigth figure 9 cm
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare "Kallisti” - Large Glass Artwork by Alekos Fassianos for Daum, 1988.
By Daum, Alekos Fassianos
Located in Lille, FR
Kallisti by Alekos Fassianos for Daum, in pâte de verre
1988
Signed and numbered 145/200
Dimensions:
Height: 9 cm
Length: 10 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural horse statue - Bitossi Aldo Londi. This character statue has been made in the 1960s. Absolutely gorgeous item with mark on the body and still in ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Solid Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Chinese Sancai Glazed Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, crafted with traditional tri-color glaze, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Cascavel, Brazilian Contemporary Collectible and Decorative Object
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Cascavel snake is part of Bichos do Brasil collection that is decorative and collectible objects of wooden figures that represent animals of the Brazilian Fauna.
The design of the co...
Category
2010s Brazilian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco sculpture 2 Dancers with Cymbals signed Limousin
By Limousin
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco sculpture circa 1930.
Regulates silver and gold cold patina.
All on a portor marble base.
Small restoration on a cymbal.
Signed on Limousin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Wood Shogun, Edo Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual Japanese carved wood, lacquer, and gilt decorated portrait sculpture of a shogun, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The unidentified shogun (possibly Tokugawa Iey...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
"Freevolle" Lady Lamp, Gold Lampshade, Brass Body
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE
Twist and go!
The Freevolle Lady lamp captures a quiet elegance, with its refined curves, delicate and airy silhouette, it moves with grace—strik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$3,589 / item
Seletti "Limited Gold Edition" Porcelain My Robot
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Greek Terracotta Antefix in Form of the Head of Artemis Bendis, Taranto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ancient Greek mould-made terracotta antefix decorated with the female head of the Goddess Artemis Bendis.
Western Greek, Italy, Taranto, early 4th century BC.
Two small feathered win...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Virgin and Child in Majesty
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Virgin and child in majesty
Origine: castille
Epoque: early 14th century
Measures: Height: 72cm
Length: 30cm
Depth: 25cm
Polychrome and gi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$41,880
Large Murano Sommerso Art Glass Pear Sculpture by Fratelli Toso Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful color controlled bubbles nice heavy excellent condition pear sculpture Murano Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Alabaster Venus Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920 Italian carved alabaster Venus.
Measurements:
Height: 20"
Diameter: 6"
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
20th Century Italian Etruscan Bacchus Terra Cotta Head - Vintage Statuette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Tuscan clay head of Dionisio Etrusco Bacco made of hand crafted terra cotta, in good condition. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...
Category
19th Century French Moorish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$28,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Horned Antelope Human Dark Wood Mask Dan People Ivory Coast Africa Open Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved blackened wood horned antelope - human mask Dan People Ivory Coast, Africa. Two vertical horns probably representing a young antelope, large open round eyes and projecting li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen.
Beautifully hand painted figurine group in porcelain. Depicti...
Category
Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gand...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Schist
Antique Female Sculpture In Alabaster, Giuseppe Gambogi Italian Sculptor, 19th.
By Giuseppe Gambogi
Located in Breganze, VI
The category Antique Alabaster Sculptures, features a refined Female Sculpture, a
Young Woman leaning against a classical column and peering expectantly,
the work created is made of alabaster, a lustrous and elegant material used by the
artists to sculpt their works of art.
The age of the ancient sculpture is from the late 1800s, 19th century.
The ancient female Statue in alabaster, bears a signature G. Gambogi, Italian sculptor.
Giuseppe Gambogi (1862-1938), was born in Pisa but worked in Florence where he had his studio-atelier together with his children.
He uses various materials in marble, alabaster and bronze for his works. Sculptor with Romantic and Orientalist taste.
Many works created by the sculptor were made for the foreign market and
some of them are preserved in the Dantesco Museum in Ravenna.
The sculpture is in excellent condition although it has undergone minor restoration.
Sculture...
Category
Late 19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Portuguese Baroque Madonna and Child Sculpture, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This late 17th-century Portuguese Baroque sculpture in polychromed wood depicts the Madonna holding the Christ Child, carved with exquisite detail and spiritual grace.
The Virgin is...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,671 Sale Price
20% Off
Lladró Gladiator Figurine
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
A spectacular sculpture made in black porcelain, inspired by the legendary gladiators of the Roman empire.
This creation represents with amazing faithfulness and detail the figure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$8,150 / item
Marcel Bouraine & Gabriel Argy-Rousseau “Danseuse” Pâte de verre Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
In the exquisite statuette, "Danseuse" by Marcel Bouraine and Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, a graceful dancer twists her torso while turning her head to the right. One arm arches behind her...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Original ceramic sculpture Artist by Capodimonte, Italy 1970s
By Capodimonte
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage ceramic sculpture "Artist" by Capodimonte made in Italy in the 1970s.
The sculpture has the original manufacturer's label and signature of the master.
The vintage sculpture ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lalique Crystal Samurai’s Perfume Bottle
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Sculpture Perfume Bottle. It depicts a clear and frosted crystal Samurai sculpture standing over a round crystal bottle tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$432 Sale Price
27% Off
Antique Large Japanese Bronze Elephant & Tigers Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Japanese Meiji Period patinated bronze study of an elephant with tigers, signed on the belly, Meiji period, 1868-1912, and late...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signed Sergio Bustamante Ceramic Hand with Faces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante, 52" tall hand with faces - very rare and stunning example of Bustamantes work.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 19th Century Carved Wooden Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice saint figure. Hand carved wood with glass eyes
Italy, circa 1800-1850. Weathered, small losses.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$807 Sale Price
50% Off
French religious carving - Wooden Saint - 1960s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Saint Statuette – Mid-20th Century
Charming religious statuette carved in fir wood, dating from the mid-20th century. Dark stain highlights the natural grain of the wood as well as ...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian Silver 800 and Ebony "Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar"Replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fantastic reproduction of the famous saltcellar of Benvenuto Cellini, symbol of the world goldsmith's art.
The master goldsmith made only very few copies of this wonderful object that makes it a unique piece in the world.
6.641 grams of solid silver.
Some information on the original piece by Benvenuto Cellini:
The Cellini Salt...
Category
1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue
Located in London, GB
South Arabian Calcite female figure
3rd Century BC to 1st century A.D.
Calcite Alabaster
height: 30.5 cm
A magnificent alabaster female figure, a f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
1980 Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Insieme
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Rodica Tanasescu. The title "Insieme" Together
Rodica Tanasescu was born in Rumania and now lives in and works in Mestre, (Venezia, It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Italian 19th Century Marble Sculpture Children on Crib, A. Tantardini
By Antonio Tantardini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Tantardini (Italian, 1829-1879) An extraordinary Italian 19th century life size carved Carrara white marble sculpture of "A Young Child and a baby in a wicker crib...
Category
1860s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$520,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Bronze Cherub After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning sculpture of a cherub holding a cornucopia, after Auguste Moreau. French, early 20th century. At 35" high, this is a beautifully substantial bronze in excellent condition....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is considered one of the most developed of the pre-Columbian period as metalwork and ceramics were the most popular form of cultural expression. The ceramic creations of this culture were often based on the human figure to create portraits of people and realistic daily scenes of life cycles and the human condition.
This figure appears to be wearing a loincloth and is adorned with a beaded necklace and an elaborate coiffure or headdress. There are holes lining each ear indicating the potential use of ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French sculpture depicts a young child in a playful pose, kneeling and engaging with a stick, seemingly caught in a moment of curiosity. The sculpture is beautifull...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Pompeii" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Bronze Tibetan Amitayus
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful bronze sculpture of The Tibetan Amitayus, the Bodhissatva/Buddha of infinite life, a tantric for of Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light.
Adorned with necklaces, crown...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Herend Modern Figure Venetian Mask Hand-Painted Porcelain
By Gyorgy Farkasréti
Located in Cagliari, IT
Herend Hungarian hand-painted porcelain figure depicting a Venetian mask, decorated with a motif of flowers, birds and butterflies; decor ZO. Exemplary 1...
Category
1990s Hungarian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,094 Sale Price
50% Off
Bronze Hand of a Lady
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Finely Cast Bronze Hand with Ornamental Cuff
A beautifully cast 19th-century bronze sculpture of a delicate female right hand, rendered with graceful, elongated fingers ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Papier-Mâché anatomical leg by Dr. Auzoux, France
Located in Diest, BE
This rare papier-mâché anatomical model of a human leg originates from the renowned workshops of Dr. Louis Auzoux in France, a pioneer of 19th-century anatomical teaching models.
Cr...
Category
1850s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Miguel Berrocal Mini "Portrait De Michelle" Puzzle Sculpture, 1960s
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful vintage mini Miguel Berrocal puzzle element sculpture of the bust of a woman called Portrait de Michelle is comprised of 17 individual c...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest.
It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Lladro Limited Edition of Lady in Love and Flowers for Goddess Woman, Retired
By Lladro
Located in Plainview, NY
A set of two LLadro figurines. One is " Lady in Love" figurine #6712. The figurine is in mint condition was issued in 2000 and retired in 2004. The sec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$455 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Italian 19th century Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower, modeled after Myron. The impressively detailed Discobolus, which is ...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury abstract bronze sculpture.
Stunning midcentury abstract bronze sculpture. This well cast abstract bronze has great patina and is perfect for a cocktail table, console tab...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Dancing Nude with Birds by Marcel Bouraine 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of dancing nude with birds signed Matto, pseudonym of Marcel André Bouraine.
Bronze with silver & gold patina, orange marble base.
France 1930.
Illustrat...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Polished Bronze Venetian Mask Sculpture by Volare, 1994
Located in Miami, FL
Polished bronze Venetian face by CM Volare, 1994.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Morbelli Wall Plate Gold Porcelain #La Notte” 1960 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Wall plate Morbelli.
Category
1960s Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Figural Statues in Murano Glass by Pino Signoretto, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This elegant pair of Chinese figural statues, crafted by renowned Murano glass artist Pino Signoretto in the 1970s, exemplifies the exquisite art...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid 20th Century Limited Edition Salvador Dali "Venus aux Tiroirs"
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 20th Century limited edition bronze figure of the Venus de Milo incorporating multiple drawer compartments to her head, breasts, torso and left leg to symbolise the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lot of Three Indian Terracotta Processional Figures
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of three Indian terracotta processional figures.
Krishnanagar, Bengal, 19th Century.
Painted terracotta figures, depicting two males and one female musician...
Category
19th Century Indian Tribal Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Marcela Cure Meditative Pose Sculptural Candle - Sandalwood
Located in Barranquilla, Atlántico
The Sandalwood Sculpture in ivory stone is a decorative, hand-sculpted object that doubles as a candle carrying notes of star anise, cedar leaf, sandalwood,...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze figure "Slave Girl" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful patinated Art Nouveau bronze study of a young Art Nouveau beauty sat upon a wall wearing chains with excellent variegated rich brown patina and excellent hand chased surf...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Size French Wall Crucifix / Jesus Christ on the Cross with Crown of Thorns
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large size sculpture and an impressive, religious work of art.
Looking at Christ suffering like this, the crucifix (in our view) is a symbol of what 'telling people the trut...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Alabaster Bust of Girl Reading on Floor Pedestal
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 20th century Italian alabaster bust of a little girl reading a book standing on a period walnut pedestal column. Bust is apparently unsigned.
Bust
Height 14"
Width 10"
D...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Edwardian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Immaculate Conception Religious Sculpture, Baroque, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exceptional 18th-century Spanish Baroque sculpture of the Immaculate Conception, carved in chestnut wood and richly polychromed and crowned.
The sculpture retains its vibrant pi...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$36,809 Sale Price
30% Off
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.