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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Italian Mid Century Marble Sculpture of Grapes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Mid Century Marble Sculpture of Grapes
Italy, 1970s
A Italian mid-century marble sculpture of grapes from the 1970s is a striking example of craftsmanship and natural beauty...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-17th Century Italian Marble Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spectacular mid-17th century Venetian Sculpture - "Enfant Au Coussin" - Enfant With Pillow. Expertly carved from Verona Marble. An architectural element originally serving as a b...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Bronze Indian Divinity Sculpture, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
20th century Indian sculpture. Bronze object depicting an Indian deity of small size. Bronze richly finished with numerous details, in beautiful patina....
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Chinese Statue of Three Figures
Located in Miami, FL
Finely detailed antique bronze of three Chinese figures with a wonderful patina. A beautiful and bold conversation piece for any home.
Measures: 7 3/4" H x 5" W x 2 3/4" D
Delightfu...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Murano Glass and Sterling Silver Musical Clowns by Vittorio Angini
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Murano glass and sterling silver musical clowns by Vittorio Angini, charming set with stunning detail, retain original silver plaque signatures a...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Czech Bohemian Curt Schlevogt Ingrid Art Deco Lady in the Wind Glass Statue
By Lalique
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite vintage Curt Schlevogt Bohemian art glass woman in the wind sculpture from the Ingrid series. Beautiful Art Deco design. Displays beautifully....
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Amethyst Flower I Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture amethyst flower I on marble base
with metal gold finish leaves, with minerals
stones sticks and with amethyst stone in the
heart of the flower.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Amethyst, Marble
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
Carl Auböck #4069 Sculpture "Standing", Austria
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4069 Sculpture "Standing", Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A pair of SHABBY-CHIC NEOCLASSICAL Princess Shell SCULPTURES France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of magnificent shell sculptures representing two ladies or princesses from the grand siècle, with subtle details, a hippie creation from the 1970s, anonymous artist, France 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Art Deco bronze sculpture dancer with birds by Joan Salvado Voltas, 1930
By Salvado
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture dancer with birds by Joan Salvado Voltas.
Bronze, silver patina.
Portor marble and onyx base. France 1930.
Category
1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Orientalist Man Praying on Persian Rug, by Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very detailed Vienna bronze was made by the premier foundry of this genre, Franz Bergmann, and does bear his seal on the underside of the rug. The man praying is delicately pai...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Nursing Mother in Africa, " Rare Cubist-Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, Prob. Belgium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the geometric forms and exaggerations of French Cubism, this rare and striking bronze presents an African mother nursing her child,...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture of a Male Torso in the Hellenistic Style, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a male torso in the Hellenistic style, 21st century.
Sculpture on base of a male torso in the Hellenistic style, plaster and patinated resin, 21st century.
H: 74cm, W:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Hyllested Danish Mid-Century Art Pottery Eskimo Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming and uncommon Danish mid-century art pottery eskimo figure made by Hyllested Keramik and dating from around 1960. This highly collectable figure is referenced by some as re...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Nineteenth Century Italian Bronze of Seated Hermes
Located in London, GB
Nineteenth century Italian bronze model of Seated Hermes, stamped 'GIORGIO SOMMER FOUNDRY, NAPLES', set on marble plinth base.
Dimensions: 44cm (17¼") High, 42cm (16½") Wide, Base 2...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Dancer Sculpture Jeu with a Jade Ball from Max Le Verrier in Art Deco Style
Located in Ulm, DE
JEU
"jeu" is French for "game"
Figurative sculpture of a nude lady playing ball
Ball dancer
Designed in Paris (France) during the roaring 1920s
Original Max Le Verrier, signed
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Marble, Spelter
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario.
Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques must delight you....
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Renato Anatra Scavo Glass Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large Murano sculpture after Michelangelos' David
Beautiful surface and a large presence.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Art Deco Style Sculpture Dancing Nude with Balls by Denis for Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant sculpture in Art Deco style, ball dancer signed by Denis.
With foundry mark.
Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry.
Designed ca. 1930.
Posthumous contemporary cast.
Patinat...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture by Artist Orlando Chiang from the Early
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Female Form Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture by Talented Artist Orlando Chiang from the early 2000s.
Exceptional carved wood sculpture depicting the female form. Crafted by ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Contemporary Lima Bean Sculpture in Brass by Robert Kuo, Hand Repoussé, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lima bean sculpture
Brass
Hand Repoussé
Limited edition
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Figure of Narasimha, South India, 16th-17th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The lion-headed deity seated on round base over a stepped platform. Lakshmi seated on his left thigh, his principal hands holding a mace and lotus bud and upper hands holding a chakr...
Category
Early 17th Century Indian Tribal Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Saint Florian
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
SAINT FLORIAN
ORIGIN: SOUTH GERMANY, SWABIA
PERIOD: END OF THE 15th CENTURY
Height : 100,5 cm
Width : 34 cm
Depth : 17 cm
Polychromed lime wood
Good state of conservation
Sin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
AMAZING MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century Baroque Style, Italy.
Located in Madrid, ES
MARBLE FIGURE OF THE MINOTAUR, 17th Century
Baroque Style, Italy.
Beige/grey marble. Minotaur on a rectangular "Rosso di Verona" base. H (without base) 81 cm.
H (without base) 81 c...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hand Carved Teak Temple Guards, Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of intricately hand carved Teak temple guard dogs. Foo dogs are symbolic, protective statues, and they are designed in pairs — one is female, the othe...
Category
20th Century Thai Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
2 "Abissi" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Design, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The speci...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 6 Green Turquoise Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Black Cobra Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture black cobra in ceramic and
enameled ceramic in black finish with
gold finish details.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
American Bronze Mountain Man
Located in Queens, NY
American bronze figure on horse gong down a steep incline on green oval-shaped base (later 20th Cent.recast of "Mountain Man" by Remington)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age...
Category
20th Century American Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted by four-legged animal, over round face, with mouth ajar and incised jagged teeth exposed, protruding almond shaped eyes, scattered remnants of pigment, full raffia fiber fringe, mounted on wood stand.
A superb museum quality example, this remarkable tribal folk art sculpture is a wonderful way to add rustic warmth, rich historical depth, and fascinating cultural interest to any space!
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 26" High, 9" Wide, 10.25" Deep;
Mask only: 15" Tall;
7 lbs total
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas.
Excellent Condition:
Nicely aged distressed patina over the whole. Highly desirable wear consistent with age and indicative of use, including scattered losses, antique character marks and typical signs of aging throughout. Retaining scattered remnants of original pigment. Overall a superb museum quality example
Primitive Arts Of Africa:
Among the Suku of the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, masks plays crucial role in protecting boys during initiation, the vulnerable period between boyhood and manhood. The power contained in Hemba masks...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent near life-sized Chinese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, southern China.
The figure likely represents one of the Five Tathagatas, also known as Dhyani Buddhas or Wisdom Buddhas. More specifically, either Amitabha or Amoghasiddhi. Amitabha is the Buddha of infinite light, and represents the wisdom of observation and recognition. Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha of accomplishment, and represents the wisdom of perfected practices. The size and scale of the Buddha indicates it was made for temple worship.
The large Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana, or full lotus position, with the soles of both feet facing up. His elegant hands, with impossibly long and slender fingers, perform shuni mudra, the gesture of bestowing patience. His right arm is bent at the elbow, the right hand raised to heart level. The left arm resting gently in his lap, the left hand at navel level.
The Buddha is dressed in voluminous robes that wrap around his shoulders and body, and tied at the waist. The heavy fabric draping and pooling elegantly all around his robust body. His broad chest and right arm exposed.
The Buddha's face is both solemn and beatific - his expression seeming to change depending on the angle of view. The most notable feature of his face is the large urna to the center of his forehead, set between a pair of painted, high arching brows over heavily lidded almond shaped eyes. A strong nose is set above a small mouth pursed in an ever so slight smile. Long pendulous earlobes touch his shoulders.
The Buddha's hair arranged in the typical fashion, with "spikes" representing tight curls. A prominent ushnisha rises from the crown of his head, covered by more hair, and topped with a rounded protuberance.
The Buddha is constructed from several blocks of wood, joined, carved and lacquered a deep red-brown with gold flecks...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Goldscheider Wien Girl with Dog Pottery Figure, circa 1930
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and stylish Austrian Art Deco Goldscheider, Wien, pottery figure of a young girl with a dog dating from circa 1930. The novelty young girl figure stands on a rectangular bas...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Victorian Wide Scroll Twist Design Bracelet 925 Sterling Silver Cuff
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Victorian-style bracelet cuff. All in sterling silver haute couture - iconic. This piece is not only a ready-to-wear creation but also the most dynamic piece of modern scul...
Category
1960s American Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Limited Edition Lladro Porcelain Dragon Sculpture
Located in Mérida, YU
Porcelain Dragon Sculpture made by Francisco Plop for Lladro.
Limited Edition.
Very good condition without chips or marks.
Original Lladro Tag.
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Puppy S in Orange by Eero Aarnio for Magis
By Eero Aarnio, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by Eero Aarnio, master of Scandinavian design culture and innovator on the international scene ever since the sixties, Puppy is a little dog as imagined by the great designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Iconic Carl Auböck Handcrafted Eye Bottle Stopper #4538, Cork & Brass, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
An attention-grabbing bottle stopper „Eye", model #4538, designed by Carl Aubock II back in the early 1950s. A charming object, handcrafted by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Etienne Falconet 1716-1796 La Baigneuse (The Bather) Diana at Well Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
After Etienne-Maurice Falconet (French 1716 - 1791) La Baigneuse (Bathing Woman, The Bather) Patinated Spelter sculpture of Diana at the well. Signed and dated 1765
Measures 6" in w...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
"Crest of the Wave" Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth
By Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare bronze "Crest of the Wave" (1925) Beaux Arts style nude sculpture by Harriet W. Frishmuth and produced by Gorham Co. Founders. Signed.
Category
1920s American Beaux Arts Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of imposing West African Baga Nimba fertility shoulder mask sculptures or statues carved from teak. The headdresses depict busts of women on fo...
Category
20th Century Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Nuragic Bronze Warrior Figurine Sculpture Sardinian Bronze Age Style Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking bronze represents a four-armed warrior in the style of Sardinian Bronze Age figures, known as "bronzetti."
Crafted in the 1960s in Italy, the figure exudes a unique pa...
Category
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
LATE 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN SCULPTURE GROUP "MUSIC SCENE"
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant sculpture group in polychrome porcelain, blue and white, with gold finishes, representing a musician and a noblewoman intent on attending the concert. The musician, sitting o...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Daprato Studios Kneeling Angel Statues, c. 1910
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in High Point, NC
These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...
Category
1910s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Pine
18th Century Italian Crucifix with Malachite, Calcite, and Raspberry Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix mounted on green malachite, calcite with fluorite, and raspberry garnet. The piece is adorned with Carnelian pebbles and garnet. The minerals are from a...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite
Late 19th Century Italian Wood Mannequin, circa 1880
Located in Milano, IT
Atelier mannequin
graven and carved stone pine wood
Italy, late 19th century
Measures: H 102 cm x 25 cm x 14 cm
H 40.15 in x 9.84 in x 5.51 in
Weight: circa kg 4
State of conse...
Category
1880s Italian Other Antique 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
Antique 65cm Bronze "The water carrier" Vincenzo Gemito 19th Century
By Vincenzo Gemito
Located in London, GB
This is a striking large antique gilt bronze figural sculpture titled "The Water Carrier" (L'acquaiolo) by Vincenzo Gemito, (Italian 1852-1929), dating from Circa 1880.
The bronze i...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition Resin Sculpture of a Bondage Girl
Located in London, GB
Resin Erotic Sculpture of a Woman in Bondage
Kneeling and Tied Hands
In Antique White Finish
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Antique Italian Terracotta Bust of a Greco Roman
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian Terracotta bust of a Greco Roman.
Handsome large antique Italian terracotta bust of an ancient Greco Roman. This stunning s...
Category
1920s Italian Greco Roman Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Murano Venetian Glass Clowns and Swan, Italy, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Murano Venetian glass clowns and swan, Italy, 1970s
A Murano Venetian, glass clown bowl and ashtray and a swan with bowl.
A round thick glass blown bowl with a clown supposedly underneath with a funny big smile. A clown as an ashtray can be placed in 2 positions. The hands function as a holder, but when not in use, it can be decoratively placed standing. The swan, possibly made by Ucello, colored with transparent glass containing red and white raised on a transparent ribbed oval shaped base and on top of that a transparent colored with green bowl with curved edges.
The measurements are :
Clown with bowl is 11.5 cm high and 12 cm diagonal.
The swan with bowl is 14 cm high and 16 cm wide and 10.5 cm deep.
The clown ashtray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Batman The Dark Knight Rises Sculpture Life-Size Muckle
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture life-size Muckle Batman The Dark Knight Rises
from studio OXMOX (6.2 feet tall). In mint condition and factory sealed.
Casted sculpture f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Art Deco Sculpture Signed Carlier
Located in NANTES, FR
Large art deco illuminating sculpture, circa 1930.
Spelter sculpture on marble base.
Opalescent glass ball soap bubble.
In perfect condition and electrified
Length: 17,5 cm
Diam...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Bronze Sculpture "Girl With Mandolin" By Auguste Moreau
Located in Norwood, NJ
Original 19th century French bronze, " Jeune Femme a la Mandoline", sculpture of a young girl seated with a mandolin resting on her lap by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) France and retai...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Medieval Style Armor Gauntlet Articulated Steel
Located in Rochester, NY
Articulated medieval style steel gauntlet. Well made, mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Medieval Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
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.