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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
5 Foot Tall Pop Art Wood Pencil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage display pencil. Made of one solid piece of wood and a machine engraved metal ring wrapped around the end by the eraser. Size: 60" long. Marked ARTIST GRADE - GRAPHITE...
Category
1970s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century American Folk Art Wood Articulated Man Figure
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Folk Art wooden articulated man, circa the 1950s. This nearly 5-foot tall, handcrafted piece, epitomizing Mid-century American craftsmanship, is made ...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Grecian Seated Toga Man
By Leon Pilet
Located in Queens, NY
Bronze Grecian figure of a seated man with a beard wearing a toga and holding a paper with a theatrical mask on side of base (probably French, 19th Ce...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,500
18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall French statue of St. Bartholomew was hand-carved from oak in the 1700’s. This depiction of St. Bartholomew is not often seen in art, except for one of the most well known r...
Category
18th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
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
Vintage Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine Lady with Doves, Bohemia 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A very beautiful Royal Dux Bohemia porcelain sculpture, mid-20th century, mid-century modern period, Czechoslovakia. A very beautiful and detailed porcelain figurine. With maker's ma...
Category
1960s Czech Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Chinese Carved Wood Bodhisattva Guanyin, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China.
Guanyi...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
31 Imera Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Imera Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Handcrafted Golden First Gramophone Model after Emil Berliner 1887, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
A special musical design object for lovers of music and transforming technology. This is a handcrafted model of the first gramophone, elaborately crafted and true to detail despite ...
Category
1960s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Thai Gilt Bronze Buddha Marvijaya, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Thai lacquered and gilt cast bronze figure of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, portrayed in Maravijaya, Rattanakosin Period, early to mid 19th century, Thailand.
The B...
Category
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Ceramic Parrot Animal Birds Figurine 1930
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco large ceramic animal figurine
Depiction: Two parrots on a tree trunk
Hand crafted and hand painted in strong ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Bronze Buddha, Mid 19th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Thai Rattanakosin Period lacquered and gilt cast bronze figure of the Buddha in royal attire, mid 19th century, Thailand.
The charming figure depicts the Buddha in dhyanasana, the gesture of meditation. The Buddha sits serenely in half lotus position, his hands resting comfortably upon his lap, one on top of the other.
The Buddha is dressed in elaborate robes, cast with floral and foliate designs in high relief. Over his robe, he wears the regalia of Thai kings, with a heavy cape...
Category
Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Turtle Sculpture by Jon Stuart Anderson, signed & dated.
Located in Warrenton, OR
Turtle Sculpture by Jon Stuart Anderson, signed & dated.
This handsome miniature sculpture is by the renowned fimo sculptor Jon Stuart Anderson. It was owned by one person who had k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
C Meunier, The Stevedore Of The Port Of Antwerp, Signed Bronze, 19th Century
By Constantin Meunier
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture, better known as "Stevedor of the Port of Antwerp", signed by Cosntantin Meunier
Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) is a Belgian artist, renowned for his wor...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early Stone Tiki Garden Statue on Base
By Tiki
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unique two pice garden statue. Tiki style form sits in stand. Most likely cast cement.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Pair of Cold Painted 19th Century Terracotta Angels in Original Paint
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of Late 19th Century Cold Painted Terracotta angels. Most likely crafted for church altars. These examples exhibit delicate detailing, serene expression and flowing robes, refle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
50s California Modern Brayton Laguna Pottery African Busts Male, Female
By Ganine
Located in Miami, FL
50s California Modern Brayton Laguna pottery African busts male, female.
Offered for sale is a rare and highly collectible pair of California Mid-Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$675 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Bronze & Copper Sculptures of Seated Flappers by Ferdinando De Luca
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical pair of Art Deco Bronze and Copper Sculptures of Seated Women by Ferdinando De Luca originate from Italy during the dawn of the 20th Century. Featuring a pair of women...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Iron
Male and Female Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A vintage midcentury reproduction of a figurative male and female 'embracing' sculpture on black marble base, 1963, New York, New York. Sculpture has maker's mark on side and on bott...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Marble
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch.
'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900
Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch.
Gilt-bronze
H...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Bronze Deity Figures, 20th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Chinese bronze figures of deities standing on dragons. The two sculptures were made in the 20th century. They represent the Tao gods Lu Xing and Fu Xin...
Category
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th-20th Century Marble Group "Allegory to Music" Children's Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large Italian 19th-20th century Carrara marble group "Allegory to Music" depicting five Bacchic putti musicians playing various instruments. The finely carved Palatia...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Beaux Arts Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
$98,985 Sale Price
31% Off
"Indian Figures", Fabulous Folk Art - Art Deco Carved Ladle, Native American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this hand carved wood ladle -- a masterpiece of folk art showing the influence of modern Art Deco motifs -- depicts two American In...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Ceramic Camel with Bedouin by Friedrich Goldscheider, Wien, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Camel with Bedouin is an original decorative object produced in the 1920s by Goldscheider.
Original ceramics.
Very good conditions.
Beautiful sculpture realized by the renow...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Agathon Léonard Bronze Sculpture, series Jeu de l’echarpe
Located in New York, NY
Agathon Leonard's Jeu de l’echarpe recalls the poses of the legendary eighteenth-century muse, Emma Hamilton. Beloved by society artists George Romney and Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, pai...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Georges BASTARD Art Deco White Boxer Porcelain Bottle 1924, Paris Olympic Games
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco white boxer porcelain bottle by Georges BASTARD (Paris), France, ca.1924. Designed by Margerie. White porcelain made in Limoges. Height : 10.4"(26.5cm), Width : 3.9"...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Tall Abstract Wooden Wall-Mounted Sandy-White Sculpture by Christofer Kochs 2019
Located in Salzburg, AT
Contemporary abstract wooden "VERVE" wall-mounted sculpture created by circular sawing, sandy-white painted on white-stuff.
Signed Christofer Kochs, 2019
Due to the exaggerated leng...
Category
2010s German Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco style Sculpture Nude with Trumpet Jericho Guerbe Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jericho, Art Deco style sculpture of a nude with shield and trumpet by Raymonde Guerbe, the wife of the French sculptor Pierre Le Faguays.
Design ca. 1930.
Posthumous contemporary ...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
1920s by Franz Hagenauer Weiner Werkstatte Austria Nickel Metal Dancer Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Dancer Figure
Franz Hagenauer
Austria, 1920
Nickel Metal and Marble Base
Excellent condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Vintage Plaster Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The bust of Julius Caesar is molded in french plaster refinished by hand in French Plaster, in good condition. Julius Caesar the Roman ruler, consul and general. Born in Rome, 12 Jul...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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
Brass large Pear-Shaped Containers – Edizioni Molto
Located in Roma, RM
Brass large Pear-Shaped Containers – Edizioni Molto
Product Details
Handcrafted in Italy in a limited edition.
Produced with precision, these sculptures offer an appealing aesthetic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture, Stone Stele Representing an Ancient Divinity, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, stone stele representing an ancient divinity, 20th century.
Sculpture of an ancient divinity, stone stele on a metal base, 20th century.
H: 69.5cm, W: 32cm, D: 15cm
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Contemporary Red Lacquer and Copper Cherries Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherries
Red Lacquer
Antique Copper
Copper Base
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Hand Made
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. This te...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Highly Important Jacques Bergé (Flemish, 1693 - 1756) King David Sculpture 1736
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacques Bergé
"King David" - Terracotta or Fired Clay with Polychrome Remnants
Dated 1736
14.5" h x 5.5" w x 4.5" d
A rare and exceptionally refined terracotta sculpture of *King ...
Category
Early 18th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid Holding an Arrow & Flaming Heart
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique figurine was made by the renowned Meissen factory of Germany is approximately 1850 in the period Dresden style. The figurine is done in early paste porcelain and depicts a cherub, or Cupid seated on a stump, holding an arrow with an outstretched hand, and cradling a flaming heart...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood, this sculpture depicts a skull with deliberately exaggerated and distorted proportion...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture Signed Yone Di Alerigi
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture on a granite base by Yone Di Alerigi. This bronze sculpture has a plaque with the title, ballerina or ballet dancer and is artis...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
18th - 19th Century Burmese Antique Gilded Wood Mandalay Buddha Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite, antique early 19th Century Burmese Mandalay Buddha statue, masterfully hand carved from wood, partially gilded, and lacquered in rich tones, in good condition. This lar...
Category
Early 19th Century Burmese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Bjørn Wiinblad. ‘Autumn’ from the series ‘The Four Seasons’, ceramic figurine.
Located in København, Copenhagen
PRE-OWNED GOODS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT TARIFFS FOR U.S., UK, AUSTRALIAN & CANADIAN CUSTOMERS.
THEREFORE, NO IMPORT TARIFFS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE.
Bjørn Wiinblad (1...
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 18th Century Hand-carved Corpus Christi in Original Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Italian 18th century hand-carved Corpus Christi, in original paint, or in some small areas early paint.
Note: Original/early finish on antique a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Swedish Brutalist Fire Screen by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-century Swedish Brutalist fire screen by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna.
Capture attention with this extraordinary mid-century Swedish Brutal...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Extraordinary Hand-Carved Stone Statues of the Four Arts
Located in Rome, IT
Rare set of sculptures composed by a set of the four female figures representing The Arts.
Music, Painting , Architecture ,Sculpture.
Measures: Height cm 150
Very good original con...
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$62,228 Sale Price
20% Off
Anne Fish for Hubley Charleston Dancers Doorstop
Located in Red Lion, PA
Hubley Anne Fish Figural Doorstop – "Charleston Dancers"
This exquisite figural cast-iron doorstop, titled "Charleston Dancers," embodies the lively energy and elegance of the Art D...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Heissner Terracotta Garden Gnome, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Heissner Terracotta Garden Gnome, Germany ca. 1950s
Item e7198
A large vintage garden gnome manufactured by Heissner in Germany, ca. 1950...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sculpture Concorde Model Scale 1/36
Located in Paris, FR
Concorde Model Scale 1/36 sculpture,
in resin fiber, on aluminium polished base.
From Air France Agency.
On base: height 110cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
French 19th Century Polychromed Life-Size Figure of a Geisha, Charles Massé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Polychromed Japonisme life-size cast-metal figure of a standing Geisha, cast after a model by Charles Massé (French, 1855-1913). The standing Japanese beau...
Category
19th Century French Japonisme Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$26,850 Sale Price
21% Off
Cast Lucite Cat by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in New York, NY
Chic 1940's cat sculpture in translucent yellow tone lucite, by design immortal Dorothy Thorpe.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
19th Century Faun Of Praxiteles Leaning Or Resting Satyr Carrara Marble Italy
Located in Epfach, DE
The statue is very fine and in high quality out of Carrara marble. It is worked out around 1800. You can see also an exemplar in the Capitoline Museums out of c. 130 AD
The Resting Satyr statue...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pablo Picasso, Hibou, 1954, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Hibou
1954
Pichet tourné
H. 24,5 cm. Larg 13 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à l'oxyde sur émail blanc
Bleu
Tiré à 500 exemplaires
Edition Picasso, Madoura.
Répe...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Salvino Marsura Trinidad Brutalist Coffee Table in Bronze, 1960
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Salvino Marsura Trinidad Brutalist Coffee Table in Bronze, 1960
Gorgeous sculptural coffee table handcrafted by Italian Artist and Sculptor Salvino Marsura (1938 - 2020).
The Marsur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th C . Inuit Peoples, Large Stone Inuksuk on Polished Stone Base
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Pacific Northwest, a large stacked stone Inuit Peoples Inuksuk in the form of a human, on a polished stone base. The underside of the stacked stones are polished while the t...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Native American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Style Lamp Clarté LUMINA Nude with ball Max Le Verrier 65 cm, 25 inch
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass ball.
This is the iconic model called Clarté,
This version is called LUM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Kachamukku by KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Weesp, NL
Kachamukku Designer Toy by KAWS - Where Art Meets Imagination! Open unknown edition.
Are you ready to elevate your collection to a whole new level of artistic brilliance? Look no fu...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$1,737
Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture.
The antique statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized limestone statues.
In this specific ...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
1950's Small American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter - G
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter – G.
We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours...
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
Pair of Carved Soapstone Scholar- Warrior Bookends
Located in Denton, TX
Substantial hand carved soapstone Asian warrior sculptures, most commonly used as bookends.
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Japanese Sumo Wresler KitanoUmi Figure Pottery 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: 7.5 x 12 x 18.5 cm
Material: Pottery
Name: Kitanoumi
Period: Showa (1980s)
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (May 16, 1953 to November 20, 2015), born Toshimitsu Obata (Obata Toshi...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Collection Of 5 Antique Mannequin Hands
Located in Stamford, CT
A collection of 5 life size antique wooden and composite mannequin hands in various poses. All with original untouched surface. Appropriate aging and wonderful crackled painted surfa...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,400 / item
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.