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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: Late 18th Century
French Terracotta Bust of Young Man Resting on Marble Plinth, Houdon, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
French terracotta bust of young man resting on circular marble plinth. Signed Houdon, Late 18th century.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French White Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This 1890s French White Carrara Marble Sculpture is a timeless and elegant masterpiece, hand-crafted from the finest marble in France. Its classic design and high-quality material ma...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare Beautiful Design Porcelain Boy Figurine by Ella Strobach König/ ROYAL DUX
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
A little tramp with a dog in a knot
Designed by artist Elly Strobach König (1908-2002)
for the ROYAL DUX Duchcov porcelain factory
Good condition
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Edward Bourne, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Portrait Medallion of Edward Bourne, bricklayer at the Wedgwood factory. A bricklayer was kept on staff in order to maintain the kilns.
This was modelled by Hackwood as an excercise...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Markel Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY
Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
Category
1940s American Machine Age Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Beautiful Design Porcelain Boy Figurine by Ella Strobach König/ ROYAL DUX
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Little boy on a sled
Designed by artist Elly Strobach König (1908-2002)
for the ROYAL DUX Duchcov porcelain factory
Good condition
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED BOX WOOD Figures Of Beggars
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A pair of 18th century German figures of one legged beggars after the engravings of Rembrandt in box wood.
Circa 1780
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Guanyin Buddha
Located in Munich, DE
Rare vintage Buddha, the Bodhisattva of compassion and mercy.
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
20th Century Exotic Wood Warrior with Horse Oriental Sculpture, 1940s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Oriental sculpture from the mid-20th century. Finely carved and crafted exotic wooden object depicting a warrior on horseback and a character (behind him), of good quality. Sculpture...
Category
1940s Chinese Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Art Deco Ballerina Sculpture by Marcel Guillemard, c. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French bronze Art Deco ballerina sculpture by Marcel Guillemard that is posing gracefully on a marble base. Signed "Marcel Guillemard IV" on the bot...
Category
1940s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hagenauer Style Richard Rohac Austria (1906-1956) bronze African male hunters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hagenauer Style Richard Rohac Austria (1906-1956) bronze African male hunters..
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture of Nude Female in Hand-Carved Wood, 1940s Scandinavia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptionally well-made hand carved/turned sculpture of nude your female. Its made from either birch or maple and from one piece. The alluring female posses naturally and is resting ...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple
Haguenauer Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Haguenauer art deco sculpture.
mother with child.
solid bronze and ebonized wood.
Sealed atelier Haguenauer.
Viennese session wHw.
patinated bronze base and wooden top.
The woman is copper colored.
original patina.
Only minor signs of use.
Karl Hagenauer (1898–1956) was an Austrian designer influential in the Art Deco style.
Goldsmith Carl Hagenauer...
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Italian Holy Water Late 18th Century Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful late 18th century marble stoup
Copy of the stoup located in the Romanesque church of the first century AD. of San Clemente in Rome.
Body wit...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
J A Houdon france bronze 1790 "Diane" by Barbedienne founder.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible J A Houdon bronze 1790 representing "Diane" with bow and arrow by Barbedienne founder.
Category
1790s French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
TOSIN LA FRECCIA - Polychrome ceramic baby girl - Veneto 1940 - Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Tarciso TOSIN - A ceramic sculpture depicting a little girl ,made in VICENZA in '1940, ITALY.
Hand-painted and painstakingly detailed, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand is flower...
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Vintage Tibetan or Thailand Polychromed and Giltwood Mandalay Statue
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Wood. Carved gold painted. Polychrome. Figural. 55 1/2" h x 23" w x 9" d.
Condition
Paint loss. Splits in wood. Some jewels missing. Surface scratches.
Category
1940s Asian Chinese Export Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.
Category
1940s Zimbabwean Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Glazed Ceramic and Brass Holy Mary and Jesus by Arturo Pannunzio, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This brass, plexiglass and glazed ceramic piece is made by Arturo Pannunzio.
It can be switched on.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tra...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well.
A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc.
Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA.
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) was an Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Bisque Porcelain Statue "Le Baiser" after Jean Antoine Houdon
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this elegant and incredibly charming titled 'le baiser', translating to 'the kiss' in French. This statuette is rendered in bisque porcelain and depicts a bust of a te...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Porcelain dancing couple figurine by Volkstedt
Located in Lisbon, PT
A charming Baroque translucent soft-paste porcelain figurine of a dancing couple of the Volkstedt, Muller & Co, Dresden manufacturing of the late 18th century.
Marked on the base.
Category
Late 18th Century German Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Brass Object Representing a Sail Boat in the style of Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s
This sculpture is made in nickel-plated brass and features a lacquered beech pedestal.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be consi...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
1940s Danish Just Andersen Disco Metal Figurine of Inuit Mother and Child
Located in Knebel, DK
1940s Danish Just Andersen Disco Metal Figurine of Inuit Mother and Child
The figurine is made in Disco metal, an alloy of lead and antimony, which was Just Andersen's own invention...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Statuetta Girl Sitting with Hands on the Head Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Statuetta Girl Sitting with Hands on the Head Ronzan, 1940s
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hollóháza, Soccer player porcelain figure, circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Hollóháza - Antique Football player porcelain figure, numbered on the base
Hungary, circa 1940
H: 27 - W: 13.5 - L: 11.5 cm
Founded in 1777,...
Category
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture by Nils Fougstedt, Sweden, 1941, Woman holding a mirror, Plaster
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Nils Fougstedt,
Sweden, 1941.
Painted plaster.
Signed.
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Vintage Glazed Ceramic and Brass Holy Mary and Jesus by Arturo Pannunzio, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This brass and glazed ceramic piece is made by Arturo Pannunzio.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered a...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Bronze Figure of a Korean Girl by Eudald Serra i Güell, circa 1940.
A heavily cast bronze figure of a standing young girl in traditional Korean Hanbok dress consisting of a jeogori jacket and a long chima skirt. Her long hair braided...
Category
1940s Spanish Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the u...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
A Superb Pair of Neapolitan Carved Figures of Dwarves
Located in London, GB
A Superb Pair of Neapolitan Carved Figures of Dwarves
Attributed to Francesco Celebrano (1729 - 1814)
Marble
Naples, Italy
18th Century
SIZE: Male: 36cm high - 14¼ ins high
Fe...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Roman Penis Sculpture 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a provocative mid-century Roman sculpture from the 1940s - a daring representation of a stone penis encased in a cube of protective glass. This intriguing artwork challen...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Just Andersen Figurine of Young Shepherd with Lamb of Disco Metal 1940s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Original figurine designed by Danish artist and sculptor Just Andersen (1884-1943) featuring a young shepherd feeding a lamb.
It's made in Denmark in the 1940s or 1950s of Just Ander...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Collection of Mid-Century African Multicolored Wooden Masks
Located in Den Haag, NL
Collection of midcentury African multicolored wooden masks.
Red/brown 30cmx18cmx 12cm
Black/white 38cmx19cmx20cm
Brown 30cmx17cmx10cm
Brown/shell brass dia ...
Category
1940s African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Goldscheider Vienna Spanish Lady Nude With Cloth by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1940s:
Standing young pretty lady with dark hair tied at the nape of her neck and ear jewelry in the style of a Spanish woman, presenting a ...
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Guanyin Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning Chinese porcelain sculpture of the deity Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, was crafted in China in the 1880s. Featuring intricate details and fine-tuned craftsmanship, thi...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Carved Wood Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1940s hand-carved wooden statue of a man or woman is just under 2 feet
Small piece missing on back as shown
Category
1940s Cuban Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
bronze sculpture, "joueurs de pétanque"
Located in Felino, IT
1940s solid bronze sculpture. subject "joueurs de pétanque".
France , in the style of Oscar Ruffony.
wooden base. very heavy solid metal subject. approx. 2,5 kilos
h com 34 with b...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
bronze sculpture, "joueurs de pétanque"
Located in Felino, IT
1940s solid bronze sculpture. subject "joueurs de pétanque". France , in the style of Oscar Ruffony. base not original, made of marble Portorose. very heavy solid metal subject. abou...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Lady Sculpture by Rosenthal from the 1940s
By Rosenthal
Located in Milano, MI
Porcelain figurine of a lady, made by Rosenthal in the 1940s
Ø cm 13 Ø cm 12 h cm 23
Rosenthal is a German company founded in 1879 in Bavaria. It produces porcelain and tableware. ...
Category
1940s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Swedish white porcelain Art Deco figure by Harald Salomon for Rörstrand
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Amazing white glazed porcelain figure of a naked woman and a flute playing Pan. Made by Harald Salomon for Swedish Rörstrand in the 1940s, this is an elegant art deco piece in excell...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Small Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Giltwood Mythical Figures
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous pair small late 18th century neoclassical mythical figures.
france circa 1780.
Weathered and old repair
Measurements are individual and include the wooden base.
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Woman Sculpture Patinated Bronze by Johannes Hansen, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
Large cast bronze sculpture by Danish artist Johannes Hansen depicting a young girl lost in thoughts. The sculpture was made in the 1940s at the bronze foundry "L. Rasmussen" in Cope...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1940s Danish plaster figurine of woman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Handmade figurine of a sitting woman in matte white plaster. Made in Denmark in 1940s, signed '737'.
Very decorative piece with signs of wear and use, scratches and chips – overall ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Porcelain Figurine, Italy, 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Porcelain figurine, Italy, 1940s
Family item, Wedding gift from my great grandparents.
Integral, only small signs of the time. 27 cm high.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Art Deco Carved Ebonized Wood Head Bust of a Young Boy, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT SCULPTURE
This wonderful sculptural and portrait work was certainly created by a master sculptor, although not signed by the author. The face of this typical all-American boy, ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Wood Italian Religious Saint Sculpture, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian sculpture from the second half of the 18th century. Finely carved wooden work depicting a religious subject, a saint, identifiable with the figure of Saint Joseph, of g...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Teddy Bear in Black Golden Line from the Famous Designer Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse
Located in ARGENTEUIL, FR
Beautiful and charming little teddy bear in black golden line from the famous designer designer
Walter Bosse (1904 - 1979)
Beautiful original patina from the mid-20th century.
H...
Category
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture with Gold Leaves by Archimede Seguso 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Sculpture in iridescent green Murano glass and gold leaves, depicting a lady with ears of wheat, made by Archimede Seguo in the 1940s
Ø cm 12 h cm 23.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
Located in London, GB
18th Century Neapolitan Crib Figure Collection
A rare collection of five museum quality late 18th / early 19th Century hand carved Neapolitan crib figures...
Category
1780s Italian Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Pair of Statues of a Lady and a Gentleman in Ceramic by Zaccagnini 1940
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of ceramic figurines depicting a lady and a gentleman, made by Zaccagninini in the 1940s
Checkers - Ø cm 17 h cm 32
Gentleman - Ø cm 7...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture of 2 Horses by Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic sculpture of 2 horses by Ronzan, 1940s.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for US and ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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
Modernist Bronze Sculpture by Nils Fougstedt, Sweden, 1940
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful bronze figurine by Nils Fougstedt, in the form of two young women. The women are reaching out their arms and have their faces turned upwards. Lovely attention to detail, vi...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Virginia Metal Crafters 1948 Brass Butterfly Bush Leaf Dish
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass butterfly bush leaf dish by Virginia Metal Crafters. It is one of a series of botanical leaf sculptures designed by artist Oskar Hansen....
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
18th Century French Carved Giltwood Virgin Mary Statue with Glass Eyes on Globe
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary in prayers was created in Provence, France, circa 1780. Embellished with gold leaf and polychrome finish, the classic religious f...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Neoclassical Bronze Doré Sculpture of Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
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