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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 1950s
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Carved Wood Palm Tree Sculpture 1980
Located in Florence, IT
Vintage palm tree sculpture handcrafted in wood carved with leaves, coconuts and trunk.
High decorative object.
Category
1980s Colonial Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Randy Cooper, “Melanie”, Figural Wire Mesh Shadow Sculpture on Wood Base, 1998
Located in San Francisco, CA
An entrancing 1998 “Melanie” wire mesh screen figural shadow sculpture on black wood base by American artist Randy Cooper.
Extremely well-executed ne...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Henry Moore "Reclining Figure: Stiff Leg" Bronze
By Henry Moore
Located in Astoria, NY
Henry Moore (British, 1898-1986) "Reclining Figure: Stiff Leg" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1977, signed "Moore" and numbered edition "3/9". 5.5" H x 10.5" W x 7.25" D. Provenance: P...
Category
1970s British Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Homage to Marino Marini Bronze Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Bronze sculpture with wooden base, Homage to Marino Marini 1950s/60s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture , Depicting Playing Golfer #1
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1758 Bronze golfing sculpture made of bronze on wood base in a full backswing positin.
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Outstanding Benin Oba and his Queen, Lost Wax 'Bronze' Sculptures from the late 20th century
Superbly cast and highly decorative contemporary pieces, not historical
The centuries ol...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sergio Bustamante Fish Boy Series Fantasy Figural Large Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Sergio Bustamante “Fish Boy” Series Fantasy Figural large-scale hand painted ceramic signed sculpture. Beautiful, repaired c...
Category
1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Large Hollywood Regency Brass Tang Horse Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency brass tang horse sculpture.
Stunning large vintage brass Tang horse sculpture. Our Mid-Century Modern brass horse figure ...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Vintage Roman Style Terra Cotta Triton Statuette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A detailed vintage Italian presentation of the Roman sea deity Triton, in good condition. This hand crafted statuette from Tuscany depicts the son of Poseidon, human from his thighs ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Brass Etruscan Horse and Chariot Sculpture, Greece Italy vintage 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg.
It is an incredibly stylized Roman Chariot and has a patina finish. Italian-made and great for any Mid-Cent...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Woven Wicker Motorcycle by Tom Dixon
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic design by British designer Tom Dixon, this full-scale woven wicker motorcycle was created during his tenure as Head of Design at Habitat in...
Category
1990s English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
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
The Mentor Bar Mitzvah Sculpture By Angela Gripi
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1830 The Mentor hand made Bar Mitzvad sculpture # 99/1000 hand made and painted sculpture of a grandfather with his grandson .
Category
1990s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Fabric, Resin, Paint
Homenaje a Frida Kahlo Sergio Bustamante Sculpture, Ceramic 15/25
Located in Miami, FL
Homenaje a Frida Kahlo Sergio Bustamante Sculpture, Ceramic 15/25
Offered for sale is a Sergio Bustamante ceramic sculpture titled "Homenaje a Frida Kahlo" created in the 1990s, sig...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Materials
Art Glass
Large Modernist Brass Toucan Sculpture by Dolbi Cashier
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage figurine of toucan features fine detailing of the wings and feathers on the body and graphic, expressive eyes. It would make a nice decorative addition to any interior...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture "Horned Mask" Silvered Metal by Gio Ponti for Sabattini, Italy 1978
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful a silver metal sculpture of horned mask (Maschera Cornuta) designed by Gio Ponti for Sabattini.
Made in Italy in the 1978.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Claude Lalanne Brooch Pomme Bouche Patinated Bronze Brooch Signed CL Lalanne
Located in Chicago, IL
Surrealistic Pomme Bouche brooch by Claude Lalanne, created in 1975. Bronze with a dark brown patina and a verdigris leaf and stem, signed with editions mark and monogrammed Arthus-B...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Expertly Restored - Italian Modern Chrome Robot Sculpture Lamp by Torino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique robot lamp designed and manufactured by Torino Lamps Co. in Italy circa 1970s. This artistic lamp is made of chrome steel that was recently polis...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Vintage Monumental Porcelain Horse Drawn Victorian Carriage centerpiece
By Capodimonte
Located in Leesburg, VA
Rare Vintage Monumental Porcelain Horse Drawn Victorian Carriage centerpiece group
Capodimonte Porcelain, after a model by Giorgio Galletti
Naples, Italy; second half of the 20th century
Porcelain
Approximate size: 37 (w) x 15 (h) x 10 (d) in.
This beautiful and elaborately detailed porcelain group features an ornately modeled carriage drawn by four horses. The coach features a driver seated on his perch wearing a tricorn hat and a lovely lady is seated in the coach box wearing a light blue dress with intricate gesticulating openwork porcelain lace...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Seated Male Nude, " Remarkable Bronze Sculpture by Choate, Figural Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although America's sculptors interested in African American life and Black subjects, including Elizabeth Catlett, Richmond Barthé, Sargent Johnson and ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1970 Guzzini Space Age Midcentury Ice Bucket and Bowl
By Paolo Tilche, Guzzini
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking and high design piece created by Paolo Tilche for Guzzini. It’s Space Age design consists of an ecru sphere with navy blue and red stripes with a silver chrome handle that a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Khmer Cast Bronze Head of Shiva, Angkor Wat Style, 1970's, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast vintage Khmer, Angkor Wat style, bronze head of Shiva, circa 1970's, Thailand.
Shiva, the Hindu god of creation, change and destruction, is identified by the third eye in the center of his forehead. His highly stylized face features alluring almond shaped eyes, a flattened nose, and broad mouth.
Shiva is adorned with ornate earrings and an elaborate crown. The heavy earrings...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite Brass and Copper Mid Century Modern African Female Sculpture
Located in Weesp, NL
Elevate your living space with this exquisite mid-century modern sculpture, standing at an impressive 118 cm in the style of Karl Hagenauer. Crafted from a harmonious blend of brass ...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Murano Life-size Mouth Blown Orange Yellow Green Glass Pumpkins
Located in Haarlem, NL
Fantastic vintage 1970s-1980s pumpkins, also know as gourds, in Italian Murano and Swedisch Kosta Boda heavy mouth blown glass.
Large life size pumpkins in orange, yellow and green glass.
The three large orange-yellowish pumpkins are very pretty 1970s Murano ones.
And the smallest green one is a Swedish Kosta Boda from the 1980s.
The three 'classic' Murano pumpkins...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Ramiz Barquet Modernist Bronze Figural Sculpture Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of two figures seated upon a cast stone pedestal, ca. 1980s, by the internationally renowned mid century sculptor Ramiz Barquet (1920-2010) of Mexico City.
Category
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Pedro Ramirez Vasquez for Daum Crystal Athena Cubist Torso Female Sculpture
By Daum
Located in Atlanta, GA
Daum Nancy France crystal Athena art glass paperweight or sculpture designed by the Mexican architect and statesman Pedro Ramirez Vazquez (1919 - 2013). The stunning clear crystal fa...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Made in Italy Sterling Silver Horse and Knight Armour
Located in VALENZA, IT
Horse in black lacquered resin with a sterling silver armor with Russian 14th century knight in sterling silver armor with golden and enameled details.
Category
1980s Italian Medieval Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jemez Pueblo Pottery Fertility Figure 1970's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1538 Jemez Pueblo Pottery fertility figure
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Bronze statue The Kiss, Auguste Rodin by Ara Kunst Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Bronze statue The Kiss, Auguste Rodin by Ara Kunst Germany
A bronze statue "The Kiss" Design by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), made by Ara Kunst, sculpture foundry, Germany. The statue ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Tall Brass Giraffe Figurine Sculptures Over 2 Feet
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of large scale solid brass giraffe sculptures. This stunning pair varies in size. The largest of the two stands at 26.5 inches tall. The smaller mate is 22.5 inches high. Each o...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Fish Shaped Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Italian glazed porcelain fish shaped vases.
Measurements
Height: 18"
Width/length: 17"
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Abstract Figural Bronze Sculpture, 1993
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract bronze figural sculpture depicting lovers. Signed and dated 1993. Artist unknown.
Category
1990s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tall 12" Japanese Kokeshi Doll
Located in Fairfield, CA
A tall vintage Japanese kokeshi doll. Made of wood with a lovely hand painted design of red flowers.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180, base cm 80.
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Gr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Florentine Art Scagliola "Foot" Sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Scagliola foot, Florentine workshop 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
Franco Toffolo Commedia Dell'Arte Glass Clown Acrobat Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Murano commedia dell'arte clown style art glass figure designed by Italian Maestro glassmaker Franco Toffolo and dating from around 1960. Toff...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Roger Capron's Wall-mounted Sculpture Depicts a Face Inspired of Picasso
By Roger Capron
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique piece created in Vallauris, France. Raku, glazes, engravings, and slips. Signed. R. Capron. Emblematic work, and a personal interpretation of Picasso face full of poetry and...
Category
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29. The sculpture is created in a black glass with iridescent finish with blue sculptural vase...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
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
Antique Italian Elaborately Decorated Ceramic Sculpture by Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Italian Elaborately Decorated Ceramic Sculpture by Prof. Eugenio Pattarino, features form of a Woman in Venetian Mask and Colorful Drapery Embellished with Gold, Blue and Red...
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Capodimonte Porcelain Sculpture Tramp and a Nanny on a Bench, De Palmas, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid porcelain sculpture representing a tramp and a nanny feeding a child far from each other on a bench. Signed on the bottom with its original stamp "De Palmas, Capodimonte". I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Kelvin LaVerne Rare and Important "Giacometti's Soul" Sculpture 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional cast sculpture "Giacometti's Soul" in bronze with hand-painted enamels on a patinated bronze base by Kelvin LaVerne, American late 1980's (Engraved signature on ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Set of 2 Capodimonte Principe Porcelain "Sleeping children" Made in Italy 1980
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Capodimonte Principe porcelain "Sleeping children", Made in Italy, 1980s
Pair of Capodimonte porcelain figurines from the famous Principe company. They date back to the 80s ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Clown Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The glass clown was designed and manufactured in the Mid-Century Modern era in Murano, Italy.
It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or chiggers.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Daum, Pâte de Verre Dragon, Honey Brown, France, 1990
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, made by the World renowned French maker of ‘Daum’ of Nancy, France circa 1960-80. This item crystallizes the extraordinary know-how of the Daum craftsmen.
Daum...
Category
1990s French Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Delaware Park Bronze Equestrian Marble Base Horse Jockey Statue Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Delaware Park Bronze Equestrian Marble Base Horse Jockey Statue Sculpture. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 13.5" H x 11.5" W x 6" D
Category
Late 20th Century Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Vintage 4ft Bronze "Lady Justice" Statue 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning large bronze 'Lady Justice' statue set upon a bronze base, dating from the late 20th century.
This high quality bronze was hot cast using the 'lost wax' pro...
Category
1980s English Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Oversized Antique Italian Wood Pinocchio Toy in Custom Lucite Display Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a masterpiece unto itself, a hand carved and hand painted oversized wood toy of Pinocchio, the wooden toy who became a real boy. This treasure of time has been encased in a c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
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
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.
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