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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Pair of Huge Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Mounted Foo Dogs RF#01/02
Located in Norton, MA
Huge, Fine, and very detailed pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs from the mid-20th century. The hollow biscuit porcelain figures stand raised on a rectangular base and look si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Sculpture Statue of David After Donatello
Located in New York, NY
The statue of the Biblical figure, David, is considered to be one of Donatello's landmark works and a milestone in the Italian Renaissance. This statue is entirely made of silver dep...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Vintage American Clown Figurine By Ron Lee
By Ron Lee
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American clown figurine by Ron Lee, 1947 to 2017. The figurine depicts a miniature clown drummer and dates from 1981. Signed Ron and dated on the stone base. Vintage Americ...
Category
20th Century North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
SELKET - Art Deco Gilt Bronze Egyptian Goddess on Marble Base, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SELKET - Art Deco gilt bronze Egyptian Revival Goddess on marble base - mid 20th century.
Good vintage condition - as found/photographed - bends and gilding loss from age and use.
Size - 2" Square x 5" High.
SELKET - Selket (Selkit) was the divine scorpion who ruled over medicine and magic and protected the coffins of the dead. Selket was the wife of Ra and aided Isis, Nephthys, and Neith in guarding the canopic jars...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Sculpture of Walking Man, Ecuador 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Primitive wooden hand-carved Folk Art sculpture depicts a walking man in wide, loosely draped clothes and a hat, carrying a bundle in his hands. Highly detailed carving emphasizes th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Olive
Gabon Punu Granary Door Panel on Custom Stand with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful Punu wooden door panel (one of the original pair) with the iconic carved female figure circa mid-20th century. These door panels were used for granary in Gabon. The door ...
Category
20th Century Gabonese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Signed 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th Century Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. Signed "Bucciano Napoli". When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Na...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Made Solid Bronze Greek Sculpture by Aohna Spartan Warrior
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid patinated bronze sculpture of spartan warrior made in Greece, circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century Greek Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare 19th Century Olive Wood Crucifix Altar Cross Engraved & Highly Decorative
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare 19th Century Jerusalem Crucifix Cross, Highly Decorative & Mounted To An Olive Wood Frame, Engraved With Jesus and Holy Figure
Category
19th Century Israeli Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Olive
Piano Baby Girls with Toys Bisque Porcelain Figurine Hutschenreuther, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous pair of vintage antique bisque porcelain Figures by Hutschenreuther, Germany, circa 1910s. Tallest measures approximate 4 1/2" high a...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century bronze male nude sculpture on wood pedestal base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Tibetan Buddha Statue Vasundhara
Located in Somis, CA
A spectacular piece featuring the Tibetan Bodhisattva Vasundhara, Goddess of wealth and abundance. Seated on double lotus, the multi-faced and multi-armed Buddha is powerful as she i...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Early 20th C. Glass Grape Bunch Pendant Light (2 available)
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vibrant pendant light from the 1920s; ruddy-red to amber, Venetian glass grape bunches with detailed green and pink leaves. The grapes are hanging from a green, patinated brass "vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Sculpture of Anvil
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Bronze sculpture of Anvil.
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buddha Statue 19th Century Alabaster
Located in New York, NY
18th/19th century Buddha Statue carved of Alabaster. Burmese Shan Buddha Statue 1800ca, collected in Myanmar Shan State 1998. Legs crossed, the left hand in the lap, and the right ha...
Category
Early 1800s Burmese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Baroque Triton Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Baroque triton sculpture. Antique finely cast late 17th century gilt iron triton sea god sculpture with split tail astride the “rocks” on gilt painted...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Decorative Prayer Figure, Oriental, Gilt Bronze, Thai Deity, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative prayer figure. An Oriental, gilt bronze statue of a Thai deity, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Presenting a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Neoclassical Antique French Bronze, Education of Achilles, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Parian Porcelain Sculptural Vase
Located in New York, NY
This Victorian Parian Porcelain Sculptural Vase originates from England during the Late 19th Century. This piece is rendered in a parian porcelain designed to mimic the appearance of...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Impressive Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Lady Lamp Signed Henri Honore Ple
Located in London, GB
A superb stunning and very large Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Dore figural lamp of a lady with flora and foliage decoration and with three branch light fittings.
Circa 1900. Signed Henri Ple...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Female Artist Mannequin Figure Sculpture Lime Tree, France
Located in Munich, DE
Rare female articulated mannequin from an artist’s studio in Paris, circa 1910-1920. The charming figure is carved from lime tree and signed on the back: Marquette Artistique C.M.B –...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Circle Of Love Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Of Love Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Limited Edition Of 49 Pieces.
Designed by Guy Buseyne.
Dimensions: D 79 x W 17 x H 86 cm.
Base: D 40 x W 17 x H 2 cm.
Materials: Br...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Demètre H. Chiparus Silvered Bronze Sculpture – Art Deco Masterpiece
Located in Madrid, ES
Original silvered bronze sculpture by Demètre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886–1947), a renowned Art Deco sculptor based in Paris. Mounted on an elegant marble base, this exquisite piece ...
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Bust of Apollo, Italian 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian Sculpted Alabaster Bust Of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine and music. White alabaster bust is intricately sculpted with the Greek god peering to his left,...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Gilt Madame Pompadour Sphinx
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gilt Madame Pompadour or DuBarry Sphinx, France, circa late 19th Century - Early 20th Century. This could be a depiction of either Madame Pompadour or Madame DuBarry, who were both m...
Category
Early 1900s French Egyptian Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Pair 19th Century Baroque Style German Carved Wood Busts of Putti
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of carved fruit wood busts of young boys, or putti, South Germany, late 19th century. The realistically carved faces showing distinct personalities and intense gazes. Mou...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Fiberglass Mermaid Statue or Decorative Table Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful mermaid statue with long flowing hair and a large tail, perfect by a pool or ocean view. The mermaid can also be used as a interior table base with a glass top inside of yo...
Category
2010s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Marble Sculpture Representing the Venus de Milo, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble sculpture representing the Venus de Milo, 20th century.
A 20th century white marble sculpture of the Venus de Milo.
H: 62cm, W: 17cm, D: 15cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Chinese Shiwan Pottery Immortal Deities
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing set of four Chinese Shiwan pottery figures depicting immortal gods or dieties. Beautifully glazed and made on a large scale with fascinating fac...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Italian 18th Century Painted and Gilt Putti with Cornucopia Torcheres
Located in Dallas, TX
Standing at just under 4 feet high and hand-carved in Italy during the 1700’s, this fabulous pair of hand-painted and gilt putti torcheres have sinuous corn...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Samuel Mazy White Biscuit Porcelain Morning Glory with Trellis in a Lattice Pot
By Samuel Mazy
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years in Paris. He sculpts porcelain flowers to create poetic floral compositions. His work is directly inspired by the masters and manufacturers of Sevres Porcelain. This Morning Glory is handmade in biscuit porcelain with copper leaves, stems, and trellis, and is placed in a white biscuit porcelain...
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Monumental Emile Louis Picault Signed Egyptian Revival Pharaoh Sculptures, Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular matched pair of large and extremely rare Emile Louis Picault cold painted bronze sculptures from the late 19th century.
Exquisitely handcrafted in France, circa 189...
Category
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Deer Table Lamps or Night Light Sculptures C1930
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming pair of Art Deco 'Deer' table lamps or night-light sculptures from 1930s France. A couple of male and female deer sculptures in iridescent bronzed spelter on marble plinths ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Set of Three Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three small (4" tall) bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
French Art Deco Dancer Sculpture by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
By Alexandre-Joseph Derenne 1, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Danseuse Païenne (pagan dancer)
graceful sculpture of a dancer
Design by Alexandre-Joseph Derenne for Max Le Verrier
Patinated spelter
Marble base
Original Art Déco, Franc...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Fountain in Marble, Year: 1920, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Fountain: Marble Roso Verona
Rosso Francia marble, also known as Rouge incarnat or Languedoc, is a historical French marble used since the 19th century for churches and noble palace...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Thai Sandstone Torso of Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
This sizeable torso is from Ayutthaya, and is one of three pieces that made up a figural sculpture of Buddha. Comprised of elegant curves and soft lines, the details of diaphanous ro...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes,
Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship.
Weathered
Measurement ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Lladro, Spain. Porcelain figurine of a standing young woman holding a lamb.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lladro, Spain. Porcelain figurine of a standing young woman holding a lamb in her arms.
Approximately from the 1980s.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Height 26.6 cm x Diameter...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Fragment of Putti Head. 18th Century Germany
Located in New York, NY
A lovely sandstone fragment, the head of a Putti is an 18th-century German artifact. Beautifully craved, the sculpture showcases the delicate artistry...
Category
18th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
1970's Petite MMA The Boy King Tutankhamen Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Metropolitan
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1970's Gold finish on brass small The boy king statue. by The Metropolitan museum of art .King Tut.
Category
20th Century Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
Category
17th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Style Cold-Painted Dancer Sculpture After Demetre Chiparus
Located in Yonkers, NY
A captivating sculpture after Demetre Chiparus, this striking Art Deco dancer embodies the era’s fascination with movement, theatricality, and opulence. Inspired by the expressive pe...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition, Metal
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Young Boy, Bergmann Foundry, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
A cute little cold painted Vienna bronze of a young boy sitting cross legged with a pen or pencil in his right hand. Most assuredly done by by the Bergmann Foundry. The colors used ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Large Japanese Bronze Elephant & Tigers Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful large Japanese Meiji Period patinated bronze study of an elephant with tigers, signed on the belly, Meiji period, 1868-1912, and late...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Bust of Greek God Apollo
Located in New York, NY
Very large (31 1/2 inch tall) bust of the Greek god, Apollo, cast in fiberglass with ancient marble patina. Unsigned.
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Henry Fugere (1872-1944) Egyptian dancing bronze, Signed H. Fugère on base
By Henri Fugère
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Henry Fugere (1872-1944)
Egyptian dancing bronze sculpture with antique green patina. Signed on the base.
Proof of old edition. Original Portor...
Category
1870s French Art Deco Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Giraffe in Love XS Floor Lamp by Qeeboo, 2019
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Giraffe in Love XS floor lamp by Qeeboo
Collection:
Giraffe In Love
Type:
Floor lamp in glass resin
Materials:
Polyethylene (PE)
Designer:
M...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Tibetan or Nepalese Bronze Amulets Temple Shrine Figures Artifacts
Located in Studio City, CA
A very interesting pair of praying/ offering figures. We are not quite sure what they were used for but they have some age and are quite heavy and solid for their sizes. We believe they are from Tibet/Northern Nepal.
Was acquired from a collection of Asian/ Tibetan/Nepalese and Indian artifacts...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Art Glass Green and Amber Cactus Plant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Italian design, this cactus is a fashion icon of the Italian style, green with a beautiful amber glass vase underneath.
In limited edition, manufactured in one of the furnaces in Ve...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Regency Ormolu Cherub Tazza with Malachite & Blue John 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive and highly decorative Regency Period ormolu, malachite and Blue John tazza, Circa 1820 in date.
It features an ormolu winged cherub holding a Blue John tazza...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Roman Goddess Liberty Large Bronze Statue by Jules Bertin (1826-1892)
Located in New York, NY
Our very large (53.5 in, 136 cm) bronze statue by the French master, Jules Bertin (1826-1892), circa 1879, depicts the Roman goddess, Libertas (Liberty), standing upon a stylized glo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Midcentury Black Marble Horse Head Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Very stylish pair of midcentury marble horse head bookends, circa 1970s. The bookends are heavy and well crafted, Dark marble with organically elegant veining add classic style with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
An antique hotel page automaton manufactured by P. Stokvis, Den-Haag - Netherlands ca. 1930s. A young boy in hotel pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1950s Chinese Figurine Salt and Pepper Holder by Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
1950s Chinese figurine salt and pepper holder by Richard Rohac.
Designed and executed in the 1950s by Richard Rohac, who worked also for WHW Ha...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Sculpture - Green Jumping Frog
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely green bronze sculpture in shape of a jumping frog. The frog is 26 cm (10.4") tall and in excellent condition. Marked A.P.G below.
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze Knight Sculpture Candelabra, Electrified Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A solid bronze and brass knight sculpture candelabra later converted to electrified table lamp with large frosted glass torch flame shade.
Europe...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" Antique Pressed Steel Truck
By Steelcraft Murray and Merritt Alcoaster Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Steelcraft "inter-city-bus" antique pressed steel truck, wonderful original condition, color surface, patina.
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
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.