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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Empire
Bronze ''Aphrodite'' Sculpture in Verdigris Patina by Gabriel Forestier
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze sculpture in verdigris patina by Gabriel Forestier (1889-1969), representing "Aphrodite".Signed Gabriel Forestier on the base; also inscribed "Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris". France Circa 1930 Provenance: Private New York Art Deco collection. Forestier entered the Municipal School of Fine Arts of Bordeaux in 1907. He won the end-of-year competition in 1907 and was authorized to compete for the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris where he was permanently admitted in 1908. He settled in Paris. From 1909, at the age of 20, he received his first orders. He exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists between 1910 and 1939, and won several medals there. After the war, he obtained several commissions for war memorials across France: He sculpted the War Memorial of La Force, that of Ducey in 1921. In 1922, he made a study trip to Italy and continued his artistic research. He created the war memorials of Bergerac in 1927, and that of his hometown, Eymet. In 1930-1931, he participated in the creation of the large bas-relief for the facade of the Musée des Colonies, for the colonial exhibition of 1931. Returning to Paris, he continued his work. His "Giant Suffocating a Snake" from the Salon of 1934 earned him a gold medal, and he received the grand prize of the International Exhibition of 1937 for the creation of the sculpture of the bronze door of the City's museum of modern art from Paris. He received the title of knight in 1939, then Officer of the Legion of Honor of Arts and Letters in 1949 for his works. He served as a jury at the École des Beaux-Arts between 1939 and 1942. After the war, he created the Sea Horses fountain...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco sculpture seated nude with ball signed by Max Le Verrier France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture seated nude with ball signed by Max Le Verrier.
The sculpture is cast in Art Metal with green patina on an oval Portor marble base
France 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Marie-Louise Simard, Art Deco Sculpture of a Woman, France, 1926
Located in New York, NY
Signed M SIMARD, located PARIS and dated 1926 on the base.
This is likely the Mona Vanna sculpture exhibited by Simard in 17th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1927. Its date (of 1...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Max Le Verrier Clarte Art Deco Sculpture Lamps Nude with a Glass Ball
Located in Ulm, DE
Lumina, Set of 2
Famous, very decorative Art Deco object.
Slightly smaller than the famous Clarté
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973)
Orig...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997)
Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene, in a woodframe
Signed and dated 1941
161,5x215,5 cm
supplied with wall hanging brackets
,
Native of São Miguel...
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1940s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Goldscheider Vienna Nude Art Déco Dancer Posing With Large Shawl, circa 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine of the late 1930s:
Only with ballet shoes dressed young pretty lady with curly hair, with turned to the side and tilted backwards upper body balanc...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large 24" Art Deco silvered bronze statue of a dancer Stella Guiraud-Rivière
Located in New York City, NY
Guiraud-Rivière 1881-1947
A tall, exquisite, original French Art Deco sculpture in silvered bronze with parcel gilt accents. This largest rendition of the sculpture is truly a rarit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Art Deco panther Sculpture by Ouline
Located in Madrid, ES
Art deco panther sculpture in patinated metal based on a plate of Belgian marble.
Made in France Ca, 1930. Signed by Online (Alexandre Online)
It is in good condition, with wear on...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal, Bronze
Jungle Art Deco Style Panther Sculpture with Green Patina by Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Panther sculpture named “Jungle” on a stepped marble base.
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973)
Art Deco s...
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2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Erotic Bronze Female Nude in Sarcophagus by Bergmann Vienna Around 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
At first glance an upright Egyptian sarcophagus, which opens to both sides when pressure is applied to a small lever on the front of the base, revealing an upright nude young woman w...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by J. Cormier, Art Deco Period, Circa 1930.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture by J. Cormier, Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Bronze, Art Deco period sculpture, 1930 by J. Cormier .
Dimensions: h: 35cm, w: 73cm, d...
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1920 René Lalique, Car Mascot Statuette Sirene Glass with Sepia Patina Mermaid
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car Mascot Statuette "Sirene" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature into the decor.
Perfect condition
Height: 10.5 cm
Félix Marc...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Clarté Sculpture Lueur Lamp from the Important Art Deco Artist Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Smallest model of the famous "Clarté"
“Lueur Lumineuse”
Original “Max Le Verrier”
Art Deco style, France.
Table lamp, lighted sculpture made in spelter / white-bonze (french = Régu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Bust of General Pierre De Pelleport by Gaston Leroux-Veuvenot
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Very beautiful plaster bust, with a terracotta patina, of General Pierre de Pelleport (1773-1855), Peer of France (1841-1848), Mayor of Bordeaux (1842). Viscount, Grand Officer of th...
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1840s French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Rare Just Andersen Group Figurine of a Sea Boy and Dragon in Disco Metal, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Just Andersen group figurine of a sea boy and dragon in disco metal.
1940s.
Model number D1697.
Marked.
In great condition.
Dimensions: H 11.5 x D 10.0 cm.
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Just Andersen, Sculpture in Disco Metal, Naked Boy Blowing a Horn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, sculpture in disco metal, naked boy blowing a horn.
In excellent condition with fine patina.
1940s.
Model 2170.
Dimensions: H 18.0 x D 10.0 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture by Ivanov Dimitry Iosivovich for Lomonosovski S.Pietroburgo, 1923
Located in Montelabbate, PU
The author of the model (1923) is the sculptor Ivanov Dimitry Iosifovich. Signed in paste on the base and under the brand lomonosovski porcelain of St. Petersburg The famous Russian ...
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1920s Russian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Sculpture Female Athlete with Palm Leaf by Fayral, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture female athlete with palm leaf by Fayral.
Pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays, France 1930.
Patinated bronze on a stone base.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Art Deco Style Bronze Goddess
Located in Hudson, NY
Large 27" Art Deco Egyptian Revival style bronze of a partially draped female figure.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Figurine of a Decò Ballerina from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Decò sculpture of a dancing lady, made in ceramic in the 1940s.
Measures: diameter 14 cm Ø 15 cm height 24 cm.
Minor restoration were done in the color of the dress border.
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture Bending Bar Man L'age Du Bronze Demetre H. Chiparus, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco sculpture of an athletic man bending a bar.
This work is titled "L'age du bronze" and signed by Demetre H. Chiparus.
The sculpture has a beautiful patina and s...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Dancer Sculpture in Spelter, Folie by Denis, Original Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
Sculpture dancing lady “Folie”
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Maurice et Marcel Denis”, signed
Original Max Le Verrier, signed
Art Deco style, France
Material...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Viennese Art Deco Bronze Dancer by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1915/1920
Located in Vienna, AT
The graceful, bare dancer with short, curly hair combed back, leads, with her upper body turned to the right, her arms stretched out horizontally from the body, a dance step forward ...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hester Mabel White Art Deco Bronze Oriental Children Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair Art Deco cold painted bronze bookends mounted with Oriental Children figures by renowned sculptor Hester Mabel White (British, 1870-1948) and dating from around 1920. This iconic pair of bookends portrays two children in Oriental dress who clearly should be studying, both with books. One portrays a young girl seated and studiously reading her book while a young boy stands leaning on the upstand of the bookend and peers over watching...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer in Wood
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture of boxer in wood
high quality sculpture
Art Deco Style Circa 1940
Origin Europe without visible signature
Carved from heavy hard wood
Without restoration in p...
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1940s European Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Art Deco Bronze Figural Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on Carrara marble pedestal. Sculpture has a nice patina to the bronze. Mounted to the base.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Onyx, Bone & Silver Pewter Lady w/ Greyhounds Sculpture, After Chiparus
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco sculpture was realized in France, circa 1930. It offers a lady in repose donning a flapper dress, flanked by two greyhound dogs in silvered pewter presented on...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Pewter
French Art Deco Bronze Magazine Rack with Verdigris Patina
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully designed and very unusual cast bronze magazine of book rack showing two centaurs rearing and with arms out stretched, with subtle verdigris patina.
Whether used as a ho...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bayadère Dancer Sculpture in Art Deco Style by Charles for Max Le Verrier
By Janle, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
"Le Bayadère" (The Temple Dancer) is a ballet, full of Indian exoticism and romantic poetry.
Dancing Sculpture with a Hoop
Designed in France by “Charles”, signed
Original “Max...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Stunning White and Black Art Deco Porcelain Penny Scale by Navco
By NAV
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning white and black Art Deco porcelain penny scale by Navco. Amazing design, reminiscent of a womans cloaked silouette, retains original key...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Gertrud Kudielka 1896-1984 for Hjorth 'Bornholm', Large Glazed Stoneware Figure
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gertrud Kudielka 1896-1984 for Hjorth (Bornholm). Large glazed stoneware figure. "Europe on the bull", 1940s. Beautiful luster / ox blood glaze. Model number: 602.
Measures: 37 x 36...
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1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Erte Like Fashionable Woman Austrian Bronze
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This beautifully rendered Austrian cold painted bronze is signed (illedgible) & dated. An elegant Art Deco inspired statuesque young woman, fashionably attired in a stunning original...
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1990s Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Paper Mâché Mannequin
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Mannequin between the 1930s and 1940s, is not in good condition, the head has something like a broken one, it does not stand straight.
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Early 20th Century Mexican Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Superb French Art Deco Greyhound Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Unique and rare French Art Deco Greyhound dog, large size sculpture in ivory color, in a very good condition. Beautiful line, movements and wonderfu...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Aitken, A Dance, American Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture circa 1920s
By Robert Aitken
Located in New York, NY
Signed ‘AITKEN’, and ‘XOROS’ (Greek: Dance) on the plinth.
Dimensions:
Height 20 inches
Width (top) 11 inches
Depth 6 inches
This remarkable in its expensiveness sculpture depicts a forest spirit – satyr, dancing and playing his reed simultaneously. With horns and horse ears, satyrs were endowed with the qualities of wild creatures with animal qualities, little thought of human prohibitions and moral standards. In addition, they were distinguished by fantastic endurance, both in battle and at the festive table. Their great passion was the passion for music, reed being one of satyrs’ main attributes.
Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949) was a noted American sculptor, born in San Francisco, California. He became a noted sculptor who spent most of his career teaching at the National Academy of Design in New York City. He has done numerous portraits, full size and bust, of well known figures, and his work is in many collections and museums including the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. For his early study, he was a painting pupil of Arthur Mathews...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Austrian Sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Austrian Art Deco patinated and polychromed bronze sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zack of a Native American Indian with a feather headdress riding a top a running horse. The sc...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"David with His Hound, " Unique and Important Sculpture by Paul Manship, 1914
By Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A dignified and poignant bronze by America's greatest sculptor of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, this unique piece by Paul Manship depicts young David in ancient Israel...
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1910s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture of Dancing Duo by I. Gallo
Located in Oakland, CA
Ignacio Gallo was born in Valladolid, Spain in the 19th century. He worked from 1910–1935 specialising in statuettes of bathers, dancers, nudes and pagan goddesses. While working in Paris in the mid to late 1920s he created this piece of two women dancing. Unlike a nude sculpture, this gives us a glimpse of the era with the fashionable bobbed hairdo, and the shortened skirt.
The 1920s “Jazz Age” saw a great deal of same sex dancing partners some of it romantic but more often just the popularity of both social dance and “artistic” (think Isadora Duncan) as well as “cabaret” performance. This lively sculpture is a nod to all three forms.
Ignacio Gallo’s creations in bronze were made at the Marcel Guillemard Foundry which has an interesting history of its own. Guillemard worked first with Andre Fau...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life-size Gliedermann, Denmark, Circa 1860, Featured Ralph Lauren Madison Avenue
Located in New York, NY
19th century, life-size Gliedermann, origin: Denmark, circa 1860, original color
Featured in Ralph Lauren Madison Avenue Spring Fashion Windows, pho...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Dancer Bronze, after Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco bronze dancer bronze, after Bruno Zach
Incised B. Zach, A7255.
20th Century, Europe
Dimensions: Height: 26.5 in Width: 13 in Depth: 7 in
Transport yourself back to the 20th...
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20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Goldscheider French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Male Ballet Dancer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and fine period French Art Deco bronze sculpture of a male dancer or ballerina (nude but for a dancer's belt). The dancer stands with outstretched arms and leg bearing a strai...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Kneeling Nude in the style of Arno Breker, 1930
By Arno Breker
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Art Deco bronze sculpture of a naked woman sitting on her knees with her arms over her head. This unsigned figurine is in the style of Arno Breker,...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Joe Descomps Art Deco Nude Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Sculpted in stone, a beautiful French Art Deco nude female with floral details and fabric draping, signed Joe Descomps, dated under the base, 11-6-26, June 11, 1926.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Eternal Springtime, " Romantic Antique Sculpture in Marble with Nudes by Kalish
By Max Kalish 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Max Kalish is renowned for his bronze sculptures of laborers in 1930s, America, he also carved remarkable pieces in marble, often depicting idealized figures and couples in ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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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