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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Italian Neoclassical Female Sculpture Statue, Small
Located in New York, NY
An Italian female resign sculpture statue in the Neoclassical design style, circa mid-20th century, 1950s, Italy. Sculpture statue is an off-white/antique white resin. A great decora...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Early 20th Century Art Deco Sculpture "Scarab Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in London, GB
An exquisite early 20th Century Art Deco cold painted and gilt bronze figure of a Ballets Russes dancer wearing a two piece outfit and a stylish head dress, exhibiting excellent col...
Category
Early 20th Century Romanian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand-Carved Chinese Malachite Elder on Cloisonné-Inspired Wood Base
Located in Lomita, CA
Description:
This exquisite hand-carved Chinese malachite sculpture depicts a wise elder seated in flowing robes, rendered in rich stria...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Artistic Nut & Bolt Sculpture Industrial Bauhaus Iron Art
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large 1930's nut and bolt on a brass plinth.
Forged of iron, not cast. Bolt is 13-1/2" long and weighs 20+ lbs.
An amazing piece of industrial art, not signed.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
"Passing the Baton", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude Athletes, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With their chiseled physiques and angular faces, this bronze sculpture of two nude male figures passing the baton at the height of a relay race is the epitome of stylized Art Deco ar...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th/ 19th Century Carved Giltwood Neo Classical Ornament With Birds
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwoodornament depicting two birds.
Italy circa 1780-1820 . Weathered and small losses
Measurements individual and include the wooden base.
H:28,5cm W:56cm D...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$594 Sale Price
49% Off
Pair of Old Blue Glazed Chinese Ceramic Rooster Figures
Located in Norton, MA
A large pair of Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain roosters with purple combs, circa 1920.
Category
1920s Chinese Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vantines French Art Deco Incense Burner
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Vantines French Art Deco cast metal incense burner in Egyptian Revival motif, modeled as two elegant Egyptian ladies kneeling, holding up the chamber of the censer.
Dimensions: 18...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meissen Porcelain Commedia dell' Arte Figurine Masked Advocato No. 64536
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German porcelain figurine.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Depicting the Advocato with Mask.
Model Number 64536.
Depicting a masked character in a yell...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model
A well modelled early 20th century hand carved pine architectural model of a rooftop corner. Showing natural age and minor lo...
Category
1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze Sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus crafted and signed by Carl Kauba. This sculpture depicts the tale of Hercules' battle against Antaeus.
Antaeus, son of Gaia and Poseidon,...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Decorative Sculpture Ornament Rose Blossom Solid Block Rose Quartz Hand Carved
Located in Ancona, Marche
Rose blossom sculpted entirely by hand starting from a solid block of rare rose quartz.
Dimensions: approximately D 12 x H 12 cm. Available in different...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rose Quartz
"Bust of a Woman" Bronze Scuplture by Victor Salmones
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Bust of a Woman", is a bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones. This sophisticated piece has an aura of repose and quiet enhanced by the smooth beautiful patina surf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collectible Pair of Vintage Porcelain Cats 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Swedish porcelain cat from Guldkroken in Hjo. Vintage. White hand painted facial features & pink bows. Made in Sweden in the 70s. Original makers la...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$187 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Very Large Herend Csikós on Horseback Fine Quality Hungarian Porcelain Figurine
By Herend
Located in Tustin, CA
Finest quality, very large, handmade porcelain sculpture figurine of a "Csikós on Horseback" has been created for Herend by the famous sculptor, Bela Markup and expertly hand-painted...
Category
20th Century Hungarian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Sculpture - Dancing Woman - By DENIS - Max Verrier - Patinated Spelter
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant Art Deco sculpture of a Dancing Woman with grapes in her hands. Depicting Maenad, the female follower of Dionysus. Signed Denis, cast at the Max Le Verrier Foundry France....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Spelter
Lead bread by Bruno kristo
Located in Diest, BE
lead bread half hand-sliced by artist Bruno Kristo shown at 'Brood Casting' exhibition.
Bruno Kristo transforms an everyday staple into a striking sculptural statement with this loa...
Category
2010s Belgian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lead
$10,814
Cast Marble Roman Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast marble bust of a Roman child set on a base size:
3.50 H x 5.25 W x 6 D.base size
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
$850 Sale Price
33% Off
Max Le Verrier Figurine sculpture Signed Guerbe, Art Deco French Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original metal figurine of a Dancer by Max Le Verrier / Pierre Le Faguays, called GRISERIE, and signed GUERBE, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1930 .
The fig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
"Mowgli in the Jungle", Rare Bronze Art Deco Plaquette w/ Nude Male by Delamarre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This diminutive version of one of Raymond Delamarre's greatest sculptural works -- which depicts Mowgli (Rudyard Kipling's character) walking through the jungle accompanied by two li...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art deco archer sculpture by Jean de Roncourt
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco sculpture circa 1930 in copper spelter.
White bakelite arch all on a marble base black and onyx.
Signed J De Rouncourt on the marble base.
In very good condition, note some ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
18th–19th Century Spanish Carved Stone Lion’s Head Wall Element
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
18th–19th Century Spanish Carved Stone Lion’s Head Wall Element
A powerful and expressive sculptural fragment depicting a lion’s head, originally part of a grand architectural ensemb...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Antique Antimony Sculptures, Warrior, Archer, Max Le Verrier, Art Deco.
Located in Breganze, VI
Antique Sculpture, 1930s, proposes a Warrior an Archer with bow and arrow expressing strength and power.
The work proposed here is in Antimony Metal made in the first half of the tw...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Other
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Girl with Flower Basket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German porcelain figurine.
By Meissen.
In the form of a barefoot young girl in a dirndl dress carrying a wicker basket full of many different flowers. Atop a Rococo-style gilt plinth.
Marked to the base with Meissen's blue underglaze crossed swords mark / an impressed 9 / an incised 'No. 5'.
Simply a wonderful antique Meissen figurine...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Bambi" Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by Else Bach, Germany
By Else Bach
Located in Berlin, DE
Bambi- ceramic sculpture by Else Bach. Design from 1936 for Karlsruher Majolika.
Art Deco, Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Alexandre Ouline
Located in Houston, TX
1930s French Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on a black marble base, signed by Alexandre Ouline.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jean Jacques Pradier (1790-1852) Bronze Napoleon Bonaparte
By J. Pradier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jean Jacques Pradier (1790-1852) Bronze Napoleon Bonaparte
James Pradier (born Jean-Jacques Pradier, 1790–1852) was a Genevan-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style, one of the primary artists of Napoleon's tomb, Les Invalides.
This exceptional 19th-century French bronze full-length portrait of a standing Napoleon Bonaparte bronze...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco style sculpture of a dancer JEU by Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture of a dancer with ball Jeu signed by Max Le Verrier.
With the Le Verrier foundry mark.
Design 1930.
Posthumous contemporary cast of the Le Verrier foundry.
...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Annibale De Lotto Large Bronze Sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Annibale De Lotto large bronze sculpture Boy with Crab 1910 Italy Venice.
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,460 Sale Price
40% Off
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Horse's Head Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
A magnificent and iconic piece that merges art and design, this gypsum sculpture will make a refined statement when showcased in any traditional or mo...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
$6,664 / item
'Cavalier Arabe' (Arab Huntsman on Horseback) After Alfred Barye
By Alfred Barye
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Cavalier Arabe' (Arab Huntsman on Horseback) After Alfred Barye
Alfred Barye (1839–1882)
A magnificent 20th-century posthumous casting of "Cavalier Arabe" (Arab Huntsman on Horseb...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Lapis Lazuli Native American Indian Chief Statue
Located in Somis, CA
We discovered, and through extraordinary efforts acquired this rare lapis lazuli Indian chief statue, capturing the essence of a Native American leader ad...
Category
20th Century North American Native American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, Attributed Franz Bergman
Austria, circa 1925, attributed to Franz Bergman, unmarked
Embark on a whimsical journey with this rare and delightful Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Ten Piece Devil Orchestra, made circa 1925 and attributed to the renowned Franz Bergman, though unmarked. This charming ensemble features ten individually cast and hand-painted bronze figures, each devil bearing its own instrument and unique action.
From the authoritative Conductor Devil to the playful Flute Devil, every character in this orchestra exudes personality and mischief. The ensemble includes the Piano Devil, Cello Devil, Drum Devil, Heraldic Trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French Antique Cast Brass Belle Epoque Style Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Patinated Cast Brass
Style: French Antique
Category
1920s French Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Bronze Sculpture Herme Naples Italy 19thC
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully detailed antique Italian Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Hermes, dating from Circa 1880.
Hermes is cast after the original held at the Museo Nazionale in Naples...
Category
1880s Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's
A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence...
Category
1930s Beninese Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
"Homenaje A Miro" Tribute to Joan Miro Porcelain Sculpture by Sargadelos
By Sargadelos
Located in San Diego, CA
"Homenaje A Miro" tribute to Joan Miro porcelain Sculpture by Sargadelos of Spain, circa 1990s. The piece highlights the unique color, forms and shapes that make Miro's works so ex...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze female torso sculpture.
This is a striking bronze statue of a female torso. It is mounted on a black marble p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Carved Santos, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A carved and polychromed tonsured saint figure, 18th century.
Glass eyes and formerly with articulating arms.
10 ¼ inches wide by 6 ½ inches deep by 16 ½ inches tall
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Bronze & Black Marble Clock Set by Deniere A Paris the Philosopher, c.1860
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare & fabulous Antique Napoleon lll clock garniture with incredible quality bronze sculptures.
You will rarely see a clock garniture with bronzes of this quality and detail. The bearded thinker/philosopher on top of the marble clock is simply astonishing. His natural poisture, his hair, face and hands, but also his clothes, it is all of a quality and detail that only a master sculptor can achieve. And the patina also is just perfect. The philosopher is marked on the back and it reads 'BE x'.
The two bronze female (classical maiden) sculptures are in fact two stunning candle holders and they too stand on beautifully shaped black marble bases with cartouches. These majestic candle holders are marked on the sides 'L.V.E. ROBERT' (Louis Valentin Elias Robert) and on the back they read 'AD x'.
The black marble clock comes with a circular dial face with gilt Roman numerals and this clock has a well working movement. The movement is stamped 'DENIERE / A PARIS' and '2165'. On the bottom it reads A.Blacher and there also is a cachet with 'MEDAILLE D'OR / Paris / 1827'.
If you like this one of a kind, clock set as much as we do then you will love our price. Especially, since perfect packing (in a custom made crate) and worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 days are complimentary.
Maximum clock height x width x depth: 22 x 17 x 8.5 inches.
The large figure candle holders...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Lüsterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
Unique and adorable late 19th or very early 20th-century smaller-size chandelier - Lüsterweibchen. Finely hand-carved from linden wood, a unique piece, made by a master wood carver ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
German White Porcelain Male Nude Putti Sculptures, Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
A set of six (6) German white porcelain male nude putti sculptures in the Renaissance or Neoclassical styles, circa 20th century, Germany. A fun set of six male nude tumbling putti s...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Statue by Charles Louchet, France, '1854-1936'
By Charles Louchet
Located in Delft, NL
A bronze statue by Charles Louchet, France (1854-1936)
A standing female naked, looking up with her arms up. A beautiful graceful movement in bronze...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Falconer on Horseback Bronze Sculpture After Pierre Jules Mene
Located in New York, NY
Falconer on horseback after the original model by the French master, Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879), measuring 28 in tall, 29 inches wide and 9 in deep.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Asian Bronze Showa Meiji Samurai Warrior Sculpture Statue with Armor
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly wonderful and boldly designed Japanese bronze sculpture of a fierce samurai warrior perhaps in a moment of silent reflection. This piece has a great feel and heft. The fine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture of Hera Greek mythology in plaster, wax - Alessandro La Motta
By A. Manzoni
Located in Villa Verucchio, Emilia-Romagna
Sculpture of Hera - A Masterpiece of Art and Myth
The Sculpture of Hera in plaster, wax, and charcoal is a work that embodies the strength, grace, and timeless charm of Greek mythol...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
1920s Art Deco Pin Cushion Porcelain Half Doll Spanish Dancer Bronze Color Gown
Located in Red Lion, PA
1920s Art Deco Porcelain Half Doll Spanish Dancer with Pin Cushion Base
This stunning Art Deco porcelain half doll from the 1920s depicts a dramatic Spanish dancer, beautifully styl...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, "Invisible Personage"
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Indulge in a rare opportunity to own a piece of art history with this Limited Edition Salvador Dali Armchair, featuring the artist's iconic "Invisible Personage" design. One of only ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Lacquer
$75,852 Sale Price
20% Off
"Adam", Glass Sculpture with Standing Male Nude, Nybro, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautiful, this cast and etched glass sculpture depicts the standing nude figure of Adam, deeply embedded in the glass, who glows when light passes through from above. He i...
Category
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
German Lusterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier w. Carved Mermaid Figure and Antlers
Located in Barntrup, DE
This amazing German chandelier features a delicate hand-carved and polychrome hand-painted mythical lady or mermaid with a scaly fishtail. The adorable and handsome lady is holding a cartouche-shaped shield.
The light fixture is hung on a chain suspension, mounted on real antlers, and decorated with red and yellow wrought iron...
Category
Early 20th Century German Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Antique 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Gallant - Trumpeter No. 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th German porcelain figurine.
By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
Model Number 12.
Depicting a Trumpeter from the 'Gallant Orchestra' series created b...
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French 18th Century Hand Carved Baroque Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand carved winged angel head with its original color and gilding.
France, circa 1750
Weathered and small losses and old repair. Treated against woodworm.
Measurement here...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$811 Sale Price
45% Off
LLADRO - Vintage Bending Girl Figurine - Matte Finish - Spain - 20th Century
By Lladro
Located in Chatham, ON
LLADRO - Vintage matte finish ceramic figure - bending girl dressed in her nightgown - retired - factory stamp to the base - Spain - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Carved Horn Sailing Ship
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Carved Horn Sailing Ship on Horn Base
String and metal rods. - cork for tops
Colors: Brown, White, Cream
Sailing ship
Nautical
Handmade with real Horn bone, it has great detail...
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Mid-18th Century Philippine Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Arts & Crafts Standing Floor Crucifix w Stylized Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Gothic revival church crucifix and a wonderful hand crafted work of religious art. Made and marked by Brom, Utrecht (see image 17).
Brom of Utrecht was a family (or dynasty) of...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Figural Angel Bird Bath
By Franz van Severdonck
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Cast Bronze Cupid Bird Bath in the Manner of Franz Von Stuck
The Cupid Holding the Decorated Shell shaped bowl
Ideal for outdoors or in
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Country 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.