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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1910s
Period: 16th Century
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
Bronze Statue Hans Peisser and Pankraz Labenwolf, Attributed to, Warrior
Located in Milano, IT
The bronze statue depicts a Turkish warrior with shield and sword. the warrior is shown bare without veils, with a base also made of oval-shaped bronze, acting in a war scene.
Detai...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Girl in a striped dress with polka dots and a white blouse holding a bouquet of flowers in both hands above her head and fending off a ...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Dignitary Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Ming dynasty sancai blue glazed pottery figures.
Circa 1500 AD Ming Dynasty
I have owned over 250 ming tomb figures including over 80...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Massacre of the Innocents, Normandy, Late 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The Massacre of the Innocents
Carved oak panel
Normandy, late 16th century
(Collection labels on the back)
Measures: 43,5 x 61 cm.
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Stunning Antique Circa 1910 Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Carpet Seller Lamp
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and highly collectable, fully restored, antique circa 1910 Austrian Vienna, Franz Bergman Cold...
Category
1910s Austrian Edwardian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Russian iron sculpture of a Cossack horseman
Located in London, GB
Russian iron sculpture of a Cossack horseman
Russian, 1912
Height 39cm, width 35.5cm, depth 17.5cm
This expressive patinated cast iron sculpture depicts ...
Category
1910s Russian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-slee...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
16th C Mechelen Doll-letter M carved in the back.Some leftovers of polychromy
Located in Leuven , BE
Mechelen dolls are rare wooden devotional figurines (mainly walnut was used), which were made by some members of the Guild of Saint Luke. The figures, all individual saints, were made from reference models using highly regulated carving and polychrome techniques. They had to meet several requirements. The shape of the rug had to meet certain criteria and the letter M (from Mechelen) had to be visible in the shape. These devotional or saint figurines...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Sandstone Carving of Two Demons Riding on Elephants
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 year old sandstone carving. The sculpture is depicting 'Two demons riding on elephants'.
From Buddha pagoda / temple in Arakan, Burma, 1400-1500.
Untouched and in origin...
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Art Deco Perios Terracotta Sculpture by Louis Riché
By Louis Riché
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large unglazed terracotta sculpture depicting a young woman with a sheep. Signed at the plinth. The sculpture is in good good condition and has a nice old, vivid patina.
Louis RICHÉ, France, 1877-1949
His first exhibit at the Salon in Paris was in 1896 at the age of nineteen. Riché sculpted many animals subjects but his favorite models were German Shepherd dogs. He continued exhibiting at the Salon and except for the interruptions of both World Wars he continued to create his artistic subjects. He worked mostly with the Thiébault Frères foundry, for the casting of his models but it is noted that some of his sculptures of lions were cast in silver by Risler and Carré...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Reliefs, Carved, Polychrome and Gilt Wood, Castilian School, 16th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of reliefs. Carved, polychrome and gilt wood. Castilian school, 16th century.
Pair of carved and polychrome wooden reliefs with figurative relig...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Moveable Naughty Vienna Bronze "Just Fur You" by Franz Bergmann
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This has always been one of our favorite naughty bronzes. This lovely girl, wearing her finest fur coat, is willing to open it up to reveal her nude bod...
Category
1910s Austrian Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design with high relief C-scrolls and flowers in Rococo style (from theArt Nouveau' period) with a lovely walnut case/. Equipment in full working order.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.
With best wishes, Geert
Early Bird Gallery...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Lady in Solid Italian Art Nouveau Marble with Column and Fountain 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lady in solid Italian Art Nouveau marble with column and fountain 1910
It has some cracks as shown in the photos
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Sandstone Temple Guards
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare pair of carved sandstone Burmese temple guards. Originates from paragode in Burma c. 15-17th century.
Handcarved with fine details. Each guard ...
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Rococo Style Carved Walnut, 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design...
Category
1910s Belgian Rococo Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Solid Bronze Figurative Allegorical Art Nouveau with him and her Italy 1910
Category
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1920 Head Bronze Sculpture by Erik Cohort
By Erik Cohrt 1
Located in Milano, IT
1920 head by Erik Cohort bronze sculpture a marble base (lost wax casting by Meroni and Radice foundry France).
Erik Cohrt (Denmark, 1902-70) studied at the Academy Reale in Rome, l...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Small Ming Dynasty Pottery Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of small Ming Dynasty (1364-1644) terracotta polychrome figures, in excellent condition.
Here's a cute little couple, looking very spry for their age. Both figures are wearing...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Daprato Studios Kneeling Angel Statues, c. 1910
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in High Point, NC
These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...
Category
1910s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Pine
Viennese Bronze, Warriors Dancing Around a Fire, by Franz Bergmann, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare piece of Viennese bronze art:
Two barefoot Native American warriors with horned headdresses and loincloths, and feathers around the hips and legs, with shields affixed to the forearms and weapons raised, dancing around a campfire.
On a flat rock...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wood Depicting the Resurrection of Christ
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved wood depicting the resurrection of Christ
ORIGIN : SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS, ANTWERP
PERIOD : EARLY 16th CENTURY
Height : 67.5 cm
Len...
Category
16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Marble Sculpture by Vichi, 'Exotic Dancer', for 1914, French Salon
Located in London, GB
This astonishing early 20th century Orientalist sculpture is one of the finest of its kind, full of movement, sensuality and effortless charm. The work of celebrated Italian sculptor...
Category
1910s Italian Romantic Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Composition Maquette for a Fountain
Located in Chicago, IL
Composition maquette for a fountain. Putti/angel riding a mythical sea creature. This maquette was used to model the bronze castings for a fountain.
Category
1910s Argentine Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Saint Afre of Augsburg
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
SAINT AFRE OF AUGSBURG
ORIGIN : SOUTHERN GERMANY
PERIOD : 16th CENTURY
Height : 119 cm
Width : 50 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Limewood
Good state of conservation
Patron Saint of the city and the diocese of Augsburg, the oldest traces of her worship date back to the 6th century.
There are several versions of his legend. She is sometimes identified as the daughter of a king of Cyprus whose violent and unexpected death forced her and her mother, Hilaria, to flee. They went to Augsburg via Rome. Others see her origins in Africa instead, her name meaning African in Latin.
Settled in Augsburg, they became the owners of a notorious inn where they traded in their charms.
Bishop Narcissus of Girona, accompanied by his deacon Felix, found refuge there one day, fleeing the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. As the two men prayed devoutly, Afre was touched by grace and asked to be baptized. She then left her old life and embraced the Christian faith.
When the Roman authorities learned of his new vocation, they exhorted her to worship the old gods and to deny the Christian faith. She refused to renounce her faith and was sentenced to be burned alive. Her sentence was applied immediately and she suffered her mart...
Category
16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Bowl with Nymph and Girl, by P. Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Flat oval bowl with an irregular, wavy lined and partially pierced rim, on the narrow sides two naked figures facing each other, a young girl and a young woman with long hair playing in the waist-deep, foaming water, the girl spreading...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Ming Dynasty Horsemen Roof Tiles
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) sancai-glazed ridge tiles modelled as horse and rider. Both tiles are glazed in rich green and amber, the horses ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Bronze 'Child Motorist' mascot bookends by Jean Verschneider, 1910
Located in London, GB
Jean Verschneider (French, 1872-1943)
Of motoring interest, a pair of charming patinated bronze radiator mascots, known as ‘Le Chauffeur Râleur’ a...
Category
1910s French Edwardian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Patinated Plaster of Paris Sculpture by Joseph Zomers Belgium
By Joseph Zomers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Statuette of a naked woman sitting in patinated plaster of Paris; plaster of Paris, is a very resistant material, used since ancient times, it was used by the ancient Egyptians as a binder in the construction of the pyramids and is used in sculpture for its strength, the name is linked to the ancient quarries of Montmartre in Paris; the statue is a work of the famous Belgian sculptor and bronze artist Joseph Zomers which he executed between 1915 and 1920 and whose signature is on the pedestal. The woman is represented posing with ill-concealed malice and shows without reticence her body with a thin erotic veil, the artist has not executed the face precisely to accentuate a mysterious charm; it is a figure of harmonic proportions that takes into greater consideration the erotic connotations, however, a refined and elegant eroticism that presents itself in a courteous manner, subtle and suggestive but at the same time provocative and irreverent; the woman, in her most intimate dimension, as a naked presence, defenseless but seductive, becomes the embodiment of the poetic essence of the artist, the emblematic figure of his aesthetics. It is an object in perfect Art Nouveau style (Jugendstil), in fact, many artists of this current used eroticism as their work, portraying women as ethereal and fatal beings, letting themselves be inspired by "le beau sexe" thanks to their naked forms, soft and seductive. Joseph Zomers was born in Liege in Belgium in 1895 and died in 1928; he studied art in Maredsous (Belgium), many of his works are permanently exhibited at the Musèe de Liège; Zomers is well known for his public monument "Tchantchès" in Liege. This great work in stone and bronze is located in the Otremeuse district in Rue Pont-Saint-Nicolas; designed by Joseph Zomers, the statue represents a "hiercheuse", the name was given to the women who pulled the carts in the mine, a tribute to those valiant young people vilified and victims of the exploitation of women's labor, the woman holds aloft the puppet of Tchantchès. Tchantchès is the name given to a puppet that appeared in Liège in the 19th century. The popular character, Tchantchès became over time the archetype of the goodman of Liege, witty and good-natured, wise and subtle, quick to find resolutions and fertile in resources, when he is depressed, he recovers with a joke that reveals the popular Walloon citizen, mocking and sentimental. It was therefore fitting to erect a monument to these two popular and significant symbols of the proud city...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Rare Clement Massier Prowling Tiger Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Clement Massier French Majolica figure which features a prowling tiger. Colouration: orange, brown, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Clement Massier pottery.
Category
1910s English Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Royal Worcester Figurine, "Bather Surprised"
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Royal Worcester figurine is made of glazed parian porcelain and entitled "Bather Surprised". Her drapery has been decorated with metallic...
Category
1910s English High Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Art Nouveau Biscuit Cup, DMP, 1910-1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau biscuit cup, DMP (Duxer Porzellan-Manufaktur, Royal Dux Bohemia), 1910-1920.
Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 22 cm
base - W: 19 cm, D: 17 cm.
Category
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Possibly Saint Hubert or Saint Eustace, Wood, Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly Saint Hubertus or Saint Eustace. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Carving in polychrome and gilded wood, sim...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Richard Bauroth, Bathers, German Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1919
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST
Richard Bauroth (German, 1884-?) was active/lived in Germany. German sculptor, Richard Bauroth studied in Munich et al. under Adolf von Hildebrand.
DIMENSIONS
Heigh...
Category
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Birdhouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French antique birdhouse find it in Paris. We painted the base only the dome is in original condition and it is beautiful. Dimension of the dome
heig...
Category
1910s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Group 'Mother With Child', by Paul Helmig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Mother in a dress decorated with elaborate Art Nouveau decor sitting on a fabric-covered stool and playing with her son, who is wearin...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cercle of Romano Alberti, dit Il Nero da Sansepolcro ( San Sepolcro, 1521-1568 )
Page
Mixed media : wood core, papier mâché, stucco, polychrome and gilded
Italy, around 1530-154...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood, Paper
Christ Crucified in Silver 16th Century Italian School
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ crucified in silver
16th Century Italian school
Measure: height: 40cm.
very good condition.
Category
16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Wood Low-Relief Depicting a Werewolf and Saint George
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional polychrome wood low-relief depicting a werewolf and saint george after a woodcut by lucas cranach (“DER WERWOLF” 1512)
Provenance :
collection Brimo de Laroussihle
c...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Terracotta Official Statuette with Original Polychromy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A petite Chinese Ming dynasty green glazed terracotta court official figurine from the 15th or 16th century, with original polychromy. Attracting our eye with its nice polychromy, th...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Attendants
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed earthenware figure of Attendant
The condition of these 5 century old glazed pottery tomb figures is outstand...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
In Medieval Europe and even more during the early 16th century fantastic beasts could be found in Bestiaries, a literary genre close to poetry. A bestiary used the characteristics of...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
16th Century Southern Germany Wood Figure of Saint Roch
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Easily recognizable with his gesture of showing pest effect on his thigh this pilgrim saint is accompanied by an angel curing him. The quality of the wood is noteworthy.
Bibliography
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art Chrétien...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Angel, Carved and Polychrome Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Angel. Carved and polychrome wood. Century XVI.
Polychrome wood carving showing an angel, with the face facing the viewer and the body in pr...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed and Painted Pottery Figures, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China.
The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form.
The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost.
The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips.
The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen:
Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are wrapped with a blue bow, in hands. The hair of the female nude is artfully tied into a striped cloth, which is held together by blue ribbons and is decorated with leaf branches over the ears. On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Bronze Sculptural Thermometer, Long Bodied Lady, Artist Signed and Dated 1911
Located in Petaluma, CA
It wasn't easy trying to title this bronze in one sentence. The first thing about it to my eye is the wonderful whimsy displayed. The fact that it's a thermometer just adds to the jo...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Walnut Sculptures from Germany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very elegant sculpture reprenting a Putti (angel) from the German renaissance period -16 century
Rare sculpture in walnut of great quality with a very beau...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Ernest-Justin Ferrand Female "Coup de Soleil" Zamac Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A bronze alloy Art Nouveau woman entitled "Coup de soleil" table lamp, Signed Ferrand (1846-1932). The sculpture features a thinly dressed nymph with a branching Art Nouveau style fl...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Large Scale Plaster Sculpture “Le Soir” from Loriol-du-Comtat, France, 1914
Located in Dallas, TX
Found in a chateau in Loriol du Comtat, in the Provence region of France, this large-scale plaster sculpture is signed and dated by the artist, making it a rare find. Originally part of a boiserie containing a fireplace, the sculpture decorated the main hall of the chateau. The artist, Marius Sain, created the piece for the owners of the chateau in 1914. The lovely depiction of a shepherdess and her flock is a fitting subject for an area of France in which shepherding is such an important part of the culture. The preserved heritage of transhumance in Provence goes back at least 800 years, as evidenced by collections of ancient songs, stories, and art.
Life-size in scale, the lovely sculpture features a mix of high-, mid-, and low-relief embellishments. A hooded shepherdess tends to her flock of sheep with a crook in hand. A dog sits calmly at her feet as the flock gathers in front of them. Both the shepherdess and the dog are in high relief, as is the lead sheep. The lamb seen suckling from the front sheep was crafted in mid relief, as is the visible head on the far right of the sculpture. There are a few sheep behind them in low relief. Large trees can be seen on either side of the group, while off in the background (faintly visible) are a castle with four fastigiate Mediterranean cypress trees (known as Stricta) and a spired church. The attention to detail is magnificent, with textured surfaces including the animals’ fur and the uneven ground.
A previous owner (recently) had an iron and limestone stand created for displaying purposes. The cream-colored limestone has been cut into three pieces and is inset into the six-legged iron frame. Block print on the plaster can be seen just above the edge of the stand. The letters read Le Soir, which is French for “The Night”. The right side of the sculpture has been signed “M Sain 1914”.
Marius Joseph Sain was born in 1877 in Avignon, France. In 1902, Sain moved to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Through introductions by his older brother and painter, Paul...
Category
1910s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Iron
Art-Deco Bronze "The Forbidden Fruits" Girl & Chimpanzee after Jean Verschneider
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French early 20th century patinated bronze group of "The Forbidden Fruits, after Jean Verschneider (French, 28 August 1872 - 20 December 1943)...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique KPM Porcelain Group of Bacchus and Aphrodite’ Feast, XIX Century
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite KPM Porcelain Mythological Group of feasting Bacchus depicts Dionysus (also called Bacchus - a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of ...
Category
1910s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal.
Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes".
Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Figure of a Kneeling Female Nude, by Joseph Mario Korbel
Located in New York, NY
Signed Mario Korbel/ 1929 No. 1 and stamped Roman Bronze Works.
Category
1910s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.
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