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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Magnificent Italian Sculpture in Carrara Marble " Torso " Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian sculpture in Carrara marble " Torso " early 20th Century.
Italy
Complete height with base: 43cm
perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid (Angel) Attributed to Auguste Moreau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Bronze Figure of Cupid, Attributed to Auguste Moreau
France, circa 1890 Unsigned
A captivating 19th-century French bronze figure of Cupid, attributed to the reno...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Stuart Devlin, Cartier
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented...
Category
1970s English Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Clown by A. Santini
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fine work by A. Santini, intriguing bronze clown playing the accordion mounted on a beautiful marble base. Signature on the marble and on the bronze.
Category
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$325 Sale Price
51% Off
A Very Large Virgin and Child ( 49 inches) , Champagne, circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Large Virgin and Child in walnut wood, carved in the round, trampling on Eve biting into the apple.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Antique Wooden Shoe Last C.1920-4 Pairs Available
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Price is per pair. Decorative only. Sizes unknown. Please specify which pair you would like.
Original pairs of cobbler's wooden shoe lasts. Refinished and shellacked.
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Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Greco Roman Style Vintage Verde Bronze Statue of a Male Nude with Grapes in Hair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Greco-Roman style bronze nude statue from the 20th century with verde patina and wooden pedestal base. Created with the traditional technique o...
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 17th century French Gilt Bronze Figure of a Crouching Venus
Gilt bronze crouching Venus on a pedestal decorated with Boulle marquetry and...
Category
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition Resin Sculpture of a Bondage Girl
Located in London, GB
Resin Erotic Sculpture of a Woman in Bondage
Kneeling and Tied Hands
In Antique White Finish
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$656 Sale Price
20% Off
Male Torso Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 5.9'' / Weight: 800 gr
This is a work that symbolizes the depiction of the ideal male form.
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Zaccagnini “Brontolo“ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Ceramic Italian
Located in Milano, IT
Zaccagnini brontolo ceramic 1950 snow white and the seven dwarfs.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Impressive Early 20th Miniature Suit of Armour
Located in Martlesham, GB
An impressive early 20th miniature suit of armour in the 16th century style, possibly German, the helmet is adjustable and has gold coloured patraes eit...
Category
1920s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
Marble Sculptures After Michelangelo Buonarroti – "Day" and "Night" – Early 20th
Located in Madrid, ES
Marble Sculptures After Michelangelo Buonarroti – "Day" and "Night" – Early 20th Century
Magnificent pair of large marble sculptures, inspired by Michelangelo Buonarroti's masterpie...
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Marble Statue of Kwan Yin Avalokiteshara
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand carved, solid white marble statue of Bodhisattva Kwan Yin Avalokiteshara, the Water Moon Goddess of Great Compassion. The sublimely carved face retains traces of th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stone
$4,400 Sale Price
60% Off
Marble sculpture of an angel
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture of an angel in marble, making the sign of silence. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL
Tags: Scultura di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
"Exultation", Large, Rare Bronze w/ Male Nude Celebrating Liberation of Belgium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinarily powerful, and very rare, this large bronze sculpture of a nude male figure by Arthur Dupagne shows him stretching and straining upwards,...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Louis d'Orléans late 19th century bronze sculpture by Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century bronze sculpture by Emmanuel Fremiet depicting Prince Royal Louis 1st Duke of Orléans. A later cast of the original sculpture erected in the courtyard of the Chât...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Beautiful Bathing Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble statue of a beautiful bathing woman. The statue is raised by a ground designed base where the richly s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Dan Prestige Wood Spoon with Legs, Ivory Coast, West Africa on custom base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dan carved wood prestige spoon or ladle, from the Dan people of Ivory Coast, West Africa. Spoons like this were used by the most prominent woman in the village as a sign of her powe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Statuette of Act by Bohumil Kokrda, Czechoslovakia, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century statuette of "act", made in 1980's, in Czechoslovakia,
- made of ceramic,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'The Warwick Cup', A Victorian Silver Racing Trophy by Elkington
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
The Warwick Cup
An Important Victorian Silver Presentation Horse Racing Trophy For The 1853 Warwick Races, by Elkington & Co. England. Modelled by Pierre-Emile Jeannest (French, 18...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Silver
Early 20th Century Belgium Spelter Boy and Dog Sculpture Signed V. Rousseau
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this tall patinated sculpture on a console or a buffet! Crafted in Belgium in 1932, the metal statue depicts a young boy eating his bowl of soup with dog watching with envy. The figurine has numerous marking to prove authentication. It is signed on the base by the artist "Rousseau". The sculpted figurine is in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorns a rich patinated finish. Small dent on the dog's back (see last picture).
Victor Rousseau (1865-1954) was a Belgian sculptor and medalist. Rousseau was of Walloon heritage and descended from a line of stonemasons. He began carving stone at age 11, working at the site of the Law Courts of Brussels, designed by architect Joseph Poelaert. He later apprenticed under sculptor Georges Houtstont, and took classes at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
A winning competition entry for the Prix Godecharle in 1890 gave Rousseau the chance to travel in England, Italy, and two full years in France, after which he returned to the atelier of Belgian sculptor and teacher Charles van der Stappen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Italian Roman Sculpture of the David
Located in New York, NY
A classic Italian Roman statue of the 'David' on a black marble base by sculptor G. Ruggeri, Italy, circa mid-20th century, Italy. White resin statue is on a black marble base with t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$600 Sale Price
29% Off
Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
By Derby, Bloor Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming pair of porcelain figures of a stag and a doe, probably cast by Derby in about 1760 and decorated by Bloor Derby in 1820. The figures are a simple white porce...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$668 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Nomoli Stone Figure, Sierra Leone, Kissi, Tribal Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
A Kissi Nomoli carved stone figure, a male with his hands wrapped around his knees, on a base; from the Kissi people of Sierra Leone.
Greyish brown patina, snout-like mouth, large no...
Category
Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Marble sculpture of Hera
Located in Rome, IT
Marble sculpture of Hera, probably made in Greece in the mid-20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Indi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$6,247
Ila Sterling Silver Frog
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate workmanship imbues this decorative piece with a life of its own. Crafted from sterling silver by Florentine silversmith house Lisi Brothers, this statuette is chiseled and ...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$707 / item
Large Decorative Pre-Columbian Style Figure – 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive Pre-Columbian style figure from the 20th century, crafted in homage to ancient Mesoamerican art. The piece showcases stylized facial features and traditional ornamentation...
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Two Athletes in Unity, " Unique 1930s Italian Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Quite extraordinary, this bronze depicting two nude athletes side by side, their arms out streched in common cause, was sculpted by an Italian artist in the 1930s, perhaps in connect...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Brass Flower Sculpture on Composition Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Brass Flower Sculpture on Composition Base
Mid Century Modern
Flowers and Leaves in distressed patinated brass and metal
Composition Base
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Irati Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This bronze sculpture is an original piece created in 2004 by Raffaello Romanelli, whose aim was to represent a moment of internal reflection thanks to the position of the body. For the piece, Raffaello Romanelli used a live model...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,831 / item
Important Meissen Porcelain Groups of Caparisoned Elephants and Soldiers
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of Meissen Porcelain Groups depicting "Alexander The Great Concurring India". Modeled with Alexander the great's three warriors/soldiers riding on caparisoned eleph...
Category
1880s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Madonna con Bambino Round Low Relief
Located in Milan, IT
This round low relief is a singular artwork crafted by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 1896 and exhibited in the monument for Donatello in the Saint Lawrenc...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
$3,456 / item
Vintage Boho Patinated Sculpture of a Male Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the raw beauty of this Vintage Boho Patinated Sculpture of a Male Torso—an exquisite fusion of American craftsmanship and Bohemian sensibility. With its weathered patina and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Group, "The noble rococo game of chess", German Manufacturer
Located in Berlin, DE
Large, decorative porcelain group, "The noble game of chess". German porcelain manufacturer.
Undamaged.
Category
20th Century German Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining Female Nude Bronze Sculpture - Signed d.a. 71'
Located in Atlanta, GA
This captivating bronze sculpture, signed D.A. 71, depicts a reclining female figure in a serene and contemplative pose. The artist's mastery is evident in the textured details of th...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Large Academic Style Torchères Emblematic of the Continents
Located in London, GB
Set of four large Academic style torchères emblematic of the continents
French, late 19th Century
Height: 228cm, diameter 50cm
Torchères alone: Height 197cm, diameter 34cm
Bases alone: Height 31cm, diameter 50cm
The four large torchères in this set are designed in the manner of Mathurin Moreau, one of the leading Academic sculptors of the nineteenth century. The patinated metal sculptures were cast by Miroy Frères...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Ormolu
Life-Size Patinated Bronze Group After Canova
Located in London, GB
Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) is widely regarded as one of the masters of Neoclassical sculpture, and his marble group 'The Three Graces' is one of his most acclaimed works. This exceptional bronze group is a full-size replica of Canova's masterpiece, and exhibits much of the lightness, harmoniousness and elegance of the original.
This bronze group was cast from Canova's original by the Italian Fonderia Versiliese, the foundry who cast the famous oversized sculptures...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figure Of A Football Player
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Bronzed Spelter Football Figure.
A very nice Edwardian spelter figure of a footballer about to kick a football with his right foot. The figure has a bronzed finish and is mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Sporting Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED European, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
European, Germany ? 19th century
Christ and font in bronze, wooden cross, covered with enamel.
Slight wear.
Dim.: (cross) 50 x 30 cm;
Height: (christ) 16 cm...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Sculpture, Art Deco Period, Jan & Joel Martel Style, France, circa 1930
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This woman bust is in Plaster. It is an Art Deco Sculpture, made circa 1930, in France.
In a white color. In the Style of Jan and Joël MARTEL.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,152 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Plate Life Size Giant Clam Shell Sculpture
By D'argenta
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking life size giant clam shell sculpture or object of art having the iconic form and texture with a silver plated finish by D'Argenta Studios.
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
A studio art ceramic sculpture of two mermaids, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A very special studio art ceramic pottery sculpture of two - perhaps lesbian - mermaids sharing a secret, signed, mid twentieth century. This unique sculpture also doubles as a catch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Italian Vintage Marble Eggs, Circa 1960
Located in CH
Italian vintage marble eggs, Circa 1960
Set of 10 Eggs of different colors and marble type.
The glass bowls are not included in the price.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Louis XV Huge Verdigris Bronze Signed Nishan Toor Nude Cherub Sculpture / Putti
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular and Important XL Louis XV style Bronze Cherub/ Putti Sculpture Signed by Listed Artist Nishan Toor. Verdigris patina, beautifully detailed clas...
Category
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The gods of the sea Sculpture, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture
Year: 1900
Material: silver plated bronze
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at you...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German Bisque Porcelain "Triumph Of Bacchus" Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
German Bisque Porcelain "Triumph Of Bacchus" Sculpture. Centerpiece represents the mythological Bacchus, the god of wine, drunkenness, and excesses. Bac...
Category
Early 20th Century German Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Miguel Berrocal ( 1933-2006) " Richelieu" , Signed and Numbered
Located in Brussels, BE
Miguel Berrocal ( 1933-2006) " Richelieu" , Signed and Numbered
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Monumental Sculpture "Still Life, Staging a Meal", 1993 by Monica Machado
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Monica Machado
Born in Lisbonne (Portugal) in 1966. Lives in Paris since 1981.
Technique : wood, furniture leg, armrest, chair, drawer, wiring, mortar, tow, water pump, lighting,...
Category
20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Early 20th Century Art Deco Bronze Sculpture entitled "Whip Girl" by Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Art Deco bronze figure of a beautiful woman wearing a loose fitted figure hugging dress and high heels holding a riding whip, with excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed Bruno Zach
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 45 cm
Condition: Very fine Original Condition with slight signs of wear
Circa: 1925
Materials: Cold Painted Bronze
Book Ref: Art Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas
Page no. 224
SKU: 261
ABOUT
Zach Whip Girl
Zach Whip Girl – Bruno Zach (Austrian, 1891 – 1945) – Bruno Zach was a prolific creator of tall, athletic, independent women in bronze and ivory. He depicted both the healthy outdoor pursuits, and also the dream mistresses of the demi monde...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Pair of signed DeMott Sailboat sculptures
By Demott
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of signed DeMott Sailboat sculptures. They rest on onyx bases and are constructed on burnished brass. They're made is the style of Curti...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass
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
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Censer with Birds
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Italian attributed grand tour bronze lidded censer applied with birds dating from around 1860. The censer stands raised on a square ba...
Category
1860s Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze after Fernando Botero, 21st Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, Contemporary art, 21st century.
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood, Animals Holding a Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African Vide Poche and sculpture, withanAnimals holding a bowl in wood,
1960 Sculpture in wood.
Category
1960s Beninese Minimalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Figurine of a Couple German, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
Porcelain figurine of a couple, German, 19th century.
Seduction scene with captured moment of emotions, beautifully detailed and hand painted porcelain
Marked underglaze blue
Meas...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Bronze Tibetan White Tara on High Pedestal 10 lb
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful 10 lb, gilt bronze statue of Tibetan White Tara. Seated in dhyanasana on a 4-tier lotus pedestal rising above holy beast on padmasana (single petal row lotus throne), both hands in Karana mudra to expel evils. Her small exquisite face with serene expression, with downcast eyes under high arched brows, wearing a high crown and long beaded necklaces ands rosette earrings. The beast with vivid expressions, bells and a saddle draped...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
21% Off
Mid 20th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Cellist" by Bernard Kim
By Bernard Kim
Located in London, GB
"Cellist" by Bernard Kim
A striking mid 20th Century modernist bronze study of a seated man playing a cello with very fine colour and detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Original French Art Deco Bronze of a Semi-Nude Male Athlete by Le Faguays
Located in New York City, NY
Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962)
An Impressive and very large 43" high French Art Deco bronze figure of a young athletic man, adorned in scanty attire, almost nude, standing proudly atop a lofty and stylized rocky plinth. His stance exudes strength and confidence as he balances himself gracefully. With arms outstretched in a fluid movement, the sculptor portrays a sense of dynamic energy and prowess.
Beautifully cast in a dark green, brown /black variegated patina.
In his elevated grasp, the man holds a laurel wreath, raised high above his head. This symbol of victory and triumph represents the pinnacle of achievement. Through the artists eyes, it further conveys the athlete's exceptional skill and dedication to his craft.
The artist's attention to detail and skillful execution breathe life into the sculpture, capturing the essence of athleticism and the human form. This remarkable bronze figure epitomizes the grace, power, and triumphant spirit of Olympic competition. It stands as a testament to the artistic brilliance and mastery of Pierre Le Faguays and serves as a timeless tribute to the pursuit of
excellence in art as well as in sports.
Bibliography :
Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H. Berman, Abage, Vol 11, pg 425
Art Deco and other figures,by Bryan Catley,pgs 192-201
Art Deco sculpture by Victor Arwas, Academy Editions, 1992 pgs.121-127
Art Deco sculpture by Victor Arwas, Academy Editions,1975 pg. 38
Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ 1999, pg 426
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze” by James Mackay, Antique collectors club
Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours, by Jean Charles Hachet.
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Pierre Le Faguays, born 1892 in Nantes, France, gained renown for his innovative approach to sculpting dancers, drawing inspiration from the Tanagra statues. In 1927, he received a prestigious medal of honor for his exceptional work. A close companion of Max Le Verrier, Pierre collaborated extensively with the Le Verrier foundry, which produced numerous pieces of his art. In addition to his given name, he also employed two pseudonyms, Fayral and Guerbe, which were derived from the surnames of his mother and wife respectively.
As a leading sculptor, Pierre's creations earned consistent praise for their exceptional craftsmanship and meticulous attention to anatomical precision.
His artistic endeavors extended beyond sculpture, as he also designed pieces for Goldscheider in Paris, working under the label "La Stele." Pierre's versatility encompassed various mediums, including ivory, bronze, spelter, stone, wood, alabaster, and ceramics. Notably, he received artistic education alongside his friend Max Le Verrier, studying together at the Beaux Arts in Geneva. Throughout their lives, Pierre maintained strong friendships with both Marcel Bouraine and Max Le Verrier, with the latter's foundry being instrumental in producing many of Le Faguays' statues. The bond formed...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco 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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