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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Bronze Sculpture, "Baigneuse", Signed A. Gory, Paris, circa 1920
Located in CABA, AR
Experience the timeless beauty of Affortunato Gory's "Baigneuse," a captivating bronze sculpture that epitomizes the elegance and grace of the Art Deco era. This exquisite piece dep...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1976 Miguel Berrocal "Manolete" Puzzle Sculpture, 1355/10000 Édition Artcurial
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal "Manolete" Puzzle Sculpture, 1355/10000 Édition Artcurial
A rare Sculpture / Paperweight, brass and nickel puzzle sculpture titled "Manolete" by the renowned S...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
18th Century North Spanish Polychrome Wooden Virgin Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century north Spanish polychrome wooden sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Crucifix w Stylished Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts / Jugendstil table or altar crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It ...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of Guanyin, Mid-Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese carved boxwood figure of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, called Guanyin in Chinese, mid-Qing dynasty.
The an...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Bronze Sculpture Signed G. Obiols, Titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France
By G. Obiols
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze sculpture signed G. Obiols, titled "Pecheuse Bretonne", France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze and Gold Bonsai Tree Sculpture by Pierre Salagnac, France
Located in London, GB
Bonsai Tree by Pierre Salagnac
Material: Bronze, 24K gold, brass
Dimensions: H 61 x 56 x 59 cm
Type: one-of-the-kind
Year: 2023
Revealing the organic curves of nature in the metal block with great talent, Pierre Salagnac has made a name for himself in the world of interior design thanks to his Bonsai Trees that he has “planted” all over the world.
The artist creates the trunk by sculpting the shape and texture directly into the bronze material. The 265 different models of leaves are molded, casted and chiseled one by one then finished with 24k gold. The floor part is sculpted from brass and also finished in 24k gold, before being embedded in a traditional Japanese ceramic pot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass, Bronze
Giraffe woman, water carrier, in the style of Karl Hagenauer
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Bronze of an African lady carrying water, in the style of Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956), 1970’s, Bronze with double black and gilt patina, pierced for electrification
Dimensions : 163.5 cm / 64,37 inches
Stunning life-size bronze sculpture of an African woman...
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1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Ermanno Nason Christ of the Glassblowers Murano Glass and Iron Pipes Early 1970s
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Intense and passionate glass sculpture from Ermanno Nason, using his favorite glass, the acciaio gray.
This warm transparent gray color is often used by glass massiccio Sculptors, w...
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1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Biloba High Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Biloba High with metal structure
in gold finish and with grey marble base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large Carrara Marble Group of Virgin, Child and the Baptist Signed P. Romanelli
Located in London, GB
Large Carrara marble group of Virgin, Child and The Baptist signed P. Romanelli
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Figure: height, 170cm, width 70cm, depth 40cm
Base: height 93.5cm, width 59.5cm, depth 43cm
Executed in stunning Carrara marble, this exceptional sculpture is signed for the Florentine artist Pasquale Romanelli...
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
1986 Kurt Adler Santa’s World Christmas Ornament in Original Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
A porcelain Father Christmas hanging ornament by Kurt S. Adler for their Santa’s World collection. Santa wears a glittering white gown adorned in silver and a white fur trimmed robe....
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Bohemian Porcelain Group by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in London, GB
This delicate porcelain figural group depicts two lovers in a tender embrace. The maiden is fair haired and wears a dress which has fallen from her breast, and the hunter has two bir...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bohemian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Scandinavian Bird Sculpture Rolf Hansen Kongsberg Keramikk, Norway, 1950s
By Kongsberg Keramikk, Rolf Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
Playful unique bird sculpture in glazed chamotte ceramics by Rolf Hansen, Norway. The sculpture was handmade by Hansen at Konsberg Keramikk in the early 1950s.
Rolf Hansen was a Norwegian ceramist. From 1947 he attended Kongsberg Keramikk until his death in 2004. Rolf Hansens works make people feel easy to mind, and motives of roosters and bulls were closest to his trademark. The source of inspiration for Rolf Hansen was Pablo Picasso. In 1949 he was in Vallauris in France and became acquainted with Picasso's pottery, and in the early 1950s Rolf Hansen made dishes and jars with abstract decor in his spirit. Rolf Hansen was one of Norways most popular ceramics...
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1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Gary Weisman Nude Male Torso Bronze Sculpture
By Gary Weisman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine bronze sculpture by Gary Weisman of a male nude torso.
With a mixed chocolate brown and verdigris patina.
Gary Weisman is an important living American sculptor active in Phi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Cameo Carved Conch Shell c1880 St George Dragon Antique
Located in Newtown, CT
Victorian carved whole conch Shell c1880. Beautiful and rare item to find! This was hand carved in Italy, likely a souvenir of a Grand Tour. The subject of the carving is of St Georg...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Will Watch The Bold Smuggler Figurine 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain flatback figurine depicting English smuggler/highwayman Will Watch, posed with weapons / shotgun / gun and barrels. This figure is also ...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Fan Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, gray skirt with floral decoration and a pink...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
William Ludwig Bronze Figural Sculpture of a Warrior Dated 1987
By William Ludwig
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1980s bronze sculpture of a helmeted figure on a solid walnut base by Louisiana artist William Ludwig (1935-2011).. Although New England born in Hartford, CT., he was known as a so...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th-C.English Victorian Bridal Wedding Glass Cloche W/ Crown , Silk & Birds
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing example of Victorian culture. It is a bride’s crown displayed on a tufted silk pillow with brass birds circling the piece. There is a small mirror at the base of t...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Art Fountain Pio Tempio D'empio Tempo by Luigi Ontani
By Luigi Ontani, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only)
The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Carved White Marble Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved marble angel. Made out of one piece, France, circa 1850. Weathered and small losses. More pictures are available on request.
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
'Etoile de Mer' An Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Èdouard Drouot (1859-1945). A partially nude woman holding a star fish in her outstretched arm, riding the crest of a wave with gu...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional French Art Deco J.E Descomps Bronz, 1925
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful French Art Deco bronze figure of a Dancer, by Joseph Emmanuel Descomps Cormier in a standing pose, with arms outstretched holding a drapery, signed "J.E. Descomps" on base,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Woman Figurine Sculpture By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic figurine black glazed and brass earrings, designed in Austria in Vienna in the 1950s by Leopold Anzengruber.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Balinese Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of a Young Dancer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall antique Balinese hand-carved and painted wooden statue from the 19th century on black base. Hand-made on the island of Bali, Southern Indonesia during the 19th century, this w...
Category
19th Century Balinese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Santos Icon Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Majestic 18th century Italian baroque polychrome Santos icon sculpture of a young man. The carved icon is depicted standing and wearing a flowing robe with graceful movement. He has ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Patinated Bronze Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming high quality French 19th century patinated bronze statue named 'Paysanne nourrissant des oiseaux', by Mathurin Moreau....
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Design Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture "Lady" by Jitka Forejtova, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s
- Designer: Jitka Forejtová
- Very good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Child Sitting On Cushion, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
Child with brunette hair, dressed in typical children's clothing from around 1900 - apron and long-sleeved s...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Orientalist Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Boy on Camel by Franz Bergmann, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This Orientalist bronze was done by Franz Bergman and does bear his signature. Meticulously cold painted and highly detailed make this one of his best examples. The camel and the boy...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Moorish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carrara Marble Bust Signed P. Bazzanti, Italy, Florence, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust signed P. Bazzanti. Italy, Florence, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Art Déco French Enameled Blue Ceramic Sailing Ship Signed by M. Coulon for Kaza
By Kaza
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco french enameled blue ceramic sculpture of a sailing ship signed by M. Coulon for Edition Kaza
By: Edition Kaza
Material: ceramic, paint, enamel
Technique...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Fine Napoleonic Antique French Empire Cabinet Bronze Officer Twisting Mustache
Located in New York, NY
A debonair French Napoleonic era patinated bronze high ranking officer in full regalia leans against a gnarled tree trunk while twisting his handsome mustache in this delightful and ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large bronze after Pigalle, "Mercure attachant ses talonnières", 19th century
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in Paris, FR
Brown patina bronze sculpture depicting Mercury (Hermes), god of commerce, thieves and messenger of the gods, seated on a rock tying his winged heel-piece. He is wearing a petasus, a winged hat, and his caduceus is resting on the ground. This sculpture, based on a model by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, shows a young god, naked and in motion. In a double-swivel position, he prepares to take off. The bronze, resting on a circular stepped base in griotte red marble, is signed on the terrace "Pigalle, 1745". The original of this sculpture was Pigalle's reception piece for the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture on July 30, 1744, which entered the Louvre between 1848 and 1850.
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle:
The sculptor of the Enlightenment A great French sculptor, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle was born in Paris in 1714. He worked on his art from an early age under the guidance of Robert Le Lorrain and later Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Convinced that his art was the meaning of his life, he returned to Italy in 1734 to perfect his technique. On his return, he began his "Mercure attachant sa talonnière" (1740), which enabled him to enter the Beaux-Arts. His reputation soared among the Parisian aristocracy. Mme de Pompadour took him under her wing, and commissions poured in. Juggling between the Baroque and the Classical, he painted portraits of Diderot and Voltaire, then created the famous funeral monuments...
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique Italian Honed Marble Stone Fruit W/ French Bread Basket - Lemons & More
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a fun collection! It is a mix of miniature and full size antique stone fruit. The sizes range from 1 to 3 inches. They are Italian hand crafted honed marble. I have placed them in a vintage bread basket...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Children Statues Figurines by Cortendorf Vintage German, 1960s
By Cortendorf
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A collection of 1960s Children figurines made by Cortendorf, Germany. A nice addition to any room. Made of Ceramic. Marked with manufactory label. Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for his nude figures straining to accomplish physical tasks -- such as carrying a large bucket or splitting a stone -- this sculpture is the only example known to exist. A decade after this sculpture was cast, Seifert carved a marble portrait of Siegfried Marcus, inventor of the gasoline-powered car, for a monument in Vienna, which includes a nude male figure in bas relief racing forward on the upper edge of an automobile wheel. He also created a large sculpture grouping honoring Empress Elizabeth...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Guframini God
Located in Milan, IT
Gufram icons have become smaller and have turned into Guframinis! Designed in a 1:8 scale the new miniatures perfectly reproduce the famous original sculptures. Each "mini" creation ...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
"Slave" Bronze Sculpture by Erté, 1988
By Erté
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Slave," an exceptional bronze sculpture created by the renowned artist Erté in 1988, stands as a testament to the artist's captivating vision and meticulous craftsmanship. This part...
Category
1980s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Tiche porcelain horse and carriage group
Located in London, GB
Modelled as four horses drawing a florally decorated carriage with a coachman seated at the front and a lady inside, with blue Tiche mark to centre of rear axle.
This stately horse and carriage...
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Memento Mori Composition of Two Wooden Skulls, a Stag beetle and a Red Coral Bra
Located in Leuven , BE
The skull is composed out of light brown wood, with a metallic beetle holding a smaller replica of the wooden skull between its two front legs. On the top...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material
Authentic LLadro Handmade in Spain Figurine, a Set of 3, Retired Models
By Lladro
Located in Plainview, NY
A beautiful Authentic set of 3 retired ladies figurines handmade in Spain by LLadro. The set includes:
Figurine 1 entitled " Basket of Love " # 7622 marked in the bottom 1994 coll...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1980's Metal welded Big Ben Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
1980's welded metal Big Ben decorative souvenir sculpture
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Garden Cherubs
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of stone composition models of reclining putti, in Rococo style, 20th century, probably representing Summer and Autumn, modelled as opposing, each reclining on a foliate mould...
Category
20th Century British Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Vintage Hand carved Wooden Mushroom
Located in Seattle, WA
Hand carved vintage wooden mushroom figurine. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.
Dimensions: 3.25*W 7.25°H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Old or Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Cupid with Bound Wings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine old or antique Meissen porcelain figurine.
Depicting Cupid sitting atop a rock with a sad expression, both hands and wings bound behind his back.
Atop a circular gilt Rococo...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large 19th Century Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column
France, circa 1880
A magnificent 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo marble column from...
Category
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figure, Dancer With Guitar, by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Art Déco figurine of around 1930:
Dancer with brown hair pinned up at the nape of her neck in a dress flared like a fan with flounces and floral decoration, leaning...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wood Nautilus Shell Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century sculpture crafted in oak and ash woods with striking precision creating a mind blowing double sided nautilus seashell. Presented on a lucite base.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ash, Oak
Il Corpo Bookends Resin on Resin
Located in Barranquilla, CO
All of Marcela Cure’s collectible design objects reflect a contrasting sophistication to their earthy, hand-sculpted character. Through exploratory interpretations of organic materia...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Italian 18th Century Baroque Giltwood and Polychrome Cherub Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative true pair of Italian 18th century Baroque giltwood, polychrome and faux painted marble cherub statues. Each impressive and large scale statue i...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Alabaster Psyche of Capua Statue
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century Psyche of Capua Statue.
"The Pysche of Capua"
A Roman Marble sculpture found in the amphitheatre in Capua in the 18th Century. It dates from the 1st Century BCE ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Capodimonte Petit Putti, Set of Four
By Capodimonte
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming set of 4 charming table decorations of "Frolicking Putti". These four little guys are shown in various playful poses. The figurines are all in good condition. One ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ferdinand Barbedienne " Diana" Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Diane de Gabies"
French sculpture, late 19th century.
Patinated bronze with "Ferdinand Barbedienne" foundry marks.
Height: 51 cm.
Very goo...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Large Allegorical Group 'The Fire' by M.V. Acier, Germany Around, 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century:
Depiction of the merely cloth-covered, bearded and crowned god Hephaestus (Roman: Vulcanus) seated centrally on a rock, holding a long-handled hammer beside him and looking off to the side, surrounded by winged putti representing activities from his trade: Patronizing the entire artistic spectrum of metalworking, including the production of jewelry, weapons, sacred-ritual and profane utilitarian objects, the one helping putto to his right is busy firing a cannon made of metal, to his left another putto is forging on an anvil with the help of a hammer and tongs, in front of him, at his feet are presented ornately crafted war ornaments such as a helmet and shield, at the back a putto holds small torches in both hands.
The group is based on irregular rock base with gold rim.
Designer:
MICHAEL VICTOR ACIER (1736 Versailles - 1799 Dresden)
Trained as a sculptor in Paris, he received a call to the porcelain factory in Meissen in 1762: he created a large number of groups in the Watteau style...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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.