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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Belle Époque
Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding A Duck By Doblinger, Ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece:
Blond boy sitting astride the duck decorated with colourful flower garlands, resting his hands on his knees.
The group is based on an ov...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Bronze Statue of a lightly draped Nude Woman by Sylvain Norga
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A patinated bronze Art Nouveau style statue of a lightly draped standing nude woman with her arms behind her head fingers run through her hair in a the manner of Rodin by Belgian S...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Sculpture "Zeus & Io" by Kai Nielsen, Denmark
By Kähler, Kai Nielsen
Located in Odense, DK
Monumental sculpture by Danish artist Kai Nielsen made in 1922 at "Kähler" workshop ("HAK"). The sculpture depicts a scene from the Ancient Greek legend of "Zeus & Io". It is made fr...
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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Large A.FALGUIERE france Art Nouveau large bronze "Diana" circa 1890.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Falguiere large france bronze "Diana" with perfect patina circa 1890 Art Nouveau.
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
This provocative, desk-size bronze statuette of a semi-nude oriental dancer in a sensuous, rather candid pose rendered in the best Art Nouveau traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Group 'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figure Group by Rosenthal.
Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on the h...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding A Rooster By Doblinger, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece:
Blond boy sitting sideways on a rooster decorated with colourful flower garlands and holding on to its comb and plumage.
The group is ba...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carrara Marble Sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890.
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1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Two children with colorful hoops:
Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Art Nouveau Alabaster Portrait Bust 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautiful antique French Art Nouveau alabaster shoulder length bust of a beautiful maiden, Circa 1890 in date.
The stylized Art Nouveau face and body has been sensitively modelled in alabaster on a shaped floral base.
There is no mistaking its unique design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention and make it a talking point in any room of your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 64 x Width 38 x Depth 22
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 3 inches x Depth 9 inches
Alabaster - is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster.
In general, but not always, ancient Alabaster...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Low Relief Sculpture in Walnut, Woman with Cigarette
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined low relief sculpture from the Art Nouveau period in walnut wood. A woman elegantly dressed in the fashion of the Art Nouveau era lighting a cigarette.
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Large Signed Barbedienne Antique French Bronze Sculpture of the Venus de Milo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique bronze sculputre.
Depicting the Venus de Milo.
After the ancient model by Alexandros of Antioch.
Bearing an Achille Collas reduction seal and a Barbedienne mark.
P...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Lady Sculpture by Rosenthal from the 1940s
By Rosenthal
Located in Milano, MI
Porcelain figurine of a lady, made by Rosenthal in the 1940s
Ø cm 13 Ø cm 12 h cm 23
Rosenthal is a German company founded in 1879 in Bavaria. It produces porcelain and tableware. ...
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1940s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt slit high at the front and ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Marble Sculpture of Two Figures Kissing
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a stunning Art Nouveau marble sculpture, of two females kissing in front of a pool. Carved in marble, early twentieth century but...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Le Secret" Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Felix Masseau
Located in Chicago, US
Fix-Masseau set up his workshop in Paris where he attracted the admiration of Rodin. The latter was unable to convince him to join his studio. The quality of his sculptures was notic...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of a Woman Leopold Savine French (1861-1934)
By Léopold Savine
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, or anyone who loves beauty, here is a life size bronze beautifully cast young maiden finished in a warm rich patina. The young woman's countenance is so l...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
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1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: Argentor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Silver plated
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 your disposal.
Pushing the butt...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cold-painted bronze sculpture by Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau french bronze representing naked young lady circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible bronze Art Nouveau representing young lady naked circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Pair Of Patinated Cast Bronze Busts of Bellona and Minerva
Located in Montreal, QC
Important pair of patinated cast bronze busts representing goddesses Mars and Minerva. Beautifully cast in the Renaissance Beaux Arts style, featuring cherubs , sea horses and classi...
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare, vintage English sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a car in the Art Nouveau manner.
The body of this stylised Jaguar style car has a plain moulded form.
This exceptional model surmounts the original carved stained oak wood plinth, accented with a vacant silver inscription plaque to the lower rim.
This exceptional vintage silver presentation ornament is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches.
Condition
This vintage sterling silver...
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Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Signed: Prof. R. Volpi 2359 Made in Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculptor for a
company called "Carli et Fréres".
Modeled and cast as two Two Geese with a Child
Beautif...
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1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Cold-painted bronze sculpture signed Geschützt. Austria, early 20th century
By Geschutzt
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cold-painted bronze bird sculpture signed Geschützt. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Lamp w/Partially Nude Woman, Jean-Baptiste Germain, French
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are art nouveau lovers as one might be able to see looking at our inventory. Lamps are always at the top of our "want list". We found a beauty here. She is gracefully standing in a leafy plant base as she holds ups a stem with leaves. The quality casting and rich warm patina all are present. The artist Jean Baptiste Germain...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19 Th century Lady Bronze with mandolin, Signed
By Paul Eugène Mengin 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19Th Century Large and impressive bronze with golden bronze patina of a girl holding a musical instrument .Signed P. Mengin 1853-1937. in very good condition. Made with a base that...
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1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil German Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Woman with Seashell by Lauchhammer
By Lauchhammer
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Jugendstil german patinated bronze Sculpture 'Nude woman with Braids and Seashell' by Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
By: Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
Material: bron...
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Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
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1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948) The Kiss patinated plaster casting sculpture for kissing nudes fountain sculpture signed to top of base.
Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California.
His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York."
In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Retour Des Cerises by Charles Anfrie
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Late 19th Century Art Nouveau sculpture.
Design by Charles Anfrie.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
This wonderful Late 19th Century Art Nouveau sculpture by Charles Anfrie is executed in patinated bronze and signed at the base with Retour Des Cerises.
This attractive young girl walks away happy after picking...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Gustav Gurschner circa 1904 Patinated Austrian Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed
Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis, 1896
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts of a young woman Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis.
Both with beautiful patina and foundry mark.
France 1896.
Mignon:
E. Villanis, initial...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Female Bust Signed Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Female Bust Signed Nelson.
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair Of Antique Virtue Figures, French, Bronze, Statue, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique virtue figures. A French, bronze decorative female statue in Art Nouveau taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightful elegance and ap...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Erotic Bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Large Sculpture the Crab Bite Seminude Young Boy De Lotto, 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Annibale De Lotto Italian bronze fisher boy Sculpture featuring a semi nude young boy figure, a standing fisher boy getting bit by a crab on his f...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Figurative Sculpture in Calamine and Biscuit, Art Nouveau signed G. Omerth.
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Calamine figure patinated in various golden tones, representing a woman in a period dress, carrying a chest.
Her hands and face are biscuit, with some wear to the face.
The base is i...
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1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Vintage 1900s Bronze Figure on Marble Base, Metal Statue, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative metal statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a marble base. It is a nice and beautiful sculpture. Found at an estate ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Chicago, US
With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge.
Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Meissen Three Girls Playing Hide and Seek by Theodore Eichler Model W 115
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest group of figurines: Three Girls Playing Hide and Seek by Theodore Eichler.
Size:
height 25.0 cm (= 9.84 inches)
width 20.0 cm (= 7.87 inches)
depth 12.5 cm (= 4...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Early 20th Century Czech Royal Dux Bohemian Carved Porcelain Woman Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in the Czech Republic circa 1930, the Art Deco sculpture features a woman statue sited on the edge of a basin and filling up her water jug. The carved dish composition is in excellent condition, with a rich patinated finish, and stamped on the bottom Royal Dux. Place this decorative porcelain dish on your entry commode...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Nude Sculpture
Located in Summerland, CA
1900-1920, Beautiful female nude of bronze Dore. Graceful nude lounging on a natural rock that has been newly replaced. It is not the original one. The gilt figure itself is in wo...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Doulton Lambeth Dutch Woman Figure by Leslie Harradine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce large Doulton Lambeth early Art Deco figure of a Dutch Woman designed by renowned designer and modeler Leslie A Harradine and dating from around 1914. The figure modeled in ...
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1910s British Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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Stoneware
French Bronze Sculpture of Violinist "Sans Souci" by Tharel for Susse Frères
By Leon Tharel, Susse Freres
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century french patinated bronze sculpture of violinist 'Sans Souci' with marble base by Léon Tharel for Susse Frères
By: Léon Tharel, Susse Frères
Material: bronze, metal, marble
Technique: cast, patinated, hand-crafted, metalwork
Dimensions: 6.5 in x 9 in x 9.5 in
Date: late 19th century, circa 1890
Style: Belle Époque, Romanticism
Place of origin: France
Antique reclining...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Metal, Bronze
Large Royal Dux Cup, Art Nouveau Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large Royal Dux cup crafted in porcelain biscuit. The biscuit is partially enameled, and highlighted with polychrome accents. The cup features two nymphs climbing a shell on waves. O...
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Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Goebel Porcelain Hand Painted Bird Figurine of a Red Rumped Swallow
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Goebel porcelain figurine of a bird. It depicts a very well done hand painted extreme agile Red-Rumped Swallow. It is standing up over a branch of a tree. It is hallmarked Goebel, W.Germany below the asymmetrical light...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jugenstil, Harlequin in Golden Mask, Vienna Bronze, Austria, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: 4.33 high x 2.25 wide x 2.75 deep
This elegant desk-size statuette of a kneeled harlequin wearing a golden mask is a perfect example of the little masterpieces in cold...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Burza 'The Storm' by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
'Tesknota' Longing by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Porcelain Group 'Spring of Love' by R. Aigner Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1916
By Richard Aigner, Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental depiction of a pair of lovers in intimate embrace: Unclothed young lady sitting on a pedestal and kissing the naked young man standing ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Charles Korschann Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Nude
Located in Dallas, TX
Charles Korschann Czechoslovakian
Art Nouveau Gilt-Bronze Figural Bud Vase. Cast from a model by Charles (Karl) Korschann, circa 1899, of urn form, with a handle in the form of a...
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Porcelain Group 'Joy of Life' by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Paul Leibküchler, Sisyphus, German Jugenstil Bronze Sculpture, circa 1900
By Paul Leibküchler
Located in New York, NY
This extremely impressive depiction of Sisyphus, the figure from Greek mythology in darkly patinated bronze as an athletic male figure with energetic facial expression, wearing only a loincloth, stiffening a boulder over his right shoulder, on round, geometrically decorated plinth.
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when they near the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are, therefore, described as Sisyphean labour.
Signed by the artist on the plinth: “Leibküchler fec.” (for Paul Leibkuchler...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine 'Helena', Allegory of Beauty, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine:
Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...
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1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
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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