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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Italian Murano glass fish sculpture.
Measures: Width 62 cm.
Height 15 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Meissen Genre Group 'House Concert', by Joseph von Kramer, Germany, Circa 1903
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Family group dressed in rococo style playing house music: the mother with a decorated updo in a flowered dress...
Category
Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"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
Bronze statue of a nymph with Borghese shell with founder signature Barbedienne
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This bronze sculpture representing a nymph with the Borghese shell of the 19th century and was made after the sculptor Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720).
The nymph with the Borghese shell...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1930s Rudolf Knörlein Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Woman Ceramic
Located in Brescia, IT
RUDOLF KNORLEIN / GOLDSCHEIDER
Art Deco Figure
Wien, 1930
Polychrome ceramic
Excellent Condiction
No Chips, No Crack.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Plaster Figure of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Plaster Figure of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos, Early 20th Century
Cast of 5th century Classical Greek sculpture
Description:
A splendid plaster model of the Doryphoros or ‘spear-b...
Category
Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Scale Italian Chinoiserie Terracotta Female Figurine W/ Bird
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely large scale glazed Italian terracotta female figurine. She is holding a bird. The white majolica glaze gives it a Blanc de Chine appe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"The Source" by Mathurin Moreau Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze height 76 cm "The source" by Mathurin Moreau (note the column is not sold with the bronze...) Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912) is a French sculptor renowned for his decorative scul...
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Green Tara Gilt Bronze Tibetan Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful gilt bronze statue of Tibetan Green Tara. The Goddess is seated in lalitasana on an elaborately incised double-lotus base with the pendant foot resting on a smaller lotus...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sheryl C. Benjamin Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Serpent Figure Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sheryl Cannold Benjamin (American, 1924 - 2023) Brutalist Modern Abstract Bronze Serpent Figure Sculpture. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 13" H x 8.5" W x 3" D.
About the ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Six Bronzed Wood Decorative Columns
Located in Hanover, MA
Set of six decorative Ionic and Corinthian columns made of carved wood that has been accentuated with bronze colored leaf.
These were used as merchandising display props at Boston’s ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child
Located in Doha, QA
This extraordinary museum piece Enthroned Virgin Mary/Madonna with child on her lap comes from the Rhone region in France. The saint symbol and protec...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Stone Buddha Amitabha Statue
Located in Somis, CA
A large, finely carved Tang style stone statue of Buddha Amitabha. Depicted with a full-cheeked face below neatly gathered hair and ushnisha, with large eyes, downcast smile and full...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Holy Land Mother-of-pearl, Abalone Shell and Olive Wood Icon
Located in London, GB
A large Holy Land mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and olive wood icon
Jerusalem, early 20th century
Icon: height 55.5cm, width 52cm, depth 18cm
Case: height 15.5cm, width 61.5cm, depth 57.5cm
In fitted case, presented by the President of the Senate...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive
Early Classic Wood Ashanti Stool Circle Supporting Top, Ghana Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A well-loved traditional stool or seat from the Akan people of Ghana. The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix Mounted on Jasper with Crystal Points
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix mounted on jasper with crystal points. The crystal points create more sunrays around the halo of the crucifix. The reddish tips of the crysta...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal
Vintage Asian Style Chinoiserie Faux Cinnabar Large Red Statues Male & Female
Located in Topeka, KS
Breathtaking vintage Asian Style Chinoiserie large decorative statues 1 male and 1 female comprised of bright red plastic-coated plaste...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Plaster, Paint
A Large French Bronze Sculpture "Amalthea & Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large 19th century patinated bronze group titled: "Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat" after Pierre Julien (French 1731-1804)
The goddess portrayed as nude but for drapery held across her breasts and falling to her lap, seated on the back of the goat with her right foot raised to rest on a rock outcrop.
Signed: Julien
Circa 1880.
Height: 34" (86.3 cm)
Width: 21" (53.3 cm)
Depth: 15" (38.1 cm)
Pierre Julien's model of Amalthée et la chèvre...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Bronze of Narcissus, Circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian 19th-century Grand Tour Greco Roman bronze sculpture of Narcissus, after the original sculpture excavated in 1862 at Pompeii, the green patinated bronze figure of the mythological son of the river god...
Category
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Zushi Traveling Shrine of Bishamonten, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior. A fearsome protector, he is thought to defend sacred places, punish evil-doers, expel demons and bestow wealth. In this example, Bishamonten stands atop a crouching demon, dressed in finely painted armor...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Bronze Winged Sphinx Statuette Red Griotte Marble
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique small bronze sculpture of a winged Sphinx, on a red "Griotte" marble plinth.
The statue is quite refined, with a nice golden color and old patina.
Decorative piece that a...
Category
1880s French Egyptian Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
"Red Passion", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Bronze Head of Emperor Trajan – 17th Century Historicist
Located in Madrid, ES
A fine 17th-century bronze head of Emperor Trajan, crafted in a historicist style. The head features bronze construction with ivory inlaid eyes. During the 17th century, it was commo...
Category
17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Colorful Ceramic Harlequin Figure by Otello Rosa for San Polo
By San Polo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Vibrant Polychrome-Glazed with Gilt Face and Hands Harlequin Sculpture by Otello Rosa for San Polo, Venezia
Sculpture Bolted to a B...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Neoclassical Egyptian Bronze Woman Figure Statue Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Neoclassical Egyptian Revival Tall Bronze Woman Figure Statue Sculpture with Stunning Detail and Patina. Signature to base appears to read "Le Coutre." It is believed ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Visione Anthpomorphic Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Seduction and grace exude from this superb female sculpture attributable to sculptor Ferdinando Vichi (1875-1941) and today part of the Romanelli's vast collection. Fashioned of fine...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Hand Carved Wood Sculpture - Juneau, Alaska 1984
Hand carved wooden sculpture, presented on a dark wooden base. The sculpture is somewhat figural, but rather abstract. Th...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure of a Woman Giving Birth
Located in Sofia, BG
Pre-Columbian pottery figure of a seated woman giving birth, with her hands behind the back. It was most probably used by a shaman to look for the benevol...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Miniature Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Molière After Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique miniature bronze.
A miniature portrait bust of Molière, the alias of the playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin.
Modeled after the original by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Buddha Standing Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning antique carved wood Buddha sculpture with gold leaf and paint finish. In vintage original condition with some due to age and use.
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Rustic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Large Old Bronze Seated Buddha , Kyoto Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine large old seated Buddha, heavily hand cast bronze, with a fine medium to dark brown patina performing the mudra of compassion mudra.
High quality, deep casting with fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass, Bronze
Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gand...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Schist
Terracotta sculpture of Apollo
Located in Rome, IT
Terracotta sculpture of Apollo, 20th century, from Villa Caserta Italy. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL
Indica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French 19th Century Alabaster Statue of 'La Baigneuse" After a Model by Falconet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant and high quality French 19th century alabaster statue of 'La Baigneuse" after a model by Falconet. The statue titled "the bathing lady" is raised by a circular base wi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
whimsical Mini Patinated Brass Postmodern Gift Sculpture Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical brass gift sculpture , nice patina it will make a great gift,
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Neoclassical Bacchantes Sculptures in Bronze signed Ernest Rancoulet
By Rancoulet
Located in New York, NY
This charming pair of Neoclassical Bronze Bacchantes sculptures by Earnest Rancoulet originate from France, Circa 1900. These young and playful my...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Signed Cesare Lapini of Florence Italy Carved Alabaster Sculpture Kissing Lovers
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Alabaster. Signed Lapini Firenez on base. 36 7/8" h x 18" w x 13 3/4" d.
Cesare Lapini (1848 – after 1890) was an Italian sculptor, mainly active in Florence.
Lapini sculpted both ...
Category
1890s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Chanel Addict Black & White Pill Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Chanel Addict black & white Pill sculpture with all
structure in resin in lacquered finish. On acrylic base.
Limited Edition of 8 pieces, numbered and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Sculpture, Torch Cut Sun Statue
Located in Decatur, GA
Large scale mid century brutalist sun sculpture. Torch cut patinated metal mounted on wood. Signed "CD".
Excellent condition - no flaws of note.
Measures: W 20" x D 20" x H 36"....
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Midcentury Figurative Woman in Bronze Entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg
By Harriet Hochberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury figurative nude woman in bronze on wood base entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg, circa 1979. The piece has a wonderful von...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Glazed Terracotta Italian Garden Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Italian made vintage cerulean blue terracotta Deco style female figure sculpture.
Category
1930s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vietri Italian Large White Crackle Glazed Ceramic Cherub Figurine
Located in London, GB
Lovely Vietri large white crackle glazed ceramic cherub figurine. Made in Italy. Measuring length 53cm / 20.86 inches by maximum width 22cm / 8.66 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Pair of Italian Terra Cotta Sphinxes - Antique Tuscan Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Italian 19th-century sphinx statuettes handcrafted in terracotta, in good condition. The detailed Tuscan garden statues are laying on a volute base, and the wooden...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Decorative panel “Eva” in blue lacquered metal. Contemporary work.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Antonine de Saint-Pierre, signed.
“Eva” bas-relief panel, in cut and blue lacquered metal.
Contemporary artist’s work signed and numbered.
Dimensions: H 139 x W 126 x D 8 cm
Ref...
Category
20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Biba Ladies Jardiniere The Water Carriers 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning monumental life-size jardiniere depicting a pair of semi nude female figures wearing flowing skirts standing back to back holding an Etruscan urn.
In timel...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine 'Pair of Lovers' 'Liebespaar' circa 1745
Sitting lovers, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, above a base covered with plastic flowers and l...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large and Impressive Carved Statue of a Maasai Hunter Circa 1950 Kenya.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE CARVED
STATUE OF A MAASAI HUNTER
Circa 1950 Kenya.
Almost a lifesize figure of a sitting Maasai hunter holding his spear impressively capturing his character...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Netsuke of Hyottoko, Depicted through a Mask in Noh Play as an Idiot
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Playfully carved out of boxwood, this Meiji period hyottoko noh mask netsuke features a figure of a crouching man on the reverse. In Iwate Prefecture, there is a myth about the origi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Stockton, NJ
A 19th century Grand Tour bronze statue of Narcissus. Foundry mark Sommer Napoli engraved on circular plinth. Includes original Victorian er...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
High Hall Stand in the Shape of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very decorative object made of painted wood depicting Humphrey Bogart in the great movie Classic casablanca. It could serve as a hall stand or in a dressing room, but would equally l...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Brass Statue of a Greek Woman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In all of our years of collecting, we've never come across anything like this beautiful brass goddess statue. The piece is created from brass and is quite heavy. It depicts a Greek a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870
A rare and unusual Napoleon III patinated bronze and ormolu crown from France, circa 1870. This distinctive work fea...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Bronze 19th Century Neapolitan Dancers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A charming good quality pair of Italian bronze Neapolitan dancers, each having a good patina and signed at the base. Mounted on green marble socle.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wiener Werkstatte St Christopher Pottery Figure Attributed to Michael Powolny
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Austrian art pottery sculptural figure of St Christopher carrying the Christ child across a river attributed to renowned Austrian sculptor, Ceramist, designer and teacher Michael Powolny (Austrian, 1871-1954) and probably dating between 1920 and 1930. The hand-crafted figure shows St Christopher with the Christ child on his shoulder and a wooden staff...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Dancing African, " Rare Bronze Art Deco Sculpture by Hagenauer Contemporary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the decades-old interest among Europeans in the art and culture of Africa -- starting with Cubism which borrowed heavily from African art -- and also demonstrating th...
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Captivating Italian Murano Glass "Flame" Sculpture by Romano Donà 1990s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Captivating Italian Murano Glass "Flame" Sculpture by Romano Donà (1990s)
Ignite your collection with this extraordinary Italian Venetian Murano glass "Flame" sculpture, a breathtak...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Barbini after Martinuzzi Nude, Italy 1970's
By Barbini
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Barbini after Martinuzzi Nude, Italy 1970's
Hot-sculpted black glass sculpture in massello slabs with corosso finish, flecked with polychromed gold. Figural abstract female nude aft...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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.