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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture "L'Incroyable" Signed E. Lormier
By Eduard Lormier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a library shelf with this elegant bronze sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1895, this antique sculpture depicts a finely detailed figure of a Napoleonic-...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy
Located in London, GB
Wearing a fez and standing by a small stool, raised on a circular base, stamped with maker's mark.
Friedrich Goldscheider and his successors were by far the most important publish...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Esther Shimazu Signed Japanese Hawaiian American Male Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Esther Shimazu's bald and chunky male sculpture. She uses hand-built techniques to construct clay figures using colored slips, oxides when firing, then hand sands them and rubs in pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection.
The "Piping Faun" is...
Category
1870s English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Stone Head Sculpture, United Kingdom, XVIIth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted stone head on a modern base, of a mustachioed man
According to the 1983 sales certificate, it would be a 17th century sculpture, even before, of United Kingdom or Ireland o...
Category
17th Century British Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Articulated Wooden Mannequin Artist Painter Drawing Fine Arts 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th century French Articulated Wooden Artists Lay Figure, Mannequin on stand
Stunning wooden articulated lay figure from the 20th century in original condition. This item features...
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Nature Unveiling" by Ernst Barrias
Located in London, GB
Wonderful late 19th Century Art Nouveau French bronze figure of a seductively draped female figure representing, in allegorical form, Nature revealing her secrets to Science, a fitti...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Goldscheider "the Captured Bird" Ceramic Statuette by Josef Lorenzl
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Goldscheider Ceramic statuette "The Captured Bird" design by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) and it was registered as the "Model 5230".The woman depicted h...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx, Signed C. Charles
By C. Charles
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of a Sphinx. Signed C. Charles
Bronze sculpture of the stone Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, on a rectangular marble base.
Signed C. Charles and Stamped Fra...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
$6,195 / set
Italian 19th Century Solid White Carrara Marble Statue of a Bound Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality Italian 19th century solid white Carrara marble statue of a woman with bound hands and feet. The statue,...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lega Bwami Society Mask on Display Stand with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Lega Bwami society wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was likely from the first half of the 20th century and an authentic in-field piece. The mask di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture Jack Zajac
By Jack Zajac
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1929 -
Mr. Zajac is a California based artist.
He is known for large bronze rams horns and skulls in abstract forms.
This piece is from a series called 'Resurrections'.
Cast Bronze o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Gerhard Henning - "Seated Girl with Outstretched Legs"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gerhard Henning (Danish, 1880-1967)
Dark patinated bronze sculpture, "Seated Girl with Outstretched Legs" ("Siddende pige med strakte ben"), 1938-1942
Signed: G. Henning No. I
This sculpture is the first casting (No. I) of a work produced in only six editions by the Royal Court Bronze Founder, Lauritz...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Modern Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Carved Wood Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of antique carved figurines. Italian, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two men, probably soldiers, in flowing robes with one arm out stretched.
The elegant fig...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
North Western-Style Carved TOTEM Pole
Located in Queens, NY
North Western-style polychrome carved figural cedar wood totem pole, American 20th-century.
Category
20th Century American Country Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Luca Madrassi
Located in New York, NY
Luca Madrassi (1848-1919)
Maternal joys
Marble and multicolor H 34 inches
Luca Madrassi, although born in Italy, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and assumed Frenc...
Category
19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$17,000
Antique Carved Marble Garden Putto Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale sculpture of a laughing putto standing on an elaborate foliate base, supporting a basket weave footed vase overflowing with large acanthus leaves (some with small drill...
Category
19th Century Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Large Scale Pastoral Plaster Sculpture from Loriol-du-Comtat, France, 1914
Located in Dallas, TX
Found in a chateau in Loriol du Comtat, in the Provence region of France, this large-scale plaster sculpture is signed and dated by the artist, making it a rare find. Originally part of a boiserie containing a fireplace, the sculpture decorated the main hall of the chateau. The artist, Marius Sain, created the piece for the owners of the chateau in 1914. The lovely depiction of a shepherdess and her flock is a fitting subject for an area of France in which shepherding is such an important part of the culture. The preserved heritage of transhumance in Provence goes back at least 800 years, as evidenced by collections of ancient songs, stories, and art.
Life-size in scale, the lovely sculpture features a mix of high-, mid-, and low-relief embellishments. A hooded shepherdess tends to her flock of sheep with a crook in hand. A dog sits calmly at her feet as the flock gathers in front of them. Both the shepherdess and the dog are in high relief, as is the lead sheep. The lamb seen suckling from the front sheep was crafted in mid relief, as is the visible head on the far right of the sculpture. There are a few sheep behind them in low relief. Large trees can be seen on either side of the group, while off in the background (faintly visible) are a castle with four fastigiate Mediterranean cypress trees (known as Stricta) and a spired church. The attention to detail is magnificent, with textured surfaces including the animals’ fur and the uneven ground.
Block print on the plaster can be seen at the base. The letters read Le Soir, which is French for “The Night”. The right side of the sculpture has been signed “M Sain 1914”.
Marius Joseph Sain was born in 1877 in Avignon, France. In 1902, Sain moved to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Through introductions by his older brother and painter, Paul...
Category
1910s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Hippolyte Ferrat, Sculpture of a Cherub Riding a Dolphin, France 19th Century
By Jean Joseph Hyppolite Romain Ferrat
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb, large and exquisitely detailed Carrara marble sculpture of a cherub riding a dolphin by Hippolyte Ferrat, France 19th century, Romantic period. Signed.
In very good condition.
On a veined marble base which has small signs of use.
Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 38 x 55 x 25
On April 8, 1841, Hippolyte Ferrat was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under James Pradier. He was awarded the Second Prix de Rome in 1850. He exhibited at the Salon from 1849 to 1870. In 1849, he designed The Fall of Icarus, which is now exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In 1859, Hippolyte Ferrat created a statue of politician François Denis Tronchet for the Conseil d'État. In 1860, a monumental fountain by Théophile de Tournadre6 was built in the center of the Place de la Rotonde in Aix-en-Provence. Of the three statues at the top, Ferrat created the allegory of the Beaux-Arts.
In 1863, he created four caryatids representing the four continents...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Hand Carved Folk Art Soapstone Indian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Carved Folk Art soapstone Indian.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Antique 19th Century Carrara Marble Statue, "Venus D' Medici" by Antonio Frilli
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Italian carrara marble statue, "Venus D'Medici" By Antonio Frilli (1860-1920).
Height with pedestal: 86 inches
Height of statue alone: 64 inches (Pedestal is 2...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Gold Gilt Bronze Ormolu Fairy Tale Inspired Match or Pen Holder
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Gold Gilt Bronze Ormolu Fairy Tale Inspired Match or Pen Holder
Continental
Bronze
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 x 6 x 6 cm
This dainty antique is a match holder, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Continental Bronze Napoleon Style Toothpick Holder
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Continental Bronze Napoleon Style Toothpick Holder
Continental
Bronze
Late 19th Century
Dimensions: H x D: 15 x 7cm
Toothpick holders rose to popularity in the 19th centu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique McClelland Barclay Neoclassical Gilded Bronze Nude Figural Bust Statue
By McClelland Barclay 2
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique McClelland Barclay bronze figurine in the shape of a neoclassically inspired female figure without arms or head, embedded in a half r...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$372 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Figurative Incense Burner
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Victorian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Gold Figurative Incense Burner
Continental
Gilt bronze
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 9.5cm x 13cm x 8.5cm
Crafted around 1900, this antiqu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Gold Figurative Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Belle Époque Gilt Bronze Gold Figurative Sculpture of a Woman
Continental
Gilt bronze
c. 1900
Dimensions: H x W x D: 13cm x 6cm x 6cm
Crafted from gilt bronze, a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1940s Solid Iron Decorative Stand Sculptures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Solid Iron Decorative Stand Sculptures
Yoga / dance
Category
1940s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Set of Fourteen Murano Glass Clowns, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of fourteen Murano glass clowns, 20th century.
Some still have original sticker.
Measurement provided on Details is for the bigger clown.
Category
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Meissen Biscuit Figure of Dionysus
Located in New York, NY
Greek mythological figure of Dionysos, the god of the grape harvest. Youthful sensual portrayal of dionysus, beardless, holding grapes and staff.
Meissen, Marcolini period (1774-1814).
The Meissen Marcolini period is sought after by collectors. Named after Count Camillo Marcolini who served as director and perfected neoclassical style of Meissen forms...
Category
18th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain figure by Raymont Peynet for Rosenthal. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Porcelain figurine in great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Ceramic Ikebana Fish Pottery Piece by Dun Caoin
By Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
This beautiful piece by Dun Caoin adds whimsy and style to your décor. The sculptural base, full of detail presents a figure of a fish. Sculpted detail and eyes bring form on one sid...
Category
1960s Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Sword Holding Joan of Arc in Chainmail
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique, mint and rare bronze statue of Jeanne D'arc, Frances most famous patron saint.
25 years after her short lived & heroic life, Joan of Arc, who had wrongly been sentenced to ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wrought Iron Sculpture of a Dancer
Located in Round Top, TX
Wrought Iron Sculpture of a Dancer with an iron base. Lovely form. Circa 1970.
Dimensions: 16 3/4" H x 2 5/8" base
Category
20th Century North American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Chinese Carved Bamboo Figure of a Sage, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sweet and lovely Chinese bamboo carving of the sage Dongfang Shuo, mid-Qing dynasty, 18th century, China.
Well carved form a single section o...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo
21st Century Abstract Bronze Floral Sculpture
Located in Augusta, GA
Bronze abstract floral sculpture
Hand made in the Brutalist-style by local Atlanta artist
Made with a beautiful verdigris patina
Made in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Italian Alabaster Bust of Girl Reading on Floor Pedestal
Located in Hanover, MA
Early 20th century Italian alabaster bust of a little girl reading a book standing on a period walnut pedestal column. Bust is apparently unsigned.
Bust
Height 14"
Width 10"
D...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Edwardian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Bob Bennett Signed Bronze Hand Sculpture, USA, 1970's
By Bob Bennett
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bob Bennett Signed Bronze Hand Sculpture, USA, 1970's. Beautiful original patina.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sculpture puzzle « Mini cariatide » in nickel plated brass by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spain circa 1968.
25 pieces.
Category
1960s Spanish Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Roman Horse-head Resin
Located in Dallas, TX
Roman Horse-head on stand from Belgium.
Category
2010s Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$4,400
Antique Carving Sculpture Decorative Wooden Figurine of Old Man Carl Olof Trygg
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized an old man figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portrays the beauty of the inner world through pure beauty.
This Valua...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Bog Wood, Pine
$1,214 Sale Price
24% Off
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
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Musical Figural Bookends by Emile Carlier, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends by Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, French, c 1925, cast in silvered metal as a man clad in a loin cloth playing the pans flute and a similarly clad woman playing the cymbals, covered in a silver plating signed "Carlier" on the base, "Fabrication Francaise...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 18th Century Life Size Carved Wood Statue of St. Joseph
Located in Birmingham, AL
Magnificent wood statue of St. Joseph, hand-carved of solid oak with intricate draped cloths and a beautiful, lifelike facial expression. A rare and exquisite work of 18th century re...
Category
1760s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$15,420 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Japanese Samurai Plaster Figures
Located in Norton, MA
Unusual Japanese Samurai Plaster Figures, hand made and hand-painted, from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
$2,750 / set
Lord Shrinathji, Limited Edition
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain sculpture portraying Shrinathji, one of India’s most venerated gods. Shrinathji is a manifestation of Krishna, one of India’s most venerated deities, incarnated in a seven-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Giangurgolo Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
“Giangurgolo”, Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi.
“Lattimo” glass figurine with polychrome decoration.
Represents a slender character playing the accordion. The cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Bronze Sculpture - Winged Victory of the Grand Tour Era
Located in Madrid, ES
Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of this magnificent bronze sculpture depicting the "Winged Victory" from the Grand Tour era. This exquisite piece captures the essence of clas...
Category
1870s Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,740 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Tree Midcentury Garden Wall Sculpture
Located in Essex, MA
Natural bronze tree midcentury 1950s garden wall sculpture measuring 48 inches high by 39 inches wide by 1.25 inches in depth. Lifelike tree form sculpture of tree...
Category
1920s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,200 Sale Price
21% Off
African Women Figurine by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exotic African women sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s.
Terracotta, mate black finish. Original necklace and skirt. Numbered unde...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco France Woman sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco France woman figure
wooden body and bronze mantle
without signature Origin France, circa 1930
some natural wear.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Porcelain figurine musicians by Meissen, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Saxony art piece, large polychrome porcelain of a figurine of a male violinist and a women`s percussionist musicians decorated in the pierrot.
A dreamlike motif of youth playing mu...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Medallion by Aurelio Mistruzzi, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze Medallion is a bronze medal realized by Aurelio Mistruzzi during the early 20th Century.
This circular bronze medal was realized in the occ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,675 Sale Price
25% Off
1988 Modern A Mothers Love Sculpture by David Fisher for Austin Productions
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage 1988 Modern “A Mother’s Love” sculpture by David Fisher for Austin productions comprised of carved durastone upon a rectangl...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
French 19th-20th Century Art Nouveau Polychromed Terracotta Bust of "Crépuscule"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Art Nouveau polychromed terracotta bust of "Crépuscule" (Twilight) After Henri Jacobs (Belgian, 1864-1935) version of Crépuscule, depicting a young ma...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$4,750 Sale Price
26% Off
Vintage Chinese Porcelain PROC Shiwan Figure, 1990/80
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Shiwan Figure. Dating to the 1980’s or 90’s.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin: China
Period...
Category
20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sensual Realistic French Sculpture of Male Nude Mythological Figure Hercules
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive realistic plaster statue of a muscular nude male that sits on top of a square block base. The elegant design shows intricate detail and qualit...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Figural Standing Candelabra Floor Lamp, Early 20th Century
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transform your space with this breathtaking Italian figural standing candelabra floor lamp, a masterpiece of early 20th-century European craftsmanship. Exuding elegance and sophistic...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Marble Bust of an African Man, Italy 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Life-size bust of a dark-skinned man with a headdress and light-coloured clothing. The bust is made of different types of coloured marble and carved by hand.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Set of 12 Meissen "Motto Children" Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Meissen complete 12 piece set - "Motto Children" after models by Acier (after drawings by Schoenau).
Each figure with an inscribed motto in French on the base that reads as ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$26,500 / set
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.