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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
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Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Rousseau
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of history’s greatest thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is the subject of this black basalt figure by Wedgwood. The individual features and personality of the celebrated philosoph...
Category
19th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Styl Polychrome Wooden Cavalier Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved and painted large figures of cavaliers holding mandolin and spear.
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Discus Thrower
Located in London, GB
A remarkably fine example of Archaic sculpture. A figure of a discophoros, or discus bearer, standing with his right leg forward, gripping a discus in his right hand, the left arm raised with an open palm. Described with admiration in Münzen und Medaillen's 1961 auction, "The figure is a masterpiece and illustrates with rare vividness the essence of good Etruscan sculpture...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Art Deco Bronze Sculpture “Mischievous” by Paul Philippe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL PHILIPPE
Polish/French, 1870-1930
"Mischievous"
Polychromed gilt bronze over original marble base signed in cast "P. PHILIPPE" signed in cast "i9.R / France" with foundry seal of A.G. Paris
Item # 212MPH15S
An exquisite and rare example of Paul Philippe's Mischievous finished in a brilliant polychromed gilt, the young woman grabs her reddish-brown hair in hand while looking off into the corner with a sly look in her eyes that suggests she holds a secret that we will never know. The base signature is captured directly from the mold. Situated over its original faceted base. A very fine work.
ARTIST
Born in Thorn in Poland in 1870, Paul Philippe studied under Antonin Larroux at the École des Beaux-Arts after moving to Paris, France around 1900. He exhibited extensively at all of the major French salons and developed his own voice in sculpture by focusing his ouevre around the movement of the female body, often depicting exotic models in highly theatrical poses with a loose adherence to realism in his idealized visions. He walked a fine line between Art Nouveau and Art Deco while his figures do tend towards the latter. He executed figures in bronze and chryselephantine and worked with some of the best foundries in France and Germany. Many examples of his work are held in the Art Deco Museum in Moscow, Russia.
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Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian Rococo Gold Painted Cupids
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo (18th Cent) gold painted life size hanging cupid figures.
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Staffordshire Figurine "Young Lady Side Saddle on Horse", circa 1885
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain figurine depicts a young well-dressed lady riding a handsome white horse "side saddle". She is colorful dressed i...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Abstract Sculptures
By Henry Moore
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of beautifully patinated abstract bronzes. Unfortunately unsigned.
Measurements: 5.5 x 3.5 x 10.5h / 3.5 x 4 x 11h.
Category
1960s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German Continental Hand-Carved Wooden Chess Set
Located in New York, NY
German Continental (1sts quarter 20th Century) hand-carved wooden chess set with 32 pieces. (two pawns are not original). (Marked on base: "Valentine ...
Category
20th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th century Terracotta Chinoiserie Sculptural Group after François Boucher
Located in London, GB
A Chinoiserie Sculptural Group
After François Boucher
This refined terracotta sculpture of a lady at her toilette was a popular motif first depicted in a painting by François Bouche...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Period Bronze Sculpture “Flute Player” by Paul Philippe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL PHILIPPE
Polish/French,
"The Flute Player"
Polychromed gilt bronze Signed in cast "P. Philippe" incised to base "2 MC / France"
Item # 212JP...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of "La Danse" by Eugene Delaplanche
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGÉNE DELAPLANCHE
French, 1836-1891
"La Danse"
Medium-brown patinated bronze signed in cast DELAPLANCHE incised "F. Barbedienne Fondeur Paris" & numbered 225 sealed with A. Collas reduction cachet
Item # 212LKS08A
This is a very fine casting of La Danse after the original model by Eugene Delaplanche...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Lidia Selva Le Maschere D'oro Triptych for Luciano Frigerio, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Luciano Frigerio was born in Desio in 1928. He completed his technical-administrative studies cultivating two great passions since his adolescence: furniture design and composition f...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
'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
Chinese Green and Red Lu Xing Wealth and Prosperity Deific Porcelain Figurine
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) glazed porcelain statue of Lu Xing, one of the deities of the three stars considered essential in Chinese astrology, each ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gufram Another Green Cactus CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Gufram Cactus Rosso CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello, Limited Edition of 500
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Naomi Feinberg "Morceau" Sculpture in Red Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Morceau” in red Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg was a New York...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Renaissance Style Marble Figure of Sleeping Child
By François Duquesnoy
Located in London, GB
This marble figure of a sleeping child was crafted around 1800 in the style of François Duquesnoy, a sculptor active in Italy in the early 17th Century....
Category
Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Marble Columns
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of white marble columns with twist shafts and leafed capitals, perhaps Stanford White or Addison Meisner. For use as decorative accessories, or can be converted to lamps.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of North African Hunter by Paul Delabrierre
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL-EDOUARD DELABRIERRE
French, 1829-1912
North African Hunter on Horseback Surprised by a Caracal
Medium-brown and burnished bronze patinated sand-ca...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of Two Putti Cupid & Erato
Located in London, GB
Allegories of the Greek Gods Eros & Erato
An Italian Carved Sculptural Group
Carved from a single block of Carrara marble, the winged putti cavorting together, one playing a trum...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Naomi Feinberg "Lithic" Sculpture in Green Italian Granite, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Lithic” in Green Italian granite on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American, 1970s.
Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primar...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Pair of Bronze and White Marble Busts of a North African Man and Woman
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
Pair of bronze and marble busts of a North African man and woman
by C. Caccia, Italian, 1883, the base by H. Dasson, 1885
Measures: Height 44cm, width 35cm, depth 21cm
Provenance: from the collection of the late Sir Arthur Gilbert
This fantastic pair of busts...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
21st Century Vase Clou in Handblown Glass and Brass
Located in Roma, IT
A vase in handblown glass and brass designed by Alhambretto.
The stop motion of an impossible instant. The nail crawls under the lightness of the balloon. The moment becomes eternity...
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bronze Figures Entitled ‘Avant Le Combat’ and ‘Après Le Combat’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of bronze figures entitled ‘Avant le combat’ and ‘Après le combat’ cast from models by Etienne-Henri Dumaige, each showing a French infantry officer, and the other adjusting t...
Category
1880s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Naomi Feinberg "Wild Spirit" Sculpture in Italian Marble, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved “Wild Spirit” sculpture in Italian marble on a white lacquered wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970’s. This is a stunning work by a renowned American sculptor.
Nao...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Large Italian Carrara Marble Putti Sculptures by Stampanoni
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Italian carrara marble putti sculptures by Stampanoni
Italian, late 19th century
Boy: height 89cm, width 31cm, depth 25cm
Girl:...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Large French patinated bronze sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne
French, circa 1878
Measures: Height 77cm, width 36cm, depth 27cm...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture of "Tunisian Water Carrier" by Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MARCEL DEBUT
French, 1865-1933
"Porteur d'eau arabe" (The Tunisian Water Carrier)
Medium-brown and reddish patinated bronze, burnished bronze pots, cas...
Category
20th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Naomi Feinberg "the Ancient" Sculpture in Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary hand carved sculpture “The Ancient” in Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Tibetan Orange and White Porcelain Buddha Statue
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Tibetan porcelain statue depicting a seated Buddha, with hand painted orange detail.
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Patinated Bronze Figure of Actaeon by Emile Laporte
Located in London, GB
Large patinated bronze figure of Actaeon by Emile Laporte
French, late 19th century
Measures: height 84cm, width 42cm, depth 44cm
By the French arti...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Sculptures
By Auguste Moreau, George Maxim
Located in London, GB
Pair of French Art Nouveau patinated spelter sculptures
French, early 20th century
Measures: Figure with lyre: Height 92cm, width 48cm, depth 38cm
Other figure: Height 90cm, width 52cm, depth 33cm
The spelter works in this pair are after two of the leading Art Nouveau period sculptors: George Maxim and Auguste Moreau. The sculptures portray young women in animated, dance-like postures, wearing flowing dress that recalls Greek wet drapery. One figure holds a musical instrument, while the other spreads her arms as if to music. The figures stand on integral rocky bases above matching marble plinths. Each piece is affixed with a plaque, one reading ‘Libellule par Geo Maxim...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Andy’s Cactus Pink Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation of Visual Arts —— ANDY’S CACTUS® as its debut worldwide. The new version is still made of polyurethane, molded from the original 1972 version, and then hand-carved by professional artisans, each piece is unique. The results are ANDY’S BLUE CACTUS...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
19th Century Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Dancing Female Figure
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century patinated bronze sculpture of a dancing female figure, possibly a sea nymph. The figure stands on a base of seashells and repouses twirling a drape around her body. It b...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viennese Cold-Painted Orientalist Bronze Group by Franz Bergman
Located in London, GB
Viennese cold-painted Orientalist bronze group by Franz Bergman
Austrian, c.1900
Height 12cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm
This small but intricately crafted and designed bronze group ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Moorish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurative Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman
Located in London, GB
Figurative cold-painted bronze lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Measures: Height 46cm, width 19cm, depth 29cm
This fine bronze la...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
‘The Monkey Rider’, Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
‘The Monkey Rider’ – Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 - 1855).
Signed to the base ‘Paul Gayrard’ and dated 1846.
A rare patinated bronze group of a monkey in the guise of a Jockey riding a racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet.
French, Dated 1846.
The mid-nineteenth century saw a surge of interest in animalier bronzes with whimsical and anthropomorphic subjects becoming particularly fashionable. In a similar vain to Christophe Fratin’s humanised depiction's of Bears posed as lamp lighters, dentists and reading books, Gayrard created his famous Monkey bronzes. He was awarded a First Class Medal at the 1846 Salon for his humorous group ‘The Monkey Steeplechase’, which can be related to subject of the present sculpture, ‘Monkey Rider’.
With the publication of Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species in 1859’ the popularity of anthropomorphically conceived subjects began to decline. As such these sculptures were only created during a very brief window of time and are consequently very rare.
PAul Joseph Ryamond Gayrard
Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 – 1855) born in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
He studied at an early age under his father the sculptor and engraver Raymond Gayrard, before becoming a student of François Rude and later David d'Angers.
He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to submit works throughout his lifetime winning a Second Class Medal in 1834 and a First Class Medal in 1846 and 1848. His last recorded exhibit was in 1855.
He executed many busts of notables of the day which proved popular with the haute bourgeois, but it was his talent for animalier that confirmed his reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. His known bronze animal models date from the years 1846 until 1848 with his powerful plaster of a 'Harness Horse...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Strange Fruit, the Congregation VIII, a Glass & Ceramic Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Strange Fruit - The Congregation VIII' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with terracotta, micro bore copper pipe and copper wire.
This piece was created as a part of the artist's ‘Strange Fruit - Congregation', a unique installation made specifically for their solo exhibition in 2021 at Harewood House in Leeds, curated by Vessel director Angel Monzon.
Chris Day is an emerging glass & mixed media artist and a recent graduate from Wolverhampton University, who received a special commendation during the 2019 British Glass Biennale held in Stourbridge, UK.
Creating works that are highly personal, Day’s intention is to discuss and investigate the treatment of black people...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Andy’s Cactus Yellow Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation of Visual Arts —— ANDY’S CACTUS® as its debut worldwide. The new version is still made of polyurethane, molded from the original 1972 version, and then hand-carved by professional artisans, each piece is unique. The results are ANDY’S BLUE CACTUS...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Italian Early 18th Century Terracotta Fragment
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Italian early 18th century terracotta fragment of an face mounted on stand. Ca 1690 - 1710 Italy.
Measurements with stand H 15 W 9 D 6.6 cm.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with ...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Paint
Era
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze with black patina
Limited edition of 8
Signed, stamped and numbered
Seal of the founder Rosini.
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture of Plaster, signed Gallé and dated -93 (1893)
Located in Stockholm, SE
A plaster sculpture by André Vauthier-Galle (1818–1899). A seated male figure with his hands behind his back. Executed in a very realistic way. The sculpture very much reminds of Auguste Rodins "The Thinker" in its pose.
The sculpture has a great patina.
The sculpture comes from the workshop of the Swedish painter and sculptor Jonas Åkesson...
Category
1890s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Cold-Painted Bronze of a Camel by Franz Xaver Bergman
Located in London, GB
Cold-painted bronze of a camel by Franz Xaver Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Measures: Height 21cm, width 18cm, depth 7cm
This bronze sculpture of a camel and its rider epitomises th...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Wales by Count Gleichen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
These bronze figures show Edward, Prince of Wales, standing in a nonchalant pose with one leg crossed over the other, a cigar in his left hand, his hat at his feet and a shotgun slung over his right arm. The elegant Princess of Wales is depicted skating, with feathers in her hat, and wearing a fur-trimmed coat and muff as the wind catches her three-quarter length skirt. Each stamped Elkington & Co Founders and G 1870. English, dated 1870.
Provenance: Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen.
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen, was the son of Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodore of Leiningen, half-sister to Queen Victoria. He ran away from school to England in 1848 and was sponsored to enter the Royal Navy by Queen Victoria. In 1854 he attained the rank of Lieutenant after serving as mate on the flagship Cumberland, where his future brother-in-law was captain and his future father-in-law was admiral. In 1866 he retired from the navy and trained with the British sculptor William Theed. As a sculptor, he carried out several portrait commissions for Queen Victoria including a statuette of Prince Alfred, her second son, and another of Prince Albert Victor...
Category
1870s English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Wooden Buddhist Sculpture of Amida Nyorai, 16th Century
Located in Milano, IT
The Amitabha (Amida in Japanese) Buddha is shown standing with his hands forming the Amida raigo-in mudra. The face has a serene expression, with closed eyes under delicately arched brows and a severe face. The hair is arranged in rows of coils that also cover the "ushnisha", the protuberance on the head. The drapery is folded in elegant pleats falling from the shoulders to the feet. The antique sculpture is placed on a lotus flower which is located on a richly decorated base.
Faith in Amida Buddha remained largely confined to a small segment of the Japanese population until the Kamakura Era (1185-1333) when it was popularized by new Pure Land sects committed to bringing Buddhism to the illiterate commoner. These sects expressed concern for the salvation of the ordinary person and stressed pure and simple faith over complicated rites and doctrines. Amida Nyorai...
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16th Century Japanese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ancient Greek Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Satyr
Located in London, GB
Beautifully cast statuette of a satyr, Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-2nd Century BC, solid cast bronze
The present work is a wonderful example of the finest Hellenistic style. The ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Antique Putto Sculpture Candelabra Lamps, circa 1870-1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SUPERB PAIR OF DORÉ AND PATINATED BRONZE SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA WITH PUTTO FIGURALS
France, circa 1870-1890
Item # 007LTX30A
An incredibly fine pair of ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'4' Four Hakone Japanese Bisque Figurines, Circa 1950
By Hakone Manufacturer Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Four bisque hand painted Japanese Hakone figurines; also referred to as "Hakata Dolls" or Suyaki Ningyu. These style "dolls" were first introduced in 17th ...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Giotto Sculpture in Black/Multicolour by Alessandro Mendini
Located in murano, IT
An austere face, halfway between ancient and modern, strong and fragile. Giotto by Alessandro Mendini is a winged lord who is destined to hold our gaze. A psychic being whose narrow ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Seated Woman” by Etienne-Henri Dumaige, c.1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
A Woman Seated on a Classical Pedestal
Lacquered and patinated sand-cast bronze on rouge marble Signed to the right side "H. DUMAIGE", numbered verso 19990 cast circa 1875-85
Item # 204PKP29S
A powerful cast after Etienne-Henri Dumaige's model of a seated woman on an architectural column surmounted by lion masks from the Napoleon III era, it is situated over a rouge marble base finished on a gilt bronze rim. The same model was used to surmount a clock offered at Christie's, London [14 March 2012, sale no. 8048, lot 45 where it was flanked by a pair of figural candelabra]. It captures a fine image of a young woman clutching...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Porcelain Traditional Figures
Located in New York, NY
7 Asian Chinese (20th Cent) porcelain figures in blue and white patterns in traditional dress (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Antique Bronze "La Renommée" 'Fame' by Alexandre Falguiere & Susse
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"LA RENOMMÉE" (FAME) AFTER MODEL BY JEAN-ALEXANDRE-JOSEPH FALGUIÈRE (FRENCH, 1831-1900)
Patinated bronze; cast by Susse Freres; stamped "Copyright by Susse... J.H." and signed with f...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Gufram Another White Cactus Coatracks Sculpture by Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture landscape. Designed by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Gufram Nero Cactus Coatracks Sculpture by Drocco/Mello, Limited Edition of 500
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the cactus coat rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
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
Mother-of-Pearl, Olive, Abalone
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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Hermes Arion Sculpture
Chinoiserie Man
Art Nouveau Bronze Statue
Male Face Sculpture
Neoclassical Antique Statue
Thai Buddha Head
Carved Stone Figure Head
Jade Items
Thai Buddha Heads
Buddha Head Siam
Philippines Carved Wood
Fish Net
Etling France
Italian Renaissance Pedestals
Roman Helmet
Fruit Sculpture Pair
Furniture 1840 1890