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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: Early 1900s
18th Century Italian Giltwood and Polychrome Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition considering age. Some losses and chips as expected with the age. From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara.
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

18th Century Italian Carved Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition considering his age. She is very beautiful. From a significant home in Santa Barbara. Base is 9.5" x 10".
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

Boy with Cocks Signed Paul-Romain Chevré bronze 19th.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible french bronze "Separating the Cocks" in bronze.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Buddha Wooden Statue
Located in New York, NY
18th century Carved Wood Buddha. Chinese antique Buddha Statue of carved wood. Gesso like coating to wooden surface, with pigments and gilding. ...
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1790s Asian Qing Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

Handcrafted & Painted English Art Noveau Iron w Wood & Leather Door Stop, C1900
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous antique English Arts & Crafts doorstop. Painted wood scenes on 3 sides depicting a woman in nature. Some wear and paint loss. Otherwise in excelle...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

18th Century White-Grey French Pair of Walnut Putti aux Vases, Antique Cherubs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey pair of Louis XVI Epoque Putti or Cherubs statuettes. Hand sculpted and patinated in Walnut in their original antique condition. This Parisian pair of putti are facing e...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

Baroque Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Patinated baroque sculpture on a stylised landscape base in the form of a female figure with a flowing cloak and an expansive gesture. Provenance: Wittelsbach estate.
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18th Century Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Religious Sculpture of Saint in Carved Natural Wood, Late 17th Early 18th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful and large sculpture of a saint, probably Saint Véronique, in hand-carved natural wood. Beautiful religious object. Standing, she has her head down and her arms crossed in f...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Capodimonte, Enamelled Porcelain Group, Putti with Flowers After Badessi
Located in BARSAC, FR
Capodimonte factory in Italy near Naples. Enamelled porcelain group presenting three putti playing with sheaves of rosebuds, one of them carrying a basket on his head. Signed L...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Gilt Bronze Sculpture, Little Girl Setting on Wooden Fence
Located in Fairfax, VA
Mini gilt bronze sculpture of little girl dressed un sitting on wooden fence.
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Early 1900s Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Polychrome Ceramic Sculpture of Athena
Located in Montreal, QC
Polychrome Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Athena.
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Early 1900s Greek Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Extraordinary Pair of Antique French Angels xviii Th
Located in Madrid, ES
Extraordinary Pair of Antique French Angels PAIR OF LARGE DIMENSIONS OF 2 ANGELS IN BRONZE PATINA IN GREEN. THE QUALITY IS VERY NICE. THEY REPRESENT 2...
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Late 18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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Early 1900s Italian Edwardian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster, Marble

Sculptures White Marble Italy Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
ITEM: SCULPTURES ORIGIN: ITALY PERIOD: LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Dimensions: The figure: 74 ¾ in. (190 cm.) high The marble pedestal: 31 ¾ in. (65x75x83 cm.) high The scul...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming pair of porcelain figures of a stag and a doe, probably cast by Derby in about 1760 and decorated by Bloor Derby in 1820. The figures are a simple white porce...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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 button that reads 'View All...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Woman Dancing Sculpture, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture Year: 1900 Material: silver plated bronze 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 ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Fish Doorstop, English, Brass, Decorative, Door Keeper, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fish doorstop. An English, brass decorative door keeper, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Distinctive appearance with a t...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Fine Pair of Tall 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Cherub's
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine pair of 18th century tall Italian carved wood harvest cherub sculptures. These sculptures each hold a piece of harvest aloft their curled heads, forms elegantly poised as if c...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Paint

18th Century French Carved Giltwood & Polychrome "Mother and Child" with Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful gilt statue with base in a living room or bedroom. Hand carved circa 1780, this elegant two-piece antique sculpture was found in a chapel in Southern France and ...
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Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

Sandstone Torso from Franconia, Dated to the 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sculpture of a saint in sandstone, 18th century.
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18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Pair Meiji Period Bronze Figural Hiking Family Sculpture Incredible Detail Stand
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Pair Meiji Period bronze figural hiking family sculptures with incredible detail on the sculptures and on the stand. Incredible original pat...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French hand carved and painted wood statue still shows vestiges of its original painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the n...
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Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Oak, Paint

A Finely Cast Spelter Figure of Neptune Mounted Atop a Carved Soapstone Base
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely detailed & proportioned cast spelter figure of Neptune, dramatically poised with trident in hand, seated atop a realistically modelled hand carved...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Soapstone, Spelter

Saint John the Baptist Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint John the Baptist 18th century Portuguese sculpture from the 18th century. in polychrome wood. The figure is represented standing with the lamb. Small flaws. Measure: ...
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18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Clodion, Claude Michel Terracotta Sculpture, Triumph Bacchus
Located in Gardena, CA
Clodion, Claude Michel Terracotta Sculpture, Triumph Bacchus, 19th century Clodion, Claude Michel (French, 1738-1814) 19th century terracotta sculpture...
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18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th century Italian carved wood figures. Originally polychromed and now aged to a shabby chic look.
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18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th-19th Century White Italian Carrara Marble Satyr Mask, Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hand carved late 18th/19th Century mythological marble Satyr mask with horns, weathered patina in good condition. The hand sculpted Italian Carrara marb...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Virgen Queretana
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful sculpture representing the Virgin with details by hand from the 18th century, colonial Mexican
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18th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Continental Italian Baroque Wood Carved Kneeling Angel Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly magnificent and wonderful large hand-carved Italian Baroque wood church angel from the 18th Century. This work, which at one point was likely pol...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also st...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

Centerpiece, German, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, WMF, German WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik) Electro- Wurtemberg Plate Company in Geislingen, Germany, internationally known today as 'WMF' initials of the...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

1900s French Plaster Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
A painted plaster sculpture from 1900s France. This sculpture depicts a lion climbing up to a cliff's edge, with legs stretched back releasing a ferocious roar. The gold paint that coats the plaster cast sculpture has chipped here and there, adding maturity to the image of the jungle king...
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Early 1900s French Beaux Arts Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty-Style Equestrian Roof Tile, 18th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 18th century Chinese Ming dynasty-style equestrian form glazed pottery roof tile. Classic figural depiction of a proud celestial warrior on horseback, hand-crafted of eart...
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18th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery, Earthenware, Terracotta

Meissen Mythological Group 'Thalia With Tree', by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, c 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen group: Thalia, the muse of theater and comic poetry, covered only with a large cloth, smiling and sitting on a rock under a cherry tree, holding a mask next to her...
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Early 1900s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Decorative Wrought Iron Door Hinge
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron decorative door hinge on custom mount.
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Early 1900s American Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wrought Iron

Madonna Con Niño
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful piece of a mother with her child, excellent handmade work on wood, made in the eighteenth century in Puebla, Mexico.
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18th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Bow Complete Set of Porcelain Figures "The Four Elements", Rococo, circa 1765
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive complete set of large figures called The Four Elements, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. It consists of Ceres representing Earth, V...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Angola Chokwe Mask Revisited by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy. The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished. On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...
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Early 1900s Angolan Tribal Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Centerplace, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: L. Alliot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, Year: 1900 Firms: L. Alliot 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 disp...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

18th Century Personification of the Day Alabaster Sculpture
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Milan, IT
18th century Personification of the Day Alabaster, cm 11.5 x 17.5 x 5 With base cm 14.5 x 20,8 x 11.7 Il Giorno is a marble sculpture (160x150 cm) that Michelangelo mad...
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18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

"Nude Male Archer, " Bronze by Geyger, Original Purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly sculpted and cast with very fine detail with a rich, lustrous patina, this celebrated bronze of a fully nude male archer was sculpted by Ernst ...
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Early 1900s German Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Marble Figure of the Capitoline Venus After the Antique, Late 18th Century
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
ITEM: A MARBLE FIGURE OF THE CAPITOLINE VENUS AFTER THE ANTIQUE. MATERIAL: MARBLE. ORIGIN: ITALY. PERIOD: LATE 18TH CENTURY Dimensions: 40 ¼ in. (1...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Early 20th Century American Double Sided Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century American double sided whirligig figure A brilliant example of early 20th century American Folk Art. In the form of a hand carved wooden double sided whirligig f...
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Pine

18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Santos Icon Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Majestic 18th century Italian baroque polychrome Santos icon sculpture of a young man. The carved icon is depicted standing and wearing a flowing robe with graceful movement. He has ...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Amalric Walter Pate De Verre Nude Boy Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Almeric Walter and Henry Mercier Pate De Verre Art Nouveau Figure of a Nude Cherub or boy seated with his hand on his head. A wonderful pâte-de-ver...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Art Glass

18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Cross with Plated Crystals on a Mica Cluster
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sliver leaf and mecca cross adorned with gold and silver plated crystal points and mica mounted on a mica and tourmaline in calcite matrix base. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The gold and silver plated crystal points replicate the original sunrays or halo around the cross. The piece is mounted on a mica and tourmaline cluster that is in a matrix of calcite. The mica holds a shimmery appearance that can reflect light - like nature's disco ball. It perfectly coordinates with the silver leaf and mecca painted cross...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver Leaf

Franz Iffland, 'Perseus the Victor / a Bronze Sculpture, circa 19th C
Located in London, GB
Perseus (The Victor), patinated brone figure. A standing depiction of the victorious Perseus, holding the shield with the head of Medusa behind him and...
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Early 1900s German Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century French Carved Giltwood Virgin Mary Statue with Glass Eyes on Globe
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary in prayers was created in Provence, France, circa 1780. Embellished with gold leaf and polychrome finish, the classic religious f...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

18th Century Jesus Child Terracotta Figure Holy Devotional Italian Art
Located in Milan, IT
18th century Jesus Child Terracotta Sculpture an Italian Holy and devotional art polychromed figure  depicting Baby Jesus standing on an a carved and go...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Giltwood

Saint Antony with Child Jesus, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Antony with Child Jesus, 18th century. Portuguese sculpture in polychrome and gilded wood, from the 17th century. The figure is represented stan...
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Terracotta Woman Sculpture Signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Terracotta woman sculpture signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Grand Tour Sphinx
Located in Dallas, TX
A late 18th century grand tour era Egyptian marble sphinx. Sphinx is sitting on attached black marble base.
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1790s Egyptian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Asian Carved Wood Buddha Statue
Located in New York, NY
Asian carved wood Buddha sculpture.
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Early 18th Century Unknown Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rare Antique Pair of Sculptures, Bronze Dorée, Vive La France, Signed G. Flamend
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful and exceptionally rare pair of bronze sculptures with a magnificent gilding, France early 20th century. Signature on the base of each sculpture "G. Flamand". By the artis...
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Early 1900s French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cast Iron Indian Game with Rider and Horses
Located in Milano, IT
Welded cast iron toy from the Indian 900s depicting a chariot with a square canopy and conical dome. We can identify this toy-statue as a depiction of Krishna’s Rath Gita (Bhagavad Gita...
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Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of co...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Stoneware

Lamp "La Bonne Soupe" by Victor Rousseau, Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important patinated spelter lamp representing a young boy, probably a butcher boy, drinking his soup accompanied by his pit bull / bulldog type dog. The boy is leaning against a gallows holding an electrified green lantern. By Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau (1865-1954). Art Nouveau / Belle Epoque style. Plate with inscription "La Bonne Soupe par Rousseau" ("The Good Soup by Rousseau") on the front, signature "Rousseau" on the side and stamp "Fabrication française...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter, Metal

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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