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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: Late 18th Century
Sculpture Marble Statue
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
n. 1869. Rare antique important marble statue of Gopi, mounted on a plexiglass base, in modern taste.
Statue high 47 cm; with base cm. 71 - plexiglas base is cm. 20 x 20. Unique !
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Category
Late 18th Century Indian Agra Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Figure: David Garrick and the Shoeshine Boy, Bow Porcelain, circa 1751
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fashionably dressed gentleman, almost certainly the actor David Garrick: he wears a white frockcoat, pink waistcoat and red breeches, all with embroide...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Germaine Nordmann Bronze Sculptures, circa 1940
By Germaine Nordmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze couple, with original antique green patina by Germaine Nordmann,
Ecole de Paris,
Susse Fondeur,
circa 1940.
Signed and numbered.
Measurements...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Meissen Figurines of the Four Seasons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of Meissen figurines depicts four infants, each representative of one of the Four Seasons. Autumn and summer are paired together, w...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture “Woman’s Nude” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Figura femminile - nudo is a waxed bronze sculpture representing a woman with wooden base. Unique, signed and dated under the base “Mazzullo 44”. Certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stoneware Fawn Head by Axel Salto
By Axel Salto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fallow deer head, stoneware decorated with oxblood glaze. Incised signature: [Salto 20803] with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [Royal Copenhagen Denmark].
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Bronze Sculpture “Step Dance” by Giuseppe Mazzullo, Italy, 1946
Located in Roma, IT
Passo di Danza is a bronze sculpture representing a Dancer with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Giuseppe Mazzullo wa...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Exotic Head Vases, " Unique California Pottery Sculptures, circa Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exotic and dramatic, this pair of tall head vases, partially molded and partially hand-formed, depict mask-like smiling heads with chocolate-brown bodies contrasting with sage-green ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Vase-Sculpture in Blue Glazed Earthenware by Angelo Ungania, circa 1940
Located in Paris, FR
Large vase-sculpture in blue glazed earthenware by Angelo Ungania (1905-1996). Unique piece. Signed.
Angelo Ungania studied at the Royal School of Ceramics of his city.
In the ea...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
18th Century, Italian Marble Relief Portrait
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, Carrara marble relief portrait of a Cardinal in vestments, set in a 19th century, gray marble surround.
Category
1780s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Gilded Carved Wood Angels Sculptures from Venise
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7283 - Wonderful Venetian antique angels in carved and gilded wood, with particularly expressive faces -
That's a very great quality and an interesting size, rare to find.. Wh...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Classical Greek Inspired Figural Ceramic Statues
Located in Houston, TX
Great pair of Greek inspired Italian ceramic statues inspired by Bitossi, Fantoni and Raymor.
Category
1940s Italian Classical Greek Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Doccia White Porcelain Caryatid Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Doccia white porcelain caryatid sculpture. A Doccia neoclassical model of a caryatid with one hand outstretched. Italy, circa 1770s
Dimension: 2" ...
Category
1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Modernist Wooden Sculpture of a Woman, Attributed to Albert Wein
By Albert W. Wein
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture of a standing female figure, attributed to American sculptor Albert Wein (b.1915 - d.1991), in natural wood grain. The figure stands in a languid...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Cozzi White Porcelain Venetian Figures
By Cozzi Porcelain Factory 1
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Cozzi white porcelain Venetian figures. Three small porcelain sculptures in the signature Cozzi glazed paste of a nobleman clutching a flower, a woman holding a carafe, and a young boy holding flowers...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Sculpted Verona Marble Putto
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Depictions of young angelic boys are also known as putti, or putto for a single one. Since the 17th century on they remained popular and are found in various forms. Perhaps the most known version is Cupid. Looking at their attributes time periods can be narrowed down. In this example we see a rose Guirlande and a medaillon which are typical for the late 18th- early 19th century. The Rosso Verona Marble...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ceramic Venus Sculpture by Edouard Cazaux, circa 1940-1950
Located in Paris, FR
Large beige, blue and green with nuance of brown enameled ceramic sculpture representing a naked Venus by Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974). Signed Cazaux on the base back.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Ceramic Chicken in a Modernist Art Deco Abstracted Form
Located in NYC, NY
A ceramic chicken in a modernist Art Deco form. Possibly by Raymor.
Category
1940s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French 1940's Terra Cotta Sculpture of a Woman
By Rene Romage
Located in San Francisco, CA
An important French 1940's terra cotta sculpture of a seated nude woman; with head turned to the right above a voluptuous torso; Signed "Rene Romage, 1942" (alias - Rene Baumer)
Category
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Midcentury Arched Cat with Glass Eyes Doorstop in Old Green Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous style with arched back and tail with green glass eyes. Green is not original color. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
An unusual object to say the least, we feel this item was made in the early to mid-20th century. Constructed of Wood, plaster with gl...
Category
1940s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Hand Carved Soapstone Tribal Bust 1940s
Located in London, GB
A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.
Dimensions: H 18cm x D 11cm x W 6.5cm
Category
1940s Zimbabwean Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
18th Century Antique Bronze Statue of Athena
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Italian 18th century antique bronze statue of Athena ex. private collection. Over 240 years old, this striking bronze depiction of Athena is ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Impressive Antique Lifesize Immaculata Religious Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning antique 4 foot tall Immaculata (Bestows Good Fortune) Santos figure with glass eyes from Pamplona, Spain. Missing one hand and beautifully done! #5730
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Tiberius Augustus, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine large self-framing portrait medallion of the Emperor Tiberius Augustus, second emperor of Rome.
Unmarked, as were many of these medallions.
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914/1997) Low relief , dated 1941, signed
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francisco Xavier de Viveiros Costa (1914 / 1997)
Low relief in plaster depicting an African scene, in a woodframe
Signed and dated 1941
161,5x215,5 cm
supplied with wall hanging brackets
,
Native of São Miguel...
Category
1940s Portuguese Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vintage 1940s Copper and Metal Armillary Sculpture Architectural La Jolla Estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This outdoor sculpture is from the very architecturally significant MacConnell Estate in La Jolla, California. The pair of residences on the beach bluff property were designed by Wil...
Category
1940s Swedish Regency Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
European Young Male Mannequin Head, 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All original plaster mannequin head from a Belgium department store. The face of a teen aged young man with the original hand panted face and hair, made of a heavy plaster. Europe, 1...
Category
1940s European Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
European Young Male Mannequin Head, 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
All original plaster mannequin head from a Belgium department store. The face of a teen aged young man with the original hand panted face and hair, made of a heavy plaster. Europe, 1...
Category
1940s European Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Just Andersen, Sculpture in Disco Metal, Naked Boy Blowing a Horn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Just Andersen, sculpture in disco metal, naked boy blowing a horn.
In excellent condition with fine patina.
1940s.
Model 2170.
Dimensions: H 18.0 x D 10.0 cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ibis Birds, Pair of Basalt Ovoid Sculptures, France Early 20th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
Two egg-shaped Ibis birds sculptures
France early 20th century
Solid raw black Basalt
Measures: H 26 cm
27 x 17 cm
7 kg / piece
Conditions: excellent consistent wit...
Category
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ceramic Figurine of a Decò Ballerina from the 1940s
Located in Milano, MI
Decò sculpture of a dancing lady, made in ceramic in the 1940s.
Measures: diameter 14 cm Ø 15 cm height 24 cm.
Minor restoration were done in the color of the dress border.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic Figure from BiGi Torino, 1940s
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (crates or boxes) for US and International Shippi...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer in Wood
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture of boxer in wood
high quality sculpture
Art Deco Style Circa 1940
Origin Europe without visible signature
Carved from heavy hard wood
Without restoration in p...
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Art Deco Bronze Figural Sculpture on Carrara Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco bronze figural sculpture on Carrara marble pedestal. Sculpture has a nice patina to the bronze. Mounted to the base.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Ado Ko Verzuu Toy Truck Houthandel, 1948
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very rare toy ‘houthandel’ (wood transport) truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1948. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even more special piece. Toys by Ado are being highly collected at the moment, even more than ever cause this is very decorative combined with 1950s furniture from all countries!
Jacobus Johannes Josephus (Ko) Verzuu, a former construction supervisor from Utrecht, led the ADO workshops. He had delved into architecture and art and developed a strong preference for the abstract lines and bright colors, which can also be found in the followers of De Stijl group from the 1920s, followed by Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg, Vilmos Huszár...
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1940s De Stijl Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Gilt Bronze Soldier Sculpture by Medwedsky
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilt bronze soldier sculpture by Medwedsky, also referred to as bronze-doré. There are no visible prior repairs and the gilding is on very nice all ...
Category
1940s European Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nathan Lerner "Chair", 1947
By Nathan Lerner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nathan Lerner, whose parents were Ukrainian emigrants, was born in Chicago in 1913. At the age of nine he attended painting courses at the Art Institute,...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Upholstery
18th Century, French Giltwood Decorative Element
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century handmade giltwood decorative element representing a trophy of music in an entourage of flowering branches,
France, circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Louis Philippe Bronze and Marble Candelabra
Located in Essex, MA
Each with cherub holding a flowering branch, on a white cylindrical marble base with square marble plinth.
Category
1790s French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
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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