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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
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Pair of Silver Figures Le Sonneur d’Olifant & La Dame au Faucon After Moine
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German silver Renaissance hunting figures, ca 1890. The man wears doublet over baggy chemise and hose with belt hanging loosely around hips. A long hat feather drapes gracefully along his arm. The horn is raised expectantly while the other hand rests on his sword. The woman wears a bodice-revealing fitted hip-length coat over a pleated skirt. Her braids are coiled in the back and her hat sports a jaunty feather. On a raised arm perches a falcon. The figures stand on rocky mounds with scattered vegetation; at the man’s feet...
Category
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
19th Century Pair of Italian Renaissance Revival Oak Angel Statues
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved oak large angels with guitars.
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Flight from Troy, 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture
Located in London, GB
The Flight from Troy
Aeneas Carrying his Father Anchises
After Laurent Guiard (1723-1788)
An impressive bronze with fine patinated surface, depicting the hero Aeneas carrying hi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Hagenauer Pair of Nickel-Plated Jazz Band Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This set of two Art Deco nickel-plated Jazz Band sculptures, comprised of an upright saxophone player and a seated drummer, is crafted by Austrian artist Franz Hagenauer. The archite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Surf - Still Life with Fish, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Fish' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of "Harvester" by Mathurin Moreau
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"HARVESTER" AFTER A MODEL BY MATHURIN MOREAU (FRENCH, 1822-1912)
In a reddish-brown and golden patinated bronze; signed in base "Math. Moreau"
Item # 012SKP14W
A fine model of a rural young farmer resting against a rocky outcrop to sharpen his scythe, the base of which has been set in the hay collected in a pile beside the rock; the naturalistic base is signed along the back in his typical nearly cursive script "Math. Moreau".
It is a complex model and a fine accomplishment for the foundry, the joints seamlessly flowing into one another without any obvious connections. The surface is chiseled with great care, resulting in fine detailing of the toes and fingers to include the wrinkles at each joint and texturing of the nails, crisp eyelids and flawless skin, gorgeous texturing of the garment...
Category
Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Black Forest Model of the Lion of Lucerne Dated 1867
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Black Forest model of the Lion of Lucerne dated 1867, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, carved from stained linden wood, the dying lion depicted beside two c...
Category
1860s Swiss Black Forest Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Knight by François A. Clémencin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ CLÉMENCIN
French, 1878-1950
"Celui qui fut pris" (The one that was taken)
Patinated & polychromed bronze Signed on base "A. Clemencin"
Item # 110BKP22X
An exquisi...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Marble Putto Sculpture, Signed 'D'angelis'
Located in London, GB
A 19th century marble putto sculpture, signed 'D'Angelis'
French, Late 19th Century
Height 54cm, width 41m, depth 31cm
Executed with great artisti...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Equestrian Bronze Sculpture after Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
An equestrian sculpture
after Pierre-Jules Mêne
A naturalistic, carefully detailed and beautifully patinated bronze model of a jockey on his galloping horse, the realistic topogr...
Category
19th Century French Sporting Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vivien Mallock: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Portrait Roundel, 2012
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This is the bronze maquette for a bas-relief portrait commissioned by the City of Winchester in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The final roundel is six feet in diameter and is shaped as a Winchester Rose with Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. She is wearing a three-strand diamond necklace and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. Signed ‘VM 1’. English, 2012.
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was made by the House of Garrard...
Category
2010s English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silver-Gilt and Enamel Austro-Hungarian Horse Drawn Carriage Model
Located in London, GB
A silver-gilt and enamel Austro-Hungarian horse drawn carriage model
Austro-Hungarian, Early 20th Century
Case: 28cm high x 89cm wide x 44...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique Paperweight Sculpture of “Sleeping Putto” After François Duquesnoy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BRONZE MODEL OF "SLEEPING PUTTO" IN THE MANNER OF FRANÇOIS DUQUESNOY
Situated over sienna marble base, unmarked; circa late 18th/early 19th century
...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Carved Pine Artist Model, France, circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
Carved Pine artist model, France, circa 1860
Delicately carved from pine wood with unique features and wonderful patina. Mreasures: 25.5" tall.
Category
19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Chinese Sancai Glazed Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, crafted with traditional tri-color glaze, ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Post-War Stylized Female Figures
By Laroche
Located in New York, NY
6 French Post-War design (1980/90s) bronze individually stylized female figures in poses standing on one foot on a round shaped base (signed LaROCHE) (priced each).
Category
20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franck Evennou, Large-Scale Wooden TOTEM, France, 2020
Located in New York, NY
The totems of the French sculptor Franck Evennou possess a playful quality that counterbalances the traditional solemnity of the form. With their rough, splitting surface, they are n...
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Figure on a Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) bronze figure of Napoleon standing with arms crossed on rouge marble pedestal base with bronze trim.
Category
19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Maschera Cornuta, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Near Life-Sized Italian Walnut Carved Figure by Valentino Besarel
Located in London, GB
An exhibition-quality carved figure by Valentino Panciera Besarel
Of near life-sized proportions, in carved Italian Walnut, the figure representing a pageboy, his features and flowing hair carved in exquisite detail alongside his romanticised Cinquecento garb consisting of a patterned doublet with chainmail underneath and long puffed sleeves, his carved belt slung around his waist with a65.5 bag and his pointed boots imitating the softly creased leather; his arms outstretched and presenting a large tray with heraldic relief carving. Standing on an octagonal shaped base od bois noirci with inset panels of faux marble. The circular plinth signed by the artist "V. Besarel Venezia."
Venetian, circa 1870
Valentino Besarel (1829-1902)
Born in Zoldo, near Bellune, home town of the great carver of the Seventeenth Century, Andrea Brustolon he was encouraged by his father to study under Professor Federici , and worked as a carver for a noted architect Guiseppe Segusini. Later, he received private commissions, and in 1861 his trade card listed amongst his clients Edward, Prince of Wales, the British Consul, Layard, and the King of Italy. He exhibited at the 1878 Paris Universelle Exposition, and won a Gold Medal. The churches of Este and Conselve, near Padua possess many groups of saints executed by him.
Literature:
Benezit, Emmanuel. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. [S.l.]: Grund,France, 1976.
Ericani, Giuliana, and Anna Maria Spiazzi. Scultura lignea...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
21 Clesitera Glass Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Clesitera glass vase with pendant, was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
12 Amaltea Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amaltea Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Amaltea Glass” collection. Made in Murano. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis”. Signed on the base.
Et...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse and Rider Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terracotta tomb figure of a rider wearing robes sitting on a horse with a bowed head, on a square base.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Terracotta Female Figure by Okcar Gladenbeck
Located in London, GB
This elegant terracotta figure, roughly half life-size is fine piece of orientalising sculpture. It was made by Oskar Gladenbeck, son of Gladenbeck He...
Category
Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Porcelain Figure of Woman Standing on Clouds
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese style white porcelain standing figure of woman standing on clouds, possibly and alter figure.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pine Artist Model, France, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Artist model, 13 inches tall, France, circa 1920.
Delicately carved from pine wood with original hand painted features.
Category
1920s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'Catcher of the Skies' is a unique pink, orange and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Austrian Bronze Orientalist Sculptural Lamp
Located in London, GB
Austrian bronze Orientalist sculptural lamp
Austrian, c. 1910
Height 19cm, width 11cm, depth 7cm
The impressive cold-painted bronze lamp is expressive of the taste that prevaile...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Matthew Solomon, Glazed Sculpture of an Aubergine, United States
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary glazed porcelain sculpture by Matthew Solomon. Unique piece, signed and dated.
Using fine porcelain and glazes he crafted himself, Matthew Solomon translated the unru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large George iv Silver Sideboard Dish, Made by Joseph Angell II, 1828
Located in London, GB
A large George IV silver sideboard dish, made by Joseph Angell II, 1828
English, early 19th century
Diameter 75cm, depth 10cm
This magnifice...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pretty Antique European Silver Flower Ornament
Located in New York, NY
European silver ornament, ca 1920. Single plain hollow stem sprouting 3 flowers with ripe, splayed petals and prominent stamen surrounding 3 tight and tall buds. A pretty, hopeful or...
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Chinese Taoist Han Elder Man Longevity God Porcelain Figurine
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain figurine with a long beard and raised forehead, clad in yellow and blue robes and holding a staff that symbolizes health ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ernest Wante Bronze Pierot and a Duck Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A Belgian bronze of pierot and a duck (signed, Ernest Wante).
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Male Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic male figure, fired stoneware with monochromatic pattern.
Incised signature underside.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Carved Limestone 6ft Tall Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Carved Limestone Sculpture of the Mythological Figure Pan.
In ancient Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, protector o...
Category
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Sirio Glass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Sirio glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the edge of the Stand: "E. Sottsass per Memphis Milano”. For further information please see authen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair of Rococo Style Bisque Porcelain Female Figures
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style bisque porcelain female figures
French, late 19th century
One figure: Height 19cm, width 14cm, depth 10cm
Other figure: Height...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Klein Blue Painted Dayak Tribe Sculpted Shield on Stand
Located in Montreal, QC
Klein blue painted Dayak sculpted shield on stand
shield without the base 33.5 inches.
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Victorian Bronze Dore Peacock Sculpture Centerpiece Signed by LeSoudier
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze doré figure of peacock sculpture signed (LeSoudier).
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Iron Putti Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Victorian cast iron allegorical fountain figure of a putti seated on an overturned amphora while holding a paddle.
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Large Patinated Bronze Figure of Ondine
Located in London, GB
This intriguing statue depicts the water nymph Ondine, an enduring and popular figure in a multitude of European mythological traditions. Originally conceived as group of water deiti...
Category
1870s French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Terra Cotta Horse with Rider Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb figure of a rider wearing robes and a red sash sitting on a horse that is painted in blue dots and a red bridle, with its head bow...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carl Kauba Bronze Native American
By Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Austrian (19/20th Cent) bronze figure of a Native American with rifle riding on horse (signed C. KAUBA)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Horse Tomb Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, and crafted with traditional tri-color gla...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Japanese Bronze Bookends, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Japanese Bronze Bookends, circa 1880
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Lion Cub of Atlas" Victor Peter & Susse Freres
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTOR PETER (FRANCE, 1840-1918)
"LIONCEAU DE L'ATLAS AGÉDE" (LION CUB OF THE AGED ATLAS)
Patinated bronze Signed "V. PETER", sealed with Susse cachet
Item # 107LJW07P
A silky a...
Category
20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viennese Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Figurative Lamp
Located in London, GB
Viennese Orientalist cold-painted bronze figurative lamp
Austrian, c. 1910
Measures: Height 36cm, width 13cm, depth 16cm
This fine bronze l...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
25 Astimelusa Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Astimelusa Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Vetri Glass” collection, and made out of blown Murano glass. Signed “E.Sottsass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Deneb Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Deneb vase in multicolored glass was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 for Memphis. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis Milano”.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
The Cobalt Voyager, unique glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'The Cobalt Voyager' is a unique intense electric blue and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Berlin KPM Porcelain Model of a Japanese Lady with a Parrot, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Adolph Amberg, modelled as a Japanese lady in traditional dress, a parrot perched on her left arm, above an oval base. The sculptor Adolph Amberg designed the Hochzeitszu...
Category
1910s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Patinated Bronze Figures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze figures after Giambologna
French, late 19th Century
Mercury: Height 84cm, width 17cm, depth 31cm
Fortuna: Height 84.5cm, width 17cm, depth 29cm
The patinated bronze figures are pictured in the nude, adopting active poses. Both stand on their tiptoes on one foot — Fortuna resting on a scrolling base, and Mercury on a gust of wind, produced by Zephyrus, the god of the western wind — and their other leg is flicked back. In both, one arm is raised, and the other rests at their side.
The figures stand on cylindrical yellow marble bases, which are ringed with continuous relief panels, depicting cherubs at the helm of sailing ships, and navigating using globes...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel by Charles Dickens
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel ‘The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit’ by Charles Dickens’, wearing a soft top hat, a tailcoat and a buttoned w...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Japanese Wood Noh Mask
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century Japanese wood noh mask, This mask comes in its original kiri wood storage box, which is signed and dated: Koran, 1811 (Edo period). The box...
Category
1810s Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Chinese Tang Dynasty-Style Sancai Glazed Terra Cotta Woman Figure
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a woman wearing robes bearing the Tang Dynasty's traditional tri-color glaze, or Sancai, utilizing brown, green and off-white...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Porcelain White Dolphin Group on Bronze Base, Ginori, Circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Italian Porcelain white dolphin group on bronze base, Ginori, Circa 1860.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Musician Statues
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (17/18th Century) walnut and gilt trimmed large crouching figures with musical instruments on pedestal bases (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
18th Century Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Unique Bronze Guitar Player by Marchello Mascherini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a unique bronze piece, not editioned, by Marchello Mascherini of a seated figure on a stool playing a guitar. One may interpret the figure as singing as his mouth is open. The figure and the guitar blend and become one in areas, creating ambiguity of definition in the piece. The patina is a deep chocolate brown. The base of the sculpture is marble and measures 3.25" X 3.25". The original tag is still present on the underside of the base, but has faded and is not completely legible. It is signed "M. Mascherini" on one of the legs of the stool. This is definitely a piece worthy of joining any art collection.
Marchello Mascherini was born in Udine, Italy, in 1906. He moved to Isernia, the central-southern region of Molise, where he first began learning about sculpture in the local workshops of the area. He finished his education at the Regia Scuola d’arte and moved on to the Istituto Industriale “Alessandro Volta” in the spring of 1921 focussing on ornamental sculpture.
His first one-man show took place at Circolo Alessandro Manzoni...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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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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