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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural Tray Indoor Fountain with Nude by Suzanne Bizard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard.
Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Meissen Pair of Oriental Figurines A 1146 67073 Scheurich Made 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen most remarkable pair of figurines: Designed by Paul Scheurich (1883-1945)
Oriental woman with flute / modelled 1926
Black man with cockatoo / modelled 1922.
Size:
Femal...
Category
1980s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Royal DUX Art Nouveau Figural Centerpiece
By Royal Dux
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Royal Dux Art Nouveau figural centerpiece.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
By Giuseppe Gambogi
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster sculpture signed G. Gambogi. Italy, early 20th century.
Giuseppe Gambogi (1862 - 1938).
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Bronze Group Entitled Diana the Huntress by a Muller-Crefeld
Located in London, GB
A very fine bronze sculpture modeled as the beautiful Goddess standing with her bow and quiver and gently holding the collar of her hunting hound. The bronze with warm brown patina a...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Toby Pepperpot Figure
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Toby Pepperpot figure with a hole to the base of the figure for pepper and holes to the top of the hat to dispense. ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Snowball Thrower & Girl, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very charming Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Boy in dark blue jacket, under it a brown vest, striped pants and lace-up shoes, on his head a green cap with a wide brim, a white scarf around his neck, with his right arm reaching far back to throw a snowball at the girl, with his left hand holding more prepared snowballs to his chest. The boy is supported from behind by a small toboggan and is based on round snow base.
The girl in purple flowered dress...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture "Nymph in the Reeds" by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Very finely chiselled cast bronze sculpture depicting a beautiful nude nymph standing emerging from tall reeds at the edge of a stream. At her feet is a water jug, with a marble base...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th century French bronze study of a mother and daughter by Lucien Madrassi
Located in Central England, GB
A very large scale and important bronze study of a mother and daughter by Lucien Madrassi (1849 -1919)
This most striking high quality large bronze study is by the highly acclaimed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Porcelain Shakespeare
By John Bell
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian white parian porcelain figure of William Shakespeare standing by tree stump (signed JOHN BELL)
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1900's Snake Charming Lady French Art Nouveau Fire-Gilt Bronze by a. Lefebvre
By Alfred Lefebvre
Located in Ulm, DE
Snake charmer
Fire-gilt bronze
by A. Lefebvre, signed
with foundry stamp
Original art nouveau, France around 1900
Dimensions:
Height: 75 cm
Diameter, base: 18 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Gold Plate, Bronze
Terracotta Sculpture Boy & Girl Playing with Goat After Pietro Balestra, 1900s
By Pietro Balestra
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Terra Cotta Group Boy And Girl Playing With A Goat After Pietro Balestra 1900s
Late 19th century beautifully detailed statue in terracotta of a boy and a girl playing with a goat pl...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lovely 19th Century Antique Italian Venus De Milo Grand Tour Bronze Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Venus De Milo statue
A very good looking and decorative piec...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Puget french bronze Art Deco "Faun" circa 1900.
By Pierre Puget
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible PIERRE POUGET french art nouveau "Faun" bronze circa 1900 on marble base.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS"
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS" .
Imagine a sculpture that transcends mere representation to capture the very essence of movement and passion. "...
Category
19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Odalisque, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a half-naked odalisque reclining in a lazy pose on silk pillows on an ottoman, covered with a lion's skin. With bare breasts, only a small ...
Category
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Silver & Gilt Finished Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Mother & Baby
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed bronze sculpture depicting a mother seated holding her baby was presumed to have been made in France in circa 1900. This bronze has been heavily silvered giving it...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Polish/German Stoneware Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 19th century pair of Polish/German stoneware figures.
Quite rare!
Not a matching pair but similarly themed, with the little girl holding a basket of kittens with one kitten climbing up her front and the other of a little boy climbing a tree stump with a snail at the base.
The ‘Little Girl’ is painted stoneware or earthenware and we are of the opinion is Polish in origin (or possibly Russian). It does not have any identifiable markings but it was originally with another similar style figurine (not included in this sale) which had markings that we were of the opinion were Polish markings.
The ‘Little Boy’ is painted pottery and we are of the opinion that it is either Polish or German in origin. It is slightly different in style an texture to the girl and has a more ‘bisque’ finish. The facial features are more defined and remind me of German bisque dolls...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish High Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Nouveu Woman Sign: Ruini, Materials: Marble and Silver Plated Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Materials: Silvered bronze and marble
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any que...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Italian circa 1880 Hand Carved Gold Giltwood Caryatid Herm Statue
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880 hand carved giltwood Caryatid statue
A truly stunning piece, very decorative, its nicely ...
Category
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Art Nouveau period.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Entitled "La Jeuneuse" by Antonin Carlès
By Antonin Carlès
Located in London, GB
A delightful Art Nouveau early 20th Century gilt bronze figure of a very beautiful young lady holding a flower in her right hand, the surface of the bronze exhibiting fine detail and...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex, Large Porcelain Group, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 61 cm
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Group of Figures by Rosenthal:
Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Porcelain Group 'Joy of Life' by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair English Porcelain Royal Worcester James Hadley Blush Figures 19thCt
By James Hadley
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An imposing Pair of English Royal Worcester Hand Painted Standing Figures by James Hadley, decorated in pastel colours with gilt highlights, l...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Nouveau Marble Sculpture of Two Figures Kissing
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a stunning Art Nouveau marble sculpture, of two females kissing in front of a pool. Carved in marble, early twentieth century but...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Estate German Porcelain Heirloom Spill Vase
Located in Montreal, QC
German porcelain spill vase modeled as a young girl holding her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in one hand and her pink umbrella in the other, standing beside her travel trunk. Raised...
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher by Charles Théodore Perron Signed "Ch Perron "
Located in Beirut, LB
The Art Nouveau sculptural pitcher by sculptor Charles Théodore Perron (1862-1934) is a testament to the elegance of Art Nouveau craftsmanship.
Crafted in France around 1900's, this pewter showcases Perron's keen eye for detail and artistic flair.
Showcasing semi- nude women figures inspired by naiads/mermaids giving a whimsical feel of lightness , a reclined lady at the neck of the pitcher serving as handle, and the neck with a face mask, alongside art nouveau organic motifs all in high relief.
A true collector's piece, adding a touch of sophistication to any setting, inspired by the Art Nouveau Spirit .
Charles Théodore Perron
Charles Théodore Perron, born in Paris 10th on October 16, 1862 and died in Bourg-la-Reine on December 18, 1934, is a French sculptor. A student of Falguière, Roy and Louis-Auguste...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Large Paul Silvestre Silvered Bronze Model of Diana for Susse Frères
Located in London, GB
Large Paul Silvestre silvered bronze model of Diana for Susse Frères
French, Early 20th Century
Height 85cm, width 46cm, depth 20cm
This superb silvered bronze sculpture showcases ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cesare Lapini
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian alabaster busts of Amorini
By Galleria Lapini, Florence, Late 19th Century
One inscribed to the reverse C. Lapini, Firenze...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Cherub Bowl
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta cherub bowl or planter.
Width:56 cm.
Height:29 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of French Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Sculptures
By George Maxim, Auguste Moreau
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
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Bacchus With Cup on a Wine Barrel
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Bacchus With Cup on a Wine Barrel,
19th Century
The charming figure depicts the figure of Bacchus with a grape and leaf wreath around his head sittin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Antique Victorian Solid Silver Pair of Figural Comports, C & G Fox, circa 1852
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century very rare pair of Victorian novelty cast solid silver and cut-glass comports, formed as a pair of male gardeners dressed in 18th century costume, standing on an elaborate Rococo designed base and both holding a woven flower basket...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Staffordshire Troubadour Man & King Charles Spaniel Figurine 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain flatback figurine in the shape of a man / minstrel or troubadour, holding a guitar / stringed instrument, seated on a mossy wall with a r...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt s...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau
Located in NANTES, FR
Maurice Bouval bronze with gilded patina signed M.Bouval and stamp of founder on a marble base portor.
Length: base 11 cm
Depth: 9,6 cm
Height: 30,...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two Decorative Wrought Iron Scrolling Brackets
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A brilliantly worked pair of decorative wrought iron scrolling bracket sculptures dating from the mid 19th century. Each is handcrafted, made by fire welding. A showcase of skilled craftsmanship, these timeless wrought iron objects...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
« Shepherdess and her sheep », Charles Korschann, Paris, France, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Shepherdess and her sheep », sculpture by Charles Korschann (1872-1943), on a fine scrolled marble base.
Direct carving on alabaster, unique piece.
Charles Korschann ((1872-1943) was...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Viennese Bronze, Warriors Dancing Around a Fire, by Franz Bergmann, ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare piece of Viennese bronze art:
Two barefoot Native American warriors with horned headdresses and loincloths, and feathers around the hips and legs, with shields affixed to the forearms and weapons raised, dancing around a campfire.
On a flat rock...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Car Driver Silvered Bronze Automobilia Bookends , Signed G. Lorenzini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic detailed pair of car driver´s bookends. Silver plated bronze. Signed G. Lorenzini. Perfect for a automobilia fan. Perfect gift for Car Mascot - Hood Ornament
Category
1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Bronze Hindu Bird-Catcher by Auguste de Wever 'Belgian, 1836-1910'
Located in Paris, FR
Large bronze statue featuring a Hindu bird-catcher by the Belgian sculptor and medallist Auguste de Wever. He wears a ribbon and a drapery supporting a small sword...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Girl With Doll's Pram, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
The girl in a white dress and with a blue bow in her long hair bends over the wicker doll's pram and places ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Czech Royal Dux Bohemian Carved Porcelain Woman Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a woman's vanity or powder room with this vintage elegant ceramic Bohemian sculpture dish, crafted in the Czech Republic circa 1930. The Art Deco sculpture features a woman ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Alabaster Table Lamp Sculpture Attributed to Bastiani, Italy, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Bastiani. Italy, late 19th century
Attributed to Ildebrando Bastiani.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century English Parian Group Of Mother & Child In Prayer By Minton
By Minton
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine parian group of Mother and child, modeled as a mother praying over her sleeping child.
Circa 1860
English
Footnote:
Minton ware, cream-colo...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
A good example of an early 20th century articulated artists lay figure. With brass and spring joints that allow this figure to move into ...
Category
1940s Late Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Figure
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Staffordshire figure of a couple in period dress holding a baby. In original condition, no cracks, chips or repairs
Dimensions:
Height 23 cm (9.05 in)
Width 16 cm (6.29 in)...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th century French Spelter and Marble Art nouveau Statue, 1925s
By Ruffony
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful spelter statue on a stepped marble base representing a woman accompanied by a sheep and her little one.
Dating from the 1920s, the art nouveau period.
Very good condition...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Bronze "Harmony" Art Nouveau Figurative Sculpture Signed by Ting Shao Kuang
Located in Monrovia, CA
Solid Bronze Sculpture by Ting Shao Kuang Named "HARMONY".
This solid Bronze Is quite heavy in weight and beauty that will certainly bring a wonderful ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Girl in a striped dress with polka dots and a white blouse holding a bouquet of flowers in both hands above her head and fending off a ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a green-brown skirt and white long-sleeved shirt with blue stripes, her hair pinned up in two side bunches, the younger child in a red-purple dress sitting on the ground, holding her by the arm and pulling her up.
The model is part of a series of beach motifs by Alfred König.
Based on a white round base with a relief structure on the side and a gold rim.
Very lifelike and loving representation of the characters and the details
Designer:
ALFRED KÖNIG (1871 - 1940) studied at the art academy in Dresden, since 1897 he worked in the Meissen manufactory as a designer and modeler. The artist specialized in the design of human figures in various variations, such as genre figures, children, athletes, soldiers etc.
Model B 290...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Dressform Attributed to Thonet, Vienna 1900, Covered with Etro Fabric Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Dressform attributed to Thonet, Vienna 1900, covered with fabric by Etro from Italy. A very unique piece which can be used in its initial assignment as dre...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Life Size Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of a Woman Leopold Savine French (1861-1934)
By Léopold Savine
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, or anyone who loves beauty, here is a life size bronze beautifully cast young maiden finished in a warm rich patina. The young woman's countenance is so l...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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