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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1930s
Period: 16th Century
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figure 'Carmen' by Josef Lorenzl Model 5616 ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dolores del Rio, a Mexican film actress, is shown as a Spanish dancer. The standing pretty woman has her hair tied in a bun ...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze Crouching Bathing Girl, France 1930s
By Chana Orloff
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco bronze sculpture with a beautiful aesthetic composition reminding of the crouching nudes of Chana Orloff's. Cast bronze, two patina, unsigned. Very good original condition
...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna Figure Lady with Hat and Parasol, by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1936
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s:
Depiction of a standing, elegant lady in a floor-length, light, flowered dress with a blue shawl collar, belt strap and hat, res...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Right Jab, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture of Boxer, Nickel Finish by Hagenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by one of the greatest innovators in Art Deco sculpture in 1930s Europe, this nickeled brass figure of a boxer, his right arm reaching out to jab at his opponent, was made b...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Stoneware Figurine by L. Hjorth, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Stoneware figurine, hand painted by Danish L. Hjorth manufactory.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Saint Ambrose Archbishop of Milan and Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo, 16th Cent
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 16th Century Italian wood carved figures of Saint Ambrose Archbishop of Milan and Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo, two of the four original Doc...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Statue of Man Pulling Boat Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a row boat ashore, It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bendin...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
16th Century Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gold Gilded and Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed Carved-wood sculpture of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary in her...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid Century Brass Sport Sculpture / Football Player, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960a
- Perfect original condition with patina
- Very stylish piece of decoration.
Category
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930s Art Deco Woman Sculpture in Ceramic, Made in France
Located in Milan, IT
1930s Gorgeous Art Deco Woman Sculpture in Ceramic, Made in France.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure, 'Triton', Girl with Scooter, by Dakon, Around 1936
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna figurine of the 1930s.
Girl with a green cap, black sleeveless blouse with white collar, green and white checked skirt, white socks and light brown shoes...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Verdigris Bronze Art Deco Centerpiece Supported by Three Nude Male Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Spectacular and very rare, this large, high style Art Deco bronze centerpiece with a beautiful verdigris patina, consisting of a semi-spherical dish richly decorated with a dense pat...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna Standing Nude with Large Cloth by Josef Lorenzl, circa 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s:
The standing pretty young lady with her hair combed back and pinned up at the neck merely covers her nakedness with a large, gre...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of John The Baptist, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed carved wood sculpture of John The Baptist.
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Sculpture Author G. Arisse
By G. Arisse
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco sculpture author G. Arisse
Origin France Circa 1930
Materials: white metal (patinated)
Very good conditions
Natural wear.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine 'Skier' by Kurt Goebel, Vienna, circa 1936
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s.
Striding, blond, curly haired young lady in blue ski pants, white pullover, green pointed cap, embroidered mittens, checked scarf and shouldered skis.
On a white oval base.
Designed by Kurt Goebel...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Dux, Dancing Rococo Couple in Porcelain, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Dux. Dancing Rococo couple in porcelain, 1940s.
Stamped.
In very good condition.
The woman measures: 21 x 12 cm.
The man measures: 23 x 12 cm.
Category
1930s Czech Rococo Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Vienna Young Lady Walking Two Pointers by Stephan Dakon, 1936
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider figurine of the 1930s
Young lady with dark blond curly hair and a cap in a sporty costume with skirt and tie running two English pointer hounds.
On a cream-colo...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
16th Century Southern Germany Wood Figure of Saint Roch
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Easily recognizable with his gesture of showing pest effect on his thigh this pilgrim saint is accompanied by an angel curing him. The quality of the wood is noteworthy.
Bibliography
Louis Réau, Iconographie de l’Art Chrétien...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Figurine Spanish Lady Dancer 'Carmen' Rosenthal Germany height 15.94 in
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable rosenthal figurine by Wolfgang Schwartzkopff
Manufactory: Selb / Bavaria / Rosenthal Germany
Dating: manufactured circa 1934
Material and technique: porcelain / chinawa...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Southern Germany Carved Wood Bracket Depicting a Mermaid
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
In Medieval Europe and even more during the early 16th century fantastic beasts could be found in Bestiaries, a literary genre close to poetry. A bestiary used the characteristics of...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Plaster Plate, French, XXth
Located in Nice, FR
Plasterboard representing a seated bow, art deco period, French work. It hangs on the wall.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Norman Bel Geddes Chrome Plated Stainless Steel Magazine Stand Rack 30s
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Norman Bel Geddes American Magazine Rack, Newspaper Stand made in the 1930s.
A chrome-plated stainless steel magazine rack with tension spring holder, metal loop handle si...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
Art Deco France Woman Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Deco France woman figure
wooden body and bronze mantle
without signature Origin France, circa 1930
some natural wear.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Omnipresence of God, 16th Century, Carved Wood Panel
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of 16th Century Spanish altar panels of Cherubs Representing the Omnipresence of God mounted on a Lucite panel with a double frame of hand-carved ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gustafsberg / Gustavsberg, Sweden, Angel in Biscuit, Dated 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gustafsberg / Gustavsberg, Sweden. Angel in biscuit. Dated 1930.
Measures: 21.5 x 17 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s Danish Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Barntrup, DE
These masterfully hand-carved wooden bookends feature the main characters of the famous Spanish novel "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", or just "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bernhard Sopher, Seated Nude, Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1930s
Located in New York, NY
Signed on the base: ‘B. Sopher’
Well-preserved original dark brown patina.
Dimensions:
Height: 7.5"
Width: 8"
Depth: 7"
Bernhard (Burnat David) Sopher (1879 – 1949) was a German-American sculptor. He was born in Safed, Syria and studied sculpture at the Berin Art Academy from 1897; and from 1905 to 1908, at the Weimar School of Crafts with Adolf Brutt in Berlin and Weimar. At the end of his studies, he was already involved in the realization of the monument to Grand Duke Carl Alexander...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Madonna with Christ Child and the Infant St. John the Baptist, Hand Painted
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 16th century Italian school oil on a wood panel painting of The Madonna with Christ Child and the infant St. John the Baptist. Mount Vesuvius is erupting in the background. This painting was part of the collection of Fred B...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Goldscheider Art Deco Group Nude with Shepherd Dog, Lorenzl and Postl, ca 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s:
Standing young, unclothed lady with chin-length blond hair, loosely holding in front of her the leash of the German shepherd sit...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Porcelain Statue of Female Figure with Leaping Ibex by Wallendorfer
Located in New York, NY
Produced by Wallendorfer's renowned porcelain artisans, this charming Art Deco statute depicts a graceful female figure with a leaping ibex astride. The figure is hand painted in a n...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Komlos Hungarian Art Deco Pottery Musician Figure, circa 1930
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming Art Deco Hungarian hand painted pottery figure of a musician by Komlos and dating from circa 1930. Reminiscent and probably inspired by the Wiener Werkstatte and Goldschei...
Category
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Head of Jester, Vintage European Art Deco Porcelain Sculpture, ca. 1930's
Located in New York, NY
Probably German.
Unmarked and unsigned.
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 inches (16.9cm)
Width: 6.75 inches (16.9cm)
Depth: 7 inches (17.5cm).
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculpture "Woman of Atzara"n. 355 Design Sandro Vacchetti for Essevi
Located in taranto, IT
splendid majolica sculpture hand painted and airbrushed, drawing by sandro vacchetti for essevi, period dating back between 1934 and 1940, called "woman of Atzara", model 355
heig...
Category
1930s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Girl with Hat in the Wind, by Stephan Dakon, 1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine of the 1930s:
The striding blonde girl in the blue pinafore dress holds her hat sideways in front of her. A gust of wind blows the bri...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ming Dynasty Songzi Guanyin with Child
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese Fahua glazed pottery figure of Songzi Guanyin with child. A rare yellow, turquoise and green glazed statue of Guanyin with downward gaze h...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
'Banjo Play' Zerline Balten as a Banjo Player, Goldscheider Vienna, circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Art Deco Goldscheider art ceramic figurine around 1930.
Shown is Zerline Balten, a Viennese dancer and actress who accompanies herself on a banjo in her 'fantasy dance'. T...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Sculpture by Uriano, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
This impressive Art Deco sculpture was produced in France in the 1930s by Uriano.
Signature on the marble base.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bacchus, Plaster Statue, France, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful old plaster statue, in the neoclassical spirit, representing young Bacchus.
France, National Museums molding workshop, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Classical Roman Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Bimini Glass Anchors
By Bimini Glass
Located in Riverdale, NY
Delicate Bimini Hand blown glass anchors with chains from the 1930s Germany. Paper thin glass blown in an anchor motif with glass chain. We think these would work well in an aquarium...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rosenthal Germany Lady Yvonne Dorothea Charol, circa 1930-1935
Located in Vienna, AT
Lady Figurine 'YVONNE'
Slim lady wearing cap stands upright, clad in very special costume: Tight yellow jacket and woollen scarf covering woman's neck and short lilac trousers (hot pants). The woman is wearing golden high heels...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Mid-16th Century Body Of Christ
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding French mid-16th century Body of Christ. Expertly carved from natural fruitwood. Stunning patina. The corpus has been attached to a base i...
Category
16th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.
The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation.
The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna Lady Clad in Long Dress Model 8896 Made, circa 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna Rare Figurine: Lady with Shawl
Designed Before 1937
Made circa 1937
Model number 8896 / 8
Hallmarked:
Goldscheider Wien (= VIENNA) stamp mark / Made in ...
Category
1930s Austrian Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Spanish Lady Dancer with Tambourine Model 7699 Dakon, 1938
By Stefan Dakon
Located in Vienna, AT
Goldscheider Vienna nicest lady dancer.
Designed circa 1933 by Stephan Dakon (1904-1997) / made 1938
model number 7699 / 107 / 31
painter's and modeller's signs at reverse side ...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Terracotta Athlete Sculpture by Henri Bargas
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco terracotta athlete sculpture by Henri Bargas.
This fabulous French Art Deco patinated terracotta sculpture of a nude male...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Portrait of Young Woman, " Masterpiece by John Gregory, Folger Library Sculptor
By John Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary piece of American sculpture, this depiction of a young woman, dated 1930, was sculpted in white marble by John Gregory -- who executed 9 large bas relief panels for the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. -- for Paul Philippe Cret, who was the Library's architect. Clearly Gregory and Cret were friends as well as colleagues, and this sculpture may have been executed as a gesture of appreciation from Gregory to Cret; indeed, the Library's cornerstone was laid the same year this sculpture was created. Gregory is also known for his "Orpheus" bronze at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, and an equestrian sculpture of General Anthony Wayne...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Anders Olson, Swedish Bronze Nude Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Skanninge, SE
Very nice bronze sculpture depicting a nude girl kneeling.
It is signed "A Olson" and also with the foundry mark "Cire perdue J.N Rosengren Limhamn". Patinated in dark brown.
Jul...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Walnut Sculptures from Germany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very elegant sculpture reprenting a Putti (angel) from the German renaissance period -16 century
Rare sculpture in walnut of great quality with a very beau...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
"Two Centaurs, " Highly Important Original Maquette for Palais de Tokyo, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic and important example of stylized Art Deco figural sculpture, this bas relief of two centaurs -- a father centaur being embraced by a baby centaur -- is the original plaster maquette by Marcel Armand Gaumont for a sculpture adorning the facade of the Palais de Tokyo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater
By Walter Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the affectionate depictions of working Americans in the Midwest and the South by Social Realists such as Thomas Hart Benton and James Daugherty, this rare sculpture of a Black male figure with banjo was produced by the Shearwater Pottery...
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Two Hen Sculptures in Corroso Glass by Archimede Seguso circa 1938
Located in London, GB
Two hens designed by Archimede Seguso (born 1909– died 1999) was one of the 20th century’s master Venetian glass makers. The surface of the glass hens would ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polychrome wood sculptures. "San Juan and San Pablo". Castilian school, 16th century.
Both male figures have been represented standing, with their main iconographic attrib...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Lucien Gibert Bronze Statue 'The Archer' French Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Master sculptor Lucien Gilbert with his famous “The Archer” sculpture embraces the finest in French bronze detailing of the period. The size, quality...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Vienna 'Revue' Single Figur of the 'Dolly Sisters' by Dakon, 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Remarkable Art Déco Goldscheider ceramics figurine of the 1930s
Standing young revue dancer with pageboy hairstyle, taking a step forward. At the same time she lifts the bellflower-shaped hem of her short purple dress with a fur collar with both hands. A large tuft of grass supports the figure on the left leg.
On a black, diamond-shaped base.
This figure also exists as a group of two, as the 'Dolly Sisters...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ming Dynasty Porcelain Shou Lau Figure
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese (Ming Dynasty-Circa 1500) blue & green porcelain Shou Lau seated figure with oversize head (symbolism of longevity & luck) on a base suppo...
Category
16th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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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