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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1890s
Important Pair of Cherubs in Carved, Gilded and Polychrome Wood from the 17th C
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Pair Of Cherubs In Carved, Gilded And Polychrome Wood From The 17th Century. It is of very good quality (see the work on the clothes). In very good conditions. The base is...
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1680s Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Wood

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

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Wood

Bronze Sculpture Attributed to Vaclav Szczeblwski
By Vaclav Cigler
Located in Palermo, IT
Bronze sculpture attributed to Vaclav Szczeblwski (Poland, 1875 - 1901).
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1890s Polish Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Griffin Head, Italy, 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head Italy, 16th century On a modern metal stand Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand) The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Pair of French Patinated Bronze Sculptures of "Night and Day", circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
The model after Michelangelo. Both incised F. BARBEDIENNE.FONDEUR, with A. Collas Reduction Mecanique pastille. Height of stand - 4.75"
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1890s French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Paint

Charming Pair of English Derby Porcelain Figurines, Flower Baskets, circa 1760
Located in Gardena, CA
Charming pair of English Derby porcelain figurines, flower baskets, circa 1760 A beautiful hand painted couple picking flowers; both dresse...
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18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late Renaissance/Early Baroque Genovese Italian Cherubs
Located in Victoria, BC
This extraordinary pair of Late Renaissance/Early Baroque Genovese Italian wood cherubs is a testament to the exceptional craftsmanship and artistic f...
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16th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 17th Century Angels
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Pair of angels in polychrome and gilded wood. They each carry a cornucopia receiving two iron arms of light decorated with flowers and foliage. Charming expression of these smiling...
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1610s Spanish Other Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Porcelain

Pair of 17th Century Painted and Gilded Wood Fire Pots
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Pair of large fire pots from the Louis XIV period. The painted and partially gilded carved wooden base Surmounted by large flames in painted wood. 17th century period. Probably e...
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Marble

17th Century Sandstone Gargoyle on Stand
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A early 17th century French Gargoyle. Gargoyels were originally intented as waterspouts for churches and castles but soon were used as ornamentation. A...
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17th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Large Carved Oak Statue of a Bishop, France, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
At over five feet tall, this beautiful and large carved oak statue is a life-sized interpretation of a French bishop from the 1600s. The religious leader is wearing a mitre adorned with Vitruvian waves. There is also a vertical swath of waves in the middle of the mitre that separates two spandrel-shaped panels embellished with foliate scrolls and a cabochon. Our bishop is clad in a vestment with large scrollwork and a rectangular clasp across the chest over...
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17th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Oak

Spanish Sculpture of the 17th Century "Saint Antony and the Child Jesus"
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Sculpture of the 17th century "Saint Antony and the Child Jesus" Measures: H: 61cm, polychrome and gilded wood. Good condition.
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Carrara Marble

Garniture of Bronze Figures by Franz Xaver Bergman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger strapped securely on top of it, accompanied with one hunter and another at his side with ...
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Gothic Stone Fragment Representing Vine Leaves, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic architectural fragment representing vine leaves France, 15th century Sandstone H 21 x 21 x 17 cm mounted on a modern metal pe...
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15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Late 17th Century French Gilt Bronze Figure of Venus on Boulle Pedestal
Located in PARIS, FR
Late 17th century French Gilt Bronze Figure of a Crouching Venus Gilt bronze crouching Venus on a pedestal decorated with Boulle marquetry and...
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Terracotta

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

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Sandstone

Italian 17th/ 18th Century Giltwood Baroque Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful carved giltwood baroque ornament. Italy, 17/18th century. Weathered and small losses. Measurement includes the wooden base.
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rare Revolving Door of Spanish Colonial Altar from the, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Revolving Door of Spanish Colonial Altar from the 17th century, with two sides, one the Virgin and the other the Sun. Measures: Height 100cm x 55cm x 25cm Never restored v...
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17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

18th 19th Century French Carved Oak Panel of Saint Philomena
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered oak panel representing Saint Philomena. Also known as Philomena of Rome was a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered ...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

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

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Wood

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

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Wood

Monumental 17th Century Angel
Located in Madrid, ES
Majestuous 17th century Angel. Important carved, gilded and polychrome wooden angel from the 17th century from the choir of a church in Spain. It is of very good quality (see the dr...
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Late 17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Fruitwood

18th Century Italian St Joseph with Infant Jesus Baroque Old Master Sculpture
By Angelo Gabriello Piò
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy a superlative Bolognese Baroque polychrome earthenware Saint Joseph with Infant Jesus sculpture, circle of old master Angelo Gabriello Piò, Bol...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

15th Century Gothic Virgin
Located in Madrid, ES
15th century Gothic Virgin Gothic Virgin of the 15th century Virgin in carved and polychrome wood of the 15th century. In its original state, muse...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Important Portuguese Oratory from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Portuguese Oratory from the 18th century with a sculpture of Christ in gilded wood from the 18th century and two Saint Antony from the 17...
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Amazing Spanish Sculpture 17th Century " Guardian Angel "
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school S. XVII Guardian angel Polychrome wood carving. Height: 115 cm. Of Cantabrian origin from the city of Trasmiera. It belonged to a private chapel to which it gave i...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Important Portuguese Oratory from the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese Oratory from the 17th century, rosewood, internally sculpture in polychromatic and golden wood "The Virgin with the Child" Perfect cond...
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17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large 18th C French Baroque Hand Carved Basswood White Painted Flower Guirlande
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large decorative French Baroque handcarved basswood white painted flower guirlande. Decorated with carved flowers and foliage: 4 roses, 3 lily's and a lot of leafage. Probably ...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Marble

Bronze Alloy Table Lamp Sculpture Signed Waagen, Germany, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze alloy table lamp sculpture signed Waagen. Germany, circa 1890.
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

17th Century Italian Carving of Scholar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally gilded. as notice some traces of gilt residue. From the collection of Verna Harrah. Harra's Casinos.
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Early 17th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Alabaster Golgotha, Italy, 17th Cenury
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Alabaster Golgotha Italy, 17th cenury Alabaster with traces of polychromy 16 x 10 x 9 cm The Golgotha (literally "Place of the Skull ») is a hill on the outskirts of the city o...
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

Very Large Italian Baroque Wood Angel Sculpture, Late 17th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 17th/early 18th century carved and polychrome Italian Angel figure. Exquisitely hand carved sculpture with wonderful movement to the draped body of the Angel. Retaining original...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Massacre of the Innocents, Normandy, Late 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The Massacre of the Innocents Carved oak panel Normandy, late 16th century (Collection labels on the back) Measures: 43,5 x 61 cm.  
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Angelo Statue in Wood Baroque Style, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful wooden statue of an 18th century baroque style Angelo. It is finely carved. Some old restorations are to be noted on the feet, and the left hand. The back wings are missing.
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18th Century Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Sandstone Paragode Guards
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of carved sandstone temple guards. Originates from paragoda in Burma circa 15th century. Hand carved with fine details. Each guard is in two parts...
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15th Century and Earlier Burmese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Indo-Portuguese Sculpture Saint Ana Teaching Our Lady to Read, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Indo-Portuguese sculpture Saint Ana teaching our lady to read 17th century Indo-Portuguese sculpture, from the 17th century. polychrome wood. The figure is represented sitting ...
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Early 17th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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

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Quartz, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver Leaf

Fra Mattia Della Robbia, Saint Joseph, Tuscany, Around 1505-1510
By Della Robbia
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Fra Mattia Della Robbia (Firenze 1468-1534) Saint Joseph Terracotta Tuscany, around 1505-1510 55 x 40 x 30 cm Marco della Robbia the Younger (April 6, 1468 in Florence - 15...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

18th Century Italian Carved Gilded Angels
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of 18th century hand carved Italian angel figures w/ lutes. Beautifully aged original gilded and polychrome painted surface w/ areas of underlying red bole and gesso showing. Ex...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
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17th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

15-16th Century Sandstone Sculpture of the the Great Renunciation
Located in Kastrup, DK
15-16th century sandstone sculpture depicting Prince Siddhartha's (Buddha) horse, 'Kanthaka', during The Great Renunciation. Indra leads the horse, four yakshas bear his feet, Channa...
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16th Century Burmese Other Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Grand Scale 15th Century Solid Hand Carved Stone Male Statue
Located in Larkspur, CA
Grand scale 15th century solid hand-carved stone male statue. Source of origin Bhutan.
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

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

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Wood

Pair Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Dignitary Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Ming dynasty sancai blue glazed pottery figures. Circa 1500 AD Ming Dynasty I have owned over 250 ming tomb figures including over 80...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Pottery

Neoclassical Lifesize Bronze Statue of Psyche, Ludvig Brandstrup, Denmark, 1898
By Ludvig Brandstrup, Gladenbeck’s Bronzegiesserei
Located in Berlin, DE
Neoclassical lifesize statue of Psyche von Ludvig Brandstrup (Danisch 1861-1935) from the year 1898. The statue was manufactured by Walter und Paul Gladenbeck, Gladenbeck’s Bronzegiesserei, Friedrichshagen near Berlin. Finely chased bronze sculpture with dark patina representing a young standing female nude. Signed and inscribed at the upper side of the base: L. BRANDSTRUP FEC. 98. On the back side of the base signed and inscribed: GUSS v. W. u. P. GLADENBECK. FRIEDRICHSHAGEN. ________________________________________________________________________ Neoklassizistische Lebensgroße Statue der Psyche von Ludvig Brandstrup (dänisch, 1861-1935) aus dem Jahre 1898. Die...
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1890s Danish Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Carved Wood Sculptures, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful pair of antique carved figurines. Italian, circa 1780, the tall sculptures depict two men, probably soldiers, in flowing robes with one arm out stretched. The elegant fig...
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century French Bronze Statue of Cupid
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French bronze statue of cupid captures the mischievous cherub just after letting his arrow fly. The classic pose inspired by ancient Greek and Roman statuary...
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1890s French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of details. The wood was covered with a thin layer of pellet and finished in color. Immediately above the forehead, in correspondence with the anterior neonatal fontanel, the CHRISMON is painted in purple red. The monogram of Christ or Chi Rho (or CHRISMON) is a combination of letters from the Greek alphabet, which form an abbreviation of the name of Christ. Solar in nature, often inscribed in a circle with multiple rays reminiscent of the cosmic wheel deriving from the ancient solar emblems of Egypt. The symbol consists of two large overlapping letters, the 'X' and the 'P'. They correspond, respectively, to the Greek letter '?' ('chi', which reads kh, aspirated) and '?' ('rho', which reads r). These two letters are the initials of the word '???st??' (Khristòs ), the name of Jesus, which in Greek means "anointed" and translates the Hebrew "messiah". On the sides of these two letters, there are very often two others: one 'a' and one '?', alpha and omega...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large Bronze by, Charles Théodore Perron
Located in Madrid, ES
Large bronze by: Charles Théodore Perron (French 1862-1934) Elegant 19th century bronze signed CH Perron. It has a base that allows the sculpture to rotate 380 degrees. This work is...
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1890s Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Late 18th Century, Alegory of Friendship, Bas-relief in Carrara Marble
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful bas-relief in white Carrara marble depicting the allegory of Friendship. It features three sculpted putti holding hands. Slightly protruding base.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Madonna and Child Statue, 17th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved from wood with lovely details. The pedestal dimensions are 21 W X 16 Deep and 11 H which makes the overall height about 60".
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17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

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.

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