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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1920s
Pair of Carved Limestone Heads from a Building Facade
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of carved limestone heads from a Chicago Hospital. Heads depict ancient medical practitioners. Custom iron mounts are recently made.
Category
1920s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Metal
Art Deco Bronze Flapper Girl Statue on Marble by Affortunato Gory
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An early 25" Art Deco bronze nude sculpture of a Flapper Dancer by Affortunato Gory. This is one of the most spectacular pieces we have been able to offer. The darkly gilded patina i...
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. The piece has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Corpus Christi Starburst Crucifix/Cr
Located in Lincoln, GB
17th Century Italian Carved Wood Polychrome Painted Corpus Christi
Starburst Crucifix/Cross
An excellent example with intricate carved detailing to the corpus face
and body
Wall mo...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes,
Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship.
Weathered
Measurement ...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Bronze Thai Siam Asian Temple Shrine Buddha Head Bust Fragment 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully sculpted Thai/ Siam Southeast Asian bronze Buddha head on a custom wood stand. The Buddha's eyes are closed in serene meditation. This beautiful gem has a wonderful feel and heft to it. Very well well crafted with a gorgeous natural organic patina acquired over age. This bust/fragment likely belonged to a larger Buddha statue...
Category
18th Century Thai Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exceedingly Rare Aztec 15th/16th Century Temple Model w/ Pre-1970 Provenance
By Aztec Services
Located in Culver City, CA
An extremely rare Basalt model of one of the main temples in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, perhaps the Templo Mayor itself, The Great Temple.
As a way of reinforcing the centralized power of the Aztec Empire and its Religious institutions, thousands of small clay models of the main temples in Tenochtitlan were mass produced in press molds and distributed throughout the Empire, where they were installed in household religious shrines...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of large baroque statues , Italy Genova 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of large statues carved in the round, probably representing cerulean angels (although there is no evidence of wings on the back), or allegories of fortune (in which case we can ...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Polychrome Baby Jesus with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique baby Jesus figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand-painted putti carving feature its original polychrome finish for a luxurio...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved Wood Panel – Polychrome Head Of Cherub – Putto
Located in Lincoln, GB
Description
18th Century Carved Wood Panel – Polychrome Head Of Cherub – Putto
Magnificent decorative panel from an altarpiece in carved polychrome w...
Category
18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Seckhmet Lion-Headed Goddess, 21st/25th Dynasty, 107
Located in Madrid, ES
Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Seckhmet Lion-Headed Goddess, 21st/25th Dynasty, 1075-525 BC
The lion-headed goddess possibly seated.8x4x5 cm.Bronce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Moyen Age Original Max Le Verrier 1920s French Art Deco Bookends Reading Ladies
Located in Ulm, DE
“Moyen Age”
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Max Le Verrier” (1891-1973)
Original Art Deco, 1920s France....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite & Gold Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Aztec 15th/16th Century Temple/Observatory Model w/ 1970 Provenance
By Aztec Services
Located in Culver City, CA
An extremely rare Basalt model of a temple in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, perhaps one that was next to the Templo Mayor itself, The Great Temp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Large Porcelain Figurine 'Cabaret', by R. Marcuse, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1920
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau beauty with chin-length dark brown hair, in a strapless dress with a deep neckline decorated with elaborate floral embroidery at the front and back and a softly falling, wave-like billowing skirt hem, posing bent to the side and playing a lute.
Based on a round, white, fluted plinth, artist's signature 'RUDOLF MARCUSE...
Category
1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1920s Royal Dux Art Deco Flapper Nude Porcelain Figurine Elly Strobach mod. 3332
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A charming and well-modelled Royal Dux Art Deco figure of a nude female by Elly Strobach (b.1908), with soft bisque ivory flesh tones, beautifully detailed painting of the hair and hands, her knees bent with a gold material draped across her thighs. The gold detail continues on her shoes and her plinth.
There are impressed and printed marks and numbers to the underside: model 3332, the applied pink triangle...
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Marble Roman relief representing a Christogram
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble Roman relief representing a Christogram
Roman relief - 4th century
25 x 22 x 8 cm
Provenance :
Collection of the Château de B. À Nevers by Georges C.S., scholar born in 1833 and deceased in 1909
The entire castle and its collections were acquired in 1938 by the current owners of the estate
A christogram is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abreviation for the name of Jesus Christ.
This rare fragment combines chi (X) and rho (P), the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek and it is one of the oldest and most popular early christian symbol. The monogram of Christ, or chrismon, is also a powerful symbol of imperial victory: it appeared to Emperor Constantine the Great before his battle against Maxentius in ad 312, promising victory in the name of Christ. In Plato's Timaeus, it is explained that the two bands which form the "world soul" (anima mundi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Carved Oak Grotesque Corbel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large heavy 18th century or earlier carved oak corbel. The corbel depicts a large male open-eyed smiling face with broad features. Finly carved details with wonderful old patina.
Category
18th Century European Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Italian Wall Hanging Cherubs, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage pair of Italian wall hanging Cherubs carved from wood. These items preserve their original gold paint.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sculpture the Wounded Bird by H Moreau
Located in NANTES, FR
Sculpture circa 1920 in spelter entitled "The Wounded Bird".
Executed by Hippolyte François Moreau.
Signed H Moreau.
Small chip on the marble, see on the l...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Mezcala Stone Palanquin Group - Circa 300-100 BC with 1971 Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
RARE MEZCALA STONE PALANQUIN GROUP
An exceptionally rare Mezcala stone Palanquin Group depicting a four-legged litter with tapering posts, arched arm rests, openwork guilloche designs on three sides, the backrest carved with a schematic, seated dignitary with legs outstretched, hands clasped at the torso, the wide triangular-shaped head with sunken facial features, the front posts surmounted by diminutive seated Mezcala M22 attendants
Mezcala Culture, Guerrero West Mexico, Ca. 300 - 100 B.C.
There are numerous Mezcala stone figures and temple models available, but there is only one other Palanquin known, which was sold at Christies, Paris on 9 Nov., 2021, Lot 58
Above in the Additional photos section is the page from Christies catalog...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
ORIGINAL SiGNED AMEDEO GENNARELLI 1881-1943 CARVED MARBLE STATUE / SCULPTURe
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved Carrara marble, signed Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) Italian Art-déco sculpture of a nude lady circa 1920
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
Amedeo Gennarelli (1881-1943) was a famous Italian Art-déco-sculptor. He is known for his nude female figures. Gennarelli was born in 1881 in Naples, Italy. In 1909 he immigrated to France, where he met with the great sculptors and artists of the period. In 1913 he exhibited its beautiful Marble Female Nude at the "Salon des Artistes Francais", where he exhibited regularly until 1936.
Paris was the ideal starting point to pay attention to the avant-garde. A lot of painters, sculptors and graphic artists visited the city at the river Seine to take part in the development of the new arts. Amedeo increasingly dedicated himself to the Art déco and already exhibited his first works in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in 1913.
The Société was a professional association of French painters and sculptors and was founded in 1881 in Paris, presenting still today the works of its artist in an annual Salon. When the first president of the association, the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, suggested in 1890 to dedicate the Salon young and unknown artists, a disagreement with the established artists, such as Auguste Rodin and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes started. The older ones founded their own Salon, exhibiting their own works.
The aesthetic sculptures of Amedeo are designed in the style of Art deco. The distinguished marks of this epoch that arose at the beginning of the 20th century are varied and multi-form, because they were influenced by many different artistic trends. But especially geometric forms, pithy and extensive ornaments and floral motifs were used.
He made these themes into erotic and athletic sculptures, as we can see for example at the sculptures The Carrier Pigeon and Towards Destiny...
Category
1920s French Classical Greek Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Angel Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian renaissance hand carved wooden "putto" angel head, circa 15th Century
Width 14 inches / height 14 inches / depth 4 inches
1 available in stock in Italy
Order reference #: FAB...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bow Porcelain Figure - Seated Rustic Seasons - the Autumn Vendangeur, c1765
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Bow Porcelain Figure - Seated Rustic Seasons - the Autumn Vendangeur, c1765
Additional information:
Date : c1765
Period : George III
Marks : none...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded Angels with Golden Quartz Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angels with golden quartz crystals. The sculptural pair have the original metal wall hangers to be hung on the wall. The hand-carve...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Thai Wood Flower Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Thai Flower Sculptures, early 20th Century.
Hand-carved out of reclaimed teakwood and repurposed from wheels to flower sculptures, these pieces are ...
Category
1920s Thai Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
The musical nymph is set on a square base
This is a pleasantly weathered piece in good detail to be ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Bow Porcelain Seated Rustic Seasons Figure of Winter, c1765
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Bow Porcelain Seated Rustic Seasons Figure of Winter, c1765
Additional information:
Date : c1765
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : New Canton factory...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
CHILD JESUS SAVIOR OF THE WORLD 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
CHILD JESUS SAVIOR OF THE WORLD 18th Century
portuguese sculpture
in polychrome and gilded wood with fabric cover. Mounted on a spherical base and golden plinth. Shine in silver, un...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Polychromed Wax Portrait of Marc Anthony and Cleopatra
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique carved and polychromed wax portrait of Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Attributed to Isaac Gosset (British 1713-1799). In the original frame. Inscribed ...
Category
18th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lejan French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1930
By LEJAN
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1925. "BOUNTY". One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), Height 19" (4...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC)
Important Olmec figure of dignitary of the Olmec ethnic group of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
Meissen Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer" with blue eyes, circa 1747
Located in Maidstone, GB
Mid 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rare blue eyed Mushroom Seller "Pilzverkäufer". Model Number 864, by Johann Joachim Kaendler, circa 1747
Crossed swords mark and model n...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antica scultura lignea Raffigurazione di Monaco Cinese
Located in Milano, MI
Antica scultura lignea Raffigurazione di Monaco Cinese
Descrizione
Antica scultura policroma lignea
Raffigurazione Monaco cinese
Vano porta preghi...
Category
18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco 1920s Collectable Original Mannequin Display Head
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Wonderful womens hand painted head made in the 1920s.
Made of paper -Mache.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Bronze Patina & Marble Sculpture of Women & Dog by Cham, c. 1920's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Splendid Art deco sculpture of a woman and her Borzoi dog sculpted from white metal and bronze patina finish; it is resting on a black marble base. Made by Cham (Amédée Charles Henri...
Category
1920s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
By Bloor Derby, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming pair of porcelain figures of a stag and a doe, probably cast by Derby in about 1760 and decorated by Bloor Derby in 1820. The figures are a simple white porce...
Category
1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Figurative Sculpture in Calamine and Biscuit, Art Nouveau signed G. Omerth.
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Calamine figure patinated in various golden tones, representing a woman in a period dress, carrying a chest.
Her hands and face are biscuit, with some wear to the face.
The base is i...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
18th Century Wood Italian Religious Saint Sculpture, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian sculpture from the second half of the 18th century. Finely carved wooden work depicting a religious subject, a saint, identifiable with the figure of Saint Joseph, of g...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1928 René Lalique - Pair Of Bookends Car Mascots Tete De Belier Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of Bookends Car Mascots "Tete de Beliers" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1928.
Originally mounted on a black opaline glass base.
Molded signature on each head and acid...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Art deco porcelain Etling Paris
By Genevieve Granger
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco porcelain Etling Paris
Figure ( Spanish lady ) art deco
Origin France Circa 1920
Rare Etling Paris Edition Signed G.Granger
Perfect condition (sealed at its base)
The artist is Granevieve Granger
porcelain test
His company La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling, founded in Paris in 1909, manufactured decorative objects and commissioned sculptors and artists, including Georges Béal, Demétre Chiparus, Claire Colinet, Armand Godard, Geneviève Granger, Marcel Guillard, Maurice Guiraud-Rivière, Géza Hiecz, Fanny Rozet, and Lucille Sevin...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antico Crocefisso Ligneo - policromo - buone condizioni - vari restauri - XVIII
Located in Milano, MI
Antico Crocefisso Ligneo - policromo - buone condizioni - vari restauri - XVIII
Descrizione
Antico Crocefisso Ligneo, Policromo in buone condizioni generali strutturali. Nel tempo ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Goddess of the Hunt by Andre Lavaysse, Susse Freres
By André Lavaysse
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Goddess of the Hunt by Andre Lavaysse, Susse Freres.
A dark patinated bronze figural group representing Diane with d...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Meissen Turkish Pair holding sweetmeat / table salt bowls
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain, Pair of Turkish figures holding sweetmeat / table salt bowl. These sweetmeat figures were made around 1745, the original models being done by J F Eber...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine 'Helena', Allegory of Beauty, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine:
Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Art Deco Bisque Porcelain Sculpture "Seated Nude With Flowers" 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique French Art Deco bisque porcelain model of a seated nude woman with flowers by the sculptor Henri Desire Grisard (1872-active until 1940) and bearing his...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Bronze Figure of a Miner, Early Moderne Look, ca 1915
Located in Petaluma, CA
This bronze figure of a miner with his tools is not your standard fare. Check out that masculine, almost square face. It has that look of a WPA worker, only this bronze is much earl...
Category
1920s German Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Opticians Trade sign
A larger than normal example of an early 20th century cast metal and glass opticians trade sign, in the form of a quirky pair of spectacles. M...
Category
1920s French Early Victorian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Head of a Saint. Polychromed Wood. 17th Century 'Later Base'
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint head. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century.
Head made of carved and polychrome wood of a young man, with curly and tonsured dark hair, who keeps his gaze ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Harriet Frishmuth Bronze Sculpture, 1925 - "Crest of the Wave"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful bronze by N.Y./Connecticut artist Harriet Frishmuth (1880-1980).
It depicts a graceful nude, Frishmuth’s best subject, and is titled “Crest of the Wave...
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Stone Head Sculpture, United Kingdom, XVIIth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Sculpted stone head on a modern base, of a mustachioed man
According to the 1983 sales certificate, it would be a 17th century sculpture, even before, of United Kingdom or Ireland o...
Category
17th Century British Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Classic Maya Stone Goddess Figure - Jan., 1971 Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A superb basalt sculpture of an early Maya Goddess, wearing a splendid and oversize headdress, large earflares, and a beaded necklace with a pendant(surely jade).
Her shoulders are ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of 18th century Archangels
Located in Brussel, BE
A pair of Italian 18th Century Candle-holding Archangels, sculpted wood with its original wings.
Category
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
An important almoner sculpture from the Lombardy-Veneto area, around 1730.
Located in Milan, IT
The base is circular, with a wavy profile, prepared with pastiglia (refined plaster) and finished with gilding in the upper band.
The median band has a pale celadon green covering th...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male
Located in Houston, TX
French plaster bust of a classical roman male.
Handsome Italian stone bust of a Classical Roman, circa 1920. This beautiful classical male bust sculpture i...
Category
1920s French Classical Roman Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
16th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Group Carving – 'God and Mary'
Located in Maidstone, GB
A 16th Century Giltwood and Polychromed Carved Group depicting God and Mary seated on a plinth.
Category
16th Century European Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Marble Madonna and Child and St. John 18th century Ligurian school
Located in Milan, IT
Ligurian school, 18th century
Madonna and Child and St. John
Marble, cm h. 43 - Base, cm 16 x 8
The sculpture under consideration, depicting a Madonna and Child with St. John at h...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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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