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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1910s
Period: 16th Century
16th Century Virgin Mary and Saint John, Pair of Linden Wood Sculptures
Located in Lisboa, PT
We present you these two icons Virgin Mary and Saint John, pair of linden wood sculptures. Bologna 15th century.
The Caloust Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal museum has an i...
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16th Century Italian Rustic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large rare antique statue of Saint Eligius, France ca. 1550
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1550 / statue Saint Eligius / Antique / reliques
Religious statue of Saint Eligius from the 16th century in full wood found in France. This very rare find has a beautiful ...
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16th Century French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian 16th century Hand Carved Wooden Lion
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique period piece. Extremely rare 16th century Italian hand carved wooden lion. Most likely once part of a piece of furniture. Beautifully ca...
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16th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Halvar Frisendahl, sculpture in bronze "Sorrow", Sweden 1917
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Sorrow" figural sculpture in bronze by Halvar Frisendahl.
Signed: Halvar Frisendahl 1917
Halvar Frisendahl (1889-1953) studied at Konsthögskolan i Stockholm 1911–1914 and Académie...
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1910s Swedish Neoclassical Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch.
'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900
Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch.
Gilt-bronze
H...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 16th century Hand Carved Wooden Lion
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique period piece. Extremely rare 16th century Italian hand carved lion. Most likely once part of a piece of furniture. Beautifully carved in a simple folk art way with traces of i...
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16th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Fine Flemish Carved Figure of a Man
Located in London, GB
A Fine Flemish Carved Figure of a Man
Attributed to Henrick Douverman (c. 1480 - 1543) (sometimes known as Heinrich Douwermann)
Wood (oak)
Flemish
Early 16th Century
SIZE: 28cm high...
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16th Century Dutch Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Giltwood and polychrome half-relief representation of Saint Rococo. Spain, 16th
Located in PARIS, FR
Important bas-relief in carved wood with traces of gilt, in an architectural frame with two angels in the corners, representing Saint Rocco.
Considered, among other things, the Patro...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls
Located in London, GB
An Unusual and Rare English ‘Memento Mori’ Carved Shrine with Two Human Skulls to the underside, a carved ‘Dragonfly’
Marble
16th / 17th Century
England
Size: 36cm high, 28cm w...
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16th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
16th CENTURY MARBLE SCULPTURE OF A YOUNG HERCULES
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid sculpture in white Carrara marble depicting a young Hercules holding the world. Originally, the work was conceived to be used as a caryatid at the beginning of a sumptuous m...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Porcelain Figurine 'Temple Dedication' by Liebermann Rosenthal Selb Germany 1916
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Rosenthal figurine, only 200 versions in existence:
A scantily clad Art Nouveau beauty, a belt around her hips with a long, softly falling shawl draping around her legs, a ...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Kai Nielsen for Bing & Grøndahl. Stoneware figurine. Little Bacchus with Grapes.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) for Bing & Grøndahl.
Stoneware figurine depicting "Little Bacchus with Grapes".
From the Grape Harvest Series
1912.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
First factory...
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1910s Danish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair Carrara Marble Hippocampus Cornucopias
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of beautifully carved, left-and right, Carrara marble, winged, ram-horn hippocampus cornucopias. Each figure rising from a base of stylized, curling leaves and terminating in va...
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1910s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
16th Century Madonna and child wood carving
Located in Bakewell, GB
16th Century Madonna and child wood carving, retaining some original polychrome decoration
sizes 67 cms high, 30cms wide and 25 cms deep
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16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak 1910s Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design wit...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Early 16th Century English oak panel with applied carved head of a Tudor lady
Located in Bakewell, GB
Early 16c English oak panel with applied carved head of a Tudor lady
size 38 cms x 29cms deep and 3cms deep
Category
16th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Auguste Cornu : "Cingleur", bronze sculpture, cast Siot, circa 1910
By Cornu
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Auguste CORNU (1876-1949, France) :" Worker / "Cingleur au travail"
Very dark brown/ black patinated bronze sculpture showing a worker in specific costume
Signed : "Aug. Cornu"
Ti...
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1910s French Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By Grand Bazar 1910s Liege Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
C1600 wood carving of a cardinal
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1600 wood carving of a cardinal with good original polychrome decoration
Category
16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stunning early 20th century bronze " Woman with cane" signed. very unusual !
By Silvio Poma
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning early 20th century bronze " Woman with cane" signed. very unusual ! Un-even finish / patina,, adds to the charm,,
Category
1910s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Dynasty Iron Standing Guanyin Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This Ming Dynasty iron-standing Guanyin sculpture from China in the 16th century is a masterpiece of cast iron with a rustic patina wear and a faded washed gold leaf finish. Perfect ...
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16th Century Asian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Robert Bousquet French Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture, Late 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine French Art Deco sculpture by Robert Bousquet, France, late 1910s. "Tambourine woman dancing", A jester's rattle on the base. Genuine bronze and marble. Bronze, not spelter. O...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Friar (St. Anthony), polychrome and gilded wood sculpture, 16th century
Located in Brescia, IT
Friar (St. Anthony), polychrome and gilded wood sculpture, 16th century
St. Anthony standing, caught in the act of preaching.
Talar dress consisting of a tunic decorated in gold,...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut C. Engel & Cie Verviers
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Verviers Belgium by C. Engel & Cie Opticiens Verviers
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
16th century polychrome wood sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
Important 16th-century polychrome and gilded wood carving depicting Saint, Italy.
The work features exceptional gilding on the dress and hair. Extremely important is the size of th...
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16th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Nouveau Cold-Painted Orientalist Bronze Figure Bergmann Austria 1910
Located in Portland, OR
A charming and whimsical antique cold painted bronze in the Orientalist taste, attributed to Franz Bergmann, Austria circa 1910.
The bronze depicts a young Arab boy lying on his fron...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Heinrich Karl Scholz, Declaration of Love, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, 1919
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco
Heinrich Karl Scholz
Declaration of Love
Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Austria, 1919
DIMENSIONS
Height: 13.75 inches
Width: 6.75 inches
Depth: 4.75 inches
ABOUT
This Art Deco brown-patinated bronze sculpture, stunning with its grace and fine lines, was created by the famous Austrian sculpture...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronzefigur schreiender Faunsknabe von Georg Mattes
Located in Aachen, DE
Seltene patinierte Bronzefigur schreiender Faunsknabe auf ovaler Plinthe hockend, um 1900
Georg Mattes (* 29. Oktober 1874 in Nürnberg; † 4. September 1942 in München) war ein deutsc...
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1910s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau bronze sculpture lady with panther by Joseph Humplik, Austria 1910
By Josef Humplik
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculpture lady with panther by Joseph Humplik
AR Foundry Arthur Rubinstein, Vienna.
Bronze, patinated on a black marble base.
Austria 1910.
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Virgin and Child, Tyrol, 16th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large wooden Madonna and Child, painted and carved in hollow at the back.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian art, whereas the infancy of Jesus...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
Christ Crucified in boxwood and golden loincloth
Located in Salò, IT
Christ Crucified in boxwood and gilded loincloth, 16th-century German sculptor, height from head to foot 31 cm, width between hands 30 cm.
Christ also has golden highlights on the pr...
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16th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Dayak "Mother and Child" Ironwood Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved effigy of mother and child from the Dayak tribe in Borneo, mounted on a black metal stand.
Ancestral figures were important in Dayak culture as a means of spiritual p...
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1910s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Ecce Homo. Sculptor active in Lombardy, mid-16th century
Located in Milano, IT
Wooden sculpture depicting Ecce Homo. Christ, whose figure is cut off at thigh level, is standing, arms crossed at waist level. Long ringlets frame a face with a pointed beard, a hal...
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16th Century Italian Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The flagellation - Brabant, circa 1560
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Altarpiece group representing the flagellation
Brabant, circa 1560-1580
Carved wood, polychrome, and gilded
50 x 38 x 7 cm
At the center of the group, Christ stands upright, leaning...
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16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Group of altarpiece representing the life of a Saint, Saint Renualde?
Engraved by the sign of Antwerp hand on the hat of the central character
Carved oak, traces of polychromy
Fir...
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16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross - Umbria, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Base of a carved wooden candelabrum, polychrome and gilded; cross painted on both sides.
Umbria or Tuscany, 16th century
136 x 43,5 x 30 cm
(The cross and the base of the candelabrum were later assembled)
The base of the candelabrum is intricately carved and adorned with polychrome and gilded finishes. The shafts take on the shape of balusters reminiscent of ancient columns, feature ornate foliage decorations, garlands and winged cherub faces. The feet are crafted in the likeness of lion paws. The base is further embellished with depictions of four saint martyrs, among them Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The plasticity of the figures, outlined with strong contour lines, the clear and vibrant colors, are stylistic elements linked to the Umbrian tradition of the sixteenth century.The precisely defined and elegant drawing, along with the clear color palette applied with refined chiaroscuro modulations, became the signature of a style that would leave a lasting mark on the era to come. This is exemplified by a preference for vibrant, multicolored images, accentuated in this case by the use of red and pink in the saint's attire.
A notable addition, introduced later, is a polylobed cross painted on both sides. On one side, the Crucifixion is vividly portrayed:The treatment of the corpus itself is in line with High Medieval practice, emphasizing pathos by showing Jesus dead, his arms sagging from the weight of the body. The upper section displaying a pelican pecks at her breast to feed her young with her own blood; a symbol of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross whose body and blood similarly nourishes the celebrant during Mass.
The lower part depicts Golgotha. On the reverse side, the Resurrection is artistically presented in a Renaissance iconography, reminiscent of the renowned composition painted by Piero della Francesca, now housed in the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro. In terms of composition, with the frontal depiction of Christ holding the banner, this motif became particularly widespread in central Italy, spanning from Tuscany to Umbria throughout the 16th century..
The double-sided construction suggests that it may also have been carried in liturgical processions. In Umbria from the 14th century, the use of portable crosses painted on both sides had become a widespread practice, aimed at satisfying the monastic clientele that had significantly increased following the establishment of new religious communities.
The earliest surviving Tuscan painted crucifix represent Christ as Christus Triumphans, or the “Triumphant Christ” with his head up and eyes open. This form was supplanted in the 13th century with the Christus Patiens, or “Suffering Christ” type who is shown often with his head fallen on his shoulder and his eyes closed, as In our cross. The iconography of the suffering Christ appears to have developed out of a new interest in Christ’s human nature, the development of the feast of Corpus Christi and with increased importance given to the Eucharist. The process of humanizing the figure of Christ reaches its peak with the abandonment of all the previous expressive conventions in favor of more realistic details we can observe in this Crucifix, such as the swollen belly, the arms stretched to the limit of muscle tearing, the body falling heavily forward, the abundant blood on
the wounds, and the cross firmly embedded in the rock of Calvary.
It's worth noting that Renaissance candelabra...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Renaissance Period Hand Carved Oak Panels, 16th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of two 16th century oak panels, one representing a character accompanied by a dog, the other a character in flames, probably saints.
These ...
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Ceramic 'Autumn' Putto by Michael Powolny for Gmundner Keramische Werkstatte
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A large and rare ceramic monochromatic putto holding grapes (Autumn from "The Four Seasons") by Austrian designer Michael Powolny for Gmundner Keramische Werkstatte. First designed b...
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Excellent walnut carving of a Carlo Boccomico c1600
Located in Bakewell, GB
Excellent walnut carving of a Carlo Boccomico c1600
Visible old dead worm holes, but great condition
72 cms high 30 cms wide
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16th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
A deep and well carved panel English oak 16th century
Located in Bakewell, GB
A deep and well carved panel English oak with many figures in deep relief and a good colour
Circa 1520
33cms wide x 21cms high
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16th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Trinity , Polychrome Sculpture , Germany, circa 1550
Located in PARIS, FR
Trinity in carved and polychromed wood, in the round, the back partially hollowed out.
It is represented here as a "Throne of Grace". In this original formula, which probably origina...
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16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Henri GAUQUIE The Sower French Sculpture, ca.1910
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French bronze sculpture by Henri Désiré GAUQUIE (1858-1927), France, ca.1910. The sower. Height : 18.25"(46.4cm), Width : 7.9"(20cm), Depth : 8.1"(20.5cm). A sharp line, an indisputa...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Madonna of Milk, polychrome stucco relief, Florence, 16th century
Located in Brescia, IT
Our Lady of Milk
polychrome stucco relief
scope of Benedetto da Maiano
Florence, 16th century
cm 66 x 18 x 43
From the 15th century onward, the pleasure of modeling terracotta...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Straw
Large Tibetan Carved Wood Phurba 15th-16th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A large carved wooden purbha sculpture
Tibet 15th - 16th Century
With the triangular blade issuing from the mouth of a makara, the grip with stylized endless knot, the finial with t...
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16th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
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Porcelain
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...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Winged angel head. Polychrome wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Winged angel head. Polychrome wood. Spanish school, 16th century. Carved and gilded wooden sculpture that shows a child's head with blonde, curly hair adorned with two wings. This ty...
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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
"Gladiator with Shield and Helmet, " Rare, Large Bronze Sculpture with Nude Male
By Bruno Zach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The first example of this sculpture we have seen, this striking depiction of a male gladiator -- clothed in nothing but a short mail skirt - is shown in the midst of battle, one arm ...
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1910s German Beaux Arts Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Viennese Bronze, Snake Dancer on Marble Base, by Franz Bergmann, Around 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Young dancer in an oriental costume with a tight bustier, a long, softly falling green skirt and a diadem on her hair tied at the nape of her neck, posing with her upper body stretch...
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1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut G.Tart Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart.
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Misericord. Carved wood. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Choir Mercy. Carved wood. Century XVI.
Carved wooden Misericordia that surely belonged to a choir stall (see the upper flat part, which acts as a seat), decorated with a figurative ...
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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
17th Century Wooden Sculpture Depicting Saint James
Located in Firenze, IT
Wooden sculpture depicting Saint James the Greater.
Saint James was an apostle of Jesus and witnessed with Peter the Transfiguration, the resurrection of Jairus' daughter and the ni...
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16th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Important Sculpture Of The Apostle Saint John Of Veneto In Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
This important sculpture of the apostle Saint John, originating from Veneto, Italy, portrays one of Jesus' closest and most beloved disciples. Saint John, also known as "The Beloved"...
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16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Male Head, Carved Stone, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Male head. Carved stone. Century XVI.
Carved stone relief showing a male face turned to the right. It is necessary to highlight both the quality of the fac...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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.
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