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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1950s
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...
Category
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 ...
Category
16th Century French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aldo Londi rare early pottery / ceramic sculpture of bird , for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing modern sculpture of a bird with metal stand by the well known artist / designer Aldo Londi.
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche.
1 light, 60 watts Max bulb.
US rewired and in working condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Look Award to William Goetz", Gold Art Deco Medal for Film Achievement, 1952
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Important both artistically and historically, this unique gold medallion for Film Achievement was commissioned by Look magazine, sculpted by William Zorach, struck by the the renowne...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Huge Verdigris Bronze Signed Nishan Toor Nude Cherub Sculpture / Putti
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Spectacular and Important XL Louis XV style Bronze Cherub/ Putti Sculpture Signed by Listed Artist Nishan Toor. Verdigris patina, beautifully detailed classic nude Cherub holding his...
Category
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan Sofa Chairs Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Salesman Sample Mini Rattan livingroom set featuring 4 chairs and a sofa each with single strand arch arms. Included is a coffee center table with a woven rattan top. Miniature ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rattan
Figure of a Wrapped Woman from Ronzan, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Stylized nude woman posing with hand turned on the side and hand to the head, covered in half by a sheet. Ronzan 1950
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Girl Figure by Kurt Steiner for Wallendorf Porzellan, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Figure of girl in porcelain by Kurt Steiner for Wallendorf Porzellan
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Figure of a Girl from Ronzan, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Figure graceful girl, half naked, brings a hand to her face Ronzan Torino 50's. Reference 20th Century Ceramics in Turin The Lenci Epigones Maria Grazia Gargiulo page 165
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bing & Grøndahl White Porcelain Figurines - Mermaid Kids, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of all white glazed blanc de chine porcelain figurines. They are called Oceans Kids and they are perceived to be the offspring of a mermaid. Designed by Ebbe Sadolin and Svend...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century G. Ronzan Porcelain Femal Nude Figure Italian Manifacture from 1950
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful figure in very fine porcelain depicting a female nude, with intact colors and shine. Signed on the bottom by the master ceramist Giovanni Ronzan ("original Giov Ronzan Tor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Mask
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage French ceramic mask with a dramatic face expression - for wall hanging. Lovely watercolorlike blue and green nuances.
Category
1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Bronze Circus Ring Le Grand Chapiteau Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A whimsical modernist bronze sculpture titled "Le Grand Chapiteau (The Big Top)" from France. Marked FG100. Circa 1950s. Complete with small figures depicting classic circus characte...
Category
1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Composite Marble The Gaddi Torso Hellenic 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautifully sculpted composite marble torso after the Gaddi torso.
The original is displayed in the Classical sculpture room of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and is a He...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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...
Category
16th Century Dutch Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda. Rare sculpture in art glass. A man's head.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda, Swedish glass artist.
Rare sculpture in art glass. Matte glass.
A man's head.
1950s/60s.
Signed.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 8.5 cm x D 7.5 cm x H 1...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Plaster Italian Bas-Relief Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great bas-relief from the mid-20th century. Plaster work depicting a wedding ceremony from Roman antiquity. In fact we find two young people shaking hands, a very intimate gesture us...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
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...
Category
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...
Category
16th Century English Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Plaster Flemish Religious Sculpture Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Mid-20th century plaster statue depicting Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Work that evidently reproduces a sixteenth-century original in Flemish style. Sculpture finished from the cen...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
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...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Tapio Wirkkala Rhythmic Veneer Leaf Dish, 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
In most if not in all of his designs, Tapio Wirkkala took his inspiration from the surrounding nature. This is one example with a beautiful figurative sculptural "leaf". The way it's...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Birch
j.g. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton Signed a
Located in San Francisco, CA
J..G. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton
Signed and Dated 1952
3.25:w x 3.25"d x 10.5"h
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Edition Madoura , Sujet poule 1954
Located in Paris, FR
Picasso ( 1881-1973 )
Hen subject - 1954 (AR # 250)
Turned shape piece , glazed earthenware clay with white & blue enamel , from an edition of 500, stamped "Edition Picasso" and "M...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Figurine from Schaubach, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Porcelain sculpture of a woman from Schaubach, 1950s
Category
1950s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maiolica, Porcelain
Vintage Mannequin Marked Brussel 1950s
Located in Bjuråker, SE
A vintage adjustable mannequin on a metal frame. Owned by a fashion store in Brussels, marked: Articles D'Etalages, A Delabye 17 Bd Poinca...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1950s Bronze Sculpture of Reclining Nude
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A small reclining woman sculpture. Made in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Monumental Carved Wood Tiki Sculpture. French Polynesia. Creation Sanobo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Monumental Carved Wood Tiki Sculpture. French Polynesia.Tahiti. Wonderfully carved, Strong presence. Carved signed Creation Sanobo,, (see photo). Hand delivery avail to New Y...
Category
1950s Polynesian Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ragazza Hawaiana Ronzan 40 cm in ceramica dipinta a mano anni 50
Located in Catania, IT
Bellissima ceramica dipinta a mano che raffigura una ragazza Hawaiana
Manifattura firmata Ronzan anni 50 in ottime condizioni
come raffigurato nelle foto che evidenziano la manifatt...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron Ceramic Sculpture Bottle "Lavande", 1950s
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Capron (1922-2006)
Stylized woman ceramic bottle "Lavande" signed by Roger Capron, Vallauris, 1950s
Nice condition, with original glass bottle inside.
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Colin Melbourne Ceramic Glazed Cow Sculpture for Beswick
By Beswick, Colin Melbourne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colin Melbourne Ceramic Glazed Cow Sculpture for Beswick
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
16th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1950s Modern Brutalist Bronze Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Bronze sculpture of man sitting
Category
1950s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
TRIBAL ART
Large traditional puppet figurine with articulated arms. Polychrome hardwood resting on its steel base.
A favorite for this old puppet figurin...
Category
1950s Malian Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
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
Mid 20th Century Marble Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Unique perspective
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Murano Glass "Love Knot" Table Sculpture in Black, White & Clear Glass
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Vintage Murano Glass Abstract Free From, Swirl Black & White Sculpture. Featuring hand blown, curved, figure eight shape with twist top in Black, White and Transparent Murano glass, ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
A Rare Mid Century Italian Salviati Murano Fish with Mermaid Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare Salviati Murano had blown fish and mermaid sculpture with internal gold fleck and bullicante design.
Since 1859, Salviati has been researching new vernaculars languages of M...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Early Gucci Gun Shaped Foldable Boot Jack, Italy 1950s
By Gucci
Located in Milan, IT
Unusual and early Gucci gun shaped foldable boot jack, Italy 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Large Saliati Murano Glass Fish with Gold Flecks Mid 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and impressive Murano glass fish with bullicante controlled bubbles attributed to Salviatt and Co. The elegant form with the fish tail curved upward with a sturdy round glas...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
A TRIBAL Ritual VOTIVE BOARD SCULPTURE Upper SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An old and authentic votive board representing the spirit of water, Shamanic, Primitive Arts, Tribal Art, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, in carved wood and painted with patina due to use, c...
Category
1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
A TRIBAL Ritual SCULPTURE MASK TUNIC Middle SEPIK, Papua New Guinea, 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, old and authentic, adornment or tunic or mask -full!- of Oceanian ceremony, with a double or split figure, on its very beautiful contemporary base in raw steel, Shama...
Category
1950s Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modernist Carved Abstract Figural Scuptures by Stella Popowski, C. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare pair of carved mahogany abstract figures circa mid-1950s by the modernist jeweler and painter Stella Popowski (1931-2008). Popowski was active in both Los Angeles and San Fra...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
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 ...
Category
16th Century Asian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Antique Bronze Children W/ Unmbrella Garden Fountain Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Antique Bronze Children W/ Umbrella Garden Fountain Signed. Boy and girl holding umbrella shielding them from the water as is comes down. This is a fun fountain/statue. The umbrella...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century female sculpture with silk black, turquoise, gold shade by Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century silk black female figure. Fired, hand-painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic sculpture with silky black glazed and gold decoartion around neck. It was made in the 50s. A real...
Category
1950s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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,...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Beethoven Sculpture Mask, 1950s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Beethoven Sculpture Mask, reminiscent of the style of Franz von Stuck and dating back to the 1950s, offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of timeless artistic ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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
Mid-Century American Folk Art Wood Articulated Man Figure
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Folk Art wooden articulated man, circa the 1950s. This nearly 5-foot tall, handcrafted piece, epitomizing Mid-century American craftsmanship, is made ...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
"Figure with Instrument" by Joseph J. Greenberg Jr.
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
"Figure with Instrument" by Joseph J. Greenberg Jr. American, circa 1950.
Plaster sculpture with a bronzed green patina on a blackened wood stand by Sculptor Joseph J. Greenberg Jr....
Category
1950s American Minimalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Bronzeskulptur 2 Fußballspieler um 1950
Located in Aachen, DE
Zeittypische Bronzeskulptur der 50er Jahre, 2 Fußballspieler, die um einen Ball kämpfen, darstellend. Starke dynamische Darstellung in der zeittypischen Formensprache der Mid-Century...
Category
1950s German Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptor William Conrad Severson Early 1956 Carved Sculpture of Nude Female MCM
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early large organic mid-century modern hand sculpted wood nude female sculpture by artist / sculptor William Conrad Severson, (1924-1999). A beautiful early piece of work, signed Wm....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Figural Dog Coat Hook Walter Bosse Cast Brass / Bronze Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Iconic mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze figural dog coat hook, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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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