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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1890s
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

Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 18th century Italian carved wood figures. Originally polychromed and now aged to a shabby chic look.
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18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 16th Century Stone Carving - 'The Death of a Prelate'
Located in Maidstone, GB
An Early 16th Century Stone Carving with polychrome : 'The Death of a Prelate'. The enthroned figure of a Bishop surrounded by attendants and surmounted by celestial angels.
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16th Century European Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Pair of 19th Century Bronzed Statues of a Dutch Lovers
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of late 19th century bronzed Spelter figures of young Dutch lovers, set of marbled bases. Measures: 13.5" (35cm) high.
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1890s French Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Cherubs Burying Their Pet, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century French carved-wood panel of a scene of Cherubs burying their pet, expressing that God cares about all of creation, and since pets are part of that creation, they are included in His care and attention. The piece is mounted on a Lucite panel framed with a double walnut molding...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Candle Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved and painted. Nice patina. From a beautiful house in Santa Barbara. They do hold candles on a spike.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century Italian Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From a beautiful home in Santa Barbara. Slight chipping in silver leaf on back side. Beautifully detailed.
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18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver Leaf

Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Republic of Mali Terracotta Figure of a Female Ancestral Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Republic of Mali terracotta figure of a female ancestral figure. kneeling with her feet under her, arms to her shoulder, circa AD 1100 - 1400 Measures: Height 9 1/2 in. 24.1 cm. ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Figure of a Bacchante
Located in London, GB
A Roman bronze and gilt-bronze figure of a Bacchante, circa 1780.
Category

18th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Two Saints In Polychrome Wood, Portugal, 17th Century, human-sized
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Two Saints In Polychrome Wood, Portugal, 17th Century Size 1:1
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17th Century Portuguese Louis XIII Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

11C Shiva Tripurantaka Red Sandstone Relief
Located in Dallas, TX
It features a depiction of Tripurantaka Murti, as a manifestation of Lord Shiva. This relief was carved from red sandstone, most likely in Central India, circa the 10th or 11th Cent...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

17th century, Marble Reliefs depicting Pope Innocent XI and Pius V
Located in Milan, IT
XVII Century Reliefs depicting Pope Innocent XI and Pius V (2) Marble, cm diameter 29 The two artifacts under consideration, a rare pair of marble tondos referable to the 17th ce...
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17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Spanish Sculpture of Saint Jerome, Late 17th Century
Located in CH
A late 17th-century Spanish wood sculpture of a penitent Saint Jerome, possibly Seville, circa 1680.
Category

17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture Signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust sculpture signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Late 19th Century Sculpture of Maria with Baby Jesus Biscuit Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful biscuit porcelain sculpture, depicting Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The sculpture is marked on the bottom, but the sign is ...
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Two Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain HeHe Groups Kangxi Period
Located in Dallas, TX
A Pair of Chinese famille verte laughing twins 'HeHe Erxian' biscuit group, Kangxi (1662-1722), the two boys with jovial expressions and seated upon an openwork rock-base studded wit...
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17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century".
Located in PARIS, FR
Christ in Boxwood, France, late 16th-early 17th century Beautiful corpse of Christ with missing arms. He must have been on the Cross, arms in a horizontal position. Great expressiv...
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Early 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Boxwood

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure, with a chain for hanging. The sculpture is made of scagliola plaster with a high ...
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Late 17th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Beautiful Italian Holy Water Late 18th Century Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful late 18th century marble stoup Copy of the stoup located in the Romanesque church of the first century AD. of San Clemente in Rome. Body wit...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

A Captive Soldier - Italie (Rome), 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A Captive Soldier Gilt Bronze, Lost Wax Italie (Rome), 17th century H 17 x Dia 10 cm H 6 2/3 x Dia 4 inch The 17th century witnessed a flourishing of artistic expression across Eur...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

17th CENTURY BRONZE GROUP, RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid bronze sculptural group depicting the rape of the Sabine women, made with the ancient lost wax technique. The drama of the scene is rendered with great mastery: in the cente...
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17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rustic European 19th C. Academic Plaster Fragment Roman Foot Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant academic plaster fragment of a Roman foot wearing a sandal. Beautiful patina and details. 19th century.
Category

1890s French Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Italy 18th Century Lombard Carved & Polychromate Sculpture of St Peter of Verona
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian 18th century sculpture of St. Peter of Verona. A magnificent sculpture of St Peter martyr of Verona, created by a member of the Lombard art school in Verona Italy, in the...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese antique stone Buddha “Nyoirin Kannon”/1750-1850/Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Buddha is called "nyoi-rin-kannon" in Japanese. It is a Buddha statue that grants wishes as you wish and removes suffering. This sitting figure with his hands on his cheeks show...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Chinese Carved Wood Emperor
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese carved wood emperor with bone carved eyes. Carved wood restoration to top of hat and some splits to the wood due to age.
Category

1890s Chinese Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Wood

French 18th Century Baroque Hand Carved Gilt-wood Standing Lion On Curl
Located in Buisson, FR
Gorgeous hand-carved wooden lion with its original weathered gilding. France circa 1750 Weathered, small losses and old repair . Measurements include the wooden base. H:37,5cm W:28...
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Italian 17 Century Marble Panel with Madonna and Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful 17 century marble panel with a Madonna and child. Gorgeous period piece with great patina. Italy circa 1650. Weathered and small losses. Measurement include the wooden pe...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Century Monumental Marble Sculpture Representing Neptune
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Large Cast and Chiseled Bronze Plaque - Saint Sebastian, Rome 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Cast and Chiseled Bronze Plaque Saint Sebastian after the model by Guido Reni (Capitoline Museum) Rome, 17th century Large rectangular bronze plaque depicting the martyrdom of...
Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, 'Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures, Turkish / Persian Lady & Gentleman. circa 1755 Both designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, Rare and early examples of both models.
Category

1750s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Small 18th Century Hand Carved Baroque Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful small Hand carved winged angelhead with its original gilding. Italy, circa 1750 Weathered. Measurement here below inclusive the wooden base. H:14cm W:11,5cm D:7cm
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Derby Figure of Shepherdess with Garlanded Lamb, ca 1760
Located in London, GB
This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...
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1760s English Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Gothic crowned Head - Île de France, 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin Île-de-France, first half of 14th century. H26 x 14 x 14 cm Provenance : - Private Collection, Paris France (1960) - Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (19...
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15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

World-Class Maya Cormorant Throne Panel W/ Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
This magnificent panel is an example of the pinnacle of Maya stone carving. It depicts the head of a cormorant in profile, with a long hooked beak, curved tongue, large central eye,...
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15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurine, 'Pair of Gardeners', Model No 1584
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figurines, Pair of Gardeners. Model 1584. A couple of gardeners, designed by Johann Joachim Kaendler, with flowers and vegetable basket, sitting / s...
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1750s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Piedmontese Bagpiper'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Piedmontese bagpiper. Modelled by J.J. Kändler after an engraving by Jacques Dumont, wearing a black hat with brown feather, fur-lined white...
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1740s German Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century, Italian Hand Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Silvered Baroque angel-wing. Rare and very decorative item placed on a wooden base, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered. Measurement is inclusive the wooden base. H:27,5cm W:24cm...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Orientalist arab Bronze Sculpture After Couderc (Joueuse de Mandoline)
Located in New York, NY
Female mandolin player, Joueuse de Mandoline, after the French sculptor, Couderc, active late 19th to early 20th century.
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1890s French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Italian, 18th Century Carved White Marble Winged Double Angel Head Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and unique handcarved white marble winged double angel head ornament. Italy, circa 1750. Weathered . Measurement includes the wooden base. H:24cm W:23cm D:10cm
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Linen, Fruitwood

Sculpture depicting baby Jesus
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful carved wooden sculpture with traces of polychrome, depicting baby Jesus. Peculiarity in the eyes that are made of glass. Extremely refined is the carving. 18th century, so...
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18th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Black Crucifix with Tourmaline in Matrix
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix adorned with tourmaline and mounted on tourmaline in a crystal matrix from Brazil. The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and c...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Tourmaline

Plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha Southern Italy, 17th century Polychrome and gilded wood 20 x 14,5 x 15 cm Born into a noble lineage, Agatha came into the world ...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Silver and Gold Crucifix with Mica and Calcite Crystal
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian silver and gold leaf crucifix adorned with baroque pearls and mounted on a mica cluster and a calcite crystal. The mica specimen is from the Great Smoky Mountain...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Superb Maya Iguana Deity(Itzamna) Relief w/ Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
A superb relief-carved panel depicting the Maya Deity Itzamna, appearing as an Iguana, stretched out on a platform with long-toed limbs splayed
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Venus Pudica (Medici-type) - 18th century, Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Monumental sculpture representing the Venus Pudica (Medici-type) 18th Century Italian (Rome) White marble Based on a model from Antiquity, the Medici Venus, currently in the Uffizi ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Sculptural 18th Century Italian Crucifix with Selenite Sunrays and Apophyllite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian crucifix with selenite in matrix and adorned with gem beading around the cross. The selenite in matrix creates the sunrays around the crucifix. The pi...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal

18th Century Italian Crucifix with Malachite, Calcite, and Raspberry Garnet
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix mounted on green malachite, calcite with fluorite, and raspberry garnet. The piece is adorned with Carnelian pebbles and garnet. The minerals are from a...
Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite

Large Venetian sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in Walnut
Located in Cesena, FC
Sculpture of Saint Paul, an ancient statue Ancient statue of Saint Paul from the 17th century Large sculpture depicting Saint Paul, from the 1600s, carved in solid Walnut wood. Or...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Druzy Petrified Wood
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian brown and gilded cross adorned with smoky quartz crystals and druzy petrified wood. The smoky quartz crystals are from Madagascar and druzy petrified wood from t...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Quartz

Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650
Located in Bakewell, GB
Wood carving of a putti Circa 1650 C1650 wood carving of a putti retaining polychrome decoration. Size 60 cms high 30cms wide and 26cms deep
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17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)25000
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Telamon Northern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century Reemployed Roman marble H 32 x L 18 x P 17 cm « Sono coloro che hanno dimenticato che l’uomo é solo un bruco, destinato a dive...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Musician Cherub Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved cherub depicts a putti with wing and playing the guitar; the sculpture is very expressive in his movement...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

Oak Carving of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac, C 1600
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1600. Oak carving of excellent colour and patination depicting Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac with the angel holding back the sword. size 32cms x 21
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17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Rome, Putto lying in marble XVII Century
Located in Milan, IT
17th century, Rome Reclining putto with dove Marble, 37 x 18 x 25 cm The item is in good condition
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17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Four friezes with putto heads and coats of arms in Wood, 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
XVII Century Four friezes with putto heads and coats of arms (4) Carved wood, h. 32 cm The item is in good condition
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17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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.

On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.

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