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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Woman with Cannon in Bronze By Spero Anargyros
By Spero Anargyros
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic female form beautifully rendered in Bronze atop a marble base signed and dated 1970
What's a fearless muse without a trusty cannon? This one gleams like old gold as it rests...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brutalist Stone Sculpture of a Male Torso by Noëlle Favre
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Brutalist Stone Sculpture of a Male Torso by Artist Noëlle Favre (1931-2002). France, circa 1980.
Category
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Category
16th Century European Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Large hand-carved figurative sculpture, birchwood circa 1980
Located in ROUEN, FR
Wooden sculpture figuring a man by a French artist, circa 1980.
A very tall figurative sculpture made from roughly hewn birchwood. The features and details composing the character a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Birch, Fruitwood
Pendant by Novello Finotti, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Pendant by Novello Finotti, Italy.
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Set of 2 wooden bust shaped sculptures, France 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 2 wooden bust shaped sculptures
France 1970s
H 33 cm - 17 x 11 cm
Conditions: good consistent with age and use, defects.
Category
1970s French Organic Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
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.
Category
16th Century European Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
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.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Series of Figural Sculptures in Tempex Plaster
Located in Antwerp, BE
Resurrection, series of 4 sculptures, The Netherlands 1970s
Bizarre series of sculptural figures in plaster.
The Patina gives these pieces an intriguing character.
The tallest scu...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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.
Category
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 ...
Category
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.
...
Category
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
Vintage Khmer Cast Bronze Head of Shiva, Angkor Wat Style, 1970's, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast vintage Khmer, Angkor Wat style, bronze head of Shiva, circa 1970's, Thailand.
Shiva, the Hindu god of creation, change and destruction, is identified by the third eye in the center of his forehead. His highly stylized face features alluring almond shaped eyes, a flattened nose, and broad mouth.
Shiva is adorned with ornate earrings and an elaborate crown. The heavy earrings...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Women Cast Bronze Sculpture by W.N. Cardobo 1973
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1973 Spanish cast bronze sculpture depicting a woman walking with a basket of fish on her head.
Marked W.N. Cardobo 73 (see detail photo).
In original beautiful condition...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fruit set - orange apple banana pine cone - in 999 silver
Italy, a country that produces great wines and an ancient agricultural tradition, could not fail to dedicate its art also to create prestigious objects concerning this excellence for example this pure 990 silver fruit set...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Category
17th Century Portuguese Louis XIII Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stillness Speaks Bronze Sculpture After Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
Bronze entitled Stillness Speaks after Salvador Dali (1904-1989) mounted on black marble pedestal.
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seldom seen Paper Mache NaNa Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Paper Mache , polychromed "NaNa" Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle,,
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Pair of Inuit Children on a Sledge Made of Soapstone
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Inuit children on a sledge made of soapstone.
Approximately: 1970/1980s.
In good condition, signs of use.
Sticker.
Dimensions: L 8.0 x D 4.0 x H 8.5 cm.
Category
1970s Canadian Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
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...
Category
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...
Category
17th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Child Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Study, Young Boy, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage child portrait bust. An English, plaster cast study of a young boy and dating to the late 20th century.
Full of character a...
Category
Late 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Sculpture on Black Granite Base
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern sculpture was realized in the United States, circa 1970. It features an organic abstract sinuously curved form- full of verve and dynamism- with a fla...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Hand-Carved Sandstone Female Sculpture, Late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved sandstone torso of woman, inspired on the traditional decorations of Thai ancient temples. At 47 inches high, it stands as an attractive outdoor element...
Category
1990s Thai Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed. Her arms ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Jade Green Resin Seated Buddha Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A vintage bright jade green resin seated Buddha, in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid to late-20th century. Dimensions: 4" depth x 3.5" width x 3.38" height ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Elio Raffaeli Oggetti Murano Glass Pink Pelican with Yellow Fish Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Oggetti Italian Murano glass pelican features a pink hued body and transparent bill with a small yellow fish inside of it. Marked with a sticker O...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern White Glazed Porcelain Glove Mold by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This mold is made in glazed porcelain.
It was inspired by those ones designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight t...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Stone Garden Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Aria
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Aria in Lecce limestone. Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statues cm 160, base cm 85.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Vintage Larger than Life-Size Bronze of Albert Einstein on a Garden Bench
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular larger than life-size vintage bronze statue of the German-born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, sitting in a relaxe...
Category
1980s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1990s Bust of Roman Hand Carved in White Marble and Travertine Marble
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s bust of a Roman, hand carved by craftsmen using white marble for the head and travertine marble on the toga, where the white veins give movemen...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Seguso Murano Black Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Decorative Flower Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare, and beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown black and red bands Italian art glass flower sculpture. Documented, and signed by designer Archi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Roger Capron's Wall-mounted Sculpture Portrays a Face Inspired by Picasso.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Roger Capron's Wall-mounted Sculpture Portrays a Face Inspired by Picasso. A Unique piece created in Vallauris, France. Raku, glazes, engravings, and slips. Signed. R. Capron. Emblem...
Category
1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
T. Holmes (American b. 1955) The Victorious Gladiator, Bronze, Signed & Numbered
Located in Germantown, MD
Tim Holmes (American b. 1955), The Victorious Gladiator, Brutalist Bronze on Wood plinth, Signed © Holmes and numbered 5/20 on base. Measures 9" in width, 7.5" in depth and stands 19...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Bronze Patinated Abstract Sculpture "Embracing Couple" by Edit Brodkin
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze patinated sculpture of embracing couple by Edit Brodkin resting on black granite base. Signed dated and numbered in the back: ''Brodkin 1986 1/3 1986 Dimensions of the sculptu...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Paul Day (b. 1967) Plaster Street Scene Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large and intricately detailed plaster sculpture of a street scene by celebrated British sculptor, Paul Day. Thought to be an original maquette – a model for a larger piece of scul...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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...
Category
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 ...
Category
Late 17th Century German Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Italian Oversized Carved Wood and Brass Peach Decorative Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 1980s Italian decorative wood sculpture features an oversized carved peach with a brass stem and leaf. There is no visible maker's mark.
Measurements: 6 in diameter (15...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Bronze Sculpture of Man with Panther
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of a male figure with a panther.
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spirit of the Thunderbird Bronze Statue by Chris Navarro
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Spirit of the Thunderbird bronze by Chris Navarro. Open edition. Piece features a Native American man with bird style headdress dancing on a drum. Extremely well crafter and well don...
Category
Late 20th Century American 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...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Attractive Multi colour Murano vase Vintage Decorative Art
Located in London, GB
Fine Attractive Vintage Multi colour Murano vase Decorative Art
Period 1970 `a
Measures: Height 16 cm
Category
1970s British Arts and Crafts Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Frederick E. Hart (American 1943-1999), Exaltation, Intaglio Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
Frederick Elliott Hart (American 1943-1999), Exaltation, Intaglio Molded Acrylic Sculpture.
Frederick Elliott Hart
(American 1943-1999)
Exaltation
Intaglio molded acrylic sculpture w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Oiva Toikka Glass Bird Sculpture for Iittala of Finland
By Oiva Toikka, Iittala
Located in Turku, FI
Big Art Glass Bird Designed by Oiva Tikka for Iittala Finland.
Dimensions:
Length 26cm / 10.20in
Height 18cm / 7in
Width 13cm / 5.1in
Signed "O.Toikka Nuutajärvi"
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Glass Lying Hippo Paperweight / Sculpture by Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice art glass lying hippo paperweight / sculpture by Kosta Boda Sweden, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 7.5"W x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Italy 18th Century Lombard Carved & Polychromate Sculpture of St Peter of Verona
By Veronese
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...
Category
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Vintage Wooden Hand Caved Bear Figurines
Located in Seattle, WA
Bear Figurine with striped design and dark wood tone. Hand Carved detailing. No Makers mark. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 6 W ; 3 D ; 4 H
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Art Glass Animal Paperweights / Sculptures by Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
A very set of three art glass animal paperweights / sculptures by Kosta Boda Sweden, circa 1980s. The set includes a hippo, rhino and polar bear. They are in very good vintage cond...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Figurines With Flute From Ecuador by Akios Industry.
Located in Seattle, WA
This wooden figure was hand made in Ecuador. Depicts a person carrying a flute. Beautiful wood grain with exaggerated features. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Di...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wood Articulating Figural Table, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- Measurements standing: 51"h, 18.5"w, 10.5"d
- Table measurements: 24"h, 30"w, 15"d
- Wood, metal hardware
- Condition: Excellent; minor blemishes to wood surface throughout
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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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