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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Gilt Bronze Fireplace Surround Fender
Located in London, GB
This elegant gilt bronze (ormolu) fireplace fender was created in France in the late 19th century. The item will add splendour and beauty to a fireplace, making it the focal point of a room. The fender features a pierced rail which is decorated with a central cartouche, flanked by stylized acanthus leaves. The ends of the fender are topped by full-length, semi-nude figures. These include a beautiful young woman and a bearded male, holding a blacksmith’s hammer. The latter can be identified as Hephaestus (or Vulcan), the classical god...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Life Size Bronzes Holding Dog Head Cornucopias c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French pair of life-sized bronze, depicting partially nude maidens elevating a torch. These statues, boasting a commanding stature and large presence, are elegan...
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1870s French Other Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair, Louis XV Style Signed Gilt-Bronze & Samson Porcelain Floral Figures C 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), circa 1880. A very fine grouping of two porcelain displays: 1) Depicting Harlequin couple dancing after the original Meissen "Commedia Dell'art...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Atlas On A Stand With Turtle
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Grand Tour bronze in the Renaissance style of Atlas on an elaborate tripod base ending in hoof feet. The Greek god Atlas is is depicted naked on top holding the world upon hi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

A Grand Tour equestrian bronze of Marcus Aurelius, after Hopfgarten
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Grand Tour equestrian bronze of Marcus Aurelius, after Hopfgarten, after the antique, shown astride a prancing horse with no reins and a Sarmatian saddlecloth with no stirrups, his...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Aldo Londi rare early pottery / ceramic sculpture of bird , for Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing modern sculpture of a bird with metal stand by the well known artist / designer Aldo Londi.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

END OF THE 19th CENTURY BRONZE SCULPTURE DAVID AND GOLIATH WITH MARBLE BASE
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful bronze sculpture cast with the lost wax technique, depicting the young David standing with his sword raised, symbol of his victory over the giant Goliath, whose suffering head is represented on the green marble base. With a victorious expression and a proud and elegant bearing, David stands triumphant over the defeated enemy, with a decisive gesture of his right arm and a gaze turned toward the left. His body, inclined slightly to the right, creates a dynamism that involves the viewer from every angle. This small-scale replica...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Statue of Venus in Bronze signed BARBEDIENNE 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Large bronze (height: 0.63m), with medal patina, representing Aphrodite, goddess of Love, crouching. An exaltation of the taste for movement and torsion, this work is a revival of t...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"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...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche. 1 light, 60 watts Max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.  
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Large Italian Giltwood Ornamental Corona Crown, Late 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Architectural Element Giltwood 19th Century Carved Corona Crown Large gilt-wood element, featuring decorative acanthus leaves, carving around the...
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Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

Late 19th Century Ormolu Gilt Bronze Sculpture Angel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A graceful sculpture of a winged angel. The sculpture is made of casted bronze with an ormolu gilt patina. On a hemisphere, the inside of the sphere is filled with plaster, for a sta...
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1870s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian 19th Century After Antonio Canova Venus Italica Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Vilnius, LT
The sculpture after "Venus Italica" is carved in carrara marble according to Antonio Canova masterpiece that is at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. It depicts a Venus after bath coveri...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

American Cast Bronze Garden Fountain with Figural Boy Holding Koi Fish. C. 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American cast bronze garden fountain with standing figural boy holding Koi fish on a two-tiered shell form scrolled base with turtle at his feet, Late 19th century.
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1870s American American Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper

Ranieri Signed Antique French Cast Metal Figural Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique patinated bronze cast spelter table lamp was designed by A. Renieri and made in France in circa 1890 in the Victorian style. The casting is quite detailed and is entitle...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Bronze Sculpture By Etienne Adrien Gaudez (1845 - 1902), "pastoral Watteau"
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze sculpture with shaded brown patina representing a young woman playing the mandolin. Beautiful early edition proof, titled in a cartouche "Pastorale Watteau par Adrien Gaudez "...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Mercury After Giambologna Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Finely cast Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Mercury after the original by Giovanni da Bologna, aka Giambologna, in French, Jean de Bologne (1529-1608), Apparently unsigned.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Rare and Important Late 19th Century Over Life Size Bronze Torchere by J Coutan
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Important Late 19th Century Over Life Size Bronze Torchere by J Coutan and Thiebaut Freres Jules-Félix Coutan Modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a “tu...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique Greek Icon Saint Stylionos European Christian decorative art
Located in London, GB
Antique Greek Icon Saint Stylionos Protector of Children Religious Orthodox Byzantine style con Sterling Silver Painted on Wood with with sterling silver top, old writing on back...
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Late 19th Century Greek Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Gilt Bronze Figurine Young Lady with Love Letter at Fountain 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Step back in time with this stunning hand-chased cast bronze figurine, reminiscent of the beautiful Rococo era. Sculpture depicting a beautiful young lady in a garden by a fountain, ...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Plate, Bronze

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

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Porcelain

Antique 19th Century Carved Santos
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace the spiritual heritage of America with this Antique 19th Century Carved Santos. Crafted with intricate detail and timeless elegance, this piece reflects the devout faith and ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Italian Life-Size Marble Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional life-size marble figure depicting an alluring semi-nude woman holding a draped garment that appears to be a dress. Made in Italy in the Late 19th Century. Dimensions: 72"...
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Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Gilt Bronze Sculpture by Antonin Carlès (1851-1919) “Youth”
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Gilt bronze print representing a naked young woman with a wild rose flower at her feet. Signed on the Antonin Carles terrace and titled “La Jeunesse”. Foundry mark Siot-Decauville Fo...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Ferrand Young Neptune Cast Bronze Gladiator on Marble Base C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Ferrand Young Neptune Cast Bronze Gladiator on Marble Base, Signed, C1890 Measures- 3...
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Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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1950s American Louis XV Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Continental Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Soldier
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Continental Gilt Bronze Statue of Soldier. Continental gilt bronze figure of a Classical soldier, late 19th century, with sword extended, resting on a gilded octagonal m...
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1880s French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century Dress Form Mannequin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Shapely dress form mannequin from the 19th century. In good working order, on castor wheels. Has minor water stains, no tears or damage to the fig...
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1880s American Industrial Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Italian Carrara Marble Sink 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Carrara marble sink 19th century D: 42cm Small water tower in white Carrara marble. Currently in stock: Nr. 2 diameter 42 cm Nr. 2 diameter cm.46 Nr. 2 diameter 54 c...
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Late 19th Century Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Sevres Clay Soldiers Unpainted
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Sevres soldiers In original clay carvings before enameling. Very rare never seen before. France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Clay

Terracotta Bas-Relief Athena Minerva End 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Terracotta Bas-Relief Athena Minerva End 20th Century Italy - Tuscan H: 26cm 18cm x 3,5cm 2kg very good condition
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Late 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
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1950s American Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Rattan

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
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

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
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Adjustable Dressmaker Skinny Mannequin , Austria, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking originally used by Austrian tailors and dressmakers for draping, alterations, and creating the latest fashion, this vintage dressmaker mannequin is also a great piece...
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1890s Austrian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Antique Adjustable Dressmaker Curvy Mannequin , Austria, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking originally used by Austrian tailors and dressmakers for draping, alterations, and creating the latest fashion, this vintage dressmaker mannequin is also a great piece...
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1890s Austrian Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Centennial 10" Bronzes of Washington & Franklin, Circa:1876
Located in Alexandria, VA
These statuettes of George Washington & Benjamin Franklin were hand cast, probably in France in the 1870s, to be sent to the USA for sale during the 100 year anniversary of the Ameri...
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1870s European Federal Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Boy With Geese By Auguste Moreau
Located in Norwood, NJ
Auguste Moreau (1834 - 1917) Fine quality bronze sculpture of a young boy being confronted by a mother goose as he holds her baby. rich light brown patina. Signed and mounted on a ro...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Au But Antique Bronze Sculpture 3 Nude Runners by Alfred Boucher France 1890
Located in Antwerp, BE
Au But, Antique bronze sculpture of 3 nude runners by Alfred Boucher with the Siot founders' signature. Patinated bronze on red marble base. France, circa. 1890. Entitled To the go...
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1890s French Romantic Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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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.
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1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair Of Bronze Sculptures/Bookends By Emile Laporte
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century French bronze sculptures of young farm boys by Emile Laporte (1858 - 1907), France. One boy carrying a basket of flowers, the other a bundle of sticks. Signed, mounted o...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, 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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Folk Art Antique Carved Walnut Statue of Abraham Lincoln Circa 1880s Era
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a very large, larger than life, folk art or primitive carved statue of Abraham Lincoln. The piece looks like it was made by a naive artist and was from a northern New Jersey ...
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

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...
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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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

French Antique Stately Bronze Napoleon on Prancing Horse Sculpture, Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted. Practical size sculpture of imperator Napoleon Bonaparte. If you are a collector of good quality antiques having to do with (French) historical figures then this rare a...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Style Bisque Porcelain Rhyton Form Vase
Located in Forney, TX
A striking antique European Grand Tour style bisque porcelain rhyton form vase, circa 1875 Continental, most likely German, late 19th century, exceptionally executed sculptural form...
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Late 19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

19th Century French Terracotta Sculpture Composition Signed G. Coudray
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a lady's office or a library shelf with this elegant antique figure. Sculpted in France circa 1890, the terracotta statue sits on a separate walnut base, and depicts a young female beauty playing the bagpipe.Titled "Le Biniou" (the bagpipe in English), the artwork is signed on the back by the artist, Georges Charles Coudray...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Earthenware, Terracotta

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...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Gesso

Paul Dubois 1827-1905, Harlequin Sculpture, Bronze, France, circa 1880
Located in Greven, DE
Paul Dubois - The Harlequin France bronze around 1880 Dimensions: H x W x D: 59 x 19 x 18 cm Description: Figure standing on an almost square base. The base, with the appearance o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings, applied to the crown-shaped skull and to the mosaic-type wooden base. The year 1874 is...
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1870s German Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Romulus and Remus Founders of Rome
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Italian patinated bronze of Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf. Beautiful cast of this interesting subject, mounted on a ro...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Slate, Bronze

Antique Hand-Carved Gothic Style Quasimodo / Hunchback of Notre Dame Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, 19th century statuette of Victor Hugo's famous novel character. If you are a collector of rare novel and/or famous movie characters then this 19th century sculpture of Quasimodo, better known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rare Gilt Bronze Sculptural Group By Emmanuel Fremiet (1824 - 1910)
Located in Norwood, NJ
Emmanuel Fremiet (1824 - 1910) Gilt bronze figural group of a Satyr battling a bear, signed: E. Fremiet with foundry mark: F. Barbedienne Fondeur. Latin transcription on base: Teree ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Figurative Sculptures

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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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