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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Vintage Boho French Bakery Scale
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Boho French Bakery Scale combines Old World charm with American vintage flair. This iconic piece, with its rustic patina and classic design, adds a touch of history and chara...
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Early 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

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...
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1990s French Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

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.
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Limestone

Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mid-Century Modern iconic Italian door handle by the enameller and painter Paolo De Poli (1905–1996) in collaboration with Gio Ponti. Made of red e...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Blue Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mid-Century Modern iconic Italian door handle by the enameller and painter Paolo de Poli (1905–1996) in collaboration with Gio Ponti. Made of blue ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Monumental Figurative Wire Iron Sculpture, Female Figure Titled "DOMINATRIX
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental figurative wire iron sculpture, female figure titled "DOMINATRIX, amazing skilled artist, great sense of the human female form. Hand delivery avail to New York City or any...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

German Lusterweibchen Four-Light Chandelier w. Carved Mermaid Figure and Antlers
Located in Barntrup, DE
This amazing German chandelier features a delicate hand-carved and polychrome hand-painted mythical lady or mermaid with a scaly fishtail. The adorable and handsome lady is holding a cartouche-shaped shield. The light fixture is hung on a chain suspension, mounted on real antlers, and decorated with red and yellow wrought iron...
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Early 20th Century German Early Victorian Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Wrought Iron

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...
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Late 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of "Heroine" by théophile François Somme
Located in Oakland, CA
“Heroine” by Theophile Francois Somme is a dramatic and richly detailed Art Nouveau sculpture in bronze and chryselephantine created, circa 1920. This exceptional piece has finely carved facial features and wonderful use of patinated bronze to create the sweep of fabric. The statue sits on a carved marble base. Somme was born in Nancy in 1871, lived until 1952 and was a frequent participant in the Parisian Salon des Artistes. He won the Gold Medal at the salon in 1924, a silver medal in 1925 and in 1937 he was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Internationale. Today his work can be viewed at the Toulon...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Déco Austrian Ceramic Sculpture 'Aida' by Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco odalisque ceramic sculpture 'Aida' designed by Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider Manufactory in Vienna, Austria By: Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory Material: ceramic, ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Original and Unique Ceramic Fountain by Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny, 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Executed by Michael Powolny for the Wienerberger Keramikwerkstätten, ceramic and stoneware, ochre colored, body holding a dish in her outstretched arms standing above a three-tired C...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Antique German Silver Lady’s Shoe
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver lady’s shoe, ca 1920. Plain sole and low heel, and loose-mounted c-scroll strap. Chased leafing and flowering scrolls on stippled ground. Hanau marks. Heavy weight:...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

A Large Pair of Vintage Egyptian Revival Patinated Brass Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Pair of Egyptian Revival Vintage Patinated Brass Sphinxes. The impressive pair of brown patinated resting sphinxes, with an unverified but intriguing provenance purportedly t...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Lalique Spirit of Ecstasy Limited Edition Figure
Located in Northampton, GB
With Original Paperwork & Box From our Lalique collection, we are thrilled to offer this Rare Lalique Limited Edition Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Car Mascot. The mascot modelled ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female looking Left"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female looking Left" Chicago School of Painters Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Left"
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1980s Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Goldscheider Art Déco Group 'Revue', the 'Dolly Sisters', by Stephan Dakon, 1927
Located in Vienna, AT
Remarkable and rare Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine Group of the later 1920s: Two posing young revue twin dancers with pageboy hairstyles, performing a step forward in parallel, at th...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Martin Brothers Triple Bird Group
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
13 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers, a Rare and Well Modelled Tripple Bird Group modelled as a Central Male Bird with a Female either side. 17.5cm high, 16cm wide, 6cm deep Dated 1914
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Japanese Meiji Period Carved Wood Okimono Man with Rabbits
Located in Newark, England
The charming figure, carved from a single piece of wood is exceptionally carved showing the male figure with humorous expression holding two Rabbits one by the ears and the second under his arm. A third Rabbit stands at the feet of the male looking up, each rabbit with a different expression. The male figure is wearing traditional Japanese attire with his hair tied back stood upon a naturalistic base. The figure dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) circa 1900. Notes The Rabbit is one of the 12 animals to feature in the Japanese Zodiac signs which follows the Chinese astrological system along with the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Such division is connected with the Jupiter cycle around the Sun, which lasts about 12 years. As 2023 is the year of the Rabbit...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pierced Silver Plate Cat Christofle France Lumiere Figurine
Located in Mérida, YU
Dazzling 3 1/2" silver cat was made by Christifle , France as part of their Lumiere series. Main body is pierced - face and tail are solid.
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1980s French Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of Igorot Tribesmen Figural Hunter and Huntress Carvings, circa 1940
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Igorot tribesmen figural wood carvings depicting hunter and huntress with companion canines, weaponry, and displayed on circular fluted plinth...
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Early 20th Century Philippine Anglo-Indian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

1928 René Lalique Car Mascot Hood Ornament Tete d'Aigle Glass, Eagle Head
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car Mascot "Tete d'Aigle" (Eagle) made in glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1928. Molded signature on neck. Perfect condition. height: 11,5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René Laliqu...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Rare Lalique "Chrysis" Mascot or Paperweight in Amber Crystal Art Deco France
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Presenting this fabulous "Chrysis" nude woman mascot or paperweight crafted in etched and polished amber crystal. This example is a limited edition release from the late 1990s produc...
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1990s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Liberty, a Patinated Lead Figurative Sculpture, France, c1900
Located in London, GB
A solid lead cast Art Nouveau statue of lady Liberty rendered in very fine detail, with exquisite aged patination. An immensely romantic depiction with incredible movement, flowing c...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Lead

Pierre Le Faguays Figurine-Intoxication Signed Guerbe French circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an original metal figurine of a Dancer by Max Le Verrier / Pierre Le Faguays, called GRISERIE, and signed GUERBE, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1930 . The f...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Sonambient Cattails Sound Sculpture in the Manner of Harry Bertoia
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Vintage Sonambient cattails sound sculpture in the manner of Harry Bertoia circa 1970. It is in great vintage condition with patina throughout, four rows of four copper colored sound...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ring Thrower, by R. Boeltzig, Ca 1924
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative full-sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in softly falling robe held together by straps on the upper part of the body with partially exposed breas...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bisque Leo Statute By Pia Langelund For Royal Copenhagen
Located in Doraville, GA
Beautiful bisque, matte white, statue of a man designed by Pia Langelund for Royal Copenhagen. The statue is one of the zodiac figures and this statue represents Leo. Designed probab...
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1990s Danish Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fernando Botero "Man on Horse" Wood Sculpture
By Fernando Botero
Located in Sarasota, FL
Carved wood sculpture of a gentleman wearing a hat and seated atop a horse, riding crop in hand. Heavy sculpture is In good overall condition but with a few age cracks (see photos #4...
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Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental 1970s Decorative Hollywood Regency Solid Brass Unicorn Horse
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Did you now the unicorn is Scotland's national animal? They could have picked Nessie, but went with the most magical creature ever conceived. We're not certain if this massive bras...
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1970s Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Early 20 Century Antique Carved Bronze 3 Generations of Buddha Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
Three generations of Buddha represents Past, Present and Future three generations of Buddha. They are Dipamkara Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha and Maitreya Buddha. They wer hand made from ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bust of a Roman soldier by Goldscheider factory Circa 1900
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Terracotta bust representing a Roman soldier by the famous Goldscheider factory in Austria Model made by Otto Pétri Manufacturing stamp with mold number patinated bronze The bust res...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Greek Raice Warrior Bronze Figurine Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (mid-century) Italian-made Grand Tour bronze figure of a Riace warrior with dark brown patina, mounted on marble plinth. 21.25 inch total height. The original life-size so-...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze German Classical Male Sculpture by Clemens Werminghausen (1877-1963)
Located in New York, NY
German Classical Male Sculpture by Clemens Werminghausen (1877-1963), finely sculpted and cast in bronze , with iridescent green patination and painted composition, depicting a powe...
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Early 20th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Spelter

Antique Solid Marble Ball
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning antique solid marble ball. Excellent table top piece. Sold individually
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Antique Carved Solid Wooden Ball
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning antique solid wood carved ball. Excellent table top piece.
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Bjorn Wiinblad crystal glass Mary with child for Rosenthal
Located in HEILOO, NL
Crystal statuette from Rosenthal Studio linie germany Designed by the Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad in the 1970s. Beautiful crystal glass statue of Mary with child. The statue is b...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Crystal

Two sculptures depicting the head of Medusa and the head of a man, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Two wooden sculptures depicting the head of Medusa and the head of a man who is petrified by her gaze. Above a rectangular base in ebonized pine wood. The two faces, finely carved, s...
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Early 20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Halvar Frisendahl, sculpture in bronze "Sorrow", Sweden 1917
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Sorrow" figural sculpture in bronze by Halvar Frisendahl. Signed: Halvar Frisendahl 1917 Halvar Frisendahl (1889-1953) studied at Konsthögskolan i Stockholm 1911–1914 and Académie...
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1910s Swedish Neoclassical Revival Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1920s Italian Signed Bronze Sculpture
By Elisabetta Mayo D’Aloisio
Located in Roma, IT
Bronze on a marble base It bears Mayo's signature. Trademark Fondart - Lagana Napoli. “Of the first sculpture, a group of highly vigorous original artistry, all that remains is Ada...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ermanno Nason Murano Art Glass Sculpture of King Tut Signed and dated 1975
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Italian Murano glass sculpture depicting a bust of king tut by Ermanno Nason. Signed on bottom. Dated 1975. Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) worked with all the greatest contemporary artis...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Large 1970s Mid-Century Artisan Nude Female Form Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Late 60s or early 1970s Mid-Century Modern organic hand-carved standing abstract nude female form sculpture. Tall sculpture at 27.63" of a nude female with long following hair, arms ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Green Marble Female Figure Sculpture, Signed
Located in Outremont, QC
Green Marble Female Figure Sculpture, Signed Collette // 
 Dimensions:
 4”W x 2.5"D x 12”H // *Very Good condition, only minor signs of use
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Hollywood Regency Large Brass Egret or Crane Floor Sculptures
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Lovely pair of elegant Egret sculptures created in solid brass. Korean origin, circa 1970's. Both have a warm aged patina. Largest is 31-1/2" tall, the other 26".
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1970s Korean Hollywood Regency Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Large 80" Gabon African Carved Wood Elongated Fang Ngil Mask Sculpture Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large 80" Gabon African Carved Wood Elongated Fang Ngil Mask Sculpture Statue. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 80" H x 22" W x 13" D.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

'Stoneware Sculpture of a Man' by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s)
Located in London, GB
Vintage French earthenware sculpture of a man, by Albert Thiry (circa 1990s). Not one of his usual subjects, ceramicist Thiry created this figure wearing the garb and cap of a mediev...
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1990s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Mid-Century Alabaster Italian Grapes on Vine
Located in Asheville, NC
Lovely Italian alabaster grapes on wood vine. Please see images for wear.
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1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

23” Raoul Larche 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' Gilt Bronze Inkwell
Located in Dallas, TX
Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Monumental Inwell vide pouch. 'L'Idée, Allégorie sur un Rocher' A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell, circa 1900 Figural Centerpiece, Inkwell and vide pouch. Gilt-bronze H...
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace"
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in the 20th Century C. Kauba Bronze Sculpture "Peace" is an opportunity to acquire a masterpiece that embodies both artistic excellence and profound symbolism. Crafted by t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Erté Romain de Tirtoff, "Le Soleil" Glass Luminaire Edition 117/175
Located in Miami, FL
Erté Romain de Tirtoff "Le Soleil" Glass Luminaire Edition 117/175 Offered for sale is an Erté (Romain de Tirtoff, Russian 1892-1990) "Le Soleil" glass and acrylic luminaire sculpt...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Hand Carved Artisan Modernist Female Nude Torso Sculpture in Lebanon Marble
Located in St. Louis, MO
1980s hand-carved by unknown artisan of a modernist form female nude torso sculpture made of Lebanon marble. Something written Indiscriminately on underside and possible date of 1984...
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1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Signed Sancho Panza Riding his Donkey, Pewter Figurine by Michel Laude, France
By Michel Laude
Located in Andernach, DE
Figurine of the character of Sancho Panza, who was Don Quixotes companion. Here he is riding is donkey, carrying a basket with cheese, a bottle of wine and sorts over his left arm, ...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pewter

Apache Indian Chief Head Car Mascot, Hood Ornament / Paperweight, France, 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Apache indian Chief Head Car Mascot - Hood Ornament / Paperweight. Designed by H. Briand publisher, Paris. Silvered bronze. Mounted over a black marble base. It has a hole at the ba...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Lucio Bubacco Signed Devil with Rose Murano Art Glass Sculpture Candlestick
By Lucio Bubacco
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptionally executed signed Lucio Bubacco (Italian, b. 1957) hand-blown Venetian art glass 'Red Devil with Rose' Candlestick, dated 1994. The visually striking sculptural candlestick of cobalt glass with gilt foil inclusions, featuring a flameworked figural stem in Bubacco's exquisitely detailed fine quality style, resting on circular foot, inscribed: Bubacco Lucio 94 PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, 1995. Property from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, Naples, Florida Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. Design Signature Auction catalog #8110 DIMENSIONS: (approx) 18.25" High, 5" Wide, 4.75" Deep ABOUT THE ARTIST: Most of the subjects of Lucio Bubacco’s (b. 1957) glass art are provocative and polarising; at the same time they are sensual and beguiling. In a kind of erotic ‘trance dance’ – Mephistophelian and frequently riotous – nightmarish fabulous creatures and mythological phantasms virtually undulate about each other. His technical virtuosity in creative execution is unparalleled, for the Murano-born glass artist has elevated the Venetian flame technique to a new level of skill and complexity. Bubacco has captured human feelings and emotions in the masterly play of gestures and muscles of the glass figures featured in his burlesque installations. Full of wit and irony he thus explores the limits of kitsch without overstepping them. Follow him into a world of carnevalesque orgies, crystalline incubi and erotic fantasies in glass! Lucio Bubacco is represented in numerous museums around the world, including the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, The Corning Museum of Glass, Museum of American Glass, Millville, and Tampa Museum of Art (US); Nagoya Museum (JP); Glasmuseum Frauenau and European Museum of Modern Glass / The Veste Coburg Art Collections (DE); MusVerre, Sars-Poteries (FR); Museo del Vetro, Murano, Venice (IT); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL); J&L Lobmeyr Museum and The Margot and Roman Fuchs Collection, both in Vienna (AT). BIOGRAPHY: Lucio Bubacco was born on the beautiful island of Murano, near Venice, in April 1957. Commonly referred to as the Glass Island, Murano provided Lucio with the inspiration and techniques that have set him above and beyond his common contemporaries. He has given life to an art form uniquely his own using the traditional Venetian lampworking...
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1990s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher by Charles Théodore Perron Signed "Ch Perron "
Located in Beirut, LB
The Art Nouveau sculptural pitcher by sculptor Charles Théodore Perron (1862-1934) is a testament to the elegance of Art Nouveau craftsmanship. Crafted in France around 1900's, this...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Pewter

Vintage Wooden Dutch Folk Style Cookie Mold Decorative Primitive Decor.
Located in Seattle, WA
Commonly used for Specula-as or gingerbread creation. Nice rustic aging and Patina on the wood. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 2 3/4 W ; 3/4 D ; 15 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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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