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Period: Mid-20th Century
Material: Wood
1960s Wooden Figure Sculpture Made in Italy by Luigi Cipollone
Located in London, GB
A tall wooden sculpture. 1960s Roman school design by Luigi Cipollone.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Rare Hand Wood Carved Walnut J Rozec Signed Portraits Fisherman & Wife
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of original hand carved from solid walnut J Rozec signed portraits of a fisherman and his wife A very good looking and high...
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1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Walnut

20th Century Signed Ceramic Figure Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Very beautifully done, three figures. Signed RZ in base, possibly Roger Zellner. Clyde Burt style as well.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Wood

Midcentury Figurative Woman in Bronze Entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg
By Harriet Hochberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury figurative nude woman in bronze on wood base entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg, circa 1979. The piece has a wonderful vontage patina and measures: 7.625" D x 9.5" W...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

1930s Art Deco Figure Depicting a Leaping Dog
By P. Belys
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish 1930s Art Deco figure depicting a leaping dog, very iconic image from the 1930s. Originating from France and made by the artist P. BELYS, the figure is made from ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Hardwood

Carved Rosewood Stylized Antelope Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
An aesthetically charming antelope sculpture in rich grainy rosewood. Both effortless and valiant despite its diminutive size. Measures: 5.13" T x ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Rosewood

Mid-20th Century Toguna Female Anthropomo Post from Mali
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
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Mid-20th Century Malian Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Kay Bojeson Laurids Lonborg Hand Painted Stout Guardsman Figure
Located in Ferndale, MI
Kay Bojeson guardsman figure. Hand painted white red with black feet. Sold by Laurids Lonborg Denmark retains original label. Completely original condition with little to no wear.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Teak

Adrien Dupagne '1889-1980' Africanist Sculpture in Terracotta, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Adrien Dupagne (1889-1980) Africanist sculpture in terracotta, circa 1940-1950. Small wooden base.
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Wood

Antique Red Painted Articulated Wood Nude Artist Figural Model Sculpture Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
High quality antique articulated wood artist nude figural model sculpture dating from the 1940s-1950s. The model is a tough to find version with the original red enamel paint. In ver...
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Mid-20th Century Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Italian Polish Bronze Sail Boat Sculpture by Emilio Lancia
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful polish bronze sculpture design by renowned Italian designer Emilio Lancia in the 1960s. The sculpture depicts two sail boats sailing in the ocean. The sculpture is constr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme
Located in Stamford, CT
Gelede helmet mask of a gendarme. Male Yoruba dancers wear gelede masks at festivals honoring the women of the Community. Gelede masquerades often serve as...
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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Thai Temple Buddhist Hand Carved Terracotta Figural Sculpture Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th century Thai temple Buddhist hand carved terracotta figural sculpture statue. Item features Thai Buddhist figural carving of solid terracotta, r...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta, Wood

"Exotic Nude" Painting by G Westerman
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large scale of a nude exotic woman. Possibly an Indonesian woman because of the colonial past of the Netherlands with Indonesia. Oil on hardboard signed Gerard Westerman, 1880-19...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Modern Artist Made Signed Crusifix, Russian, Bent Copper and Wood after Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful modernist sculpture, artist made, signed Crusifix, Russian, bent copper and wood, Reminiscent of sculptural designs by Heifetz, amazing quality, Retains original plaque wit...
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1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Curious Architectural Model, France, circa 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming and curious painted wood model of a set of Primitive-looking Dwellings, with a white-washed finish.
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Mid-20th Century French Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Brass Sculpture of Dolphins
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass sculpture of dolphins on a wooden base. Measures: Height 24 cm. Width 27 cm. Depth 11 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Vintage Figural Nude Bronze, Wrought Iron and Wood Sculpture circa 1960s-1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage figural nude bronze, wrought iron and wood sculpture, circa 1960s-1970s. Patinated bronze women with a wrought iron hoop between the...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Iron, Bronze

Mid-20th Century French Carved Oak Statuary Candleholder
Located in Dallas, TX
This large antique wood carved sculpture composition was crafted in France circa 1950; made of oakwood, the statue depicts a church page...
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Mid-20th Century French Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

"Embrace" Luba Headrest Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Luba people of Zaire believed that ancestors visited them through dreams. This belief led to elaborately worked headrests, known as "seats of dreams." Such headrests were used to...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

1930s Wood Boot Sculpture Mold
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning wooden boot sculpture mold, measures 14.25 in H, 11 in deep, 5.75 in wide. Great piece for your home decor. Please be sure to check our storefront for more wonderful decorat...
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Upholstery, Birch

Unusual Pair Teki Modern Lounge Chairs by William Westenhaver for Witco
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual pair oversized, Teki Modern lounge chairs by William Westenhaver for Witco, definitely over the top, same chairs can be seen in Elvis Presley's Graceland. Crazy carved walnut...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Fabric, Walnut

Set of Three Kokeshi Dolls from Northern Japan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kokeshi (こけし こけし, kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines t...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Gilded Paper Mache "Boy" Store Display Mannequin / Sculpture, circa 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Boy" department store display / mannequin composed of gilded papier mâché, circa late 1920-early 1930s. There is wear / heavy losses / flakin...
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1930s American Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paint, Paper

African Namji Fertility Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Doted on like an actual child, this carved doll was once owned by a young girl among the Namji people of northwest Cameroon. Carted around by its owner wherever she went and lovingly...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
By Giocometti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming little tree branch Folk Art sculpture hand-carved in the manner of Giocometti.
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1930s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Vintage Burmese Polychrome Carved Wooden Statue of a Warrior on his Horse
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Burmese polychrome wooden statue from the mid-20th century, depicting a warrior on a horse. Born in Burma during the mid-century period, this striking carved wooden statue ...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Modern Marble Female Torso Figurative Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial modern female figurative marble torso sculpture piece by artist/sculptor Helga Brinitzer, circa 20th century, New York. Piece is solid marble, made from one piece, and ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Clara Shainess 1940s Carved Wood Sculpture
By Clara Shainess
Located in New York, NY
An African School carved wood sculpture made in the 1940s (circa 1940) by U.S. artist Clara Shainess and mounted on a painted wooden base. Good condition, some age cracks and chips; ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Painted African Pende Altar Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Pende diviners interpreted messages from the spirit realm to determine which of their ancestors would provide aid in return for sacrifices. This figure would have been carved for the recipient of such favors. The down-turned gaze and gently placed hands offer a feeling of security and companionship, representing benevolent intentions towards the gift giver...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Powerful Modernist Welded Iron Head of Jesus Christ
By Julio González
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A powerful modernist welded iron head of Jesus Christ, circa 1950, a modernist sculpture of a stylized head of Christ with a crown of thorns in the manner of Julio Gonzales...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Rare Child Size Ceremonial Kanaga Masks, Dogon Peoples
Located in Buffalo, NY
Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are normally made by carvers of the Awa society. The masks are worn during the Dama dancing ce...
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1930s Malian Tribal Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Paint, Wood

1950s Paul McCobb Dr. No Tall Windsor Chair Rustic Farmhouse Boho Abstract Chic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains. Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Birch

1930s Architectural Silvered Foundry Form, Mold, Casting, Sculpture Garden
Located in Buffalo, NY
Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...
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1930s American Industrial Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Marcel Delmotte, Wood Sculpture with Fabric Strips and Plaster, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte, (1901-1984) large wood sculpture with fabric strips and plaster, circa 1960 probably a self portrait Unsigned small gaps.
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Wood Sculpture Futurist Machine by Urano Palma Locomotive title, from 1956
Located in Milano, IT
Author Urano Palma. Wooden sculpture depicting a Futurist machine made in 1956. Title of work Locomotive. The sculpture is made of wood carved and assemb...
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1950s Italian Futurist Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

1930s by Arturo Pannunzio Silver Ceramic Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Silver pottery and wood base.
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Silver

Painted Japanese Marble Warrior Panel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-4035 Hand painted marble panel set in a wood frame.
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1940s Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Finely Carved Complete Burmese Buddha and Monk Set
Located in New York, NY
A complete set of five intricately carved vintage Burmese monks and Buddha in flowing robes on lotus leaf and carrying alms bowls. Spiritual and beautiful, these pieces are extraordinarily detailed (see additional photos). Dimensions: largest piece - Buddha L...
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Thermometer in the style of Hagenauer, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Thermometer in the style of Hagenauer, 1950s. Original condition.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Brutalist Sculpture "Family" Signed Italy, circa 1961 Manner of Marcello Fantoni
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist sculpture "Family" signed Italy, circa 1961, manner of Fanoni. Amazing form surface Classic modernist well executed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Mahogany

Very Tall Wooden Uncle Sam Flag Holder with Old Paint
Located in New York, NY
A nicely carved, brightly painted figure of Uncle Sam mounted on two wooden blocks. This large piece, painted on both sides, stands at more than six feet tall. A Classic Folk Art pie...
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1960s American Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

1950s Wooden Monk Lamp by Aldo Tura Signed Macabo Italy Midcentury
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique lamp, hand-carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of sophis...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Large Pair of Carved Wood Buddha Heads
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pair of carved wood Buddha heads. Great patina to wood and great off-white coloring. Very good condition.
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1950s East Asian Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Wood Orphan Child Lantern Table Lamp by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
This particular and sophisticated lamp made by Aldo Tura is most likely a unique prototype lamp. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions, thus the d...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

American Country Carved Wooden Clown
Located in New York, NY
American Country style (mid 20th Cent) carved life-size wood figure of a circus side show clown holding a clock-face hat with a gesso and painted surface (possibly made by Boston Carving...
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Mid-20th Century American Country Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

1930 Bookends in Solid Rosewood with Its Saint Gobain Block of Glass
By Bernard Richters, Saint Gobain
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sculptural bookends in the style of Bernard Richter’s. In solid rosewood, it is heavy, with a beautiful old patina. The block of glass is from Saint G...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Glass

Lynn Davis, Couple, Patinated Bronze Mobile Sculptural Group, circa 1961
By Lynn Davis
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable mobile double-figure sculptural group with both, male and female figures rotating freely around their own axis; and where both figures can be installed in any position relative to each other. With any new desirable position, it becomes apparent how their relationships change diametrically with each and any turn of the figures. Both, male and female sculptures...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Unique Sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very unique sculpture entitled "Mr. Architekt" by surrealist Mexican artist and designer Pedro Friedeberg (b. 1937). Circa 1960s, this sculpture was made from carved and painted wood, found objects such as rules and combs, and antique santo...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

20th Century Carved Wood Religious Figure, 'Joseph' Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently salvaged from old Downtown Buffalo New York church rectory, lifesize carved wood statue, "Joseph" which once adorned the vestibule, well executed, wonderful detail, great si...
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1930s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of Monumental African Ebonized Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of monumental African ebonized carved tribal figures of man and wife with child and drum standing on a round base (19/20th Cent)(from the World M...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Jose de Creeft Carved Wood Sculpture of Feet
Located in New York, NY
A carved wood sculpture of multiple interconnected feet, carved by Spanish-born American artist Jose de Creeft around the 1930s-1940s in the Mexican School...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Gem of a Giltwood Thai Buddha Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Medium sized beautiful carved giltwood Buddha with meticulous detail and glittery rhinestone decoration across the top of robe.
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1960s Thai Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Giltwood

Italian Pisa Tower from the Kids Theater Bittante Firenze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large sculpture of Pizza antique tower Italian Pizza tower from the summer Puppet Teatro Bittante Firenze.
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1960s Italian Primitive Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

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Reclaimed Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Contemplative Seated Nude Sculpture by Aldo Calo
By Aldo Calo
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wood sculpture of a seated contemplative woman by an unknown artist. Seated woman on a rectangular plinth wood. Measures: 17" x 4 1/2" x 7 1/2". The woman seated pr...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Wood Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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