1920s Figurative Sculptures

Rare, perhaps unique, this beautifully sculpted and cast bronze cup features a frieze of racing cars and motorcycles in the heat of the race, above a series of garlands with oaks lea...

Scandinavian Art Deco sculpture with a beautiful craquelé glaze. Unique piece from Northern Europe, signed by the author with "BB".

"The walk " by Fernand Gysen. (Antwerpen 1879-Ukkel 1943) A beautiful Art Deco bronze in green patina on a marble base, signed F Gysen, Foundry stamp 'Batardy/cire perdue/Bruxelles...

Elegant bronze "The Awakening". Resting on a beige onyx base by Paul Philippe.

Very nice and rare 20th century French set of plaster nativity scene figurines. Twelve pieces are representing the religious nativity characters and the animals. Large dimensions. ...

Signed “E. Seger”. Black patina. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) THE BIBLE STORY Samuel 17:34-36 Originally, Saul would not allow David to fight Goliath (17:33). Saul’s reason was simply that Goliath would be stronger than David. David was young and he did not have the experience to fight such a capable enemy as Goliath. David was likely to die, and his death would benefit nobody. Often people wrongly imagine that they are acting in faith (in other words, that they are trusting God). Really, they are acting in a foolish manner, as if the danger is not real. They are not trusting in God, but in their own thoughts, hopes and desires. David’s reply to Saul shows us his attitudes. This reply explains clearly why David had offered to fight Goliath. In other words, it shows how David considered himself able to defeat Goliath. Like many boys and young men in Israel, David had worked as a shepherd. That is, he looked after sheep. He was responsible to look after those sheep in every way. In particular, he had to protect them from wild animals. Lions and bears are some of the fiercest large wild animals. They were common in Israel at the time of the Bible. They are much stronger than a man (see for example 1 Kings 13:24 and 2 Kings 2:24). Only the bravest and strongest men were able to kill a lion (Judges 14:5-6; 2 Samuel 23:20). However, David had killed both a lion and a bear. He had killed animals that were stronger than him. David did not believe that the strongest man would win the fight. David had a close relationship with God; he was trusting God to rescue him (17:37). David was not pretending that there was no danger. However, God’s Holy Spirit was active in David’s life (16:13). By the power of his Holy Spirit, God had given David the faith (trust in God) to fight Goliath. Because David really was trusting God, there was no reason for him to be afraid of Goliath. THE ARTIST Ernst Seger (1865 1939), born in Neurode (Nowa Ruda, now Poland), studied sculpturing from 1884 at the Kunstschule in Breslau under Robert Härtel. From 1886 he worked in the Atelier of Christian Behrens, where he created the Eichendorff-Memorial for the Silezian City of Neisse. From 1893 to 1894 Seger stayed in Paris where he worked in the atelier of Auguste Rodin. However, Seger finally chose a ‘Jugenstill’ and a more ‘naturalistic’ or ‘Neuklassizismus’ style. His sculptures, modelled like the Greek antiques, were later greatly admired by the National Socialists. At the end of 1894 Ernst Seger went back to Berlin, founded his own atelier and created the Kaiser Wilhelm I memorial for the Silesian City of Glatz. In 1897 Seger created the sculpture ‘Jugend’ (‘Youth’), which was displayed at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1898, at the ‘Große Berliner Kunstausstellung’ in 1899, at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1899 and at the ‘Münchener Glaspalast Ausstellung’ in 1908. As a sculptor Seger regarded this as his first relevant work, his breakthrough. A copy of the sculpture in bronze, 1.60 metres high, was placed in the ‘Scheitniger Park’ in Breslau (now Wroclaw). In 1898 Segers ‘Diana’, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Childbirth, was unvealed in Park Szczytnicki, Breslau, Polen (earlier ‘Schneitniger Park’). Until 1945 the sculpture stayed in the Schneitniger Park, Breslau. This part of the park is still called ’Dianagarten’. After the turn of the century the elegant female dancers and nudes by Seger gained great popularity. In 1905 Ernst Seger created -together with the sculptor Bernhard Sehring- the ‘Bismarck Brunnen’ (‘Bismarck Fountain’) in Breslau. This memorial-fountain (which still exists) represents the allegories ‘Kampf’ and ‘Sieg’ (‘Battle and Victory’). Seger’s ‘Verwundete Amazone’ (‘Wounded Amazon’), displayed at the Grosse Münchner Kunstausstellung in the Glaspalast in 1908, was placed in the garden of the ‘Kaufhauses Wertheim’ in Berlin. In the same year he was appointed as a professor. Seger’s marble sculpture ‘Kypris’, created in 1916, was placed in the Alten Nationalgalerie in Berlin. In 1925 the City of Berlin acquired his sculpture ‘Anbetung’ and placed it at the Johannaplatz. ‘Storchenbrunnen’ (‘Stork-fountain’), was placed in 1931 at the Adolf-Scheidt-Platz in Berlin. In 1935 the American newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst bought Seger’s sleeping ‘Ganymede’. During the Third Reich Ernst Seger was commissioned numerous Hitler busts...

Entirely charming and whimsical, this Classic -- and rare -- pair of bronze candlesticks depict male and female sprites, each standing on a gilded sphere and carrying an Amphora. The...

Full of tender affection and familial love, this marble sculpture is one of the finest works of Chester Beach, one of America’s foremost sculptors in the...

Exceptional Art Déco model of the Goldscheider company, extremely rarely produced and not listed in the catalogue raisonné: Man in traditional Japanese costume – long coat with flora...

Dancing girl Ria by Karl Hagenauer - Werkstätte Hagenauer.

Adda Bonfils (1883-1943) for Ipsens Enke. Figure of girl with shovel in glazed ceramics. Model 889. 1920s / 30's. Measures: 11,5 x 9 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

Art Deco bronze bookends of Chinese children playing by M. White, England, 1920. A pair of bronze bookends with Chinese children playing, one ...

"Arabian Girl" is one of the exquisite pieces produced by Dahl-Jensen which is now part of Royal Copenhagen. It is stamped #1129 with a slash across the hallmark, a mark which indica...

Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Faun pulling bear's ear. Model number 1804. 1920s. Measures: 19 x 13 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 2nd factory quality.

Hubley Anne Fish Figural Doorstop – "Charleston Dancers" This exquisite figural cast-iron doorstop, titled "Charleston Dancers," embodies the lively energy and elegance of the Art D...

Wiener Werkstätte figure Madonna from white glazed porcelain by Ida Schwetz-Lehmann for Wiener Werkstätte 1923, Vienna. A high quality and lovely figure Madonna with Jesus represen...

Sculpture of a head. Done from patinated bronze. Inscribed "Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien" on the bottom Austria, c. 1920s 18"h x 11"w x 11"d

Hans Henrik Hansen for Royal Copenhagen. Figure in porcelain. Girl. Model number 4533. Measure: Height: 17.5 cm. In perfect condition. Stamped.

This is an exceptionally rare bronze of the noted early film star Emil Jannings. Emil Jannings was a German actor, popular in 1920s Hollywood. He was the first Oscar recipient, hono...

Bing and Grondahl. Two porcelain figurines of two little boys. White glazed. 1920s/30s. Marked. First factory quality. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Height 17.0 cm. x Width 6.0 cm.

Bronze sculpture of angels.

Antique French Terracotta sculpture signed T. Foris. Well executed French terra cotta sculpture signed T. Foris (1921). This lovely French f...

Bing and Grondahl, porcelain figurine of a boy with horn. Model 1792. Approx. 1920s. Perfect condition. Marked. First factory quality. Dimensions: Height 17.0 cm. x Width 8.5 cm.

Truly fine and extraordinary, this large and heavy bronze bookend, beautifully sculpted, cast and chased, depicts a sleeping male nude figure, his arm resting on a Classical mask, his body curled around an owl, and his left arm clasped by a small child. Given that the owl represents knowledge and wisdom, and the mask indicates art and theater, the sculpture is suffused with allegory and meaning. The sculpture is not signed, but is stamped 530/101 and shows an engraved inventory number, probably added by the first owner. The bronze has a lustrous patrina, and sits on an oxblood marble...

German porcelain figure of a red cross nurse, Rosenthal, circa 1920. Signed.

Goldscheider Art Deco figure of nude woman in partially glazed red clay, 1920s-1930s. In very good condition. Measures: 35 x 11.5 cm. S...

A Thai kneeling ceremonial monk sculpture from circa 1920 with hand painted gilt and lacquer over stone. This remarkable Thai ceremonial kneeling monk sc...

Well done, very sharp detailed cast bronze figure with inlay of silver metal on scroll, 1920s- 1930s. Beautiful golden patina on head and bottom from years of handling. 8.3 lbs.   

Young revue dancer with pageboy hairstyle, dressed in a one-piece, lilac-coloured and abstract decorated transparent costume with short trousers and a tight-fitting, long-sleeved top...

Pair of Hungarian Zsolnay hand painted decorative ceramic figurative sculpture dishes with Eosin glaze. Woman scooping water with a vase or urn is ci...

Bearing a clear aesthetic influence of the Art Deco era, this wonderfully beautiful image of the progenitor Eve is a Western-European school sculptural portrait of a stunningly beaut...

1920s Art Déco glazed ceramic sculpture with base 'La Femme voilée de Marrakech' by Céline Lepage, France By: Céline Lepage Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay Technique: cast, p...

48" tall marble statue of a young girl holding a bouquet of flowers, circa 1920's.

Finished with a gorgeous, deep green-black patina with mossy highlights, this rare pair of bronze bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for his series of sculptures celebrating the American worker...

Glazed in the gorgeous, brilliant glazes characteristic of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop), and adopting a long, lean, almost Mannerist pose, this lovely sculpture of a mothe...

Dancer in an oriental costume with traditional Korean looking headdress, with raised, bent legs and arms performing a dance pose, a Chinese pagoda leaning against her leg. The figure...

Thai Flower Sculptures, early 20th Century. Hand-carved out of reclaimed teakwood and repurposed from wheels to flower sculptures, these pieces are ...

We present you this figurine depicting a girl with a garland of flowers. It is a plaster cast on a pedestal, dated the 1920s. The figurine is a part of a set, together with a depic...

Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.   

Wonderful bronze Art Deco sculpture depicting a nude Egyptian dancer wearing a skimpy bottom finely decorated with turquoise enamel. She's also adorned with matching bracelets. You c...

Eugène Bourgouin (1880, 1924, France): "the Poet", Silver-Plated Bronze Sculpture - Susse Casting Circa 1920 Silver-plated bronze sculpture on a stone base representing a pensive po...

Sculpted in the late 1920s by Margaret Berger, a student of Alexander Archipenko, this is one of the finest sculptures to come out of his ARKO Modern A...

An Art Deco bronze pin dish with a ladies head looking outward. Signed 'B. Zach' and stamped 'Made in Austria' Artist: Bruno Zach (1891-1935) Dimension...

One of the most exquisitely beautiful bronzes sculptures we have ever offered, this extremely rare bronze centerpiece features a mother with her child standing on her shoulder, each figure beautifully modeled and executed. The sculpture is flanked by a set of four candleholders...

Art Deco Man with Serpent Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture Circa 1920s DIMENSIONS Height: 23.5 inches Width: 14.5 inches Depth: 8.75...

Charles Gaston YRONDY (1885-?, France) : "Flamme of Freedom" Very dark brown-black varnished patinated bronze sculpture showing a hand holding a flamme Signed : "CH.YRONDI" on base...

Unusual Antique / French Art Deco 1920s Mannequin Display Head/Brass Thread Hair,,, signed,,

Anton Mikhailovich LAVINSKY (1893-1968) : "Cubist woman seating" Original plaster, unique piece Russia, circa 1925 Dimensions Height = 27 cm Width = 33 cm Depth = 23 cm Anton...

A stunning early 20th century French bronze figure of a semi clad young woman holding a bird in classic high Art Deco pose with excellent gilt patination and intricate surface detail...

Early 20th century bronze sculpture of two elephants with a patinated bronzed finish. The base signed Ant.Amorgasti, 1924. Antonio Amorgasti,(18...

The figure of a female head, silver plated brass. Inscribed on the bottom "Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien" Austria, c. 1920s 16"h x 10.5"w x 3.5"d

Inscribed Ary Bitter (1883-1973) with The L.N. and J.L. Foundry, Paris.

Entirely charming and winsome, this pair of bookends depicting nude children with golden hair who are sleeping on pale blue beds, was probably executed by one of the ceramic artists associated with the Wiener Werkstätte (or Vienna Workshop) in the 1910s and 1920s. Established in 1903 by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann, the Vienna Workshop brought together architects, artists and designers working in ceramics, fashion, silver, furniture and the graphic arts, including Michael Powolny, Berthold...

A lovely modern sculpture by 20th century Italian artist Oriani.

Ivan MESTROVIC (1883-1962) after, Pensive woman Unsigned plaster sculpture bearing a label underneath "Po Mestrovicu Sanjarenje, 1927 kamen, 88x188 cm, Split, Galerja Mestrovic" (Sma...

Marked on the bottom of base "Rosenthal Selb-Bavaria". Signed Ferdinand Lieberman.

Depiction of a female dancing couple, named Katta Sterna and Maria Solveg, in identical costumes with backless, fitted, black and white patterned top with black neck piece closed hig...

A very rare Viennese Art Déco ceramic figure: Young, pretty lady dressed in a blue costume with a short-sleeved blouse and a flounced skirt, with her dark hair tied back and pinned u...

French deco Sculpture by Jean Lambert-Rucki is whimsical example of a Norman Warrior with pointed hat and nose guard this early wooden sculpture with has maintained its colors well.  

Polychrome earthenware bust of Nantes sculptor Henriette Porson (1874–1963), created by the iconic HB factory, depicting a Bigouden grandmother. The subject wears the traditional dr...