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Figure of Girl with Beach Towel from Le Bertetti Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Figure of Girl with Beach Towel from Le Bertetti Torino, 1940s
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Gladiator with Sword and Shield, " Unique Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and moving, this depiction of a nude male gladiator, laying his sword to the ground with his shield behind him, is a beautiful memorial celebrating the end of World War II, 1947. The Belgian sculptor -- Pierre Theunis...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Greek bronze sculpture from the Achaean period
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Pair of Bronze Sculptures of the Kore of Peplos - Early 20th Century with Modern Bases
Product Overview: This exquisite pair of bronze sculptures is a faithful reproduction o...
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Greek bronze sculpture from the Achaean period 150 cm
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Pair of Bronze Sculptures of the Kore of Peplos - Early 20th Century with Modern Bases
Product Overview: This exquisite pair of bronze sculptures is a faithful reproduction o...
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1940s Carved Wood Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This 1940s hand-carved wooden statue of a man or woman is just under 2 feet
Small piece missing on back as shown
Category
Cuban Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly conceived as two nude figures rising out of a bed of cumulus clouds, this sculpture depicts Zephyrus and Flora, Greek gods and lovers. The warm westerly wind of Zephyrus ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art-déco porcelain statue: "Jealousy" by Karl Tutter, Hutschenreuther
Located in Zemst, BE
Big late art-déco figurine in porcelain created by the sculptor Karl Tutter
Named: " Jealousy"
Naked women with 2 bear coughs
Manufactered by Hutschenreuther
High quality porcelain: ...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Lucite Cat by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in New York, NY
Chic 1940's cat sculpture in translucent yellow tone lucite, by design immortal Dorothy Thorpe.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
"Sigrid", Exceedingly Rare Art Deco Sculpture, Forest Green, Bopp Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of Art Deco ceramic sculpture, this female head was made by David Seyler for the Harold Bopp Pottery in northern Kentucky, in the brief period before it became the...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Hand Sculpted Stone Head Sculpture on Formfit Hand Carved Wooden Base
Located in Miami, FL
Antique hand-sculpted stone head sculpture presented on a hand carved wooden stand.
Head measures: Length 5 inches x 4 inches depth x 8 inches hig...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
Category
German Belle Époque Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Swedish White Porcelain Art Deco Figure by Harald Salomon for Rörstrand
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Amazing white glazed porcelain figure of a naked woman and a flute playing Pan.
Made by Harald Salomon for Swedish Rörstrand in the 1940s, this is an elegant art deco piece in excel...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
POMPEI FAUN - TERRACOTTa
Located in Madrid, ES
The House of the Faun (Italian: Casa del Fauno), built during the 2nd century BC, was one of the largest and most impressive private residences in Pompeii, Italy, and housed many gre...
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ceramic Venus Sculpture by Edouard Cazaux, circa 1940-1950
Located in Paris, FR
Large beige, blue and green with nuance of brown enameled ceramic sculpture representing a naked Venus by Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974). Signed Cazaux on the base back.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1940 Forlani Laveno Art Deco Italian Pottery Woman Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Woman Figure Art Deco
Italy, 1940
White Pottery
Pink and Gold Finishing
Perfect Condiction
Mark signed under the base
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Pan and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculptural Group with Nudes by Salomon for Rörstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in an ivory-hued glaze, this ambitious and rare sculptural grouping of a Pan and Nymph with flute and cymbal was sculpted by Harald Salomon for the famed Rörstra...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Brass Object Representing a Sail Boat in the style of Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s
This sculpture is made in nickel-plated brass and features a lacquered beech pedestal.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be consi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Painted Ceramic Sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940
By Tiziano Galli
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted ceramic sculpture by Tizziano Galli, Italy, circa 1940.
Tiziano Galli, (1908-1986).
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Emile Antoine Bourdelle “Arlequin” Bronze Sculpture Valsuani Foundry
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929) Bronze Sculpture
L' Arlequin.
Conceived in 1905 and cast around 1954
A rare museum quality impressionist - Brutalist interpretation of a harlequin swordsman in bronze with black/brown patina.
Bears the cast signature E. A. BOURDELLE top of the base, © by Bourdelle along one side.
Foundry seal of A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE. On corner.
Measures 16 x 16.5 x 5 inches.
Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair or heavy wear. Scratches and wear to patina throughout commensurate of material age and use.
Provenance: The estate of Morton and Estelle Sosland.In Kansas City, the Sosland family name is synonymous with both giving, and the arts. Of their many contributions to the community, 'The Soslands gave one of the nation's finest private collections of American Indian art to the Nelson-Atkins' museum. The content of this auction bears testament to their keen eye and varied interests.
In September 1893 Bourdelle joined the studio of Auguste Rodin. His collaboration with Rodin lasted fifteen years. In 1895, he received his first official commission, a war monument for the city of Montauban. His proposed plans, different from traditional monuments, created a scandal. Rodin intervened on his behalf, and the monument was finally erected in 1902.
In 1900, Bourdelle demonstrated his independence from Rodin's style with a bust of Apollo. In the same year, Bourdelle, Rodin and the sculptor Desbois opened a free school of sculpture, the Institut Rodin-Debois-Bourdelle. One of the students was Henri Matisse, who later produced some remarkable sculpture, but the school did not last long.
Bourdelle in his studio sketching Grace Christie
In 1905, Bourdelle had his first personal exhibition, in the gallery of the foundry-owner Hébrand. With the support of Hébrand and the material assistance of his foundry, Bourdelle was able to make larger works and earn greater recognition. His father died in 1906, and Bourdelle changed his first name to simply Antoine, after his father. He married his second wife, Cléopatre Sevastos (1892-1972), who was of Greek origin. She and their daughter, Rhodia, became a frequent inspiration for his works.[6]
In 1908, Bourdelle left the studio of Rodin and set out on his own. In 1909 he exhibited a new work, Hercules the Archer at the annual Salon of the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He began to teach at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, where his students included Giacometti, Isaac Frenkel and Adaline Kent...
Category
French Brutalist Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Necklace Pendant Saint Laurent Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze pendant titled Saint Laurent by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Gilt bronze, circa late 1940s. It depicts the ...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Markel Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY
Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
Category
American Machine Age Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Mid-Century Italian Espresso Maker
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sculptural mid-century Italian espresso maker from the 1940's. Incredible industrial design with fluted bakelite handle and accents. To open, un...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
American Modernism, a Pair of Nude Males, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About Sculpture
This homoerotic ebonized hand-carved wood sculpture of a pair of nude males, the older one supporting the falling down body of the youth, was created by an anonymous...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
White Porcelain Statue of a Revolutionary with a Device for a Flag or Flower
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptionally large porcelain statue by the artist Neukam, produced in an extremely small edition for Alka Porcelain in Germany. This revolutionist stan...
Category
German Victorian Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Bronze Art Buckle Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Belonged to the series "Rulked by Angels" created by Parisian art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950, this lovely and uncommon cast bronze belt buckle is called "Le Choeur de Anges...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Asian Modernist Torchere / Floor Lamp, Attributed to James Mont, 1940s
By James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Asian Modernist Torchere / floor lamp. Attributed to James Mont 1940s, Classic form, Black lacquered metal standard ,brass ornamentation, detailing. Amazing embossed glass shade boasting oriental woman and floral design. 3-way switch light variation. Perfect addition to your modernist, eclectic...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of 1938 Andre Bourgault Miniatur Carved Wood Statues Couple Rocking Chairs
By Andre Bourgault
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of very small original Andre Bourgault statues hand carved and stamped
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it ...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Of A Nude Male
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Of A Nude Male.
We offer a handsome Italian bronze sculpture of a reclining nude male that dates to the 1940's.
Beautiful form and great patina!
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
Congolese Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Just Andersen Figurine of Boy with Bear by E. Borch of Disco Metal Denmark 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original figurine of a sitting boy with teddy bear designed by Elna Borch
The figurine is made in the 1950s of disco metal with brown patina by Just Andersen´s own metal workshop.
...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Figure of a Nude Girl with Cloth & Grapes from Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Generously sized figure depicting naked maiden with cloth and bunch of grapes Giovanni Ronzan 1940. Publication "The epigones of the Lenci manufactory" by M.G.Gargiulo Page 165.
Pack...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture of Lady with Fox Terrier by Ceramiche Mollica 1940s
By Capodimonte
Located in Milano, MI
Ceramic figurine by Ceramiche Mollica, depicting a lady with a pair of Fox Terrier dogs, made in the 1940s.
Ø cm 16 Ø cm 15 h cm 30
Ceramiche Mollica represents one of the most important and long-standing manufacturers of Neapolitan ceramics. Founded in 1842 by Giovanni Mollica...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Girl with White Dove in Hand from Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic sculpture of Girl with the white dove in the hand of Ronzan
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Sculpture, Susanna and the Elders, Gustavsberg Sweden 1940-50s.
Located in Skanninge, SE
Very unusual biscuit sculpture by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg depicting Susanna and the elders.
Made in Sweden around 1950.
In excellent condition with no issues!
Signed "Stig L 89...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Figure " Virgin in the Mirror " - János Török
By János Török
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Stunning hand-painted Zsolnay porcelain figure by renowned Hungarian artist János Török also called " Virgin in the Mirror."
This figure is published in the Zsolnay Catalog and is br...
Category
Hungarian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Glazed ceramic sculpture, Italy, circa 1940.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
COSIMO TERRACOTTA HEAd
Located in Madrid, ES
Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until 1621. He was the elder son of the then incumbent ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nude Girl with a Sparrow's Nest by Giovanni Ronzan for Ronzan Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Nude Girl with a Sparrow's Nest by Giovanni Ronzan for Ronzan Torino, 1940s
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Figure of a Woman with Veil & Infant from Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Ceramic figure of a woman with veil and newborn baby by Ronzan.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nikita Carpenko Modernist Wood Figurative Sculpture c1940s
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible modernist figurative wood sculpture by artist, Nikita Carpenko c1940s. Very difficult to find his sculpture, especially one of the...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Small Art Deco Bas-Relief in Plaster, Signed, G. WATKIN 1942
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small Art Deco bas-relief in plaster, signed and dated 1942.
Probably a Study for a larger bas relief.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Carved Copper Thousand hand Bodhisattva Buddha Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
The thousand arms of a bodhisattva symbolize compassion and the ability to help all beings, including oneself, to achieve enlightenment. The ideology of this mythical being is repr...
Category
Tibetan Primitive Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Vestal Ceramic Figure With Jug and Goblet by Giovanni Ronzan for Ronzan, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Vestal ceramic figure with jug and goblet by Giovanni Ronzan for Ronzan.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Italian Cast Bronze and Marble Putto Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1784 Antique Italian Bronze small putto set on a marble basewhite marble base
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goldscheider Art Déco Children Group 'Secret' by Stephan Dakon, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Two girls under a large umbrella, in short dresses, one holding a doll tucked under her arm, whispering something in the other's ear.
On a light oval base.
Designed by STEPHAN DA...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Keramos Mid Century Modern Pastel Blue Dancer Ballerina Stephan Dakon C. 1949
By Kéramos, Stefan Dakon
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic figurine dancer ballerina with pastel blue ruffled dress and ballet flats by Stefan Dakon for Keramos, circa 1949.
Amazing and elegant figurine in pastel blue color from cer...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century articulated lay figure.
A good example of an early 20th century articulated artists lay figure. With brass and spring joints that allow this figure to move into ...
Category
Late Victorian Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Matilde Poulat MATL Taxco Ca. 1945 .930 Silver Virgin With Stones
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare ca. 1945 Virgin Mary sculpture in .930 silver with carved bone, amethyst and turquoise by Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat. Manufactured in Taxco, Guerrero, México. The Virg...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Pair of Statues of a Lady and a Gentleman in Ceramic by Zaccagnini 1940
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of ceramic figurines depicting a lady and a gentleman, made by Zaccagninini in the 1940s
Checkers - Ø cm 17 h cm 32
Gentleman - Ø cm 7...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of White Ceramic Dove Sculptures by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of the most celebrated and influential designers of the A...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Umbrella Stand Sculpture in High Relief in Wood and Plaster, 1940s
Located in taranto, IT
splendid and rare original umbrella holder vase from the 1940s, a high-relief sculpture with subjects attributable to angels, made of wood and plaster with upper application in brass
It measures just under 50...
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Surreal Hand Painted Deco Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1416 Hand painted Surreal Deco sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Art Deco Stone Sculpture, White Color, a Women Head, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an Art Deco Period, Sculpture in stone, representing an women Head.
In a white color. It has been made in France Circa 1940.
Category
French Romantic Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Just Andersen Figurine of Calf by Gudrun Lauesen, Made of Disco Metal, 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Figurine of a standing just born calf designed by Gudrun Lauesen.
Manufactured by Danish artist and sculptor Just Andersens (1884-1943) metal workshop.
It's made in Denmark in the 19...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Just Andersen Figurine of Boy by Elna Borch Made of Disco Metal, Denmark 1940s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original figurine featuring a naked boy sitting, designed by Elna Borch manufactured by Danish artist and sculptor Just Andersen (1884-1943)
It's made in Denmark in the 1940s or 195...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Three Children's Aid Day Figures, Aluminia, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Three Children's Aid Day figures.
Cousin from Amager, Skovserkone and Skovserdreng.
Aluminia, 1940s.
The children's aid figures were designed in a ma...
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Buddha with child Incense 1940s China
Located in Den Haag, NL
Chinese Buddha with child . The child is a insert ,can be removed .
The holes are for incense ,i think . strange combination .Do you
now more than me . Solid Brass .
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
