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Returnable Items Only
Michael Andersen & Son Boy on Donkey Ceramic Figurine in Persia Glaze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare Michael Anderssen ceramic figurine executed with Persia glaze. It depicts a boy on a donkey and is probably an Allegory of either laciness, stubbornness, being horny etc. It is ...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Big Mid-Century Modern Atomic Molecular Wood Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Large wooden sculpture that represents an atom, a super decorative object full of history since this type of piece was used in the old science classes, suffering great wear and tear ...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wood Sculpture in Oak by French Designer 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's
Brown Color. Made in Oak
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please note, priced per item (7 available), beautiful vintage Murano hand blown iridescent art glass seashells. Documented to designer Flavio Poli f...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...
Category
Austrian Moorish Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Man by L. Shore, 1953
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT
This wonderful Mid-Century Mordern sculpture of a standing man is clearly influenced by one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century, Alberto Giacometti - Swiss scul...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Statue from Borneo
Located in New York, NY
Antique male statue hand carved from a single wood log from West Borneo. Originally used to protect the home from evil spirits. The wood base was placed into the ground in front of t...
Category
Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Statue from Borneo
Located in New York, NY
Antique male statue hand carved from a single wood log from West Borneo. Originally used to protect the home from evil spirits. The wood base was place...
Category
Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
British Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture of a girl in Bronze R. Scarpelli
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sculpture of a girl in Bronze R. Scarpelli
head of a girl in bronze with a black granite base
Circa 1950 Origin Italy
Signed in bronze R. Scarpelli
art deco style
Italian sculptor
ex...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Pair of French Gilt Brass Cherub Fireplace Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Gilt Brass Cherub Fireplace Andirons
Country: French
Materials: Brass
Style: Antique
Year: 1950s
$1,450 pair
Dimensions:
...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Statue from Borneo
Located in New York, NY
Antique male statue hand carved from a single wood log from West Borneo. Originally used to protect the home from evil spirits. The wood base was place...
Category
Tribal Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Nude Figural Sculpture by Franz Bergman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sustantial bronze sculpture by Austrian artist Franz Bergman depicting a Man holding a nude female and standing on a rug.
Beautiful colors and attention to detail.
Signed.
M...
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sailing Boat Sculpture Wood Copper Austrian Midcentury Design, 1950s
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Sailing boat with two masts
Designed and executed by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, Vienna.
copper sails, brass anchor and masts, wooden boat deck
circa 1950s
marked undernea...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stamford, CT
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
A solid murano glass sculpture of a female nude on a pedestal by Loredano Rosin (1936-91) for Archime...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Glass Figurine, Venini 1950 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Polychrome glass figurine with sleeve. Made to a design by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Acid signature on the base “Venini Murano Italia”.
The figurine...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Vintage Brass Roman Chariot Figure circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage metal figure of the traditional roman chariot with an olympic symbol stamped.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1950.
In ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Marc Bellaire California Ceramic Native Head Wall Sculpture, Ca 1950s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Rare Marc Bellaire ceramic head sculpture in the Polynesian style akin to the stone "Moai" sculptures found on Easter Island. In the many years I have collected Marc Bellaire, this is the first time seeing this piece. It likely belongs to one of his Island-themed lines.
Measure 12" high x 6" wide x 5-1/2" deep.
Hole at back of sculpture allows hanging on the wall or can place on a surface as shown for use as a tabletop sculpture.
Marc Bellaire was born in 1925 in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Toledo Museum of Art while employed at the Libby Glass...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Anne Van Kleeck Plaster Sculpture Midcentury
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful, stylized bust by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1950s. Plaster, heavy, this unique sculpture has a real mid-century feel and timeless presence. From the artist's estate.
A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Wood Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Wood sculpture, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dorothy Doughty Mexican Feijoa and Ladybird Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Royal Worcester mid 20th century Feijoa and Ladybird bone china figurines by Dorothy Doughty. Signed on bottom.
Category
English Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Dorothy Doughty Royal Worcester Magnolia Warbler
Located in Dallas, TX
A Limited Edition, hand painted, English fine bone china pair of Royal Worcester Magnolia Warblers. One of the most important pair in the American Bird Series. Shape number: 3429 & 3...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Dorothy Doughty Scissor Tailed Flycatchers
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Royal Worcester, bone china, Scissor Tailed Flycatchers by Dorothy Doughty .These are very difficult to find in great condition, and very rar...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Polished Brass Rare Unicorn Bookend Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage solid polished brass bookend sculpture with nice weight circa 1950s.
Category
British Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Igorot Tribesmen Figurative Sculpture in Carved Wood, Philippine, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Igorot tribesmen wood carved picture depicting an indigenous murder scene. Northern Luzon, Philippine islands. Were feared & known as deadly head hunt...
Category
Philippine Anglo-Indian Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Betty Grable Movie Poster Print Typesetting Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare Betty Grable movie poster print typesetting mold.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Vase with Girl Sculpture Reading a Book Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Bastogne, BE
Fine Vintage porcelain sculpture - Girl reading a book.
Hand-painted.
Stamped and numbered.
Germany
There are some traces ...
Category
German Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Original Danish Kay Bojesen Toy Wagon "Family Trip", Colorful Beech Wood, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Kay Bojesen´s "Family Trip" is one of his most loved wooden toy designs.
This set is original vintage. It consists of wagon and 4 family members: mother, father and two children.
...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beech, Paint
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Dancing Girl After Chiparus Mid 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an eye-catching Vintage Art Deco Revival bronze dancing girl dating from the mid 20th century.
This beautiful piece is a 20th Century recast of a sculpture created by the famous Romanian sculptor Demetre Chiparus.
Made by the classical lost wax, or 'cire perdue', method, the stautue stands on a black marble base.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 50 x Width 22 x Depth 16 & Weight 6 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 8 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 6 inches & Weight 13.2 lbs
Lost Wax Method
sometimes called by the French name of cire perdue or the Latin, cera perduta is the process by which a bronze or brass is cast from an artists sculpture.
In industrial uses, the modern process is called investment casting. An ancient practice, the process today varies from foundry to foundry, but the steps which are usually used in casting small bronze sculptures in a modern bronze foundry are generally quite standardised.
Demetre H. Chiparus
was born in Romania in 1886, attended school in Italy, then, shortly before World War I moved to Paris. He attended school at the Ecole des Beaux Arts under two talented sculptors Anonin Mercier and Jean Boucher, who provided him the opportunity to learn the trade.
He later began to experiment with small bronze sculptures and produce small bronze works, exhibiting his small sculptures and, in 1914, was awarded an honorable mention at the Salon of the Societe des Artistes Francais. Many of Paris’ most affluent began to take notice of his work after World War One and the demand for his sculptures quickly increased.
Chiparus was captivated by dancers, in particular influenced by Diaghiley’s Ballets Russes and Leon Bakst’s stage designs. A few of his famous sculptures were Starfish Dancer...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Handmade Robot Ashtray Sculpture Metal Scrap Art Articulating
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage One of a kind 1950s handmade metal Robot ashtray with articulating arms, pullout drawer and ash tray that comes out to be cleaned. On a hard plasti...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1952 Brass Eagle Bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of brass spread-wing eagle bookends by Virginia Metalcrafters, stamped 1952. The eagle is shown with its wings fully spread and a laurel branch and bundle of arrows clutched in its left talon. The eagle clutches a Union shield across its breast. The Union shield has a chief with three stars and six stripes completing the design.
The eagle motif in décor and Folk Art has been widely used throughout our nation's history, most notably as part of our Great Seal. The founders of the United States were fond of comparing their new republic with the Roman Republic, in which eagle imagery, usually the golden eagle, was prominent. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States depicting a bald eagle grasping 13 arrows and an olive branch with its talons.
When Charles Thomson put together the final design for the Great Seal, he placed a bundle of arrows in the eagle's left (sinister) talon. The official description specifies the bald eagle holding "in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows." The thirteen arrows are tightly aligned – a symbol of "strength in unity" that's found in the traditional cultures everywhere, from the Romans to the Iroquois— in this case a nod to the unity of the original 13 colonies. William J. Loth founded Virginia Metalcrafters in 1890, under the name Waynesboro Stove Company. The company, which made ornately cast Cook...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bronze Cast of a Human Skull 1:1, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in silver plated bronze. Its made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lo...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage Brutalist Brass Cross
Located in Milano, IT
Rare brass cross designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro and his brother Giò Pomodoro in the 1950s, of fine Italian manufacture. It is part of the V/58/16 model.
The...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Classic Masks from the 1950s, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of large classic masks from the 1950s. Masks of large size and weight in terracotta or similar on iron bases. Very decorative. Measures: 51x35x20 cm and without bases: 44x35x20 ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Ceramic Wall Mask by Goldscheider, Vienna, circa 1950
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic wall mask by Goldscheider. Vienna, circa 1950.
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculpture by Frederic Remington
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture signed: Frederic Remington from the 1950s. It is in very good condition. Measures: 104 cm height.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Sculptural Tea Pot Vintage Art Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural tea pot design art pottery.
Measures: 10.75 tall x 19.25 deep x 7.75 wide
Unsigned. Untested. Decorative item.
Preowned original vintage condition.
See images listed p...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Important Italian Bronze Sculpture by Nado Canuti, Untitled
Located in Milano, IT
Eccentric and rare bronze sculpture by Italian master Nado Canuti from the 1950s. The sculpture is called: Untitled. Made entirely of bronze with a glass base.
The sculpture is a per...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Glazed Terracotta Boy Head, France, 1958
Located in Firenze, IT
French glazed terracotta boy head.
France 1958.
Signed and dated on the base.
Blue, white, pink colors.
Measures : 30H x 22 cm
Conditions: Excellent.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on Every Sides in Wood, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is a sculpture, representing a male and Females face, carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made i...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
Beninese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Great White Topper/Cylinder Hat Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Great white topper/cylinder hat ceramic sculpture.
France 1950s
cream white ceramic
Measures :22 cm height x 27 cm diameter
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and ...
Category
French Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pewter Norwegian Viking Drinking Horn/Goblet
Located in Asker, 30
With a soft patina, this Aksel Holmsen Horn is a real treasure. It stands stable. the lid and tail are adorned with matching embellishments.
Category
European Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Richard Rohac Chinese Sculpture Salt and Pepper Shaker, 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
Richard Rohac, Chinese figure, salt and pepper shaker, Austria, 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Spelter Statue Goal Keeper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An Art Deco style sculpture of a football goalkeeper. The sculpture is made of cast spelter (zinc alloy), with a green patina. Standing on a marble plinth. Made in Belgium, circa 195...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Capodimonte Porcelain Decorative Item by Carlo Mollica, Rococo Style, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This scene sculpted by Carlo Mollica recalls the mythological figures of Leda and the Swan (Zeus).
It is made in polychromed porcel...
Category
Italian Rococo Revival Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a ...
Category
African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Sculpted French Cubist Abstract Sculpture in Terracotta Signed "Philip"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern Gilded Earthenware "Turnabout Cat" by Hedi Schoop
By Hedi Schoop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hedwig “Hedi” Schoop “Turnabout Cat” in glazed and gold-leafed earthenware (ca. 1950s, California, USA).
After fleeing Nazi Germany for the USA in 1930s alongside her husband compos...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Picasso Ceramic Plate "Tête De Chèvre De Profil' Ramié 110
Located in Norwood, NJ
This Picasso ceramic plate "Tête de chèvre de profil' Ramié 110 is one in a small edition of only 60 and is glazed and painted, with the Empre...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Untitled 'Christ' Sculpture by Karl Hagenauer, 1950, Rosewood and Bronze
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Untitled (Jesus Christ) table top sculpture by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer, Austria, c. 1950
Brazilian rosewood body and bronze head and hands. One hand turns in pl...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by James Wines, 1959
Located in Dallas, TX
A large bronze sculpture on travertine base titled 'Worshippers of the Manes', 1959 by James Wines.
Category
Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Polo Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture representing a polo player on a wooden base. It dates from the 70s and is apparently unsigned. Good condition. Measures: 36x28x18 cm.
Category
European Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Figurine of an African Warrior with Spear and Shield
Located in Bochum, NRW
A very beautiful sculpture, displaying an African Warrior with shield and brass spear. Executed in the 1950s, reminding the design of Leopold Anzengruber. Made of black-finished plas...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Mermaids Offspring Porcelain Figurines by Sadolin & Jespersen, Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A group of the blanc de chine porcelain figurines two of which are special editions decorated with gold glaze. They are called oceans kids and they are perceived to be a mermaids off...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Renato Bassoli Stone Soldier Sculpture, Signed 1955
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful stone statue designed and produced by Renato Bassoli in 1955, of fine Italian manufacture.
The statue is made of natural dark stone, very beautiful.
The statue would appear...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Gladiator Statue
Located in Tarleton, GB
Gladiator statue
This is a mid-century resin statue of a Roman gladiator.
Fabulous detail on this large room statue. In the same home from new ...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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