Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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Style: Art Nouveau
Antique Roman Sculpture Bacchus Signed 19th Century French
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Beautiful Roman Style Sculpture
Statue of Young Bacchus - Greek God of Wine and Harvest
Signature to base FAGUI
Terracotta
Nice Patina
Fr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
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 Cascade of basins with fluted decoration.
One image shows the model of the fountain in the studio of the "Gebrueder Schwadron" in Vienna, circa 1910-1914.
Literature: Karl Maria Grimme, Gärten von Albert Esch, Wien, Leipzig 1931 p.29.
Elisabeth Frottier, Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Stoneware
Cold-Painted Austrian Bronze Entitled "Bathing Belle" by Franz Bergman
Located in London, GB
An amusingly erotic early 20th Century Austrian bronze figure of a young beauty in a seaside hut peeking out between the curtains. The mechanism pushes down to turn the front curtain around revealing 'what the butler saw...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Meissen Germany Art Nouveau Figurine Girl With Shawl, by Theodor Eichler, c 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a young unclothed Art Nouveau girl with artfully pinned up hair with incorporated hood, a large striped cloth wrapped around her right fo...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding A Duck By Doblinger, Ca 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece:
Blond boy sitting astride the duck decorated with colourful flower garlands, resting his hands on his knees.
The group is based on an ov...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Porcelain Figure Of A Faun With Crocodile Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1924
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figurine by Rosenthal.
Faun terrified standing on a broken piece of ruins with Egyptian inscriptions, holding a pan flute in his right hand, at his feet a croco...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Large A.FALGUIERE france Art Nouveau large bronze "Diana" circa 1890.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Falguiere large france bronze "Diana" with perfect patina circa 1890 Art Nouveau.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Terracotta Sculpture "Zeus & Io" by Kai Nielsen, Denmark
By Kai Nielsen, Kähler
Located in Odense, DK
Monumental sculpture by Danish artist Kai Nielsen made in 1922 at "Kähler" workshop ("HAK"). The sculpture depicts a scene from the Ancient Greek legend of "Zeus & Io". It is made fr...
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1920s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Earthenware, Terracotta
Vienna Art Ceramics Art Nouveau Figure Putto Riding A Rooster By Doblinger, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece:
Blond boy sitting sideways on a rooster decorated with colourful flower garlands and holding on to its comb and plumage.
The group is ba...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Porcelain Group 'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex Rosenthal Selb Germany Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figure Group by Rosenthal.
Naked faun-like boy sitting on the back of an ibex, straining his upper body backwards and supporting himself with both arms on the h...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Bronze Statue of a lightly draped Nude Woman by Sylvain Norga
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A patinated bronze Art Nouveau style statue of a lightly draped standing nude woman with her arms behind her head fingers run through her hair in a the manner of Rodin by Belgian S...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Breccia Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Low Relief Sculpture in Walnut, Woman with Cigarette
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Refined low relief sculpture from the Art Nouveau period in walnut wood. A woman elegantly dressed in the fashion of the Art Nouveau era lighting a cigarette.
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Walnut
"Le Secret" Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Pierre Felix Masseau
Located in Chicago, US
Fix-Masseau set up his workshop in Paris where he attracted the admiration of Rodin. The latter was unable to convince him to join his studio. The quality of his sculptures was notic...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
An Antique French Bronze signed Auguste Moreau, Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A late 19th Century Art Nouveau patinated bronze sculpture of a young boy with instrument. Artist signed Auguste Morea, with the French bronze hallmark on base. 24 inches tall
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1890s Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Nouveau Glazed Italian Torino-Like Porcelain Figurine of a Boy and his Dog
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Nouveau glazed italian Torino-like porcelain figurine of a boy and his dog
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel
Technique: glazed, pressed, molded, painted, h...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Enamel
Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture Signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust sculpture signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy & Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Two children with colorful hoops:
Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
'Tesknota' Longing by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Alabaster Portrait Bust 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is beautiful antique French Art Nouveau alabaster shoulder length bust of a beautiful maiden, Circa 1890 in date.
The stylized Art Nouveau face and body has been sensitively modelled in alabaster on a shaped floral base.
There is no mistaking its unique design and superb quality, which is certain to attract attention and make it a talking point in any room of your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 64 x Width 38 x Depth 22
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 feet, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 3 inches x Depth 9 inches
Alabaster - is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster.
In general, but not always, ancient Alabaster...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Porcelain Lady Sculpture by Rosenthal from the 1940s
By Rosenthal
Located in Milano, MI
Porcelain figurine of a lady, made by Rosenthal in the 1940s
Ø cm 13 Ø cm 12 h cm 23
Rosenthal is a German company founded in 1879 in Bavaria. It produces porcelain and tableware. ...
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1940s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Marble Sculpture of Two Figures Kissing
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a stunning Art Nouveau marble sculpture, of two females kissing in front of a pool. Carved in marble, early twentieth century but...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt slit high at the front and ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Deco Spelter Sculpture, Signed: Prof. R. Volpi 2359 Made in Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco
His studio was located in Schaerbeek (Belgium), where he worked as a sculptor for a
company called "Carli et Fréres".
Modeled and cast as two Two Geese with a Child
Beautif...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Spelter
Life Size Art Nouveau Bronze Bust of a Woman Leopold Savine French (1861-1934)
By Léopold Savine
Located in Petaluma, CA
For the art nouveau lover, or anyone who loves beauty, here is a life size bronze beautifully cast young maiden finished in a warm rich patina. The young woman's countenance is so l...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: Argentor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Silver plated
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the butt...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional and rare, vintage English sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a car in the Art Nouveau manner.
The body of this stylised Jaguar style car has a plain moulded form.
This exceptional model surmounts the original carved stained oak wood plinth, accented with a vacant silver inscription plaque to the lower rim.
This exceptional vintage silver presentation ornament is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches.
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This vintage sterling silver...
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Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Female Bust Signed Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau Polychrome Terracotta Female Bust Signed Nelson.
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Antique Art Nouveau Lamp w/Partially Nude Woman, Jean-Baptiste Germain, French
Located in Petaluma, CA
We are art nouveau lovers as one might be able to see looking at our inventory. Lamps are always at the top of our "want list". We found a beauty here. She is gracefully standing in a leafy plant base as she holds ups a stem with leaves. The quality casting and rich warm patina all are present. The artist Jean Baptiste Germain...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19 Th century Lady Bronze with mandolin, Signed
By Paul Eugène Mengin 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19Th Century Large and impressive bronze with golden bronze patina of a girl holding a musical instrument .Signed P. Mengin 1853-1937. in very good condition. Made with a base that...
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1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau french bronze representing naked young lady circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible bronze Art Nouveau representing young lady naked circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in white alabaster 1910 with a child sitting on a wall thinking
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948) The Kiss patinated plaster casting sculpture for kissing nudes fountain sculpture signed to top of base.
Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California.
His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York."
In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Retour Des Cerises by Charles Anfrie
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Late 19th Century Art Nouveau sculpture.
Design by Charles Anfrie.
Striking French design from the 1890s.
This wonderful Late 19th Century Art Nouveau sculpture by Charles Anfrie is executed in patinated bronze and signed at the base with Retour Des Cerises.
This attractive young girl walks away happy after picking...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair Of Antique Virtue Figures, French, Bronze, Statue, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique virtue figures. A French, bronze decorative female statue in Art Nouveau taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightful elegance and ap...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Vintage 1900s Bronze Figure on Marble Base, Metal Statue, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative metal statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a marble base. It is a nice and beautiful sculpture. Found at an estate ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Metal
19th Century Diana the Huntress Bronze Bas Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century diana the huntress bronze bas relief wall plaque. Diana with raised bow and hunting dog near her side.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Gustav Gurschner circa 1904 Patinated Austrian Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed
Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis, 1896
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Art Nouveau bronze busts of a young woman Mignon and Esmeralda by Emmanuel Villanis.
Both with beautiful patina and foundry mark.
France 1896.
Mignon:
E. Villanis, initial...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Italian Large Sculpture the Crab Bite Seminude Young Boy De Lotto, 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Annibale De Lotto Italian bronze fisher boy Sculpture featuring a semi nude young boy figure, a standing fisher boy getting bit by a crab on his f...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil German Bronze Sculpture of a Nude Woman with Seashell by Lauchhammer
By Lauchhammer
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Jugendstil german patinated bronze Sculpture 'Nude woman with Braids and Seashell' by Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
By: Lauchhammer Bildguss Foundry
Material: bron...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Erotic Bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Erotic bronze table bell. Austria, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Figurative Sculpture in Calamine and Biscuit, Art Nouveau signed G. Omerth.
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Calamine figure patinated in various golden tones, representing a woman in a period dress, carrying a chest.
Her hands and face are biscuit, with some wear to the face.
The base is i...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Kitty Rix-Tichacek Nouveau Horses Sculpture, for Wiener Werkstatte Signed KR 312
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great terra-cotta / ceramic, work for the well known Austrian artist Kitty Rix. Signed impressed mark KR, WW, 2. 312. Plus original paper label. Shows restorations.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Large Porcelain Group 'Spring of Love' by R. Aigner Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1916
By Richard Aigner, Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental depiction of a pair of lovers in intimate embrace: Unclothed young lady sitting on a pedestal and kissing the naked young man standing ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Chicago, US
With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge.
Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Doulton Lambeth Dutch Woman Figure by Leslie Harradine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce large Doulton Lambeth early Art Deco figure of a Dutch Woman designed by renowned designer and modeler Leslie A Harradine and dating from around 1914. The figure modeled in ...
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1910s British Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Nude Sculpture
Located in Summerland, CA
1900-1920, Beautiful female nude of bronze Dore. Graceful nude lounging on a natural rock that has been newly replaced. It is not the original one. The gilt figure itself is in wo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Jugenstil, Harlequin in Golden Mask, Vienna Bronze, Austria, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: 4.33 high x 2.25 wide x 2.75 deep
This elegant desk-size statuette of a kneeled harlequin wearing a golden mask is a perfect example of the little masterpieces in cold...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Woman Bust Signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Terracotta woman bust signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900.
Friedrich Goldscheider (1845-1897).
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Burza 'The Storm' by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Goebel Porcelain Hand Painted Bird Figurine of a Red Rumped Swallow
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Goebel porcelain figurine of a bird. It depicts a very well done hand painted extreme agile Red-Rumped Swallow. It is standing up over a branch of a tree. It is hallmarked Goebel, W.Germany below the asymmetrical light...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Michael Powolny Ceramic Pottery Sculpture, Large Putto "Spring" Winer Keramik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful, ceramic / pottery Putto. "Figure of Spring" designed by Michael Powolny 1871-1954, made by Wiener Ceramic, marked with MP and WK as shown in picture. This is one of the la...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine 'Helena', Allegory of Beauty, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine:
Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'the Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, si...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Serving Tray Woman Art Nouveau Metal, WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Stockholm, SE
A serving dish in metal in lovely Art Nouveau-style designed at WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik in Germany. It is 35 x 16...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Large Porcelain Group 'Joy of Life' by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Nouveau Bronze Representing Woman Lounging Signed Philippe
By G. Philippe
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible gold bronze signed Philippe with black marble base Art Nouveau.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Meissen Porcelain, Franz Bergmann, Goebel Company, and Rosenthal. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $160,819 while the average work can sell for $3,499.
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