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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

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
Large Antique Art Nouveau Austrian Porcelain Female Sculpture or Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and very well executed antique porcelain bust is presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Pair of Large Terracotta Vases Signed F. Citti, 1900-1910
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A stunning French Art Nouveau pair of large vases with female figures of the era, signed by the Parisian Sculptor F. Citti, Paris 1900-1910. Measures: Height 19 in (48 cm) Width...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Vase by Marcel Debut
Located in Paris, FR
Large, bronze amphora vase with green, brown, and yellow patination. The front of the paunch is decorated with a naiad, lying on waves and surrounded by aquatic plants. On the other ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xavier Bergmann, Jockey-Trainer, Miniature Vienna Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
The training horse has moving legs, circa 1900. Noted for his detailed and colorful work, Bergman was signing his creations with either a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche, or "Nam Greb" - for "Bergman" in reverse (these marks used to disguise his identity on the erotic works). They are also often inscribed ‘Geschutzt’, which refers to the model/design being ‘registered’ or copyrighted; or not marked at all, especially if the pieces are miniatures. Dimensions: Height 2.5 inches (6.25cm) Width 1.13 inches (2.8cm) Depth 3.38 inches (8.45cm) Franz Xavier Bergmann...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Joseph D’Aste “Fete Au Village”
Located in Belmont, MA
Joseph d’Aste (1881-1945), Italian born sculptor who lived and worked in France. “Fete au village” (village celebration), gilt bronze on a marble base. Signed. The bronze sculpture w...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal. Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes". Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

French 19th-20th Century Art-Nouveau Bronze Patinated Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Art-Nouveau patinated bronze bust of "Marie Antoinette" (Queen of France 1755-1793), after the model by Agathon Léonard or Léonard Agathon van Weydeve...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Lady Sculpture Original Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Nouveau standing lady chained to the globe with a sword. Gold medal winner. Signed on the base by the Artist (August Paris) Missing part in her right hand. Large sculpture at 33"...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Woman Adorned with a Flowery Hair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze statuette of a Woman adorned with a Flowery Hair: Bronze by Maurice-Giraud Rivière (1881-1947), standing on a green veined marble base. Measures...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Auguste Moreau Bronze Angel Putto, France, 1855-1919
Located in Rijssen, NL
Auguste Moreau bronze angel putto. Original bronze, circa 1890 by Louis Auguste Moreau, (France, 1855-1919) Depiction of a female angel with w...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Wooden Statuette of a Lady Werkstatte Hagenauer Austrian Jugendstil, circa 1940
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Wooden statuette of a lady Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien brass Plinth Austrian Jugendstil 1940s marked At the end of the 30s female forms were being worked into items like mirrors or ...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Large Meissen Art Nouveau Figure, Flora with Cupids, by Emmerich Oehler, ca 1913
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Meissen: Monumental figure of Flora, taking a step forward in dance and holding large, heavy flower garlands of yellow roses, which are wrapped with a blue bow, in hands. The hair of the female nude is artfully tied into a striped cloth, which is held together by blue ribbons and is decorated with leaf branches over the ears. On her left shoulder she carries a naked boy who is holding in an upside down position a golden wreath...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Plaster Portrait Bust Sculpture of Woman, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau sculpture offers gilt plaster depicting portrait bust of a woman on plinth, unsigned, c1910 Measures: 23.5" H x 11" W ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Art Nouveau Bust of a Pierrette Female Pierrot
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful expressive cast of a Pierrette, a female pierrot. Has been executed in France in the last decade of the 19th century. The sculpture is signed R. Allard.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Kai Nielsen '1882-1924' Bing & Grondhal Porcelain Mother & Child Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Danish porcelain Mother & Child sculptural figure designed by Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) for Bing & Grondhal and dating from the early 20th century. The figure portraying a na...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau "La Mer" Sculptures by, Raoul Larche
Located in Englewood, NJ
An important pair of early 20th century French Art Nouveau gilt and cast bronze sculptures titled "La Mer' by, Francios Raoul Larche depicting mermaids emerging from the sea each embracing a conch shell Each are period sand castings finished in a ilt bronze patina. circa 1900 Signatures: Both Sculptures are each signed & impressed "Raoul Larche", each with impressed foundry marks 'Siot Decauville Paris Fondeur" one side piece is impressed "B747"; the second side piece is impressed "B748" Measurements: Side Piece: height: 16..25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Side Piece: height: 16.25 in. x width: 8.5 in. Literature Philippe Dahhan, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Paris, 2000, p. 229 Notes: Similar example sold at Sotheby's New York, The John and Katsy Mecom Collection, Part II, 26 November 1993, lot 28 Biography: The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Etoile de Matin" French Figural Bronze by Etienne Gaudez, 1845-1902
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a period casting of a young woman, in windswept gown and with arm uplifted while standing on a celestial globe cast with the zodiac. In the Art Nouveau taste, she is allegori...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Praying Man, Vienna Bronze Sculptural Vide Poche, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful and witty life-like sculpture depicts a bearded Muslim man in picturesque ethnic clothes, standing at full height on a Persian rug and raising his arms up in calling o...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Bergmann, Egyptian Woman w/ Pitcher, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann Sculpture: Egyption Peasant Woman Carrying Water Pitcher This provocative Austrian Art Nouveau/Jugenstil sculpture of a beautiful semi-dressed Eg...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Motive Fisherman
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture motive Fisherman Origin Italy 20th century circa 1900 partina brown unsigned- natural wear lost wax technique. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an interna...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Style Figure of a Maiden Statue
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau style composition figure of a maiden, after the antique, the statue modeled with partially draped robe in a landscape, illegibly signed to base and with impressed numeral...
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20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Composition

Carved Marble Bird
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved marble bird resting on a rock with rough crystals, 20th century. Measures: H: 12 cm, W: 19 cm, D: 9 cm.
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Sculpture "La Mer" by, Raoul Larche
Located in Englewood, NJ
An important & monumental early 20th century French Art Nouveau gilt and cast bronze "Surtot De Table" (Centerpiece for a table) titled "La Mer' by, Francios Raoul Larche depicting mermaids emerging from within the sea amongst seaweed and water holding aloft three oyster shells with one figure emerging towards the top . The sculpture is signed with signature and foundry marks and is further a period sand casting finished in a gilt patina. circa 1900 Signature: The Sculpture is signed & impressed "Raoul Larche", further impressed foundry mark 'Siot Decauville Paris Fondeur" and numbered Measurements: Centerpiece: height: 29.5 in. x width: 32 in. x depth: 13 in.. Literature Philippe Dahhan, Étains 1900, 200 Sculpteurs de la Belle Époque, Paris, 2000, p. 229 Biography: The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Hammered Pewter Gourd Lamp by Leon Provins, Belgium
Located in San Diego, CA
Belgian Art Nouveau hammered pewter gourd shape lamp by artist Leon Provins (Belgium, 1873-1943). Signed L. Provins on lower half of lamp structure. Stam...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Pewter

Ceramic and Glass Table Lamp Sculpture, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and glass table lamp sculpture. France, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glass

Amazing, Italian Bronze Sculpture
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Italian Bronze Sculpture. Bronze sculpture, depicting a boy with fish, the work of the Neapolitan sculptor master Vincenzo Cinque (1852-1929).
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Peter Tereszczuk Viennese Figural Bronze Sculpture, circa 1910
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming antique Viennese bronze sculpture of a young Dutch boy pulling in a fishing net by Peter Tereszczuk dating from circa 1910. The f...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Bergmann, Nubian Banjira Player, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann Sculpture: Nubian Banjira Player Description: This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Nubian musician playing Banjira. It is created in polyc...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Austrian Terracotta Sculpture, Ernst Wahliss, 19th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An Austrian Ernst Wahliss Art Nouveau figurine, circa 1880 Ernst Wahliss (1837-1900), Austrian Art Nouveau ceramic sculptural figure of a semi draped ...
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1880s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
This provocative, desk-size bronze statuette of a semi-nude oriental dancer in a sensuous, rather candid pose rendered in the best Art Nouveau traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Art Nouveau Royal Dux Porcelain Figurines
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of porcelain figurines were made by Royal Dux in approximately 1900 in the period and style of Art Nouveau. Both figurines are cl...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

French 19th Century Carrara Marble Sculpture Portrait of Woman, Signed LeBrun
By Le Brun
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful marble statue, a portrait of a young woman, cut from Carrara marble. The statue has a beautiful artistic look. The woman's refined, serene face contrasts beautifully with t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Bronze Sculptural Thermometer, Long Bodied Lady, Artist Signed and Dated 1911
Located in Petaluma, CA
It wasn't easy trying to title this bronze in one sentence. The first thing about it to my eye is the wonderful whimsy displayed. The fact that it's a thermometer just adds to the jo...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Albert Mayer WMF Art Nouveau Early 1900 Silver Metal ware Female Figure
Located in Brescia, IT
Original early 1900 Excellent condition "WMF" mark impressed.
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of a Female Hen by A. Grevin & F. Beer
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century Art Nouveau silvered bronze sculpture of female hen by A. Grevin & F. Beer. Women Dressed as a Hen, she has a basket of eggs. On circular base incised " A. Grevin et Be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Figural Maiden and Poppy Blossom Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This heavy centerpiece bowl dates to the late 19th century and is composed of cast iron with a gilt finish. The bowl has a shallow basin made up of a series of detailed open poppy blossoms and features a sleeping maiden curled up at one side. The bowl rests on an ornate dimensional foliate base. A lovely example of Art Nouveau metal ware...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Very Large Art Nouveau Bisque Bather
Located in Paris, FR
Very large Art Nouveau bisque statue featuring a young bather standing against a tree. The girl is almost naked. The drapery that closely follows the for...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Pordelain Sculpture Maiden with Goose Bing&Grøndahl A. Locker Kopenhagen
Located in Munich, DE
Charming Porcelain group of a maiden súrrounded by her goose, executed by Axel Locker for Bing & Grøndahl around 1900.
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"Lone Cliff in the Sea, " Remarkable Sculpture with Nudes by Edstrom, 1901
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of Auguste Rodin and the Art Nouveau movement, this remarkable bronze was sculpted by David Edstrom, a Swedish American artist. Here, a nude male figure is perched on the edge of a cliff, looking heavenward as a nude mermaid lies below, nude and full of invitation. Edstrom, the quintessential example of the tortured artist...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Nude Woman
Located in Fairfax, VA
Art Nouveau nude bronze sculpture, circa 1890 has been finished in textured golden and brown- black color.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Moorish Warrior, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann Sculpture: Moorish Warrior Description: This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Moorish warrior in a historical costume, at the moment of thr...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Carl Kauba Bronze Sculpture / Paperweight of a Cancan Dancing Lady Vienna
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Antique Vienna bronze cancan dancer Gilt bronze figurine / Sculpture of a dancing lady by famous bronze sculptor Carl Kauba (1865-1922); Signed: C. Kauba...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Franz Xaver Bergmann, Moorish Warrior, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture: Moorish Warrior This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Moorish warrior in a historical costume, at the moment of throwing a javelin. It is created in polychrome c...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Silvered Pewter Art Nouveau Candelabra by Achille Gamba
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Nouveau silvered Pewter Candelabra a pair Pair of Art Nouveau silvered pewter candelabra / candleholder with female figure surrounded by 6 arms for six candles (probably WMF) ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Pewter

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

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

Art Nouveau Studio Pottery Sculpture Little Girl Holding a Ball Faienza Italy
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful sculpture of a little girl holding a ball in her hands and contemplating it was executed in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century, She is sitting with her outstr...
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1910s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Nouveau Porcellain Vase with Neptun Sculpture, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A nice antique porcellaine vase in typical Art Nouveau style. With a protruding Neptun sculpture on the body. With blue and brown glaces. Manufactured...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Original Female Nude on a Shell with Putti, Art Nouveau 1890, s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic subject of a nude young Female sitting on a seashell with a shell in her hand . And with a Putti climbing up to her. Great details in t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Spelter

Franz Bergmann, Moorish Traveler w/ Staff, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Franz Xaver Bergmann Sculpture: Moorish Traveler with Staff This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Moorish traveler in a historical costume, with a staff in his h...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Nouveau Vienna Bronze Sculpture Draped Nude Dancer Theodor Stundl, 1910
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a draped semi-nude dancer signed by Theodor Stundl, Austria, 1875-1934 With foundry mark. The bronze has a bea...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Signed H. Gauquie, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze sculpture signed H. Gauquie, France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Beautiful Farmer Maid Statue on Marble Base, Vintage 1890s, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative maid sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. This makes a nice addition to any room.
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Very Large Porcelain Figure Faun with Crocodile Rosenthal Selb, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable and very rare Art Nouveau Figurine by Rosenthal. The faun stands frightened on a broken piece of ruins with Egyptian inscriptions, holding a panpipe in his right hand, a s...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Austrian Naughty, Movable Bronze of a Maiden with Removable Dress ca. 1920s
Located in Petaluma, CA
We always are on the lookout for these great adult toys in bronze. This is indeed one of the best. This beautiful woman in a graceful pose has the added bonu...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Art Nouveau Bronze Lady, Marble Base 'The book Lady'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine detailed bronze casting of an elegant lady in full dress reading a book. Hence the title is (The book Lady) lost wax casting in multi-patina mount...
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1990s North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian Turn of the Century Marble Sculpture Sea Maiden Conch Shell Lights Up
Located in Toledo, OH
Italian marble turn of the century carved sea maiden sculpture. Young lady perched on a rock. Conch shell lights up from the back side. Very nice cond...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

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