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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Anton Grath: 50 cm großes Jugenstil Bronze Relief Franz Schubert
By Anton Grath
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Der Bildhauer Anton Grath (1881 - 1956) hat dieses große Relief im Jahr 1921 (als Gedenktafel für das Schuberthaus in Wien) ausgeführt.
Es wurden nur 2 Exemplare gegossen - eines ist...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman with Child in Bronze and Marble. Sign: J.D. Aste , Art Nouveau
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Joseph D´Aste
Sign: (14) 8283
sign: Aux Champs
Brunle Garaltiau Titre CyL Deposee
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Written: Aux Champs
We have specialized in the sale of Art D...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled "Miner" by Henri Coutheillas
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century bronze figure of a miner using a pickaxe to dig his way through a large boulder with his satchel and other tools layed out on the ground. The bronze e...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big 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
Holy Figure Of Mary With Child Made Of Cast Iron. 1900 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Material cast iron
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Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"Les Roses" French Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Centerpiece By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th-century French figural vase by Mathurin Moreau, titled: "LES ROSES", composed of patinated and gilt bronze, marble, and ormolu. The piece features a bronze female figure ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hans Müller, Austrian Early 1900s Petite Jugenstil Bronze and Gilt Bust
By Hans Muller
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $950....Here you have a delicate and finely chased Jugenstil bust of a young lady with turn of the century upturned hair resting on a pedestal of what appears to be a vine of holly leaves and berries. Lovely period Art Nouveau form. The shouldered bust is a beautiful patinated greenish brown bronze and the stepped base gilt bronze...a wonderful contrast.
Hans Müller...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$650 Sale Price
31% Off
‘La Seine’, Antique French Marble Figural Sculpture by Denys Pierre Puech
By Denys Puech
Located in London, GB
‘La Seine’, antique French marble figural sculpture by Denys Pierre Puech
French, 1902
Height 24cm, width 73cm, depth 14cm
This magnificent m...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Nouveau Antique Lady Bronze 19th Century Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original nouveau bronze signed and listed with Hors-Concours on the base. The artist had won Honors at the Paris show for this one. By the Artist (Augusta Paris) on the base. Grea...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze "Elegant Lady" Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Late 19th century bronze by Belgian sculptor Georges Van der Straeten (1856-1941) depicting a stylish young maiden standing with a hat on her hands. Signed Van der Straeten on base ,...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture "Nymph in the Reeds" by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Very finely chiselled cast bronze sculpture depicting a beautiful nude nymph standing emerging from tall reeds at the edge of a stream. At her feet is a water jug, with a marble base...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Paul Philippe ( 1870-1930) Art Nouveau Sculpture in Bronze, Signed on Marble
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Philippe (1870-1930) Art Nouveau sculpture in bronze, signed on marble.
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
'Autumn', Putto With Grapes, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1913-1919
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and rare Art Nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons:
Naked putto in a wide striding position, his blond head tilted to the right and holding a cascade of ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Bronze Sculpture Naked Boy
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Antique Bronze Sculpture Naked Boy
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze “Hercules and the Nemean Lion”, signed Gregroi – 19th century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
Bronze with a black patina, signed by the sculptor Gregroi (19th century) and stamped Antique Bronzes 68.
This work represents the end of the very first of the twelve labors of Hercu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Porcelain
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Odalisque, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a half-naked odalisque reclining in a lazy pose on silk pillows on an ottoman, covered with a lion's skin. With bare breasts, only a small ...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Vintage Royal Haeger "Mother and Child" Pale Pink Ceramic Statue Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Royal Haeger "Mother and Child" Ceramic Statue Sculpture - Pale Pink. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 11.5" H x 14" W x 5.5" D.
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Late 20th Century Unknown 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, sit...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
'Capriccio' Boy on Ibex, Large Porcelain Group, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 61 cm
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Group of Figures 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 t...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Car Driver Silvered Bronze Automobilia Bookends , Signed G. Lorenzini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic detailed pair of car driver´s bookends. Silver plated bronze. Signed G. Lorenzini. Perfect for a automobilia fan. Perfect gift for Car Mascot - Hood Ornament
We have speci...
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1910s Unknown Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Sculpture “La Frileuse” by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture “La Frileuse” by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). It is made of gilded bronze supported on a red marble base. Signed JB Carpeaux, P B, Susse Frères, Editeuns Paris, Suss...
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1860s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Boho Terracotta Sculpture of Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning vintage terracotta sculpture captures the serene elegance of a woman with flowing hair and a peaceful expression. The striking patina, in shades of green with subtle go...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Sculptural Pitcher by Charles Théodore Perron Signed "Ch Perron "
Located in Beirut, LB
The Art Nouveau sculptural pitcher by sculptor Charles Théodore Perron (1862-1934) is a testament to the elegance of Art Nouveau craftsmanship.
Crafted in France around 1900's, this pewter showcases Perron's keen eye for detail and artistic flair.
Showcasing semi- nude women figures inspired by naiads/mermaids giving a whimsical feel of lightness , a reclined lady at the neck of the pitcher serving as handle, and the neck with a face mask, alongside art nouveau organic motifs all in high relief.
A true collector's piece, adding a touch of sophistication to any setting, inspired by the Art Nouveau Spirit .
Charles Théodore Perron
Charles Théodore Perron, born in Paris 10th on October 16, 1862 and died in Bourg-la-Reine on December 18, 1934, is a French sculptor. A student of Falguière, Roy and Louis-Auguste...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Alabaster Table Lamp Sculpture Attributed to Dante Zoi, Italy Early 20th Century
By Dante Zoi
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Dante Zoi. Italy, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Art Nouveau/Modern Andirons , Gargoyles , Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great looking pair of Gargoyles cast in Bronze and with a greenish patina made from the Antique . The gargoyle's have a bearded man's face and wit...
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1990s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,450 / set
Large Royal Dux Cup, Art Nouveau Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large Royal Dux cup crafted in porcelain biscuit. The biscuit is partially enameled, and highlighted with polychrome accents. The cup features two nymphs climbing a shell on waves. O...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau
Located in NANTES, FR
Maurice Bouval bronze with gilded patina signed M.Bouval and stamp of founder on a marble base portor.
Length: base 11 cm
Depth: 9,6 cm
Height: 30,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Indian Haunting A Buffalo', Hoesel, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Bauroth, Bathers, German Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1919
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST
Richard Bauroth (German, 1884-?) was active/lived in Germany. German sculptor, Richard Bauroth studied in Munich et al. under Adolf von Hildebrand.
DIMENSIONS
Heigh...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Materials
Carrara Marble
Austrian Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Fawn Youth, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Probably Austrian, this lovely Jugenstil desk-sized black-patinated bronze figurine on its original marble pedestal depicts a fawn youth, checking the size of his tail to see how muc...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Art Nouveau period.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze, Boy on a leaf, 20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze
Boy on a leaf, 20th century
Measures:
44 centimeters long
20,5 centimeters depth
11 centimeters high
This antique cast and cold-painted bronze ...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figure Group 'Ice-Scaters', by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Edith Annie Laidman, Art Nouveau Sculpture of Daphne with Laurel
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Edith Annie Laidman, Art Nouveau Sculpture of Daphne with Laurel, Pelicans and Parrots, Ceramic.
Statue sculpted and modeled by Edith Annie Laidman.
Daphne, a figure of a naked girl ...
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1990s English Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Francois Raoul Larche (1860-1912) LA SEVE or Métamorphose de Daphné
Located in Dallas, TX
Francois Raoul Larche (1860-1912) LA SEVE or Métamorphose de Daphné Gilt Bronze Art Nouveau Sculpture
Cast, Gilt Bronze or Marble base
France, c. 1900,
Signed "Raoul Larche," number...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau 3-D Alabaster Sculptural Panel with Foliage and Daffodils / Jonquils
Located in Verviers, BE
Large decorative alabaster panel with Art Nouveau design. Dramatic high-relief sculpture of daffodils (Jonquils) with leaves and flower heads in 3-D. Such items were typically used a...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
$2,077 Sale Price
70% Off
Rebecca Bust in Patinated Plaster, Art Nouveau Period, Signed Pirolli
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rebecca bust in patinated plaster, Art Nouveau period, signed Pirolli.
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Nouveau Children Group 'Two Girls', by A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, ca 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Two barefoot girls in summer clothes, the older one in a striped skirt and white and blue long-slee...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Group 'Girl With Goat', by Erich Hoesel, Meissen Germany, ca 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Girl in a striped dress with polka dots and a white blouse holding a bouquet of flowers in both hands above her head and fending off a ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Woman Sculpture Signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Terracotta woman sculpture signed Goldscheider, Austria, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Dance with a Snake, Austrian Jugenstil Bronze and Marble Sculpture, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Made of a beautifully crafted patinated bronze, it proudly stands on its original magnificent marble base. Unsigned, the authorship is unidentified.
Full of tasteful provocative ero...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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
French Bronze Art Nouveau Classical Figural Women by L. Kley
By Louis Kley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French bronze Art Nouveau classical figural woman.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Sculpture Signed Friedrich Goldscheider. Austria, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic woman with sled sculpture signed Friedrich Goldscheider. Austria, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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 s...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic and Glass Table Lamp Sculpture, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and glass table lamp sculpture. France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exemplary of Art Nouveau elegance, the sensuous female form is the focus of this Viennese bronze by Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922). The intricately detailed bronze captures the supple form of an exotic Nubian dancer in a true representation of the era’s predominant aesthetic. Both classical and evocative, the nude figure is adorned by an array of bronze jewelry, including a stunning golden belt with chained pendants. Set upon a marble base, she is a stunning example of the erotic bronzes popular at the turn of the century.
Born in 1865 to a shoemaker, the Vienna-born Kauba became a well-known early 20th-century sculptor of Native Americans and other western figures. A pupil of Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz in Austria, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and traveled widely in the American West, sketching and modeling, after spending two years in Paris. He is also noted for his "Naughties" - a collection of mechanical push button sculptures...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,850 / set
Large Porcelain Figurine 'Cabaret', by R. Marcuse, Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1920
By Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau beauty with chin-length dark brown hair, in a strapless dress with a deep neckline decorated with elaborate floral embroidery at the front and back and a softly falling, wave-like billowing skirt hem, posing bent to the side and playing a lute.
Based on a round, white, fluted plinth, artist's signature 'RUDOLF MARCUSE...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1900s Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base by Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Ross, CA
1900s Figurate Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Louis Auguste Moreau (c. 1903). Commissioned for the Concours Régional d’Auch—and awarded to Julien Truau—the statue was valued at 500 ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Large and sexy Humberto Cozzo Art Nouveau bronze circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible, beautiful and large bronze by Humberto Cozzo Art Nouveau with black patina and marble representing a woman naked circa 1900. Fantastic and very sexy.
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Early 1900s Brazilian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Carrara and Breccia Marble Sculpture, Signed L.C. Firenze, Italy, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara and Breccia marble sculpture, signed L.C. Firenze, Italy, circa 1890.
Signed "Scelta dum fiore" in the front.
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Breccia Marble
Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s
Sculptures entirely made of wood depicting cherubs. The figure rests on a carved and shaped black pedestal with three golden fe...
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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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