Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Salvino Marsura Italian Midcentury Brutalistic Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Salvino Marsura Italian Midcentury Brutalistic Coffee Table, 1970s
Gorgeous coffee table handcrafted by Italian Artist and Sculptor Salvino Marsura. (1938-2020)
The coffee table sho...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Patinated Etruscan Horse Sculpture Weinberg Style 1970s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage Etruscan horse figure is a bronze Italian museum replica made in the 1970s - 1980s. The piece is a reproduction of a classic Italian style, showcasing the historical and...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Hand-Blown Glass Table Fountain w Gold Leaf Inclusions, Att Gino Cenedese
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible handcrafted and mouth-blown glass table fountain and light fixture.
This rare Murano glass table fountain is a spectacular fusion of sculpture, light, and water — a true ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
"Homenaje A Miro" Tribute to Joan Miro Porcelain Sculpture by Sargadelos
By Sargadelos
Located in San Diego, CA
"Homenaje A Miro" tribute to Joan Miro porcelain Sculpture by Sargadelos of Spain, circa 1990s. The piece highlights the unique color, forms and shapes that make Miro's works so ex...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Decorative Egyptian Pharaoh Statue on Marble Base, Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautifully crafted statue of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, I believe it is Ramses the 2nd however I am not completely sure. The statue appears to be made of copper or white metal. ...
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1970s Egyptian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Los Castillo Abstract Fish- Pull Handles Malachite Sterling Mexican Modernist
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a pair of pull handles by Los Castillo. Abstract Fish with malachite and silver. Mexico Circa the 1950s.
Dimensions: 3.75" W x 3" H x .75" D
Please visit t...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
1950s Beninese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$433 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture of Peasant in Capodimonte Porcelain by Giuseppe Cappè, 1958
Located in Milano, MI
Capodimonte porcelain figurine depicting a peasant, made by Giuseppe Cappelli in 1958
Ø cm 18 Ø cm 14 h cm 22
Giuseppe Cappè (1921-2008) was a renowned Italian artist, widely recog...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ramiz Barquet Modernist Bronze Figural Sculpture Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of two figures seated upon a cast stone pedestal, ca. 1980s, by the internationally renowned mid century sculptor Ramiz Barquet (1920-2010) of Mexico City.
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1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Bronze
Vintage Mid Century Diamante Evening Bag
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage beautiful sculptural semi-precious stone bag crafted by hand. This piece is glamourous and chic. Gold diamante evening piece hand-stitched with high quality construction an...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Indian Chief Desk Sculpture or Bookend in Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate cast bronze bookend depicting Indian Chief in full headdress. It was made in the US or continental Europe circa 1930-60. Measurements: H: 14.5 cm, W: 12 cm, Dept: 8 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Diego Giacometti style bronze statue "le chat maitre d'hotel" France 1970
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Paris, FR
Diego Giacometti style bronze statue "le chat maitre d'hotel" made in France around 1970
The Butler Cat, 1961-1964 is one of Diego Giacometti's most iconic works. He created it in ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Collectible Pair of Vintage Porcelain Cats 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare Swedish porcelain cat from Guldkroken in Hjo. Vintage. White hand painted facial features & pink bows. Made in Sweden in the 70s. Original makers la...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$187 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Bust of a Woman" Bronze Scuplture by Victor Salmones
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Bust of a Woman", is a bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones. This sophisticated piece has an aura of repose and quiet enhanced by the smooth beautiful patina surf...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Factice Perfume Guerlain Lanvin Store Display Bottles
Located in Bochum, NRW
Factice perfume Guerlain Lanvin store display bottles
Three vintage store display fragrance bottles / Factice perfume bottles, all in excellent c...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$433 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze female torso sculpture.
This is a striking bronze statue of a female torso. It is mounted on a black marble p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of 77 inch Male and 69 inch Female Sculptures in The Style of Giacometti
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of cast metal Sculptures, male and female. The finish is newly painted in black.
The pair are heavy and substantial, but we do not believe them to be Bronze. They do make ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
LLADRO - Vintage Bending Girl Figurine - Matte Finish - Spain - 20th Century
By Lladro
Located in Chatham, ON
LLADRO - Vintage matte finish ceramic figure - bending girl dressed in her nightgown - retired - factory stamp to the base - Spain - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Terracotta Sculpture of Voluptuous Nude Female Torso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A lush sculptural depicting of a nude female torso. Executed in burnt terracotta stoneware. Bought in and anonymously made in Italy circa 1930-50 according to the Verona Antique...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,535 Sale Price
46% Off
Nuremberg Water Fountain Souvenir Statue Pewter Figure Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful pewter figurine of the goose man, a statue in the middle of a water fountain in Nuremberg, Germany. Some wear with a nice patina, but this ...
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1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Carl Auböck Model #5275 'Hand Zumbusch' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5275 'Zumbusch Hand' Brass Sculpture
Designed in the 1950s, as an homage to German sculptor Kaspar von Zumbusch, this incredibly refined and sculptural bejeweled ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Livio Seguso Murano Sommerso Uranium Apple Gray Bird Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Salviati, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium green apple with gray bird Italian art glass sculpture. Documented to designer Livio Seguso, with original label s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-blown Murano Glass Grey Sculpture Signed by Loredano Rosin '1936-1992'
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Il Tuffatore is an important hand blown Murano glass sculpture by Loredano Rosin (1936-1992). Il Tuffatore, literally translated as, 'The Diver' is a Murano glass sculpture in deep g...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Bronze Etruscan Horse with Rider Sculpture on Marble Base, Greece Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a bronze sculpture, in the style of the antique statues and figures of the Etruscans is a gorgeous interior furnishing item. it is an incredibly stylized Etruscan horse with ...
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1970s Greek Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brass Lying Deer with Shamanic Inlays
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This lying deer sculpture is made of brass with shamanic inlays. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Teak toy Vikings Kay Bojesen Denmark 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this set of Three Vikings . all original from the sixties . One slightly
bigger . All complete with there armory . Very scary . Handmade .
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Andy Warhol-Inspired Carved Alabaster Bananas, Set of 2
Located in Round Top, TX
From the early 20th century, and before, the imagery of the humble banana has always captured our interest and attention. From Claes Oldenburg to Any Warhol and more recently, Mauriz...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Freudian Erotic Brass Wall Plaque 'Whats on a Mans Mind', 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A whimsical interpretation of Sigmund Freud's 'Whats on a Mans Mind'. A wall plaque with an optical illusion. The face of a man in which 3 naked w...
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Romer italy hand carved desk top scuba diver
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical carved figure of skin diver , spear fisherman . Decked in wet suit with spear gun and fresh catch . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Porcelain Statue of Maria with Baby Jesus Made by Goebel
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful porcelain statue of Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The statue is hand painted in beautiful colors. The statue is marked on the bottom with t...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carl Auböck Model #4060 'Man with Stick' Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4060 'Man With Stick' brass sculpture. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural figure is executed in polished and patinated brass.
Price i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ceramic sculpture female figure at the Favaro and Cecchetto bath, Italy, 1937
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Ceramic sculpture female figure at the Favaro and Cecchetto bath, Italy, 1937
This refined ceramic sculpture, created by Favaro and Cecchetto in the 1930s, represents a female figure...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carl Auböck Model #3603L Large Brass and Leather Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3603L large brass and leather bell. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Large Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three large (9.75" tall) iron Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1970s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid a...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
$500 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Child Flying Kite Bronze on Volcanic Rock Sculpture by Malcolm Moran
By Malcolm Moran
Located in San Diego, CA
A really cool child flying kite bronze on volcanic rock sculpture by Malcolm Moran, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #4867 'Egg' Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Nude Bronze Sculpture.
This small bronze depicts a surrealistic version of two nude figures in dance movement. It was probably created as a study for a...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Monique Gerber Bronze Fruit Sculptures France ca' 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A group of three fruit sculptures by Monique Gerber, French sculptor, ca' 1970's. Done is solid patinated bronze. Each one signed with engraving.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Ceramic Sculpture Madonna Virgin & Child Pattarino 1960s Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Italian ceramic terracotta sculpture
Depicting Madonna , Virgin & Child religiousstatue
Material: Earthenware terracotta, tin glaze and partially gilded
Modeled and painted by h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wood Sculpture, by French Designer 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's
It is signed P.Leclerc.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$433 Sale Price
20% Off
Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche.
1 light, 60 watts Max bulb.
US rewired and in working condition.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Modernist Etruscan Brass Horse Sculpture
By Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Large Modernist Etruscan brass horse sculpture.
Stunning large Gio Ponti inspired Modernist Etruscan brass horse sculpture. Our Mid-Century Modern...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features porcelain head, hands and feet.
Made in France during the ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$595 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury Wood Monk Table Lamp Attibuted to Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture table lamp in wood and metal attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
It depicts a bearded monk holding a stick (removable) in ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Decorative Cane Cactus, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative cane cactus, 1960s.
In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cane
Asian Carved Jade Grape Cluster/Bunch Hard Stone Fruit w/Leaves Decorative
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a Realistic and wonderfully pleasing cluster of carved jade grapes with darker jade carved leaves. I love these semiprecious stone carved stone fruit sculptures and have othe...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
$288 Sale Price
34% Off
Large Vintage Sailing Boat Wall Sculpture by Wiley
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century metal wall sculpture signed by artist Wiley. Beautiful design that floats majestically with easy and simplicity. The sculpture is light to the eye while complex in design...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Dimitri Omersa Leather Elephant for Abercrombie and Fitch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Dimitri Omersa leather elephant for abercrombie and fitch.
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Lalique Signed Virgin And Child, France, 1947
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, superb crystal virgin with child with satin finish. A collector’s item made by Lalique in France between 1930 and 1950. This high-end piece is made and signed ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
Category
1950s African Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Figural Statues in Murano Glass by Pino Signoretto, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This elegant pair of Chinese figural statues, crafted by renowned Murano glass artist Pino Signoretto in the 1970s, exemplifies the exquisite art...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Vintage Dwarf with Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1950s, Christmas Gnome
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Dwarf with Candle Holder, Germany ca. 1950s.
Christmas Gnome with candle holder, red top and pants, green coat.
Rare collector's item, hard to fi...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage 1960s Blue Pedal Car Convertible
Located in Chicago, IL
Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Table Top Sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck in Bronze
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A unique Anne Van Kleeck bronze, table top sculpture of abstracted figures, dancers perhaps. From the artist's estate. A note about the artist: Anne Van Kleeck was primarily known for her works in cast bronze and ceramics. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A.) and Ohio State University (M.A.) and spent several years as a professor of art in Ohio and Florida. In 1957, Anne traveled to Venice, Italy to study bronze and lost wax casting, beaten iron and mosaic techniques. During that stay she employed an Italian foundry expert and together they established a small foundry on the island of Murano where they cast bronzes for her one woman show in Venice. Van Kleecks work has won multiple awards and is owned worldwide by private collectors and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA in New York. She was contemporaries of and exhibited with Ruth Asawa, Gary Knox Bennett...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Asian Carved Jade Plum/Peach Hard Stone Fruit Carved Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a sweet carved hard stone fruit, I'm not sure whether it's a green plumb or peach? It has carved stone leaves but I am not which stone they are made of but it would be fabulo...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Jade
$48 Sale Price
20% Off
Brass Etruscan Horse and Chariot Sculpture, Greece Italy vintage 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg.
It is an incredibly stylized Roman Chariot and has a patina finish. Italian-made and great for any Mid-Cent...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Monumental Italian Serpentine Marble Grand Tour "Uffizi Wrestlers"
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Serpentine Marble Grand Tour "Uffizi Wrestlers"
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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Ariadne Bronze
Art Deco Guerbe
Artist Figure Wood
Artist Lay Figure
Austrian Erotic Bronze
Aztec Sculpture
Basalt Sculpture Of Wedgwood