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 legendary 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.
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Mid-Century Modern Metal and Wood Ibis Bird Sculptures
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern wood and metal long-legged ibis bird sculptures.
Measures: Height 21 inch, 54 cm.
Width 6 inch, 15 cm.
Depth 7.8 inch, 20 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Wood Fruits and Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 10 hand carved wooden fruits with bowl. High level of craftsmanship, executed in a handful of different hardwoods.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Midcentury Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1960s midcentury Victor Salmones bronze sculpture
Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern Victor Salmones (1937-1989) sculpture in bronze. V...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Brass and Walnut Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice brass and walnut crucifix, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #1199.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Colorful Wall Decorative Ceramic Mask Midcentury
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall colorful ceramic mask, made in Germany in the 1960s
Original perfect conditions.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Ebony Hand Carved Mermaid Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful sculpture is entirely carved out of one piece of ebony wood in the 1960s in Tansania The perfectly natural and organic shape makes this handcrafted sculpture extra special ...
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1960s Tanzanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Maison Jansen Foliage Carved and Painted Wooden Fragments circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Maison Jansen carved wooden fragments from the mid 20th century, depicting scrolling foliage on circular base. Created in France by Maison Jansen during the second quarter ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Polished Ceramic Children by Ars Pulchra, Turin, Italy
By Ars Pulchra
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy.
Painted and polished ceramic children, 1950s.
Ars Pulchra. Turin.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use,...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Winged Bird Spirit Totem Pole Beer Bottle Opener Midcentury Cocktail Bar
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Please let me know which one you would like to purchase, listed price is for each opener. No markings but very Carl Aubock, Native Northwest, or Central American influenced. Possibly...
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1950s Venezuelan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1986 Curtis Jere Karl Benz Mercedes Brass Bicycle Sculpture Mid-Century Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Dayton, OH
Curtis Jere wall sculpture portraying Karl Benz (Mercedes Benz) first Motorwagen that was built in 1886. Signed along the wheel, 1986. Made from brass with wood grain accents.
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Figurative Woman in Bronze Entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg
By Harriet Hochberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury figurative nude woman in bronze on wood base entitled "Pondering" by Harriet Hochberg, circa 1979. The piece has a wonderful vontage patina and measures: 7.625" D x 9.5" W...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Sculpture of a Nude Woman Reclining 20th Century Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Ceramic sculpture of a seated female figure. Unglazed terracotta with beautiful texture. Signed T.A.W. and believed to date to the mid-20th century. Measures: 8.5" tall and 8" long.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s Wood Base Chieftain
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s wood base Chieftain.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kay Bojeson Laurids Lonborg Hand Painted Stout Guardsman Figure
Located in Ferndale, MI
Kay Bojeson guardsman figure. Hand painted white red with black feet. Sold by Laurids Lonborg Denmark retains original label. Completely original condition with little to no wear.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Rare Midcentury Modern High Fashion Lady Model / Hand Carved Teak Wood Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and very stylish, early 1950 fashion model sculpture.
This very cool sculpture of a western world lady in a perfect 1950s outfit is in excellent condition. Sculptures of this...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
1978 Scottish Piper Decanter Bottle, Whisky Bottle, Made in Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Collectable 1978 Exclusivite K.L.E.M. Whisky Container, Made in Italy.
A Bottle in the shape of a Scottish Piper - vintage collectable figural whisky ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jose De Creeft Modern Reclining Female Nude Sculpture in Green Serpentine
Located in New York, NY
Modern sculpture of a reclining female nude carved in green serpentine stone, made by Spanish-born American artist José Mariano de Creeft, (1884-1982). The piece is unsigned and rema...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
Minimalist Wood and Brushed Aluminum Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist wood and brushed aluminum crucifix / cross, circa, 1970s. The piece measures 7.75" high x 5" wide and is in very good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Wooden Figure Sculpture Made in Italy by Luigi Cipollone
Located in London, GB
A tall wooden sculpture. 1960s Roman school design by Luigi Cipollone.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Brutalist Female Nude Sculpture of Painted Iron on Travertine Base
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Brutalist female nude sculpture executed in painted iron on a travertine base, signed KA on bottom, circa 1960. In the style of Marcello Fantoni. Want to see more beautiful things...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Figurative Bronze Sculpture by California Artist Ken Vares, 1968
By Ken Vares
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Figurative Bronze Sculpture by California Artist Ken Vares, 1968. One of a kind signed 1/1 sculpture on base with artist signature and date of 4/68. Bronze on walnut base. Measures 2...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Signed Ceramic Figure Sculpture
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Very beautifully done, three figures. Signed RZ in base, possibly Roger Zellner. Clyde Burt style as well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Alfredo Barbini Italian Art Glass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
An Alfredo Barbini Italian art glass sculpture 'Nudo a massello' black frit,
fused burst gold foil, clear base with dark green layer. Mark...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Fine Mid 20th Century Terracotta Bust of a Barbadian Man, by Harold S. Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely sculpted terracotta signed in script on the reverse together with a reference to ‘Barbados’. Raised upon a square teak base, the underside bearing written notation ‘Terrac...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Copper Lidded Pineapple
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury lidded pineapple expertly crafted in copper, hand hammered and decorated with stylized leaves and retaining its bronze like patina.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid-century Masculine Wooden Sculpture Testa
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind beautiful mid-century masculine sculpture cut from one piece of wood. A truly gorgeous piece, a diamond in kust about any interior.
The Testa will be shipped overseas i...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Nubian Man Hitting Gong, Moss Lamp Co
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning depiction of strong Nubian figure striking gong, bronzed clad plaster figure, retains original mallet as well as original lampshade, both in need of some repair ,wood and co...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Metal Figurines at a France Tinplate Bar, 1950s
By Jean Pierre Pericaud
Located in Den Haag, NL
Small tinplate bar, with a bar lady, and a dandy customer in front of the bar. Drinking
a cocktail together. So much details in this little scenery, 1950s.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture in Bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s Wood Base Priestess
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture in bronze Art Nuragica Sardinia 1960s wood base priestess.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s Italian Wire Horse Sculpture by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bronze wire sculpture of a prancing horse on a wooden base.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid century Carved Marble Hippo Sculpture
Located in Norwood, NJ
Mid century carved marble hippo sculpture. Modern sculpture of a hippopotamus carved from granite.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Polish Bronze Sail Boat Sculpture by Emilio Lancia
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful polish bronze sculpture design by renowned Italian designer Emilio Lancia in the 1960s. The sculpture depicts two sail boats sailing in the ocean. The sculpture is constr...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Brown Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Jeanne Grandpierre La Borne, 1975
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jeanne Grandpierre
Original and decorative abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by the French artist, circa 1975.
Original 20th century midcentury ceramic art.
Realized in La Bor...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Figurative Wooden Sculpture by F Tamba
Located in Antwerp, BE
Highly rare and decorative elegant scene in wood of a man making respectfully advances to a lady, with female servants bringing food. Made in Congo in the 20th century, and offered b...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
By Knoll, Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Patinated Willow Tree Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Patinated metal willow tree sculpture with rocky base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal
Carved Rosewood Stylized Antelope Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
An aesthetically charming antelope sculpture in rich grainy rosewood. Both effortless and valiant despite its diminutive size.
Measures: 5.13" T x ...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Figural Candlestick, Delightful 1950s-Era Ceramic Sculpture with Candleholder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Graceful and quiet, this entrancing figural candlestick was designed by Lore Friedrich-Gronau for the famous Karlsruhe ceramic works in Germany in the 1950s. She was famous for her a...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture in the Manner of Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern sculpture in the manner of Amedeo Modigliani.
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern sculpture signed M.B. Mitchell. This interesting figurative sculpture of a nude male wi...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer
By Ursula Meyer
Located in Stamford, CT
Palatial bust of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer. The sculpture itself measures 47" in height, 27.5" in width, and 21.5" depth acquired from the home of the most prolific American conceptual artist. Signed and dated.
Provenance:
From the Estate of Ann Pollon Re: The Collection of Ursula Meyer. Descendant.
Acquired from the artist.
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp French: (28 July 1887-2 October 1968) was a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art He was careful about his use of the term Dada and was not directly associated with Dada groups. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Duchamp has had an immense impact on twentieth-century and twenty first-century art, and he had a seminal influence on the development of conceptual art. By the time of World War I he had rejected the work of many of his fellow artists (such as Henri Matisse) as "retinal" art, intended only to please the eye. Instead, Duchamp wanted to use art to serve the mind.
Ursula Meyer was a German-born American sculptor, art-focused academician, and fine art
critic, who proved an influential player in the transmission of and appreciation for European born Modernism to the United States in the post-World War II era. At first a ceramicist beholden to the teachings of 1930s Germany’s Bauhaus and Italy’s Futurists, she eventually became a creator and exponent of a crisp, geometry-focused sculptural lexicon in ceramics, and later wood and metal sculpture. Her legacy includes a decades-long exploration of Minimalism, as well as experimentations in creating and deciphering Conceptual and
Expressive genres.
Born in Hanover, Germany in 1915 to Ernst Josef Meyer and Elsa Katzenstein, Ursula Meyer is
recorded as having “studied with former Bauhaus masters after the Bauhaus itself had closed
under threat of National Socialism” in 1933. Spanning the years 1934 through 1937, Ursula’s
Bauhaus tutorial is not fully documented, but it may well have included at least brief study with
the French-born Marguerite Friedlaender Wildenhain (1896-1985), the first woman to earn the
Master Potter certification in Germany, and who worked with Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky,
Max Kehan and Gerhard Marcks (1889-1981). Meyer is recorded as having directly worked
with Marcks, as well as with Otto Lindig...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture.
Interesting surreal midcentury terra cotta bust sculpture in the manner of Salvador Dali. This fabu...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Boleslaw Danikowski High Enameled Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Boleslaw Danikowski high enameled ceramic sculpture, France, 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Sculpture of the African Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s student wood carved sculpture from the Scuola di Belle Arti in Venice.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta sculpture signed.
Measures: Height 24 cm.
Width 23 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Figural Nude Bronze, Wrought Iron and Wood Sculpture circa 1960s-1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage figural nude bronze, wrought iron and wood sculpture, circa 1960s-1970s.
Patinated bronze women with a wrought iron hoop between the...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Bronze
Boleslaw Danikowski High Enameled Ceramic Sculpture, France 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Boleslaw Danikowski high enameled ceramic sculpture, France, 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very stunning large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy.
C.I.A. Manna Torino Lenci Nel Palmeto ceramic sculpture. Semi nude form of young woman. Work...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Table Top Sculpture by John Steck
By John Steck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
From Steck’s 'Desert Flower’ series, this table top sculpture exhibits, per an America House advertisement in Craft Horizons January/February 1965 (which illustrates this sculpture),...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Sardinian Sculpture by the Sculptor Giuseppe Silecchia, 1960
By Giuseppe Silecchia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sardinian sculpture by the sculptor Giuseppe Silecchia, 1960, represents a peasant, with straw baskets.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Selection of Large Abstract Wood Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large abstract wood sculptures, circa 1960s. From left to right, the sculptures measure 25.5"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D, 32.5"H x 8"W x 3"D, 31"H x 9"W x 8"D, and 24"H x 9"W x ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Brass Sculpture of Dolphins
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass sculpture of dolphins on a wooden base.
Measures: Height 24 cm.
Width 27 cm.
Depth 11 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hal Fromhold Midcentury Studio Ceramic Sculpture
By Hal Fromhold
Located in Norwalk, CT
This unique, whimsical sculpture is circa 1960s, from California.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Sergio Bustamante Ceramic Hand with Faces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante, 52" tall hand with faces - very rare and stunning example of Bustamantes work.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marcel Delmotte, Wood Sculpture with Fabric Strips and Plaster, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte, (1901-1984) large wood sculpture with fabric strips and plaster, circa 1960
probably a self portrait
Unsigned
small gaps.
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1970s Brass Tabletop Nail Sculpture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petite square brass nail sculpture.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modern Carved Burl Wood Sculpture by Sig de Tonancour
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking and sensuous Carved Burl Wood Sculpture of a Female Bust signed and dated '92 on the right back side, Asian style carved and polished femal...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Burl
1970s Brass Tabletop Nail Sculpture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A petite round brass nail sculpture.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large Natural Wood Fish Shape Driftwood Sculpture Artist Signed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury abstract natural driftwood fish forming sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Mid-century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Archimede Seguso, Curtis Jeré, and Jihokera. 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 $40 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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