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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Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
This figurine measures: 5.25 wide x 5.25 deep x 15.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much ...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
Figurative Mahogany Sculpture Mid-Century Modern 1950s Brazilian Abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
Figurative modernist hand-carved mahogany sculpture purchased in Brazil in the 1950s. Signed to the bottom rear edge. Brazilian rosewood plinth base in...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
CERTIFIED 4, 531 Cts Colombian Emerald Sculptural Carving Of a Horse Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Standing horse figure carved from natural Colombian emerald.
This is a fabulous sculptural figure carved in one single piece of natural Colombian emerald, depicting a standing horse...
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1970s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Glass Head
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil vallien for Kosta Boda glass head.
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Paul McCobb Dr. No Tall Windsor Chair Rustic Farmhouse Boho Abstract Chic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains.
Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Birch
$2,800 Sale Price
28% Off
Mid-century Nude Lovers Bronze Sculpture Statue By Francesco Messina
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Sculpture of a couple of naked lovers kissing, Both nude.
Perfect size, will go perfect in any space.
Francesco Messina (15 December 1900 – 13 September 1995) was an Italian sculptor of the 20th century.
Francesco Messina was born at Linguaglossa in the Province of Catania in a very poor family. Growing up in Genoa, where he also studied and lived until he was 32, he then moved to Milan.
Art historians consider him one of the most important figurative sculptors of Novecento, together with Giacomo Manzù, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini. He is the author of some of the greatest works of the Novecento Italiano[citation needed] and his sculptures are displayed in the most famous museums, among which: Bern, Zürich, Gothenburg, Oslo, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Venice, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.
From 1922, he began exhibiting his work regularly at the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice and between 1926 and 1929 he took part in the expos organised by the art group Novecento Italiano in Milan. In 1932, he moved to Milan, where in 1934 he obtained a tenured professorship 1934 in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, of which he became the director within two years.
During those years, about him wrote Carlo Carrà:
Francesco Messina's sculpture is characterised by a simple and grandiose manner, by an idealistic and classic procedure, able to give life to forms which become "ideal images".
In the 1930s, Messina exhibited at important collective expos of Italian art in Barcelona, Berlin, Bern, Gothenburg, Munich, Oslo, Paris, São Paulo, Zurich, while executing various sculptures in many Italian cities. In 1936 he was appointed director of the Accademia di Brera, which position he will keep until 1944. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[
In 1938, Giorgio de Chirico in Rome and Salvatore Quasimodo in Turin presented two personal exhibitions of Messina's work. In 1942 he won the Sculpture Prize at the XXIII Biennale Internazionale d’arte of Venice, where he exhibited fifteen sculptures and seventeen drawings.
In 1943, Messina was appointed Academic Emeritus of Italy. On the collapse of the fascist regime, he was temporarily dismissed from the academy, only because he had been its director during the fascist period. However, by 1947 he had already regained his professorship. In the same period the artist took part in the Graphic & Sculpture Expo at Buenos Aires, in the Muller Gallery, achieve a noticeable success. In 1949 he exhibited at the 3rd Sculpture International held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, together with Marino Marini and Picasso.
Romantica, c. 1973 (Fondazione Cariplo)
In 1956 he participated with a personal exhibition at the XXVIII Biennale di Venezia. In 1963 he produced the great monument to Pope Pius XII for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, as well as the bust of Pietro Mascagni for the Teatro alla Scala. In the same year he was awarded the Michelangelo Prize for Sculpture in Florence.
In 1966 Messina was commissioned by Italian RAI to create the Cavallo morente (Dying Horse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,660 Sale Price
30% Off
Hedgehog ashtray set Walter Bosse figurines brass patinated new Vienna Austria
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
In 2000 a Viennese public house released the first monograph about Walter Bosse. Illustrated with various pictures it shows his highly creative potential and his influence and impact...
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Gio Ponti Hand Sculpture by Sabattini Silver-Plated Metal made in Italy 1978
Dimensions:
13½ h × 3¾ w × 3¼ d in
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Edmont Moirignot Paris Sculpture Poseidon Neptun Trident Bronze
Located in Munich, DE
We admire a very expressive sculpture of the ancient god of all the seas, Poseidon, standing proud and confident on a wave, holding a trident in his right hand.
Edmont Moirignot (Pa...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage hand painted, Etched possibly brass Peacock Sculpture Statuette.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is an India Import. Hand Painted and etched this piece would make a beautiful addition to your home. Believed to be brass in material but not confirmed. This Piece has nic...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 14.5 wide x 14.5 deep x 29 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchina by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
Located in Uccle, BE
Pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchina by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
The pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Signed Artist Proof Figurative Bronze on Travertine Base by Victor Salmones
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury, signed artist proof, figurative bronze "runner" statue on travertine base by noted Mexican sculptor Victor Salmones, circa 1960's. The piece is in excellent condition wit...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Bronze
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of C2C Designs, a Resin Based Sculptural Ear and Nose Bookend Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful pair of iconic C2 Design bookends. The pair combine a combination pop Nose and Ear. The resin has a stone look and are very popular. The pai...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Mid Century Boy and Balloons Figurative Bronze Sculpture by Curtis Jere
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage "Boy and Balloon" sculpture signed by Curtis Jere for Artisan House, circa 1968. This figurative piece depicts a boy holding strings of colored balloons. The boy is made of p...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seguso Murano Iridescent Black Gold Italian Art Glass Wiseman Nativity Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown iridescent clear, black, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Wiseman nativity figure, sculpture. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is very intricate with lots of decoration. Gold crown on his head, gold container...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
1960 Nude Ceramic Woman by Kokrda, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- In retro Brussel style.
- Made by Jihonet.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Deposition of Christ Sculpture 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design glazed ceramic sculpture depicting the Deposition of Christ, 1950s, attributed to the artist Tonino Grassi of Reggio Emilia, Italy 1950s
Please note...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s Handmade Robot Ashtray Sculpture Metal Scrap Art Articulating
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage One of a kind 1950s handmade metal Robot ashtray with articulating arms, pullout drawer and ash tray that comes out to be cleaned. On a hard plasti...
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1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, 'Image Sailboat', West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha wall plaque, glazed ceramic, (Image Sailboat) West Germany
Was produced in the 1960's
handmade, and made in Germany.
Very collectible.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jose Luis Martinez Gomez Limestone Sculpture, 1960's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Striking, stylized carved head in white stone mounted to a wood block on an iron pole by Jose Luis Martinez Gomez (signed).
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Modernist Porcelain Nude Figural Vases by Sargadelos
By Sargadelos
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Pair of modernist porcelain nude figural vases by Sargadelos of Spain, designed by Isaac Díaz Pardo in the 1970s although this pair is likely from the 2000s. The anthropomorphic pair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Bronze Figurative Sculpture by Firmin Vandewoude (1907-1994)
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century modern period figurative bronze sculpture by the Belgian artist, Firmin Vandewoude (1907-1994), depicting standing male beside nude female, with dark green/brown patina. ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Era Molded Fiberglass Carnival Clown Head or Midway Game Component
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This whimsical clown head is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1965 in the period Mid-Century carnival style. The head...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Pedro Friedeberg 1970's Gold Leaf and Wood Hand - Sun Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's carved wood with gold leaf "hand - sun" sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg. Signed on the base.
Pedro Friedeberg is a Mexican artist and designer known by his surrealist work f...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
1960s Pop Art Brass 2 Dimensional Hand 2D Sculpture Palmistry Love
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Roger Bezombes (French,1913-1994)
Born in Paris, France, he was a painter, sculptor, medallist and designer. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and was much influenced by Maur...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Pair Teki Modern Lounge Chairs by William Westenhaver for Witco
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual pair oversized, Teki Modern lounge chairs by William Westenhaver for Witco, definitely over the top, same chairs can be seen in Elvis Presley's Graceland. Crazy carved walnut...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Olger Villegas Bronze Sculpture of a Mother and Child
By Olger Villegas
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Green patinated bronze of a mother and child mounted on a wood plinth base. Signed on verso as shown.
Condition: Light loss and dents to wood.
Category
20th Century Costa Rican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Female Figurine Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat Egypt 1960s Blue Teal Stoneware
By Hassan Heshmat
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat,
Egypt. 1960's.
Stoneware.
Unique.
Dimensions:
H: 52 cm/ 20 1/2''
Category
1960s Egyptian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Sculpture See Saw Signed Manuel Felguérez 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
An incredible mid-century modern sculpture by listed Mexican artist Manuel Felguérez depicting two children on a seesaw. The sculpture, depicting a boy and girl on a seesaw, or teete...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Oak Sailing Ship 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage sailing ship from hammered brass and oakwood designed and executed in Vienna 1950 in the style of Franz Hagenauer.
This amazing sailing ship with a stained...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Glazed Ceramic Sculpture nude Woman, Jihokera, 1950's.
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage sculpture mode of glazed ceramic.
Produced by Jihokera in former Czechoslovakia in the 1950s
Good Original condition
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Sculpture, 1972
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Original Condition
Re-Polished
Made of Ceramic.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Magnificent Sculptural Tea Pot Vintage Studio Art Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural tea pot design studio art pottery.
10.75 tall x 19.25 deep x 7.75 wide
Unsigned. Decorative item.
Preowned original vintage condition.
See images listed please.
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Life-Size Brass "Entwined Cranes" Sculpture by Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage life-size crane sculpture designed by Boris Lovet-Lorski in Lithuania, circa 1950s. These elegant cranes intertwine at their necks, and t...
Category
1950s Lithuanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
7 Royal Copenhagen Figurines by Carl Martin-Hansen Amager Children
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this fine group:
Amager Boy in typical costume designed by Carl Martin-Hansen circa 1906 - 1925. From the Danish National Costume series by Carl Martin-Hansen. Figurine ...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1960’s Molded Plastic Weight Lifter with moving arms
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Injection Mold Plastic Weight-Lifter that lifts and lowers his arms when plugged in and running. Very Clever period piece, perfect for that weight-lifter in your life! Has a bracket in back that lets you hang it on peg board...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Murano Glass Sculpture by Alessandro Barbaro. Italy, 1970s.
Located in Madrid, ES
Alessandro Barbaro, artist and master glassmaker (Dorsoduro, 1936), transforms glass by playing with large-scale pieces that challenge the material'...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Beaded Lg Boutonniere Flower Pink Floral Display Many Petals
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a beautiful shiny pink many petal hand beaded flower, that would be perfect as a large boutonniere or a fantastic addition to any floral arrangement or on it's own in a small...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
$176 Sale Price
20% Off
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 von...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste Signed C.G.
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste
Beautifully Detailed
1935, France Signed: Depose C.G.390
The Buste is in good condition with a nice age pati...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Eugene Gauss Mid Century Figural Carved Red Stone Picasso Style Wall Sculpture
By Eugene Gauss
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Eugene Gauss (American, 1905-1988) Mid Century Figural Carved Solid Red Stone Picasso Style Wall Art Sculpture (Approx 20 lbs). Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 21.5" H...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Oak Nude Torso
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-century modern (1950s) limed oak stylized carved nude female torso mounted on an ebonized square base
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Vintage Capodimonte Ceramic Decorative Item by Mollica, Rococo Style, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This group of 7 cherubs are made in Capodimonte lacquered ceramic by Mollica.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be consid...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Ico & Luisa Parisi Yellow Ceramic for Zanolli & Sebellin
Located in Turin, Turin
Yellow and white ceramic, designed by Ico Parisi & Luisa Parisi in 1966 for Zanolly & Sebellin. Entirely in glazed ceramic. Very good condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture 1969 Signed Austin Productions Figural Brutalist
Located in New York, NY
Signed Austin Productions dated 1969. Artist-signed SD. Figural sculpture of seated woman holding flower. Brutalist modernist design.
Measure: He...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
A Mid Twentieth Century Oil-Painted Figurative Sculpture by Fred Berger
By Fred Berger
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Mid Century Modern painted wood figurative sculpture by Fred Berger.Fred Berger (American, 1923-2006) Fred Berger’s work can be found in Private Collections and The Art Institu...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood, Paint
Modernist Female Figural Bronze Sculpture in Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Mid-Century Modernist Abstract sculpture of a female figure in the style of/attributed to renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo...
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20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Ceramic Torero and Flamenco Dancer Figures by Giovanni Girardi, Italy
By Lenci
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This glazed ceramic piece is made by Giovanni Girardi, a famous ceramic artisan from Vicenza that worked for Lenci in Turin.
It...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed and Numbered Bronze Pear by Jean-Claude Mazel and Yann Jalix
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary bronze pear from the “Le Jardin Extraordinaire" by the collaborative French artists Jean-Claude Mazel and Yann Jalix. The large pear balances on a fruit box and has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Pair of Lladro Chinese Farmer Porcelain Figurines
By Lladro
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS PAIR of extremely rare and important Lladro, long retired porcelain figurine sculptures.
Known as the ‘Chinese Farmer’ and the ‘Chinese Farmer with Staff’.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,720 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Vintage Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi 1960s Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting moon. This...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Brass Palm Tree Sculpture on Lucite
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury brass palm tree sculpture with Brutalist style cerated edges, sleek stylized trunk, and presented on a Lucite base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Jan De Swart Monumental Sculptural Ship
By Jan De Swart
Located in Chicago, IL
Jan De Swart's "Ark" Ship, sculpted architectural and playful elements intricately displayed showing the master’s wit and technical skills.Exhibi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$46,200 Sale Price
51% Off
Faberge's "The Big Egg Hunt N.Y." April 2014, #65 Egg by Artist Mary Mattingly
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of the famed Egg Sculptures from New York City’s celebrated Big Egg Hunt. The Sculpture features a great Mirrored Chrome Optic of Stylized Human Figur...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ’Single Entry’ Diver Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual patinated resin sculpture titled ’Single Entry’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Part of the divers in motion series, this maquette is mounted on an inte...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Green Glazed Textural Hallmarked Ceramic Italian Vintage
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rare vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic is of a woman. We have called it the lady in the car or house. The glazed green has incised textural raised desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
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