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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Bronze Modernist Abstract Sculpture by Grégory Anatchkov, France, 1980
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Fernando Regazzo Seated Ballerina Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Fernando Regazzo (Italian, born 1945) patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated ballerina, signed "F. Regazzo" to base. 9" H x 8.5" W x 6" D.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fulvio Bianconi Glass Figurine, Venini 1950 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Polychrome glass figurine with sleeve. Made to a design by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Acid signature on the base “Venini Murano Italia”.
The figurine...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Sculpture of a Torso Signed Giuliano Tosi, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Murano glass sculpture of a torso signed Giuliano Tosi. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of Japanese farmers with a large clear hat made of hand blown colored, smoked Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Arch...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mixed Metal (Chrome & Brass) "Winged" Sculpture with Lucite Base
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Mixed metal "winged" sculpture with lucite base that would compliment the
barest corner.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Italian Ermanno Nason Lady Murano Glass Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-white, vintage Mid-Century Modern tall lady sculpture with a scarf, hat made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed and produced by Licio Zanetti & Ermanno Nason in goo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Baruch Saktsier Israeli Modernist Bronze Torso on Wood Base
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Bronze female torso by listed Russian Israeli sculptor, Baruch Saktsier. Sculpture measures 14" high by 7" by 4.5" and is signed Saktsier on verso. In ...
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1970s Israeli Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Multi Color Glass Egg Sculpture by Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage hand-blown Art glass sculpture by Kosta Boda. This sculpture, shaped like an egg and in soft and bright hues of blues, lavender and whites was created by Monica Bac...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Bronze Female Figure by Anne Van Kleeck, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual cast bronze sculpture by Anne Van Kleeck. Elongated figure-exaggerated and inspired by Giacometti. 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
Aluminum
Vintage Brass Nautical Anchor Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully forged in solid brass, these nautical anchors have a classic aesthetic that is ideal for coastal and nautical décor but can easily translat...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960s Giant Strainer Kitchen Sign Wall Art Sculpture Chrome Basket Tool
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Giant Strainer Wall Art, 55 inches long. Has a repair, one of the strainer reinforcement welds popped, sewn repair with blue wire.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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
Large Ceramic Sculpture of Woman and Child in the Style of Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in McKinney, TX
White ceramic glaze handmade one of a kind vintage ceramic sculpture of woman holding a child.
23" x 9" x 9"
Good vintage condition wi...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Archimede Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Bird Dove Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass dove bird figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" series. The figurine still retains an intact original "Archimede Seguso - Murano - Made In Italy" label underneath. Nicely detailed piece, giving it great character. It has a little tail as well. Would make a great desk companion, or display it on a side table or curio cabinet. Midcentury era. Collectors item. Measures: 4 3/4" long x 2 3/8" wide x 3 1/8" tall.
Literature:
Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Horse, Italy, circa 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural horse statue - Bitossi Aldo Londi. This character statue has been made in the 1960s. Absolutely gorgeous item with mark on the body and still in ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Glass Head
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil vallien for Kosta Boda glass head.
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Handmade Hollywood Regency Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Inspired by the beaches of Malibu, this collection was born out of an iconic star piece: the Californian palm. In a shiny finish, this decorative lamp is made of polished brass; and ...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Virginia Metal Crafters 1948 Brass Butterfly Bush Leaf Dish
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass butterfly bush leaf dish by Virginia Metal Crafters. It is one of a series of botanical leaf sculptures designed by artist Oskar Hansen....
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brussels Manneken Pis Souvenir Statue, Belgium 1960s Grand Tour
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item in your collecti...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jester and Monkey Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage Meissen porcelain blanc de chine figure of a Jester with a monkey and owl dating from the 20th century. The figure stands on a narr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Curtis Jeré Brutalist Jazz Band Wall Sculpture for Artisan House, USA, 1991
Located in Lisboa, PT
This wall sculpture was designed by Curtis Jere and produced for Artisan House, in USA in 1991. It is made of black painted metal and represents a jazz band. Curtis Jeré was the shar...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano Nubian Candle Holders
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exquisite pair of Italian Murano candle holders in the form on Nubian figures elegantly attired in early Venetian costumes. The figures are pr...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Large Rimini Blu Ceramic Horses by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Imposing pair of Italian handmade ceramic horse sculptures in the vibrant signature blue of Aldo Londi's iconic art pottery collection Rimini Blu, originally designed in 1959 for Bit...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stan Bitters Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Haniwa Sculpture
By Stan Bitters
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, beautifully glazed, quite rare, and special double-faced "Haniwa" pottery sculpture by American California studio pottery master ceramists Stan Bitters whose work was instrumental in shaping the organic modernist movement in the 1960s.
Bitters received his Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1958.
He also studied under Peter Voulkos at Otis College. After graduating, he worked for Hans Sumpf as the company's resident artist. During this time he created architectural murals, tiles, birdhouses, planters, and sculptural objects – designs that would earn him recognition later on as a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement - many still some of the most iconic designs today.
Stan Bitters' work was featured as a part of the prestigious California Design series of exhibitions and annuals that chronicled art and design in California from 1954-1976. His works were also featured as part of a group show entitled Golden State of Craft 1960-1985 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This show was part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, an unprecedented collaboration of more than 60 museums and other cultural institutions in Southern California, celebrating the birth of the Los Angeles art scene. Bitters' work was also exhibited at Heath Ceramics' Boiler Room...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Sailing Boat Sculpture Wood Copper Austrian Midcentury Design, 1950s
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Sailing boat with two masts
Designed and executed by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien, Vienna.
copper sails, brass anchor and masts, wooden boat deck
circa 1950s
marked undernea...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
1960s Extremely Tall and Thin Don Quixote Wooden Sculpture by Witco
Located in Monrovia, CA
1960s Extremely Tall And Thin Witco Don Quixote Wooden Cedar Sculpture. Brutal Mid Century Wooden Sculpture Stands 85 Inches Tall On A Wooden 12 x 12 Platform. This Listing Is Of A Wooden Sculpture Only, The Tall Lance Like Object (My Tall Vintage Rod...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Royal Dux Figurine's', Porcelain Two Shell Shaped Dishes
By Royal Dux
Located in Tilburg, NL
Royal Dux figurine
Hand painted and impressive porcelain figurine modelled as two shell shaped dishes surmounted by two maidens, raised on a rustic spreadi...
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large French Faience Figural Bison Pate Terrine by Michel Caugant
Located in San Diego, CA
A large vintage figural recumbent Bison Pâté Terrine made for Laurent Caugant, a Bretagne pâté maker since 1927. His son Michel created these figural forms as containers for selling ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Metal Tree Sculpture On Quartz Stone Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Metal Tree Sculpture On Quartz Stone Base
Beautiful piece of sculpture in the form of a large tree with leaves atop a free form rock cryst...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Metal
Midcentury Brass Crucifix with Copper Jesus
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice brass crucifix with a copper Jesus on the cross, circa 1960s. Nice weight and detail.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Porcelain figurine of Russian Borzoi Greyhound, Wałbrzych, 1960s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a dog - Russian Borzoi Greyhound
Produced by Walbrzych in the 1960s.
Very good condition, no damage.
Measures: Height 12cm, width 31cm, depth 10cm.
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Clown, Italy, circa 1950
By Murano 5
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Great Murano glass clown from the midcentury circa 1950 in Italy. Murano glass lovers will love this piece: big black shoes, a multicolored glass body, a funny face with crazy yellow hair, a supersized bow tie and a red hat. Made with lots of love to details this glass sculpture a very decorative one.
If you like this piece, please check also our other Murano Clown...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Asian Modernist Torchere / Floor Lamp, Attributed to James Mont, 1940s
By James Mont
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Asian Modernist Torchere / floor lamp. Attributed to James Mont 1940s, Classic form, Black lacquered metal standard ,brass ornamentation, detailing. Amazing embossed glass s...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Patinated bronze sculpture made by unknown artist. Brazil circa 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large and Heavy Devil Wall Mask in Concrete, 1930s Art Deco
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Heavy vintage devil wall mask in conrete, 1960s. Beatiful Patina, little.
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Smaller Marble Grapes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury Italian marble & fruitwood grape cluster
Italy, 1970s
A good size example with natural root stem.
Ready to place.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Pino Signoretto
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of Japanese farmers with a large black hat made of hand blown clear Murano glass, designed and produced by Pino Signoretto in good condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Sculptures Guanyin Ceramic China, 1912-1949
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Guanyin sculptures in Dehua porcelain "blanc de chine". The two mirror figures of the goddess of compassion resting on bases of flowers and l...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of green, brown, cream and blue; the pair measure 12" W x 8....
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mermaid, 1970
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Beautiful ceramic mermaid with some great colors.
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Italian Graphite Ceramic Sculpture on Slate Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare postmodern Italian sculpture in graphite ceramic sitting on slate base, not signed .
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Slate
Italian White Porcelain Small Statue Cast of "Boy w/ Thorn" by Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-Classical (Mid-Century) white porcelain replica of \"Boy with Thorn\" by Salterini, depicting a young boy sitting on a rock, removing a thorn from the sole of his foot, m...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Jere Sailboat Model Signed and Dated 1979
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Large and impressive sailboat model by Jere, signed and dated ( Jere 1976 ). This example can be displayed as a freestanding objet, or can be mounted on...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tall Marble Cubist "Venus" Torso Sculpture, Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall marble abstract or cubist torso sculpture on wood plinth titled, "Venus". Signed.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carl Aubock "My Son" Patinated Brass Sculpture #4752
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock "My Son" Patinated Brass Sculpture #4752 designed in the 1950s. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same sta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Seguso Murano Signed Red Pink Italian Art Glass Conch Seashell Sculpture Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown cranberry red - pink Italian art glass conch seashell sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Maestro Renato Anatra Large Signed Murano Hand Blown Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Maestro Renato Anatra large Signed Murano hand blown art glass sculpture. Signature as picture reads Omaggio Di Chiricco Renato Anatra. Very modernistic design in very vibrant colors.
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Hand Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra cotta hand sculpture.
This interesting 20th century Italian Hollywood Regency glazed terracotta hand sculpture is e...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Alfredo Rossi Signed and Dated Murano Black Glass Female Sculpture Irredescent
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Rossi Signed and dated Murano black glass female sculpture with a glowing irredescent finish. Very high quality solid glass sculpture.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Signed Hagenauer Bonze Cupid Figurine Made in Austria, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
The item on sale is an original vintage bronze figurine. It was designed and manufactured by the Austrian workshops of Hagenauer. The Figurine ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gold Plated Fighting Cockerel Ornaments, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of gold plated fighting cockerel ornaments. These beautiful sculptures were produced in Italy in the 1960s.
An iconic set from the 1960s that is incredibly rare to be found gold plated. These animated roosters hand-crafted sculptures feaures incredible details, perfect example of midcentury Italian manufacture.
A fantastic eye-catching set, that will be the perfect addition for enriching a desk or a midcentury hallway entrance...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
Andy Warhol Modern Oversized Dollar Sign Design Glass Display Bottles
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
6 Modern oversized display glass bottles with dollar sign motif. (signed, ANDY WARHOL, manner of LALIQUE) (PRICED EACH).
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock Patinated Brass "Walking" Figural Sculpture #4058 designed in the 1950's. Currently produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Bronze Table Sculpture 'I'll Catch You', Unsigned
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brutalist Bronze Table Sculpture 'I'll Catch You', Unsigned
Depicting a leaping patinated bronze figure, with an awaiting patinated bronze figure with out stretched arms secured in...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Pair of Carved Aztec Onyx Stone Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of onyx bookends. These beautiful pieces are carved in the likes of aztec warrior deities. The onyx veining and translucent beauty comes t...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture by Artist Orlando Chiang from the Early
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Female Form Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture by Talented Artist Orlando Chiang from the early 2000s.
Exceptional carved wood sculpture depicting the female form. Crafted by ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
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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