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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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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
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
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
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...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brighella Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
“Brighella”, Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi.
“Lattimo” glass figurine with polychrome decoration.
Represents a slender character dressed in a costume adorned wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1960s Ceramic Pop-Art Nut Bolt Table Shelf Decor Sculptures Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fun solid ceramic sculptures from a Northeast DC Artists Estate. Showing wear, Chips, Cracks, but no looseness to either piece. Ready to display.
Nut
Dia 7 ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Greek Dancer Rosenthal by Liebermann
By Rosenthal
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Greek dancer Rosenthal by Liebermann.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Painted Metal Palm Trees
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of tole or painted metal potted palm trees with stylized palm leaves having serrated edges on a trunk in a geometric planter with affixed black ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$4,500 / set
Midcentury Brass Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic stylized brass palm or banana tree sculpture with a graceful form and a custom finish, hand polished and lacquered for easy care.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Spotted Ceramic Leopard or Cheetah
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Ceramic Italian glazed leopard in yellow with black spots. Hand-painted and in excellent condition. One available.
Measurements are:
2" deep
7" wide
3...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Vintage original ceramic sculpture Old Man by Bassano, Italy 1974
By Bassano
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage original ceramic sculpture "Old Man is a drunken" by Bassano made in Italy in the 1974.
Bassano ceramics (also known as "Bassano del Grappa") is a traditional Italian craft p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
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'...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Mid-Century Figurative Roman Travertine Monumental Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1970s vintage figurative Roman sculpture crafted from unpolished scabos travertine. The natural and textured appearance of the travertine offers a unique blend of tan, off-white, and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Carved Wood Panel Figurative Artwork Wall Decor.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece features primitive designed Carved motifs of people recessed into the wood. Walnut wood tone. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 7 1/2 W ; 1 1...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Edwin Scheier 1964 Modernist Sculpture of Man Riding Jaguar Which Has Eaten Man
Located in Mobile, AL
An early and fully three dimensional sculpture by Edwin Scheier exhibiting a symbolic or mythological representation that represents the circle of life. The bent wood, carving, piercing and rope work are all manifest at a high level in this quixotic almost whimsical work of 1964. Edwin (and Mary) spent over a decade in the 1960's and 70's in Oaxaca, Mexico where he often worked with Guanacaste wood and local fibers, to great success. A perfect compliment to a mid century modern interior and a must have go along with any major mid century and/or Scheier ceramics...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$3,400 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Sculpture of Nude Sitting Women, Royal Dux, 1960s
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Maker: Royal Dux
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
30% Off
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...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Museum Quality Nude Sculpture (After Fernando Botero)
By Antoniucci Volti, Robert Hughes, Fernando Botero, Frank Dobson
Located in Round Top, TX
In the style of Robert Hughes, Joseph Goethe and Antoniucci Volti, Frank Dobson and hints of Fernando Botero, this exquisite museum quality sculpture is one of the most enduring piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Tole Pineapple
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian tole sculpture or object of art crafted in metal with a painted green top over a stylized gilt pineapple. Stamped Italy on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Vintage Nude Clay Sculptures Inspired by Henry Moore
By Henry Moore
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a very cool unsigned pair of clay nude sculptures from the 1960's that have a very good resemblance to Henry Moore's works. They are clay or terra cotta and the upright sculpture has a slightly darker red hue than the reclining one. Upright sculpture weighs 43 lbs and the reclining sculpture...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Set 2 Italian Green Marble Onyx Pyramid Table Base Lella, Massimo Vignelli Style
Located in Miami, FL
Two Italian green marble and onyx Pyramid Objects attributed to Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Luce.
The two geometric hand shaped green, white and Taupe Pyramids are Orga...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Elephant Sculpture, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful Murano glass sculpture representing an elephant, with a rigorous trunk facing upwards.
The Murano glass sculpture has the same workmanship as a "sommerso". The "submerged"...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Dresden Porcelain Sculptures
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Pair of Dresden porcelain sculptures representing a lady and gentleman of the aristocracy. Polychrome and gilded decoration, on white porcelain and a round base decorated in various ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$177 / set
Pair of Vintage Metal Pineapple Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modernist pair of vintage pineapple garnitures or objects of art handcrafted in metal in a stylized brutalist form with a chic oxidized finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,250 / set
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the u...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Plaster Torso of Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your interior with this striking vintage plaster torso sculpture, a testament to classic artistry and bohemian flair. Crafted with remarkable detail, this piece captures the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Carved Wood Jose Pinal Sculpture (Mexico)
By Jose Pinal
Located in Round Top, TX
Powerful wood carving of a peasant farmer by celebrated Mexican artist José Pinal (1913–1983). Known for his expressive, modernist approach to figuration, Pinal's work often centers ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Circle of Henry Moore, Bronze Sculpture circa 1960, Signed H. Lurie
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
Circle of Henry Moore, Bronze Sculpture circa 1960, Signed H. Lurie.
Cast at the Morris Singer Foundry in London, which was used extensively by Henry Moore to cast his works between 1961 and 1984.
In 1967 the foundry was moved from London to Basingstoke. The stamp 'Morris Singer Founders London' on our sculpture means that it predates this move.
Morris Singer is the oldest established fine art foundry in the world and has worked with most of the major sculptors from Thornycroft and Gilbert in the early days to Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein, and many more recent artists like Eduardo Paolozzi, Michael Sandle and Philip Jackson...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,107 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Sculpture Signed by Bohumil Kokrda, 1967
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful glazed ceramic statue by Bohumil Kokrda in 1967 in Czechoslovakia. The statue of a sitting girl is signed by the author. The sculpture is in good vintage condition with original sticker of Jihokera Bechyne...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mythological Terracotta "Medusa" Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculpture depicting a female, armless figure lying on her side, circa 1960s-1970s. Unsure of the subject, but the style and details of the hair suggest this could depict Medusa.
Imp...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Elegant Vintage Ceramic Swan Sculptures in Gloss White with Yellow Beak
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A beautifully sculpted pair of vintage ceramic swans featuring sleek, fluid lines and a refined mid-century sensibility. Each figure presents a gracefully elongated neck that curves ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Yellow Power Coated Abstract Figural Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming abstract figure powder-coated in bright sunshine yellow. Absolutely one of a kind, this sculpture will accentuate your home on a bookcase, console table or coffee table.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Faux Agave Plants in Metal Planters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of faux agave plants crafted in brass with a contrived patina and serrated edges set in metal planters with faux black rocks.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,950 / set
Mid-Century Sculpture of Nude Sitting Women Designed by Jitka Forejtová, 1960s
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Maker: Jihokera
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$307 Sale Price
30% Off
Handmade Ceramic Nude Man Sculpture
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Ceramic sculpture, handmade with a granite-like marble base. In good condition.
Category
1970s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Original ceramic sculpture by Giuseppe Armani for Capodimonte, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage ceramic sculpture "Old man and Boy" by Giuseppe Armani for Capodimonte made in Italy in the 1970s.
The sculpture has the origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Buddha, Italy 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Beautiful bronze sculpture in depicting a sitting Buddha on a wooden base, in great vintage condition
Italy 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,553
Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel Mela Decorative Object
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A rare and iconic collectible from the pioneering Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, this sculptural object—titled “Mela”(Italian for "apple")—epitomizes the playful modernism that de...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Sculpture Sandstone Carved Figurative The Thinker
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The Thinker
Mid-Century Modern, sandstone sculpture depicting a seated man, artist unknown
This Mid-Century Modern interpretation of The Thinker interprets the pain, release and liberation associated with free-thinking. The man conveys vulnerability, tenderness and acceptance, his body yielding into the support of the chair creating a sense of rest and peace.
Provenance: Private Collection acquired from The Hidden Gallery, Scotland
Measures: Height 50cm.,20" Length 33cm., 15" Depth 22cm., 81/2"
The Thinker - Auguste Rodin (1840 -1917). Cast made by Fonderie Alexis Rudier in 1904. Transfered to the musée Rodin in 1922.
When conceived in 1880 in its original size (approx. 70 cm) as the crowning element of The Gates of Hell, seated on the tympanum, The Thinker was entitled The Poet. He represented Dante, author of the Divine Comedy which had inspired The Gates, leaning forward to observe the circles of Hell, while meditating on his work. The Thinker was therefore initially both a being with a tortured body, almost a damned soul, and a free-thinking man, determined to transcend his suffering through poetry. The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monumental Gates...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Marble Masterpiece: For Connoisseurs of Refinement
Located in Ixelles, BE
Marble Masterpiece: For Connoisseurs of Refinement.
Dive into the exclusivity of chess with our black zebra marble and white set, a stunning fusion of luxury and contemporary design...
Category
Early 20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Woman Porcelain Figurine, Poland, 1980
Located in Chorzów, PL
Woman porcelain figurine, Poland, 1980.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$403 Sale Price
20% Off
French Carved Stone Putti Sculpture with Grapes from the Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This delightful French stone statue from the mid 20th century, features a small putto figure leaning against a trunk holding a vase and grapes. Perhaps one of the followers of the go...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Bronze Figurative Table Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, Each is Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare complementing bronze figurative sculptures by Frederic / Frederick Weinberg. Beautiful patina. Both are signed with F. W. on the underside of a foot.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Copper ‘Desert Flower’ 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),...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Mexican Sculpture in Murano Glass Attributed to Archimede Seguso, 1960s
Located in Milano, MI
Mexican sculpture in Murano glass whose creation is attributed to Archimede Seguso, 1960s
Ø cm 13 h cm 17
Archimede Seguso was a renowned Italian entrepreneur and master glassmaker...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$644 Sale Price
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Vintage Wooden Hand Caved Bear Figurines
Located in Seattle, WA
Bear Figurine with striped design and dark wood tone. Hand Carved detailing. No Makers mark. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 6 W ; 3 D ; 4 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Sea Urchin Table Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking sea urchin form table lamp ambitiously crafted with hundreds of bleached coconut husk spines fixed to a sturdy metal frame.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bing & Grøndahl White Porcelain Figurines - Mermaid Kids, Set of 2
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of all white glazed blanc de chine porcelain figurines. They are called Oceans Kids and they are perceived to be the offspring of a mermaid. Designed by Ebbe Sadolin and Svend...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ‘Gesture’ Freestanding Bronze Figure
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A figurative bronze tabletop sculpture titled ‘Gesture’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Signed by the artist, this bronze maquette is freestanding, making it perfec...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Sculpture of 'Standing Figure in the Antique Manner' By John W Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A sculpture of a ’standing figure in the antique manner' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Constructed in a patinated resin to resemble stone, this figure is truly a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Midcentury Whippet Dog Sculpture in Painted Composite with Gilded Collar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking mid-20th century sculptural depiction of a seated whippet or Italian greyhound dog. Crafted in painted composite or resin with an aged, ivory-white surface, the piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$1,920 Sale Price
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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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