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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Whimsical Original Pottery Sculpture by David Gil of Bennington Artware Studio
By David Gil
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Distinctive David Gil whimsical ceramic face sculpture that conjures “Picasso”, using negative space imaginatively. Mounted on custom painted wood stand.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Vintage Kelly Green Venetian Murano Glass Dancers by Franco Toffolo, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A charmingpair of mid 20th century Venetian glass figurines of a gentleman and his lady companion. Made by Franco Giancarlo Toffolo for Toffolo Venice. Venice has for centuries been ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$1,209 Sale Price / set
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Teak Sculpture by Simon Randers 1960s Denmark
Located in Den Haag, NL
Danish "Lovers" sculpture by Simon Randers, circa 1960s. This abstract sculpture is made of solid old growth teak and displays excellent craftsmanship. Signed . Beautiful warm Teak ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Femminile Torso Sculpture
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Sculpture in classical style, probably referring to an ancient Greek model from the 4th century.
Professional academic sculpture, made entirely by hand by professional craftsmen.
A...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Quirky Offbeat Vintage Male Shop Mannequin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Quirky offbeat vintage male shop mannequin
A Striking Vintage Mannequin with a Gold Head and Hands, he is made in fibreglass with articulated wooden ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
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
Bronze Brutalist Figurative Table Sculpture of Man with Sword
Located in Markington, GB
Bronze Brutalist figurative table sculpture of man with sword.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$410 Sale Price
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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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large Stoneware Blue and Brown Figurativ Bust Sculpture circa 1960 Unique Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne - french unique piece.
Large figurative ceramic bust by french artist
Realised circa 1970
Sonteware ceramic piece with blue and white ceramic glazes colors
Origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Men Sculpture Ceramic with Original Paint Aboriginal, Italy, 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional pair of Italian white ceramic sculptures, luxury model and extremely rare with its paint finish and accessories. This ceramics representing an Aboriginal men with their j...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,209 Sale Price
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Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Kneeling Woman by Guy Charles Revol '1912-1991'
By Guy Charles Revol, Foundry Valsuani
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is an exquisite bronze sculpture depicting a kneeling woman by Guy Charles Revol. Possibly another interpretation of Venus Kneeling, this young woman is kneeling on her left knee and resting her arms on her right knee, looking over her left shoulder. The piece is signed and numbered on the bronze base. The VALSUANI Foundry Mark is also visible on the base. This is a beautiful piece to showcase on its own.
"Guy Charles Revol was born 3 October 1912 , in Paris. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and was a sculptor, medallist, and designer. Revol won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1937. His works include a granite pediment at the Hôtel de Ville in Guéret in the Creuse; a fountain for the Exposition Internationale in Paris in 1937. A low relief for the French Pavilion at the San Francisco...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Aldo Londi Glazed Ceramic Ram Sculpture for Bitossi Studio
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare masterpiece Salvador Dali Leibnitz Cross Daum Nancy, surrealism 1974 France
By Daum, Salvador Dalí
Located in Wien, AT
This is an exceptionally rare and limited-edition glass sculpture by one of the most famous Spanish representatives of Surrealism, Salvador Dali.
The figure was created by the equall...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury 'Golden' Bronze Egg Ornament & Stand by Illums Bolighus
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A bronze egg displayed on a brass stand. Designed and made by Illums Bolighus in Copenhagen, Denmark circa 1960. The egg is hollow and rather light. Markings to the base reads: Illum...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Cheeky Child Bronze Statue on Square Base by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sculpture has long been revered as one of the purest means of expressing artistic thought and feeling. An art form that transforms materiality and space, capturing an ephemeral momen...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Saca Country Girl Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber Austria, 1940s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
This delightful figurine fully represents the style of the Austrian artist.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$853 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Figurine Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder by Richard Rohac
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass figurine blackened Chinese water carrier with a salt pepper Horn Shaker. Designed in the 1950s by Richard Rohac in Austria.
Excellent orig...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Yves Rhayé , "la Médisance" Bronze Sculpture circa 1960-1970
By Yves Rhayé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yves Rhayé, "la médisance" bronze sculpture circa 1960-1970.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1:1 Sculpture of a Human Skull in Green Verdigris Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1:1 cast model of a human skull in green verdigris bronze (artificial patina). It's made from a cast of a real human skull, probably female, and is complete with teeth, lower- and upper jaw. This particular example has a spooky and authentic feel to it. The skull as a symbol serves as a reminder of human mortality - memento mori. It was made in Europe...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Verdigris Bronze Fish Toothpick Holder, Mid-Century Walter Bosse Style
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage bronze toothpick holder is designed in the form of a whimsical fish, showcasing a verdigris patinated finish with elegant gold-tone highlights. Inspired by the mid-centu...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Cast Bronze Abstract Male Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cast bronze sculpture depicts a male figure in a contorted sitting position with a vapid gaze upon his face.
Dimensions
16” width x 12” depth x 14” height.
Condition
Excellent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970 Amelio Roccamonte Italian Art Modern Silver Bronze Metal Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Amelio Roccamonte (Buenos Aires 1927 – Roma 1980)
Italy, 1970
Silver Bronze Sculpture
Ed 149/300
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Early Gilt Bronze Necklace by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze necklace with chain and a square plaque on the subject of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" with apple tree in the center, designed and made by Line Vautrin in her e...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mantissa Sitting" Bronze Sculpture by Lorand Fekete
Located in Dallas, TX
Solid bronze sculpture, "Mantissa Sitting", by Lorand Fekete, signed and dated 1998.
14.5"W x 14"D x 35.75"H
Fekete was born on June 9, 1930, in the Transylvanian town of Nagyvarad (now Oradea), Romania. He attended a Hungarian Catholic high school, showing talent in the arts and in his studies and finishing in 1949. He then completed his medical education at the University of Tirgu-Murea Medical School. Lorand was required upon medical school graduation to work for three years in a rural area. There he became interested in old Hungarian...
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Unique Large Bronze Diver Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating unique large patinated bronze tabletop sculpture titled ‘Triple Somersault and Tuck’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Signed to the base by the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Metal, Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Synchronised Divers Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An extremely decorative gold painted and patinated bronze finish tabletop sculpture depicting four synchronised divers titled ‘Fountain’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Vintage Fiberglass Sculpture by Milosevic
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage sculpture by MILOSEVIC.
Dragoljub D.A, MILOSEVIC (1939-2019), is an artist born in 1939. He showed early gifts for the drawing and plastic modeling of busts. He thus obtai...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
A whimsy set of four tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terracotta and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Elegant African Warrior Ceramic Sculpture with Spear - Unique Home Decor
By Cortendorf
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking ceramic figure represents an African warrior poised in a dynamic kneeling position, wielding a spear with an air of strength and confidence. The figure is characterized...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Waiter Figure Wire Wine Rack in the style of John Risley
Located in Pasadena, CA
The French Bartender figure sculpture captures the essence of a French bartender adorned with a dapper mustache and a classic beret. Wonderful and unique memphis-style sculptural wire wine rack shaped to look like a French waiter in the style of John Risley. Wire platter has glass plate, and hanging glassware racks below.
Crafted from intertwined black metal tubes, the sculpture is not just a piece of art, but a practical addition to your home. The tray held aloft by the bartender offers a stylish solution for organizing wine glasses. At the same time, the vertical ranks of his legs provide a storage solution for 14 wine bottles, adding both whimsy and functionality to the piece.
This fusion of ingeniosity and elegance transforms the Bartender into more than a mere sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair William Westenhaver for Witco Teak Sculptures — The Boater and The Surfer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair William Westenhaver for Witco Teak Sculptures — The Boater and The Surfer
A captivating pair of Mid-Century Modern carved wood sculptures attributed to William Westenhaver for ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Sandro Single Sculpture, 2017
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sandro single sculpture, 2017
Taxidermy, Ceramic Plate.
Made in Berlin in 2017.
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Organic Material
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Clear Murano Glass Figure, Sculpture by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian figure made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Archimede Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte, in good condition. The clear sculpture is depicting a man in the earlys 20s with a cylinder hat. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1930 - 1940, Murano, Italy.
Base: 3.5" diameter
View all Seguso Vetri D’Arte originals in our collection.
Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather-plume glass shapes. In 1946, he founded his own glass manufacturer company in Murano, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso. Seguso was one of the 20th century's master Venetian glassmakers.
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397, in Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modernist Abstract Expressionist Bronze Sculpture Richard Kozlow Att
Located in Troy, MI
An intriguing Mid Century Modern abstract figurative bronze sculpture attributed to Richard Kozlow circa 1960s
Beautifully executed piece with excellent patina
Unsigned
5.5 inches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aluminum Silhouette Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aluminum silhouette magazine rack signed "M Tearney". The rack features a square frame with mirroring images of a smooth polished bust which sits upon a raw edge aluminum base.
Dime...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse figurines Elephant 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...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Madonna in Art Glass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Modernist Madonna in Art Glass 1960s.
This is a wonderful and poignantly beautiful mid-century modernist Madonna in art glass with great details. Catches the light in a very beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1950s by Paolo Loddo Dorgali Sardinia Italian Midcentury Ceramic Figure
By Paolo Loddo
Located in Brescia, IT
Traditional figure,
Dorgali, Sardinia _ Italy 1950s
Perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Porcelain Woman Sculpture 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Porcelain Woman Sculpture from the 1970s is a graceful and timeless piece of art. Crafted in Italy, this sculpture features delicate porcelain work capturing the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti Design for "Manifattura Rossi" A Bucchero Female Nude Sculpture
By Gio Ponti
Located in CH
Carlo Alberto Rossi (Gubbio 1903-1970), Manifattura Rossi a Bucchero Female Sculpture after a Gio Ponti drawing, signed C. A. Rossi, circa 1940
Gio Ponti in the 1940s collaborated w...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
decorative ceramic to identify circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
decorative ceramic to identify circa 1950
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Bucchero' Ceramic Bust Italian, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
'Bucchero' female head / bust attributed to Giò Ponti and Carlo Alberto Rossi. Mid 20th century, Italy.
This is a rare and marvelous little mid century ceramic head / bust by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed to Giò Ponti. Very stylistic and elegant.
The ceramic gets its characteristic black color through a special process in which the oxygen is removed from the red clay. So no paint or varnish is used. This is a technique that dates back to the Etruscans. Many works by Carlo Alberto Rossi and his brother – with whom he collaborated – have the characteristic black color.
The Rossi brothers collaborated with the famous architect and designer Gio Ponti. Several of his designs – including this head – were executed in the Rossi’s studio. The collaboration was a great success. Some of the works were also shown at the IX Triennale of Milan in 1951.
Please note we have a selection of 'Bucchero' pieces by Gubbio artists C. A. Rossi, Sebastiani and Elio Cerbella...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meditative Carved Wood Sculpture by Viljo Aarnos (Finland)
Located in Round Top, TX
The meditative carved wood sculpture by Viljo Aarnos is a stunning example of minimalist elegance and thoughtful craftsmanship. The piece, originating from Finland, speaks volumes th...
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Renato Anatra - Murano Multi Color Art Glass Entwined Embraced Lovers Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Glass artist Renato Anatra (1943 - 2020) Murano Italy, large 23" high multi color art glass, entwined or embraced lovers sculpture. Unsigned , but no doubt by the master himself, I ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Sculpture Attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful glazed ceramic statue attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, Czechoslovakia. The sculpture is in good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of Womanin Silver Foil and Gold Italy 1970s Guido Mariani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture of Womanin Silver Foil and Gold Italy 1970s Guido Mariani
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Murano Purple Glass Nude Female Sculpture, circa 1970
By Cenedese
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Deep purple Murano glass nude abstract figure on black glass base. A beautiful tabletop glass sculpture. In the style of Ermanno Nason for Cenedese. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Large Yellow Lucite Grapes Bunch on Driftwood Stem
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
You want a splash of color? Here it is! These glassy yellow grapes are huge, about 2 inches in diameter each and they are full of pale yellow light reflecting color! The Lucite grapes are held to the rustic driftwood with wire and are flexible so the bunch of grapes has some malleability.
They would work great in a beachy look, a rustic look, a classic look or many other decorative styles.
Thanks for visiting The Moody Carpenter...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite, Driftwood
$135 Sale Price
25% Off
Raymond Peynet for Rosenthal Studioline Rare Mid-Century Modern French Sculpture
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful Mid-Century porcelain sculpture designed by French artist / cartoonist Raymond Peynet (1908-1999) for German porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal in circa 1958, as part of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Porcelain
Large Hollywood Regency Brass Koi Fish Sculpture Bottle Chiller or Wine Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A high end quality ice bucket / bottle holder that doubles as a chic table sculpture. It features a swiveling lid and copper bottle holder insert. Extremely heavy with a warm vintage...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Archemide Seguso Murano Gold Sommerso Polvery Glass Bookend Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Murano Seguso, Glass pear sculpture bookend flat on the side and bottom gorgeous colors and condition, no chips cracks, or scratches.Great for mid-century danish Modern and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Romer italy hand carved desk top hippie boho folk rock guitar player sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical carved figure of a boho hippie folk rock guitar player . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the seventies . This is one of many carved figures depicting trades and hobbi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of vintage fiberglass child mannequin figures, circa 1950s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Child Mannequins, Fiberglass Display Figures, 1950s.
Beautifully detailed vintage child mannequins made from high-quality fiberglass. These unique display pieces have no arms anymore. But this doesn’t make them less attractive;). They have beautiful facial details. Each mannequin stands...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Romer italy hand carved desk top tennis player sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fun and nicely carved figure of a Tennis player. Up on his toes with racket high overhead . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the seventies . This is one of many carved figures de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Walter Bosse Woman in Biedermeier Dress Brass Wall Sculpture, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely midcentury mural, displaying a woman in a Biedermeier dress with umbrella in front of the Gloriette in Vienna, all made of brass. A beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Limited Edition Hermes Bicycle
By Hermès
Located in Red Lion, PA
Hermes "Quadrille Promenade" bicycle; style: "Le Flaneur d’Hermes"; driven transmission, hydraulic disc brakes and 8 or 11 gears integrated into the rear wheel hub; equipped with saf...
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1980s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Set of Four Beautiful Polychrome Hand-Carved Wood Putti / Cherubs 1960s Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Set of four beautiful and highly decorative hand-carved painted wooden putti / cherubs.
Two of them are with label. L. Röger, Augsburg and Karl Storr, München. Made probably in 1960s...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
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