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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
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
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
John W. Mills (1933-2023) 'Pommel Horse' Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A bronze figural tabletop sculpture titled ‘Pommel Horse’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Signed by the artist, this bronze is mounted on a domed and rectangular wo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Alfredo Barbini, Chinese Woman, Modernist Murano Art Glass Sculpture, ca. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modernism
Alfredo Barbini
Chinese Woman
Murano Art Glass Sculpture
ca. 1960s
DIMENSIONS
Height: 28 inches
Width: 3-3/4 inches ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
By Jens Risom, Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
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) Maquette Sculpture for ‘Campanelle'
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A maquette sculpture for the original bronze titled ‘Campanelle’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W Mills.
Crafted from resin with an eye catching...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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
Antique Indian Brass Claw Foot Bell with Hand-Painted Floral Enamel
Located in Seattle, WA
This possibly antique Indian hand bell is likely crafted from solid brass and features a distinctive claw-footed base and a domed body richly decorated with hand-painted enamel flora...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Colorful Ceramic Harlequin Figure by Otello Rosa for San Polo
By San Polo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Vibrant Polychrome-Glazed with Gilt Face and Hands Harlequin Sculpture by Otello Rosa for San Polo, Venezia
Sculpture Bolted to a B...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Philippe Starck Modernist Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare Philippe Starck for Driade Astronomie populaire sculpture.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Hagenauer Bronze Dancer Sculpture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Stunning figural bronze sculpture by Franz Hagenauer. Signed.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Strikingly Powerful, Vintage Clay Sculpture Bust Of A South American Macho Male
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Mid 20th century hand sculpted clay bust of a Peruvian male
The intense expression and rough texture accentuate the machismo of this piece
A portion of one shoulder is missing, howev...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Glazed Terracotta Boy Head, France, 1958
Located in Firenze, IT
French glazed terracotta boy head.
France 1958.
Signed and dated on the base.
Blue, white, pink colors.
Measures : 30H x 22 cm
Conditions: Excellent.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,912 Sale Price
20% Off
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' Ceramic Pencil Holder
By Gio Ponti
Located in Meer, VAN
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Whimsical Blown Glass Bubble Rooster 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical glass rooster sculpture in amber and red blown glass bubble body very cool and unique, circa 1970's.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
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
'The Fat Soldier' - Vintage Glazed Scandinavian Stoneware Figurine
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of Lisa Larsson comes this chubby fella in uniform. It has delicate glazes and hilarious features like the stout nose and the jacket that splits over his stomach. It is ...
Category
1980s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
French Mid-Century Modern Lucite Sculpture by Pierre Giraudon, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lucite sculpture by Pierre Giraudon, 1970s
Lucite sculpture of a light bulb that glows green in the dark.
The phosphorescent bulb is enclosed in resin. Dating from the French pop a...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
1950s Midcentury Design English Anatomical Models University
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of two amazing anatomical models university, circa 1950s.
Measurements from left: height 30 cm, 23 cm.
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Table Top Sculpture by John Steck
By John Steck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
From Steck’s 'Desert Flower’ series, this tabletop 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
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Lifesize ‘The Three Kings’ Bronze & Signed Print
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A lifesize bronze statue titled ‘The Three Kings’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. This impressive, large scale bronze would make a striking statement piece in any s...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
black 20th century ceramic design visage figurative sculpture by Le Vaucour 1950
By Le Vaucour
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Le Vaucour - Vallauris
Figurative 20th century black ceramic sculpture
signed by Le Vaucour Vallauris
Orignal good condition
height 26 cm
Large 9 cm
Depth 13 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
M Ziffer, Lot's Wife, Signed Bronze Sculpture, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture on a wooden base (compensated) painted in black, representing Lot's Wife, changed into a statue of salt
According to the Old Testament, the angels come ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Capodimonte Porcelain Sculpture Tramp and a Nanny on a Bench, De Palmas, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid porcelain sculpture representing a tramp and a nanny feeding a child far from each other on a bench. Signed on the bottom with its original stamp "De Palmas, Capodimonte". I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Lladro "Teaching to Pray" Collectible #04779 Retired Glazed Finish
By Lladro
Located in Greer, SC
Retired #01004779 Lladro Teaching to Pray Figurine.
In excellent used condition
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Republic Ireland Modernist Bronze Madonna & Child Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Republic of Ireland Bronze Sculpture Madonna and Child
Rock Base
stamped made in the Republic of Ireland, hard to read.
11 x 5.5 w x 4 d
Preowned original...
Category
1970s Irish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Rare Italian Adjustable Tailor's Mannequin, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a fantastic collector's item, perfect for vintage curiosity enthusiasts and fashion aficionados alike! We present to you a tailor's mannequin made in mid-20th century Italy. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$2,773 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Rohac clock around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Richard Rohac clock around 1950s
Original condition
The clock is working
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please note, priced per item (3 available) - Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks art glass seashells. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte compa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Art Glass Water Green Cactus Plant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Italian design, this cactus is a fashion icon of the Italian style, olive green with a beautiful green glass vase underneath.
In limited edition, manufactured in one of the furnaces...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Water Green Cactus Plant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Italian design, this cactus is a fashion icon of the Italian style, water green with a beautiful green glass vase underneath.
In limited edition, manufact...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Silver Plated Working Gnome Figurine, Vintage, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful silver plated figurine of the Gnome. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, silver plated. A beautiful ni...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Diavolo, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Maxime delo Brass sculpture "Discobolus italia 1970.
By Maxime Delo
Located in Vigevano, PV
Maxime Delo.
Brass sculpture depicting Man "Discobolus"
Production Pragos italia 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1938 Andre Bourgault Miniatur Carved Wood Statues Couple Rocking Chairs
By Andre Bourgault
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of very small original Andre Bourgault statues hand carved and stamped
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it ...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$241 Sale Price / set
30% Off
"The Man of the New Era", Socialist Realism Sculpture by Mihai Vatamanu, Ukraine
By Mihai Vatamanu
Located in Bochum, NRW
A commanding and historically significant Socialist Realism sculpture titled "The Man of the New Era", hand-carved circa 1960s by Romanian-Ukrainian artist Mihai Vatamanu.
Executed ...
Category
1960s Ukrainian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Bronze Statue Of A Female on Black Marble Base.
Located in Southall, GB
A highly decorative bronze casting of a female on a solid black marble base. Beautifully detailed features and bronze colouration. This is a striking piece that would look delightfu...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,818 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Pygmalion and Galatea Modern Sculpture by Cuban Artist Manuel Carbonell
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Manuel Carbonell – Pygmalion and Galatea (1962–63)
This striking rendition of Pygmalion and Galatea, sculpted by Cuban-American master Manuel Carbonell, captures mythos and modernis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Robert Graham Bronze Figure Titled 'Kim"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Graham (1938-2008)
"Kim" 1984
signed: R. Graham
A large patinated bronze figure of a standing nude lady on a rotating pedestal.
Measures:
Height 77"
Width 14"
Depth 14"
Ex...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$89,750 / set
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Hands, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wagtail Sculpture in Resin and Silver Art Deco style Kneeling Lady, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wagtail sculpture in resin and silver Art Deco style Kneeling Lady 1970, resin sculpture covered with silver foil.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$609 Sale Price
40% Off
Italian Giant Carved Wood and Brass Peach Decorative Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 1980s Italian decorative wood sculpture features an oversized carved peach with a brass stem and leaf. There is no visible maker's mark.
Measurements: 6 in diameter (15...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Wood Fruits and Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 10 hand carved wooden fruits with bowl. High level of craftsmanship, executed in a handful of different hardwoods.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Matt Glazed Sculptural Group by Dominic Pouchain
Located in London, GB
Matt glazed sculptural group of man and woman, signed Dominic Pouchain.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Midcentury Glazed Ceramic Canoe Bowl or Vide-Poche with Horse Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful functional and decorative ceramic piece. This piece displays one main decorative statement, a stylized horse figure in profile from the back in a stunning red glaze that co...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese Figurine by Richard Rohac around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper shaker holder Chinese figurine by Richard Rohac.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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
Murano Italian Art Glass Parisian Woman Polka Dot Dress Accordion Player Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown orange polka dot, lavender purple, gold and silver flecks Italian art glass Parisian woman playing an accordion. Created in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Vintage Licio Zanetti Midcentury Murano Glass Shark Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully crafted sculpture by Licio Zanetti, circa 1960s. The condition of the glass is clean, sharp and clear with no scratches. This sculpture is ice like and fluid. The quality...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,360 Sale Price
65% Off
A palm scene made of iron and Bottle caps ( handwork ) vienna around 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
A palm scene made of iron and Bottle caps ( handwork ) vienna around 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Emiel Laskaris Ceramic Statue Mother and Child Belgium Artist 1970s
By Perignem
Located in Antwerp, BE
Statue of a seated Mother with Child by Emiel Laskaris, St. Niklaas Belgium ca. 1960. Black metallic satin glaze on reddish brown clay. Very graphic and strikingly powerful in appea...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1980s French Glazed White Ceramic Bust
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s French glazed white ceramic bust.
Highly realistic white glazed ceramic bust of person with a straight haircut.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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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