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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Large Abstract Figural Bronze Sculpture by Robert William Hind, Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A towering three foot tall abstract bronze figurative sculpture, ca. 1970s, by the highly respected Santa Fe artist Robert William Hinds.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Romer italy hand carved desk top hockey player on skates sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical carved figure of hockey player in action on skates . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the seventies . This is one of many carved figures depicting trades and hobbies . ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carl Auböck Monumental Lifesize Brass Foot Sculpture, Werkstätte Auböck, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
We are offering this impressive 13“ long and 8“high brass foot sculpture, designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria.
This charming and attention-grabbing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Sculpture in Oregon Pine by Kaija Aarikka
Located in Oslo, NO
Modernist figure of a duck in Oregon pine by Kaija Aarikka. Hard to come by as only a limited edition were made. The figure is in excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Orange Ceramic Chess Pieces Sculpture by Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Five chess pieces in orange ceramic by Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Nickel Plate Dancing Nude Girl Statue Art Deco Style, Vienna, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Super cool Art Deco design sculptural nude dancing girl statue. The best addition to your desk or every room. Found at an estate sale in Vienna Austria.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Japanese Porcelain Sculpture of a Geisha
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese porcelain sculpture of a Geisha, signed Lavorazione.
Width:34 cm.
Height:30 cm.
Depth:28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Mother and Child" Bronze Sculpture by Isaac Kahn
By Isaac Kahn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed and numbered 6/9. On marble base. In overall very good condition. Some patina and oxidation to bronze. Two small chips to base on two lower corners that do not detract from th...
Category
1970s Lithuanian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Walter Bosse Paragraph Lawyer Brass Sculpture, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury brass figurine, displaying a paragraph form the 1950s. Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria. In very g...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Avocado Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful and whimsical mid-20th century Italian porcelain sculpture with five avocados, one cut in half with the pit showing, and placed in a basket with grass, all molded in porcel...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern European Porcelain Doll
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain doll. It represents a boy with a serene and smiling expression, with rosy cheeks, half-open lips and bright blue eyes, which convey a feeling of tenderness and innocence. The reddish-brown hair, made of synthetic fiber, is carefully shaped to look natural.
She wears an ensemble in soft shades of beige and cream, consisting of a loose shirt with puffed sleeves and corduroy pants with straps...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
Big G-Note Wall Sculpture in Blue Glass by Elving Conradsson for Bergdala, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful mint/light blue glass G-Note glass sculpture/relief in fine intact condition. These wall decorations were produced from 1970 until 1983, at Bergdala Glassworks Sweden. They...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
1970s Golden Oscar Art Sculpture Cycladic Figurine
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Art Sculpture Golden Oscar Cycladic Figurine Gold Leaf
11.88 tall x 3.5 w x 2 d
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
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
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
Vintage sculpture Boy Yugoslavia 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Introduce a touch of vintage charm to your space with this Yugoslavian Boy Sculpture from the 1960s. Crafted from plaster, this petite figurine stands at a height of 36 cm, capturing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vintage White Porcelaine Statue Of Reading Lady, Jihokera 1960s
By Jihokera
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage porcelaine statue produced by Jihokera company in 1960s. Original stamp partially visible on the bottom. The statue is in a white, glazed porcelaine. It shows a lad...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' Female Head 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
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...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Cast Lucite Cat by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in New York, NY
Chic 1940's cat sculpture in translucent yellow tone lucite, by design immortal Dorothy Thorpe.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Spanish Women Cast Bronze Sculpture by W.N. Cardobo 1973
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1973 Spanish cast bronze sculpture depicting a woman walking with a basket of fish on her head.
Marked W.N. Cardobo 73 (see detail photo).
In original beautiful condition...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Abstract Brown Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Jeanne Grandpierre La Borne, 1975
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jeanne Grandpierre
Original and decorative abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by the French artist, circa 1975.
Original 20th century midcentury ceramic art.
Realized in La Bor...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lauritz Adolph Hjorth Danish Midcentury Pottery Asian Figure Carrying Pots
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish midcentury Danish stoneware pottery sculpture of an Asian figure carrying two large pottery vessels with further vessels standing on th...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Antique Metal Airplane Propeller Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Well done handmade welded in brass and metal plane sculpture, circa 1970s nice patina. We can’t read the signature.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Terracotta Nude Sculptures, Set of 2, from the 1970s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern terracotta nude sculptures depicting two women by the water. One signed and dated to the hip. In good original condition, no chips, normal wear.
Dimensions: Height...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Noel Osheroff Ceramic Girl Figure Sculpture for Robert Maxwell Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Noel Osheroff ceramic girl figure sculpture for Robert Maxwell Studio
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Handcarved Signed Inuit Style Sculpture possible soapstone
Located in Seattle, WA
RARE FOLK ART INUIT FIGURE. Nice patina throughout. Signed on the bottom.Vintage condition consistent with age as pictured. Box 15
Dimensions Approximately: 6.5h, 6d; 4.25W
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Italian Mid-Century Modern Solid Alabaster Owl Sculpture Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical solid alabaster owl, paperweight made in Italy circa 1960s rare and very collectible, nice piece with some fleabites here and there due to age.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Maria Nickel-Plated Puzzle Sculpture Box and Book
Located in New York, NY
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Maria nickel-plated puzzle sculpture in box with book. Listing includes puzzle sculpture, stand, original box, book, and packaging, circa 1960s. Measurements:...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nickel
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, 'Image of Cranes' West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha wall plaque, glazed ceramic, (Image of Cranes) West Germany
Was produced in the 1960's
handmade, and made in Germany.
Very collectible.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sleek Sailboat Sculpture in Amber Art Glass by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Sleek sailboat sculpture in amber art glass by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The sailboat is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 9.5"W x 2.5"D x 12.75"H....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Asian Hard Stone Carved Exotic Fruit & Jade Leaves Decorative Piece
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an interesting shaped fruit with variegated yellow color with carved points and nicely carved green jade leaves, but I don't know the name of the fruit. The stems are green w...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Jade
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
Frederick Hart Bronze Nude Female Bust Sculpture Artist Proof 1 of 1
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Frederick Hart Bronze Nude Female Bust Sculpture Artist Proof 1 of 1. Known for his amazing Lucite sculptures this artist did few bronzes. His bronze sculptures are highly sought aft...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Bleached Walnut Foot Sculpture - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian foot sculpture made of hand crafted bleached Walnut, in good condition. The detailed décor pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Canadian Sculptor Alice Winant, Sterling Sculpture of a Fisherman on Wood Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
A well-known Canadian sculptor, Alice Winant (nee Czitron) Quebec, Canada/ Romania 1928-1989, unique sterling 925 sculpture of an old bearded fisherman si...
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Woodcut Carved Print Block "The Good Shepherd" Pauline Jacobsen
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved lime wood then used for printing. Exceptionally well carved. The artist would often use the gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Sculpture of a Banana Plant, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden sculpture of a banana plant, 1950s
Sculpture of a banana plant in carved wood with interlocking leaves. Hand crafted an...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Whitefriars Indigo Mobile Phone Glass Vase by Geoffrey Baxter
Located in San Diego, CA
This beautiful glass vase by Geoffrey Baxter is sculptural and unique. The unique slab shape, with a textured front surface alludes to a variety of forms that are organic and modern....
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large Sculpture DeSimone 1960 Very Special and Rare, Fisherman
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture Desimone 1960 very special and rare, fisherman.
Made in clay ground, paperwork pieces and decorated with cold colors, very particular and rare in its kind.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Parchment Paper
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Maschera Cornuta, 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
Pair of Mid Century Hollywood Regency Brass Pineapple Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Hollywood Regency brass pineapple bookends. Beautiful pieces original to the period and style. These sculptural pair adds whimsy a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Sculpture of a Couple by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern pair of Italian small Japanese farmers with a large black hat made of hand blown colored Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Archimede Segus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
MANICHINO Year 1950
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
BEAUTIFUL HANDBAG, Year 1950.
Fantastic paper-covered plaster mannequin, all original.
Complete with wooden arms without hands and fixed on an iron base.
The price of shipping is ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Exotic African Women Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Exotic African women Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
Unfortunately there is color wear on the head ( please take a look on the a...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
George West Studio Pottery Black Glazed Seated Child Sculpture Dated 1969
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming vintage studio pottery black glazed sculpture of a seated child by George West and dated 1969. The figure is hand modelled in red clay and is he...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Midcentury Bottle-Shaped Sculpture in Travertine, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful bottle shaped sculpture made entirely of travertine marble.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Mid-20th Century Porcelain Sculpture of Faun and a Rabbit by Royal Copenhagen
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century danish glazed porcelain sculpture of Faun (satyr) sitting over a column and a rabbit by danish firm Royal Copenhagen
By: Royal Copenhagen
Material: porcelain, paint...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint, Ceramic
Design Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture "Lady" by Jitka Forejtova, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s, Czechoslovakia
- Design: Jitka Forejtova
- Publicated in books a catalogues
- Original good condition, marked by paper label.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Adam Dworski Sculptural Studio Pottery Figure of a Lady
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine mid-century studio pottery sculptural figure of a lady by renowned potter Adam Dworski (Croatian, 1917-2011) and probably made in his early da...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Venetian Murano Glass Flamenco Dancer Figurine, 1950
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant and elongated hand blown Murano sculpture of a flamenco dancer.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Walnut and Teak Bear Clothes Brush by Acca Kappa of Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Walnut and teak wood "bear" clothes brush by Acca Kappa of Italy, circa 1990's. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 5.75"H. #4132
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Walnut, Teak
Berea College 1984 female Figurine Sculpture
Located in South Charleston, WV
A remarkable piece from the Woodcraft Student Craft Industries of Berea College, 1984. 25.5" tall, 10" wide and 6" deep. While the artist is unknown - as...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
Florentine Art Scagliola "Foot" Sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Scagliola foot, Florentine workshop 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
Beautiful and Rare Murano Sommerso Apple by Alfredo Barbini
Located in San Diego, CA
Delicious and beautiful mouth-blown glass apple, Made in Italy circa 1960s with a colorful orange center in excellent condition no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Transparent Color Changing Flowers Italian Art Glass Plant Sculpture
By Cenedese, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown color changing Italian art glass flowering plant sculpture / centerpiece. The piece has 3 very large flowers with clear leafs and base....
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Curtis Jere Molten Brass Flakes Wall Sculpture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Curtis Jere Molten brass flakes wall sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Museum Exhibited Stoneware Studio Pottery Sculpture by Susan Newman, D. 1962
Located in Peabody, MA
Expressive stoneware art pottery sculpture by Susan C. Newman, dated 1962. This piece was exhibited along with works by other noted modernist ceramicists such as Peter Voulkos, Ken F...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
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.