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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Vintage Hand carved and hand painted wooden Turtle Figurine.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Vintage Figurine depicts an intricately carved and painted Turtle. It is gold toned and engraved on the bottom. This Piece has nice patina and character. Possibly folk art. Vi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Richard Rohac, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Libra Zodiac sign by Richard Rohac, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Ceramic Mid-Century Modern Semi-Nude Female Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Iparmuveszeti vallalat ceramic Mid-Century Modern semi-nude female sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$395 Sale Price
39% Off
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
Vintage Cast Concrete Season Statues - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Boho Cast Concrete Season Statues - A Pair infuse your space with quintessential American style. These captivating statues, with their weathere...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$1,650 / set
John W. Mills (1933-2023) 'Boxer #1’ Cold Cast Bronze Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A cold cast bronze figural sculpture titled 'Boxer #1' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
This three-dimensional dynamic piece creates a sense of movement, demonstrat...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Signed Ceramic Figure Sculpture
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Very beautifully done, three figures. Signed RZ in base, possibly Roger Zellner. Clyde Burt style as well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$1,470 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Lacquered Ceramic Decorative Clown Figure, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This item is made in lacquered ceramic and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and r...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
STUNNING CIRCA 1950 ANTIQUE FRENCH ARTISTS LAY FIGURE MEDIUM SIZED LOVELY PATINa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure
A lovely example and a great size, it was sold to me as circa 1900 but he looks mid century...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
$2,257 Sale Price
30% Off
Retro pottery small unique Planter
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to be small unique planter. Retro style pottery with nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H7
Dimensions. 3.75”W...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sculpture Designer Bedřich Neužil, Soldiers, circa 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia.
- Made of ceramic.
- Marked-Neuzil.
- Good, original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Bust 'Lady Justice' by Els Janssen, The Netherlands
Located in Hellouw, NL
This impressive bronze bust of 'Lady Justice' is made by the Dutch artist Els Janssen. Els had her education at the Royal Academy of Visual Art in The Hague (Koninklijke Academie voo...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Whimsical Carved Stone Garden Lawn Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Interesting fun whimsical carved stone garden sculpture. Base measures: 12 x 9 at 6" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Bronze Male Torso On Black Marble Base
Located in Southall, GB
A attractive, stylised bronze casting of a male torso, on a black marble base.The face is detailed and skilfully done. The male torso is part polished and part textured with a decora...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,782 Sale Price
20% Off
Germaine Nordmann Bronze Sculptures, circa 1940
By Germaine Nordmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze couple, with original antique green patina by Germaine Nordmann,
Ecole de Paris,
Susse Fondeur,
circa 1940.
Signed and numbered.
Measurements...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,952 / set
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 24
Signed, 1976. Nodding head. C.6
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honours in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955) and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$12,600
"in the Forest, " Midcentury Églomisé Painting with Woman and Dog in Red and Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of midcentury reverse-painted glass, this piece by Marianna von Allesch depicts a woman and her square-jawed dog, possibly a boxer, amidst a grove of trees and ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Modern Wooden Bird in Flight Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to be MCM style Myrtlewood Oregon Wooden Seagull with Swivel Base but cannot confirm. This piece has nice patina and character. Vintage conditi...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Era Italian Hand-Painted Young Female Nude Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This ceramic female nude sculpture may be artist signed, but illegible, but clearly identified as originating from Italy and dating to approximately 1950 and done in the period Mid-C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
André Belo (1908-1976, France) : "Motherhood", bronze sculpture n°1, c.1960
By André Belo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
André BELO (1908-1976, France) :"Motherhood" (Maternité)
Modernist patinated bronze sculpture showing a stylished mother and her baby playing together on a white and yellow veine...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Abstract Guitarist Sculpture after Picasso Numbered
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice heavy solid bronze sculpture of a man playing guitar on square granite base. Measures: 19" tall.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Taro Okamoto ‘Tower of the Sun’ Ceramic Wall Sculpture, Expo 70 Osaka World Fair
By Tarō Okamoto
Located in London, GB
Taro Okamoto, artist (Japan)
Tower of the Sun’ ceramic face wall plaque, for Expo ’70 world fair in Osaka japan, 1970.
Cast, glazed ceramic. Due to th...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$272 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Menuette Ceramic Sculpture by Lore Friedrich Gronau Majolika Karlsruhe, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Karlsruher Majolika, Menuett of two ladys, designed by Lore Friedrich-Gronau (1908-2002), model: 6397, ceramic partially glazed, marked on the bottom.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carlo Giorgi, Set of "Canna Di Bambù" Floor Lamps, Bottega Gadda, Italy, 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of "Canna di Bambù" floor lamps designed by G&G Studio e Disegno, Architecht Carlo Giorgi and manufactured by Bottega Gadda during the 1970s.
Structure made of polished and ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$6,666 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Glazed Ceramic and Brass Holy Mary and Jesus by Arturo Pannunzio, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
This brass, plexiglass and glazed ceramic piece is made by Arturo Pannunzio.
It can be switched on.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight tra...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Leo Amino Style Resin Sculpture
By Leo Amino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handmade resin abstract sculpture in yellow-colored resin in the style of Japanese-American artist Leo Amino. This piece's curves look to be that of a womans body.
Dimensions
5” wid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Vintage Tuscany Studio Bullfighter Figurine
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The vintage Tuscany studio bullfighter figurine embodies the essence of the traditional artistry and cultural significance associated with bullfighting...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
43"H Large Mid Century Modern Nude Bronze Abstract Dancer Sculpture Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Artist signed Mid-Century modern nude abstract bronze sculpture dancer standing on one leg 43" tall.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Alabaster Sculpture by Mario Urbani, Volterra
Located in Milan, Italy
Alabaster sculpture designed and produced by Mario Urbani in 1930, Volterra. Single piece.
Biography
Urbani, Mario, architect, painter, artist, (Rome 1885 - Pesaro 1961), SIUSA
Mario Urbani studied at the School of Fine Arts in Rome and attended the Architecture Course, graduating in 1909. He worked for three years as a technical draughtsman in the State Railways, then attended the Higher School of Painting of Aristide Sartorio, with whom he made, in 1910-11, some frescoes in the Parliament Hall that celebrated the history of Italy, whose sketches were exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1909. In the same years he worked alongside some Roman architects: Bazzani, Calderini, Garroni, Pazzi, Pio Piacentini, Pistrucci and Quaroni, contributing to the design of the pavilions for the Universal Exposition in Rome, in 1911, on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Rome. In that year, after winning a national competition, he furnished the courthouse of Rome and also executed some frescoes, still extant, at the Viminale and the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce inspired by De Carolis, artist present in Rome at the end of the nineteenth century, beginning of the twentieth century. Soon after Urbani began his career as a teacher in Sant'Angelo in Vado, at the Zuccari School of Art. In this town he made late decorations - liberty in a mill, a monument to the fallen, a large copper plate...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Large 'Dancers - Arms Raised’ Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large patinated resin sculpture titled ‘Dancers - arms raised’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W Mills.
In an impressive scale and eye catching patinated gold lustre finis...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
1970s Vintage Inspired White Sculpture of Hand Bookend.
Located in Seattle, WA
Weighted Bookend Sculptured into Human Hand Figure. Wear Consistent with Age as Pictured. No Makers Mark.
Dimensions. 4 W ; 3 D ; 6 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Austrian Midcentury Brass Female Gymnast Figure / Sculpture - Hagenauer
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Austrian Midcentury Brass Female Gymnast Sculpture By Hagenauer
Amazing iconic brass sculpture designed by Franz Hagenauer and manufactured by Werks...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Copper Butterfly Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Copper Butterfly Sculpture
This piece measures: 4 wide x 5 deep x 9.5 inches high and weighs 0.8 pounds
Excellent ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Harlequinade Dancing Sculpture Maquette by John W. Mills (1933-2023)
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large figurative sculpture depicting the two dancers, Harlequin and Columbine, by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Part of the artist’s ‘Harlequinade’ series, this is...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Modern Painting Sculpture by Luís Pinto Coelho in Tile
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Painting sculpture by Luís Pinto Coelho, in tile. Composed of two cut and painted tiles, mounted on a transparent acrylic base, it represents a stylized horse in shades of blue and w...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Image of Our Lady of Conception, Carved in Marfinite
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Image of Our Lady of Conception, carved in marfinite, presents a harmonious and detailed composition, referring to the traditional iconography of the Immaculate Virgin. The central f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Sculptures of Nude Women, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of varnish ceramic
- Dimension of grey-white sculpture: H28 x W24 x D20
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$583 / item
Porcelain figure by Raymont Peynet for Rosenthal. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Porcelain figurine in great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tall Modern Bronze Sculpture of Gymnast in Action Marble Base
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modern abstract sculpture of gymnast on marble base. Measures: 12 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Patinated Sculpture of Female Nude
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A patinated resin maquette sculpture of a half length female nude by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
As a part of his female nude series, this piece depicts the figur...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Sculpture Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A 17“ high, modernist, biomorphic, stone sculpture, of a Mother Holding Two Children, mid-20th century. Artist unknown. Private Collection.
This sculpture is equally striking disp...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
1950s French Terracotta Sculpture Of A Man Kneeling
Located in London, GB
Very elegant hollowed terracotta sculpture of a nude young man kneeling, 1950s French. The artist achieved a smooth terracotta finish for the young man by contrast with the textures ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Vintage Stylized Nude Female Wall Mounted Sculptures or Manequins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of wall mounted sculptures are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Dorothy Thorpe Resin Pekingese Dog Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
Dorothy Thorpe resin Pekingese dog transparent molded sculpture. With original paper label.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Bird Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass bird sculpture.
Measures: Width 42 cm.
Height 20 cm.
Depth 18 cm.
Weight 2 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,426
Exquisite Hand Carved Walnut Sculpture of Fisherwoman by Luis Sanguino
By Luis Sanguino
Located in Mexico, DF
Exquisitely detailed hand-carved sculpture of a woman by Spanish artist Luis Antonio Sanguino. The woman depicted has delicate features and is wearing a long shawl rich in detail and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Vintage Anatomical Models, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage educational anatomical modells used in a soviet school in the 1950s-1960s.
Can be used as a wall decor or displayed in a curio cabinet.
?
Made out of wood and plaster.
...
Category
1950s Latvian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$401 / set
Small Ceramic Sculpture of a Rabbit
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Small ceramic rabbit. This small decorative ceramic sculpture depicts a rabbit in a resting position. The piece, entirely enameled in white, has a minimalist and smooth design, highl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Bronze Diver in Motion Sculpture
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating patinated bronze tabletop sculpture of a diver by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Part of the divers in motion series, this bronze is mounted on a recta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Sculpture by Jitka Forejtova for Keramos, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Midcentury sculpture designed by Jitka Forejtova and produced by Keramos in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture
This sculpture measures: 42 wide x 5.5 deep x 30 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Four Painted Clay Sculptures by Ceramist Solrac, Portugal
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Four painted clay sculptures by Ceramist Solrac, made and decorated by hand. They represent figures from Portuguese society, a newspaper vendor, a grape harvester, a hunter and the M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Glider Plane Sculpture in Bronze on Onyx Rock
Located in London, GB
Stylish bronze airplane model, circa 1940s-1950s placed on onyx rock. Decorative sculpture that displays well cupboard, credenza or a desk.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
African Ethiopian Hamar Woman, Patinated and Polished Bronze Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ethiopian Hamar tribal woman sculpture in bronze of a standing female nude in the classical figurative tradition.
Height 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Stone Mother & Child Biomorphic Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A large, 28“ high, modernist, biomorphic, Mother & Child, stone sculpture, mid-20th century. Artist unknown. Private Collection.
This marble sculpture is equally striking displaye...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Daniel Kafri (Israeli, 1945- ) Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Kiss
Located in New York, NY
Our bronze statue by the Israeli artist, Daniel Kafri (1945- ) depicting kissing lovers has a verdigris patina and measures 40 by 19 by 11 inches. Signed and marked A/P.
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Springerle Butter Cookie Heart Stamp Press Mold
Located in Seattle, WA
springerle butter cookie stamp press mold floral.Vintage condition as picturedListing is for described item only
Dimensions: 5" x5" x.5"
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Reclining Lady Original Terracotta Maquette
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An original terracotta maquette made by British sculptor, John W. Mills, depicting a reclining lady.
This figurative sculpture, made in circa 1980, would’ve been created by the art...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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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