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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Anatomical Plaster Model of a Human Ear
By Somso
Located in Faversham, GB
A rare plaster model of the human ear poised on a wooden stand.
The model is made by renowned German manufacturer, SOMSO.
This particular model is rare as it shows in incredible detail the removable eardrum, hammer, labyrinth and cochlea.
A wonderful conversation piece and a fine educational model...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$766 Sale Price
20% Off
Dancing Figures Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of dancing figures are featured in this vintage table-top sculpture. A heavy plastic base with velvet on its bottom ensures it can be used in any ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$546 Sale Price
30% Off
Oriental Lady Murano Glass Figurine
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Oriental Lady Figurine
Beautiful Italian glass figure, Murano, of a cream-colored oriental lady, with black details on both the base and the decorations on the hair, and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Hand carved Primitive Abstract Sculpture.
Located in Seattle, WA
Stone like, possibly Marble. Possibly Marcelo Fantoni. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H5
Dimensions. 4.50” W ; 4” D ; 7” H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Bronze Sculpture of Elongated Male and Female on Marble Plinth
Located in London, GB
The elongated cast bronze sculpture of abstracted figures in a deep patinated brown show jagged figures together but separated in the conversation of life. They look away from each i...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Virgin Mary with Child from Majolika Karlsruhe. 1930 - 1940
Located in CADALSO, ES
Hand painted, great condition
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
vintage handmade wooden rabbit with possible copper wrapping exterior
Located in Seattle, WA
The material of this Piece if possibly copper over wood. It is possibly antique and imported from India. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. List...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italy, 1980, Bruno Chersicla Volavola White Painted Metal Sculpture Butterfly
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
David Segel Sculpture Large Terracotta Double Sided Curved
By David Segel
Located in Monrovia, CA
DAVID SEGEL large double sided curved terracotta sculpture of nude female. 1970s.
This Gorgeous Large Curved Double Sided Nude Sculpture Is Signed On Both Sides.
David Segel, The Artist, Continues To Express His Exaggerated Details Of His Female Muses Form, Curvy And Graceful Yet True To His Flow Of Sculptural Expression.
Excellent Vintage Condition For It's Age And Sculptural Expression Being On Display For Years Since The 1970s, Original Double Sided Sculpture That Is Signed On Both Sides For Open All Round Displaying.
Dimensions Are: Eight-Teen Inches Tall by Thirteen Inches Wide by Four and A Half Inches Thick.
DAVID SEGEL 1921-2005:
An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Decorative Bonsai Style Brass Tree
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unusual artwork in the style of Curtis Jere, featuring brass trees set on a bark looking base.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bruce Beasley Cherry Picker Pecker Sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA
By Bruce Beasley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bruce Beasley cherry picker sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA. Beasley is recognised as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American W...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
$11,584 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic green figure of Sitting boy, Giordano Tronconi, Faenza Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
Sitting boy sculpture, green lustro glazed ceramic.
Giordano Tronconi (Faenza, 1932) Italy 1950s
A juvenile important work by Giordano Tronconi.
Signed Tronconi and numbered on t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Mask with Soft Expression
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; folk art; mask; Axel Vervoordt
This Rustic looking mask has a soft and elegant expression, closed eyes, and a finely carved mustache.
The encrusted patina inside and out ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Modernist Figural Sculptures in Burlwood
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool pair of modernist figural sculptures in burlwood, circa 2000s. The figures are hand carved and measure: 7.5" W x 2.5" D x 6.5" H. The piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Burl
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Wheel Thrown Hand Painted Ceramic Doodle Spoon Rest
Located in Seattle, WA
This spoon rest has an adorable cartoon doodle in the center. Makers mark on the bottom. Little Oakie Studios is a Seattle based company specializing in Kawaii inspired design. Every...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Palatial Sculpture of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer
By Ursula Meyer
Located in Manhasset, NY
Palatial bust of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp by Ursula Meyer. The sculpture itself measures 47" in height, 27.5" in width, and 21.5" depth acquired from the home of the most prolific American conceptual artist. Signed and dated.
Provenance:
From the Estate of Ann Pollon Re: The Collection of Ursula Meyer. Descendant.
Acquired from the artist.
Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp French: (28 July 1887-2 October 1968) was a French-American painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art He was careful about his use of the term Dada and was not directly associated with Dada groups. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture. Duchamp has had an immense impact on twentieth-century and twenty first-century art, and he had a seminal influence on the development of conceptual art. By the time of World War I he had rejected the work of many of his fellow artists (such as Henri Matisse) as "retinal" art, intended only to please the eye. Instead, Duchamp wanted to use art to serve the mind.
Ursula Meyer was a German-born American sculptor, art-focused academician, and fine art
critic, who proved an influential player in the transmission of and appreciation for European born Modernism to the United States in the post-World War II era. At first a ceramicist beholden to the teachings of 1930s Germany’s Bauhaus and Italy’s Futurists, she eventually became a creator and exponent of a crisp, geometry-focused sculptural lexicon in ceramics, and later wood and metal sculpture. Her legacy includes a decades-long exploration of Minimalism, as well as experimentations in creating and deciphering Conceptual and
Expressive genres.
Born in Hanover, Germany in 1915 to Ernst Josef Meyer and Elsa Katzenstein, Ursula Meyer is
recorded as having “studied with former Bauhaus masters after the Bauhaus itself had closed
under threat of National Socialism” in 1933. Spanning the years 1934 through 1937, Ursula’s
Bauhaus tutorial is not fully documented, but it may well have included at least brief study with
the French-born Marguerite Friedlaender Wildenhain (1896-1985), the first woman to earn the
Master Potter certification in Germany, and who worked with Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky,
Max Kehan and Gerhard Marcks (1889-1981). Meyer is recorded as having directly worked
with Marcks, as well as with Otto Lindig...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hanging Wall Art Decor possible Calendar or Zodiac Illustrations.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is a hanging wall art decorations. Possibly antique and possibly brass in material . The stand is not included. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Conditio...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage wooden Fireplace Bellows - SEALYHAM.
Located in Seattle, WA
Small terrier dog motif with the word “ Sealyham “ . In working order with a hook attached to hang. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Online purchase...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Anonymous Bronze Planter Pot Figuring a Asymmetric Face Brown Patina France 1980
Located in Paris, FR
Anonymous bronze planter pot figuring a asymmetric face brown patina, France, 1980
Good condition, some light scratches on the patina.
Not signed, or marked by Foundry.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Carmelo Cappello
Located in Milan, Italy
Bronze sculpture designed and produced by Carmelo Cappello in 1944.Single piece. Original signature and date.
Biography
Carmelo Cappello was born in 1912 in Italy.
Carmelo Cappello ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Ceramic Decoration / Jewellery Holder, 1980's
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique decoration from the 1980s. Glazed ceramics handmade in former Czechoslovakia in July 1978. Good vintage condition with slight damage to the glaze on one part (see photo).
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Portuguese Pottery Shoes, Alcobaça
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This charming pair of Portuguese pottery shoes, crafted in the renowned Alcobaça – Vestal style, showcases the region’s signature artisanal beauty. Made from blue-glazed pottery, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
$286 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Marta Minujín, Transformational Sculpture 1982s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Marta Minujín, Transformational Sculpture 1982s
This Beautiful oiece is in very good conditions!
Measuremetns
21 centimetrs Height
22 centime...
Category
1980s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Porcelain Statue "Woman with Roe", Czechoslovakia, 1942, Rudolf Hlavina
By Rudolf Hlavina
Located in Chorzów, PL
A figure by Rudolf Hlavina from 1942.
Dimensions: Height 41 cm, width 45 cm, depth 19 cm.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$525 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$8,815 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Lucio Fontana Sculptures Bronze Female Figures Table Lamps, 1950-2021
Located in Rome, IT
The table lamps designed by Lorenzo Ciompi for series Masterpieces of Lights" in 2021 , n. 5
supports a pair of rare bronze sculptures designed by Lucio Fontana in 1950 during the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$6,908 Sale Price
35% Off
Shout, Mid-Century Modern Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Signed “Igor 67”
By Igor
Located in New York, NY
Signed “Igor ’67”, this beautifully cast patinated bronze sculpture depicts a woman on tiptoe, arms folded across h?? chest, head up and screaming with all her might, mouth wide open...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mathilius Schack Elo Garden Sculpture ‘Eva’ Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Large garden sculpture ‘Eva’ by Mathilius Schack Elo. Produced in Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Maquette Sculpture of ‘Doris the Afghan Hound’ by John W. Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A bronze sculpture titled ‘Doris the Afghan Hound’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills, stood upon an integral rectangular marble base.
This piece showcases John W. Mil...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Vintage Italian Ceramic Sculpture by Otello Rosa for San Polo
By Otello Rosa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian ceramic sculpture by Otello Rsa for San Polo of Venezia, pink Othello design, signed back of ceramic not visible due to wood pa...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Fulvio Bianconi Glass Figurine, Venini 1950 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Polychrome glass figurine with sleeve. Made to a design by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Acid signature on the base “Venini Murano Italia”.
The figurine...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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
Modern Artist Made Signed Crusifix, Russian, Bent Copper and Wood after Heifetz
By Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful modernist sculpture, artist made, signed Crusifix, Russian, bent copper and wood, Reminiscent of sculptural designs by Heifetz, amazing quality, Retains original plaque wit...
Category
1950s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Vintage Ceramic German Impression of Baking Cast Mold of Drummer. Circa 1969
Located in Seattle, WA
The text on back translates from German as follows:
“ Original impression of an 18th century baking model from the Weimar Castle Museum.” Blue Toned paint or glass atop this piece. ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Handwrought Cactus Coat Hall Tree /Umbrella Stand Entrance Sculpture
By Giocometti
Located in Westport, CT
Handwrought iron and steel cactus sculpture coat rack umbrella stand, all in heavy gauge iron hand-hammered, dark charcoal grey and iron patina, in very fine condition. Made in two s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Lenci Torino Porcelain Figure angel made italy
By Lenci
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Lenci Torino Porcelain Figure angel made italy
This charming ceramic figure, made by the prestigious firm Lenci Torino, is a true jewel of post-war Italia...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage hand carved sculpture
Dimensions. 41/2 W ; 4 D ; 8 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Atlas Scupture
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great modern take on the classic Atlas holding up the world. Torch cut globe, wire figure set atop a stone base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Copper, Cut Steel
Figurative Sculpture by T. Horowitz, 1952
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful clay sculpture on wood base. Signed T. Horowitz on side, with THO 1952 label on the wood base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood
Group of Three Vintage Murano Glass Oriental Men by Ermanno Nason '1928-2013'
Located in North Miami, FL
Italian (Venetian) Group of 3 rare, incredibly detailed and refined Oriental figurines, 3 males one in coral pasta glass, another in burgundy glass and the third in black glass. Standing on a black round bases with wave motif, they are perfect in every detail and show the excellence of Nason’s technique. They are all signed and dated.? Ermanno Nason was born in Murano in 1928, from one of the oldest families of glassmakers on the island and appeared at his father Italo’s furnace at the age of ten. Ermanno left elementary school spending his time between the furnace and the school for Apprentices Masters “Abate Zanetti” (managed by Professor Vittorio Zecchin) and made his first experiences in more realities, including Pinzan & Cimarrosti where he was proclaimed Master at age of eighteen. In his youth, Ermanno also worked at the Mazzega I.V.R. collaborating on the great project of Egidio Costantini...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Oriental mid-century modern black wood vases or sculptures with decorations 1950
Located in MIlano, IT
Oriental mid-century modern black wood vases or sculptures with decorations, 1950s
Pair of oriental modular sculptures in wood, in the shape of a vase ...
Category
1950s Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Handmade Ceramic Figurines. Circa2012
Located in Seattle, WA
This set of Ceramic figurines have white glazing and intricate floral design. Makers mark on the bottom by Gretchen Bear in 2012. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
$274 Sale Price / item
25% Off
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
$6,674 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury /Modern Bronze, Nude Girl w Butterfly Gold Finish, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Good size sculpture of a young girl with a butterfly in her hand. Signed and marked signature on the back side. Has a golden painted finish. Signed; Albert Pstrissp and Perdue Paris....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Dish With Floral Motif. Amsterdam Import.
Located in Seattle, WA
Imported Dish From Holland. Decorative Blue Floral Motif. Makers Mark on the Bottom as Shown. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensions. 8 W ; 4 D ; 3 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
American Modern Ceramic Gold Glaze "Intertwined Couple", Jaru
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Ceramic Gold Glaze "Intertwined Couple", Jaru
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Mid-Century Modern, Nude Boy, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original dark-brown patina, signed illegibly in Japanese hieroglyphs.
Dimensions: Height 10 inches, diameter 2 7/8 inches.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Mid-20th Century Miniature Bronze Bust by Harold Pfeiffer, Circa 1960
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely sculpted limited edition miniature bronze bust of a Bahamian man exhibiting a fine brown/green patina overall, signed & numbered on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Bronze Sculpture Curtis Jere Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful handmade sculpture made of bronze. In the style of Curtis Jere. This amazing piece definitely has a lot of work. It is a tree that has a house on it. It has nine kids playi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Anatomical Model of the Human Ear
By Somso
Located in Faversham, GB
The DS5 Somso model of the human ear with hand-painted detailing to both the inner and outer ear.
These models are the most detailed and accurate of any anatomical models available,...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Plaster
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Collectors the Leonardo Collection ‘The Shepherd’ Figurine
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely collectors figurine by The Leonardo Collection.
Dimensions: 20 W x 17.5 D x 21 H cm
Please vie...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Iron "Jacks" Objet D'Art
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of iron Jacks objet D'Art.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$350 / set
After The Thinker, Modern Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Permanently exhibited at the Musee Rodin in Paris, ‘The Thinker’ (French: Le Penseur), the original Auguste Rodin’s bronze sculpture of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Naomi Feinberg "Morceau" Sculpture in Red Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Morceau” in red Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg was a New York...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Naomi Feinberg "the Ancient" Sculpture in Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary hand carved sculpture “The Ancient” in Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture)
Naomi Feinberg ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Ethnic Wooden Mask Depicting a Face, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century Ethnic wooden mask depicting a face, 1960s
Ethnic mask depicting a face, in hand-carved wood.
Good conditions, some signs of aging.
Measurem...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Boleslaw Danikowski High Enameled Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Boleslaw Danikowski high enameled ceramic sculpture, France, 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Viennese Bronze Temple Dancer Figurine
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Vienna Bronze Wall Relief: Temple Dancer
High-quality bronze work in the style of the Hagenauer workshop.
Terpsichore (Τερψιχόρη) is one of the nine muses in Greek mythology, respon...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Chaim Gross (Austrian/Am., 1904-1991) Cast Dark Bronze Plaque, Mother And Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive relief plaque with the artist's classic image of a mother seated and playing with her child on her knees. Signed lower right.
3 5/8" x Depth 1/2" x 5" W
Condition: Over...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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