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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Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Fruit 6-Piece Bowl & Fruit Sculpture, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Fruit 6-Piece Bowl & Fruit Sculpture, Signed
Italy, Circa 1980s
This 6-piece Murano glass fruit bowl and sculpture set by Barovier & Toso, hailing fr...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
White Porcelain Decorative Item "Osterfreude" by Carl Werner for Hutschenreuther
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1960s.
This item is made in white porcelain and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and r...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Weeping Willow Sculpture by Brian Bijan
By Brian Bijan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very attractive weeping willow tree sculpture by Brian Bijan. Tree is made with mixed copper and brass metal supported by a quartz stone base. Stamped 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Brass, Copper
$861 Sale Price
76% Off
Rare Midcentury Ceramic Wall Sculpture Lovers, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice colored.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Mid Century Life Size Female Sirens Column Sculptures Statues
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
These extremely rare and stylish statues are packed with personality! Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning parchmen...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass
Bob Bennett Signed Bronze Hand Sculpture, USA, 1970's
By Bob Bennett
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bob Bennett Signed Bronze Hand Sculpture, USA, 1970's. Beautiful original patina.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture Spinning Top In Wood, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sculpture Spinning Top In Wood, circa 1990
By unknown artist,
manufactured in Spain
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$918 Sale Price
50% Off
Captivating Italian Murano Glass "Flame" Sculpture by Romano Donà 1990s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Captivating Italian Murano Glass "Flame" Sculpture by Romano Donà (1990s)
Ignite your collection with this extraordinary Italian Venetian Murano glass "Flame" sculpture, a breathtak...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Walter Bosse Thermometer, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Thermometer, circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Andy Warhol-Inspired Carved Alabaster Bananas, Set of 2
Located in Round Top, TX
From the early 20th century, and before, the imagery of the humble banana has always captured our interest and attention. From Claes Oldenburg to Any Warhol and more recently, Mauriz...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Large Ceramic Sculpture of Woman and Child in the Style of Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in McKinney, TX
White ceramic glaze handmade one of a kind vintage ceramic sculpture of woman holding a child.
23" x 9" x 9"
Good vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Amber Italian Art Glass Fish
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Salviati Venezia studio fish Sculptures of Sommerso form, clear, over aqua blue and amber layers of thick Murano glass. Each is hand signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Light Up Globe Stand by Butler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Butler Furniture
Manufacturer: Butler Furniture
Materials: Maple, Original Globe
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple
Pink Glass Mannequin Display Hand 1960's
Located in Toronto, CA
Vintage Pink Glass hand from the 1960s. Perfect for showcasing rings, chains, watches, scarves, and other fashion accessories, this unique piece adds a splash of visual interest to a...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture Jack Zajac
By Jack Zajac
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1929 -
Mr. Zajac is a California based artist.
He is known for large bronze rams horns and skulls in abstract forms.
This piece is from a series called 'Resurrections'.
Cast Bronze o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptor William Conrad Severson 1950's Carved Sculpture Reclining Nude Female
Located in St. Louis, MO
Listed artist / sculptor William Conrad Severson, (1924-1999), organic mid-century modern hand sculpted wood reclining nude female. A beautiful early piece of work, signed Wm. C. Sev...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
$1,422
Vintage Hand carved Wooden Mushroom
Located in Seattle, WA
Hand carved vintage wooden mushroom figurine. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only.
Dimensions: 3.25*W 7.25°H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989.
Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Selection of Large Abstract Wood Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of large abstract wood sculptures, circa 1960s. From left to right, the sculptures measure 25.5"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D, 32.5"H x 8"W x 3"D, 31"H x 9"W x 8"D, and 24"H x 9"W x ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$1,450 / item
Meissen Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jester and Monkey Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage Meissen porcelain blanc de chine figure of a Jester with a monkey and owl dating from the 20th century. The figure stands on a narr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, quite whimsical, engaging Mid-century Modern abstract owl/bird sculpture/belt buckle by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson.
Wilson was born in 1920 in Jamaica, New York. In the mid-1950s he relocated to Rochester, New York, where he worked until 1967 as an art director, illustrator, and photographer, winning over 20 graphic art awards from the Rochester Society of Communicating Artists. Afterward, he found his calling working with welded and bent metals and designing abstract sculptures often featuring figures and animals. He passed away in 1999.
This unique and rather heavy piece is signed and dated (1968) with Wilson's traditional imprint/stamp.
Wilson's work has been exhibited at the York State Craft Fair, Ithaca College, NY; Northeast Craft Fair, Am. Craftmen's Council, Mount Snow...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Bouquet of French Hand Beaded Ferns
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bouquet of French Hand Beaded Ferns from the 1960's. Dozens of hand wired and beaded ferns in a variety of greens and blues. On strand is a pale pink. Easy to form into different arr...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Large 1970s Mid-Century Artisan Nude Female Form Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Late 60s or early 1970s Mid-Century Modern organic hand-carved standing abstract nude female form sculpture. Tall sculpture at 27.63" of a nude female with long following hair, arms ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Two Thinkers Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid century bronze sculpture 2 Thinkers from Est Asia.
Category
1960s East Asian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,200
Mid Century Abstract Face Bronze Sculpture by Jean Robert Ipousteguy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze abstract face sculpture by Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (January 6, 1920 – February 8, 2006, a figurative French sculptor.. Signed on back underside Ipoustegy '66 2/9.
I'm many museum and public art collections such as:
Abu Dhabi, National Museum of Saadiyat Island.
Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art.
Berlin, Nationalgalerie.
Bobigny, Fonds Départemental d’Art Contemporain.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT) — Cénotaphe (1957)[8]
Châlons en Champagne, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie.
Chicago, Art Institute.
Copenhagen, Carlsberg Glyptotek.
Darmstadt, Hessiches Landesmuseum.
Dun sur Meuse, Centre Ipoustéguy
Evanston, Illinois, Mary and Leigh...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set. of Palm Tree Form Sculpture Garnitures with Figural Trumpet Players
Located in Nashville, TN
An unusual set of sculptural palm trees with young figural trumpet players on faux rock bases on giltwood plinths .the players in elaborate Turkish orientalist costumes . Both drille...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Midcentury Sculpture Nude Woman Designed by Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Maker: Jitona
- Good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Balinese Ebony Carved Wood Naked Woman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Vintage female sculpture handmade in Bali, Indonesia in the 1950s. Made of tropical hardwood, original antique Bali wood carving.
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Silvano Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Dog, 1990s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Silvano Signoretto (born 1948) during the 1990s.
The sculpture shows a sitting dog, hand crafted of transparent Murano ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mermaids Offspring Porcelain Figurines by Sadolin & Jespersen, Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A group of the blanc de chine porcelain figurines two of which are special editions decorated with gold glaze. They are called oceans kids and they are perceived to be a mermaids off...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$488 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Dino Rosin: Murano sailboat, calcedonia glass sculpture
By Dino Rosin
Located in Zemst, BE
Sailboat by Dino Rosin
Dino Rosin (°Italy °1948) is a Murano based artist.
Big glass sculpture in calcedonia technique.
Handcrafted and mouthblown.
This unique item was created in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
A studio art ceramic sculpture of two mermaids, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A very special studio art ceramic pottery sculpture of two - perhaps lesbian - mermaids sharing a secret, signed, mid twentieth century. This unique sculpture also doubles as a catch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s Paul McCobb Dr. No Tall Windsor Chair Rustic Farmhouse Boho Abstract Chic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare example of this early McCobb design in original unaltered tobacco finish. Small remnants of original label remains.
Measure: Seat H 17.5 in. / arm H 27 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Birch
$2,800 Sale Price
28% Off
Raymor Italian 1950s Bronze Brass Patina Etruscan Horse Figurine Weinberg Style
Located in Miami, FL
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg for Raymor.
It is an incredibly stylized Roman decorated horse Figurine and has a patina finish. Italian-mad...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Murano Sommerso Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Male Female Farmer Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink with gold flecks Italian art glass couple of a man and woman farmer / gardener sculptures. Attributed to designer, and Master glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Stunning XXL Mid-Century Modern Brass and Copper Statue
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful, elegant and stylish. Bronze with black and golden patina, gilded brass. African Mid-Century Modern human size beauty. Made after the African neck...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
"Poseidon Calming the Sea, " Sculpture w/ Swimmers by Joe Brown Awarded by AAU
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Enormously important, both artistically and historically, this unique bronze depicting a monumental Poseidon figure calming the sea and making space for swimmers to complete below, w...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese Figurine by Richard Rohac
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
Gunnel Sahlin for Kosta Boda Fruits Art glass , 1990s
Located in Delft, NL
Gunnel Sahlin for Kosta Boda Fruits Art glass , 1990s
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Brass & Chocolate Brown Lacquer Antelope Horns, Style of Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Brass and Chocolate Brown Lacquer Antelope Horns, Style Springer
USA, circa 1980s
A striking pair of brass and chocolate brown lacquer antelope horns, embodying the distinc...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture Signed Yone Di Alerigi
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture on a granite base by Yone Di Alerigi. This bronze sculpture has a plaque with the title, ballerina or ballet dancer and is artis...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis Player on Marble Base Royal Copenhagen
Located in Westport, CT
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis woman, marble base Royal Copenhagen 152/2500 signed and dated 1976.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand Painted Folk Art Nativity Scene Puzzle Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s hand painted folk art nativity scene puzzle. Well done with vibrant 1960s pop colors. Each piece is painted on both sides. Signed on the back.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Charming Italian Ceramic Toad On A Tile c1960s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Italian ceramic toad sitting on a tile
Four inch square tile with a superbly tactile blue toad atop
Understood to have been privately commission...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Italian Serpentine Marble Grand Tour "Uffizi Wrestlers"
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Serpentine Marble Grand Tour "Uffizi Wrestlers"
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hand-Sculpted French Cubist Abstract Sculpture in Terracotta Signed "Philip"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Hagenauer Werkstätte Reclining Nude Sculpture
Bronze sculpture of a reclining figure. The figure is depicted in a relaxed pose, with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silvered Metal Sculpture "Ex Voto per il diavolo" by Gio Ponti for Sabattini
Located in Rome, IT
Silvered metal sculpture "Ex Voto Per Il Diavolo" by the Italian designer Gio Ponti for Sabattini. Made in Italy in 1978.
Signed and dated with engraved manufacturer's mark to rev...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Stone Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Stone sculpture on Lucite base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Spanish Scrollwork Iron Galleon / Sailing Ship Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought iron Spanish caravel boat / galleon sculpture. Spain, 1940s-1950s
This sailing ship sculpture was handcrafted in Spain at the mid-20th century period. The ship has a richly detailed scrollwork...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
$1,322 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Very Fine Carved Wood Sculpture of a Sail Boat c1960s MINT!
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Very Fine Carved Wood Sculpture of a Sail Boat c1960s MINT!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Red Cactus Succulent Sculpture, Signed, 1929
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini red Cactus Succulent sculpture, Signed, 1929.
Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini succulent by Matinuzzi. Museum-worthy masterwork by Martinuzzi during his groundbreaking tenure as artistic director of Venini. Large-scale. Original brass frame.
This stunning pulegoso glass and gold leaf “pianta grassa” is in very good antique condition with no apparent signs of repair. Acid etched Venini signature is at bottom. Lovely contrasting white glass rim on pot. Playful use of co lot with the green pot...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Carl Auböck Model #3310-4 'Flat' Brass and Leather Table Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3310 Large Brass Bell with Leather Handle
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly functional and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass with a rich brown le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Green and Gold Decorative Porcelain Fruit Signed by ML French Handmade Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ML
Elegant porcelain ceramic fruit realised circa 1980
Green and gold ceramic glazes colors
Signed under the base
Original French mid-century design
Measures: Height ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Abstract Sculpture of Stretching Nude Gymnast
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern deco abstract sculpture of female nude gymnast. Coppered or bronzed composition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
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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