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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Whimsical Nail Brass Sculpture Cowboy & Cactus on a Fence circa 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool whimsical welded Brutalist cowboy and cactus sitting on a fence metal sculpture, made of railroad nails. circa 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully made Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern originates from Kenya, Circa 1960. This sculpture is carved from a single piece of ebony...
Category
1960s Kenyan Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Manhasset, NY
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
A solid murano glass sculpture of a female nude on a pedestal by Loredano Rosin (1936-91) for Archime...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed By Thomas Mtasa Malachite Stylized Hippopotamus with Infant
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed By Thomas Mtasa with stylized Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Vintage Inuit Malachite Carving Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Kg 14
The piece is in Very Good and original condit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
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
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
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
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Fulvio Bianconi Limited Nude Murano glass Sculpture Venini 1993 Number 5 of 29. The sculpture is created in a black glass with iridescent finish with blue sculptural vase...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Erotic Bronze Sculpture by Danish Artist Ove Rasmussen, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small bronze sculpture depicting nude female. Made by the Danish artist and sculptor Ove Fritz Rasmussen, (1911-1973). It dates to the late 1940s or early 1950s. It is signed by hand...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$357 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Human Body Educational Model / Anatomical Model, circa 1940s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Fantastic looking vintage anatomical model of a full human body on a black granite base. The height of the model with base (4 cm) is 82 cm.
Unfortunately, removable parts are missing.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$1,060 Sale Price
28% Off
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
Murano Opalescent Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Farmer Sculpture
By Murano 5
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent blue and white, with gold flecks Italian art glass farmer woman figure. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Ceramic Torso
Located in London, GB
A minimalist ceramic sculpture of a female torso with flowing, abstracted curves and a mottled turquoise glaze; mounted on a black wooden base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,253
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
Man and Woman Embraced Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Itzik Ben Shalom
Located in San Diego, CA
Man and woman embraced patinated bronze sculpture on a black wood base in by listed Israeli artist Itzik Ben Shalom, circa 1980s. The piece is in good vintage condition with some spo...
Category
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #3855 'Atom' Brass Desk Clock
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3385 'Atom' Brass Wall Clock
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese desk clock is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,808 / item
Mid-Century Modern Gilt Brass Decorative Pineapple Sculpture/Newel Post, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Modern gilt brass decorative pineapple sculpture/newel post, Italy
By: unknown
Material: metal, copper, zinc
Technique: cast, molded, polished, gilt, metalwork
Dime...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Industrial Robot Scale Design Model Desk Sculpture, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An Industrial robot made in the 1970s. This unique object was traditionally an exercise given to a novice machinist to test their knowledge and skill at operating their machine. It r...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ’Tackle! American Footballers' Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed patinated resin figural sculpture titled ’Tackle! American Footballers’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
This three-dimensional dynamic maquette creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Mid-Century Sculpture Attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful glazed ceramic statue attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, Czechoslovakia. The sculpture is in good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Kitsch Venice Gondola Souvenir with Seashells & Pin-Up Girl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
1950s Venice gondola souvenir. Bright wood shellac finish, adorned with seashells and a posing pin-up girl in red swim suit. All very kitsch. Marked "Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Wood
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
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo Sculpture, White & Gold Venini Murano 1930
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo (Yellow Dachsund) sculpture, white & gold Venini Murano 1930 Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini large-scale Dachsund Dog Sculpture by N...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
$26,280 Sale Price
55% Off
Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has been sculpted in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,025 Sale Price
31% Off
David Gil for Bennington Potters Man's Face Ceramic Sculpture on Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Man with the Bowler Hat" sculpture by David Gil, the founder of Bennington Potters (1960s, Bennington, VT, USA).
Features a ceramic face and derby hat with round mirrored glass eye...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Steel
1960s Midcentury Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1960s midcentury Victor Salmones bronze sculpture
Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern Victor Salmones (1937-1989) sculpture in bronze. V...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% 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
Mid Century Bronze Ballet Sculpture Brutalist Signed Katz
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic mid century brutalist sculpture of ballet dancers in motion casting great shadow throuhout the day. Piece captures the period perfectly. Dancers set atop marble base. Signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ‘American Footballer’ Patinated Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A patinated resin figural sculpture titled 'American Footballer' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
This three-dimensional dynamic piece creates a sense of movement, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Pino Signoretto Murano Art Glass Nude Sculpture Signed by the Artist
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Pino Signoretto Murano Art Glass Nude Sculpture Signed by the Artist As shown. Very complicated nude sculpted into a circle applied to a black glass base.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Tole Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic vintage Italian palm tree object of art having tole leaves on a brass trunk in a classical porcelain planter with quartz stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Brass
Larry Mohr ( American 1921-2013) Unusual Abstract Bronze Nude Titled “Gita”.
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr (American / New York 1921-2013),
"Gita" patinated bronze sculpture of a nude female, signed, titled, and having a monogram for foundry.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,192 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Libra Zodiac sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Wall Plaque Adam Dworski Wye Pottery Woman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Ceramic Wall Plaque made by Croatian Ceramicist Adam Dworski who set up Wye Pottery Studio in Clyro Wales England in the late 1950s.
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Hung Face Mask of Richard Nixon, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very wellmade 1:1 wall hung face mask in glazed porcelain. The color of the glaze is cream/off-white. It has great facial expressions and intricate details. Anonymous European or A...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$548 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture, Stone Stele Representing an Ancient Divinity, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, stone stele representing an ancient divinity, 20th century.
Sculpture of an ancient divinity, stone stele on a metal base, 20th century.
H: 69.5cm, W: 32cm, D: 15cm
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Sculpted Bronze Hand Figurine Atop Bronze Base decor art decor antiquett mcm midcentury modern Antique style
Dimensions. 5 W ; 3 W ; 2 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Figurine Design Strobach, for Royal Dux, 1970's.
By Elly Strobach, Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in Praha, CZ
The statuette was designed by the designer of the Duchc porcelain factory Elly Strobach Königová 1908-2002
Her porcelain figurines are known and loved w...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carrara Marble Sculpture Lesbians Embracing the Italian, 1973 White Color Gay
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Carrara marble sculpture lesbians embracing the Italian, 1973 white color gay .
The sculpture is signed and dated 1973, the sculptor C.Camm, maximum expression of the almost Picas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Danish Mid-Century Stoneware Sculpture of a Posing Woman, Anonymous, c. 1970s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful stoneware sculpture of a posing woman. Made by anonymous designer in Denmark, c. 1970s.
Wear consistent with age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Rooster / Hen Jar with Lid by Bitossi Aldo Londi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous two piece covered jar in the form of a hen - bird glazed in Rimini Blue by Aldo Londi and Bitossi. Beautiful workmanship and a very serene color combination with fantastic i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto (1944-2017) during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage teak sculpture, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage solid teak sculpture.
Minimalist head shaped sculpture.
1970s - Bali
The sculpture is signed and numbered
Dimensions:
Height: 46cm
Width: 14cm
Depth: 30cm
Ref.: 749690
Category
1970s Balinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Vintage Black and White Striped Marble Obelisk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural black and white marble obelisk. Incredibly graphic, this piece adds style and cohesiveness to your eclectic or minimalist style. Angles and lines play toge...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Alexander Calder 3.65" Brasileria Braniff 1/600 Airplane
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a miniature examples of the MacDonough-Douglass created airplane for Braniff Airlines. The airplane was painted by Alexander Calder. The name of this Calder creation is calle...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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
LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964
By Chaim Gross
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
LARGE Chaim Gross Large Acrobat Bronze Sculpture Signed and Dated 1964. This sculpture is number 5 of a very low edition size of six.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,100 Sale Price
25% Off
Adorable Italian Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Figurine 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Adorable Italian Luster Glazed Studio Pottery Figurine 1960s
A highly adorable mid century child figurine in glazed studio pottery from Italy.
Depicts a singing or talking boy - m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi 1970s Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting moon. This...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Giangurgolo Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
“Giangurgolo”, Monumental Murano glass figurine by Fulvio Bianconi.
“Lattimo” glass figurine with polychrome decoration.
Represents a slender character playing the accordion. The cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Tree Light Brown Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Claude Gaget La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claude gaget
Realised in La Borne
Large tree stoneware ceramic sculpture realised by frenhc artist Claude Gaget
Elegant light brown and orange fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century G. Ronzan Porcelain Femal Nude Figure Italian Manifacture from 1950
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful figure in very fine porcelain depicting a female nude, with intact colors and shine. Signed on the bottom by the master ceramist Giovanni Ronzan ("original Giov Ronzan Tor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclining Female Nude Bronze Sculpture - Signed d.a. 71'
Located in Atlanta, GA
This captivating bronze sculpture, signed D.A. 71, depicts a reclining female figure in a serene and contemplative pose. The artist's mastery is evident in the textured details of th...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3854
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carved and Polished Rosewood Conch Shell
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid piece of rosewood carved and finished smooth in the shape of a conch shell. Fine display as desk top sculpture or paperweight.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
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
Carl Auböck Optimist Pessimist Handcrafted Brass Sculpture, model #4059
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass figure called "optimist / pessimist", model #4059, designed by Carl Auböck back in 1957. A very charming object, which can be positioned in two ways, as an optimist or pessimist. Please see the video.
Handmade of solid patinated brass by Werkstätte Auböck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Modernist Patinated Bronze Couple Ystad-Metall
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Modernist Abstract Sculpture by Grégory Anatchkov, France, 1980
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
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