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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Set of Two French Terra Cotta Bas Relief Sculptures Italy 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of two French terra cotta bas relief, 1950.
You can hung on the wall.
Sculptures from Italy , Green and blue colors.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass bunny rabbit figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
PENGUIN Walter Bosse figurines brass patinated new Vienna Austria TALISMAN
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
This penguin baby was produced in Austria and is signed at the bottom: Bosse Austria. The piece comes together with a fabric pouch, including a certificate, too. Each figure is speci...
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
John W Mills (1933-2023) Large Sculpture Titled ‘Warming Up'
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A patinated resin sculpture titled ‘Warming Up' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills, stood on an integral square base.
Part of the divers in motion series, this patinat...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint
Set of "BONES" Sculptures by Don Harvey
By Don Harvey
Located in New York, NY
Set of 9 architectural "BONES" sculptures on stand by Don Harvey, circa 1960's. Cast and powder coated fiberglass on ebonized wood stands.
List Price is for the set of 9.
Can be s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Abstract Modernist Ceramic Bust Sculpture w/ Cubist Face by Marianna Von Allesch
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist bust sculpture by German American artist Marianna Von Allesch circa 1940s
Hand sculpted organic form with cubist face decorated in ...
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1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Italian Mid Century Poker Set Bottle, 1960's
By Gucci
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This rare item is designed as a bottle and hides a poker set inside and is a real collectors item. All chips and markers are in place as well as well as the original dice. The bottle is made in wood and decorated with cow hide.
We had an exact bottle like this previously produced in 1962, albeit with a little bit different design on the bottle that was stamped Gucci as seen in the pictures. This one does not have a mark that says Gucci but is similar inside on all parts. If you want to see more pictures of that piece let us know.
The three last pictures are of the Gucci poker...
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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Cowhide, Walnut
Untitled 'Christ' Sculpture by Karl Hagenauer, 1950, Rosewood and Bronze
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Untitled (Jesus Christ) table top sculpture by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer, Austria, c. 1950
Brazilian rosewood body and bronze head and hands. One hand turns in pl...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Terracotta Sculpture of Voluptuous Nude Female Torso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A lush sculptural depicting of a nude female torso. Executed in burnt terracotta stoneware. Bought in and anonymously made in Italy circa 1930-50 according to the Verona Antique...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Carl Auböck Model #3603L Large Brass and Leather Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3603L large brass and leather bell. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Transparent Color Changing Flowers Italian Art Glass Plant Sculpture
By Cenedese, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown color changing Italian art glass flowering plant sculpture / centerpiece. The piece has 3 very large flowers with clear leafs and base....
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Porcelain Figurine of a Sewing Woman, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a sewing woman in regional costume.
Made in Denmark by the Royal Copenhagen manufactory
Manufactured in 1957.
Model number # 1314
Very good conditio...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large French Faience Figural Bison Pate Terrine by Michel Caugant
Located in San Diego, CA
A large vintage figural recumbent Bison Pâté Terrine made for Laurent Caugant, a Bretagne pâté maker since 1927. His son Michel created these figural forms as containers for selling ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Mirror by Gino
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Important vintage sculpture in resin with 3 mirrors.
Signed on the back by the artist George Charpentier, known as GINO. (born in 1937).
France, 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Resin
Pair of Egyptian Plaster Classical Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Egyptian (mid 20th Cent) white plaster standing classical figures standing on square bases (att: models fabricated by MGM workshop)
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
Antique Italian Wood Pinocchio Toy in Custom Lucite Display Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a masterpiece unto itself, a hand carved and hand painted articulating wood toy of Pinocchio, the wooden toy who became a real boy. This treasure of time has been encased in...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Pair of Sculptures Guanyin Ceramic China, 1912-1949
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Guanyin sculptures in Dehua porcelain "blanc de chine". The two mirror figures of the goddess of compassion resting on bases of flowers and l...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Empoli Peach Color Italian Art Glass Grapes Pear Apple Pepper Fruit Sculptures
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of four hand blown peachy color Italian art glass fruit sculptural figural pieces. Attributed to the Empoli studio in Italy. They have an orange tint on the thi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid Century Large Fat Lava Op Art Vase by Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning mid-century large fat lava vase. This beautiful piece is glazed in a deep ocean blue with a red glaze band around it in the middle. The en...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Salvino Marsura Bronze Handcrafted Trinidad Brutalist Coffee Table, 1960
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous sculptural organic coffee table handcrafted by Italian Artist and Sculptor Salvino Marsura (1938 - 2020).
The table base is showing two people hand-crafted of heavy bronze, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Capodimonte Pharaoh Tutankhamon in Porcelain
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great sculpture representing Pharaoh TutanKhamon in Capodimonte Italia porcelain decorated and designed by Mario Pegorami is one of the most important artists representing the ancien...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "La Famille" Sculpture Art Installation 1970s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind life size art installation, "La Famille", with cast and patinated bronze sculptures of father, mother and daughter holding a patinated and engraved bronze and pewter ta...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Pewter
Whimsical Italian ceramic Clown Coin Saver Signed Italy
By Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical Italian ceramic Clown Coin Saver Signed Italy , circa 1950's unique collectible piece charming hand painted .
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Single Metal Sculpture of a Dancing Couple - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian sculpture of a dancing, loving couple made of hand crafted metal, in good condition. The detailed abstrac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Riccardo Licata Midcentury Murano Glass "Aquarium" Sculpture for Cenedese, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful sculpture in blown Murano artistic crystal glass. This fantastic item was designed in Italy during the 1960s and it is attributed to the artist Riccardo Licata for Cenedese.
This item is amazing as it perfectly represents an aquarium tank...
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1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Italian Ceramic Sculpture Madonna Virgin & Child Pattarino 1960s Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Italian ceramic terracotta sculpture
Depicting Madonna , Virgin & Child religiousstatue
Material: Earthenware terracotta, tin glaze and partially gilded
Modeled and painted by h...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Handmade Robot Ashtray Sculpture Metal Scrap Art Articulating
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage One of a kind 1950s handmade metal Robot ashtray with articulating arms, pullout drawer and ash tray that comes out to be cleaned. On a hard plasti...
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1950s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Seguso Murano Iridescent Black Gold Italian Art Glass Wiseman Nativity Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown iridescent clear, black, purple and gold flecks Italian art glass Wiseman nativity figure, sculpture. Attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is very intricate with lots of decoration. Gold crown on his head, gold container...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Walter Bosse Dwarf Brass Cork Screw Bottle Opener, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Mid-Century bottle opener/cork screw, displaying a dwarf. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of black-finished brass, ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Figurine Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder by Richard Rohac
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass figurine blackened Chinese water carrier with a salt pepper Horn Shaker. Designed in the 1950s by Richard Rohac in Austria.
Excellent orig...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Austin Production Brutalist Large Sculpture Lovers Man Woman Mid Century Modern
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a very unusual Austin Productions Brutalist sculpture. Lovers / nude man and woman. Almost looks like Frankenstein and Frankenstein's Bride...
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1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Mid Century Albert Leon Wilson Abstract Steel Stylized Trivet Sculpture 1977
Located in Troy, MI
Whimsical abstract steel trivet by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson 1977
Nude figure cut from steel and titled "Weight Lifter"
Designed for use as a trivet with a stand alone scul...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Terracotta Sculpture by Bengt Amundin, 1950s Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and evocative Swedish Modernist sculpture by renowned sculptor Bengt Amundin (1915-2011), depicting an intimate moment between a reclining adult figure and child. Hand-crafted i...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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...
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Ron Lee Clown Sculpture in Bronze Onyx Base Tightrope & Umbrella
By Ron Lee
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical sculpture by Ron Lee circa 1970's , feauturing a clown on a thighrope sitting on solid onyx base, with an enameled finish on the umbrella to add color.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Large Japanese Ceramic Penguin Figurative Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Ceramic Penguin Figurative Sculpture
Japan, 1970's
stamped "Made in Japan" on the bottom
" great size, color and glaze"
" add to your Penguin collection or a nice piece to st...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Enamel Sculpture / Painting by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare enamel sculpture / painting. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
In 1949, Stig painted his first enamel painting o...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Figurative Martini Sculpture Ceramic Priest Italy 1940 Style Arturo Martini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative Fosco Martini sculpture ceramic Priest Italy 1940 Style Arturo Martini.
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Rattan Harley Motorbike, Real Size, Spain, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rev up your collection with this one-of-a-kind vintage rattan Harley motorbike. Created by an unknown artisan in Spain circa 1970, this real Size piece i...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rattan
Vintage Resin and Wood Aztec Sculpture / Award
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage resin and wood Aztec sculpture / award, circa 1969. The piece is in very good condition and measures 4.75"W x 4.75"D x 14"H; it was an award trophy presented to K...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Mid-Century Ceramic Woven Sculpted Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful finished ceramic art piece. This vintage mid-century piece is unique as it is interesting. Crafted with artistry to resemble a woven finished piece, this beaut...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain figure by Raymont Peynet for Rosenthal. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Porcelain figurine in great condition.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Stylized Fish Sculpture by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1953
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylized Fish Sculpture by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta 1953
A stylized crystal fish sculpture designed by the Swedish designer Vicke Lindstrand (1904-1983) for Kosta. Made in Sweden,...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Murano White Zanfirico Ribbons Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ballerina Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unique, vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass dancing ballerina sculpture with gold flecks accents and white Zanfirico ribbons skirt. Created in the manner of the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rusha Wall Plaque, Glazed Ceramic, 'Image Sailboat', West Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Verviers, BE
Rusha wall plaque, glazed ceramic, (Image Sailboat) West Germany
Was produced in the 1960's
handmade, and made in Germany.
Very collectible.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Circle of Henry Moore, Bronze Sculpture circa 1960, Signed H. Lurie
By Henry Moore
Located in London, GB
Circle of Henry Moore, Bronze Sculpture circa 1960, Signed H. Lurie.
Cast at the Morris Singer Foundry in London, which was used extensively by Henry Moore to cast his works between 1961 and 1984.
In 1967 the foundry was moved from London to Basingstoke. The stamp 'Morris Singer Founders London' on our sculpture means that it predates this move.
Morris Singer is the oldest established fine art foundry in the world and has worked with most of the major sculptors from Thornycroft and Gilbert in the early days to Barbara Hepworth and Jacob Epstein, and many more recent artists like Eduardo Paolozzi, Michael Sandle and Philip Jackson...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Verdigris Bronze Greek Chariot Sculpture with Trojan Warrior
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool verdigris bronze horse and chariot sculpture with trojan warrior from Greece, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage conditione...
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20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Handmade Ceramic Nude Man Sculpture
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Ceramic sculpture, handmade with a granite-like marble base. In good condition.
Category
1970s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
American Mid Century Blenko Glass Apple
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful purple tainted Blenko glass apple excellent condition no chips or cracks great color and very collectible.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Corry van Ammerlaan for Artihove 'on the way to a bright future'
Located in Delft, NL
on the way to a bright future sculpture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Monumental Leza McVey Surrealist "Eye in Hand" Ceramic Sculpture, 1977
By Leza McVey
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Leza McVey Surrealist "Eye in Hand" Ceramic Sculpture, 1977
Partially glazed stoneware
Signature: Signed "Leza" inside the hand
Dimensions: 23¾" H × 14¼" W × 7¾" D
Conditi...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Eric James Mellon Hand-Crafted Studio Pottery Head Sculpture Dated 1963
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual studio pottery head sculpted by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 1963. Trained at the Central S...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
MCM Ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous MCM ceramic "Space Bank" by Malcolm Leland for N.S. Gustin Co., circa 1950s. #2390
Designed in 1954 as a series with Los Angeles-based cerami...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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