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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Solid Red Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid red marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3.5"H. #4671
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
I Beam Original Piece From 1902 Y Bridge Collectible Stamped Bookend Doorstopper
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid Iron original piece from Famous Y Bridge Ohio , with brass stamp edition 1995, numbered 174, can be used as door stopper or bookend or sculpture .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Dahl Jensen Danish Porcelain Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1950s Danish porcelain sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregno for Dahl Jensen.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Dancers Couple 1970s Belgium Artist V D Brande
By V. D. Brande
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful set of two expressive dancers from the seventies, handcrafted in bronze, inspired by sculpted clay sculptures a technique that is characteristic of the seventies and gives ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Musicians Mid Century Modern Bookends Sculptures in Cast Iron
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of cast iron musicians, men, and woman the pair had a label that read made in Italy but it got lost.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in three striking colours. The items could be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Female Torso, Nude, Glass, Pat de verre, signed Legendre, Daum Nancy, France
By Daum
Located in Wien, AT
A rare woman's torso, called Eurydice, in white pat de verre, beautifully designed according to nature, by Maurice Legendre, from the well-known manufacturer Daum Nancy, France.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Postmodern Ikebana Vase/Vessel by Studio Nova Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of postmodern Ikebana vases by Studio Nova Japan. This rare and beautiful vintage piece is an original from which current styles are derive...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Sculpture of the African Women
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s student wood carved sculpture from the Scuola di Belle Arti in Venice.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$450 Sale Price
30% Off
Asian Amethyst Carved Grape Bunch Cluster Jade Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous bunch of carved amethyst grapes of various sizes and shapes with fantastic imperfections and inclusions which are used to make the grapes look even more realistic....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Jade
$304 Sale Price
37% Off
‘Harlequin & Columbine’ Dancers Sculpture by John W. Mills (1933-2023)
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large figurative sculpture depicting the two dancers, Harlequin and Columbine, by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. Part of the artist’s ‘Harlequinade’ series, this is...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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 ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
Aluminum Clam Shell Bowl
By Bruce Fox
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century bowl crafted in cast and polished aluminum in the iconic clam shell form. Signed in the cast on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,750
Mid-Century Modernist Abstracted Figural Bronze Sculpture of an Embracing Couple
Located in New York, NY
This evocative Mid-Century Modernist bronze sculpture, crafted in America circa 1950, represents an abstracted figural depiction of an embracing couple. Boldly minimalist and deeply ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century "Aloha" Hula GirlCeramic Figurine w/ Ukulele and Red Flowers
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original post-war ceramic chalkware dancing Hawaiian Hula girl figurine made from lightweight plaster and painted in vibrant tropical colors and a f...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$135 Sale Price
40% Off
Tessellated Stone Marble Travertine Sculpture of Nude Female Torso Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated stone marble Travertine sculpture of nude female torso mint!
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Asian Carved Rose Quartz Stone Fruit Grape Bunches Jade Leaves Decorative a Pair
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
These are a lovely pair of carved rose quartz grape bunches with dark green jade leaves and wire stems that are wrapped with satin cord and have a f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rose Quartz
$448 Sale Price / set
59% Off
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. #2389
Designed in 1954 as a series with Los Angeles-based ceram...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-20th Century Lucite Sailboat Sculpture
By Van Teal
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique frosted and clear Lucite sculpture of sailboat underway. Wonderful inviting movement as boat is heeling to one side.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
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
Italy Late 20th Century Bronze Multiple Bust
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze sculpture on black wooden base, well represents a human bust, but for its expressive force, the bust turns into an abstract shape of it.
The artist who created this sculpture is Roberto Nanut...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Sculpture Signed by Bohumil Kokrda, 1967
By Jihokera
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful patinated ceramic statue by Bohumil Kokrda in 1967 in Czechoslovakia. The statue of a sitting girl is signed by the author. The sculpture is in good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"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
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass & Copper Cattails Curtis Jere Style Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Mid-Century Modern mixed metals sculpture.
In the style of Curtis Jere.
In soldered brass & copper.
In the form of cattails surrounded by lilypads(?).
Sim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Rustic Hand-Carved Hexagonal Marble Sink Basin
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage marble sink basin features a rustic, hand-carved design with a hexagonal exterior accented by subtly rounded protrusions on opposite sides and a deep, circular interior...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspired by charming sl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$703 / item
Mid-Century Paolo De Poli Red Enameled Copper Italian Door Handle, circa 1960
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mid-Century Modern iconic Italian door handle by the enameller and painter Paolo De Poli (1905–1996) in collaboration with Gio Ponti. Made of red e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Wood Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice midcentury wood crucifix with a brass Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice detail and patina. #1285.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4272-2 'Rooster' Brass Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4272-2 'Rooster' brass bell.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass.
Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Original New Old Stock Circa 1900 Liberty's London Marionette String Puppet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare, new old stock Liberty's London Marionette string puppet
A lovely example and a great size, it is ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Pine
$1,301 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Curtis Clawson Maritime Copper Bronze Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Curtis Clawson (20th century) metal maritime sculpture depicting a boat tied to a branched tree fragment. Crafted of copper or bronze and has green ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Large and Heavy Devil Wall Mask in Concrete, 1930s Art Deco
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Heavy vintage devil wall mask in conrete, 1960s. Beatiful Patina, little.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modernist Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture Adriana Banfi Attr
Located in Troy, MI
A bronze abstract torso sculpture attributed to Brazilian Adriana Banfi circa 1970s
Stylized organic form nude female torso in solid bronze o...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Danish Female Figure, Fiberglass sculpture from a Ship
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Female figure, fiberglass carving. With classic features and a slightly upward gaze, she is wearing a blue off-the-shoulder dress with details on the edge and a central rose at the n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Ring Dish Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Please per item (3 available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass twisting seashell dishes / sculptures. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$335 Sale Price / item
33% Off
Vintage Italian Porcelain Woman Sculpture 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Porcelain Woman Sculpture from the 1970s is a graceful and timeless piece of art. Crafted in Italy, this sculpture features delicate porcelain work capturing the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sicilian Moorish Heads Pair in Polished Lava Stone, Limited Edition
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous pair of limited-edition, contemporary art Sicilian Moorheads of fine Sicilian workmanship.
The Moor heads are made entirely of lava stone: the male head is polished, while ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lava
$1,430 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Feliciano Béjar Signed Magiscope Magic Mirror
Located in Hanover, MA
Feliciano Béjar (1920-2007) sculpted these "Magiscopes" in Mexico during the 1970s and 1980s using glass ground with optic bubbles on both sides of the glass giving the viewer both concave and convex lenses through which to experience a new vision that we may perceive the magic and poetry that exists all around us. The sculptural Stand...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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
Frank Coronado Mid-Century Modern Picasso Style Cubist Wood Figurines
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Group of five mid-century modern wood carved figurines by Dominican artist Frank Coronado. Each figure is hand painted in brilliant white, red, ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dominican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Manuel Carbonell Pygmalion and Galatea Modern Durastone Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Absolutely stunning sculpture by Latin American Master artist Manuel Carbonell. Regarded as one on the greatest sculptors of the 20th Century, Carbonell passed away in November of 20...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Murano Gold Flecks Sommerso Pink Garden Nymph Italian Art Glass Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink Sommerso nude garden nymph Italian art glass sculpture, tending to a yellow and gold flecks flower. The figure also has gold leaf on her hair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
33% Off
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...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Pineapple Lucite Ball Cluster Object
Located in Charleston, SC
A vibrant mid-century decorative grape cluster sculpture, crafted from richly colored Lucite spheres in shades of emerald green and cobalt blue. Resting on a circular wood base, the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Lucite, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
A great Collection of 10 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso and Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ca. 1950s-60s and one by Cristalleria Santi Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Gorgeous Decorative Mid Century Ice Cream Statue
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful vintage ice cream statue, designed in the 60's, of Italian manufacture.
The ice cream is made of resin and is a real blow-up of an ice cre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta sculpture signed.
Measures: Height 24 cm.
Width 23 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,144 Sale Price
40% Off
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th century.
Sculpture after Fernando Botero in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th centur...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1950s Table Lamp Pierrot figurine Statue Enamelled Ceramics by Nove di Bassano
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s table lamp Pierrot figurine in Porcelain Ceramics by Nove di Bassano
Origins of Pierrot
Pierrot is a mask born in Italy in the late sixteenth century
The name Pierrot is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Handshake, a Post-War Lattimo Art Glass Sculpture by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exceptionally rare figurine by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini & Co.
Referred to as 'Handshake', the model consists of a gloved hand with a scalloped cuff shaking hands with a naked...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
"Double Play, " Sculpture Capturing Dramatic Baseball Play with Male Nude, 1953
By Joe Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant piece of sculpture capturing one of the most dramatic moments in American baseball, this 1953 bronze by Joe Brown shows a baseball player touching second base with his right foot and readying to throw the ball to first base for the second out with his right arm. The figure is cantilvered over the wood base, and the placement of his arms and legs is dancelike in its grace and strength. Brown has captured the tension of his torso and limbs and the beautiful musculature of the man's back, reminding the viewer that he learned from the master of American athletic sculpture...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the u...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Bird of Paradise Brutalist Brass Sculpture Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bird of paradise brutalist brass sculpture in the style of Curtis Jere.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Bronze Female Sculpture Signed C. Noel, Belgium 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice female shaped sculpture made by C. Noel, Belgium 1970. This sculpture is made of solid bronze and is very nicely made and crafted. Its signed at the bottom: 5. 500 C. Noel....
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Don Quixote
Located in Denton, TX
Brutalist bronze sculpture of Don Quixote mounted on marble base. Great abstract interpretation of the Spanish knight battling the windmills.
This piece is signed on the back of one ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Ceramic Sculpture of a Sitting Woman by Jitka Forejtová. 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$419 Sale Price
20% Off
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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Limewood Sculpture
Murano Clowns
Napoleon On Horseback