Regency Figurative Sculptures
REGENCY STYLE
Like France’s Empire style, Regency-style furniture was rooted in neoclassicism; the characteristics of its bedroom furniture, armchairs, dining room tables and other items include clean lines, angular shapes and elegant details.
Dating roughly from the 1790s to 1830s, antique Regency-style furniture gets its name from Prince George of Wales — formally King George IV — who became Prince Regent in 1811 after his father, George III, was declared unfit to rule. England’s Regency style is one of the styles represented in Georgian furniture.
George IV’s arts patronage significantly influenced the development of the Regency style, such as the architectural projects under John Nash, which included the renovation of Buckingham House into the formidable Buckingham Palace with a grand neoclassical facade. Celebrated designers of the period include Thomas Sheraton, Henry Holland and Thomas Hope. Like Nash, Hope instilled his work with classical influences, such as saber-legged chairs based on the ancient Greek klismos. He is credited with introducing the term “interior decoration” to English with the 1807 publishing of Household Furniture and Interior Decoration.
Although more subdued than previous styles like Rococo and Baroque, Regency interiors incorporated copious use of chintz fabrics and wallpaper adorned in chinoiserie-style art. Its furniture featured fine materials and luxurious embellishments. Furniture maker George Bullock, for instance, regularly used detailed wood marquetry and metal ornaments on his pieces.
Archaeological discoveries in Egypt and Greece informed Regency-era details, such as carved scrollwork, sphinxes and palmettes, as well as the shape of furniture. A Roman marble cinerary chest, for example, would be reinterpreted into a wooden cabinet. The Napoleonic Wars also inspired furniture, with martial designs like tented beds and camp-style chairs becoming popular. While the reddish-brown mahogany was prominent in this range of pieces, imported woods like zebrawood and ebony were increasingly in demand.
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Style: Regency
Vintage Ascending Leather Wrapped Giraffe Sculptures - Set of 3
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your decor with this exquisite set of three Vintage Ascending Leather Wrapped Giraffe Sculptures. Each piece is artfully wrapped in lea...
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20th Century Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Leather
Vintage Hand Blown Murano Glass Rooster
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the charm of Post-Modern craftsmanship with this Vintage Hand Blown Murano Glass Rooster. Each aspect of this colorful rooster is meti...
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20th Century Italian Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Murano Glass
Vintage Regency Patinated Plaster Agusta Rodin “The Thinker” Bookends - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage Regency bookends. A reproduction of Auguste Robin’s “The Thinker”. A patinated bronze finish over plaster. Marked in back. Acquired from a Miami estate.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Figurative Sculptures
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A large English Antique Plaster " Fidelity" Statue
Located in London, GB
An almost 4.5ft tall Plaster Fidelity Statue from the English Regency/ Victorian period. Good form and scale with some Historic restoration over the years, however as seen in the ima...
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1820s English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Vintage 1940s Copper and Metal Armillary Sculpture Architectural La Jolla Estate
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This outdoor sculpture is from the very architecturally significant MacConnell Estate in La Jolla, California. The pair of residences on the beach bluff property were designed by Wil...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Antique Regency period bronze figure of Crouching Venus
Located in London, GB
A well-cast early 19th Century bronze Model of crouching Venus kneeling on shell supported on Sienna marble base.
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19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx
Located in Chicago, IL
From the 1700s through the early 1800s, European aristocrats developed a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and design that culminated in a full Egyptian Revival. Prominent figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned rooms decorated with Egyptian motifs. This cultural moment reflects a fascination with a sophisticated civilization of great artists and pharaohs. The Regency era possessed very little knowledge of the Great Pyramids or hieroglyphics, a quality that lent Egyptian art interpretation a compelling air of mystique.
This English Regency period gilt carving depicts a popular figure of borrowed Egyptian motif: the Sphinx. Recognized among educated circles as a symbol of brilliance in the ancient past, the Sphinx was well-known as a mythological creature who destroys those who failed to answer her riddle. Such a piece as this, excellent in detail and craftsmanship, may have once graced the mantle of a gentleman’s study or been exchanged as a gift between British scholars. The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and tail as well as the delicate detailing of the saddle.
Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and attributed the riddles, which she proposed, as having been taught to her by the Muses. Crowned with a Grecian diadem and having a refined expression, she evokes an ancient yet reserved intellect.
For the modern-day enthusiast of classical Greek art...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Derby Porcelain Figurine of William Shakespeare Model No. 305
By Derby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain figurine.
By Derby.
In the form of William Shakespeare.
Depicting a Shakespeare that leans onto ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Massive Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Figure of Ceres or Plenty, circa 1815
Located in Downingtown, PA
Massive Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Figure of Venus,
circa 1810
The extremely large figure depicts Venus, Aphrodite of the Classical Greek legend. This model is of great rarity. Venus, is superbly painted, depicted in purple robes with green edging as she rise from the foam of the sea The condition is excellent. Only one other example is known- see below.
Dimensions: 24 1/4 inches high x 8 1/2 inches wide x 8 inches deep
See: Myrna Schkolne, Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840, Family, Friendship, Play, & Classical Subjects, Vol 4, Page 186, Figure 194.37 from the Collection of Arnold and Barbara Berlin, although this example is plainly decorated with a white dress with scattered flowers and a Greek Key border to the plain base.
History of Venus
Venus is the Roman goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is the equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Venus was born from the foam of the sea after Uranus, the sky god, was castrated by his son Cronus. She was carried to the island of Cythera by seashells and then to Mount Olympus, where she became the wife of Vulcan, the god of fire.
Venus in Art
Venus has been a popular subject for artists since ancient times. She is often depicted as a beautiful woman, nude or partially clothed, and is often accompanied by symbols of love and beauty, such as doves, roses, and apples. Some of the most famous depictions of Venus include the Venus de Milo, a marble sculpture from the 2nd century BCE, and the Venus of Urbino...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835
By Thomas Messenger
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Thomas Messenger and Sons 'Atlas' Sculpture Silvered Bronze Lamp Base, England circa 1835.
English William IV period, bronze table lamp by the Birmin...
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19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Swan Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills
Pair of Unique Swan Sculptures
Featuring Aluminum Beaks
Black Lacquer body with tan & black Lacquer Accents
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1880s North American Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Aluminum
Vintage Regency Brass Caravan Temple Toys - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking pair of vintage Boho temple toy caravans. Incredible detail on an all brass body. Moveable wheels. Perfect to add a little drama to any coffee ta...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Brass
Antique French Bronze Figure Male Ice Skater Sienna Marble, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine quality well cast dark olive green patinated bronze of a young male Skater of generous size, complete with its original well grained Sienna Marble Circular Stepped Base.
Thi...
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19th Century French Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Siena Marble, Bronze
19th Century Brass and Iron Lion Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Luxurious and regal pair of 19th century iron and brass lion andirons. Beautifully sculpted, the brass lions, a symbol of regal strength, rest a top the a...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Brass, Iron
Staffordshire Figure of Male Triton John Flaxman by Wood Caldwell 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Rare Bronze Glazed Staffordshire Pottery Male Nude Figure of a Triton made by Wood and Caldwell after a bronze by John Flaxman 1755-1826, first quarter of the Nineteenth Century....
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19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
English Regency Framed, Fine Gilt, Repousse, Copper Figure of an Exotic Actor
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Regency framed, fine gilt, repousse, copper figure of an exotic actor. Circa 1820.
In the manner of a carriage decoration. Finely chiseled repo...
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1820s English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Pair of English Regency Neoclassical Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency neoclassical patinated and gilt bronze figures.
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1810s English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze, Ormolu
Period 19th Century Regency Plaster Bust of a Man by Samuel Joseph
Located in Essex, MA
Period Regency Neoclassical Bust of a Man by the Sculptor, Samuel Joseph. In very good condition with a loss to patination which creates a wonderful look and presence. Hand scribed "Published by S. Joseph August 1st 1823". Cast and hand worked.
Joseph Barry...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Early 19th Century English Coade Stone Statue Torso of a "Soane" Caryatid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coade stone otherwise known as "Lithodipyra," was used for Fine architectural detailing and garden ornaments in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and produced by appointment to ...
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1810s English Antique Regency Figurative Sculptures
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Coade Stone
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Regency figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Regency figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, 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, asian art and furniture, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Regency figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, England, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Derby, Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills, and Thomas Messenger. 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 $752 and tops out at $9,000 while the average work can sell for $2,550.
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