Glazed Figurative Sculptures

Art Déco odalisque ceramic sculpture 'Aida' designed by Josef Lorenzl for Goldscheider Manufactory in Vienna, Austria By: Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory Material: ceramic, ...

Streamlined body, restrained painting. Stunning hand-painted Zsolnay women figures. Porcelain figures by renowned Hungarian artist János Török. The present figures are published in...

Mottled deep blue with light and dark areas, this amazing matte glaze surface was the result of a mistake in glaze chemistry and boy am I glad! It reminds me of Yves Klein Blue, a de...

Lars Bergsten, Swedish ceramicist. Unique ceramic sculpture. Couple embracing. Glazed in brown tones. 1960s/70s. Signed. In perfect condition. Dimensions: Width 11.0 cm x Depth 8.0...

Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...

Georg Thylstrup for Royal Copenhagen. Rare Art Deco porcelain sculpture of a young nude woman. Blue painted. Model: 1871. Dating: Circa 1930. Juliane Marie mark. Perfect condition. ...

A stunning ceramic sculpture of a woman holding a baby designed by Dorothy Clough at Upsala Ekeby in the mid 20th century. The sculpture is 24,5 cm high and in excellent condition ex...

Early 19th century Prattware pipe made in the Staffordshire region of England. This figural pipe is unusual and has a woman smoking through the head of a man. She is dressed in a ...

Stunning vintage handmade terracotta torso sculpture in a glossy charcoal glaze, signed on interior.

Venetian ceramic carnival mask sculpture, 1950s. Height 14.5" - 37 cm. Width 7" - 18 cm. Depth 4.7" - 12 cm.

Domenico Poloniato Italian Majolica Asian Sculptures Lamp Bases, Glazed Ceramic Offered for sale is a pair of hand-painted and very colorful Domen...

Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed...

Lladro, Spain. Porcelain figurine of a standing young woman holding a lamb in her arms. Approximately from the 1980s. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Height 26.6 cm x Diameter...

Ceramic sculpture of naked girl designed by Czechoslovak artist Jitka Forejtová. Made in 1960s. The sculpture is made of ceramics with black glaze. This minimalist design of the stat...

Beautiful vintage porcelaine statue produced by Jihokera company in 1960s. Original stamp partially visible on the bottom. The statue is in a white, glazed porcelaine. It shows a lad...

Lladro, Spain. Porcelain figurine of a girl sitting on a tree stump. Approximately from the 1980s. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Height 21.0 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 10.0 cm.

Extremely rare and powerful, this depiction of a male nude figure, seated on a tree trunk and looking to his right, was sculpted by Hungarian sculptor Jenö Grantner around 1940. The...

Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) for Bing & Grøndahl. Stoneware figurine depicting "Little Bacchus with Grapes". From the Grape Harvest Series 1912. Marked. Perfect condition. First factory...

Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture and night light depicts two Bedouin women swathed in brilliant white robes, framed by gold headbands and a gold floor beneath their feet. ...

Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden. Large ceramic figurine of a woman. Hand-decorated. Model 9033M Approximately 1960. Marked. Perfect condition. Dimensions: Height ...

Art Déco porcelain mask "Portrait of a young woman". KPM Berlin, Germany 1930. Design: Hermann Hubatsch (1878-1940) H.Hubatsch was a German sculptor and ceramist. Gold medal world...

For a French woman in the 1920s, this figure of a turbaned North African woman, resplendent in a yellow robe and carrying a tray loaded with oranges, would have been exotic and fasci...

Jean Hastings Clothed Figurative Art Studio Glazed Ceramic Sculpture. Vase. Featuring hand constructed figurative form elements from potters wheel with separate hand built and applie...

Elevate your collection with this exquisite Chinese porcelain figurine inspired by the illustrious Qing dynasty. Crafted in a stunning wucai style, the figurine depicts a distinguish...

Elevate your collection with this exquisite Chinese porcelain figurine inspired by the illustrious Qing dynasty. Crafted in a stunning wucai style, the figurine depicts a distinguish...

HENRI CROS (1840-1907) Female Relief Plaque, polychrome enameled stoneware, c. 1895; signed in black ink verso: “H. Cros”, and a scrap of paper from A.A. Hebrard, Paris attached verso; measuring h: 11.25 x w: 9.38 inches. The symbolist bust in relief of a nude young woman with strawberry blonde hair is a depiction of pensive reverie. With lips slightly pursed, she is lost in thought, looking inward. The female visage hovering just over the nude’s shoulder, perhaps an allusion to a fountain, is by contrast flat and lifeless. With lips parted to reveal a watery blue orifice and wavy tresses of hair blending into a watery expanse, the purely decorative nature of the fountain’s face...

1980s figurines of a man and woman in art deco gala clothes. The matte black figurines are made of plaster, made in the 1980s. In the 80s and 90s Lindsay B...

Mid-century silk black female figure. Fired, hand-painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic sculpture with silky black glazed and gold decoartion around neck. It was made in the 50s. A real...

A beautiful pair of monumental biscuit porcelain figures made by renowned Royal Dux Bohemia, depicting a girl and boy, each one at a well. Stamped with the pink, triangular Royal Du...

Mid-century ceramic sculpture designed by Jitka Forejtova and produced by Keramos in the 1960's in Czechoslovakia. All imperfections can be seen in the photos.

Ingeborg Plockross Irminger for Bing & Grøndahl. Porcelain figurine of a boy with a dachshund. Model number 1951. Approximately from the 1970s. First factory quality. Perfect conditi...

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Very large female figure executed in grogged clay and decorated with slips. Albert Thiry and his wife Pyot founded their workshop in Vallauris in 1961. Their creation is distinguish...

Keramos, Austria. Rare Art Deco ceramic sculpture of a reclining nude woman. Hand-painted. Approximately 1930. Marked. In very good condition with minor glaze chips on one big toe an...

Set of twenty four hand made and hand painted barbotine majolica ceramic early 1900s so called mourning flowers. In this set you find: Roses, violets,...

Mid-20th century Torino ceramic semi-nude woman sculpture 'Portatrice Africana' by C.I.A. Manna By: C.I.A. Manna Material: ceramic, paint Technique: gilt, glazed, hand-crafted, molded, painted, pressed, unglazed Dimensions: 6 in x 22 in Date: mid-20th century Style: Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Place of origin: Italy This mid-20th century Italian ceramic sculpture titled 'Portatrice Africana' was handcrafted by C.I.A. Manna in Torino, Italy. Molded from ceramic clay and meticulously hand-painted, it depicts a semi-nude african woman carrying a large clay vessel...

Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...

Both charming and sophisticated, this porcelain perfume warmer -- featuring a bearded Chinese man with a pointed hat and black robe at the top of a stepped platform -- was made by Ro...

18th century Baroque/Rococo english glazed painted porcelain of a goat-riding tailor by Chelsea Pottery By: Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain (in the style of) Material: porcelain,...

1950s italian Torino hand-painted glazed ceramic sculpture of a girl with dress and dog signed by C. Mollica By: C. Mollica Material: ceramic, paint Technique: molded, pressed, pain...

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figurine "Öst" (East) from the series "All världens barn" (Children of the World). Perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 12.5 cm x D 7.5 cm.

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Rare "Johanna" figurine in glazed ceramics. Late 20th century. Marked. In perfect condition. Dimensions: 15.5 cm x 10.0 cm.

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figurine from "Children of the World" series. Boy with a bucket. In perfect condition. Marked. Dimensions: H 12.5 cm x D 9.0 cm.

Charming Porcelain group of a maiden súrrounded by her goose, executed by Axel Locker for Bing & Grøndahl around 1900.

A scarce antique English porcelain figure of a Putto holding a basket of flowers by the renowned Staffordshire factory Bow and dating from aro...

The figure stands with arms crossed in front, a pose that is often seen in tomb figurines which were intended to serve the deceased in the afterlife. The long robe and facial feature...

This beautiful bust would make any wall interesting and unique, adding a touch of feminine, old-world charm. Crafted in southern France circa 1880, the large antique wall-hanging statue...

Bing & Gröndahl "Harlequin with Sword", Designed by Ebbe Sadolin Green and blue underglaze mark Bing & Gröndahl, Copenhagen, 1970-1983. 1st choice. An enchanting Bing & Gröndahl "Ha...

Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Rare porcelain figurine. Young girl with ice cream. Mid-20th century. Marked. First factory quality. In perfect condition. Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm. x Di...

Ceramic from the 60's representing the "Virgin and Child" by the famous French artist Jean Derval. Very nice glazing on the whole, with typical colours and patterns of the artist. So...

French Modern Glazed Terracotta Face Mask Sculpture This 20th Century French Modern tribal style glazed terra cotta face mask sculpture is well exe...

Pulcinella Barilla Pasta trophy. Charming and inventive white vitreous ceramic sculptural representation of the famed Pulcinella Neapolitan figure congratulating Dsèvod figure commis...

A very finely modeled French bisque porcelain figural group, incorporating a mix of glazed and natural bisque porcelain. Dating to the late 19th century, this is an excellent example of the work produced by modeler Charles Baury who worked in Paris for the firm of Jean Giles (founded in 1837) until Baury took over the manufactory in 1868 and a few years later moved it to Choisey-le-Roi. A periwinkle embossed maker’s seal cipher “VB” for Vion et Baury is found on the underside. The figures and costume are inspired by the whimsy, beauty and absurdity frequently found in earlier 18th and 19th century Meissen porcelain compositions, and the historical figure, Heinrich, Count von Brühl...

As the embodiment of compassion, Guanyin is the most beloved enlightened being in China. Known as the Goddess of Mercy, she is the female bodhisattva form taken by Avalokiteśvara in eastern Buddhism. Guanyin can take many forms depending on the devotee’s needs and is often invoked to encourage fertility or alleviate suffering. This breathtaking Blanc de Chine sculpture...

This is a lovely late 19th century French patinated terracotta figure of nude faun woman sitting on a rock with two putti, apres Clodion.

This mid-20th century American space-age porcelain sculpture is a striking ode to NASA's space exploration. Depicting a space shuttle in the initial stages of launch, the orbiter and...

Each of Kaley Flowers’ creations are one-of-a-kind, imbued with Flowers’ own well-cultivated aesthetic. These talisman-like figurines are bursting with playful depth, imaginatively ...

Set of Three Vintage American Industrial Figural Porcelain Glove Molds USA, 1994, dated and inscribed A remarkable set of three Vintage American Industrial Figural Porcelain Glove...