Hand-Painted Figurative Sculptures

The Herend Porcelain Manufactory is a Hungarian manufacturing company specializing in luxury hand painted and gilded porcelain. Founded in 1826, it is based in the town of Herend nea...

Admirable Rosenthal Figurine by Wolfgang Schwartzkopff: Spanish dancer in a pose, with her right raised hand supporting her head turned to the left from behind and looking over her left shoulder, dressed in the manner of a Spanish bullfighter: close-fitting short bolero jacket over bare upper body, long tight pants with belly sash, wide-brimmed hat and heeled shoes, the crimson suit elaborately decorated with abstract gold decoration. Based on a round white plinth. Manufactory: Selb / Bavaria / Rosenthal Germany Dating: manufactured 1934-1945 Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish Design: Wolfgang Schwartzkopff ca. 1930 Dimensions: hight: 25.0 cm / 9.84 in width: 9.0 cm / 3.54 in depth: 7.0 cm / 2.75 in Marks: Green Rosenthal mark with crown and crossed roses / Rosenthal / Germany Model number 425/I Artist's signature 'SCHWARTZKOPFF' on base top Bibliography: Ann Banduhn, Rosenthal Porcelain Figurines...

Three children walking side by side: in the middle a blond boy dressed as Pierrot with a pointed hat, arm in arm with two girls, one in a red tutu dress, th...

Very Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine around 1930: Young dancer in a sleeveless top reminiscent of a bathing suit and wide trousers, a sailor hat on the short black curls, looking to the right and taking a step forward with her right leg, leaning her upper body slightly backwards, her hands relaxed in her trouser pockets. The figure is supported on the left leg, below the featured leg, by a model sailing ship...

Excellent art ceramic figurine from the 1930s: Young lady with bob hairstyle standing upright, torso turned to the left and supporting both arms on the hips, in a short blue kimono with a floral pattern and high heels. Behind her between the legs is seated a harlequin doll...

Rosenthal- Gustav Oppel (1891-1978) - 'Salambo' - Model Number 956/2 - Fine Art Deco 'snake charmer' porcelain figurine - hand painted - featuring gold gi...

Very Rare And Exceptional Goldscheider Art Ceramic Figure from the late 1930s: Striding girl in blue coat over beige dress and matching blue cap with beige border with red embroider...

Wonderful and detailed figure by this famous World Heritage maker. Heavily patinated, with flaking to original painted surfaces. Not cleaned, presented in as found condition.

Volkstedt Rudolstadt, Germany. Porcelain figure. Reading woman in a skirt. Mid-20th century. Measures: 7 x 6 cm. In very good condition. Minim...

Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco large ceramic animal figurine Depiction: Two parrots on a tree trunk Hand crafted and hand painted in strong ...

Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Standing blond lady with cap and coat, showing great resemblance to Marlene Dietrich, with setter. On a cream-colored r...

This ceramic female nude sculpture may be artist signed, but illegible, but clearly identified as originating from Italy and dating to approximately 1950 and done in the period Mid-C...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Standing young lady with blond hair in beige-green-red checkered dress over blouse with large mesh and wide red hemmed s...

Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Figure Group Of The 1930s: Gallant couple: dancer in a fan-like flared dress with flounces and floral decoration with her upper body and crossed legs lean...

Excellent art ceramic figurine from the 1930s: Striding young lady with a cropped, delicate top and a large hat, holding up the long, wide skirt with a stylized floral pattern with both hands. On a black oval base, artist's signature 'Dakon' on the bottom. Based on the film 'The Blonde Dream', starring Lilian Harvey. Lilian Harvey (1906 - 1968) was a British-German actress, singer and dancer. From 1923 she attended the ballet school of the German State Opera and received first paid appearances as a dancer in Hungary and Austria. She made a total of 12 films with Willy Fritsch, and in 1930 came the decisive breakthrough with the romantic comedy film 'Liebeswalzer'. 1931 the film 'The Congress Dances' appeared, in which she appeared in a scene 'Christels Song', better known as 'Das gibt's nur einmal' that today still exists as an Evergreen. During the Nazi era in Germany Lilian Harvey's career stopped because of her opposition to the regime and she emigrated first to southern France and then to the United States. After the war she returned to Europe and took turns living in Germany and France, where she died in 1968. Designed by STEPHAN DAKON...

Beautiful porcelain statue of Mary with baby Jesus on her arm. The statue is hand painted in beautiful colors. The statue is marked on the bottom with t...

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...

Eugenio Patterino Italian Sculptures Chinoiserie Italian glazed Terracotta figurines Composed a Chinoiserie man and woman in a Chinese 1950s outfit Ma...

Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figure of the 1930s: Standing, elegant lady with a dark feather hat, in a long, dark skirt and a red, tailored jacket with a high, light-grey c...

Szekely et Borderie : "Roi et Reine" / "King and Queen" Rare paire de céramiques peintes, émaillées et incisées représentant le roi et la reine, probablement issus d’un ensemble de pièces de jeu d’échec...

Very rare goldscheider Art Déco ceramic figurine of the 1930s: Little blond, curly-haired girl in a green-red checkered dress, bending over with both hands and using her body weight...

Ceramic figurine dancer ballerina with pastel blue ruffled dress and ballet flats by Stefan Dakon for Keramos, circa 1949. Amazing and elegant figurine in pastel blue color from cer...

Clock Man - Wind-up clock with key - Spelter, hand-painted We prefer to sell our items in 'uncleaned' condition so that the new owner still has the choice to remove the patina (si...

Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden sculpture of a banana plant, 1950s Sculpture of a banana plant in carved wood with interlocking leaves. Hand crafted an...

This beautiful pair of majolica figurines would elevate any living room, kitchen, or entry way. Created in Italy circa 1950 and done in the Capodimonte style, the large barbotine statues depict a couple of young adults in traditional Italian clothing. The peasant girl is shown wearing a green dress, blue shawl, pink apron and red hair covering, and carries a traveling sack and a basket of fruit. The young man, also dressed humbly in brown trousers and a green vest...

Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Nurse. Model 4507. Dated 1969-1974. Measures: 21.5 x 6.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory quality.

Extremely Rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Pale young lady with a well-formed, slender figure and parted, curly, shoulder-length hair, balancing on tiptoe, arms rais...

A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall Sosaku Kindai Kokeshi doll from Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the the early 20th century. In good condition with charmin...

Royal Crown Derby, England. Hand-painted porcelain figure. "Fruitseller". 1930s. Measures: 11 x 6.5 cm. In good condition. Minimal chips on the fruit. Stamped.

A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition. Features porcelain head, hands and feet. Made in France during the 195...

Very rare Goldscheider Art Déco ceramic figurine. Girl with blond, tied up hair and a blue headscarf tied at the back, in a sleeveless blue blouse with a sailor collar and wide, lig...

Pair of Grotesque Caricature figurines of the first half of 20th century. One figurine depicting Rigoletto, the deformed jester from the famous Verdi opera...

Very rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine of the 1930s: Standing young pretty lady with a broad-brimmed hat on her curly, chin-length hair, wearing only heels and covering her nakedne...

A large and stunning Italian hand painted abstract figurative sculptural 'Guerriero' (warrior or fighter) ceramic vase by Elio Schiavon (1925-2004) dating from around 1960. This very stylized hand crafted vase portrays a figure holding a shield and is hand painted in textured colored enamels on a contrasting light grey ground. The figure has a painted face with locks of hair and what may be a beard and supports a rounded shield on their right shoulder. The vase is signed SCHIAVON ERHART to the base. Elio Schiavon studied at the Scuola d'Arte Ceramica...

Depiction of an elegant lady with artfully pinned up hair in a long, tight, strapless lace dress in black low cut at the back, with a red, long ...

Royal Doulton The Mendicant, Moroccan figurine of a man wearing a turban and playing a tamburine. High glazed, finely modeled bone china with exquisi...

This large scale, chic and stylish piece takes its cue from the Art Deco, Hollywood Regency periods. The piece is cast in plaster and hand painted. The seahorse itself is finished in...

Richly painted, mated pair of  Italian, tole trees in wonderful crimson planters embellished with relief lion's faces grasping rings.

There are few accessories you can place in a room that immediately elevate the level of decor and easily synchronize, yet demand attention and Stand out. This Cartier style Italian h...

A charming Art Deco Hungarian hand painted pottery figure of a musician by Komlos and dating from circa 1930. Reminiscent and probably inspired by the Wiener Werkstatte and Goldschei...

Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic Figurine: Representation of an elegant, standing lady in a dress with a wide flounced skirt with a stylized flower pattern in violet and rose tones, red roses adorn her shoulder-length hair, a wide-brimmed hat plays around her face, she holds both hands in a beige muff in front of her. The figure is based on a black oval base. Manufactory: Goldscheider Vienna / Austria Technique: hand crafted ceramics, finest hand painting, glossy finish Designer: Claire Weiss /= Klára Herczeg (1906-1997) Sculptor, childhood in Vienna, apprenticeship as a sculptor in the Arsenal foundry in Vienna, 1924-1928 at the Budapest Art...

O/4832 - Beautiful old high-relief white ceramic Madonna with child, signed Friska 1941 - Sweet smile of mother and child!  

Lovely realistic wooden pair of Rhinos in dark grey and patterned color quite similar to the real rhino color. From Scandinavia around the 1940s. Great design and lovely sculpted wit...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna figurine of the 1930s. Girl with a green cap, black sleeveless blouse with white collar, green and white checked skirt, white socks and light brown shoes...

Rare Goldscheider ceramic of the 1930s: The standing young variety dancer is only dressed in a headdress and high heels. Looking to the left over her shoulder, she covers herself in front with a large green fan...

A stylish porcelain statue made in Italy in the 1940s by Cia Manna small laboratory in Turin. It's in good conditions with normal signs of age. A super piece...

Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1930s: Depiction of a standing, elegant lady in a floor-length, light, flowered dress with a blue shawl...

Remarkable Art Deco Goldscheider ceramics figurine of the 1930s: Young dancer with short hair, bowing in front of her audience, so that the plea...

Representation of an elegant lady in a long, tight-fitting red dress with a white lace pattern and a wide swinging skirt part with a high slit at the front, a wide, black lace collar...

Very rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: The standing pretty young lady with her hair combed back and pinned up at the neck merely covers her nakedness with a large, gre...

A dancer in a butterfly costume is shown, standing, arms raised and head tilted sideways, making a slight twisting motion. The fabric falling from the sleeves is reminiscent of butte...

A very important early work by Bertil Vallien b. 1938. Unique and monumental wall sculpture, hand painted and contour sawn wood. Made in Sweden 1966. One of a kind! The sculpture is depicting fishes in the water. It was commissioned by an optician in 1966. That is why the eyes are made of oval glass mirrors. They are also hiding the holes where you screw the sculpture to the wall. The sculpture would be great in a fish restaurant or in an indoor pool area. It will certainly make a statement wherever it will hang! A photograph depicting the artist in front of the sculpture is included (see image)! Fully signed and dated 1966 (see image). The sculpture is in 3 parts. The upper part is in one piece. The lower part is in 2 pieces. There are no problems hanging this on the wall. It is heavy but not that heavy. Measurements: The upper part, Lenght 226cm, height 68cm, 7cm deep. The lower part, Lenght 245cm, height 75cm, 7cm deep. As mounted as in the pictures: length 304cm, height 120cm. Total length if one put these pieces after one another, circa 475cm. You can put this sculpture on the wall with different combinations and variations. In 2017 Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan bought the "One million Dollar Boat". They paid one million dollars for the mixed media sculpture "Passage" made by Bertil Vallien. BERTIL VALLIEN EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1963 - ongoing Freelance designer for Kosta Boda glassworks, Sweden 1963 - ongoing Independent artist/designer 1961-63 Studies in USA and Mexico 1961 University of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (SELECTION) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA HM de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA Yokohama Art Museum. San Francisco, USA Imagine Museum, FL, USA The State Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Düsseldorf Museum of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Germany Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA The Art Institute, Chicago, USA National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden VIDA Museum, Sweden, permanent wing Everson Museum, NY, USA Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, Wa, USA JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, USA The Prescott Collection at Pacific First Centre, Seattle, USA Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Il, USA Yokohama Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC, USA Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico Musée des Art and Design, The Louvre, Paris, France The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, IL, USA Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, USA National Museum, Edinburgh, UK Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI, USA AWARDS (SELECTED) Prince Eugen´s medal for outstanding achievement in art, conferred by the King of Sweden (1998) Gold medal, Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) GAS Visionary Award (2020) Honorary doctorate, Växjö University, Sweden (2002) Artist of the future Award, Imagine Museum, FL, USA (2020) Visionaries Award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (2001) Medal for exhibition “Nine Rooms” at the 13th Biennale in Venice given by Instituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti (2012) Young American award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (1961) Award in recognition of the promotion of Glass Art in the world, Museo del Vidrio Monterey, Mexico (2004) The Libensky Award, Seattle, WA, USA (2008) The Wilson Award, GAS, New Orleans, USA (2005) Urban Glass Award for >>Outstanding Achievement in Glass<< NY, USA (1998) Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis, Coburg, Germany (1985) BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Drawings, Ceramics, Glass, Staffan Bengtsson, Kosta förlag, Sweden 2012 Bertil Vallien, Nine Rooms, Publisher Marsilio, Italy 2008 Staven, Gunnar Lindqvist, Kamras/ Kamras förlag 2007 Transperent Bounaries, Ulla-Britt Edberg, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2006 Vallien, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002 Somna Vakna, Matthew Kangas, University of Washington Press, London 2002 Fiat Lux, Johan Unger Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1998 Glass eats light, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1997 Headbook, Niclas Rådström, Publisher, Kamras/Kamras 1995 Anod, Peter Nilsson, Nordstedts förlag, Sweden 1990 Bertil Vallien, Gunnar Lindqvist, Carlson Bokförlag 1983 Sandcast, Ulf Thomas Moberg, Moberg Publisher EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Vida Museum, Öland, Sweden 2019 Habatat gallery, Detroit, USA 2019 Schantz Gallery, Stockbridge-MA, USA 2018 Leger Gallery, Malmö, Sweden 2017 Gallery Schantz, Stockbridge, MA, USA 2017 Art Miami, Schantz gallery, Miami FL, USA 2017 Spritmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden 2016 Hawk Gallery, Columbus. OH, USA. 2016 Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden 2016 Millesgården, Stockholm, Glasstress, Sweden 2016 Edsvik Konsthall, Edsvik, Sweden 2016 SOFA, Navy pier Chicago IL- USA 2015 Galleri Berengo, Muranoi, Italien 2014 Palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italien 2013 Gallerie Azur, Spa, Belgien 2011 Marina Barovier Galleria, Venedig, Italien 2011 Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH, USA 2009 Imago Gallery, Palm Springs. CA. USA 2008 Etienne gallery.Oisterwijk, The Netherlands 2007 Heller Gallery, NYC, USA 2007 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Il, USA 2006 Prince Eugen´s Waldermarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden 2005 Landkrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden 2005 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden 2004 Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico 2003 Rockford Art Museum, IL, USA 2003 Glass Museum, International Centre for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, USA 2002 Cellier de Clairvaux, Dijon, France 2002 >>In Transit<< Gävle Museum 2002 Eremitaget, St. Petersburg, Ryssland 2002 The state Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 2002 Konstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway 2001 Riihiimäki Museum, Finland 2000 Traver gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland 1999 Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel 1998 Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1998 The Bullseye Gallery Portland, OR, USA 1998 Museum of History, Stockholm, Sweden 1997 Museum of Arts, Indianapolis, USA 1997 Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA 1969 Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy PERFORMANCE 2012,18,19, 20 Rainshower, Kosta glassworks, Sweden 2007 Diamonds and Ashes, Music: Tomidas, Midnight session at Åfors glass...

Rare Goldscheider Figurine of the 1930s The dancer has her hair covered with a headscarf and is wearing a bustier and a long, wide skirt with blue flowers and colorful butterflies...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figurine of the 1930s. Standing young ice skater, holding up the skirt of her green-colored skating costume like a fan. On a cream-colored ov...

Rare Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's: Dolores del Rio, a Mexican film actress, is shown as a Spanish dancer. The standing pretty woman has her hair tied in a bun ...

Very rare Goldscheider ceramic figurine. The young lady with a brunette page-boy hair cut is wearing pink pajamas with blue-green hems and is sitting astride a white chair upholster...

This vintage whimsical figurine or sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1970 in a Modern cartoon style. The sculpture depicts a Europea...

Very rare Art Deco Goldscheider art ceramic figurine around 1930. Shown is Zerline Balten, a Viennese dancer and actress who accompanies herself on a banjo in her 'fantasy dance'. T...