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Place of Origin: German
Table Side Table by Vaust
By VAUST
Located in Geneve, CH
Table side table by Vaust.
Open edition.
Dimensions: D 26 x H 53 cm.
Materials: exposed concrete, aluminium.
Also available: Custom material selection can be offered upon request...
Category
2010s Post-Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Aluminum
$4,004 / item
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hutchenreuther Porcelain Figurine Fritz Klee "OWL"
By Professor Fritz Klee
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The 24 carat gilded owl was created by Professor Fritz Klee around 1920 for Hutschenreuther Porcelain. This beautifully crafted piece is unusual in that sur...
Category
1910s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Meissen style porcelain and gilt bronze table fountain by Samson
Located in London, GB
This colourful porcelain table fountain, fashioned in the German Meissen style, was crafted in the 19th Century by the French porcelain company Samson et Cie.
The table fountain co...
Category
19th Century Louis XV Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and superb condition, extra large ( diameter 38.6 inches) pendant light.
If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carved owl chandelier could be flying your way soon (no pun intended). Because of its size and quality it must have taken one very skilled German artisan weeks rather than days to fully handcarve this unique light fixture. With a diameter of 38.6 inches this is one of the largest, hand carved wooden chandeliers...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts German Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Rhino Sculpture by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhino sculpture by Pulpo.
Dimensions: D24.5 x W12 x H14.5 cm.
Materials: bronze.
A crash, a tower, a herd, a flock. However you name this group, t...
Category
2010s Post-Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$733 / item
Handsculped Izzy Lamp Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
By IAAI Studio- Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Handsculped Izzy lamp table lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Dimensions: W 18 x H 34 cm
Materials: Clay, ceramic
Hand-built ceramic lamp, with minimalist shape and raw, textured surface.
...
Category
2010s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Meissen Parrot perched on a tree trunk, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century Meissen porcelain Parrot perched on a tree trunk, having wonderful bold colouring.
Signed to the base with blue crossed swords.
Batch 77 62748 DNKZZ
Category
19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Figure by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970, Figurative Man Totem
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Ceramic Figure by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970, Figurative Man Totem
Very decorative figurative ceramic. We can see in this ceramic work, representing a standing man, differ...
Category
1970s Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,250 Sale Price
20% Off
Delightful Pair of Colorful Otto Gerharz Vintage 1970s Ceramic Bulls
By Otto Keramik
Located in LA, CA
A playful pair of Vintage German ceramic bull figurines by master mid century ceramicist Otto Gerharz, one in earthy brown tones and the other in contrasting orange and green tones.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Sculpture Signed by Jörg Pietschmann
By Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique sculpture signed by Jörg Pietschmann
Materials: tropical driftwood
Measures: H 20 x W 33 x D 11 cm
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a landsc...
Category
2010s Organic Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
$1,984 / item
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer & Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin:
Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn:
Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
Category
1760s Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Choco Vase by Pauline Deltour
Located in Geneve, CH
Large choco vase by Pauline Deltour
Materials: natural palm-fibres, glass
Technique: Hand-woven in Colombia. Mouth-blown
Dimensions: W 16 x H 30 cm
Available in colors: light bl...
Category
2010s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
$793 / item
Vintage German Yard or Garden Gnome Statue with Rake, 1930s
By Hertwig & Co.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural gnome statue - made by Hertwig & Endert in Germany, a well known manufacturer of this kind of figures. This character statue has been made in Germany, in the 1930s probably to 1940s. Absolutely gorgeous item with lots of character and still in great condition. Made of hand colored glazed earthenware. A nice addition to any Lawn, Yard, Garden or Patio, but can also be a nice addition to a room.
A German garden gnome...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Please Stand Up Seating Object by Haus Otto
Located in Geneve, CH
Please Stand Up Seating Object by Haus Otto
Dimensions: D25 x W57 x H40 cm
Materials: recycled foam
Weight: 7 kg
»Please stand up« is a seating object ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Foam
$1,256 / item
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling grotesque face with a bulbous nose and lips displayed on a square black marble base stand (part...
Category
19th Century Other Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling Grotesque face with a bulbous nose displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a 39 ...
Category
19th Century Other Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Clara, Porcelain Figure of a Rhinocerous, 18th Century Original Model, New
By Edouard Verschaffelt
Located in München, Bavaria
An inspiration for artists, musicians and poets since the 18th Century: the armored rhinoceros Clara remains the topic of conversation and at the center of attention.
Clara is an ice...
Category
18th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Erich Oehme for Meissen, Germany. Porcelain sculpture. The horse's head
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Erich Oehme (1898-1970) for Meissen, Germany.
Porcelain sculpture in the form of a horse's head. Blanc de Chine.
Mid-20th century.
Perfect condition.
Marked.
Fourth factory quality....
Category
Mid-20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Porcelain
$448 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture Woman in Bronze and Marble Guss Wollenbergu Schuttz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture Woman in Bronze and Marble
Guss Wollenbergu Schuttz
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we...
Category
Early 1900s Classical Roman Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Rhesus Monkey and child'
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rhesus Monkey and child, model 1464, circa 1750 .
Modelled by J.J. Kändler. Monkey, with outstretched hand holding fruit, and child chained ...
Category
1740s Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Walter Bosse Cat Ring Holder for Hertha Baller Blackened Aluminium, 1950's
By Walter Bosse
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical rare Walter Bosse cat ring holder circa 1950's nicely patinated, in aluminium with black enameled finish ,original finish some scratches and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fine Hand-Painted Meissen Porcelain Model of an Indian Elephant with a Saddle
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine 19th century Realistically hand-carved German Meissen Porcelain model of an elephant with a saddle. Modeled in the Indian taste, this elephant is hand-carved and hand-painted by the finest artist's at Meissen...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of Lame Cherub on Crutches, ca. 1880’s
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
This delicate statuette, amazing in its plot and executed in the best traditions of Meissen, depicts a charming cherub with a sad face expression, who has injured his leg and is leaning on homemade crutches. It evokes in the viewer compassion and a smile of tenderness at the same time.
Hallmarked with Meissen crossed swords and numbered ‘18’ on the bottom of the base.
Dimensions:
Height: 8.38 inches
With: 3.63 inches
Depth: 4.63 inches
MEISSEN
Meissen porcelain or ‘Meissen china...
Category
1880s Belle Époque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Meissen nodding Pagodas, C19th 17cm high
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Pair late 19th Century Meissen porcelain nodding Pagoda figures. Each with wonderful bold hand painted decoration.
Signed to the base with Blu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Small Choco Vase by Pauline Deltour
Located in Geneve, CH
Small choco vase by Pauline Deltour
Materials: natural palm-fibres, glass
Technique: Hand-woven in Colombia. Mouth-blown
Dimensions: W 12 x H 25 cm
Available in colors: black/ white...
Category
2010s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Glass
$625 / item
German Porcelain Figure of Greyhound Dog, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
German Porcelain Figure of Greyhound Dog, 20th Century
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Pair of Dresden Male & Female Bulldog Porcelain Figures
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Pair of Dresden Male & Female Bulldog Porcelain Figures (Late 19th Century).
Category
19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Klaus Lehmann, Postmodern German Studio Pottery Column Art Sculpture No. 247 78
By Klaus Lehmann
Located in Hamburg, DE
Klaus Lehmann, Postmodern Brutalist German Studio Pottery Column Art Sculpture No. 247 78, 1978
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Déco Porcelain Figure Korean Dance by C. Holzer-Defanti Rosenthal Germany
By Constantin Holzer-Defanti, Rosenthal
Located in Vienna, AT
Dancer in an oriental costume with traditional Korean looking headdress, with raised, bent legs and arms performing a dance pose, a Chinese pagoda leaning against her leg. The figure...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Klaus Lehmann, Brutalist German Studio Pottery Cube Art Sculpture No. 255 78
By Klaus Lehmann
Located in Hamburg, DE
Klaus Lehmann, Postmodern Brutalist German Studio Pottery Cube Art Sculpture No. 255 78, 1978, Ceramic & Metal
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract 21cm Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt s...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Nude Discus Thrower, Bronze Sculpture by Ludwig Eisenberger
By Ludwig Eisenberger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine example of the early 20th century artist's fascination with the idealized male figure and virile athleticism, this lovely bronze by Ludwig Eisenberger...
Category
Early 20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Meissen Large Pair of Allegory Figurines Day & Night by Silvia Kloede, Ca 2007
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of large, excellently crafted allegories - Day & Night in the form of two slender female figures celebrating femininity:
The figure representing the Day dressed in fresh, spr...
Category
Early 2000s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Carpe Diem, " Jugendstil Sculpture w/ Clock, Nude Adam & Eve Theme, 34 inches
By R. Schmotz-Metzner 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and beautifully sculpted and executed, this monumental terracotta clock depicting a nude Adam and Eve exchanging the fateful apple, is finished in a green-black glaze ...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Silvered Metal Rabbit on Black Marble Plinth, ca. 1900
Located in Hamburg, DE
This charming small rabbit figurine is a fine example of early 20th-century German craftsmanship. Made around 1900, the piece is cast in metal and finished with a delicate silvering,...
Category
Early 1900s Belle Époque Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Antique Wooden Carved Gilded Bull's Head ca. 1840s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Gilded Bull's Head ca. 1840s
An antique wooden carved Black Forest Bull's head, painted with gold. Formerly a shop decoration ...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Meissen Tall Motto Child Je Les Mets a Calme G 29 Acier Marcolini Period
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
MEISSEN VERY LOVELY FIGURINE: MOTTO CHILD BY M.V.ACIER / JE LES METS A CALME
( = I'M CONCILIATING AND I'M SOOTHING )
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary White Porcelain Object by Danish Artist Christine Roland
By Christine Roland
Located in Æbelnæs, Stege
Contemporary, white porcelain object with white glossy glaze hand-crafted by Danish Artist Christine Roland.
A one-of-a-kind folded object, g...
Category
2010s Organic Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Couple Man & Woman Bust Antique German, 1890s - 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau plaster Couple bust. Hand painted in bronze color to make it look like a real bronze figure, this bust has a lot of patina. A nice addition in every living room...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau German Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
WAGNER & APEL collection of four porcelain and cork stopper-versions
Located in Torino, IT
Collection of four
cap-verses
porcelain and cork
WAGNER & APEL.
ORIGIN
Germany
PERIOD
Novecento
MARK
WAGNER & APEL
MATERIALS
Porcelain and cork
DIMENSIONS
Single cap:
Height: 9 ...
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Silver and Coconut Turkey, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
The wings as hinged flaps with detachable head.
Category
1890s Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Meissen Candlestick Figurine 'Lighter - Florian' by Silvia Kloede, 1996
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
A slender young, strong man standing by a rock, his light gray breeches and fiery red bodice tapering at the back like a lambent flame, decorated with fine, intricate floral motifs a...
Category
1990s Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Light Purple Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique light purple violet color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display o...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$250 Sale Price
20% Off
Sompex Germany acrylic lucite with nylon string desktop sculpture
By Sompex
Located in Ferndale, MI
Clear acrylic crescent moon shape rests on black lucite base . Nylon string is woven from underside over top creating an architectural geometric feel . Generally seen as lighting t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Acrylic, Lucite
WAGNER & APEL collection of six porcelain and cork stopper-versions
Located in Torino, IT
Collection of six
cap-verses
porcelain and cork
WAGNER & APEL.
ORIGIN
Germany
PERIOD
Novecento
MARK
WAGNER & APEL
MATERIALS
Porcelain and cork
DIMENSIONS
Single cap:
Height: 8.5...
Category
20th Century German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rosenthal Porcelain Hands, Germany, 1950s
By Rosenthal
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rosenthal Porcelain hands, Germany, 1950s.
Pair of hard to find original German white glazed porcelain molds for the making of latex gloves. They were immersed in vats of bubbling li...
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$596 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Wooden Zodiac Scorpio Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Porcelain Group 'Spring of Love' by R. Aigner Rosenthal Selb Germany, 1916
By Rosenthal, Richard Aigner
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental depiction of a pair of lovers in intimate embrace: Unclothed young lady sitting on a pedestal and kissing the naked young man standing ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
SET of 2 SCHEURICH West German Pottery White Ceramic Heads 1970s one:opalescent!
By Ceramano, Scheurich & Carstens
Located in Landshut, BY
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measurements:
red one : 30 cms high ~ 21x14 cms at widest points . ~ dm base 1...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage German Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
3 Rare Antique A.J. Uffrecht & Co Germany Porcelain Soldier Figurines Dresden
By Steingutfabrik J. Uffrecht & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three hand painted German porcelain soldier figurines standing against pillars, likely by A.J. Uffrecht & Company, marked with a gold anchor o...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
17th Century German Carved Oak Religious Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
17th Century German hand-carved oak religious sculpture. Possibly a saint or a bishop. The bearded man is cloaked in draped fabric with only left ...
Category
17th Century Gothic Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Oak
German Porcelain Parrot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming life size porcelain parrot hand decorated in vivid tropical colors, glazed and perched on a tree trunk. Signed with crossed arrows on the back.
Category
20th Century Other German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,350
Meissen Porcelain Figurine Busts of a Man & Woman by Peter Strang
By Peter Strang, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of miniature Meissen porcelain busts.
By Peter Strang.
In the form of a man and woman in casual clothing. The man wears an argyle sweater a...
Category
20th Century Modern German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Girl With Doll's Pram, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Nouveau Meissen porcelain figure from the time the model was created:
The girl in a white dress and with a blue bow in her long hair bends over the wicker doll's pram and places ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Girl and child in clothing from around 1900, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Sculpture of Hebe by Kuhse and Ernst March Söhne
Located in London, GB
This life-sized terracotta sculpture of the classical Greek figure, Hebe, is a truly beautiful piece. Daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe was the go...
Category
1880s Classical Greek Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Porcelain Boy Figurine Lederhosen Octoberfest German, 1900
By Katzhütte
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Octoberfest Lederhosen boy figure handmade in Germany circa 1900s or older. A beautiful piece for any room. Handmade and hand painted in beautiful colors.
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique German Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$112 Sale Price
20% Off
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