1930s Sculptures

A classic example of Art Deco sculpture, this terra cotta depicts a handsome woman with high cheekbones and pulled-back hair that give her a placid, peaceful appearance. The terra co...

This rare 1935 all-original decorative box was designed and produced by John Otar in California. The box features individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a sp...

Amphora, Czechoslovakia. Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a lioness on the rock. 1930/40's. Measures: 22 x 17 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

Signed ‘Archipenko’. Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (Ukrainia/American, 1887-1964) was an Ukrainian American artist best known for his original Cubist-inspired sculptural style....

A large and striking Art Deco vase sculpted by Gaston Goor for the Mougin pottery works in France, this brilliantly-hued piece shows the production of terracotta elements for the fac...

- Material terracotta, hand painted, about 100 years old - Author August Otto was born in 1868 in Oeslau near Coburg, he died in 1947. From 1891 to 1915 he was a modeller in the ter...

Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.

By Charles Hart, Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1930s. Charles Hart (1862-1960), working in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was known as a carver of fine duck decoys. Hart also had a passion for penguins which he carved in different sizes. This one is a larger example of his penguins, very similar to the pairs flanking the entrance to his house. It is complete with an original wood base. The artist often sold his carved penguins during the summer tourist season alongside the road on the way to the beach, many smaller examples from this stand are known. Very good condition. Remark: " No home décor is complete without a penguin, even Monty Python...

Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...

Ary Bitter was an important French Artist who specialized in animal sculptures and the female form. He created many significant works during the Art Deco period. This unique piece, e...

Early papier mâché Folk Art store display "Stork and Baby". Charming depiction stylized stork and baby, retains original paint, slight damage to beak...

Meissen tall as well as gorgeous figurine group: Catch of Triton / excellently painted & modelled (the details are stunningly sculptured = finest modelling) Design: Johann Joac...

Sculpture “Amazon Pistil” by Eric Grate, Sweden, 1931. Stoneware. Unique. Provenance: From the collection of Swedish art historian and artist Ragnar von Holten. Measurements: H:...

Superb in conception and execution, this pair of terra cotta plaques, depicting the pairing of a harp and guitar in the manner of Gris or Braque, is...

Pair of sculptural Art Deco bookends, designed by Walter Von Nessen for Chase, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. They are believed to be constructed of brass, but have taken on a warm...

We are proud to offer an early 20th century Folk Art wooden hand painted red bi-plane from a windjammer. A wonderful self-taught engineering example demonstrating great proportions a...

Italian midcentury Art Deco style table lamp, ashtray, cigarette service or centre table, by Aldo Tura , in hand carved wood, with metal fusion parts. Parchment lampshade. Working el...

An attractive and rare Italian Art Deco pottery figure of Ivan the Russian Boy designed by Elena Scavini for Lenci and believed to date from circa 1936. ...

This collection of three Black Americana baseball figures, circa 1930s-1940s, are attributed to the San Antonio folk artist, Control Valadez. The set of Black memorabilia, sometimes called Black Americana, includes a pitcher, catcher & batter, each having been set and raised onto a custom iron base. They are all quite chippy with losses, nice patina and showing of age, still retaining much of their original paint colors. Likely once outdoor ornaments, we would suggest, due to their delicate condition, that these pieces remain indoors. Though historically, much black memorabilia portrayed racist and offensive ideas, there was also art, such as this collection, which reflects a more positive connotation, commemorating athletic achievements within the black community. These nicely sized baseball sculptures...

Fantastic miniature pelican by Hagenauer/Wiener Werkstatte, bronze, handmade in Austria, signed.

Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...

Superbly carved -- not molded -- and beautifully glazed, this stylized figure of Eve, sensuously encircled and surmounted by a powerful serpent, was sculpted by Marcel Merignargues, ...

WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22” deep. Minor wear on the bottom edge. Anthony Vozech was an Ohio artist that did WPA work in the 1930s and 1940s. One of his most famous works was an aluminum and limestone relief...

Helen König Scavini, Lenci manufactory "Nude of Woman", e.g. 1927-1936 Signed under the base "Lenci/Italy" Glazed terracotta sizes: H 70 cm x W front 83 cm (W back 55 cm) x D 55 cm The important sculpture, realized in glazed terracotta, is by the famous Lenci Manufactory of Turin (Italy) on model by Helen König Scavini. Of remarkable dimensions, it represents a naked woman, covered of a single cloth to life, sitting with the legs flexed asymmetrically while it supports on the arms with the hands leaned to the plan. The woman has a hieratic expression, big eyebrow arches under which the ethereal eyes are half-closed; the open lips hide a hint of a smile. The loose hair is turned back with big waves on both the head and along the back. The staining of the glazing is on the tones of musky green, which contributes to confer to this woman the appearance of a nymph or a mythological figure. Below the base is found, hand painted, the trademark of the manufacture "Lenci, ITALY". The brand Lenci was registered in Turin on 23 April 1919, sanctioning an activity undertaken some time before by Helen König, wife of the commercial agent Enrico Scavini. The origin of the word Lenci is still controversial today; the earliest bibliography says it derived from a endearment of Elena (Elenchen, as her father called her and that she, stunned him, pronounced Lenci) while the most recent one considers the acrostic Ludus Est Nobis Costanter Industria, perhaps invented by Ugo Ojetti or built as divertissement by the poet Ignazio Vacchetti (Alias Fantasio) on the endearment of Elena. The Lenci manufactory becomes a meeting point for artists and a forge of ideas for the development and realization of dolls and puppets, children’s furniture, and later also artistic ceramics. The first artists to take an active part in the enterprise were Giovanni Riva and Sandro Vacchetti, soon joined by other great names. The success of these felt dolls earned numerous awards to the Lenci Company during the international exhibitions in Zurich, Paris, Rome or Milan. However, the originality of Lenci’s creations was soon put to the test by numerous imitations. To cope with this type of competition, Lenci began to produce artistic ceramics, whose activity began in 1927. The ceramic figures became perhaps even more famous than the dolls in cloth. The subjects ranged from the famous "nudini", the chic little ladies and emancipated women, from fantasy characters to animals, from religious images to the most disparate vases and much more. Many artists collaborated in the realization of the models, among which it is worth mentioning the already mentioned Sandro Vacchetti, artistic director of Lenci from 1922-1934, the same Elena König Scavini, Cläre Burchart, Lino berzoini, Giovanni Riva, Giovanni Ronzan, Deabate Theonesto, Giovanni Pietro Spertini, Marcello Dudovich, Gigi Chessa, Mario Pompei, Nillo Beltrami, Mario Sturani, Giulio Da Milano, Giovanni Grande, Ines Grande, Claudia Formica, Luigi Borione, Camillo Ghigo, Giuseppe Porcheddu, Gino Levi-Montalcini, Abele Jacopi...

A very decorative 20th century French Art Deco model of an aircraft mounted on a world globe, French, circa 1930. Superb overall quality. Wings W 23 1/2”. Length 18”. Actual Plane ...

French Art Deco hunter and panther. Bronze figures sitting on green onyx marble and portoro marble.

Stunning wooden boot sculpture mold, measures 14.25 in H, 11 in deep, 5.75 in wide. Great piece for your home decor. Please be sure to check our storefront for more wonderful decorat...

Art Deco sculpture of jumping bucks in patinated metal on a marble base. 1930s. In very good condition. Beautiful patina. Measures: 37 x 13.5 cm.   

We present you this bronzed Zamak figurine depicting a boy carrying a basket of grapes on his back. The pedestal is made of wood. Furthermore, there is an unidentified signature of...

A beautiful rare American Art Deco period copper figurative sculpture piece by the Chase Brass and Copper Company Inc., circa early 20th century, USA. This copper sculpture is of a 'waiter in coattails' holding a tray and smiling. A very cool design, great for a wine store...

"Boy" department store display / mannequin composed of gilded papier mâché, circa late 1920-early 1930s. There is wear / heavy losses / flakin...

Graceful original modernist American sculpture signed KROLL on the base.

1930s wooden sculpture representing Geese fighting over a frog by H Petrilly.

1930s leather medicine ball, nice color and patina.

Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...

Exceptional elephant in plaster 1931 World's Fair This extraordinary elephant was on display at the entrance of the Indochina pavilion. Historical piece Beautiful condition Meas...

French Art Deco bookends Young Satyrs by C. Charles on marble base, 1930 Lovely pair of Art Deco bookends with lying young satyrs by the French artist C. Charles. These wonderful, p...

Art Deco Clydesdale wood sculpture featuring a pair of hand carved race horses with undulating bronze manes mounted to a chrome base, featuring one horse finished in a naturally tone wood and one black lacquer finished horse. The sculpture is reminiscent of the style and quality made by Hagenauer, signed "SK" for designer Sier Kunst...

Kananga masks form geometric patterns. These masks represent the first human beings and are normally made by carvers of the Awa society. The masks are worn during the Dama dancing ce...

French Art Deco bronze sculpture by O. Cipriani. Finely cast French Art Deco bronze sculpture on marble base. This handsome French A...

Fantastic football soccer player figure sculpture over a ball. Silvered bronze. Made in Milano in 1930s. Signed Bozzi Milano.

Art Deco female bronze sculpture by important Belgian artist, Jan Anteunis who worked primarily in the city of Ghent. A large and dra...

A fine and remarkable example of Art Deco sculpture, this vase is adorned on two sides with scenes from the mythological stories of Psyche and Cupid, carved into the clay not molded ...

Imbued with dignity, gravity and Classic beauty, this rare terra cotta sculpture of a standing female nude was sculpted by Bruno Mankowski, a German American artist known for his mur...

Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...

One of the rarest and most classic Art Deco sculptures ever produced in 1930s America, this striking Polo Player, complete with his original polo mallet, was sculpted by Waylande Gre...

Ena Rottenberg (1893-1952) art glass sculpture titled "Modell.” Made in Czechoslovakia. Marked “Rottenberg” 13" H. This piece was awarded the Grand Prix at the World’s Fair Paris, ...

This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries ...

Striking and hard-to-find pair of charging ram bookends by Hagenauer. These beautifully executed bookends are made of carved wood and chrome-plated bronze...

Terra cotta bust portrait of woman mounted on a wooden base stained grey.

Unique and powerful, this large plaster maquette for a major monument memorializing the dead, perhaps soldiers lost in World War I, features a trio of Art Deco angels...

Unusual in conception and stunning in color, this pair of bookends from France -- unlike other depictions of the sphynx which show a man straining to hear its whisper -- depict a win...

Meissen Lovely Figurine Of Dog: It Is A Type Of British Smooth Fox Terrier Sitting On White Oval Base / The Dog's Body Is Brownish Coloured, Wit...

Monumental and dignified, this pair of Art Deco sculptures depict a shepherd and shepherdess, crisply shaped and stylized like the best of 1930s public sculpture, and painted in rich but subdued colors with an effect like sun-bleached stucco. It is our estimation that they were sculpted by Geza De Vegh, the Hungarian-American sculptor who created a range of pieces for the Lenox and Lamberton Scammell porcelain works, both in Trenton, New Jersey, as well as a group of rare ceramic pieces for the Phoenix Company. Importantly, De Vegh's work was very popular among set designers and art directors in Hollywood. His works are evident in the background of important Bette Davis films such as "The Letter," art directed by Carl Weyl; and "Now Voyager...

This is a wax carving of Mary, probably done before WWII and is actually signed. The signature is Vernez and could have been a model for a future casting. Signed.

A wonderful paint decorated carved wood Indian elephant with rider on a red painted wheeled base. Incredible detail to the paint. A large-scale, impressive ...

Sculptural bookends in the style of Bernard Richter’s. In solid rosewood, it is heavy, with a beautiful old patina. The block of glass is from Saint G...

Recently salvaged from old Downtown Buffalo New York church rectory, lifesize carved wood statue, "Joseph" which once adorned the vestibule, well executed, wonderful detail, great si...