1930s Sculptures

Delicate Bimini Hand blown glass anchors with chains from the 1930s Germany. Paper thin glass blown in an anchor motif with glass chain. We think these would work well in an aquarium...

A very stylish Austrian Art Deco stylized bronze figure of a wading bird by Richard Rohac (Austrian, 1906-1956) made in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Rohac ...

French Art Deco Bronze signed H. Robert, two playing panthers, France, 1930s. Very large, very heavy (about 30kg). On marble base. We offer d...

Circa 1925, an absolutely charming cold painted Spelter figure of a standing greyhound. This elegant lady captured standing head alert, looking fo...

Walter Bosse (1904-1979), Austria. Three miniature bronze figurines. Elephant, squirrel, and whale. 1930s/40s. In excellent condition with a beautiful patina. Dimensions of the whale...

This stunning Art Deco sculpture was produced in France, circa 1930 and procured in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It features a dancing nude female form in bronze holding a pheasant in each arm. The piece sits on a cylindrical exotic black marble pedestal with a cylindrical body, wrapped in a beveled ring...

French rustic Majolica Porcelain Hen Circa 1930. H / 11.5 inches.

A 20th century plater sculpture by Mary Boyd signed and dated to the base 1931, very much in the manner of Jean Antoine Houdon and his L'Ecorché. Age related discolouration, staining...

Bronze Elephant Sculpture c1930 A stunning bronze model of an elephant, masterfully crafted in the manner of Antoine Louis Barye, one of France’s most revered animal sculptors. This ...

Art Deco bronze sculpture by French Artist Pierre Le Faguays, France 1930. Bronze on green marble base. This sculpture is illustrated in: Art Deco and other figures by Brian Catley, ...

Scottie dog perfume lamp in the form of a terrier puppy and mother/father attributed to Carl Scheidig Grafenthal, Germany. Made from glazed porcelain. Restored electrical parts wit...

Silver pottery and wood base.

Very beautiful art deco statue in cracked ceramic representing a woman coming out of the bath. Signed Louis Rivet on the base. Very good quality and large s...

Sabino, France. A fish in Art Deco opaline art glass with a bluish tint. Approximately from the 1930s. In good condition, with a small nick and a slightly...

Silvered copper-plated earthenware animal Black lacquered wood base Excellent condition.

Walter Bosse (1904-1979), Austria. Three miniature bronze figurines. Ladybug, apple, and bumblebee. 1930s/40s. In excellent condition with a beautiful patina. Dimensions of the bumbl...

The sculpture we want to tell you about is a fascinating example of Italian Futurist art from the 1930s, made of bronze. The Futurist period, whic...

Hand carved bear sculpture with glass eyes, Germany, circa the 1930s. A beautiful and masterfully hand-carved linden-wood figure of a bear,...

An Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a bird sitting on a branch, beautiful detail, the bird singing with open beak and wings spread almost as if it is ready to fly from the well defined branch it is standing on. The bird has lovely patination and is mounted on a black variegated marble base with attractive cream and brown marble capping...

Carl Einar Borgstrom for Ystad Metall Rare bronze ashtray Excellent condition.

Rare bronze sculpture by Max le Verrier depicting a bird perched on a branch. Beautiful brown patina. Signature under the tail: Max le Verrier BRONZE French work in the manner of Bug...

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...

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...

Ceramic Sign: Made in Austria Keramos 2051 19/M Wiener Keramos, later Keramos AG or Keramos KG , was a Viennese ceramics manufacturer that made a name for itself especially in the interwar period . In addition to their own designs, designs from the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were also produced from 1932 onwards. In over 60 years of company history, around 3000 model designs have been produced by around 60 ceramists. Keramos also carried out commissions from the Wiener Werkstätte, such as vases by Dagobert Peche . History The origins of the Keramos company lie in two companies with the same name. The company Keramos – Invalid Society for Viennese Art Ceramics was founded at the end of 1919 on the initiative of the three ceramists Rudolf Wolf, Heinrich Wolf and Ludwig Rys, who had become invalids in World War I. Production started in September 1920. Art-ceramic lamps, figures, vases and boxes were produced. The company Keramos – Viennese art ceramics and porcelain manufactory was founded in 1920. Josef Hoffmann was a shareholder of Keramos for a long time, as was the sculptor Rudolf Podany, who was engaged from the start and created a large number of designs. From 1921 Anton Klieber was employed, who was also responsible for most of the models. Around 1924 both companies were merged and converted into an AG, commercial director became Otto Köller, the technical directors were the brothers Rudolf and Heinrich Wolf. "Some war invalid ceramists founded a workshop with the help of some artists, which was subsequently financed by the state and later enlarged with its participation and converted into a joint-stock company." The company's headquarters were in the Hofburg , Schwarze-Adler-Stiege, the factory in the 10th district of Vienna, Schleiergasse 17. Artistic collaborators at that time were Eduard Klablena , Otto Prutscher , Karl Perl , Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , IDA Schwetz- Lehmann and Grete Fucik-Fischmeister. On February 23, 1928, the triangular mark was entered in the trademark register. It was now also produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Difficulties for the company arose from the Great Depression . Around 1932, 50 people were employed and a large number of models from Eduard Klabena and the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were taken over. The works created by Keramos were labeled with their company brands until after 1941. From 1939 the economic situation of the company was better managed by taking over the production of ceramic winter welfare organization badges, the so-called WHW badges. Before 1941 the company is converted into a KG named Keramos, Wiener Kunstkeramik und Porzellanmanufaktur Brüder Wolf KG . Otto Köller was no longer active from this point on. After the end of World War II, Robert Obsieger recommended Robert Mathis as the new head of Keramos, who took over the management of the ceramics manufactory in 1945. In 1949 Mathis introduced a new company logo, which was used alongside the existing triangle mark, the so-called coat of arms mark. Anton Klieber and Rudolf Podany continued to work as ceramists, and new artists such as Josef Lorenzl and Stephan Dakon , both of whom had previously worked for Goldscheider , as well as Rudolf Chocholka, Karl Grössl and Ina Eisenbeisser were engaged. New models such as dancers, children's figures, animals and nudes were created, as well as the well-known wall masks, young people and poodles from the mid-1950s, which corresponded to the trend at the time. In addition, however, traditional designs such as Madonna statues and busts, saints and angels were still made. Utility ceramics such as crockery, vases, lamp bases, candle holders and flower pots also became an important branch of production, and cooperation with the German manufacturer Carstens at the beginning of the 1960s was just as lucrative. In the course of the 1960s, the sales markets for figurative ceramics became increasingly difficult. So until 1982, production was increasingly shifted to everyday ceramics, since ceramic figures were no longer modern due to changing tastes and the spirit of the times. Ultimately, the economic situation at Keramos became more and more difficult and Klaus Mathis, the son of Robert Mathis and then director, who succeeded his father at the helm of the company at the beginning of the 1970s, initiated the liquidation of the company at the end of 1982 . Staff The following artistic collaborators have worked for Keramos over the years: Hans Adametz , Franz Barwig the Elder , Franz Barwig the Younger , Andreas Beck, Hans Bolek, Angelo Bortolotti, Hertha Bucher , Rudolf Chocholka, Stephan Dakon , Ferdinand Doblinger, Eckstein, Franz Eggenberger , Ina Eisenbeisser, English, Stephan Erdös, Alois Feichtinger, Feyslitz, Hans Friedberger, Grete Fucik-Fischmeister, Kurt Goebel, Anton Grath, Karl Grössl, M. Günther, Otto Hafenrichter, Arnold Hartig , Friedrich Herkner, Trude Hillinger, Leopold Hohl, Hostasch, Karl Jamök, Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , Eduard Klablena, Klar, Anton Klieber, Maria Klinger, Josef Kostial, Josef Lorenzl , Wilhelm Otto Lugerth, Viktor Matula, Gusty Mundt-Amman, Novotny, Carl Perl, Rudolf Podany, Friedrich Pollak, Hugo Postl, Adolf Prischl, Otto Prutscher , Max Rieder , Elisabeth Rieger-Hofmann, Walter Ritter , Willibald Russ, Karl Sailer, Schönberg, Schwarz, Ida Schwetz-Lehmann , Sult, Robert Ullmann , Otto Weigand, IDA Weiss-Moricz, Rudolf Wolf. Exhibitions • Jubilee exhibition of the Wiener Kunstgewerbeverein, Austrian Museum , Vienna 1924. • Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Paris, 1925. • Exhibition of Austrian arts and crafts...

This beautifully achieved Art Deco Gilded Plaster Wall Plaque originates from the United States, Circa 1930. A well formed and elegantly proportioned piece, this plaque depicts a fem...

Elephant from the 1930s in Murano glass, Italy, purple design, very reminiscent of the style of Zecchin and MVM Cappelin.

A beautiful Chinese Art Deco period champlevé enamel and bronze bird ashtray or sculpture, circa 1920s-1930s, China. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth x 3.25" Width...

Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark. Porcelain figurine of reading children. Model no. 1567. Approximately 1930s. Second factory quality. In perfect condition. Dimensions: B 10.0 cm x D 10.0 cm...

Vintage wooden shoe mold from Paris, earlier part of 20th Century. The cobbler's mold features a modern silhouette for a man's shoe. Makes a chic d...

Carving Wooden Sculptures An Old Man in White Custom Antique Decorative Figurines of Man Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the beauty o...

Walter Bosse (1904-1979), Austria. Three miniature bronze figurines. Baby elephant, cow, and poodle. 1930s/40s. In excellent condition with a beautiful patina. Dimensions of the pood...

Bronze figure of female nude holding a falcon. Signed Alan Clark.

An exquisite pair of bronze tribal sculptures in the style of Franz Hagenauer, circa 1935. Incredible design, detail and craftsmanship. The pieces are mo...

An adorable pair of hand-carved wooden figurines of two boys playing the whistle, Germany, the first half of the 20th century. Dimensions: Height 38 cm / 14.96 in, width circa 12 cm ...

Sabino, France. Two fish in Art Deco opaline art glass with a bluish tint. Approximately from the 1930s. In good condition, with a small nick and a slightl...

European sculptor. Bulls in combat. Art Deco sculpture in patinated bronze on a black marble base. From the 1930s. Indistinctly signed. Perfect condition. Dimensions: L 37.0 cm x W 9...

Beautiful bronze sculpture depicting a young girl gracefully sitting down on a marble base, listening to the sea with a sea shell on her ear. Signed on the marble base "D.H. Chiparus...

Circa 1930 carved marble sculpture of Pan attributed to Jean-Marie Camus, France. Elegantly carved & charming rendering of Pan as a young faun playing the pipes (pan flute). Unsigned...

Designed by René-André Coulon, and entitled "Radiaver" this revolutionary design for a space heater which also has built in illumination boldly suggests t...

Hand-carved from limewood in Germany, circa 1930, this four-and-a-half-foot tall statue depicts St Christopher carrying a young Jesus across a river. The legend states that Christopher (who was considered to have size and strength), was instructed to serve Jesus by assisting travelers with crossing a perilous river. One day a young child asked for help, and after safely reaching the far shore, Christopher complained about the child being heavier than the whole world. It was at this point that the child revealed he was Jesus before...

This fabulous French Art Deco patinated terracotta sculpture of a nude male athlete is signed Henri Bargas. This well executed scul...

Inspired by Rima, the "Jungle Girl" character in the enormously popular novel, "Green Mansions," this sculpture depicts her surrounded by birds and animals who trust and love her, in...

We present you this set of two figurines – a musician and a dancer – in folk costumes. Both piece of art, together with the base, are made of bronzed Zamak. Presented items are i...

Nefertiti, Egyptian queen and wife of Akhenaten, reigned during the 14th century BC. Known for her beauty and powerful influence, she supported her husband's religious revolution and...

Art Deco bronze sculpture by French Artist Pierre Le Faguays, France 1930. Bronze on green marble base. This sculpture is illustrated in: Art Deco and other figures by Brian Catley, ...

Antique carved marble bust of composer Richard Wagner marked ‘Wagner’. Beautiful interpretation in bust form of the likeness of this artist...

ESSEVI - Sandro VACCHETTI - Ceramica dipinta a mano raffigurante una lavandaia, datata 1937 - Torino - Made in italy. Bellissima qualità e in perfetto stato di conservazione.

Incredible Art Deco Geoges Lavroff signed french bronze for group of russian dancer and two stylized deers on rare marble base original 1930

Superb and large sculpture of two alert greyhounds in beautiful Art Deco period green patina. Attributed to Louis Albert Carvin. Set on an elegant brown and white veined marble base....

Beautifully stylized formally dressed male figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the beauty of the inner world through pure beauty. This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior an artistic characteristic. He was signed by EF in 1934, one of the recognized Swedish masters of 20th-century woodcarving, most famous for the Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving. EF generally carved solo figures from basswood or pine and mounted them on a base. He had a stylized execution with clean cuts, working from a single piece of wood. A highlight of Trygg's carvings is his use of vibrant paint. He often painted his character's clothing in plaid. Wooden Carving...

Large Rosenthal Germany porcelain c. 1934 reclining Art Deco nude figure by Gustav Adolph Bredow (1875-1950). Marked with green Rosenthal Germany...

Beautiful art deco bronze sculpture, statue of an African woman, mounted on a green veined marble base, after the work of Karl Hagenauer, an influential Austrian designer, 1930s. Th...

Exquisitely hand-carved, this pair depicts a Greek legend. Zeus fell in love with the huntress Callisto, and she bore him a son named Arcas. In a fit of jealous rage, Zeus's wife turned Callisto into a bear. Time passed, and one day Arcas was out hunting. How was he to know that the bear he was stalking was his own mother?! On seeing that Callisto's life was in danger, Zeus whisked her up into the night sky out of harm's way. She can still be seen in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

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This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many murals and other artworks in the 1930s, presents the bearded fig...

Large W.P.A. plaster sculpture, depicting a young Abraham Lincoln. Done by Frank Romanelli, born Farenza, Italy 1909, died 1974. Amazing detail, retains orig...

French Art Deco carved wood walrus sculpture, Signed Martini. This realistic and unusual French Art Deco carved fruitwood sculpture of a walrus was e...

Art Deco stoneware sculpture of an antelope enameled in red. Signature engraved: G. Cacciapuoti, stamped “Fabrique en Italie” to the socle, labels to the base. Bibliography: A...