Skip to main content

1940s Sculptures

286
to
22
286
225
286
286
286
68
52
12
11
7
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1,291
3,551
13,139
4,600
2,079
4,716
3,586
325
90
364
422
628
1,159
1,288
647
360
Height
to
Width
to
123
69
65
50
29
117
114
106
57
26
12
6
4
3
3
Item Ships From: USA
Period: 1940s
Unusual Sculptural Iron Garden Lounge Chair Manner of Jean-Charles Moreux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual sculptural iron garden lounge chair manner of Jean-Charles Moreux, wonderful design, whimsical sculpture! welded iron frame, metal sling seat. Hand delivery avail to New York...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Iron

Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category

Central African Arts and Crafts Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Burled Hardwood Scholar Rock, Republic Period, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and striking Chinese scholar rock, gongshi, of polished and lacquered burled hardwood, set into a hardwood base, mid-20th century. The hardwood scholar "stone" meant to i...
Category

Chinese Qing Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Burl

Finely-Modeled Vintage Patinated Bronze Figure of a Golfer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dressed in vintage 1940s clothes, the pensive golfer stares down the fairway after completing the perfect swing; inscribed EG.
Category

American Other Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Murano Glass Ducks by Fratelli
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Murano glass ducks by Fratelli. Beautiful pair of gold murano glass ducks by Fratelli. This lovely pair of murano glass ducks are a gold gl...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Terra Cotta Peach
Located in Stamford, CT
Decorative terra cotta fruit. It appears to be a peach. Hand crafted.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 1940s Carved Soapstone Chinese Figures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s carved soapstone Chinese figures.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

G.E. Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named G.E. by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
Category

American Machine Age Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Hand Carved Black Cat Trinket Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects. Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

"Dancing African, " Rare Bronze Art Deco Sculpture by Hagenauer Contemporary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the decades-old interest among Europeans in the art and culture of Africa -- starting with Cubism which borrowed heavily from African art -- and also demonstrating th...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Substantial Driftwood Table Lamp on Mahogany Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1940s sculptural driftwood table lamp with organic form and large size. Beautiful, natural patina and good age present. Mahogany oval base has been refinished; driftwood is i...
Category

American Primitive Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Driftwood, Mahogany

French Bronze Black Panther Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Art Deco style bronze black panther sculpture (circa 1940s, France). Natural, dark patina. Impressive, high-design objet d'art with int...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Parian Porcelain Sculpture of Intertwined Mythological Figures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A magnificent meticulously detailed porcelain sculpture of intertwining passionate bodies. A true object d'arte.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Sculpture of Apollo, Ceramic with a Metal like Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine sculpture of Apollo, ceramic with a metal like finish. Dimensions: Height 12", diameter 9" NI 1201.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Peter Lupori Increase Multiply Fill Earth 1948 Ceramic Table Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stunning, ceramic sculpture titled "Increase and Multiply and Fill the Earth," by American artist Peter Lupori. 23" h x 16" w x 6" d. In good condition with slight damage. The sculpture was awarded a prize in the 39th Associated Artists of Pittsburg Annual exhibit in 1949. In good vintage condition. Peter John Lupori was born on December 12, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1926-27, Lupori attended school in Florence, Italy. Following graduation from high school in Pittsburgh, Lupori studied art with John Donald and William Reed...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers. No signature found. Made circa 1940s.   
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1940s Topless Flamenco Dancer Plaster Sculpture Style of Frederick Weinberg
Located in St. Louis, MO
Midcentury stylized topless 30" tall flamenco female dancer in plaster signed by the artist B. Rosenthal and dated 1941. Original paint, with loss and age crackles, plus older repair...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

French Bronze Art Buckle Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Belonged to the series "Rulked by Angels" created by Parisian art Jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950, this lovely and uncommon cast bronze belt buckle is called "Le Choeur de Anges...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Magical Parian Porcelain Shell Motif Dish with Sculptural Putti
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magical vintage porcelain sculpture of an adorable putti with watering can, perched at the edge of a scalloped shell shaped dish.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Viennese Art Deco Brass Stylized Waterbuck Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of Art Deco stylized waterbuck brass sculptures were realized in Vienna, circa 1940. They feature abstracted interpretations of the waterbuck- an African plains ant...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Paul Serste Art Deco Inspired Young Lady Modern Wall Plaque 1940s Belgium
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $450...By noted Belgian sculptor Paul Serste´ (1910-2000), this wall plaque sculpture is quite beautiful with its flowing kerchief covering the head of a lovely young la...
Category

Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Monumental Glass and Iron Deco/ Victorian Fantasy Chandelier / Pendant Lighting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental oversized ...glass and iron deco/ Victorian fantasy chandelier / pendant lighting, Salvaged from theater, outrageous fantasy chandelier, featur...
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pierre Lefaguays Table Lamp
By Pierre Lefaguays
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pierre Lefaguays (1892-1962) Dancer Patinated bronze with gilded accents table lamp. Signed « Le Faguays » and dated 40 for 1940 Measure: Height : 12" or 30 cm.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Classic First Year Production Eames LCW, Evans Label 5 2 5 Screw Configuration
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of the nicest examples I ve owned in quite a while, stunning figured birch plywood, circa early 1946-1947, L C W (Lounge chair wood) designed by Charles and Ray Eames, Manufactur...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Antique Hand Sculpted Stone Head Sculpture on Formfit Hand Carved Wooden Base
Located in Miami, FL
Antique hand-sculpted stone head sculpture presented on a hand carved wooden stand. Head measures: Length 5 inches x 4 inches depth x 8 inches hi...
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

1940s Greyhound Sculpture of a Whippet
Located in Dallas, TX
Laying Whippet dog with upright posture molded in composition material.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Pair of Venetian Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A very unique pair of circa 1940's Italian hand-blown figural art glass table lamps in the form of Carnival characters standing next to Venetian columns...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Virgo, " Rare, High Style Art Deco Bronze Bas Relief by Paul Manship
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly and brilliantly sculpted in high relief, this depiction of the classic symbol of the Zodiac sign of Virgo. A nude female figure with a sheaf of wheat -- was sculpted by Paul M...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Extra Large Haitian Carved Wooden Figures
Located in Westport, CT
Artist made by Famous Brothers Haiti ,circa 1940's
Category

Haitian Tribal Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Figural Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-4136 Vintage silver plated brass figural Art Deco style sculpture holding a saucer no maker's mark.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Brass

"Gladiator with Sword and Shield, " Unique Art Deco Sculpture with Male Nude
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Powerful and moving, this depiction of a nude male gladiator, laying his sword to the ground with his shield behind him, is a beautiful memorial celebrating the end of World War II, 1947. The Belgian sculptor -- Pierre Theunis...
Category

Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan. Signed: "F Parpan 49". He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young chi...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Nude with Fish, " Rare, Art Nouveau Porcelain Sculpture for Crown Prince Wilhelm
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this porcelain sculpture depicting a nude Japanese male figure carrying a fish on his shoulders was sculpted by Adolf (or Adolph) Ambe...
Category

German Belle Époque Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Terra Cotta Mask Art Deco Czech like Goldscheider
Located in Oakland, CA
These 3 dimensional masks do not come up very often. Made in the Austrian tradition like Goldscheider, it is not marked. After, many years of working with these masks, we have learne...
Category

Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Intricately Carved Vintage Burmese Looms
Located in New York, NY
Two intricately carved and custom mounted vintage Burmese looms in the form of prancing roosters. Rarely seen. Priced and sold individually, Burma, c...
Category

Burmese Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Pan and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculptural Group with Nudes by Salomon for Rörstrand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in an ivory-hued glaze, this ambitious and rare sculptural grouping of a Pan and Nymph with flute and cymbal was sculpted by Harald Salomon for the famed Rörstra...
Category

Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rodin Style Bronze Woman Sculptor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Very intriguing sculpture made of bronze of a woman elegantly undressing. Sign by: RUSL.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Seated Figure, " Important Photograph of Male Nude by Barthe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original black and white photograph of one of Richmond Barthé's rare, little-known sculptures was taken by the famous studio of Morgan and Marvin Smith, who located on West 125th Street next to the renowned Apollo Theater. The Smith brothers moved from their native Kentucky to New York in the early 1930s, and proceeded to establish a studio that brought together almost every major figure in the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mentoring artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Gwendolyn Knight, Selma Burke, Ernest Crichlow and Robert Blackburn. The Smiths captured the night life of Harlem, including musicians and actors such as Harry Belafonte, Sydney Poitier, Eartha Kitt, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Count Basie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Hattie McDaniels, Zora Neal Hurston, Step n' Fetchit, Pearl...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Paper

"Fantail Pigeon, " Rare Dusty Pink Art Deco Sculpture with Painted Base, Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and beautiful example of the porcelain sculptures of Waylande Gregory, this depiction of a fantail pigeon in deep, dusty pink and white dates to ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Russian Bronze Cossack Figure Statue
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Russian bronze figure of a Cossack. It is signed.
Category

European Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare and Early Jens Risom Stool for Knoll Associates, New York City
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and early Jens Risom stool for Knoll Associates, New York City. Simple, elegant design. Retains original finish as well as original early oil cloth upholstered top. Also origina...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Upholstery, Birch

Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This carved wood Folk Art airplane has an amazing original paint surface and functional propeller and wheels.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal

1947 Bronze Plaque by Warner Williams
By Warner Williams
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A bronze plaque of a boy and a girl in profile, seated on a bench and holding hands. Marked: April 1947 c Warner Williams Gorham Co. Founders.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of 12 Porcelain Shells by Giovanni Garibaldi for Richard-Ginori
Located in New York, NY
In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Wilfrid Prost, Ceramic Sculpture of a Bear with Two Cubs, France, circa 1940
By Wilfrid Prost
Located in New York, NY
This playful ceramic sculpture of two cubs riding atop their mother's back emanates warmth with its subject, form, and color.  
Category

French Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Gray Swan, " Iconic Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Waylande Gregory's most dynamic and winning sculptures, this example glazed in a velvety grey flannel color, the swan is shown from two sides, with its lovely taupe wings on full display. Like most of his animal sculptures, this one displays the artist's virtuoso Sgraffito effect, where he scratched through one layer of glaze to reveal another layer below. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun. Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Carl Schmitz Plaster Sculpture, circa 1940
By Carl Schmitz
Located in Sharon, CT
Schmitz was an important German-American figurative sculptor of the 1930s-1940s. Studied with J.Wackerle. Commissions include: Brooklyn B...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Clara Shainess 1940s Carved Wood Sculpture
By Clara Shainess
Located in New York, NY
An African School carved wood sculpture made in the 1940s (circa 1940) by U.S. artist Clara Shainess and mounted on a painted wooden base. Good condition, some age cracks and chips; ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Painted Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
Vintage hand painted carved horse.
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Vintage World War ii Bomber Plane Balloon Tires Prop Accent Sculptures Red
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Strewn some midcentury red and black throughout your interior, they are holding air, great props! Measures: D 27 x D 7 inches.  
Category

German Industrial Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

"The Water Mother, " Rare Large Rendition of Famous Sculpture by Kai Nielsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Based on a famous, large sculpture entitled "The Water Mother" sculpted by Kai Nielsen for the Winter Garden of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, installed in 1921, this vers...
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Necklace Pendant Saint Laurent Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cast bronze pendant titled Saint Laurent by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997). Gilt bronze, circa late 1940s. It depicts the ...
Category

French Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Painted Japanese Marble Warrior Panel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1-4035 Hand painted marble panel set in a wood frame.
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
Category

French Minimalist Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Shell, Walnut

"La Petite Sphere" Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Emile Gilioli
Located in Stamford, CT
A bronze sculpture on marble base by Emile Gilioli entitled "La Petite Sphere". This piece will be included in "The Forth Coming" catalog which is being produced by The Gilioli Archive. "Emile Gilioli was born to a family on Italian shoemakers who had settled beside the Canal Saint-Martin. After the first World War, the family moved back towards Italy, settling in Nice. In 1932, Gilioli took courses at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs de Nice, notably with the future artist Marie Raymond. During the Second World War, Gilioli was mobilized in Grenoble where he passed the remainder of the conflict. He made the acquaintance of Andry Fracy, a conservationist at the Grenoble Musee des baux-arts and led him to discover cubism. After the war, Gilioli settled in Saint-Martin-de-La-Cluze near Grenoble, where he sculpted in his workshop. His art was associated in a certain way with the deeds of the French Renaissance. He became friendly with Thomas Gleb...
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze brooch by French art jewelry designer Line Vautrin (1913-1997) Untitled circa late 1940s. The brooch depicts a horn with twisted texture wrapped with articulated chains. No signature found. Provenance: From a former Collection of a Line Vautrin jewelry...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Read More

These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life

Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.

Salvatori Commissioned Several Famous Architects to Create Miniature Homes in Stone

Gabriele Salvatori explains how the COVID lockdowns inspired his design company's latest collection, the Village.

Christopher Norman Is Turning the Cast-Off Urban Trees of Los Angeles into Art

With a World War II–era milling machine, the California artist crafts poetic, sculptural furniture pieces.

These Human-Size Ceramic Hares Evoke Serious Emotions

Swedish artist Margit Brundin's large anthropomorphic animal sculptures are on view for the first time in the United States at Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, in New York.

Tour the Wabi-Sabi New York Apartment of Andrianna Shamaris

As her sun-filled home reveals, the furniture maker and dealer puts a contemporary spin on antiques from around the globe.

Vicente Wolf’s Tips for Finding — and Living with — Eastern Treasures

The A-list designer shares his expertise on choosing authentic objects and displaying them with style.

Rodrigo Rivero Lake’s Mexico City Showroom Is a Museum-Worthy Trove of Spanish Colonial and Asian Antiques

The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.

Misha Kahn Is the Millennial Maker for Our Anxious Times

The Study catches up with the Brooklyn designer as he prepares for his second solo show at Friedman Benda.

Recently Viewed

View All