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Period: 1950s
Mid-Century Life-Size Italian Glazed Ceramic Flamingo
Located in London, GB
This highly decorative life-size ceramic flamingo was crafted in Italy during the 1950s. The flamingo is finished with a high-gloss glaze, giving its surface a lifelike sheen. The te...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Shoehorn Squirrel Blackened Brass by Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A nice shoehorn made of blackened and partly polished brass by Walter Bosse, Austria, 1950s. The handle is in the form of a squirrel. That tail can be used as hook. Very nice patina ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1950s Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture of an Upright Jazz Bass Player
Located in Oakland, CA
Signed cast bronze sculpture by Irma Stoloff and numbered 236/300. Having textured finish figurative abstract sculpture of a upright Jazz bass player resting on painted wood base.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arne Tjomsland Modernist Carved Polar Bear Sculpture in Teak, Norway
Located in St. Louis, MO
Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1...
Category
Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Pair of 1950s Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved soapstone Foo dogs each one uniquely different.
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Cast Iron Figural Garden Mother Goose & Three Goslings
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage cast iron figural garden mother goose and three goslings, one stamped on the bottom "JAPAN". Some examples retain an old painted surface. Mother goose measures 27”h x 12”w x ...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Lagardo Tackett Happy White Ceramic Egg Head Stash Jar Condom Holder 1959
By Schmid International, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Troy, MI
Rare 8.5 inch 1959 Lagardo Tackett Happy Ceramic Egghead Stash Jar Sculpture
Ceramic egghead vessel designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid International circa 1959
Rare smaller size...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bank Vault Handle on Custom Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Steel bank vault handle on custom stand. Beautiful architectural decorative design on a custom base we designed. Measures: Wheel is 24" diameter. Base is 1...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Oversized Hand Carved Wood Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1814 Oversized hand carved wood horsehead sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Hans Bolling Orskov & CO Teak and Beech Danish Modern Mexican Figure
Located in San Diego, CA
Hans Bolling for Orskov & CO teak and beech wood figurine with furry mustache. Stamped on the bottom. Made in Denmark
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Beech, Teak
Bust Solid Brass Gold Sculpture Depicting Egyptian Emperor Italian Design, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bust solid brass gold sculpture depicting Egyptian emperor Italian design, 1950s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1950's Large Original Shop Weighing Scales - Berkel
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's Large Original Shop Weighing Scales - Berkel.
Very heavy industrial shop scales by the Dutch company Berkel. The scales are heavy weighing approximately 40kg, they are compl...
Category
Dutch Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pablo Picasso, Hibou, 1954, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Hibou
1954
Pichet tourné
H. 24,5 cm. Larg 13 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à l'oxyde sur émail blanc
Bleu
Tiré à 500 exemplaires
Edition Picasso, Madoura.
Répe...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Sculpture of Fluid Man Representing Phallus
Located in Milano, IT
Small sculpture in chromed metal representing the fluid man, designed in the 50s.
In jargon it is called "sexual fluidity": that is the tendency of people under 25 to choose a partner of their own or of the other sex, without limits and without taboos. The pleasure and experimentation together, following the circumstances, availability and predilection of the moment.
The vintage metal sculpture...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Rooster-Shaped Sculpture, Dino Martens, Venice Aureliano Toso, 1954
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Rooster- shaped sculpture Galletto
Dino Martens (1894 - 1970)
Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1954
It measures 9.25 inches in height x 8.18 in x 4.4 in (23.5 cm x 20.8 cm x 11.4 cm)
It weighs 2.57 lb (1.169 g)
State of conservation: intact.
The small glass sculpture...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Swedish modern plaster statuette of sitting female by Bror Hjorth, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture of sitting female model by Bror Hjorth. Made in Sweden during the 1950s. Hand carved from plaster. Signed. Good vintage condition with age related wear and patina.
Artis...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Flavio Poli, 'Moon fish', 1954/1981
By Flavio Poli
Located in Zurich, CH
Flavio Poli (1900-1984), 'Moon fish', 1954/1981
model no. 9824
sommerso glass
executed by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano, Italy
22 x 23 x 4 cm
signed on the underside 'SVD'A Albarelli 1...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in Spain, circa 1950,
The wood is olive wood.
Signed Falcon Spain...
Category
Spanish Brutalist Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th century framed Italian bisque Taglio
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 20th century Italian framed bisque Taglio. This Greco Roman style bisque porcelain medallion is framed in a gold leaf shadowbox frame with pink interior and gold detail...
Category
Italian Empire Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Florentine Art Scagliola "Foot" Sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Scagliola foot, Florentine workshop 1950s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Scagliola
Raymor Italian 1950s Bronze Brass Patina Etruscan Horse Figurine Weinberg Style
Located in Miami, FL
This is a bronze sculpture, which may have been done by Frederic Weinberg for Raymor.
It is an incredibly stylized Roman decorated horse Figurine and has a patina finish. Italian-mad...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
"Pheasant" by Archimede Seguso Art Glass Murano 1950s Bird
Located in Brescia, IT
Blown Murano glass. Green and gold leaf.
Perfect condition.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid Century Bronze "Gemini" Zodiac Sculpture by Fred Press
By Fred Press
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Rare Mid Century "Gemini" Zodiac sculpture by Fred Press, bronze.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1950s Wire Shadow Box Figure Ship Scene Mid Century Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Extremely rare shadow box wall art from the 1950's. Reminiscent of the work of Laurids Lonborg and Richard Galef, but probably Austrian. We had a t...
Category
German Brutalist Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Seguso Seashell Murano Glass Gold Leaf Inclusions, 1950, Italy
By Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso Seashell Murano glass gold leaf inclusions, 1950, Italy.
Category
Italian Other Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Oversized Antique Italian Wood Pinocchio Toy in Custom Lucite Display Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a masterpiece unto itself, a hand carved and hand painted oversized wood toy of Pinocchio, the wooden toy who became a real boy. This treasure of time has been encased in a c...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Midcentury Tropical Ceramic Blue Macaw by Royal Dux
By Royal Dux
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Royal dux ceramic statue of a blue macaw, perched on a stand in typical inquisitive stance. Having a pink triangle to base, together with printed and impres...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Clown Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The glass clown was designed and manufactured in the Mid-Century Modern era in Murano, Italy.
It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or chiggers.
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pablo Picasso Fish Sujet Poisson Madoura Ceramics Limited Edition Pitcher AR 139
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Original unique ceramic pitcher vase in the form of a fish by Pablo Picasso "Sujet poisson".
Picasso's association with the Madoura Studio was for over 25 years, making it one of the...
Category
French Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Arne Tjomsland Wooden Polar Bear Hiorth & Østlyngen Norway 1950s
Located in Basel, BS
Rare polar bear in teak by Norwegian sculptor Arne Tjomsland, produced by Hiorth & Østlyngen, Norway in the 1950s. The wood appears to be Afromosia, the so called African Teak.
Sm...
Category
Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Teak
'Pendolare' Sculpture by Renato Bassoli
Located in London, England
Steel and ceramic sculpture
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Arne Tjomsland 1950s Artic Musk Ox Mid-Century Scandinavian Norway Sculpture Vtg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small musk Ox figure/carving. Hand worked Norwegian Pine wood and leather. Burnished makers marks to bottom.
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s...
Category
Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Large Asian Bronze Foo Dogs or Kylin Dragon, probably Chinese, circa 1950s or earlier. They retain their warm original patina. These were purch...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Picasso Ceramic Plate "Tête De Chèvre De Profil' Ramié 110
Located in Norwood, NJ
This Picasso ceramic plate "Tête de chèvre de profil' Ramié 110 is one in a small edition of only 60 and is glazed and painted, with the Empre...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Two mouses' 1950s 'Hiro'
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
The signature is written on the back side 'Hiro'.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th ce...
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Blackened Brass Bear Candleholder/Figurine by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller
By Walter Bosse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Viennese bear figurine designed by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller as part of “Black Golden Line" (Austria, ca. 1950).
Composed of solid brass patinated in a black finish,...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Daum Clear Crystal Lamp with Original Chocolate and Blue Shade, France, 1950s
By Daum
Located in Melbourne, AU
A wonderful Daum crystal lamp on a contrasting crystal base with original sculptural shade. The base is a very dark blue to black crystal. The shade ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Green Glass Elephants Group Sculptures Set of 7
By Rajhastani
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage handcrafted jadeite glass elephant set of 7 sculptures.
Vintage elephant figurine made from translucent, mint green, Peking glass in...
Category
Asian Anglo Raj Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Glass
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Depth: 34cm Height: 20.5cm Width: 53cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Note: This item may be subject to export/import restrict...
Category
Australian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Sea turtle
Franco Toffolo Commedia Dell'Arte Glass Clown Acrobat Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Murano commedia dell'arte clown style art glass figure designed by Italian Maestro glassmaker Franco Toffolo and dating from around 1960. Toff...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood. Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century African Woman Figurine by Cortendorf, 1950s
By Cortendorf
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Very nice sculpture of an African woman from the Cortendorf Porzellanfabrik in Coburg Germany.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 3ft 95cm Model of a Ferrari Arno XI Hydroplane 1954 37" Long 20th
Located in London, GB
This is a superb Vintage model of a Ferrari Hydroplane 1954, late 20th Century in date.
Ferrari's cars are adored on all corners of the globe and are seen as the ultimate status sym...
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Other
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps in very good working condition. 20 inches high, or...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Terra Cotta Chinese Warrior Sculptures Qin Shi Replicas
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Replica terracotta soldiers. Date to teh 1950s era. Measures 41.5 tall x 14 wide x 11 deep.
Category
Chinese Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Abstract bronze sculpture by Swedish Sculptor Bengt Amundin, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture "Förvandlad Fågel" (Transformed bird) made by Swedish Sculptor Bengt Amundin during the 1950s. Made from cast and patinated bronze on original base from asymmetrical pine w...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Ceramiche Guerrieri Murano Venezia Pottery Horse
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A magnificent monumental pottery horse by the Guerrieri Cermic works of Murano Italy. The piece is at the same time whimsical and charming while also quite imposing as you can see i...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Bird Art Glass
Located in Leicester, GB
This amazing glass bird was designed by Dino Martens, an Italian glass artist and painter. The bird figure has black and white stripes under clear glass, and gorgeous black feet, bea...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Porcelain Sculpture of a Leopard by Ronzan, Italy
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This porcelain sculpture of a Leopard is made by the Italian artist Ronzan. It can be dated in the 1950s.
Giovanni Ronzan and his brother founded the Ronzan factory circa 1940s short...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor ceramic shelf hanging person. Glazed Ceramic. Cat pictured sold separately.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sophisticated Stylized Patinated Brass Sculpture of a Fish
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylized large patinated brass sculpture of a carp on ebonized base.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Two Frogs on the Lotus Leaf' 1950s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Initially a simply-carved button fast...
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hutschenreuther-Selb German Porcelain Figurine Karl Tutter Chinese Pheasant
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Chinese Pheasant beautifully render with rich oranges, reds, and yellows is a creation of the Hutschenreuther-Selb porcelain manufacturer. The authent...
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Length: 57cm Height: 11cm Width: 28cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Note: This item may be subject to export/import restricti...
Category
Australian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Sea turtle
1950s Pheasant Sculpture by Artist Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful porcelain sculpture of a pheasant designed by an artist Jaroslav Ježek. Ježek's figurines became a decoration of many interiors of the 1950's and 1960's. The statue of the ...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on a Branch with small planter opening by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co
Located in Buffalo, NY
aluminum animal sculptures were originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks.Stamped PARIS.. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana histo...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Bronze "Virgo" Zodiac Sculpture by Fred Press
By Fred Press
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Rare mid century Virgo zodiac sculpture by Fred Press, bronze.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1950s by Francesco Messina Italian Sculpture Earthenware Angel
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare angel by Francesco Messina
Perfect Condition.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Edition Picasso, Oiseau à la huppe, cendrier rond tourné, 1952.
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Espagnol)
Oiseau à la huppe
1952
Cendrier rond tourné
D. 14,5 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à la paraffine oxydée, émail blanc,
Noir,
Tiré à 500 ex...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Three Wise Monkeys Bronze Sculptures “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil”
Located in London, GB
This set of bronze monkey sculptures depicts the classic motif of the "Three Wise Monkeys" — See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil. Each monkey is made with intricate detail, feat...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alfredo Barbini Birds of Paradise Sculpture for Weil Ceramics & Glass Co., Italy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and exceptional Murano glass sculpture by the acclaimed Alfredo Barbini, created in the 1950s for Weil Ceramics & Glass Co. This striking piece depicts three stylized parrots,...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
1953 hand painted signed Art Glazed Ceramic Plate by Salvatore Meli Rome Italy
Located in London, GB
This is 1953 Art glazed Ceramic Charger Painted with two stylised blue figures suggesting dance movement on an off white background with earth brown and grass green soil with a touch...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Woman Figure by Cia Manna Mod "Samara", Turin, Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Incredibly stunning large Art Deco woman figure signed by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy, 1950s.
Semi nude form of a young woman.
It is made in painted and glazed ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...
Category
Austrian Moorish Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Tall Hand Blown Yellow and White Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1093 Murano art glass yellow and white sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage French Ceramic Zoomorphic Pitcher by Jacques Blin 'circa 1950s'
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic pitcher / vase (circa 1950s) by Jacques Blin. The pitcher in the form perhaps of a proud French coq is in a subtle hue covered in Blin's trademark misty glaze....
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, seaweeds and shells.
Nautical style.
Measure: 9.3" diameter.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Capodimonte Porcelain Decorative Item by Carlo Mollica, Rococo Style, Italy
By Capodimonte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This scene sculpted by Carlo Mollica recalls the mythological figures of Leda and the Swan (Zeus).
It is made in polychromed porcel...
Category
Italian Rococo Revival Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Danish 1950s Kay Bojesen Hippo Wooden Oak Desk Pencil Holder Figurine
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen designed the Hippopotamus in 1955 because he needed a device to store his pencil's. The hippo is made of oak and features an adjustable jaw allowing yo...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Oak
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on a Branch with a 2" inch opening for a rosebud by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example o...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco sculpture “Female Nude”, bronze, Pierre Chenet workshop
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous sculpture depicting a female nude in bronze with an ochre finish that has been achieved using a technique called “Patiné à l’acide”, which consists of applying acid to the b...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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