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Period: 1950s
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Herta Baller shoehorn circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Bird Sculptures for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
Large - 17in H x 3in W x 4in D
Medium - 15in H x 3in W x 4in D
Small - 12in H x 3in W x 4in D
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage English Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Brass Lion and Unicorn Bookends Made in England. The Lion and Unicorn are symbols in the coat of arms of the UK. The lion represents England ~...
Category
British Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pine Master Staircase
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and decorative master staircase is all made of pine with small brass nais. This is a French work. Circa 1950
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
10 inches diameter
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy Sculpture Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
A large vintage decorative Rolls Royce silvered bronze sculpture, The Spirit of Ecstasy, dating from the mid 20th century.
The winged maiden was designed by Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950), and she stands on an attractive round black marble plinth base.
In 1910 Rolls-Royce slowly became aware that some owners were affixing 'inappropriate' ornaments to their cars. Claude Johnson's brief to Sykes was to sculpt a mascot for Rolls Royce that embodied 'speed with silence, absence of vibration, the mysterious harnessing of great energy and a beautiful living organism of superb grace' to become the standard emblem of the Rolls-Royce brand and it was Sykes' daughter, Jo (born 1908) that believed it was on the road from London to Beaulieu that her father first became 'Very impressed with the smoothness and speed of the Rolls Royce car.... imagining that even so delicate a thing as a fairy could ride on the bonnet without losing her balance.'
In early 1911 Sykes' presented his mascot, entitled "The Spirit of Speed", to Rolls-Royce. This figurine had her arms outstretched behind her and her gaze firmly fixed forward. She was soon retitled "The Spirit of Ecstasy" by Johnson and became the official symbol of Rolls-Royce automobiles on 6th February 1911.
It is a striking piece thought to be a former Rolls Royce car showroom sculpture.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 70 x Width 31 x Depth 42
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 1 foot x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches
The Spirit of Ecstasy is the bonnet ornament on Rolls-Royce cars. It is in the form of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind and above her. Billowing cloth runs from her arms to her back, resembling wings.
The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called "Emily", "Silver Lady" or "Flying Lady", was designed by English sculptor Charles Robinson Sykes and carries with it a story about secret passion between John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, (second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine from 1902) and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton. Eleanor (also known as Thorn) was the secretary of John Walter, who fell in love with her in 1902 when she worked for him on the aforesaid motoring magazine. Their secret love was to remain hidden, limited to their circle of friends, for more than a decade. The reason for the secrecy was Eleanor's impoverished social and economic status, which was an obstacle to their love. On the other hand, Montagu was married to Lady Cecil Victoria Constance Kerr since 1889.
Eleanor died on 30 December 1915 when the SS Persia was torpedoed by a U-boat south of Crete. She had been accompanying Lord Montagu who had been directed to assume a command in India. He was thought to have been killed too, but survived and was saved after several days adrift in a life raft...
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Barovier&Toso Murano glass green and yellow circa 1950 pheasant
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass green and yellow circa 1950 pheasant.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Fish Figurine Copper / Rose Gold Flecks Sommerso Art Glass Moray Eel
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This 24cm tall Aventurine fish figurine with rose gold dust inclusions by Seguso is skillfully handcrafted and has an elongated and graceful shape, with a finely detailed tail and bl...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Italian Mid Century Modern Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid Century Modern hand painted women sculpture.
Place of Origin: Italy
Date of Manufacture: 1950s
In style: Mid Century Modern
Materials & Techniques: Ceramic
Condition: ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set Of Five Ceramics
Located in PAU, FR
Set of five Jacques and Dani RUELLAND ceramics,
Ceramics in warm tones, of various sizes: (from the smallest to the tallest)
Height: 9 cm Diameter: 10 cm -----
Height: 13 cm Diameter...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950´s Danish Knud Kyhn Bear Figurine for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Knud Kyhn bear figurine for Royal Copenhagen
The lively and friendly looking mother bear who is part of a bear family with a father bear and 4 bear babys was created by Knud ...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Vintage Wooden Mouse by H F Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated toy Mouse was designed in Denmark 1950s and produced in Denmark as it is marked on the underside.
It is in wonderful co...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
1950's French Modernist Black Iron with Crystal Scorpion Wall Sculpture/ Sconce
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Incredible Piece of Modern Art. 1950's French Modernist Black Iron Hand Crafted Scorpion Sculpture with crystal adorned.
Category
Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Bone Hair Comb, Indonesia, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Indonesian hair comb, hand-carved in bone, Mid 20th Century, circa 1950. Used as a decorative accent for tribal hairstyles among island...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Scandinavian Vintage Oak Rabbit by Kay Bojesen Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated Rabbit toy was Designed and produced by Kay Bojesen, Denmark 1950s.
All four limbs are jointed...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Oak
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Russian Dancer After Demetre Chiparus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco cold-painted bronze sculpture after "Kamorna" by Demetre Chiparus. Depicting a Russian dancer in the iconic "Kamorna" pose, this sculpture captures the grace, energy, and pa...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cat Figurine Holding a Thermometer by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
A very charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer.
A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Aust...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam, Delft The Netherlands 1958
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Wooden Wall Art , Women Figure by Cor Dam The Netherlands Delft 1958
About Cor Dam
Cor Dam (Delft, April 26, 1935 – July 29, 2019) trained ...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Lisa Larson Cat
Located in Charleston, SC
Cat by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg in the "Lilla Zoo" series, 1950's. H: 9.5cm / 3.7 ″ and W: 11cm / 4.3 ″
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Paint
William Westenhaven, WITCO Suspended Wooden Sword Wall Hanging, C. 1960
Located in Bainbridge, NY
William Westenhaver WITCO hand carved Wall Mount Wooden Sword. Featuring a large, handcrafted tropical style grained, stained solid wood Sword with Black ...
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative sculpture in aged metal of a Roman warrior Gladiator 1950
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Bronze Daruma Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Daruma sculpture.
Category
Japanese Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Brutalist Sculpture by Seff Weidl, Germany, Mid Century
By Seff Weidl
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Important bronze sculpture by German artist Seff Weidl (1915-1972). Magnificent stature and form at 21.50 inches tall. Museum quality, the patina of the bronze is pebbled and a soft ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Roaring Tiger, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This piece is made in glazed and hand painted ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exc...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Woman Art Deco Style
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian Ceramic Woman Art Deco Style
naked african woman
enamel and gold
Excellent condition
Origin Italy Circa 1950
mid century
Sealed in its ba...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Porcelain Dolphin, Italy, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Glazed porcelain dolphin, Italy, 1950s
It belonged to my great-grandmother and is intact with very small signs of aging, almost invisible.
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century Bulldog & Scottish Terrier cigarette box, France, 1950's. Dogs playing cards. Wood and bakelite. Bakelite cards. Glass eyes. Capacit...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Walter Bosse Set of 6 Hedgehog Sculptures for Hertha Baller, Ashtray, c. 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Transform your space with a touch of mid-century elegance! This 6-Piece patinated and partially polished brass or bronze stacking hedgehog ashtray set is a true vintage gem designed ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Ceramic Zoomorphic Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French ceramic zoomorphic sculpture
Vallauris France, circa 1950’s
Organic shape, free form zoomorphic sculpture
Fine line detail in a rich emerald green
Patina from age and use
Wond...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Painted French Female Statue by Josepha Parisian Madam Dancer
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful painted French statue of a Parisian madam by the artist Josepha
The piece is entitled 'Una Dimanche' and comes with a certificate of authenticity
Piece is numbered 5 out o...
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Paint
German Shepard 1950 s Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Shepard 1950 s gesso Italian vintage statue .
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Gesso
Signed Bronze Dish by Italian Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Galeria
Located in Chicago, IL
A bronze sculpture / dish by Italian artist Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante Galleria, Milan, Italy, circa 1958.
In the late 1950s the gallery was producing small series of decorative o...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano glass blue circa 1950 tree sculptural vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass blue sculptural tree vase circa 1950.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Marcello Fantoni Metal Wire Architectural Sculpture
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) architectural brazed wire tabletop or wall mount sculpture of a church. Signed Fantoni Firenze Italy on metal tag.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Stoneware bust by Liss Eriksson, Sweden, 1950s. Oak earring and hairpin
Located in Hägersten, SE
Bust sculpture by Swedish sculptor Liss Eriksson. Made from Stoneware with oak hairpin and earring. Made during the 1950s. Signed with monogram LE and XXXV/XXXIII. Very good conditio...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Oak
"Girl and flowers" by Bertil Lengstrand, Sweden, 1950s, oak and iron
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture "Girl and flowers" by Swedish sculptor Bertil Lengstrand. Hand made ca. late 1950s. Made from forged iron and base in oak. Good vintage condition with age related wear and ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Murano glass gray pigeon circa 1950 signature unreadble
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass unreadable signature gray pigeon circa 1950.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish free form sculpture in maple, Denmark, 1950-60s, Organic
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large organic free form wood sculpture made by hand in Denmark during the 1950-60s. Made by Danish wood carver or sculptor from a solid piece of maple. Heavy and highly expressive. U...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Maple
Mid-Century Bronze Modernist Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Bronze Modernist Sculpture, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted French Female Statue by Josepha Parisian Madam Dancer
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful painted French statue of a Parisian madam by the artist Josepha
The piece is entitled 'Una Dimanche' and comes with a certificate of authenticity
Piece is numbered 5 out o...
Category
French Provincial Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved in an Olive Wood Block France 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp, is carved in the Olive wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina.
This lamp was made in France, circa 1950.
US PLUG ADAPTATOR WIL...
Category
French Brutalist Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Majolica Brown Deer Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica deer tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Moose Antler
Located in Pasadena, CA
Single Large Scale moose antler. large in size and has great weight from this large antler. The antler has minor cracks to few areas of high stress.
Measurements are approximate fo...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Antler
Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Bronze mid-century modern woman sculpture (59x17x12cm). An eye-catcher!
Located in Firenze, FI
Italian Bronze mid-century modern woman sculpture
This study was attributed to the Italian well-known painter/sculptor Bruno Cassinari.
Artist: Attributed to Bruno Cassinari
Bronze...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Archimede Seguso Murano glass 'rubino oro' 1950 cock.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass 'rubino oro' circa 1950 cock.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Scandinavian Modern Nude Sculpture; "Model changes her position" in Bronze
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stamped by the Swedish artist Torolf Engström. Executed in bronze, number 1 out of 10 editions. Casting by E. Pettersson FUD.
The Swedish Modern Nude Sculpture "Model Changes Her Po...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Midcentury Brass and Black Metal, Locomotive by Hagenauer Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare model of a locomotive, handmade of metal and brass by Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna in the 1920s. Marked on its bottom WHW, Hagenauer Wien, made in Austria, handmade. Very nice ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
Archimede Seguso Murano glass pink c 1950 big pheasant.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and modern sculpture by Archimede Seguso 1950 in pink Murano glass pheasant.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Jared French Portrait Bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
plaster on wood base
Titled and signed with “CH" mongram for Howard over the date...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Pen holder by walter bosse shows a cat around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Pen holder by walter bosse shows a cat around 1950s
The pen is not for sale it is only for the photoshooting
Original condition
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Barovier&Toso Murano Glass blue and pink with gold and air bubbles pheasant 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and large pheasant in Murano glass multicolor with air bubbles and gold attributed to Barovier &Toso, perfect. Unique piece.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Parrot Bronze Sculpture w/ Green Patina After J. Moigniez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage oversized bronze sculpture of a parrot with green bronze patina after J. Moigniez. This sculpture is meticulously decorated with de...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Male Body Statue on a Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classically sculpture of a male body on a base. Great addition to your architectural interiors. Plaster form with original finish dome wear for its age that adds to its character.
Category
French Other Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tiger by Ronzan, Italy, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A painted and glazed ceramic tiger sculpture by Ronzan, Italy, 1950s.
A gorgeous piece with great details.
The white areas on the photos are reflections of the artificial light from ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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