Early 20th Century Sculptures
Period: Early 20th Century
Color: Brown
Xl Coral on Asian stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful Pacific Elkhorn coral specimen on a black Asian stand.
Category
North American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Nymph Vase Lamp Art Nouveau
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Unique porcelain and bronze Art Nouveau lamp from the early 20th century. The porcelain design
of extraordinary delicacy and finesse includes a nude mermaid and embossed flowers wit...
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Bulldog Toy, Straw Stuffed Velvet, 1920s, Europe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Toy in the shape of a Bulldog Dog.
This Bulldog Toy Dog dates circa 1920-1930. It's handmade of velvet and stuffed with straw. This Art Deco Toy features a seated English bulldog, Frenchie dog.
The Straw is stuffed on a metal frame, has glass eyes, a leather collar and a jointed neck. This soft toy has the color golden brown.
For the period, late Art Nouveau, Early Art Deco, it was very unique to own such a toy as it was very expensive in that time.
For his age this dog toy is still in very beautiful condition, he does have one half eye and the collar has been broken.
Antique Toy - Antique Stuffed Toy...
Category
European Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Straw, Glass
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Pair of Wicker Woven Ducks with Wood Details
Located in Miami, FL
Wicker duck from with an intricate woven wicker structure and highlighted with wood wings and a sculpted bill and feet.
Category
Spanish Spanish Colonial Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
Sitzendorf Porcelain Group of a Young Couple
By Sitzendorf
Located in London, GB
Sitzendorf porcelain group of a young couple
German, c. 1900
Measures: Height 16cm, width 14cm, depth 9cm
This charming and vibrantly coloured porcelain group depicts two figures—one a young boy, the other a young girl—in warm winter dress...
Category
German Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Classic Nude Torso, " Bravura Nude Male Figure in Pale Gray Marble, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most boldly and superbly carved nude male figures in carved marble we have seen outside a museum, this classic depiction of the figure shows the man with one arm up and on...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Indian Subcontinental Terra Cotta
Located in New York, NY
Indian subcontinental terra cotta in the form of a man seated on a tri-footed table- form base and resting his hands on his knees, a rope of leaves slung around his shoulder.
Category
Indian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Berlin KPM Porcelain Model of a Japanese Lady with a Parrot, circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Adolph Amberg, modelled as a Japanese lady in traditional dress, a parrot perched on her left arm, above an oval base. The sculptor Adolph Amberg designed the Hochzeitszu...
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Monkeys Sculpture in Wood
Located in Tilburg, NL
Beautifully carved Art Deco figurine of two monkeys in tropical wood. First half of the 20th century.
An adult monkey and a young monkey are seen in a dynamic and lifelike situation. This is a beautifully sculpted statue...
Category
Unknown Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Carved Eagle Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
An antique Italian figural sculpture offers carved alabaster depicting eagle taking flight.
Category
Unknown American Colonial Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Standing Dancer with Headdress by Wilhelm Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics figurine
The dancer wears a dance dress in red-brown tones cut low at the front and back with a wide, short ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Chicken Blood Stone Carving of Bodhidharma on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small chicken blood stone carving from China circa early 20th century, possibly early (late Qing to early Republic period). It depicts an aged Bo...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Swordsman and Running Panther, " High Style Art Deco Lamp Base, Copper & Silver
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of French dinanderie, or mixed metal artisanry, this Art Deco copper and silver lamp base depicts a bounding swordsman and ru...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Copper
African Mumuye Carved Wood Iagalagana Tutelary Figure on Display Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A carved wood Iagalagana figure by the Mumuye Peoples of Nigeria. These figures served as guardians and were often made to ensure the personal protection of their individual owners a...
Category
Nigerian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century Silver Pheasants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 800 silver pheasants. Gold vermeil. European (probably Austria).
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Terracotta Female Nude, Austrian Art Deco, Goldscheider, Vienna
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful glazed terracotta nude, shown in a contrapposto pose. She is both modern, with her stylish hair and classical, harking back to ancient Roman sculpture...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III Throne Jewelry Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A carved chair featuring a portrait of Amenhotep III who was also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent, the 9th Pharaoh of Egypt. His reign was a period of unprecedented prosperity and...
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Estate Hand-Painted Terracotta German Shepherd Statue, Circa 1900-1920
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderful estate hand-painted terracotta German shepherd statue, Circa 1900-1920.
Category
Unknown Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Art Nouveau Figural Young Female Table Lamp with an Art Glass Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This table lamp is completely unmarked but is presumed to have been made in Europe in approximately 1910 in the Art Nouveau period and style. The figural base of the lamp is a young ...
Category
Czech Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Life Size Marble Sculpture of Venus After “La Venus Italica”
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a life size marble sculpture of Venus after “La Venus Italica” sculpture of Antonio Canova that is at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. It depicts a...
Category
Neoclassical Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Pair of French Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Bookends, Elephants
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful quality pair of French hand-carved wooden bookends. Made with rare palm wood.
These handcrafted bookends will look wonderful to display your favorite books on a nightsta...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Palmwood
Italian Hand Painted Plaster Mannequin Head, 1920s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian unique hand painted plaster mannequin head 1920s.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Huge French Art Deco Era Polychrome Toy Soldier Lamp
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Art Deco era hand sculpted and painted toy soldier table lamp.
Jumbo size standing over 4-1/2 feet tall. Soldier is 36" tall.
Exceptionally rare a...
Category
Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage American Wood Shoe Molds Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage American wood women shoe form molds mounted as bookends
Vintage wooden shoe making mold from the 1930s.
A pair of shoe form bookends, these well carved solid wood shoe mould would have been used to make handmade shoes.
These molds were traditionally made for each customer and would be used each time they came into the cobbler for a new pair of shoes.
It is in good original condition with the patina and metal that shows age.
Cobbler molds size 6.5 B model 258
Made from solid wood, I love these moulds because of their individual nature but also they are almost a piece of sculpture.
This elegant women wooden shoes bookends form mold make a great addition to your vintage decor.
Vintage hand carved wood cobbler shoe molds...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Hand Carved and Painted Figural Nutcracker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian Folk Art nutcracker with man in cap decoration, circa 1920-1930s. Fine expressive facial and lovely hand painted details. Very nice, vintage condition with light wear co...
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Impressive and all Hand-Carved Griffin Sculptures in a Gothic Style Floor Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 1900s sculptural floor lamp with artistic and impressive carvings.
This antique and extensively carved floor lamp is a rare design and a joy to look at. The wonderful tripod b...
Category
French Gothic Revival Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Hide, Wood
Art Deco Fighting Panthers Sculpture in Wood
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Fighting Panthers Sculpture in Wood. First half of the 20th century.
Beautifully sculpted art deco art piece depicting two fighting panthers. Made of beautiful dark colored wood.
Dynamic and lifelike in form and execution. This Art Deco sculpture is interesting from all angles and amazes at every corner. Two panthers can be seen fighting. An adult panther stands triumphantly over a smaller and reclining panther...
Category
Unknown Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Southeast Asian Thai Carved Polychrome Rabbit Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large whimsical hand carved and painted antique Southeast Asian wooden hare sculpture with incised detailing, polychrome decoration and beautifully aged patina.
Hand-crafted in th...
Category
Asian Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Hand Carved Antique Black Forest Lion Sculpture Nutcracker with Glass Eyes
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality carved, early 20th century, wooden Black Forest nut cracker.
If you are a collector of rare and good quality Black Forest antiqu...
Category
German Black Forest Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Yoruba Egungun Headdress Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Attributed to the Yoruba people of western Nigeria, this wooden headdress was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a comm...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Royal Dux Pheasant Boy Figurine
Located in Wilson, NC
Royal Dux pheasant boy figurine, early 20th century, standing at the well filling jugs with water.
Category
Czech Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pine Artist Model, France, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Artist model, 13 inches tall, France, circa 1920.
Delicately carved from pine wood with original hand painted features.
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Painted Wood Mirror by Albert Binquet, ca 1921
By Albert Binquet
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Albert Binquet
Hand mirror, circa 1921
Made of wood, painted in ivory color, representing a stylized mask, the eyebrows and outer edges of the eyes underlined with black paint
Measures: Height: 24 cm. (91/2 in.) ; Width: 14 cm. (51/2 in.)
Signed in reverse A.BINQUET
Size of the mirror without the stand: 24 cm high, by 14.2 cm wide, by 1.5 cm depth.
A PAINTED WOOD MIRROR BY ALBERT BINQUET, CIRCA 1921
Subsequent to completion of his training in Barcelona, Albert Binquet, a native of Bordeaux, who trained at the Fine Art School, returned to France and collaborated with Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann to create certain sculptural reliefs for furniture, and for Robert Mallet-Stevens, a neo-Antique mask...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Iron and Copper Mold for a Toy, USA 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Iron and copper mold for a toy depicting a soldier. USA 1900 ca.
Category
American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron
Art Deco Signed Alabaster Pierrot Clown Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco signed Alabaster pierrot clown sculpture.
Pierrot sculpture playing the mandolin.
The figure is signed, but i cannot read what it says.
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Singa Guardian Sculpture from the Batak Tribe of Sumatra, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Batak Tribe “Singa” from the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This mythical lion figure was used as a protective architectural element on the corner of a traditional Batak house. It f...
Category
Indonesian Other Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Porcelain Figurine of a Girl Combing, Bing & Grondahl, Denmark, 1950s / 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain figurine of a girl with a comb and a mirror
Made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl
Produced in 1958-1962
Model number # 2318
Very good condition, no damage
Measu...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Cast Continental Silver Bird Sculpture on a Wooden Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast silver bird sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Europe, likely Austria or Italy and date to approximate...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine, Mouse on a Chestnut, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Mouse on a chestnut, early 20th century. Model number 511.
Measures: 7 x 5.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
Danish Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Andrianna Shamaris Rare Antique Tribal Statue
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand carved primitive statue from Sumatra. Set on a modern black steel stand. Rare.
This statue was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a J...
Category
Indonesian Primitive Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Seated Male Nudes, " Pair of Bookends with Figures in Michelangelo-Esque Poses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and very fine, this set of bronze-toned bookends feature a nude male figure in repose, his arms resting on one knee, in a Renaissance setting topped with an arched cornice and p...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Red and Gold Incense Stands, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar display. An essential element of ritual prayer, incense i...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Three Early 20th Century Red Horn Carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattva
Located in Hudson, NY
Three early 20th century red horn carvings of Buddha and Bodhisattvas. These three carvings all from approx. circa 1915 represent the bodhisattvas and or the ...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Horn, Rosewood
Meissen Boy and Dosser with Winegrapes by Theodore Eichler Model W 129
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest figurine: Boy with Dosser filled with Winegrapes by Theodore Eichler, circa 1910.
Size:
Height 28.0 cm (= 11.02 inches)
Diameter 9.2 cm (= 3.62 inches)
Manufac...
Category
German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Antique Hubbell Carved Oak Figural Dolphins Library Column Floor Lamp
By Hubbell
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and one of a kind antique figural carved oak floor lamp, circa 1920s. Meticulously carved with amazing detail throughout. Features a swiss guard with torchiere staff atop a sq...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Terracotta Representing a Child and a Bird in the Hand
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta representing a child and a bird in the hand, signed, early 20th century, Louis XV style.
Measures: H: 24 cm, W: 32 cm, D: 15 cm.
Category
European Louis XV Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Boucherie Chevaline French Tradesign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline
We are proud to offer a late 19th century Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers advertising trade sign. These items have become rare over the years especially the original gold leaf finished examples. Untouched in form in very presentable condition, with age related wear you may come to expect from an item of its age. This highly decorative object comes with its own bespoke cast iron display...
Category
French Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Indian Antique Polychrome Hand Carved Statue Depicting a Celestial Musician
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian polychrome and hand carved wooden sculpture from the early 20th century, depicting a celestial musician playing an instrument. This captivating wooden sculpture bea...
Category
Indian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Silver Plated Rooster
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco bronze silver plated rooster
Unsigned in the style of Kelety or Rochard
Onix marble base
Excellent condition
Origin France, Circa 1920.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Bamboo Cloth Teapot with Arched Handle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo
1900s Belgian Wooden Horse on Metal Stand
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden horse, made in Belgium, circa 1900. The horse is positioned in a dynamic pose, front legs raised in a canter. A flowing mane, decorative saddle and tack, carved with fine detail. A cheery white...
Category
Belgian Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chinese Wood Relief
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese Wood Relief is an original artwork realized by an anonymous manufacturer in the early XX century.
Wooden carved gold painted red lacquer.
Goo...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Art Deco Cast Continental Silver Elk or Reindeer Sculpture or Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cast Continental silver sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Europe, likely Austria or Italy, and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative profile portrait bust of a bearded Moor attired in traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail and modelled in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider but unsigne...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Art Nouveau French Patinated Terracotta Dove on a Bespoke Stand
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau large French patinated terracotta sculpture of doves on a bespoke bronze stand. The doves are beautifully crafted and their style is representative of the artistically fertile Art Nouveau period before or after the Great War. The sculpture can also be wall mounted if preferred. Please note there are areas of historic damage to the base, an area of the ribbon is missing. This was purchased by ourselves in Paris some 20 years ago from an important French dealer...
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Geometric Ashanti African Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An indicator of status and family, stools play an integral role in traditional Ashanti culture. Believed to be the resting place for a person's soul, a stool is given to a child when they first learn to crawl and used in personal milestones throughout the rest of their life.
Carved from a solid block of wood, each stool has a rectangular base and a distinctive curved seat supported by a central column and four corner posts. While some ceremonial stools are carved to convey particular proverbs, this stool is simply decorated with scalloped edges, geometric patterns, and a small cross. The combination of shapes and curved lines makes this Ashanti stool...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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