Early 20th Century Sculptures
Period: Early 20th Century
Color: Gray
France Plaster Sculpture Sketch "The Warrior", 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful plaster sketch made in France in the 1920s, the sketch represents the hero in the defense of victory.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French Zinc Horse Head, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French zinc horse head, circa 1930
Category
European Folk Art Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Axel Locher for Royal Copenhagen, Large and Rare Porcelain Figure, Elephant
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Axel Locher for Royal Copenhagen. Large and rare porcelain figure. Elephant. Model number 1373.
Early 20th century.
Measures: 16 x 13.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
2nd...
Category
Danish Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
An Edwardian Garden Sculpture
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
This Edwardian sculpture of a girl perched atop a faux bois stump will bring innocent charm to a terrace, conservatory, or garden. Carved from English ...
Category
English Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Susi Singer Terracotta, Pottery/Ceramic Sculpture Girl, Signed, Gudrun Baudisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice terracotta girl by the well known Austrian artist Susi singer. Made by Gudrun Baudisch. (SS). Made in Austria.
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Well-Carved Italian Marble Architectural Element of a Flower on a Steel Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well carved floral element of translucent marble; raised on a custom made steel base.
Category
Italian Beaux Arts Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Fine Granite Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant and decorative granite finial.
France, circa 1900
Dimensions: H 16" D 13.5"
ARD1.
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Granite
19th-Early 20th Century Marble Sculpture Young Child with Kitten, circa 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th-early 20th century marble sculpture young child with kitten, circa 1920
Charming carved marble sculpture of a young child playing with a...
Category
American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Socialite with Ostrich Fan, " Art Deco Masterpiece in Porcelain by Meissen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most sophisticated and detailed depictions of Art Deco elegance and fashion we have ever offered, this 1929-era porcelain sculpture depicts a tall, beautiful woman, gorgeously attired, holding an ostrich fan...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Art Deco Cast Bronzed Metal Western Cowboy Themed Sculptural Bookends
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of cast and bronze finished metal sculptural bookends were made in 1928, presumably in the United States, in the American Colonial style. Each bookend does have a manufactur...
Category
American American Colonial Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Goldscheider Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Water
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Art Nouveau signed Goldsheider sculpture is done in patinated terracotta and dates to approximately 1900-1920. The statue is done in a Neoclassical style depicting a woman carrying water...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Faience Rhinoceros, circa 1910
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French faience blue and white rhinoceros attributed to Desvres, circa 1910.
Minor hairlines on the glaze.
Category
French French Provincial Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Faience
German Porcelain Ballerina, Rosenthal, circa 1920
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Marked on the bottom of base "Rosenthal Selb-Bavaria".
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Life-Sized, Early 1900s, Recumbent Hounds
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Absolutely chic pair of detailed, left and right, hand-cast, French, lead and zinc, recumbent greyhounds from the early 1900s. Exceptional patina.
Category
French Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Lead
American 20th Century "Labrador" Nut Cracker
Located in Charleston, SC
American 20th Century Pewter over Brass Nut Cracker
Category
American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Large & Stunning Early 1900s Roman Classical Alabaster Column Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful antique column for displaying a work of art.
This beautiful and classical pedestal is perfect for showcasing an antique sculpture or bust. The slight wear, the shape and t...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Vally Wieselthier Ceramic Head, Hand from Manhattan Wiener Werkstätte Showroom
Located in Sharon, CT
This head and hand are all that remain of Vally Wieselthier’s masterpiece installed at the Wiener Werkstätte America's Manhattan NYC showroom. For an en situ photo see: Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie...
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 19th Century Lifesize Marble Sculpture Titled "Searching for Love"
By Vito Pardo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine museum quality Italian 19th century lifesize marble sculpture titled "Searching for Love" by Vito Pardo (Italian, born in Venice in 1872) D...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1920s by Galileo Chini for S. Lorenzo Mugello Liberty Italian Pottery
Located in Brescia, IT
Galileo Chini
for S. Lorenzo Mugello
Floence, Italy
1920s
"PAX ET BONUM" glazed earthware
Excellent condiction
Measures: H 30 cm.
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
French Art Deco Medallion by Pierre Turin
By Pierre Turin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare French Art Deco octagonal bronze plaque. Sculpted by celebrated medalist and sculptor Pierre Turin. We are the rare source that specializes in French Art Deco for over three dec...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Danish Blanc de Chine Mother & Child Figurine by Kai Nielsen for Bing & Grøndahl
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Despite being designed in 1913 this blanc de chine mother and child figurine by the Danish sculptor Kai Nielsen has and striking clean and mo...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Theodor Madsen for Royal Copenhagen, Rare Porcelain Figurine, Colossal Elephant
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Theodor Madsen for Royal Copenhagen. Rare porcelain figurine. Colossal elephant. Dated circa 1910. Model number 447.
Measures: 42 x 30 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
Danish Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Life-Size Carved Marble Allegorical sculpture of Hope
Located in Dallas, TX
Life-size carved marble allegorical sculpture of hope
circa 1900, unsigned, the woman wearing a Roman style gown and depicted perched on a cra...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
1930s Industrial Sign Letters PORN Sculpture by Colorado Artist Bill Nelson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the artist:
“PORN,” 2018, 6 foot tall x 5 foot wide. Salvaged early 20th-century store sign letters, blue light bulbs, electrical wiring is a satirical homage to Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” sculpture, re-examining the state of human relationships, in fact, the state of humanity itself, nearly 50 years after Indiana completed the first rendering of his iconic sculpture. In his version, porn, assemblage artist Bill Nelson...
Category
Industrial Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Wire
Italian 19th-20th Century Neoclassical & Greco-Roman Style Scagliola Wall Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large Italian 19th-20th century neoclassical and Greco-Roman style architectural Scagliola wall plaque depicting chariots, horses, allegorical maidens and gods, inlaid and painted ...
Category
Italian Greco Roman Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Other
Michael Powolny, Putto with Fruits and Flowers, "Summer"
Located in Berlin, DE
A ceramic sculpture designed by Michael Powolny ( 1871-1954 ), Austrian ceramist, sculptor, glass and metal artist and founder of "Wiener and Gmunder Keramik". "Summer" from "The Four Seasons". Manufactured by Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstätte...
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Gray Lingbi Scholar Stone, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese scholar's stone, called gongshi, of gray lingbi limestone, mounted on a hardwood stand, late Qing or early Republic, early 20th century, circa 1910, China
.
The ...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of court ladies with nodding heads, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The elegant ladies dressed in gorgeous traditional robes...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900 Fine Hand Crafted Marble Wall Plaque with Sculpture of Grieving Angel
Located in Lisse, NL
Hand-carved kneeling angel in relief. Marked/Signed picture 4.
This mourning angel by a grave is entirely hand-carved out of marble. This early 20th century Christian work of art ca...
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Majolica Terracotta Hen and Chicks Bavent, circa 1920
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large terracotta hen and his two chicks from Normandy, circa 1920.
Country style.
Measure: Hen / 13.8" height, 19" length on 7".
Chicks / 4.5", 5.5" on 3".
Category
French Rustic Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Anglo Indian Metal Cat Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical silvered metal feline handcrafted with a folky charm that is hammered and etched in a decorated floral design that unexpectedly opens as a trinket box.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Philosophical Dispute, " Rare Nude Male Porcelain by Liebermann for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A marvelous combination of whimsy and sensuosity, Ferdinand Liebermann's depiction of a nude youth holding forth with a stork, symbol of wisdom, was first c...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Horse Head Animal Sculpture Plaster
By Émile Antoine Bourdelle
Located in Munich, DE
This expressive sculpture of a horse head is executed in the manner of Émile Antoine Bourdelle and made out of plaster.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century Italian Silvered Metal Pair of Table Lamp
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Delicious pair of small table lamps made of silver metal with small chiseled feet. The cloth hat decorated by hand with small pendants. Perfect for your bedside table. Electrical sys...
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Hand to Head, " Rare, Art Deco Sculpture with Female Figure in Blue and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully glazed in tones of pale taupe, sea blue and soft green, this rare sculpture depicting a female figure robed in Classical garb was made by Kieler Kunst-Keramic in Kiel, Ge...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze Monkey and Green Marble Bookends
By California Art Bronze Foundry, LA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fun and funky bookends have monkeys on each bookend with hats on and mounted on green marble bases. The condition is very good.
Category
American Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Model of a Crouching Kitten, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903
Located in New York, NY
A model of a crouching kitten by Meissen, German, Modeled by Otto Jarl, 1903. The kitten is shown to have pinkish eyes with a pinkish nose and a blue bow. Th...
Category
German Rococo Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog from Bavent (Normandy), circa 1900.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Art Deco Sculpture signed B. Rezl
By Bohumil Rezl
Located in Miami, FL
A Beautiful French Art Deco Nude Sculpture of Woman and Child with Ornate Floral Garland signed B. Rezl,(1899-1963). Bohumil Rezl was Born in Czechosloviakia and Immigrated to France...
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Multi Horn Sculptural Collection
Located in London, GB
A pair of rare multi horn trumpets or car horns.
Price for the pair.
Likely English, circa 1900s.
Mounted on custom blacksmith made stands.
No l...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Sculptural Group in Plaster Baby at the Lake, 1910s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
A fine plaster sculpture of a girl with ducks at a lake. The large glass bowl was intended to hold water. The sculpture can be illuminated the electric...
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Republic Period Terracotta Pagodas
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Pair of circa 1920, hand-thrown, glazed, six-tier, terracotta pagodas with figures.
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Antique Hand-Carved Tibetan Sitting Buddha
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique Buddha made of hand-carved marble and in some parts has the original gold leaf residue, elegantly sitting on a custom-made wood base and graceful looking forward.
Category
Tibetan Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modernist Abstract Twisting Ribbon Sculpture in Chromed Metal
Located in New York, NY
Modernist abstract sculpture of a twisting ribbon on an oblong black base. The piece is made of chromed metal and is in great vintage condition with age...
Category
Modern Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare French Art Deco Harlequin & Columbines Ceramic Sculpture by Edouard Cazaux
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and vibrant sculpture, originating from the Italian commedia dell'arte.
This unique and vibrant glazed sculpture by Edouard Cazaux (1889-1974) is in mint condition. The history of this jester-like figure dates back to the 1670's when it was first introduced in the Italian folk theatre known as the 'commedia Dell'Arte'. Many of the characters in the commedia Dell'Arte are archetypes in the spectrum of human personalities and their behaviour. If you are a collector of Art Deco, of rare sculptures, of meaningful art...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Marble Sculpture of a Dog, Circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
The antique sculpture portrays a mastiff, sitting upright in an attentive pose with ears cocked, head canted, and mouth open. Hand carved from a block of green marble, unsigned. The...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Agathon Léonard "Danseuse Tambourin à Droite" Silvered Bronze Figural Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This silvered bronze figural sculpture, "La danse du tambourin, tete penchée à droite," or "Tambourine dance, head leaning to the right," by Agathon Léonard, features a woman dancing...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michael Powolny Putto with Bunch of Grapes, "Autumn" from the "Four Seasons"
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceramic sculpture, circa 1907, designed by Michael Powolny (1871-1954), Austrian ceramist, sculptor, designer, glass and metal artist. "Autumn" from "The Four Seasons". White pottery, colorful glazed. Manufactured by Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstätte...
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Copper 'Mbole' Currency
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century copper 'Mbole' currency on square stand.
Category
Congolese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Lifesize French 19th-20th Century Carved Marble Sculpture of "Venus and Cupid"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lifesize French 19th-20th century carved marble sculpture of "Venus and Cupid" In the manner of Felix Maurice Charpentier (French, 1858-1924). The tall and slender nude figure of a...
Category
French Greco Roman Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Carved Alabaster Figure of a Posing Nude Lady, circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco carved alabaster figure of a posing nude lady
France, circa 1920
Hand-carved depicting a nude lady wearing a necklace and head band on the original carved marble base.
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Lion Figures
Located in Bronx, NY
A pair of cast lion figures. Great finish.
Category
French Early 20th Century Sculptures
Round Beaker with Tear Drop Stem Design on Stand from Early 20th Century Belgium
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round beaker with tear drop stem and supporting metal stand from early 20th-century Belgium. The delicate bubble-like quality of the flask makes a wonderful contrast with the strong ...
Category
Belgian Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Alexandre Ouline Sculpture of a Woman with a Peacock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexandre Ouline sculpture of a woman with a peacock. Very faintly signed on marble.
Category
Belgian Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Late 19th Century Belle Epoque Carved Marble Figure of a Bather Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian late 19th century "Belle Époque" carved marble figure of a young bather. The seated young girl wearing a form-fitting one-piece tank suit, holding a hand fan, and seat...
Category
Italian Belle Époque Antique Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Riding the Waves, " Large, Joyous Art Deco Sculpture of Boy Riding Seal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most joyous and charming sculptures we have ever offered, this large, unique sculpture of a young boy riding a seal through the waves is a superb example of a genre of Beaux Arts & Art Deco sculpture that featured children and animals at play. Edith Parsons' "Frog Baby...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Jade Figure, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A jade figure, early 20th century.
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Jade
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