Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color: Beige
Cubist Sculpture of a Footballer 1970s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cubist Sculpture of a Footballer, 1970s.
This is a little cubist sculpture of a footballer. Great proportions and pose. Well made and interesting from every point of view. Made fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marble Skull Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylized marble skull is sculpted from solid marble, showcasing the beautiful veins of color throughout the skull. An odd and unusual sculpture, this...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Asian Ceramic Elephant Plantstand in Beige, 1970s
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This rare ceramic elephant plantstand in beige and white was designed and made in India in the seventies. In very good condition with no damages.
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Worcester Art Deco The Thief Porcelain Figure 1936
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and finely made English Art Deco porcelain figure titled The Thief in Middle Eastern dress made by Royal Worcester and dated 1936. The figure of...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Michael and Frances Higgins Multicolored Mobile, Fused Art Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art glass mobile designed and made by Michael and Frances Higgins, 1950s. Great color combination in blue, orange, purple and pink. Very good condition with a few signs of handling. ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Art Glass
Vintage Barber Chair, Animal Shaped, Seal, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great vintage barber chair , animal shaped , 1940s.
This old figural barber chair for children is made in the shape of a seal.
The fiberglass s...
Category
European Industrial Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
20th Century Italian Ermanno Nason Lady Murano Glass Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-white, vintage Mid-Century Modern tall lady sculpture with a scarf, hat made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed and produced by Licio Zanetti & Ermanno Nason in goo...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Bird Sculpture in Travertine , France 1950’s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful "bird" sculpture from France.
This highly refined work dates from the 1970s and is typical of the period.
It is made of white glazed ceramic in elegant sobriety.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
After Picasso Ceramic Magazine Holder, Planter, Trash Can
Located in Ferndale, MI
Hand signed studio constructed slab pottery after Picasso as a magazine holder, planter, or trash can. Could also be used for kindling next to a fireplace. The oblong shape has an ea...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Murano Glass Clown, Italy, circa 1950
By Murano 5
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Great Murano glass clown from the midcentury circa 1950 in Italy. Murano glass lovers will love this piece: big black shoes, a multicolored glass body, a funny face with crazy yellow hair, a supersized bow tie and a red hat. Made with lots of love to details this glass sculpture a very decorative one.
If you like this piece, please check also our other Murano Clown...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Nubian Candle Holders
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an exquisite pair of Italian Murano candle holders in the form on Nubian figures elegantly attired in early Venetian costumes. The figures are pr...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco Cold Painted Spelter Figure of a Greyhound
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1925, an absolutely charming cold painted Spelter figure of a standing greyhound. This elegant lady captured standing head alert, looking fo...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Goldscheider Art Deco Figurine, 'Fan Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Goldscheider Art Deco ceramic figure of the 1930's:
Dancer with shoulder-length hair in a long, wide, light gray skirt with floral decoration and ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Style Wallendorf Porcelain Nude Girl With Rearing Gazelle
By Wallendorf
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From every angle, this porcelain figurine is stunning. It is a Wallendorf, (Schaubach Kunst) that dates to about 1964. She is an Art Deco style draped ...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Salviati Attributed Venetian/Murano Glass Peacock Place Card Holder Figures
By Salviati
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine pair of Venetian or Murano glass figurines or place card holders.
In the form of peacocks in yellow glass with gold foil with dark blue eyes.
Attributed to Salviati.
Simply a wonderful pair of Venetian or Murano glass peacocks...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Set of Six Hand Painted Porcelain Bunnies Made in Japan in, 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of ten hand painted porcelain Lefton bunnies in different sizes. The biggest bunnies are hollow, and work as a shallow vase or candy bowl.
These piec...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Hollywood Regency Chinese Elephant Garden Plant Stand Flower Pot, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th century glazed ceramic elephant garden planter or flower pot figure. Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. Also nice in your pool area to hold yo...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Denby Art Deco Green Glazed Art Pottery Lamb Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful English Art Deco pottery figure of a lamb decorated in green glazes made by Denby and dating from the 1930’s. The figure is hand crafted and stands on four legs with its...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Isamu Noguchi Akari 30D on T Base, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “30D” on “T” base by Isamu Noguchi.
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims.
Structure in black lacquered metal & plate base in cast iron and black ...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Frederic Weinberg Backlit Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Frederic Weinberg backlit wall sculpture.
Weinberg had his factory and Showroom in Philadelphia, first on Arch Street and later in his ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Plaster
Isamu Noguchi Akari S1 on BB3 Base, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “S1” on “BB3” base by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & pebble base in cast iron and bamboo stem
Hand-made form ...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2307'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960?s Very large Industrial casting foundry mould (2307)
1960s Very large Industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the ...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Royal Doulton Art Deco The Parsons Daughter Pottery Figure HN564
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and stylish Art Deco early figurine by Royal Doulton titled The Parsons Daughter and designed by Harry Tittensor and dating between 1929 and 1938. The lightly potted hollow fi...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Sevres Pair of Pigeons 'Vinsare'
By Vinsare
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres pair of pigeons (Vinsare)
origin France
Art Deco period in perfect condition
circa 1930.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Handmade Painted Acrobatic Papier Mache Clowns Mexico Attr Jeanne Valentine
By Jeanne Valentine
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous handmade & hand painted vintage acrobatic Papier Mache clowns from Mexico attributed to Jeanne Valentine a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Paste, Paint, Paper
Murano Glass Double Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti, 1960s
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large and elegant Murano glass art sculpture representing two fish perched on molded base.
This beautiful hand blown glass sculpture is made of translucent glass infused with color....
Category
Italian Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari L2 on Bb3 Base, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “L2” on “BB3” base by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi
Structure in black lacquered metal & pebble base in cast iron and bamboo stem
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano Venetian Glass Clowns and Swan, Italy, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Murano Venetian glass clowns and swan, Italy, 1970s
A Murano Venetian, glass clown bowl and ashtray and a swan with bowl.
A round thick glass blown bowl with a clown supposedly underneath with a funny big smile. A clown as an ashtray can be placed in 2 positions. The hands function as a holder, but when not in use, it can be decoratively placed standing. The swan, possibly made by Ucello, colored with transparent glass containing red and white raised on a transparent ribbed oval shaped base and on top of that a transparent colored with green bowl with curved edges.
The measurements are :
Clown with bowl is 11.5 cm high and 12 cm diagonal.
The swan with bowl is 14 cm high and 16 cm wide and 10.5 cm deep.
The clown ashtray...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Quentin Bell Attributed Stoneware Elizabethan Lady’s Head
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual midcentury handcrafted stoneware sculpture of an Elizabethan lady’s head, possibly Elizabeth I, wearing a period hat and ruff collar attributed to renowned artist and writer Quentin Bell (British, 1910-1996). The stoneware shoulder length head stands...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Goldscheider Vienna Figurine 'Joujou' Girl with Ball by Germaine Bouret, 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Little curly girl in a blue spotted dress, her hands on her hips and looking at a ball in front of her.
On a beige, round flat base.
Designer:
GERMAINE BOURET (1907 - 1953)
Dra...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Murano Clear Red Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Paperweight Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Cute vintage Murano hand blown red and clear Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains its original "Murano Glass...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Goldscheider Vienna, 'Summer Evening', Elegant Lady with Wreath of Flowers, 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the late 1930s:
Representation of an elegant lady in a long, close-fitting, off-the-shoulder dress with a ruffled neckline made of rose-colored ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Pair of Akari 30F on Single Stem Base T1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Pair of Akari model “30F” on “Single Stem Base” (T1) by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & pebble base in cast iron and black ...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Ceramic Parakeet Bird Statue in Blue Green and Yellow
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small ceramic statue of a bird in yellow, green, blue, and brown.
Dimensions:
6.5" Tall
4" Wide
3" Deep.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Rosenthal, Gustav Oppel, 'Salambo', Art Deco Porcelain Figure, Circa 1930's
By Rosenthal
Located in Chatham, ON
Rosenthal- Gustav Oppel (1891-1978) - 'Salambo' - Model Number 956/2 - Fine Art Deco 'snake charmer' porcelain figurine - hand painted - featuring gold gi...
Category
German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Faun and Nymph, " Art Deco Sculpture of Nijinsky in "Afternoon of a Faun"
By Fred Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable pair of "faun" and "nymph" sculptures memorializes the legendary performance of Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun in Ballets Russes' renowned production of "Afternoon of a Faun" in 1912. Sculpted by Fred Press several decades later -- in the 1930s or 1940s -- the Faun captures the bold and sensual costume and headpiece of Nijinsky's character as designed by Léon Bakst, complete with spotted, form-fitting tights, a bare torso and a headpiece with horns in gold. Press was a kind of Renaissance...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure 'Spanish Dance', by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Ceramic Figurine:
Dancer in Spanish costume: long skirt with slit above the knee and embroidered bolero jac...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Akari 31NW, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “31NW” by Isamu Noguchi
Light sculptural column
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Tie in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Jap...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 45XL, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “45XL” by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series started in 1951
Early model with the iconic red logo, the Sun and the Moon
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Archimede Seguso Murano Orange White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Bear Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown orange and white opalescent Italian art glass bear sculpture / figure. Documented to designer Arch...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 40F on Single Stem Base T1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “40F” on “Single Stem Base” (T1) by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & pebble base in cast iron and black lacquere...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Glazed Terracotta Leopard Figure, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Hand painted glazed terracotta leopard sculpture with open mouth.
Heavy sculpture, all hand painted.
Good condition
1960's - Italy
Dimensio...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Isamu Noguchi Akari 40XP on Single Stem Base T1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “40XP” on “single stem base” (T1) by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, G...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari V1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “V1” by Isamu Noguchi.
Original shade in washi.
tie in black lacquered metal.
Handmade form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan.
Series started in 1951.
Early mod...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Capodimonte Vegetables
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain vegetables including artichokes, eggplants, and a ...
Category
Italian Country Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Quentin Bell Attributed Stoneware Nude in Arbor Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unsual midcentury handcrafted stoneware sculpture of a nude with fruit sat in an arbor attributed to renowned artist and writer Quentin Bell (Briti...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Brutalist Brass Cross
Located in Milano, IT
Rare brass cross designed by Arnaldo Pomodoro and his brother Giò Pomodoro in the 1950s, of fine Italian manufacture. It is part of the V/58/16 model.
The...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Ceramic Sculpture, Attributable to Lenci, Woman with Greyhounds, 30s
By Lenci
Located in Torino, IT
Art Nouveau ceramic sculpture
attributable to the LENCI manufacture
" Woman with a pair of greyhounds "
Period
30s
Author
The piece is not signed but, due to the age, style...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Pitcher by Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
France / Circa1965s
Size : W200 D100 H305 mm ?
Rare work by Pal Chambost.Original vintage ceramic pitcher with brown and yellow ceramic glazes colors Imitation bamboo ceramic...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Akari 10DT, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model "10DT" by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi, bamboo rings & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal & plate base in cast iron and black lacquered metal
Hand...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Akari 20N by Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “20N” by the great Isamu Noguchi.
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims.
Structure in black lacquered metal.
Hand-made form realized by ...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1960s Very Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould '2301'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould (2301)
1960s very large industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared the Victorian warehouses of Derwent Foundry on the r...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Goldscheider Vienna 'Sailor Dance', Dancer in Sailor Costume, by Dakon, ca 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine around 1930:
Young dancer in a sleeveless top reminiscent of a bathing suit and wide trousers, a sailor hat on the short black curls, looking to the right and taking a step forward with her right leg, leaning her upper body slightly backwards, her hands relaxed in her trouser pockets.
The figure is supported on the left leg, below the featured leg, by a model sailing ship...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Volkstedt Rudolstadt, Germany, Porcelain Figure, Reading Woman in a Skirt
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Volkstedt Rudolstadt, Germany. Porcelain figure. Reading woman in a skirt.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 7 x 6 cm.
In very good condition. Minim...
Category
German Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Quentin Bell Attributed Stoneware Girl Playing Cymbals
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual midcentury handcrafted stoneware sculpture of a girl playing cymbals attributed to renowned artist and writer Quentin Bell (British, 1910-1...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Sculpture of Mother Mermaid 1930 Lenci Italian Design with Child Abele Jacobi
By Abele Jacobi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture of Mother Mermaid 1930 Lenci Italian Design with child Abele Jacobi.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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