Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Period: Mid-20th Century
Color: Brown
Large Wooden Abstract Sculpture, C.1970
Located in Surbiton, GB
Large wooden abstract sculpture, c.1970.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
height: 45
width: 23
depth: 20
In good vintage condition.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Extra Large Industrial Casting Foundry Mould, '2304'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960s Extra large Industrial casting foundry mould – two metres (2304)
1960s Extra large Industrial casting foundry mould – We recently cleared...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Elephant Figurine by Knud Kyhn
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sung glazed stoneware baby elephant by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen.
The sculpture is decorated with a light earthy Sung glaze with a touch of green.
Marked and signed KK to the ...
Category
Danish Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Frances Venardos Gialamas Abstract Wire Figure In Motion Sculpture
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Frances Venardos Gialamas Abstract Wire Figure In Motion Sculpture 1950's. A wonderful work of sculptural art by noted artist Fran Gialamas. The form ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Pierre Forssell Pair of Vintage Scandinavian Brass Candlesticks Sweden
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Pierre Forssell (1925-2004)
Pierre Forssell was an acclaimed industrial designer who designed cutlery and cookware, for among others Gense, before joining the distinguished brass foundry of Skultuna as creative director in the early 1950s. Forssell was commissioned to renew Skultuna’s product range and created several successful series of modernist interior decorating objects...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 30D, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “30D” 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 i...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 40F, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “40F” 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 i...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Brutalist Cast Iron & Wood Crucifix / Cross
Located in San Diego, CA
Large brutalist cast iron & wood crucifix / cross from Italy, circa 1970s. This is a beautiful linear piece in great condition measuring 10"W x 3"D...
Category
Italian Brutalist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Brass Longhorn Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Circa mid-20th century Hollywood Regency style decorative brass longhorn skull wall sculpture in a hand polished finish. Please note of wear consistent ...
Category
Korean Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Full Size Wooden Carousel Goat
By Daniel Charles Muller
Located in Nantwich, GB
Full size wooden carousel goat with Punchinello carved on the back of the saddle. Punch was one of the turn-of-the -century’s most popular characters kno...
Category
Edwardian Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Isamu Noguchi Akari 30D, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “30D” 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 i...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Modernist Carved Wooden Head, Man with Helmet
Located in Norwalk, CT
Apparently unsigned. Reminiscent of the style of 1940s WPA artists, this resolute head is carved from beautiful curly blonde wood and features a helmet emblazoned with a floral emblem. It's the perfect size for a bookshelf or tabletop decoration!
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Walnut Figurative Sculpture of a Semi Nude by Laszlo Hoenig '1905-1971'
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco sculpture by Hungarian designer Laszlo Hoenig (1905-1971). A Carved wooden study of a stylised semi nude figure holding a bronze sword and tr...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Italian Ceramic Life, Size German Shepherd Dog Vietri, Italy, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Life size Shepherd in very good vintage condition made in Italy 1950s.
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
German Art Deco Pottery Ceramic Horse Sculpture Figurine After Franz Marc
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An outstanding Art Deco ceramic horse sculpture inspired by the painting "The Red Horses IV" as also known as "Grazing Horses IV" by Franz Marc...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Kay Bojesen Early Handmade Wooden Oak Elephant Children's Toy, 1950s, Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Odense, DK
Rare Kay Bojesen wooden toy elephant from the early 1950s in patinated oak with an amazing grain. The Elephant was created in 1953 by Kay Bojesen and from the start handmade in his s...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pr. Art Deco Busts by Kupur Aka Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of Art Deco busts by the artist formerly known as Kupur , aka Frederick Cooper. These are an example of his earlier work, before he focused on making lighting, primaril...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Pair of Vintage Brass Eagle Bookends
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of heavy brass Eagle bookends. Has thin felt on bottom of each to prevent scratching furniture. Great on a book shelf or desk. Nice condi...
Category
American Colonial Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass American Bald Eagle Sculpture
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb mid-century Federal style American brass bald eagle sculpture perched on a tree branch with outstretched wings. This fine quality sculpture is large and heavy with wonderful...
Category
North American Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hands on Ceramics 'the Colonial Insulator Co' 11/1/2 Ind, Patent 22615
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of hands on ceramics (the colonial insulator co)
they are work glove molds
11/1/2 Ind . Patent 22615
Aug 1 1955
Jul 27 1955
Country: American
They can be used as sculptures or ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Period Mixed Metals and Wood Couple Sculpture JN
Located in Garnerville, NY
Amazing mixed metals and wood Brutalist Period couple sculpture. A wonderful mix of copper, brass, nails and wood that have been manipulated, cut, carved, heated, tacked, and welded ...
Category
American Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Aries Mid-Century Modern Sculpture by Kaija Aarikka Made in Finland
Located in Weesp, NL
The Aries/ram figurine, designed by Kaija Aarikka, is a Finnish Mid-Century Modern classic that symbolises perseverance and determination. The Pine Pohjan...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
A charming example of a mid-20th Century English Papier Mache giraffe puppet head. M...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Ceramic Parrot Animal Birds Figurine 1930
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco large ceramic animal figurine
Depiction: Two parrots on a tree trunk
Hand crafted and hand painted in strong ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
African Kota Reliquary Figure, Gabon
Located in New York, NY
Kota people, wood reliquary figure, 20th century, Gabon / Republic of Congo, of geometric form with metal nailhead detailing.
Dimensions: 33" H x 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Paper Bag Vase Designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tapio Wirkkalas playful ceramic paper bag vase in Kraft brown color. Original 1970s edition.
Category
German Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Small Spelter Female Table Lighter, C1930
Located in Devon, England
An original 1930's Art Deco cold painted spelter figure strike lighter. Depicts a young woman dressed in the fashion of the day night slip holding a draped ...
Category
European Art Deco Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
French Male Mannequin Head, Hat Stand, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A natural or slightly oversized male mannequin head in painted pottery/plaster. Distinct Art Deco styling with exaggerated features. Made in France...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Plaster
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Folk Art Masks
Located in San Diego, CA
A very fun pair of hand carved wooden folk art masks circa 1940s. The set is in very good vintage condition and has a hanger on the reverse side; the larger mask...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ceramic Figural Bird Statue attributed De Santis, Gli Etruschi, Vintage Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural bird statue - attributed to Ivo De Santis by Gli Etruschi, Italy. This character statue has been made in Italy, circa 1970s or older. Absolutely ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Modern Art Hand Crafted Pottery Sculpted Old Mask Distressed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage modern pottery Art hand cafted old mask distressed.
Measures: 8.13 tall x 6.13 W x 1.13
Preowned original vintage condition. Broken and distressed.
Review all mages please...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Mid-Century Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The pieces are cast iron with verde gris finish and are quite heavy; they would make a grea...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Curtis Jere Mixed Metals Sculpture Village and Cafe Scape, 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Monrovia, CA
1960s Vintage Village and Cafe Scape Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere.
Mixed Metal Village / Cafe Scene Signed C. Jere.
Beautiful Cosmopolitan Village Of Eclectic Mixture Of Metals....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Artist Roger Capron Ceramic Tile in the Style of a Prehistoric Fossil Fish
By Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
Roger Capron French (1922–2006) large ceramic tile evocative of a prehistoric fossil fish, executed in intricate, dimensional detail and finished in...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brown Leather Horse Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
Vintage sculpture representing a horse. In light brown leather with glass eyes.
Presumably originating from Italy.
Good condition with natural age-related patina.
Category
Italian Other Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Leather
French Art Deco, Lounging Nude, Carved Wood Sculpture, ca. 1930
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture of a female nude was created by an unknown sculptor in the manner of the popular modernist movement in French art of the very end of the 19th century, Les Nabis...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood
'Cesto di Dalie' Umbrella Stand by Piero Fornasetti, 1950s Italy, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and highly sought-after collectors item is the 'Cesto di Dalie' umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950s, signed underneath with a Fornasetti medallion label. This h...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Life Size Carved Female Torso
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality Early 20th Century life size carved female torso in the classical style, very well executed in wonderfully figured walnut, the sculpture is in excellent condition ...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Style Carved Wooden Eagle Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Barntrup, DE
Art Deco Style carved Wooden Eagle sculpture with glass eyes from the 1960s.
This stunning, naturalistically hand carved and brown tinted beech...
Category
European Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beech
Vintage Stacked Solid Wood Bookends
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage solid wood bookends made of ash, walnut, mahogany and maple. Glued together in a stacked design then shaped in a curved pattern. They make nice decorative sculptures.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut
Pair Japanese Carved and Lacquered Inari Foxes, Showa Era, Dated 1951, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan.
T...
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Willy Gordon, Terracotta Japanese Girl Akito Head Sculpture, France, 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Terracotta japanese girl Akito head sculpture
Willy Gordon (1918 - 2023), France 1940s
Juvenile work. Signed on the base.
Measures: H 35 cm x 20 x 19 cm
Conditions: excel...
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Betty Gold abstract geometric wood and gold leaf modern sculpture .
By Betty Gold 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful abstract geometric wood leaf sculpture, by the well known Texas/California artist Betty Gold.Signed and numbered 10/15 in black ink.
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ceramic Piano Baby Boy, Marked
Located in Norton, MA
Ceramic piano baby boy, marked at the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Model Berlin Bear on Wooden Base, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a wooden base. This item was bou...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Organic Teak Wood Sculpture Signed Appu
By Appu
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual, sinuous teak wood sculpture, signed Appu. Indian artist, circa 1960s. While abstract the form is clearly derived from female figure.
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Goldscheider Vienna Child Figurine, Little Girl with Suitcase, by Dakon, C. 1937
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare goldscheider Art Déco ceramic figurine of the 1930s:
Little blond, curly-haired girl in a green-red checkered dress, bending over with both hands and using her body weight...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Bowl by Sigvard Nilsson, Söwe Konst. Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Rare bowl designed and made by Sigvard Nilsson, Söwe konst. Made during the 1950s Made from solid teak and sculpted by hand. Very good vintage condition with...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Teak
African / Oceanic Warrior Metal Sculpture Signed
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist African or Oceanic metal sculpture depicting a standing warrior with shield and spear, signed "DMK" to base. 50" H x 13.5" W x 16" D.
Dealer: S138XX.
Category
Brutalist Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Terracotta Sculpture of Voluptuous Nude Female Torso
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A lush sculptural depicting of a nude female torso. Executed in burnt terracotta stoneware. Bought in and anonymously made in Italy circa 1930-50 according to the Verona Antique...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid Century Kaj Franck Clear Glass Artobject Obelisk Yellow Handblown Sculpture
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Kaj Franck, Artobject "Obeliski" (Obelisk), Model KF246, Nuutajärvi-Notsjö, 1963
Artist
Kaj Franck (Vyborg, Finland 1911 – Santorini, Greece 1989) was an influential Finish desig...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Teak Sculpture by Simon Randers, Produced in Denmark During the, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture made by Simon Randers. Produced in Denmark during the 1950s. Hand sculpted out of solid teak. Very good vintage condition with slight age related wear and patina.
De...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Modernist Brass Penguin Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool modernist brass penguin sculpture with a gorgeous natural patina, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"W...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 31N, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
Akari model “31N” by Isamu Noguchi
Light sculptural column
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Tie in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form rea...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Metal
English Bulldog Iron Garden Sculpture/Doorstop
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
English hand cast English bulldog rusted garden ornament.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century, French Hand Carved Walnut Virgin Mary and Child Wall Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique wall statue of the Mother and Child, was carved in Southern France, circa 1960. The large alluring sculpture in high relief, features ...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
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