Industrial Sculptures
INDUSTRIAL STYLE
Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.
It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.
The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.
Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings.
On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
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Nipper dog cast iron piggy bank "La voix de son maître" gramophone advertising
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Nipper dog cast iron piggy bank "La voix de son maître" gramophone advertising
decorative collectible - Mid-Century
Measures : 6cmx14cm H:16cm
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Giraffe Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden giraffe manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus collection. Made from c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
1930s Architectural Silvered Foundry Form, Mold, Casting, Sculpture Garden
Located in Buffalo, NY
Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds.
Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece.
These antique foundry molds...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage US 1994 Rubber Negative Doc Holliday Ceramic Mould Cowboy Rough Cut 1363
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large vintage industrial 1994 cowboy rough cut 1363 rubber negative Doc Holliday mould to make a negative plaster mould with.
With the plaster mould you ...
Category
1990s Central American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Rubber
Cast Iron Hubley Donkey Bottle Opener, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original cast iron donkey bottle opener manufactured by the Hubley Manufacturing Company with "Eureka Springs Arkansas" on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Boho Metal Cyclist Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
This unique vintage metal sculpture beautifully captures the essence of a cyclist in motion. Handcrafted with intricate metalwork and painted in vibrant hues of yellow, red, and blue...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Albert Féraud (1921-2008), French artist. Abstract sculpture in metal. 1960.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Albert Féraud (1921-2008), French artist.
Abstract sculpture in metal.
1960.
Double signed A. Feraud.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 27.0 cm. x H 30.5 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden Tiger manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Bent Sørensen Cast Iron Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Abstract cast iron sculpture by Bent Sørensen with a rich rusted tone consistent with age. Denmark, circa 1960's.
Bent Sørensen is best known as a sculptor but started out as a painter. Around 1948 he met the group of Danish and international artists...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Carved Wooden Santo, circa 1950-1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A hand painted carved wooden Mexican or Central American Santo (saint) with articulating arms.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture circa 1...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Hollywood Decor Aluminum "Star Spindle" Film Reel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage film real whose spindles form a star (ca. 1940s, USA).
Impressive piece of Hollywood decor in an uniquely large size (42" Diameter) with good signs of age/patina (original we...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden lion manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from ca...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
European Railways Oil Can, Vintage Oil Can, Industrial Style 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Architectural or Industrial style Oil can, a nice addition to your collection. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It is not marked. Measurements gi...
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal, Tin
Model for Showing Tights, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Swivel ladies leg on the stool used as a model for showing tights in textile factory in Czechoslovakia.
Another version with white leg also available.
Ni...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Bentwood
1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat.
Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop by Hubley c.1910-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original cast iron Boston Terrier doorstop manufactured by the Hubley Manufacturing Company in Lancaster Pennsylvania USA. The piece has retained its original hand ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large welded steel table sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"New York Blower Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
1900s Advertising Stencil Mark Type Font Vintage Industrial Art Sculpture Copper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
USA, circa 1901. Vintage Industrial mercantile large Wolfe Bros Folck's Roller Mills copper stencil. Baltimore Maryland.
Measures: W 18.5 x H 16 in.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of Triangular Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of 1960’s triangular concrete planters designed by Swiss neo-functionalist and industrial design pioneer Willy Guhl for Eternit in Switzerland.
Each multifaceted planter...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
1920s Taxi Cab Company Garage Tube Repair Wire Hoop Sculpture
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sold as prop, or as wall sculpture, hanging mobile.
Dia: 30 X H: 8 In.
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Joseph A Burlini Brass Abstract Sculpture, Dated 1967
Located in Oceanside, US
Joseph A. Burlini, born in 1937, is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale sculptures. He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and has spent much of his ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Maquette" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paper
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An iron architectural building star anchor mounted on a steel base. The 19th Century star is originally part of a brick building and used to anchor in to...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
1930s Leather Medicine Ball, Nice Color and Patina
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s leather medicine ball, nice color and patina.
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Leather
"Dynamic Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
Rosenthal Porcelain Hands, Germany, 1950s
By Rosenthal
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rosenthal Porcelain hands, Germany, 1950s.
Pair of hard to find original German white glazed porcelain molds for the making of latex gloves. They were immersed in vats of bubbling li...
Category
1950s German Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hollow Brass Rectangular Object
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial rectangular brass object. The brutalist form features a hollow center. The geometric block can be used as a bookend or decorative element.
Dimensions
4" width x 2" dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An iron architectural building star anchor mounted on a steel base. The 19th Century star is originally part of a brick building and used to anchor in to...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century Industrial Copper and Brass Hand Sculpture on Base
Located in Newfoundland, PA
An industrial hand consisting of both copper and brass. Sits on a base someone made to hold it upright. The hand measures, 17.25 in H, 3.25 in W, .75 in deep, On stand it measures 26...
Category
1890s American Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, 'Iron Altar' by Charles Splady
Located in Oakland, CA
'Iron Altar' is a freestanding abstract sculpture from the Thought-Particle series, designed as a "thought filter" to enhance the artistic process. Crafted and precisely cut from ste...
Category
2010s American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Contemporary "Eggs Carton Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Industrial Gear on Stand
Located in New York City, NY
Mounted industrial gear on stand.
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Italian Metal Ring Sculpture from 1970's
Located in Hudson, NY
Metal rings were used to create the unusual stepped sculpture, shown here, from Italy c. 1970s. Arranged in ascending and descending order, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Cast Iron Anvil from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wrought iron anvil with an ebonized wood base.
Category
20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Welded steel table sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as an arch...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mounted Oversized Wrench from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A dramatically oversized patinated forged steel wrench beautifully mounted on a circular base.
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1930, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Unique Barber or Optician Chair, Museum Piece
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Josep Maria Subirachs Industrial Modernist Abstract Cast Iron Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive Cast Iron floor sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs b.1927. Reminiscent in form to an arrowhead or primitive blade. Josep incorporated grattage leaving the surface rough...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Industrial Aluminum Film Reel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, industrial, midcentury, film reel is a great accent piece or wall hanging.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Fritz Schwegler abstract yellow Angle 1978 Sculpture oversized Installation
Located in Munster, NRW
Fritz Schwegler - oversized abstract angle.
Painted wood in yellow and red, signed F. Schwegler, abstract installation in the shape of a yellow triangle with red wheels, mounted on ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Industrial Ovular Mold on Stand, 20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Vintage Industrial Mold in an ovular egg shape, executed in wood (with a handsome patina) and displayed on a contemporary metal stand.
Fantastic decorative object with a lot of c...
Category
20th Century Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Stainless Steel Industrial Fork Mold Sculpture for Silverware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large vintage industrial factory mold in stainless steel in the shape of a large dinner fork.
These highly decorative sculptures are sold separately or a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Leaning Towers" Sculpture Constructed from 96 Eiffel-tower-models
Located in Maastricht, NL
“Leaning towers”
Object / sculpture
design: JAN PAUL
Constructed from 96 Eiffel-tower-models.
The object is part of a serie in progress consisti...
Category
2010s Dutch Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Ceramic Industrial Glove Mold - U.S. - Late 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique glazed ceramic industrial glove mold - no maker's mark - likely American made for the T. Eaton Co. - late 19th/early 20th century.
Excellent antique ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Industrial Style Ceramic Vase / Sculpture by Alessio Tasca 'circa 1980s'
Located in London, GB
Modern, industrial-style ceramic vase (circa 1980s) by Alessio Tasca. Minimalist, abstract, u-shaped ceramic vase in a light brown-coloured glaze with bold line motif. Combining an i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Millstone on Base, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage Millstone on Base, 20th Century. Hand-carved, granite millstone mounted on base creates an organic sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Granite
20th Century French Abstract Walnut Sculpture in the Style of Sonia Delaunay
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French Industrial abstract sculptural made of hand crafted Metal and Walnut in the Style of Sonia Delaunay, in good condition. The detailed décor piece is particularized w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Built Earthenware Monument to a Hamburger
By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
This ode to an American classic is a chunky, hand built sculpture depicting a group of columns with a ceramic hamburger atop. Its earthenware coloring is complemented by the smalles...
Category
2010s American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Josep Maria Subirachs Industrial Modernist Abstract Cast Iron Wall Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive Cast Iron wall hanging sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachsb. 1927. Reminiscent in form to an arrowhead or primitive blade. Josep incorporated grattage leaving the surfac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Striking Industrial Sculpture by California Listed Artist Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique metal sculpture by Robert Ortlieb, A unique piece that captures Industrial Art Deco and Postmodern movements, Californian artist f...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Dark Lion Circus Toy c.1903-1935
By Schoenhut
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Jointed wooden lion manufactured in the 1900s by the Schoenhut Piano Company as part of the "Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from ca...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Vintage Mixed Metal Wall Art Abstract Brutalist Sculpture, Circa 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful vintage wall art abstract brutalist sculpture, Circa 1970s. Made of mixed metal, (copper, brass and metal) with a wood frame. It has origi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
"World Freedom and Peace", White, 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hand Built Earthenware Monument to Breakfast Icon Cap'n Crunch
By Steve Banks
Located in Chicago, IL
An ode to a childhood favorite - this chunky, hand built sculpture depicts a bust of Cap't Crunch cluttered amidst ionic columns and bridge girders. Its earthenware coloring is comp...
Category
2010s American Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun.
Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Contemporary "Picture White Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Contemporary "Picture Black & Green", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester, Wood
Industrial sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial sculptures made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Mosche Bianche, Hubley Manufacturing Company, Patrick Fitzgerald, and Gordon Chandler. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $836.