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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Modern Commode in Marble and Powder Coated Steel from "Disused Collection"
Located in Florence, IT
This Avant Garde commode is made of Carrara marble and high-quality powder-coated steel. The function of this piece is more sculptural and decorative but at the same time, it can be ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Steel

Royal Copenhagen Large Porcelain Siamese Cat Figure Model 3281
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality vintage Danish porcelain model of seated Siamese cat by renowned and sought after makers Royal Copenhagen and dating from around 1980. The large, seated cat is beautif...
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1980s Danish Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Cristina, Puzzle Sculpture, Signed #2874/9500
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Cristina Puzzle Sculpture, Signed #2874/9500 Offered for sale is a Miguel Berrocal (1933-2006) Mini Cristina puzzle sculpture from 1969-1970. This sculptu...
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20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Nickel, Enamel

Gorilla Statue in the style of Rembrandt Bugatti , Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This gorilla statue is a bronze sculpture in the style of Rembrandt Bugatti, measuring 30 cm high, 39 cm wide, and 15 cm deep, weighing 13.2 kg. It depicts a powerful silverback gor...
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20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider by Sebastiano Bottos, Italia
Located in Pordenone, IT
The "Cortina" screen designed by Sebastiano Bottos is a sculptural piece of furniture handcrafted by assembling extroflexed wood elements, the result of an innovating processing tech...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wall Sculpture Black Contemporary Geometric Totem Brutalist Wood Paper Pulp
Located in Seville, ES
TERRITORIO 2.3.74 - V We worked with paper pulp for the first time a few years ago. We were testing ways of optimising the recycled paper until we achieved an almost clay-like pulp t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Livio Seguso Murano St. Marks Venice Horses Italian Art Glass Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white Italian decorative art glass bowl with 4 embossed rearing horses. Documented to designer Livio Seguso. I have previously owned several other...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

Bronze Owl Titled "Grand Duc" by Francois Pompon
Located in Stamford, CT
A large cast bronze Owl by Francois Pompon, titled "Grand Duc" designed in 1928 and cast between 1934-1939. The patinated bronze is marked with a Fonde...
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1930s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Opinion Ciatti Papavero Delicato Large Table Decoration
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fragility and stability, lightness and solidity: those usually antithetical terms, Papaveri Delicati (Delicate Poppies), seem to be able to co-exist as in all the other creations of Gherardo Frassa. Small metal sculptures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Daum Art Glass Angel Sculpture, France 1970
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass angel sculpture by Daum, France. The angel - made out of art glass - is kneeling, with one arm raised and the other holding a golden chalice. A ...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

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Art Glass

Bronze Sculpture, Woman nude, XXth century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze, Girl with Leaning Leg. Bronze, the young girl rests one foot on a raised form, her chin leaning on her hand — a gesture of quiet reflection. Contact us before o...
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20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Salvador Dali Surrealist Sculpture Side Table Model Xai Limited Edition 16/20
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"XAI” lamb designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD Barcelona and Deyrolle. Measures: 87 x 26 x H 71 (head) and H 59 (back) approximate Inspired by the painting "Interpret...
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2010s Spanish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wool

Italian Murano Art Glass Cat and Goldfish Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art glass cat and goldfish sculpture, numbered/limited edition, in the Modern style, circa mid-20th centu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Modernist Lucite Block Prism Sculpture by Alessio Tasca
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool large modernist lucite block prism sculpture by noted Italian designer Alessio Tasca, circa 1970s. This is a fairly rare Tasca lucite design that is in very good conditio...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Rare Vintage Large Fragrance Factice The Dreamer by Versace 1990s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and striking incredibly large fragrance factice by Versace. This sculptural piece is commanding and striking. A balance of lines and codes of the Versace fashion empire. T...
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1990s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Lauren LED Sconce Large, 170"H, Handmade Brass, Bronze or Nickel
Located in Torslanda, SE
by Matthew Holleman, 2024 Standard size, 30”/76cm Length and 170"/403cm Height Brass, Nickel, and Bronze options are available. This piece is handmade in our Swedish workshop and f...
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2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Contemporary 'Wave' Crystal Sculpture Aquamarine Handcrafted by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Artistic sculpture of crystal of maximum artisanal qualty signed Ghirò Studio (Milan, Italy). Innovative design, fine craftmanship and a stron...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Norman Rockwell Court Jester Statue by Lladró Porcelain, Ltd 1234/5000
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Produced from 1982 through 1984 this detailed Court Jester statue was designed and sculpted by Salvador Furio and adapted from "Court Jester" found on th...
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1980s Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

13 Malide Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The 13 Malide glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Malide Glass” collection. Made in Murano glass, and signed on the base “E.Sottsa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Potter
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Leather Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful sculpted leather giraffe sculpture. Great decorative addition for a bookshelf.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Unique Bronze Bowl by Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique bronze bowl by Rick Owens 2007 Dimensions: L 14 x W 14 x H 8 cm Materials: Bronze Weight: 1.5 kg Available in black, gold, and Nitrate finish. Rick Owens is a Califo...
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2010s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Carved Rock Crystal Buddha Head Sculpture On Malachite Base
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and extraordinary finely hand carved rock crystal sculpture depicting head of the Buddha, with intricate facial details and serene expression with downcast eyes, tightly curle...
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20th Century Asian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Rock Crystal

Large Holy Land Mother-of-pearl, Abalone Shell and Olive Wood Icon
Located in London, GB
A large Holy Land mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and olive wood icon Jerusalem, early 20th century Icon: height 55.5cm, width 52cm, depth 18cm Case: height 15.5cm, width 61.5cm, depth 57.5cm In fitted case, presented by the President of the Senate...
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Early 20th Century Israeli Modern Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Olive

Emerson Woelffer Bonze Sculpture, Abstract Face, Signed, Dated, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modern abstract Face, by the well known artist, Emerson Woelffer. Signed, numbered 1/4 and dated 1947.
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1940s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Incal Sculpture by Duccio Maria Gambi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zuperfici is a collection of furniture pieces and objects that investigates the materiality of an object through its surfaces.The starting point is the plastic laminate, a very thin ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Ropes by Alejandra Artizabal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ropes by Alejandra Artizabal Dimensions: 75 cm x 65 cm Materials: Fique - Furcraea andina .The plant is transformed manually into textiles and ropes and used in various applicatio...
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2010s Colombian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other

Sculpture of a Black Horse's Head.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a black horse's head. This sculpture, taken from an original bronze statue created by Monti in the early 19th century, reveals all the animal's finesse and power. This ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Metal

Mats Jonasson for Målerås, Sweden. Crystal sculpture. The Masqot Shama series
Located in København, Copenhagen
Mats Jonasson for Målerås Glasbruk. Crystal sculpture from the Masqot Shama series. The piece depicts a stylised face, where clear and frosted surfaces interact to create depth and a...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Murano Blue Bugnato Vase by Giuliano Busato
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian clear Murano art glass vase hand blown with blue bugnato ashlars / Made in Italy by Giuliano Busato, circa 1990s Original maker's mark underside Measures: Height 20 inches, w...
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20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

English Modern Chrome & Resin "Le Garcon" Mannequin by Lindsey B
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English Modern Chrome & Resin "Le Garcon" Mannequin by Lindsey B. England , Circa 1980s A rare iconic design of English Modern, The silver and black lacq...
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Late 20th Century English Modern Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Kelvin LaVerne Rare and Important "Giacometti's Soul" Sculpture 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Rare and exceptional cast sculpture "Giacometti's Soul" in bronze with hand-painted enamels on a patinated bronze base by Kelvin LaVerne, American late 1980's (Engraved signature on ...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Medium-Sized Sculpture, Antique Style, with a Fine Patina, White Marble Effect.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Medium-sized sculpture in the antique style, with a fine patina and white marble effect. This fragment of a discophore bust comes from the reproduction of an original bronze statue ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Surrealist Bronze Sculpture of a Woman and Alligator on Skates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Surrealist Bronze Sculpture of a Woman and Alligator on Skates Continental, circa 1960s Dimensions: 8" H × 4" W × 4.5" D A whimsical and surrealist bronze depicting a fantastical p...
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20th Century European Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cat Cave, Bordeaux House for Cats, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) In Stock in Los Angeles Cat Cave is project by Stefano Giovann...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Hoodoo Stacks, Sculptural Concrete Planters by OPIARY (H50"-78")
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature. These modern, elongated towers are an organic, elegant, and chic way to introduce nature and sculpture into your space. They are named after the geological term for tall thin rock spires protruding from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Unlike spires, hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body". Hoodoos are common to the Great Plains...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sculptures

Materials

Cement

GUFRAM Cactus Ultraviolet Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus: The Invisible Spectrum is a collection by Gufram that features three unique and surprising Cactus inspiried by the optical wavelenght range. Gufram makes exceptionally visibl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other

Handmade sheep in white fur and teak wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Located in Renens, CH
Handmade sheep in white fur and teak coloured wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans-Peter Krafft, produced in Germany by Meier Germany. Originally used as a stool, the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fur, Leather, Wool, Glass, Teak

12 Amaltea Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amaltea Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Amaltea Glass” collection. Made in Murano. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis”. Signed on the base. Et...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

GUFRAM Cactus Gammablue Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus: The Invisible Spectrum is a collection by Gufram that features three unique and surprising Cactus inspiried by the optical wavelenght range. Gufram makes exceptionally visibl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Other

Rico, Contemporary Sculptural Hand-Built Ceramic Table Lamp in Matte White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mico’s Cousin Rico is a contemporary hand-built sculptural ceramic table lamp that inspires the joy of working with hands through unpacking, assembling and balancing weights. The han...
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2010s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #6 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

After Fernando Botero 14.5" Full Figured Bronze Sculpture
By Fernando Botero
Located in Pasadena, TX
This bronze was made after the death of the artist Fernando Botero. It stands 14.5" in height. It depicts a full figured woman standing on a head.
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Late 20th Century Colombian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Viennese bronze "Quran teacher with students" by Anton Chotka circa 1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Viennese Bronze "Quran Teacher with Pupils" by Anton Chotka circa 1900 Charming antique Viennese bronze, "Teacher Teaching Pupils" by Anton Chotka, circa 1900. This finely detailed p...
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20th Century Austrian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Charles B. Cobb Floor Sculpture California Studio
Located in Fulton, CA
Charles B. Cobb California Studio geometric floor sculpture . Glass rectangular panel supported by two geometric, pyramid forms. Various imperfections. 50.5 inches high. 36 inches w...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Glass

Sculptural "TOTEM" in ceramic by F. VIAL
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb "TOTEM" in sculpted ceramic and enamelled paint. Signed piece by Florence Vial. France, 2025 Please ask for availability.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Koishi" Stone Shaped Ottoman Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Koishi" is a stone shaped ottoman, designed by Naoto Fukasawa and manufactured by Driade, featuring a painted fiberglass structure available in four different colors: white, anthrac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass

"The Resignation", Salvador Dali, Bronze Statue
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture The Resignation inspired by Salvador Dalí, depicting a human head with a hand covering the face, symbolizing withdrawal, silence, and inward reflection. Cast in pati...
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Late 20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sculpture in Resin and Marble Powder, Fragment of Apollo's Foot.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in resin and marble powder, representing the sculpture of Fragment of Apollo's foot. A fine reproduction of an imposing fragment of a foot, almost certainly the remains of...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Opinion Ciatti Ombres de Chats #3 Bookend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ombres de Chats by Angelo Barcella are poetic objects, delicate table sculptures. Shadows of curious, busy, sore, angry or bored cats, instants which are made eternal when transforme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Stone fish, contemporary sculpure in cast bronze, blue patina
Located in Roma, IT
Stone fish. A master of camouflage, the stonefish is the most venomous known fish in the world. Just let him be. *80% recycled bronze *Wanderart metal-cast artworks are all hand mad...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lladró Dragonfly Sculpture
Located in New York City, NY
An innovative porcelain and metal creation inspired by one of the fascinating creatures in nature. Part of the Awesome Insects Collection. This origi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Lull No124 Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona – A Sculptural Accent
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No124 Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona – A Sculptural Accent ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms...
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2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

'Eye' Handcrafted White Glass and Palladium-plated Brass Sculpture Dia 17.6''
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
'Eye' is not only a refined, luxurious furnishing accessory, but also a hand-carved sculpture, designed to enhance any living area or bedroom with unique beauty and charm. This is ou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sergio Bustamante Fish Boy Series Fantasy Figural Large Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Sergio Bustamante “Fish Boy” Series Fantasy Figural large-scale hand painted ceramic signed sculpture. Beautiful, repaired c...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Lion Statue, Walking Lion, in the style of Rembrandt Bugatti Bronze Sculpture
By Rembrandt Bugatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This lion statue is a bronze sculpture in the style of Rembrandt Bugatti. The statue depicts a walking lion mid-stride, capturing dynamic energy and majestic motion with precise anatomical detail and expressive surface texture. This bronze lion statue...
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20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marble Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial female nude torso white marble sculpture with dark veining, circa 20th century. Sculpture is predominately white marble with traces of dark veining as sho...
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20th Century European Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Daum Art Glass Panter on Tree Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass panter sculpture by Daum, France. The panter - made out of art glass - is lying on a green tree. A beautiful sculpture. Founded in 1878 in Nanc...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Lladro #4854 Porcelain Don Quixote Figurine
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite porcelain figurine, model #4854 by Lladro, was meticulously crafted in Spain circa 1980. Representing the iconic character Don Quixote, it captures the essence of Migu...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Introverso Marble Vase, Paolo Ulian & Moreno Ratti
Located in Geneve, CH
Introverso marble vase - Paolo Ulian & Moreno Ratti Dimensions: D 15 x W 15 x H 40 cm Materials: white carrara marble. Also available in Nero Africa marble. Moreno Ratti "When I was...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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