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Technique: Hand-Crafted
20th Century Italian Pair of Small Vintage Décor Porphyry Marble Obelisks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, pair of small vintage Italian obelisks made of hand carved Porphyry marble, in good condition. The detailed décor pieces are resting on a square base. Minor fa...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Pair of Lladro Chinese Farmer Porcelain Figurines
By Lladro
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS PAIR of extremely rare and important Lladro, long retired porcelain figurine sculptures.
Known as the ‘Chinese Farmer’ and the ‘Chinese Farmer with Staff’.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French Lalique Crystal Birds Sculptures
By Lalique
Located in Vilnius, LT
French Lalique crystal birds scultures for book end holder or paperweight.
The glass is frostes and clear.
Signed on the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Models of the Marly Horses After Guillaume Coustou
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent pair of gilt and patinated bronze sculptures faithfully reproduces the iconic Marly Horses, originally sculpted in marble by Guillaume Coustou (1677–1746) for the Ch...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Melograno", Murano Glass Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, Unique Design, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
Glass fusing...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Turkey Porcelain Bird Figure Tureen
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid century tall Italian animal figurine Ceramic decorative Turkey Tureen with ladle Vitrine object
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed earthenware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Poodle Dog Scandinavian Modern 1963
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Poodle is made of white stoneware with shiny light blue glaze and dark blue hand painted decoration. It was designed by Lisa Larson (1931-2024) as part of the "Poodles" (Pudlar) ser...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
Staffordshire Rare Transfer Printed Cow & Milkmaid Pottery Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning antique Staffordshire transfer printed pottery model of a cow and milkmaid figure dating from the mid 19th century. The well potted and hand crafted figure stands...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Hand-blown Murano Glass Grey Sculpture Signed by Loredano Rosin '1936-1992'
Located in Florence, Tuscany
Il Tuffatore is an important hand blown Murano glass sculpture by Loredano Rosin (1936-1992). Il Tuffatore, literally translated as, 'The Diver' is a Murano glass sculpture in deep g...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Rare Vintage Monumental Porcelain Horse Drawn Victorian Carriage centerpiece
By Capodimonte
Located in Leesburg, VA
Rare Vintage Monumental Porcelain Horse Drawn Victorian Carriage centerpiece group
Capodimonte Porcelain, after a model by Giorgio Galletti
Naples, Italy; second half of the 20th century
Porcelain
Approximate size: 37 (w) x 15 (h) x 10 (d) in.
This beautiful and elaborately detailed porcelain group features an ornately modeled carriage drawn by four horses. The coach features a driver seated on his perch wearing a tricorn hat and a lovely lady is seated in the coach box wearing a light blue dress with intricate gesticulating openwork porcelain lace...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Brass Crane Bird Sculptures 1960s Set of Two Vintage Hollywood Regency Asian Sty
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of two vintage cast solid brass heron crane figurines.
Vintage Brass Patinated Crane Sculptures.
Sleek Crane Sculpture Circa 1960s.
Hollywood Regency Asian style solid polished brass metal heron bird sculptures.
These Mid Century vintage set of brass Asian inspired crane sculpture are the perfect pieces to add height to your coffee table, side table, mantel (fireplace).
Fabulous Hollywood Regency Asian meets Art Deco style - sure to add some vintage Asian charm to your desk or bookshelf no matter what style you're going for!
A pair/set of brass crane bird sculptures decorative objects, circa 1970s. Great pieces for a cocktail table, bookshelf, credenza.
Set of two beautiful vintage brass crane...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Rare Antique Austrian Bronze Jardinière with Country Girl Figure, Jugendstil Era
Located in Lisse, NL
Austrian Jugendstil bronze centerpiece with country girl figure, circa 1900.
Step into the poetic world of late 19th-century Austria with this captivating bronze jardinière, an exqu...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jumbo Organic and Natural Wood Burl Ball
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bring nature indoors. Large ball natural burl wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Burl
Very Rare Antique Oak Wall Coat Rack w. Acrobatic Jester Figure Hooks, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative wall coat rack with at least ten hooks.
One of the main reasons for people wanting to own antiques is for their decorative appeal and this hand-crafted work-of-art wall rack certainly fits that bill. This good condition wall coat-rack with the finest quality cast iron wall hooks...
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Monumental Lobster Sculpture Murano Glass, Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This Murano glass lobster statue was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. Murano glass is a type of glass that is made on the Venetian island o...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
California Artist Jan De Swart Abstract Aluminum "Monolith" Sculpture
By Jan De Swart
Located in Oakland, CA
Jan De Swart (1908-1987) distressed anodized aluminum "Monolith" sculpture on a custom made solid brass base. The artist created a rich landscape of color and texture on the aluminum...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Leather Horse Animal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful all leather horse animal sculpture, in the Ralph Lauren style, circa late-20th century. This hand-crafted piece is clad in a light ...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Mounted Sculpture Bust in Bronze on Base Bibelot Decorative Object Center piece
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mounted Sculpture Bust in Bronze on Base Bibelot Decorative Object Center piece. Excellent color and details decorative hand finished On a Desk as garniture on a mantle fireplace, on...
Category
20th Century European Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mars" Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, Contemporary Design 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life.
The spe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1920s Hand-Crafted Black Painted Terracotta Italian Figure of Two Horses
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is a handcrafted terracotta sculpture featuring two horses, painted black, created in the 1920s in Italy. The artwork shows the horses intertwined in a dynamic pose, standing on...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Seguso Murano Golden Amber Gold Flecks Bow Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber with yellow and gold flecks Italian art glass kitty cat figurine or sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Medardo Rosso Gavroche Bust of Laughing Boy in Bronze Impressionist Work
Located in Milano, MI
Medardo Rosso The Mischief or Gavroche Impressionist sculpture depicting a laughing boy, the figure half-length of the laughing boy in the cap and the face turned to the left, is s...
Category
Early 20th Century Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary 'Sail' Handmade Aquamarine Crystal Big Sculpture by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2023 Collection of decorative objects signed by Ghirò Studio (Milan).
The natural crystal has high transparencies with aquamarine reflections, it has been curved and handmade to repr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Murano Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds on Branch Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on tree branch sculpture. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The birds are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel
Made in Austria
Austrian Cold-painted Bronze Figure of a Red Squirrel, late 19th/early 20th century,
the figure modeled stand...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco style Sculpture of a Panther JUNGLE by Max Le Verrier, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture of a black panther on a stepped marble base by the French artist Max Le Verrier, France.
With foundry mark.
Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast.
Han...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Abstract Art Lull No47 – NONO’s Contemporary Wooden Sculpture for Interior Desig
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Abstract Art Lull No47 – NONO’s Contemporary Wooden Sculpture for Interior Design
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Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, round...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Art Deco Style Lamp Clarté Standing Nude Sculpture Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive Art Deco figural table lamp of a standing nude holding a glass shade, CLarté, Lumina.
Measures: H. 65 cm or 25.6 inch tall.
Des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique Hand Painted Romantic Porcelain Figurine Group in the style of Meissen.
Beautifully hand painted figurine group in porcelain. Depicti...
Category
Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Largest Leather Rhino Stool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, Signed
Located in Lisse, NL
A wonderful and original collectors example of the large-size rhinoceros footstool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch.
This impressive size and highly decorative design Rhi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Modernist Rectangular Black and Green Marble Bookends Vermont Marble Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of modernist marble bookends by Vermont Marble Company. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the black ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Bla...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Marble
Early Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddha Statue, circa 14th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine late Yuan to early Ming Chinese terracotta gilt and polychrome painted Buddha figure, he is dressed in thick robes, his hair arranged in ty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century Italian Pure 970 Silver Duck with golden beak and paws
Located in VALENZA, IT
Pure silver duck made with the lost wax technique.
The duck was made with the "lost wax" technique which allows the creation of a specific item very close to "pure silver."
This tech...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
James Bearden Torch Cut Steel Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful Brutalist torch cut steel sculpture by the noted Des Moines Iowa Artist James Bearden. This piece was acquired directly from the artist. Great color and patina.
In good ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Goldscheider Wien Girl with Dog Pottery Figure, circa 1930
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and stylish Austrian Art Deco Goldscheider, Wien, pottery figure of a young girl with a dog dating from circa 1930. The novelty young girl figure stands on a rectangular bas...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Barovier Toso Murano Yellow Blue Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Love Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright yellow and sapphire blue spots, bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Barovier e Toso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venere V26, Woman's Moorish Head, Vase Without Crown, Handmade in Sicily, Size L
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink White Gold Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark pink to opal white, and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, with original "Arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Impressive Large Forged Wrought Iron Four-Light Chandelier w. Phoenix Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing and skillfully hand-crafted, Gothic art wrought iron pendant.
This artistically designed and outstandingly executed, thick wrought iron chandelier is in excellent condition and it comes with stunning and mint phoenix sculptures...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bronze Bull Elk with Marble Base
Located in Annville, PA
Graceful even when standing still the Bronze Bull Elk with Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods the Bull Elk statue...
Category
2010s Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Sculpture of Vienna, Palm Trees Giraffe and Elephants
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Large sculpture made of iron and metal from Vienna.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin
By Max Valentin
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique museum quality bronze male sower on a marble base with signature, sculptor Max Valentin (1875-1931).
This antique is for the collectors and connoisseurs, because the quality...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Silver metal Art Deco Car Mascot "Spartan Head"
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silver-plated Art Deco Car Mascot "Spartan Head"
Silver-plated Art Deco car mascot, representing a "Spartan Head." This piece exhibits a stylized and str...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Miniature Chinoiserie Figures
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Miniature Chinoiserie Figures. Set of six miniature glazed pottery chinoiserie figures in rich blue, green, red and yellow with various professions. China, early 20th century...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Louis Marie Moris French bronze Napoleon on horseback . (1818-1883)
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and large French bronze of Napoleon on horseback . Crossing the Alps on Marengo.
Fine detail on a marble base . Large and impressive scale
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Unicorns Are Real", 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin, Ltd. Handmade
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 Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
A Grand Tour bronze figure of Mercury ( Hermes ) on a marble collum
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A bronze on a marble column after Giovanni Bologna, depicting the Roman god Mercury messenger of the gods flying through the air raised on a path of air made by the mouth of a cherub...
Category
1850s French Classical Roman Antique Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand-Blown Murano Diamond Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisitely crafted in Murano, Venice, this hand-blown glass sculpture embodies timeless elegance and artisanal mastery. Its smooth, shiny surface reflects light beautifully, enhanci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Sculptural Wooden Totem Still Stand No21 by NONO, Exquisite Escalona Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Figurine Sculpture by or after Paul Philippe La Danseur Perroquet, Ca1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cold painted bronze figurine of a Turkish dancer with a Parrot, by or after Paul Philippe, made in France in the Art Deco period, circa 1920 ....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Torso femminile togato scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso femminile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico
Torso femminile con toga scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Car...
Category
1990s Italian Greco Roman Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Elephant Stone sculpture hand made and signed under the foot, Circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a large stone sculpture of an elephant, made from a cast or composite stone all hand painted and signed. We date this piece to the early 20th Century , Circa 1920.
This piec...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Bronze Discus Thrower on Marble Base
Located in Annville, PA
Graceful even when standing still the Bronze Discus Thrower on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax cast...
Category
2010s Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Animal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful art glass animal sculpture, Folk Art design, circa mid-20th century. Sculpture is hand-blown art glass of farm animals, from base to top, a horse, dog, cat, and rooster. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Luxury Vase #50 "Love Chains". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
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