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Folk Art Wood Wheel Sculptural Element
Located in Los Angeles, CA
or cart.
The 5" thick wheels are carefully carved from interlocking pieces of wood. The wheel is
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 3-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture
This striking oversized wood puzzle
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Red Tower" Box Sculpture by Artist Andy Lakey
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique large "Red Tower" box sculpture by by noted artist Andy Lackey, circa 1998. The piece is
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modernist Abstract Wood Form Mobile
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-20th Century mobile consisting of fourteen abstract walnut wood forms suggesting fish suspended
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Collection of 5 Articulated Wooden Monkeys/Toys/Sculptures in Style of Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
So cute small collection of toys/sculptures of monkeys in wood. These pieces were made in Japan in
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modernist Stabile Sculpture, Graham Mitchell Sears, Style of Alexander Calder
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Modernist Stabile,,created and exicuted by Graham Sears..Born in Buffalo New York,, Studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris,, Graham's works are sold in museum stores a...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Franz Hagenauer Sailing Boat Ship, Wood Copper Brass, Austria, 1950
By Franz Hagenauer
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A sailing boat made of wood, copper and brass by Franz Hagenauer, Austria, Vienna, 1950.
It is
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Vintage Wood Kaleidoscope with Stained Glass Mounted on a Tripod
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large vintage wood kaleidoscope with two parallel stain glass 6.75" wheels. Tripod wood frame
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Burned Wood Norma Paravent Age-Old Technique ‘Shou Sugi Ban
by Tim Vranken
Located in 1204, CH
table top consists of three pieces. The wood grain of every piece is directed towards the centre of the
Category
2010s Belgian Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Pond Yacht, England circa 1930
Located in Culver City, CA
England, 1930
Gaff rigged, constructed in wood and brass with original paint and linen sails.
42”w
Category
Vintage 1930s English Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Frederik Smits Stabile Mobile
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frederik Smits stabile mobile Memphis style.
Unique piece, handmade by the artist
Wood and metal.
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Stabile Mobile by Frederik Smits
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stabile mobile by Frederik Smits.
Handmade by the artist.
Unique piece
Metal and wood
Other
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell, 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Stabile Mobile by Frederik Smits
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
-Ettore-2018
Materials are lacquered wood -steel - copper - nylon -
Perfect condition.
Category
2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metallic Thread
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell Assembly 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Bronze Wind Bell with wall Bracket, Signed, 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher and matching bronze wall bracket. Years of nice patina
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Mobile Designed by Derick Pobell, Germany
By Derick Pobell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mobile in balsa wood and steel by German artist Derick Pobell,
Each mobile is signed and
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nicolai Canetti Post Modern Chimes
By Canetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming set of chimes designed by post modern designer Nicolai Canetti is a total homage to the post modern movement.
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Mobile by Anni and Bent Knudsen, 1973
By Anni Knudsen, Den Permanente, Bent Knudsen
Located in Haderslev, DK
This very rare mobile was selected to be distributed at "den permanente" in Copenhagen in 1973. Only the finest designs with a well built quality was selected to be sold at the renow...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Model of a 1920s British Monoplane
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large scratch-built vintage display model of a British Monoplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s, similar to a Bristol Bullfinch. The British Monoplane was used during WWI. This impr...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
HILL, Mid-Century Style Wooden Hanging Mobile
By par-avion co.
Located in Norwich, GB
waste' hanging mobiles.
Utilising reworked wood offcuts from our pi collection these one of a kind
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large Wooden Ships Wheel on Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large decorative display 5 feet in diameter ships wheel Kinetic sculpture. Nicely weathered wood
Category
20th Century American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Jane Knight Marionette, Face of the Artist, 1970
By Jane Knight
Located in Amarillo, TX
Jane Knight (1928-2013) Hand-knitted and strung marionette doll with original photograph face of the artist.
USA, circa 1970.
Measures:
132.08 x 107.95 x 15.24 cm.
53 x 42.5 x 6 in ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Natural Fiber, Paper, String, Wood, Wool
Contemporary sculptural object made entirely from industrial pine wood offcuts.
Located in København K, 84
'Offcut Collection'
Lærke Ryom 2021 (signed)
(Please see more object from this collection in other listings)
Danish furniture designer Lærke Ryom explores the aesthetics of end gra...
Category
2010s Danish Kinetic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Kinetic Curtis Jere Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A kinetic Curtis Jere sculpture consisting of cut brass and colored resin elements on brass wire
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wire
Kinetic Abstract Sculpture by Jere, 1966
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Kinetic abstract sculpture on a solid wood base. Colorful translucent elements mixed with torch cut
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Abstract Kinetic Metal Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Kinetic brass sculpture, composed of three curved brass sheets, two curves are elevated on metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brutalist Metal and Wood Scuba Diver and Shark Kinetic Sculpture
Located in Sacramento, CA
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist rotating Kinetic sculpture. The sculpture is made of welded and cut
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Kinetic Abstract Iron Sculpture by Arthur Desalvo
Located in Pau, FR
Playful, abstract Kinetic iron sculpture with rotating wings raised on a wood base, by Arthur
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
1960s Wood Mobile Sculpture by Kathy Haun
By Kathy Haun
Located in San Diego, CA
Carved wood and metal hanging sculpture by Kathy Haun, an original member of the Arizona Designer
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brass and Fused Glass Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautiful Curtis Jere sculpture comprised of brass and fused glass on a wooden base. Signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sailboat Model Mixed Metals and Wood
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Sailboat Model mixed metals and wood. Excellent construction and outstanding model design
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Table-Top Mobile
By Alexander Calder
Located in Oaks, PA
Large Vintage Table-Top Mobile-In the style of Alexander Calder, the kinetic mobile can rotate
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
18th Century Old Wooden Mannequin
Located in Badia Polesine, RO
Youthful mannequin made of beech wood with original lacquer finish. Natural size, of Italian origin
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Louis XVI Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Beautiful, Parchment Divider, Design Aldo Tura, 1970
By Aldo Tura
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare beautiful, parchment divider, Design Aldo Tura, 1970
Wooden frame, lacquered parchment, beige color. In perfect condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Brionvega Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni RR126
By Brionvega, Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Napoli, NA
Firmato nel 1965 dai designer Achille e Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, il radiofonografo è perfetto perché unico, grazie ad uno stile incomparabile. Forme dal fascino vintage , abbinate a...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Thomas Hellström Mobile Swedish Mid Century Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A delicate and intricately made mobile by the Swedish ceramic artist, Thomas Hellström (1926 - 2006). Hellström worked at the Nittsjö Keramik factory from 1958 as was most known for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Milliners Display Mannequin Head
Located in Hartlepool, GB
Vintage milliners shop retail display mannequin display head in great vintage condition with no major damage or staining.
Category
Early 20th Century British Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Wood
Very Rare Pepe Mendoza Brass and Enamel Carrousel Model, Mexico, 1960s
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning and rare brass and enamel Carrousel model.
(Heavy brass casting.)
by Pepe Mendoza.
Marked: "MENDOZA, 1969 HECHO EN MEXICO."
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mural installation, wood sculpture, kinetic sculpture, Origines Temporelles 3
By Pascal Pierme
Located in New York, NY
-metallic surfaces. He works with a variety of precious woods and creates sculptures that express the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
A Fantastic Bronze and wood Kinetic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A super quality and interesting sculpture with a beautiful movement.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kinetic Gear Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Movable Kinetic Gear Sculpture
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Charles Taylor Kinetic Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
Large kinetic aluminium sculpture by Charles Taylor numbered 541
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Joseph Burlini Kinetic Sculpture
By Joseph A. Burlini
Located in Chicago, IL
Four veritcal swinging arms give ths sculpture motion. On a 6" x 6" wood base.
Category
Late 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Large Joseph Burlini Kinetic Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
Large kinetic sculpture in three parts consisiting of chrome wheels, balls and spirals signed and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kinetic Free Form Wire Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kinetic free form sculpture which incorporates three moving components that move independently of
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Kinetic Sculpture by J. Kipnis
Located in New York, NY
A painted wood box forms a "frame" for a moving layer of brightly colored vertical stripes
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Kinetic Sculpture by J.A. Burlini
Located in Chicago, IL
This an interesting example of Burlini's work.
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Joseph Burlini Kinetic Sculpture "Flower Form"
By Joseph A. Burlini
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a serene piece, the "petals" swing back and forth. Each petal is accented with enamel.
The base measures 8 x 8 x 3.50
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Kinetic Sculpture by George Rickey - 1967
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Stainless steel blades mounted on stainless steel base.Signed "Rickey 67".Wingspan of 48" x 14"H.
Exceptional minimalist design.
Exceptional minimalist design.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Big Eye School", Light Box Kinetic Sculpture
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Painting on wood, mounted on box, cut out eye's with fluid filled glass globes, lighted from
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
James Burlini Kinetic Sculpture, Signed and dated 1973
Located in TUJUNGA, CA
James Burlini kinetic sculpture. Plated metal construction with wood base. Signed and dated 1973.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sixties Pop Art Kinetic Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Winnetka, IL
An innovative semi-kinetic sculpture by the design team Curtis Jere of Artisan House. Designed in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Kinetic Wrought Iron Sculpture by Robert Kuntz
Located in Round Top, TX
Playful kinetic wrought iron sculpture on wood base, by Robert Kuntz, depicting a child swinging
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wrought Iron
Julio Le Parc Kinetic Box "Jeu Visuel", 1966
By Julio Le Parc
Located in Paris, FR
A kinetic motorized work by Julio Le Parc with a metalic spinning arm that moves white strips of
Category
Vintage 1960s French Kinetic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Victor Vasarely, Kedzi, 1990, Edition 10/175, Acrylic on Wood
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Miami, FL
Victor Vasarely
Kedzi, 1990
Edition 10/175
Acrylic on Wood
26 x 25.5 x 3.2 in.
66 x 64.7 x 8.1 cm
Category
1990s Kinetic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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Kinetic Wood Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of kinetic wood sculpture for your home. An item from our selection of kinetic wood sculpture — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Find 77 options for an antique or vintage choice in our collection of kinetic wood sculpture now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of kinetic wood sculpture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right option in this array of kinetic wood sculpture, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made piece of kinetic wood sculpture over the years, but those crafted by Joseph A. Burlini, Derick Pobell and Curtis Jere are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Kinetic Wood Sculpture?
The average selling price for a piece of kinetic wood sculpture at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $120,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Sculptures for You
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Kinetic Wood Sculpture
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022If a sculpture is kinetic, it moves and that movement is part of how the artist conveys the meaning of the work. Kinetic sculptures may feature motors, electronic displays and other components that create the movement. Find a selection of kinetic sculptures on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
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