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Marcel Marti Bronze Abstract Totem Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
various sections of the totem. Museum or your maison, you decide.
Marcel Martí is one of the great
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Solid wooden
Totem
sculptures by Marc Lampens
Located in Haaltert, BE
Belgian multimédia artiste Marc Lampens uses two pine trunks for his works of art, which he transforms into a creative work of art. Marc Lampens takes classes in plastic arts at the ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Original Stacked Glazed Ceramic Totem Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Organic Modern aesthetic. Each hand-built piece showcases a unique totemic silhouette, finished in a
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Bronze Totem Sculpture by Elliot Bergman
Located in Wainscott, NY
Artist: Elliot Bergman's Contemporary Bronze Totem Sculpture
A sculpture of primitive form based
Category
2010s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Dimensions: D 36 x H 220 cm
Materials: Stoneware, burnt
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
$19,657 / item
Medium Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Dimensions: D 33 x H 200 cm
Materials: Stoneware, burnt
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
$17,036 / item
Small Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Dimensions: D 30 x H 180 cm
Materials: Stoneware, burnt
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
$14,415 / item
Marble Totem White by Theodore Psychoyos
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The idea for a series of functional objects first was born while the artist was building his own home on the island of Naxos. This was the beginning of an ongoing exploration, inspir...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Marble Totem Pink by Theodore Psychoyos
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
The idea for a series of functional objects first was born while the artist was building his own home on the island of Naxos. This was the beginning of an ongoing exploration, inspir...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modern Totem marble sculpture from the 1970s
Located in bari, IT
The Modern Totem ” In Equilibrio Precario” sculpture made of different shapes of marble and colours
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$762 Sale Price
20% Off
Totem in carved wood France, circa 2000
Located in Paris, FR
An important « Totem » sculpture, consisting of free-form pieces of carved wood threaded onto a
Category
1990s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Elvio Becheroni Abstract wooden sculpture: Title Totem
By Elvio Becheroni
Located in Milano, IT
Elvio Becheroni's "Totem", born from the heart of the Amazon, testifies to the delicate dance
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$11,437 Sale Price
20% Off
African Brass Ornate over Wood Totemic Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
African brass Ornate over wood Totemic sculpture animal in human or vice versa.
Measures: 8" W x
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture "Totem" in wood with red patina
Located in Paris, FR
Interesting sculpture "Totem" in carved wood partially colored in red.
Directly handcarved in a
Category
Early 2000s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture "Totem" in wood with blue patina
Located in Paris, FR
Interesting sculpture "Totem" in carved wood partially colored in blue.
Directly carved in a dead
Category
Early 2000s French Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large SIGNED Ceramic Totem by Alessandro MENDINI
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Original ceramic designed by Alessandro Mendini. Italy, 2008.
Glazed Totem ceramic by Alessandro
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Concrete and Clay Totem 160 by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Concrete and Clay Totem 160 by Frederic Texier
Dimensions: W 40 x D 25 x H 160 cm.
Materials
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
$8,184 / item
Concrete and Cray Totem 130 by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Concrete and Cray Totem 130 by Frederic Texier
Dimensions: W 30 x D 20 x H 130 cm.
Materials
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Cement
$6,647 / item
Oxidized Steel Metallized totem 165 by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Oxidized Steel Metallized totem 165 by Frederic Texier
Dimensions: W 34 x D 25 x H 165 cm
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Etsa Totem Sculpture Medium
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Etsa Totem Sculpture Large
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Threebù 3 Flame Red Totem by Marcantonio
Located in Geneve, CH
Threebù 3 Flame Red Totem by Marcantonio
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 135 cm.
Materials
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Other, Metal
$3,276 / item
Turned Sculptural Wooden TOTEM #4 by Chris Lehrecke
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
The Totem #4 was made on a custom built lathe in the Lehrecke studio and is a modern take on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Turned Sculptural Wooden TOTEM #2 by Chris Lehrecke
By Chris Lehrecke
Located in Bangall, NY
The Totem #2 was made on a custom built lathe in the Lehrecke studio and is a modern take on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Etsa Totem Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Totem Pulmo Module Vase by Pia Chevalier
By Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Totem Pulmo Module Vase by Pia Chevalier
5 modules. Each one is unique
Materials: Glazed stoneware
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$2,311 / set
TOTEM Pulmo Module Vase by Pia Chevalier
By Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Totem Pulmo Module Vase by Pia Chevalier
5 modules. Each one is unique
Materials: Glazed stoneware
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$2,049 / set
Abstract Charred Wood Sculpture, Totemic Form, By Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
both primitive and distinctly modern, a totemic object that commands space through its bold outline
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract TOTEM Sculptures by Bianca Garinei, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian art; Sculptures; Abstract sculpture; Figurative sculpture, Totem;
Italian Bianca Garinei
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$11,913 Sale Price / set
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Unique Otoma_03 Sculpture Totem by Emmanuelle Roule
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Otoma_03 sculpture Totem by Emmanuelle Roule.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 25 x H 35 cm
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Stoneware
$1,887 / item
Ceramic totem statue by Dieter Eichelmann, Germany 1980s
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand sculpted ceramic statue. Made by German artist Dieter Eichelmann in the 1980s.
Totem or
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Cycle of Life TOTEM by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Cycle of Life TOTEM by Sofia Alvarado
Dimensions: D30x H175 cm
Materials: Guayacán wood
Category
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,800 / item
vertical Sculpture in Stone and Metal, Spinzi totem
By Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Industrial Sculpture - Modern Totem - Contemporary Mechanical Art
Totem sculpture by Spinzi, with
Category
2010s Italian Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Steel
$3,335 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass for Mirabili EAD Totem
By Mirabili, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
many museums around the world.
Here we have a beautiful Totem composed of 11 polychrome ceramic
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Spectacular Abstract Totem Single Piece Available justfurnituress
Located in Guazzora, IT
The justfurnituress studio offers plastic recycled products The sculpture similar to a large silk ribbon that winds through the air with grace and lightness. The fluid and sinuous l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$2,907 Sale Price
30% Off
Sébastien Touret brutalist stone totem sculpture circa 2010
By Sébastien Touret
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful brutalist Figueras stone totem sculpture by Sébastien Touret realized in the early
Category
2010s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Limited Edition Totem Pole made in Pure Brass
Located in Kolkata, IN
layer. Totem I is a conversation piece to reflect at and elevate. In pure natural brass.
The totem pole
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$20,104 / item
Her Masters Voice
Totem – by Selma Hamstra
By Selma Hamstra
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The collection of Rotterdam based designer Selma Hamstra was launched during Milan Design Week 2021. 'Her Masters Voice' collection contains glass designs that are created to questio...
Category
2010s Dutch Other Vases
Materials
Glass
$3,860 / item
1960s Hand Craved Wood Head Tiki Totem Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Hand Craved Wood Head Tiki Totem Sculpture
Black highlights
Carvings in the round
Category
Vintage 1960s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Stone Sculpture Totem 06 by Alberto Cabiddu
Located in Weesp, NL
Totem 06 made of Pietra Di Vicenza. Pietra di Vicenza Limestone is a distinguished natural stone
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Brass, Steel
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #2 Medium
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #1 Small
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #3 Large
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber
Category
2010s South African Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of six granite totems, Tetsuo Harada (1949-2024)
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
totems, 2002. Height 130 to 142 cm (granite alone : 30 to 45 × 23 to 27 × 4 cm).
Bibliography: Harada
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 1
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with
Category
2010s South African Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 3
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 2
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
José De Creeft Female Totem Carved Wood Sculpture
By Jose Mariano de Creeft
Located in Forney, TX
José De Creeft (1884-1982) Female Totem wood carving sculpture
Provenance / Acquisition:
Property
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nicola Tassie
Folly
2 Part totem Glazed stoneware 2023
Located in London, GB
Nicola Tassie – Folly, 2023
Glazed stoneware
H123 x W315 x D36.5 cm
Two-part totem
Ref: 9945
A
Category
2010s English Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Stainless Steel and Horse Hair Totem by Studio Lugo
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless Steel and Horse Hair Totem by Studio Lugo
Dimensions: W 94.5 x D 35 x H 220-400 cm
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$34,073 / item
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Carved Wood Totem Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
-carved wooden totem sculpture. A masterful work of Brutalist and Organic Modern design, this piece
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini and edited by Superego, Italy.
Alessandro Mendini
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Elm Totem Sculpture by Sebastien Touret, France
By Sébastien Touret
Located in London, GB
Large Brutalist Elm Totem Sculpture by Sebastien Touret, France
Dimensions : H 203 x 32 x 43 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy.
Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Totemic Head Sculpture Unsigned by Jencik, Melbourne, 1998
By Paul Jencik
Located in Melbourne, AU
Paul Jencik, circa 1998-2001.
This ‘totemic head’ sculpture is carved from a single block of marble
Category
1990s Australian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$256 Sale Price
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Giovanni Massagrande “Totem” Sculpture for Giovanni Massagrande Studio, 1977
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Giovanni Massagrande “Totem” sculpture for Giovanni Massagrande Studio, Italy, 1977.
The "Totem
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A huge brutalist Steel Totem – Gilbert Ségas, France, 1994
By Jean Tinguely, César Baldaccini, Gonçalo Mabunda
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
This metal sculpture by Gilbert Ségas depicts an anthropomorphic figure with a totemic presence
Category
1990s French Brutalist Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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Totems For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of totems is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique totems was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, wood and metal. There are 173 antique and vintage totems for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 109 modern editions to choose from as well. Totems have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Totems bearing Modern or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made totems over the years, but those made by Helena Starcevic Ceramics, Pascale Girardin and Ashley Hicks are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Totems?
Prices for totems start at $180 and top out at $195,000 with the average selling for $3,800.
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 Totems
- What does totem mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In art, a totem means more than one thing. Generally, a totem is any item that depicts another object, person or animal. Indigenous people often use totems to symbolize their family heritage and ancestors. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of totems.
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