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Modernist Wire, Glass and Metal Kinetic Table Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wire, glass and metal kinetic table sculpture by Curtis Jere, wonderful early Curtis Jere
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Wire Aviation Abstract Metal Art Kinetic Sculpture Style Curtis Jere 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Aviation Sculpture in Wire 1960s Detailed Abstract Wire Art Kinetic Hanging Metal Sculpture in the
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Metal

Unicum Black Metal Mobile, Kinetic Sculpture designed by Derick Pobell, Germany
By Derick Pobell
Located in Antwerp, BE
with metal bars. One kinetic sculpture in motion is a feast for the eyes, aesthetically beautiful in a
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Xavier Feal Brutalist Stainless Steel Kinetic Sculpture or Candle Tree, 1970s
By Inox-Industrie, Xavier-Feal
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning stainless steel kinetic modernist sculpture or candle tree was designed by Xavier
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome

MCM Dodo Designs Kinetic "Flirt" Sculpture with Original Box, Made in England
Located in Miami, FL
MCM Dodo Designs Kinetic "Flirt" Sculpture with Original Box, Made in England Offered for sale is
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Wire Spray Kinetic Sculpture Style of Harry Bertoia 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Troy, MI
steel wires with fluid kinetic movement on a rare black marble base Unmarked 29 inch width 26 inch
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Steel

Chrome and Brass Armillary Celestial Kinetic Sculpture with Teak and Iron Base
Located in Nantucket, MA
Celestial chrome armillary with a brass centre representing the sun and chrome orbital rings of the nine planets that move creating a dimensional affect or lay flat. Mounted on a bla...
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Late 20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Chrome, Iron

George Rickey "Parallelepiped" Sculpture
By George Rickey
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Rickey kinetic sculpture signed and dated, edition of three. 3/3.
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1980s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Large Wooden Ships Wheel on Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large decorative display 5 feet in diameter ships wheel Kinetic sculpture. Nicely weathered wood
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20th Century American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Original Richard X Zawitz Chrome "tangle" Sculpture, 1982
By Richard X Zawitz
Located in Miami, FL
Kinetic and articulating sculpture rendered in chrome-plated poly resin plastic designed by Richard
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Curtis Jere Brass Sculpture on Unusual Wooden Base
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Houston, TX
Signed Curtis Jere Windswept brass sculpture on an unusual wooden base. This kinetic sculpture
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Russell Secrest Sculpture, Abstract, Sterling Silver, Teak, Signed
By Russell Secrest
Located in New York, NY
Russell Secrest sculpture, abstract, sterling silver, teak, signed. Kinetic sterling silver
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Midcentury Astrolabe Globe Aluminum Desktop Mobile
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury silver armillary style tabletop kinetic sculpture mobile featuring rotating spheres An
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Brass Model Steam Roller Engine Old Smoky Decorative Shelf Art Vintage Toy
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
colour and subject matter, a nice addition for anyone with an interest in transportation and kinetic art
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1970s German Victorian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Magiscope Sculpture Signed by Feliciano Bejar, Mexico, 1981
By Feliciano Béjar
Located in Hanover, MA
A unique demi form Magiscope by Feliciano Bejar (1920-2007) on a Kinetic base made of engine gears
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1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Steel

1970s Lucite Sculpture
By Jean-Claude Farhi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970s Lucite clear sculpture with red movement.
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Curtis Jere Painted Steel Mobile
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Toledo, OH
Great sculpture by Curtis Jere. It has a long black painted arm and base which arches gracefully. Four arms are suspended with disks of blue, red and yellow. An impressive size at 25...
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Late 20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Large Paolo Soleri Bronze Wind Bell Arcosanti
By Paolo Soleri, Arcosanti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual cast bronze wind bell designed by Paolo Soleri, makers mark, USA, circa 1970s. Measures: Overall H 30 Bell diameter 5 Chime W 4.5 Cast bronze. Original condition....
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s Bronze Wind Chime
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern bronze wind chime, circa 1960s.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Untitled Suspended Gong Sculpture with COA, circa 1975
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sublime, single slab gong in cut, hammered and drilled brass by Harry Bertoia with slits at either end, suspended by jute cord. Beautiful scale with surface exhibiting original, un...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large Abstract And Mobile Modern Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Untitled, two piece sculpture of thick black-painted metal rod structure suggesting large bird sculpture with metal cables as feathers and crown. Base made of black marble and triang...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal, Cut Steel

Hanging Sculpture in the Style of Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging sculpture in the style of Alexander Calder, made by AM Authentic Models In good original condition, preserving a beautiful patina, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
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1990s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Modernist Copper Cattail, Lily Pad Handmade Floor Sculpture, Max Howard
By Max Howard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Graceful cattail sculpture. Solid copper cattails shoot upward from oxidized brass leaves. They are surrounded at the base with a cluster of hand formed lily pads. Max Howard studios.
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20th Century American Brutalist Vintage 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. Condition: One stained glass blue segment is cracked.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Table Sculpture or Mobile
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern Art Deco table sculpture or mobile. A limited production work signed LTD 97.
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Enamel, Cut Steel

Elusive Pair of Wire Iron Modernist Waste Baskets by Maurice Ducin, circa 1953
By Mathieu Matégot, Maurice Duchin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair of stylized Mid-Century Modern waste baskets /catch-all, wonderful design, spider like wire iron and iron mesh.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare Mobile by Anni and Bent Knudsen, 1973
By Den Permanente, Bent Knudsen, Anni 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...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1970s Oversize Mirror Disco Ball
Located in New York, NY
Stunning oversize 1970s mirror disco ball from a club in NYC. In vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Mirror

Orbit Metal Ceiling Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
A Space-Age metal sphere composed of nine connected rings. Rings can be fixed at different positions.    
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Mid-20th Century Italian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Sharon Wandel Abstract Brutalist Bronze "Suspended Birds" Floating Sculptures
By Sharon Wandel
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Suspended birds mounted on steel rods. Highly finished bronze with a variety of patinas. Each one of a kind bird is hand-crafted by the artist, Sharon Wandel, elected member of the n...
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sharon Wandel Abstract Brutalist Bronze "Suspended Flowers" Floating Sculpture
By Sharon Wandel
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Suspended bronze flower petals mounted on metal rods. Highly finished bronze with a beautiful patina. Each one of a kind sculpture is handcrafted by the artist, Sharon Wandel, electe...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Hanging Mobile in Blue and Black by Manuel Marin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Manuel Marin was born in 1942 in Murcia, Spain. When he was 20 he travelled to London and worked in an art gallery where he met the famous British sculptor, Henry Moore who employed ...
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1990s American Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Anni Bent Knudsen Mobile or Stabile Sculpture, Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun design. Made of colored plastic spheres on aluminum rods and red painted solid wood sphere at the bottom with wire on a steel arm connected to a Lucite base. It's in the origin...
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Late 20th Century Danish Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Elijah David Herschler Large Modern Art Mobile Sculpture, 1971
By Elijah David Herschler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940- A fun modernist design. From his "ribbons in space" series. Made of sculpted stainless steel. It's signed at the bottom. Great to use indoors or out.
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

1970s Striking iron welded square wall sculpture red enameled finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible large wall sculpture circa 1970s , solid thin iron welded , I had the piece sand blasted & powder coated in red firetuck finish , a very unique piece. It can be used indoo...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Paolo Soleri Hanging Bronze Bell
By Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri
Located in Ferndale, MI
Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) The Italian architect artist, philosopher, urban planner. Soleri studied with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin in Spring Green...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century Jewel Etched and Faceted Glass, skilfully set to make a star shape...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Bronze Paolo Soleri Bell
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Mateo, CA
Cast bronze bell by Paolo Soleri. This has an enhanced patina from time spent outdoors. This bell has a great sound. The bell itself is 6 inches long.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Hand Made Antique Jewel Glass Agate Window Panel
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Hand Made Antique Jewel Glass Agate Window Panel This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century reclaimed Jewel Glass and cut and polished Agates, skilfully...
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Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Agate

Modernist Stabile Sculpture, Graham Mitchell Sears
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...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Cut Steel

1970s Brass Mobile In The Style of Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Toledo, OH
1970's Brass Mobile In the Style of Alexander Calder. Signed initial JL. Great condition. Hanging mobile measures 55" tall x 36" wide.
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Late 20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

François Colette Mobile Sculpture, 1972, France
By Alexander Calder
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful François Colette mobile sculpture, 1972, France. Stamped FC 72. Chromed metal. Original condition. Dimensions: 42 cm H, 49 cm W, 18 cm D. All purchases are covered by our B...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Bronze Soleri Bell and Hanging Bracket
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Large vintage bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. A hanging bracket is included. Fantastic patina and a great sound.
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early Ceramic Cosanti Bell by Paolo Soleri, 1950s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Early and special ceramic bell by Paolo Soleri. Many craftspeople helped with producing work at Cosanti, however this work is signed with an "S" denoting that it was made by Soleri h...
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1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

European Space Age Bibelot Puzzle Cube in Aluminum, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Purchased in Spain and from the 1970s, this fantastic trinket or bibelot with its quadricorn shaped form encased in a solid metal cube is a puzzle. How did they put that inside???? ...
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1970s Spanish Space Age Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Aluminum

Sharon Wandel Abstract Brutalist Bronze "Suspended Birds" Floating Sculptures
By Sharon Wandel
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Suspended birds mounted on steel rods. Highly finished bronze sculptures with a variety of patinas. Each one of a kind bird is handcrafted by the artist, Sharon Wandel, elected to th...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large 1970s Curtis Jere Floor Standing Brass and Metal Wheat Sheaf Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in London, GB
A large 1970s Curtis Jere floor standing brass and metal wheat sheaf sculpture, with four gilt metal upright from a circular twisted base, each with a large polished brass cluster of...
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1970s Central American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sergio Bustamante Oversized Papier Mâché Cockatoo on Hanging Brass Perch
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a limited edition series 26/100 papier mâché cockatoo sculpture by famed and highly collected Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante. This large bird sits perfectly on the brass p...
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1980s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Colored Bamboo Mobile Sculpture, Holland, 1960
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice and decorative colored bamboo mobile sculpture, made in Holland, 1960. This sculpture was made of multicolored bamboo pipes hanging on canvas wires. The mobile makes a nice...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bamboo

Abstract Organic Bronze mobile attrib Joep Coppens
By Joep Coppens
Located in Den Haag, NL
Abstract Bronze mobile Ideal Desk piece . keeps turning after gives it a little push .
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1980s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti Cast Bronze Bell
By Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sculptural and timeless sand cast bronze Soleri Bell measures 5" wide and 6.75" high without ringer. Comes on a three link chain. Good age/use patina.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Michael Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Mobile
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional 13 pieces fused multi-color glass mobile, signed Higgins.
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Oaxacan Pottery Bell Eames House Doorbell
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Diego, CA
This bell was crafted in Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1950s. Charles and Ray Eames adapted the bell and used it as a doorbell on the "Eames House, Case Study House 8. It also makes a wonder...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Vintage Bronze Bell by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri. Uncommon shape and design. Fantastic patina and a great sound. Paolo Soleri (1919-2013), the founder of Cosanti and Arcosanti, was an...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Bronze Paolo Soleri Bell
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Mateo, CA
Cast bronze bell by Paolo Soleri. This has an enhanced patina from time spent outdoors. This bell has a great sound. The bell itself is 3 5/8 inches long.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

Roger Bailey Studio Ceramic Bell 1960s
By Paolo Soleri, David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Hanging ceramic bell or chime by California ceramic artist, Roger Bailey. Textured wheel-thrown stoneware body with handbuilt hanging elements. Nice patina on the chain and wind catc...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Vintage Kinetic Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of vintage kinetic sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage kinetic sculptures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and brass. Vintage kinetic sculptures have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage kinetic sculptures are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Vintage kinetic sculptures have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Paolo Soleri, Harry Bertoia and Curtis Jere are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Kinetic Sculptures?

Prices for vintage kinetic sculptures start at $91 and top out at $425,000 with the average selling for $1,998.

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 Vintage Kinetic Sculptures
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    If 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.