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1960s Belgian Concrete Windmill Garden Ornament
Located in High Point, NC
This concrete windmill ornament was made in Belgium, circa 1960. It is a delightfully charming piece, with its handcrafted quality and carvings of tiles on the roof and a door at the...
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1960s Belgian French Provincial Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Clessidra Hourglass, Paolo Venini, Venini Murano Italy
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
The hourglasses designed by Paolo Venini in 1957 were exhibited at the Triennale di Milano the same year. This piece is a large and rare model. The two parts have a conical shape a...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

James Nani Untitled Large Metal Wire Interlinked Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is magnificent metal wire interlined sculpture signed Nani 1973 (23 x 12). James Nani (1926-2016) was a Detroit artist for over 50 years and is known internati...
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20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ornate Asian Marionette Mobile Puppet Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning authentic Burmese ornately hand crafted Diety marionette puppet on display stand. The piece measures 23" tall. Hand crafted with carved wood jointed parts, ornate elaborate ...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinese Export Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Silk, String, Wood

Pair of Brass Ibis Sculptures
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of brass sculptures dating back to 1975 depicting the sacred birds of the Nile river, the Ibis.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Harry Bertoia Beryllium Copper Singing Bars, USA, 1970s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Bertoia was always experimenting with metals and the sound they would create. One of his preferred metals was beryllium copper. These two rods slowly float until they make contact an...
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Harry Bertoia Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1971
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
One of the finest examples of Bertoia's highly sought after sonambient sounding sculptures. It has all the characteristics that make these sculptures so appealing. The weight of the ...
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Harry Bertoia Monumental Brass Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA, 1976
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
An astounding example of Bertoia's sonambient sculptures. The monumental scale of this piece creates a powerful lasting resonating sound.
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large Garden Sculpture by Ruth C. Snyder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ruth Cozen Snyder (1918 Â-2019) A prominent California painter, sculptor and educator, Ruth Cozen Snyder was born on July 15, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and died on February...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

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

Mid Century Modern Red Enamel "Biplane" Metal Wall Sculpture Curtis Jere Styled
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Red Enamel "Biplane" Metal Wall Sculpture Curtis Jere Styled Hang this wonderful Mid Century Modern wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere in your living room. This sculpt...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Giant Ice Cream Advertising Sign, Funky Quirky Nostalgic
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Giant Ice Cream Advertising Sign, Funky Quirky Nostalgic This is a classic of the 20th Century, when a trip to the seaside was the ultimate treat, and here we are with a larger than...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Armillary Sphere, 20th C — An elegant decorative armillary sphere crafted- 45"H
Located in New York, NY
An elegant decorative armillary sphere crafted in polished chrome-plated metal with brass accents, mounted on an intricately designed openwork pedestal base. The sphere features mul...
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20th Century French Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Monumental Hungarian Brutalist Fish Sculpture by Pal Kepenyes, 1960s
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental and sculptural Brutalist fish (piranha) by Hungarian Brutalist artist Pal Kepenyes. This piece is very unusual because of its detail and large-scale size. The sculpture ...
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1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ted Saito Hanging Ceramic Sculpture
By Ted Saito
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This whimsical hanging ceramic sculpture by artist Ted Saito captures the free-spirited California Modernist spirit. The sculpture is durable enough for outdoor gardens or to complim...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Ceramic

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

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Red Decorative Object by Kunst of West Germany
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Mid-Century Modern decorative object by Kunst of West Germany. A beveled wooden triangle with an inset punched metal screen that looks great on a side table, a shelf, as ...
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Tom McAllister Spray Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia, Tom McAllister
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture by California artist Tom McAllister c.1960s in the style of Harry Bertoia. A single sculpture contains about 1,300 wire rods that "spray" out into the air. The moving metal...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Shlomi Haziza Lucite Sphere Sculpture
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful colorful lucite sphere ,that changes colors depending on light and position of sphere . It is signed on the orb itself . This piece was made by Shlomi Haziza no...
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Late 20th Century American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Vintage Carriage Wheel
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century Vintage carriage wheel.
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20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Whimsical Copper on Enamel Flowers Sculpture in the Style of Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful copper on enamel flowers sitting over resin, circa 1970s unsigned.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Copper, Enamel

Mid-Century Replogle Globe Atribbuted to Paul McCobb Patinated Brass Base
By Paul McCobb, Replogle Globes
Located in San Diego, CA
Replogle globe on a solid brass patinated stand in the manner of Paul McCobb circa 1950s, with a solid patinated brass base, beautiful patina due to age can be polished if desired. t...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Wood Mannequin from Kanton, China circa 1900 Original Painting
Located in Epfach, DE
Wood mannequin from Kanton, China circa 1900 original painting Wood mannequin partly original painting circa 1900 Arms and legs are moveable Special elaboration of the head an the ...
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20th Century Chinese Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Softwood

Model of a Red Speedboat
Located in Chicago, IL
This 1940s electric boat model represents a “bootlegger”; the type of fast craft used to smuggle whiskey during the prohibition era in the United States. The boat is functional (no m...
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1940s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Fulvio Bianconi Blown Glass Venini Murano Midcentury Cobalt Blue Huge Obelisk
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
A huge blown Murano decorative 4 sided obelisk designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. This piece has a very strong presence, especially with this typical blue Venini had the secret...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

1950s MidCentury Vintage Pinocchio Marionette Puppet, Pelham Puppets
Located in Kastrup, DK
Excellent handmade vintage Pinocchio marionette puppet. Modelled after the Walt Disney character by Pelham Puppets, England 1960s. Features moulded head, hands and feet hand pai...
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Mid-20th Century English Other Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Modern Wooden Sculpture with Black Lacquered Movement with Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Modern Wooden Sculpture with Black Lacquered Movement with Base
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Late 20th Century Spanish Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pottery Kaleidoscope - Colorscapes by Jay Kosage
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage pottery colorscape kaleidoscope by Jay Kosage. Beautiful light blue glaze that fades to white iridescent in the center. On one end is a blue glass sphere creating a blue mo...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Brutalist Suspended Modular Candelabra Sculpture by Gene Montez Flores
By Harry Balmer, Gene Montez Flores
Located in Dallas, TX
Created by Gene Montez Flores during the early 1960s in his California studio these Brutalist modern elements were designed to be completely modular. They can be arranged into many d...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Mid-Century Iron Zodiac Armillary: Majestic 5ft Tall Floor Standing Art Piece
Located in New York, NY
The Floor Standing Iron Zodiac Armillary Sphere is a magnificent piece that effortlessly combines elegance and functionality. Standing at an impressive height of over 5 feet, this mi...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Revival Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Glass Rondelay Mobile Michael + Frances Higgins
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun set of glass forms in wonderful pastel hues. No two are alike. Though the outer form is the same, round or square, the centers are always different with happy accidents that ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Modern Signed Hanging Mobile Sculpture Miró Style Red, 1990s
By Joan Miró
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a marvelous, hanging mobile sculpture, in the style of Joan Miró or, signed by the artist and dated 1994. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 52" dia...
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1990s Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Paolo Soleri Bell
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Antonio, TX
Vintage hanging sculpture windchime bell by Paolo Soleri features a beautiful patina, offers a deep rich sound, and is in great overall condition. Dimensions: 5.25"x5.25"x23" "Paol...
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1970s American Brutalist Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Perfectly scaled Bertoia beryllium copper and brass sounding sculpture. 25 rods in a 5 by 5 square pattern. Base measures 8 x 8. Overall height is 43 inches. Perfect resonating sound.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Stunning Pair of Solid Brass Obelisks - A Touch of Ancient Elegance
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Own a piece of timeless design with this exquisite pair of solid brass obelisks! These striking decorative pieces add a sophisticated and historical touch to any interior, blending...
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20th Century Unknown Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Component Sculpture - Love Series by P. Tovaglia - Bronze Numbered Edition - 60s
By Pino Tovaglia
Located in Milano, IT
Pino Tovaglia's work Amore is an iconic sculpture of Italian design, an expression of a refined and conceptually powerful aesthetic. The brass version, signed and numbered, is a prec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Val Bertoia Sonambient Precision Sculpture
By Val Bertoia
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Small Val Bertoia Sonambient precision sculpture in brass and bronze. This was purchased directly from Val in the 1990s. Sonambient is the name of a series of vinyl LP albums reco...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel French Hand Made
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century jewel cryst...
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1960s Folk Art Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Stained Glass

Americana Folk Art Bottle Cap Chainlink Hanging Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This Folk Art hanging sculpture made of vintage bottle caps hand strewn in to this chain-link piece of art. This can be hung from any height, leaving the base to coil around in a nat...
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1940s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Harry Bertoia Beryllium, Copper Bronze Untitled Sonambient Sculpture, USA 1977
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A striking example of Bertoia's sounding sculptures. He created a variety of forms and this piece stands out because of the thick and heavy cylinders that top off the rods and create...
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze, Copper

Obelisk Kambaba Striped
Located in PARIS, FR
Obelisk Kambaba striped. Very good condition. Origin Madagascar. 1263.61 g.
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Stone

1970s Mod Wire Table Sculpture Orange Lacquer Style of Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s modern interactive wire table sculpture orang Lacquer Style Harry Bertoia 12 tall x 16 diameter Abstract interactive moving sculpture with flexible wires and wood accents or...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mobile "4th Dimension" Abstract Sculpture by James Edward Davis, 1967
By James Edward Davis
Located in South Charleston, WV
72" tall and round. USA, 1967, Plexiglass. A magnificent six foot architectural scale sculpture by Jim Davis. Jim Davis (James Edward Davis, 1901-1974) was a sculptor and avan...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Smoked Rock Crystal Obelisk
Located in PARIS, FR
Smoked rock crystal obelisk. High transparency quality. Excellent condition.
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Bruno Munari Model Sculpture Tempo Libero Collection Fossili 2000 Italy
By Bruno Munari
Located in Milan, Italy
Model sculpture Tempo Libero in plexiglass with gears and clock parts inside designed by Bruno Munari in 1995, Italy. Unique Piece. Signed. Bibliography Ingannare il Tempo. Bruon...
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1990s Italian Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Early Vintage Paolo Soleri Brutalist Cast Bronze Bell Wind Chime Arcosanti 1970s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Troy, MI
Early cast bronze brutalist wind bell by Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti Circa 1970s Great form with uncommon modernist sun pattern exaggerated chain and original copper fin Signed Ov...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Bronze

Artemide Spyros Melamine Sculpture in Glossy Black by Eleanor Peduzzi Riva, 70s
By Eleonore Peduzzi Riva, Artemide
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic and ultra rare melamine sculpture Spyros by Artemide. Designed by Eleanor Peduzzi Riva in 1976 and conceived as a table ashtray, Spyros features a heavy black sphere that slid...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

1970’s Balancing Mobile
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Balancing acrobats on a chair. Clever nice designed piece that functions and moves gently with a breeze.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Coastal Carved Anchor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage coastal carved wall sculpture. A chic rustic anchor with a beautiful patina from time. Perched in Mystic Connecticut in the 70s. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Late 20th Century American Bohemian Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Multi Plane Sphere Objet d’Art
By Max Bill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice modernist sculpture. Art Object. Three chrome plated metal discs attached together creating an architectural sphere.. Great for collections and decor....
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Stain Glass Butterfly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stain glass butterfly by a New York City artist named Gilly. I knew Gilly back in the 1970s and opened a store very briefly in the village called Gilly Glass. Butterfly measures 2...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Stain Glass Dragonfly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stain glass dragon fly by a New York City artist named Gilly. I knew Gilly back in the 1970s and he opened a store very briefly in the village called Gilly Glass. Butterfly measur...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Beryllium Copper Sonambient by Harry Bertoia, USA, 1968
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful scale, the sonambient consists of four leaning wire columns brazed to a heavy brass base by artist Harry Bertoia.  
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1960s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

Rare Hollow Gong by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Hand-hammered and welded copper standing gong with applied patina. Bertoia's Hollow Gongs possess amazing sound quality and this one is no exception.
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Brass

"Raindrops" Metal Tree Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Stamford, CT
"Raindrops" a metal tree sculpture by Curtis Jere.
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Late 20th Century Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Beryllium Sonambient by Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
A fine and early lithe Beryllium on a rectangular bronze base by Harry Bertoia. The Sonambient form is arguably the most recognizable of Bertoia's sculptural creations.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

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Bronze, Copper

Steel Balls with Magnetic Cylinder, USA
Located in New York, NY
A mercurial design consisting of polished steel balls held tight to a large cylindrical magnet. The design is loosely reminiscent to the Belgian artist Pol Bury. The balls can be ...
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1970s American Vintage Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Magnets, Steel

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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.