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Figurative Sculptures For Sale
Pair of Art Deco Life-Size Bronze Pharaoh Verdigris Lamp Statues with Torchieres
Located in Lomita, CA
At the base of a staircase, or in front of a fireplace, the silhouettes of this pair has a lifelike quality. Pharaohs light the way from atop their geometric base. The bronze Egyptian-style statues will dominate the entryway and the conversation. The silhouettes are stunning, on or turned off. The Art Deco style parcel verdigris bronze figural floor lamps...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$9,023 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Cleopatra Bronze sculpture Egyptian light
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze Statue of Cleopatra Reclining on Red Marble Base - Classical Sculpture of Great Charm
This elegant bronze statue depicting Cleopatra in a reclining position is an extraordinar...
Category
1920s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Zoraida Puzzle Sculpture and Book
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miguel Berrocal La Mini Zoraida puzzle sculpture that is nickel plated and brass. The puzzle is made up of 25 elements. It comes with the book. The measurements without the base is...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze
Copper Sculptures of Seated Flappers by Ferdinando De Luca
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical pair of Art Deco Bronze and Copper Sculptures of Seated Women by Ferdinando De Luca originate from Italy during the dawn of the 20th Century. Featuring a pair of women...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Iron
Abstract Sculpture in Decorated Porcelain Stoneware Guglielmo Gusella, 1980s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Abstract sculpture in decorated porcelain stoneware Guglielmo Gusella, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,252 Sale Price
30% Off
Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apollo Belvedere Grand tour Bronze "A Messina Roma" 19th Century Great Detail
Used, Good condition, View all photos for the most accurate details on condition and appearance.
Dimen...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Auböck Model #5275
Hand Zumbusch
Brass Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5275 'Zumbusch Hand' Brass Sculpture
Designed in the 1950s, as an homage to German sculptor Kaspar von Zumbusch, this incredibly refined and sculptural bejeweled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Livio Seguso Murano Sommerso Uranium Apple Gray Bird Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Salviati, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium green apple with gray bird Italian art glass sculpture. Documented to designer Livio Seguso, with original label s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Neoclassical Antique French Bronze, Education of Achilles, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collection Of 10 Life Size Murano Or Art Glass Fruit
Vegetables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful Collection of large-sized glass fruit and vegetables, attributed to Murano, including (1) grapes, (1) corn, (2) tomatoes, (1) carro...
Category
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Antonio Garella (Italian, 1863-1919) Marble Sculpture “The Village Celebration"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Charming Italian Late 19th to early 20th-Century Carrara Marble Sculpture Group Titled “The Village Celebration” by Professor Antonio Garella (Italian, 1863-1919). The intricately, impressive and exceptionally carved statuary marble group depicting a dancing and singing group of Italian villagers, dancing and singing in a lively embrace, holding hands and arms. The joyful scene includes a figure playing an accordion, another holding a wicker basket, and a hunter with a rifle slung over his back, accompanied by his hunting dog. The sculpture is elegantly mounted on a swiveling, carved green marble pedestal. Signed: Profre A. Garella – Galleria P. Bazzanti, Firenze. Circa: Florence, 1900.
Antonio Giuseppe Garella (1863–1919) was an Italian sculptor renowned for his work in marble, alabaster, and bronze during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Ferrara (some sources cite Bologna), he trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and in Bologna before establishing himself in Florence, where he became a prominent figure in the city’s artistic community. Often referred to as "Professor Antonio Garella," he was closely associated with the Galleria P. Bazzanti, a prestigious hub for sculpture sales and exhibitions. Garella’s career spanned the fin-de-siècle period, blending neoclassical influences with romantic, narrative themes inspired by everyday Italian life and classical antiquity. His sculptures, known for their intricate carving and emotional expressiveness, include lively portrayals, as seen in The Village Celebration. Other notable works include The Love Letter, a white marble figure of a young woman reading, evoking tender emotion; La Notte (The Night), a nude sculpture of a flying maiden above an orb; Diane of Gabii, a life-size marble inspired by classical antiquity; and Apollo and Daphne, a large marble sculpture modeled after Gianlorenzo Bernini’s 17th-century masterpiece in the Borghese Villa, Rome. In Apollo and Daphne, drawn from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Garella captures the myth of the chaste nymph Daphne, pursued by the young god Apollo, who is bewitched by Cupid to fall in love with her. As Daphne prays to her river-god father to escape Apollo’s advances, she transforms into a laurel tree. Garella, like Bernini, sensitively carves Daphne’s feet and hands morphing into leaves and branches, while Ovid notes that Apollo can still feel her heart beating beneath the bark. Garella’s monumental commissions further highlight his prominence, including a 1904 statue of Garibaldi in Pistoia and two statues, L’Architettura and La Musica, for the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument in Rome. Though not as celebrated as Antonio Canova (1757–1822), Garella significantly contributed to Florence’s marble sculpture tradition, bridging academic styles with emerging 20th-century trends and influencing decorative arts. His masterpieces, often crafted through ateliers like Galleria P. Bazzanti, remain highly valued in European and American private collections, with limited auction records due to their scarcity in the antiques trade market.
Related Literature: A. Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani, Turin, 2003, vol. I.
Museums:
• Museo Civico di Prato (Prato Civic Museum) - Prato, Italy
Ritratto di Filippino Lippi (Portrait of Filippino Lippi)
Bronze and marble bust portraying the Renaissance painter Filippino Lippi (1457–1504), reflecting Garella's skill in portraiture and historical homage.
• Fondazione Sgarbi (Sgarbi Foundation; a private cultural institution with museum-like functions, focused on art collections) - Ro Ferrarese, Italy
Saffo (Sappho) Polymaterial bust (likely marble and other media) depicting the ancient Greek poet Sappho, emphasizing classical themes.
• Muzeum Palac-Herbsta – Łódź, Poland...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Rosenthal Porcelain Pierrot Clown Figurine No. 436 by A. Caasmann
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German Jugendstil porcelain figurine.
Designed by Albert Caasmann for Rosenthal in 1916.
In the form of a Pierrot clown playing an acc...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Modernist Etruscan Brass Horse Sculpture
By Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Large Modernist Etruscan brass horse sculpture.
Stunning large Gio Ponti inspired Modernist Etruscan brass horse sculpture. Our Mid-Century Modern...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Abstract Bronze Sculpture Signed Yone Di Alerigi
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze sculpture on a granite base by Yone Di Alerigi. This bronze sculpture has a plaque with the title, ballerina or ballet dancer and is artis...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Glazed Pottery Bust of a Child Attributed to Jean Marie Camus, circa 1903
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning antique continental, probably French, glazed art pottery bust of a child in the manner of renowned French sculptor Jean Marie Camus (1877-1...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Small 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Head with Glass Eyes
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning handcarved wooden head fragment with beautiful expression and glass eyes,
Italy, circa 1750-1800. Beautiful example of 18th century craftsmanship.
Weathered
Measurement her...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
$507 Sale Price
46% Off
Vintage Mack Truck Bulldog Chrome Hood Ornament / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage Mack Truck bulldog chrome hood ornament / sculpture with mounting base, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Spaghetti Sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage spaghetti sculpture of Don Quixote by Roberto Nischli, circa 1990s. This handmade ceramic sculpture has white gloss finish and a wonderful Brutalist look. The piece has a lot...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Porcelain Flapper Girl Half Doll Cigarette Striker, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this extremely rare and very enchanting porcelain bisque cigarette holder match striker dating to the 1930s and sourced in France. Depicting a flapper girl ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Wooden Shoe Forms c.1920-2 Sets Available
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Price is per collection. 2 collections available. (1st set and 4th set have sold) Please specify which set to purchase. Decorative only.
Original cobbler's wooden shoe forms...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple
$30 Sale Price / set
53% Off
1970s Carved Horn Sailing Ship
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Carved Horn Sailing Ship on Horn Base
String and metal rods. - cork for tops
Colors: Brown, White, Cream
Sailing ship
Nautical
Handmade with real Horn bone, it has great detail...
Category
1970s Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Graceful Wallendorf Ice Skater Figurine, Germany, 1950s – Large Model
Located in Antwerp, BE
Graceful Wallendorf Ice Skater Figurine, Germany, 1950s – Large Model
A beautifully detailed large Wallendorf porcelain figurine of an elegant female ice skater, produced in Thuring...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Important 14th Century Polychrome Limestone Virgin from Lorraine
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Provenance :
- Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn, Frankfurt am Main, sale 16, June 17, 1930, lot 16.
- Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Feb. 26, 2006, lot 201.
HISTORIC
Located between Moselle valley and Meuse valley, framed by the Vosges Mountains on the south side and the duchy of Luxembourg on the north side, the duchy of Lorraine is the result of several partitions. It starts with the 9th century when the Carolingian empire is divided, with Lothar 1st inheriting Lotharingia. In 959 this territory was in turn divided in two; Lower and Upper Lotharingia, the latter being the forebear of the duchy of Lorraine. This duchy was under the rule of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire until 1736 when it was absorbed by the kingdom of France.
All along its history the duchy of Lorraine has found itself in the midst of many conflicts. Alliances and feuds marking European history were always particularly sensible in Lorraine where instability was frequent. Because of its geographic position the duchy of Lorraine was also an artistic crossroad.
Hence the duchy of Lorraine becomes from the 13th century onwards an important artistic centre where a particular type of Virgin and Child appears. According to professor J. A. Schmoll the characteristics of Lorraine sculpture burgeon around 1280-1300 in the Aube region. It presents “vigorous volumes, restrained movements, rare but solemn gestures and a strong interiorised and stern expression”. Those Virgins look similar with a wide forehead, a shield- or oval-shaped face, large neck, small lips and a cleft chin.
This model is particularly in favour during the 13th century because of the revival for Marial worship and for the theme of the Virgin and Child. It bears witness to a new religious sensibility with a more intimate vision of religious practice.
DESCRIPTION
The important 14th century Virgin we present to you is one of the most beautiful examples of sculptural art from Eastern France, with her fascinating distant gaze.
Her contrapposto posture is induced by the weight of the child she carries high on her left side. The child has a chubby face framed by blond hair with well defined curls and he wears a long red V-collared tunic from which emerge his feet. The fabric is animated by long folds. The position of the right foot turned to the back is a detail we can notice on several Virgins from Lorraine. He holds a bird that seems to be pecking his thumb.
“The bird /held by the child in his hands/ has been read as a reference to an episode from Christ’s childhood when he has moulded sparrows with clay before giving them life. It appears in the apocryphal gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (ch. 27) and later in the Quran (III, 43, v. 110). However the iconography seems to be more influenced by the concept of Redemption or of Eucharist, the bird symbolising the soul of the Christian about to be redeemed or revitalised.”
Mary wears a long dress with two rock crystal cabochons remaining from the original five. She is covered by a red cloak enriched with old-gold motifs draped as an apron falling in long pleats along her left hip. The relief treatment and the volume of the cloak developing a network of concentric pleats contrast with the the flat pleating of her dress. They nevertheless suggest the curve of her bent right leg.
She wears a floret crown securing a short thin veil carved in very low relief. From it emerges her blond curled hair characteristic of the 13th century. The large face with almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, small lips and cleft chin casts its gaze afar in a fashion typical of 13th century Virgins.
In her right hand she holds a lily flower. In a very refined manner the artist has carved a band on her right ring-finger.
In the back, carefully sculpted, spreads the minutely detailed short veil.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
This sculpture of great quality presents obvious similarities with Virgins from Lorraine, designated by William Forsythe...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Italian Ceramic Sculpture Madonna Virgin
Child Pattarino 1960s Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Italian ceramic terracotta sculpture
Depicting Madonna , Virgin & Child religiousstatue
Material: Earthenware terracotta, tin glaze and partially gilded
Modeled and painted by h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,383 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Female Mannequin Life-Size Artists Lay Figure
Located in Milano, MI
Life-Size Artist Mannequin Italy circa 1870, 19th century articulated lay figure, a carved beech life-size female figure of almost 66 inches, da...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Gilded Tabernacle with a Hand-Carved Chalice Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved tabernacle adorned with an 18th century Italian gilt chalice and Sabina Faye Braxton gaufrage fabric. This tabernacle once belonged in a h...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Ceramic Parrot Animal Birds Figurine 1930
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Guido Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco large ceramic animal figurine
Depiction: Two parrots on a tree trunk
Hand crafted and hand painted in strong ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
$2,623 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Mythological Bronze Ornament of Atlas, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A mythological piece depicting Atlas. In Greek mythology, Atlas (Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan/God condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
"Angel Kiss" Life Size Granite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the "Angel Kiss" Life Size Granite Sculpture, a stunning addition to any home or office space.
This exquisite sculpture features a pair of lovers embracing each other w...
Category
1980s Aesthetic Movement Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Charlie Chaplain Porcelain Sculpture by Lladro, Spain Depicts Chaplain in Stance
By Lladro
Located in Incline Village, NV
Entitled "Charlie Chaplain", hand painted porcelain made in 1984 by Lladro, in Spain and retired in 1990 This is labeled 5233 and 025F; signed on the bottom by the sculptor, Juan Hue...
Category
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Polished Bronze Venetian Mask Sculpture by Volare, 1994
Located in Miami, FL
Polished bronze Venetian face by CM Volare, 1994.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Terracotta Garden Gnome with Flower Pot, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Terracotta Garden Gnome with Flower Pot, Germany ca. 1920s
A large garden gnome from Germany, ca. 1920s. The gnome holds a flower pot. Good used antique condition with signs o...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Mid-Century Alabaster Lamp with Alabaster Shade
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully carved alabaster marble lamp that is striking and beautiful. This lamp is composed of a marble body and a marble shade and together stand not ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C. French Gilt Bronze Ormolu Bow
Garland Appliqué Tabletop Fragment Swag
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th-Century French gilt bronze ormolu bow and garland appliqué tabletop fragment or swag with an easel back. This stunning piece is finely cast and heavy with a l...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Midcentury Trojan Horse Brass Candleholder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass candleholder. Incredible piece that will certainly add that midcentury code to your decor. This piece has graphic presence and its solidity in brass, grounds with sty...
Category
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
Carving Wooden Sculptures Book End Set Of 2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders
Located in Wembley, GB
Book Ends Wooden style acrylic Sculptures A Set Of 2 Decorative Figurines of Human Book Holder
Beautifully stylized a set of figurines with a great ba...
Category
1990s Turkish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
$394 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Greek Tragedy Black Terracotta Mask - France 1950
s
By Vallauris, Jean Marais
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind black terracotta Greek tragedy decorative mask. French art from the 50's. In good vintage condition. Minor dent on the back.
Holes are present in order for the mask...
Category
1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Terracotta
Kosta Boda Azur Man
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
The renowned Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien has created Azur Man. It is an exclusive art object in blue glass, cast in a charcoal mold, with an imprint of a face. The face is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$250 / item
Rudolf Marcuse - The Swordsman, Bronze, Germany (Berlin), circa 1910
Located in Greven, DE
Rudolf Marcuse - The Swordsman
Germany (Berlin)
bronze, marble
circa 1910
Dimensions: H x W x D: 24 x 19 x 6 cm
Description:
Bronze figure standing on a two-tiered base made of bl...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Pair of
Folies Bergeres
Wall Plaques
Located in Devon, England
This is a super rare opportunity to acquire a pair of these beautifully reduced versions of the facade bas-relief of the Folies-Bergères cabaret.
One time designer, Pico who created ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,575 / set
Vittorio Angini Italian Murano Glass Mounted Silver Band Figures
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Italian novelty Murano glass mounted silver band figures comprising of two banjo players and two trumpet players attributed to Vittorio Angin...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
$582 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Reclaimed Khmer Torso Sculpture, Hand-Carved Sandstone, Thailand, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A reclaimed sculpture of a male torso in traditional Khmer attire, from a Eastern Thai temple garden, circa 1930.
Hand-carved from a single piece of sandstone, preserved in its natu...
Category
1920s Thai Other Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
$2,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique
Large Hand Carved Sculpture / Mephisto Floor Lamp / Faust Opera Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Extra large and extremely rare, antique sculpture of Mephistopheles from the Faust Opera.
This striking and famous historical work of art depicting Mephistopheles is another one of ...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Thai Standing Buddha of Protection
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing Buddha figure from Thailand wears a serene expression of stillness and calm. Cast of bronze alloy in the Ayutthaya style, the Buddha is draped in bejeweled robes remini...
Category
20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Faun mask in flamed sandstone from Rambervillers
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The flamed stoneware of Rambervillers was created in 1900 by Alphonse Cytère, its renown began with the complicity and works of the artists of the Nancy School (Gruber, Majorelle, Sc...
Category
1950s French Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$900 Sale Price
40% Off
18th Century French Polychrome Painted Saint
Located in Toronto, CA
A stunning polychrome figure of a Saint from the late 18th century or early 19th century, from France. This is one of the most beautifully carved Saints we have ever featured, with t...
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sculpture by Kai Nielsen for Kähler, Denmark, 1930s
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Measurements and infos:
Type: figurine of boy and fish.
Height: Approximately 21 cm (8.5 inches).
Base diameter: Approximately 9 cm (3.75 inches).
Material: terracotta w...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure.
La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities.
La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paper
Large sculpture of Medusa Rondanini
Located in Rome, IT
Large marble sculpture of Medusa rondinini, marble base, black lacquered with bronze decorations. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY...
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Mid Century Marble Sculpture of Grapes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Mid Century Marble Sculpture of Grapes
Italy, 1970s
A Italian mid-century marble sculpture of grapes from the 1970s is a striking example of craftsmanship and natural beauty...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4867
Egg
Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5371
Heart
Polished Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #5371 'Heart' polished brass paperweight.
Designed in the 1950s, this beautifully refined Viennese paperweight is hand-fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Sculpture Dancing Nude with Balls by Denis for Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant sculpture in Art Deco style, ball dancer signed by Denis.
Danseuse aux boules.
With foundry mark.
Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry.
Designed ca. 1930.
Posthumous conte...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Roman Marble Foot with Sandal
Located in London, GB
This evocative Roman marble foot fragment is a timeless remnant of the overlifesized sculpture it was once part of. Sensitively carved and polished, the outer sole of the sandal rema...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture Concorde Model Scale 1/36
Located in Paris, FR
Concorde Model Scale 1/36 sculpture,
in resin fiber, on aluminium polished base.
From Air France Agency.
On base: height 110cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Grand Tour Male Nude Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century bronze male nude sculpture on wood pedestal base.
Category
20th Century Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brass Lying Deer with Shamanic Inlays
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This lying deer sculpture is made of brass with shamanic inlays. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Handwoven Wicker Motorcycle Sculpture Attributed to Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in Dallas, TX
This striking vintage wicker motorcycle sculpture is an exceptional example of late 20th-century sculptural design, handwoven from natural wicker and rattan over a shaped wooden fram...
Category
Late 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Pair of Large Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Mounted Foo Dogs
Located in Norton, MA
Fine and very detailed pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs from the mid-20th century. The hollow biscuit porcelain figures stand raised on a rectangular base and are looking si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique, New and Vintage Figurative Sculptures
Figurative sculpture is a modern art form in which artists create work that is typically representative of the visible world. However, sculptures that are considered to be figurative in style can definitely be inclusive of abstract elements. A wide range of antique, new and vintage figurative sculptures has been made over the years by both well-known and emerging artists, and these pieces can prove striking and provocative as part of your home decor.
Realistic representation in visual art has a very long history. And while figurative artists, whether figurative painters or sculptors, find inspiration in humans, animals and real-life objects, good figurative sculptures can make us think differently about how the real world should look. Just as figurative paintings might include Photorealistic human likenesses, they can also include elements of Surrealism and can suggest a creative and alternative reality. Figurative sculptures aren’t always realistic impressions of our world — depictions of the human form in classical Greek sculpture, for example, might emphasize beauty and physical perfection.
There are a variety of figurative sculptures on 1stDibs created by artists working in a number of styles, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern and more. A large figurative sculpture can introduce an excellent focal point in a guest bedroom, while smaller works might draw the eye to spaces such as wall shelving or a bookcase that people may otherwise overlook.
When decorating your living room, dining room, home office and study areas with figurative sculptures, don’t be afraid to choose bold colors to inject brightness into neutral spaces. Texture is another factor to consider when purchasing figurative sculptures. A highly textural work of ceramics or wood will catch the eye in a sleek modern space, whereas a smooth, flat glass sculpture can offer an often much-needed contrast in a room that already has many textures.
On 1stDibs, find antique, new or vintage figurative sculpture or other kinds of sculpture for your home decor today.