Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Admirable Rosenthal Figurine by Wolfgang Schwartzkopff: Spanish dancer in a pose, with her right raised hand supporting her head turned to the left from behind and looking over her left shoulder, dressed in the manner of a Spanish bullfighter: close-fitting short bolero jacket over bare upper body, long tight pants with belly sash, wide-brimmed hat and heeled shoes, the crimson suit elaborately decorated with abstract gold decoration. Based on a round white plinth. Manufactory: Selb / Bavaria / Rosenthal Germany Dating: manufactured 1934-1945 Material and technique: porcelain / chinaware / painted / glossy finish Design: Wolfgang Schwartzkopff ca. 1930 Dimensions: hight: 25.0 cm / 9.84 in width: 9.0 cm / 3.54 in depth: 7.0 cm / 2.75 in Marks: Green Rosenthal mark with crown and crossed roses / Rosenthal / Germany Model number 425/I Artist's signature 'SCHWARTZKOPFF' on base top Bibliography: Ann Banduhn, Rosenthal Porcelain Figurines...

This is a very cool unsigned pair of clay nude sculptures from the 1960's that have a very good resemblance to Henry Moore's works. They are clay or terra cotta and the upright sculpture has a slightly darker red hue than the reclining one. Upright sculpture weighs 43 lbs and the reclining sculpture...

Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin, while with her left hand she per...

1950’s Small Cast Aluminium Sign Letter – B. Heavy quality American cast aluminium signage letter. Listing for a single letter as photographed. Other group images are included for i...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter – O. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter – D. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours...

this work by famed Sculpture and Painter Georges Oudot was cast circa 1955 and bears his signature and the mark EA indicating its an artist proof, the foundry stamp of Susse Fondeur Paris. Entitled “Femme Debout au Drape” the work is dynamic and powerful as are almost all of the artist's figural works in bronze. The figure is cast and retains its original patina in a dark black-green. The artist's hand and the textural nature of his work are clearly evident in this piece. He was born in France in 1928 in Chaumont in the Haute-Mare. He attended the Besancon School of Fine Arts then in 1946 joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied under such artists as Marcel Gimond...

Stunning set of three silver plated figures. One taller than the other. Very cute

Add whimsical charm to your home or garden with this expressive set of three vintage Majolica sculptures, crafted in France circa 1960. Each hand-painted ceramic gnome...

1950s ubangi woman pin is among the most striking of artist Rebajes pieces. Seldom seen sterling silver version, as most Rebajes pieces are in copper. It is jigsaw cut with wrapped w...

A rare plaster model of the human ear poised on a wooden stand. The model is made by renowned German manufacturer, SOMSO. This particular model is rare as it shows in incredible detail the removable eardrum, hammer, labyrinth and cochlea. A wonderful conversation piece and a fine educational model...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Number – 6 Or 9. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of col...

Add a touch of Neoclassical surrealism to your interior with this captivating pair of vintage sculptural feet. Signed "MarCo." by the artist, these plaster forms are modeled after cl...

1950’s Small American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter – W. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of co...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Number – 4. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Number – 5. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours/...

1950’s Original French Red Zinc Letter – E. We have a number of these well aged zinc letters. The letters have been handmade in sheet steel and zinc dipped. The letters are hollow o...

1950’s American Vintage Gas Station Enamel Marquee Letter – I. We sourced these from an old gas station in America, thought to be from the 50’s and 60’s. We have a number of colours...

Stylish bronze airplane model, circa 1940s-1950s placed on onyx rock. Decorative sculpture that displays well cupboard, credenza or a desk.

ABOUT SCULPTURE Crafted with great taste and skill by an unidentified sculptor (signed 'Needle'), this stunningly shaped and proportioned remarkable modernist sculpture looks exquis...

Head of Emperor Pertinax in red marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Tags: Testa di imperatore Pertinace. C...

1950’s Small Cast Aluminium Sign Letter – T. Heavy quality American cast aluminium signage letter. Listing for a single letter as photographed. Other group images are included for in...

1950’s Small Cast Aluminium Sign Letter – A. Heavy quality American cast aluminium signage letter. Listing for a single letter as photographed. Other group images are included for i...

1950’s Small Cast Aluminium Sign Letter – O. Heavy quality American cast aluminium signage letter. Listing for a single letter as photographed. Other group images are included for i...

Vintage Coney Island Men’s Swim Club Retro Mannequin Vintage Coney Island Men's Swim Club Retro Mannequin, our Muscular Torso is wearing 1930s style Mens S...

A Mid Century Modern Terra Cotta Torso Sculpture of a Man by York Lewis C1960 Measures- 22''H x 13''W x 14''D A mid-century modern sculpture crafted from terra cotta, depicting the ...

1970s French vintage brass three-bird sculpture with onyx base.

Chrome-plated or painted iron sculptures, displaying wigs or hats. France, CIRCA 1930.

Rococo sculpture of a dancing couple, with a marble base. Circa 1940.

Midcentury cast bronze Venus de Milo table lamp, neoclassical, monumental light. Gorgeous piece. Quite heavy. 30" H to socket. Shade in photo is f...

Desktop sculpture featuring a copper house perched atop a rock with an abstract willow tree coming over the top. Please confirm location NY or NJ

Decorate a boy's room or a shelf with this cheerful antique figurine. The mid-century French terracotta figure, titled "Insouciance," beautifully captures the carefree spirit of yout...

Polychrome glass figurine with sleeve. Made to a design by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Acid signature on the base “Venini Murano Italia”. The figurine...

piccola ceramica anni 50 - mid century - ceramic - 50s - ceramic figure Periodo di produzione 1950 - 1959 Paese di produzione Italia Stile mid-century, Vintage Stato Buono ...

This charming Faun figurine, crafted in 1966 by the prestigious Royal Copenhagen, is a fine example of mid-century Danish porcelain artistry. Known for its high-quality craftsmanship...

Karlsruher Majolika, Menuett of two ladys, designed by Lore Friedrich-Gronau (1908-2002), model: 6397, ceramic partially glazed, marked on the bottom.

An Italian carved wood male figure from the mid 20th century. This vintage carved-wood statue from Italy features a young male figure, dress in 18th century attire (habit à la franch...

Brutalist almost futuristic bronze sculpture of acrobat in handstand on a horse by Dutch artist Jacobs, circa 1960-1970. The Dynamic sculpture h...

1940s carved marble Siddhartha from a Westchester, NY estate. Left in the garden for 80 years. Fingers missing from one hand.

Description: Particular pair of Moretti in Polychrome marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL Tags: Coppia di mo...

Folk art carving of a Sea Captain in his deck coat and cap. Historic old carving. What a great maritime relic. Circa 1930.

Barovier & Toso Scavo Glass Murano Female Sculpture This elegant sculpture stands 20 inches tall and showcases the distinctive scavo technique characteristic of Barovier and Toso g...

Large pumpin in wood, green patinated. Life-size and hand carved. Very decorative object.

Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s In the beginning the Werkstatte Hagenauer produced everyday life items li...

Description: Era Ludovisi bust in white marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL Indicative shipping costs in Ita...

A figure by Rudolf Hlavina from 1942. Dimensions: Height 41 cm, width 45 cm, depth 19 cm.

Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until 1621. He was the elder son of the then incumbent ...

Add a striking focal point to your home with the Vintage MCM Hammered Bronze Shapes Wall Sculpture. This captivating piece showcases mid-century modern design with its hammered bronz...

Most unusual French Art Deco hand forged iron sculpture depicting 3- dimensional silhouette of body builder, weight lifter / boxer, stage with drapery. Sh...

Orientalist Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Nam Greb) ,, Stunning depiction of woman with serving dish, exquisite detailing ...

Vintage watermelon hand carved sculpture set, decoy decor, Trompe L’Oeil, hand painted melon sculptural set. Gorgeous. Signed by artist. Largest pie...

Ceramic Sign: Made in Austria Keramos 2051 19/M Wiener Keramos, later Keramos AG or Keramos KG , was a Viennese ceramics manufacturer that made a name for itself especially in the interwar period . In addition to their own designs, designs from the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were also produced from 1932 onwards. In over 60 years of company history, around 3000 model designs have been produced by around 60 ceramists. Keramos also carried out commissions from the Wiener Werkstätte, such as vases by Dagobert Peche . History The origins of the Keramos company lie in two companies with the same name. The company Keramos – Invalid Society for Viennese Art Ceramics was founded at the end of 1919 on the initiative of the three ceramists Rudolf Wolf, Heinrich Wolf and Ludwig Rys, who had become invalids in World War I. Production started in September 1920. Art-ceramic lamps, figures, vases and boxes were produced. The company Keramos – Viennese art ceramics and porcelain manufactory was founded in 1920. Josef Hoffmann was a shareholder of Keramos for a long time, as was the sculptor Rudolf Podany, who was engaged from the start and created a large number of designs. From 1921 Anton Klieber was employed, who was also responsible for most of the models. Around 1924 both companies were merged and converted into an AG, commercial director became Otto Köller, the technical directors were the brothers Rudolf and Heinrich Wolf. "Some war invalid ceramists founded a workshop with the help of some artists, which was subsequently financed by the state and later enlarged with its participation and converted into a joint-stock company." The company's headquarters were in the Hofburg , Schwarze-Adler-Stiege, the factory in the 10th district of Vienna, Schleiergasse 17. Artistic collaborators at that time were Eduard Klablena , Otto Prutscher , Karl Perl , Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , IDA Schwetz- Lehmann and Grete Fucik-Fischmeister. On February 23, 1928, the triangular mark was entered in the trademark register. It was now also produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Difficulties for the company arose from the Great Depression . Around 1932, 50 people were employed and a large number of models from Eduard Klabena and the dissolved Wiener Werkstätte were taken over. The works created by Keramos were labeled with their company brands until after 1941. From 1939 the economic situation of the company was better managed by taking over the production of ceramic winter welfare organization badges, the so-called WHW badges. Before 1941 the company is converted into a KG named Keramos, Wiener Kunstkeramik und Porzellanmanufaktur Brüder Wolf KG . Otto Köller was no longer active from this point on. After the end of World War II, Robert Obsieger recommended Robert Mathis as the new head of Keramos, who took over the management of the ceramics manufactory in 1945. In 1949 Mathis introduced a new company logo, which was used alongside the existing triangle mark, the so-called coat of arms mark. Anton Klieber and Rudolf Podany continued to work as ceramists, and new artists such as Josef Lorenzl and Stephan Dakon , both of whom had previously worked for Goldscheider , as well as Rudolf Chocholka, Karl Grössl and Ina Eisenbeisser were engaged. New models such as dancers, children's figures, animals and nudes were created, as well as the well-known wall masks, young people and poodles from the mid-1950s, which corresponded to the trend at the time. In addition, however, traditional designs such as Madonna statues and busts, saints and angels were still made. Utility ceramics such as crockery, vases, lamp bases, candle holders and flower pots also became an important branch of production, and cooperation with the German manufacturer Carstens at the beginning of the 1960s was just as lucrative. In the course of the 1960s, the sales markets for figurative ceramics became increasingly difficult. So until 1982, production was increasingly shifted to everyday ceramics, since ceramic figures were no longer modern due to changing tastes and the spirit of the times. Ultimately, the economic situation at Keramos became more and more difficult and Klaus Mathis, the son of Robert Mathis and then director, who succeeded his father at the helm of the company at the beginning of the 1970s, initiated the liquidation of the company at the end of 1982 . Staff The following artistic collaborators have worked for Keramos over the years: Hans Adametz , Franz Barwig the Elder , Franz Barwig the Younger , Andreas Beck, Hans Bolek, Angelo Bortolotti, Hertha Bucher , Rudolf Chocholka, Stephan Dakon , Ferdinand Doblinger, Eckstein, Franz Eggenberger , Ina Eisenbeisser, English, Stephan Erdös, Alois Feichtinger, Feyslitz, Hans Friedberger, Grete Fucik-Fischmeister, Kurt Goebel, Anton Grath, Karl Grössl, M. Günther, Otto Hafenrichter, Arnold Hartig , Friedrich Herkner, Trude Hillinger, Leopold Hohl, Hostasch, Karl Jamök, Karin Jarl-Sakellarios , Eduard Klablena, Klar, Anton Klieber, Maria Klinger, Josef Kostial, Josef Lorenzl , Wilhelm Otto Lugerth, Viktor Matula, Gusty Mundt-Amman, Novotny, Carl Perl, Rudolf Podany, Friedrich Pollak, Hugo Postl, Adolf Prischl, Otto Prutscher , Max Rieder , Elisabeth Rieger-Hofmann, Walter Ritter , Willibald Russ, Karl Sailer, Schönberg, Schwarz, Ida Schwetz-Lehmann , Sult, Robert Ullmann , Otto Weigand, IDA Weiss-Moricz, Rudolf Wolf. Exhibitions • Jubilee exhibition of the Wiener Kunstgewerbeverein, Austrian Museum , Vienna 1924. • Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Paris, 1925. • Exhibition of Austrian arts and crafts...

Matt glazed sculptural group of man and woman, signed Dominic Pouchain.

Cast bronze sculpture by American sculptor J. Dale M'Hall. James began sculpting in the 1960's and has worked with a variety of different media throughout his career but bronze sculpting...

Typical French Art Deco figure in the style of D.Chiparus depicting a girl kneeling and facing her deer in green ancient patina with motif details on the skirt, mounted on a superb P...

Fantastic large Mid Century Brutalist Figurative Sculpture in Steel with circular glass inserts, on a wood base. Patinated welded steel with red and yellow stained glass depicting a ...

Bruce Beasley cherry picker sculpture, Signed, 1969, USA. Beasley is recognised as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American W...

Sculpture, Hercules and Cerberus, Hercules' last effort, from the model by Lorenzo Mattielli - 64 cm - Marble - 1970 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING ...

This exquisite Boy on Dolphin figurine was produced by the renowned Danish porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grøndahl in 1950. Crafted in fine porcelain,...

Outstanding vintage Boho hand carved wooden relief. A handsome composition of a bearded man. Signed on the bottom right. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate