Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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Bronze Sculptural Thermometer, Long Bodied Lady, Artist Signed and Dated 1911
Located in Petaluma, CA
It wasn't easy trying to title this bronze in one sentence. The first thing about it to my eye is the wonderful whimsy displayed. The fact that it's a thermometer just adds to the jo...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$1,137 Sale Price
40% Off
Georges Récipon, "Lucky", Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Georges Récipon, "Lucky", Gilt Patina Bronze Sculpture / Desk Paperweight. Signed and dated.
Beautiful bronze sculpture (gold patina) representing a naked woman nailed a horseshoe, ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Edgardo Simone Nude Figurative Sculpture "THE KISS"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948) The Kiss patinated plaster casting sculpture for kissing nudes fountain sculpture signed to top of base.
Classically trained in Italy at the Beaux Arts Academy in Rome from 1906 to 1913, Edgardo Simone became a famous sculptor in Italy and the United States using mediums of terracotta, ceramic, bronze, and plaster. He earned a Doctorate of Design and Sculpture at the Academy and then emigrated to the United States where he worked in New York, Chicago and southern California.
His style was influenced by Art Nouveau, Art Deco and other modernist influences. In Italy he had received three times the Croix de Guerre and was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel II and Queen Margherita. Before moving to America, he had much recognition in Italy. He had created war, funeral and city monuments in twenty-six Italian cities. When he arrived in New York City, one of the newspapers carried a headline: "Italy's greatest Sculptor Arrives in New York."
In New York, Simone became prominent in society and did many portrait busts including of Thomas Edison, John J. Pershing, Henry Ford and Louis Brandeis...
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Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Big A.FALGUIERE france Art Nouveau large bronze "Diana" circa 1890.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible A.Falguiere large france bronze "Diana" with perfect patina circa 1890 Art Nouveau.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Gilt Bronze Sculpture, Onyx Base by Joe Descomps, 1900, Art Nouveau.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilt bronze sculpture, onyx base by Joe Descomps, 1900, Art Nouveau.
An Art Nouveau sculpture by Joe Descomps of a dancer with a mask, circa 1900, gilt bronze and onyx base.
H: 44cm...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Onyx, Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture The Warrior by Auguste de Wever
Located in Paris, FR
Large patinated bronze figure of an Antiquity warrior. He is set on a base decorated with battle scenes, marked: Les Chasseurs Éclaireurs de Bruxelles à leur Lt Colonel O. Tahon 1870...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Anker Hoffmann, Elegant Design, 1910
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Art Nouveau bronze signed: “Hoffmann”
Anker Hoffmann was a Danish sculptor and metal artist who worked in the Art Nouveau style.
Hoffmann was primarily known for his bronze sculptur...
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Motive Fisherman
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bronze sculpture motive Fisherman
Origin Italy 20th century
circa 1900 partina brown
unsigned- natural wear
lost wax technique.
Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an interna...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$688 Sale Price
20% Off
Franz Xavier Bergman, Oriental Dancer, Jugenstil Vienna Bronze Sculpture, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
This provocative, desk-size bronze statuette of a semi-nude oriental dancer in a sensuous, rather candid pose rendered in the best Art Nouveau traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture entitled Femme avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young beauty sat upon a rock surrounded by birds whilst holding a lute with excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface detail, raise...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Nouveau Faience Woman Bust by Leon Noel Delagrange, 1889
By Louchet Ciseleur, Leon Noel Delagrange
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau ceramic and gilded bronze feminine bust by Leon Noel Delagrange.
Delagrange ceramic and bronze by the foundry Louchet Ciseleur, Paris.
The bust is a maiden mounted ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
$2,202 Sale Price
29% Off
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Draped Nude by Henri Godet
By Henri Godet
Located in Norwood, NJ
Henri Godet Art Nouveau signed sculpture of draped nude. Late 19th century antique. Art Nouveau bronze of "Le Reveil de L'Aurore" by Henri Godet. Base has gilt plaque...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Nouveau Pearl Mermaid Porcelain Plaque by Emile Jacob
By Emile Jacob
Located in Palm Beach, FL
With artful and sensuous handling of material, Emile Jacob demonstrates his life-long love of learning with a technical mastery of porcelain and glazes as well as an awareness of current artistic trends such as Japonisme and l’Art Nouveau. From a bird’s-eye view perspective popularized by Japanese wood block prints circulating in Europe, Jacob immediately confronts the viewer with the sea. The variegated blues and greens take on every murky depth, every iridescence produced on a sun-filled water’s surface; while the suggestion of movement created by undulating patterns of water morphs into sand ridges caused by breaking waves as the viewer nears for a closer examination. The effect is remarkable. Upon closer scrutiny, the abstracted ridges create an affect of being even farther away from the sea, as if high in flight. The same captivating qualities are achieved by the opaque and crystalline glazes to suggest the interior of an oyster’s shell. The ultimate pearl, a female nude, is voluptuously modeled; fusing as one with her seascape, her hair spreads out in wavy tendrils and her graceful, long fingers wrap around the plaque’s edge.
Literature: Arthur, French Art Nouveau Ceramics: An Illustrated...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Porcelain
Porcelain Figure, Faun With Crocodile, By Rosenthal Selb, Germany, Circa 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figurine by Rosenthal:
Frightened faun standing on a broken piece of ruins with Egyptian inscriptions, holding a pan flute in his right hand, at his feet a croc...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Amour Captif Bronze Tabletop Statue By Félix Sanzel, 20th Century
By Felix Sanzel
Located in Lisbon, PT
This patinated bronze sculpture titled Amour Captif is a powerful reinterpretation of love's paradoxes, created by celebrated French sculptor Félix Sanzel.
Signed F. Sanzel on the b...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Metal, Bronze
$7,299 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Figurine “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” Cupid with Slipper, 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A delightful antique Meissen porcelain figurine titled “Armor unter dem Pantoffel” (“Cupid Under the Slipper”), masterfully modelled and hand-painted in exquisite detail. The charmin...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Henri Michel Chapu "La Jeunesse" Bronze Statue by Barbedienne H 46.5 inches
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu
Located in London, by appointment only
A very large parcel-gilt bronze figural sculpture: “La Jeunesse”
By Henri Michel Chapu (1833-1891)
Signed Chapu, F. Barbedienne Foundeur Paris, Seal Achi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Art Nouveu Woman Sign: Ruini, Materials: Marble and Silver Plated Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Materials: Silvered bronze and marble
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any que...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Antique Bronze Sculpture Naked Boy
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Antique Bronze Sculpture Naked Boy
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Toreador, Early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Patinated bronze sculpture of a toreador, early 20th century.
Sculpture by the sculptor Descay in patinated bronze representing a toreador in costume, early 20th century.
H: 67cm, W...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Composition
Meissen Art Nouveau Figure
Tied Up Cupid
by Paul Helmig, Germany Circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by Paul Helmig:
Winged cupid boy with a suffering expression tied to a tree with a long garland of roses, an empty quiver at his feet.
On hig...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) “THE SOWER”
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908) “THE SOWER”
Artistic Description:
"The Sower" depicts a vigorous young man, bare-chested, in the act of sowing seeds. The sculpture captures with precision...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group
Indian Haunting A Buffalo
, Hoesel, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite Large Meissen Art Nouveau Porcelain Group:
Representation of a mounted warrior with a painted face, wearing only a small loincloth and moccasins on his feet, and crowned wi...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Bronze sculpture attributed to Moreau "Two young Maidens"
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze Sculpture Attributed to Moreau: "Two Young Maidens"
This bronze sculpture, titled "Sisters," depicts two young maidens in a dynamic and affable pose. The larger figure on the...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Odalisque, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a half-naked odalisque reclining in a lazy pose on silk pillows on an ottoman, covered with a lion's skin. With bare breasts, only a small ...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Mid Century Modern/Art Nouveau , Bronze , pair , Lady Figurines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly detailed lost wax Bronze castings made after the Original pieces as a pair of Elegant dressed Lady's all finished in multi-patinas and mounted on absolute Black marble bases ...
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1990s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Goldscheider Terracotta "Marked, Austria, circa 1898
By Goldsheider
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider terracotta "" Marked, Austria, circa 1898.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble Sign: Prof. Jory , Galleria Lapini Firenze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Woman with mirror Sculpture in Marble
Sign: Prof. Jory
Galleria Lapini Firenze
Sold by: Casa Bellas artes Av. de Mayo 625
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Large Royal Dux Cup, Art Nouveau Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large Royal Dux cup crafted in porcelain biscuit. The biscuit is partially enameled, and highlighted with polychrome accents. The cup features two nymphs climbing a shell on waves. O...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Art Nouveau Children Group Girl With Child A. Koenig, Meissen Germany, c 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figure group:
Girl and child in clothing from around 1900, the girl in a blue patterned long-sleeved dress with a white apron kneeling on the ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Baiadera Sculpture by Anselmo Bucci, Italy, 1935
By Anselmo Bucci
Located in Roma, IT
Anselmo Bucci sculpts this beautiful Art Nouveau ceramic, which represents a dancer. It’s a polychrome sculpture decorated with gilt ornaments.
Bucci was an Italian painter and p...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Bronze Hindu Bird-Catcher by Auguste de Wever
Belgian, 1836-1910
Located in Paris, FR
Large bronze statue featuring a Hindu bird-catcher by the Belgian sculptor and medallist Auguste de Wever. He wears a ribbon and a drapery supporting a small sword. His necklace is a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Ballroom Lady, by Rudolf Hentschel, Circa 1910
By Hans Rudolf Hentschel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and exquisite Art Nouveau Figurine:
Elegant young lady with dark, pinned-up hair in a floor-length white dress with train and multi-layered, elegantly designed bodice, stan...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Autumn
, Putto With Grapes, by Michael Powolny, Vienna Ceramics, 1913-1919
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent and rare Art Nouveau ceramic piece from a series of the four seasons:
Naked putto in a wide striding position, his blond head tilted to the right and holding a cascade of ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic
Guglielmo PUGI Young Gipsy with Tambourine Sculpture, 1880s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Genuine tall alabaster sculpture by Guglielmo PUGI (1858-1941), Florence, Italy, 1880s. Young girl with tambourine, perhaps a gypsy. On its base. Direct carving. With base - Height...
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1880s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Stone
Art Nouveau/Modern Andirons , Gargoyles , Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great looking pair of Gargoyles cast in Bronze and with a greenish patina made from the Antique . The gargoyle's have a bearded man's face and wit...
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1990s American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$2,450 / set
Bronze Sculpture "Nymph in the Reeds" by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Very finely chiselled cast bronze sculpture depicting a beautiful nude nymph standing emerging from tall reeds at the edge of a stream. At her feet is a water jug, with a marble base...
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
1920s Golf Player Harry Vardon Bronze Statue, Richard Thuss, Argentor Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning antique early 20th-century Austrian Art Nouveau bronze portrait figurine / sculpture depicting the renowned golfer Harry Vardon, titled "Joueur au Golf". This piece is dat...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculptural Tray Indoor Fountain with Nude by Suzanne Bizard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bronze sculptural tray indoor fountain with seated nude holding a vase signed by Suzanne Bizard.
Patinated bronze on impressive marble tr...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Large Art Nouveau Bronze Lady Bust Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten, Paris
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest workmanship bust with original and beautiful patina from an important Belgian sculptor 'George Van der Straeten.'
This stunning bust depicts a beautiful young lady with a big...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Group
The Air
by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900:
Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Meditation Henri-Léon GREBER circa 1890
By Henri Greber
Located in PARIS, FR
Large bronze (0.68m) with a medallic patina ‘La pensée’, signed H.GREBER, foundry stamp Thiébaut frères.
A student of Antonin Mercié at the Beaux-Arts, he was part of a dynasty of c...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Lifesize Bronze Female Sculpture of a Nude
Located in London, GB
Lovely Lifesize Bronze of a Female Nude
This Sculpture was Bought from a Residence in Scotland and was in their Garden for Many Years
Lovely Patina
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Charles Masse Nude Woman Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles Masse (French, 1855-1913) Nude Woman Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure draped with Gingko leaves, on a green serpentine plinth, signed to bas...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Serpentine, Bronze
Bronze Alloy Table Lamp Sculpture Signed Waagen, Germany, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze alloy table lamp sculpture signed Waagen. Germany, circa 1890.
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1890s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine
Helena
, Allegory of Beauty, circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic figurine:
Art Déco execution of an Art Nouveau design around 1909: young woman as the personification of beauty, with hair tied at th...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jar, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, Sign: Argentor
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Silver plated
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the butt...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
"Les Roses" French Gilt Bronze
Marble Figural Centerpiece By Mathurin Moreau
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th-century French figural vase by Mathurin Moreau, titled: "LES ROSES", composed of patinated and gilt bronze, marble, and ormolu. The piece features a bronze female figure ...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS"
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS" .
Imagine a sculpture that transcends mere representation to capture the very essence of movement and passion. "...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Woman Dancing Sculpture, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture
Year: 1900
Material: silver plated bronze
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Carrara Marble Bust Sculpture Signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble bust sculpture signed H. Moreau, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
French Terracotta Sculpture Nude Woman "Premiere Faute" - by LAMI - Art Nouveau
By Stanislas Lami
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Female nude in terracotta.
Signed "St. Lami" on the base. Stanislas Lami is a French sculptor.
Stamp mark "Terracotta - R. D'ARLY Paris".
This work inspires purity and delicacy.
The sculpture represents a kneeling naked woman, the features are fine and pleasant. The work is neat and delicate. The position of the woman calls for calm and tranquility.
Our terracotta proof is a reduction of Stanislas Lami's marble entitled "Première Faute" which earned him the second medal at the Salon of 1891. The work represents a young woman kneeling, her arms modestly covering her face with closed eyes. At the dawn of the 20th century, this elegant statuette was part of the symbolist movement and announced the Art Nouveau movement.
This beautiful work was included in the second edition of the artist's catalog raisonné.
Related literature:
Grégoire de Thoury, Stanislas Lami (1858-1944), catalog raisonné of sculptures, Paris, 2014, model listed under number FA12.
More widely known for his masterful literary work, Stanilas Lami is an artist as much as a scholarly amateur.
Son of the sculptor Alphonse Lami, grandson of the neoclassical painter Bidauld, son-in-law of the art dealer Charles Sedelmeyer, he benefited all his life from an environment favorable to the promotion and commissioning of his written or sculpted works.
While he wrote his famous dictionaries of sculptors of the French School throughout his career, over around forty years, he also exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes français between 1882 and 1942.
Wonderful decorative piece.
Beautiful dimensions.
France - Art Nouveau - 1891
Stanislas Lami, born in 1858 in Paris and died in 1944, was a French sculptor and art historian. He is the grandson of landscape painter François-Xavier Bidault and the son of sculptor Alphonse Lami.
Some of his works are kept in museums, especially in Spain. In Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay, there is a marble sculpture of the Danish Dog...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
$2,373 Sale Price
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Spanish early 20th Century Hand Carved Winged Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful early 20th century hand carved wooden angel head with glass eyes.
Amazing eyecather with beautiful expression.
Spain circa 1900-1920
Weathered, small losses.
H:20cm W:9cm ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Glass, Wood
$587 Sale Price
49% Off
Art Deco French Sculpture by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière “Les Danseuses” circa 1925
Located in Tarzana, CA
Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (French, 1881–1947)
“Les Danseuses”
Patinated bronze with brown and green finish on carved onyx base
Signed Guiraud-Rivière to the bronze
France, circa 1925
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Other
Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
La Frileuse by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Gilded Bronze, Circa 1860
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sculpture “La Frileuse” by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). It is made of gilded bronze supported on a red marble base. Signed JB Carpeaux, P B, Susse Frères, Editeuns Paris, Suss...
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1860s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,000 Sale Price
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C19th Bronze Female Nude Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Late C19th Bronze Sculpture of a Female Nude
European
Lovely Original Marble Base
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19th Century Unknown Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Daum Pate de Verre Sage Taoiste Sculpture, France
By Daum
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end glass sculpture by Daum, France.
The sculpture in the image is a “Taoist Sage” created by Daum Frères in the late 20th century, most likely between 19...
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1970s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust Entitled "Lola" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
Stunning Art Nouveau bronze bust depicting the character "Lola" modelled in the midst of an inquisitive look. The study has a multi hued patination of colours that accentuate the very fine hand chased surface detail. Signed ?E Villanis...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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