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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Erna Kopriva Pottery Sculpture/Terracotta , Figure for Wiener Werkstatte
By Erna Kopriva, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of the well known Austrian artist, Erna Kopriva. She was assistant of Joseph Hoffman and worked at Wiener Werkstatte . Similar pieces are now...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Jolly Ride
Nude On Ostrich, Porcelain Group, Rosenthal Selb Germany, Ca 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Admirable Art Nouveau Figurine Group by Rosenthal:
Young, naked woman with her hair artfully tied up sitting astride on an ostrich stretching its neck forward while running and clutc...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Virgin and Child in terracotta signed M. Normand, circa 1890–1910
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A touching terracotta sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus in her arms, signed M. Normand on the base. Created around 1890–1910, this delicate work illustrate...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Antique French Art Nouveau Iron Palm Plant Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout 19th Century French La Belle Époque life size plant sculpture handcrafted in iron having a palm plant on a distinctive Art Nouveau style wrought iron base, all with a time e...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
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Iron, Wrought Iron
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut 1910s
By A. de Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Belgium by A. de Lambert. High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual design ...
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1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Studio Pottery Girl With Apple Farina Domenico Baccarini Faenza
Located in Munich, DE
This enchanting little girl holding an apple in her hands is made out of ceramic. The sculpture was created at the beginning of the 20th century by the artist Domenico Baccarini for ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Statue "Girl Holding a Shoe" in the style of Juan Clara
By Juan Clara
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Statue "Girl Holding a Shoe"
manufacturer / artist unknown
(in the style of Juan Clara ~ Spanish, 1875 - 1935"
"Juan Clara ~ Spanish, 1875 - 1935 – was a prominent Spanish sculptor...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
P-A Renoir
R Guino, la Laveuse, bronze signed, XXth century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
"laveuse" attributed to P-Auguste Renoir: patinated bronze on a green marble base, of a kneeling woman
Sculpture signed "Renoir" and "Alexis Rodier Fondeur Paris"
Famous painter, P...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carl Kauba, Frightened by the Frog, Viennese Bronze Sculpture, circa 1915
By Carl Kauba
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions
Total Height: 7.5 inches
Base Height: 2 inches
Width: 2.75 inches
Depth: 2.75 inches
ABOUT
This charming desk figurine in dark brown patinated Viennese bronze by the famous Austrian sculptor Karl Kaub stands out for the originality and humor of its subject matter. The author depicted with amazing subtlety a boy who jumped on one leg in fright, suddenly seeing a frog sitting on his arm.
CARL KAUBA (Austrian, 1865-1922) was born August 13, 1865 in Vienna, Austria. The son of a shoemaker, Kauba chose to follow his calling into the world of art. Collectors now rank him in a class with Remington and Russell as one of the great portrayers of American Western. His subjects were typically American Indians, calvarymen, cowboys, and roughriders. In addition to his American bronzes, Kauba produced a lifetime’s worth of Austrian statuary. His work became fully appreciated on both sides of the Atlantic.
Carl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under professor Laufenberg. Later he would study at the academies under Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz. Next, he went to Paris in 1886 to further study before he set off for the U.S. In fact, some debate still remains as to whether Kauba ever visited the U.S.
Kauba’s fascination with the West was fired by the stories of the German writer, Carl May, whose tales of Western adventure were well known throughout Europe. Most authorities feel that he was about twenty-five years old when he traveled widely throughout the American West. He then returned to Austria with voluminous notes, sketches, and several models of Western sculpture...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Gilt Plaster Portrait Bust Sculpture of Woman, C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Nouveau sculpture offers plaster construction depicting portrait bust of a woman on plinth, c1910
Measures: 23.5" H x 11" W x 1...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$600 Sale Price
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Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Eastern Dancer by Franz Rosse(German, 1858-1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRANZ ROSSE
German, 1858-1900
"Orientalische Tänzerin mit Schalmei” (1888)
Patinated bronze over rouge marble Signed verso "F. Rosse fec. 88"
Item # 10...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Art Nouveau Silvered Bronze Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Well detailed large period French Art Nouveau silvered bronze tray, bowl or sculpture with a nude maiden, signed Very, circa 1900 (can be hun...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Sculpture, Figural Tray Maiden
Lily Pads, Ernst Wahliss
Located in Lisbon, PT
An extraordinary Secession Style Ernst Wahliss hand-painted porcelain figurine tray with an elegant seated maiden flanked by a green lilypad.
Made in Teplitz, Austria, circa 1891.
...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,554 Sale Price
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Lamp "La Bonne Soupe" by Victor Rousseau, Art Nouveau, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important patinated spelter lamp representing a young boy, probably a butcher boy, drinking his soup accompanied by his pit bull / bulldog type dog.
The boy is leaning against a gallows holding an electrified green lantern.
By Belgian sculptor Victor Rousseau (1865-1954).
Art Nouveau / Belle Epoque style.
Plate with inscription "La Bonne Soupe par Rousseau" ("The Good Soup by Rousseau") on the front, signature "Rousseau" on the side and stamp "Fabrication française...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Spelter
$4,746 Sale Price
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Bronze Sculpture Gustav Gurschner circa 1904 Patinated Austrian Jugendstil
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Austrian Jugendstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture designed by Gustav Gurschner manufactured by K.K. Kunst-Erzgiesserei circa 1904 Signed
Gustav Gurschner is among the most famous Aust...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bessie Potter Vonnoh "Daphne" Art Nouveau Statue Roman Bronze Works
By Bessie Potter Vonnoh 1
Located in Westport, CT
Art Nouveau bronze "Daphne" statue by World Famous Women Artist Bessie
Potter Vonnoh 1872-1955. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fountain 1923-1927, the Corcoran Gallery of art...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carrara Marble Sculpture Signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture signed "Loreley" by Hippolyte Moreau, France, circa 1890.
Art Nouveau period.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
James Gabbert (American, B. 1952) Bronze Of A Woman, "Dusk", Signed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze figure of a barefoot woman emitting from a flower with her hair and fold of her dress in the air. The piece has a very fine movement and lightness. Signed on base.Presented on...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
“Rebecca at the Well”, gilt terracotta, Goldscheider, 1903
By Goldsheider
Located in PARIS, FR
Large, imposing terracotta, 0.94m high, with a nuanced gilt patina, depicting Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
Titled on the terrace “Rebecca”, signed Cherc et Go...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair 19th Century French Bronze Statues by Auguste Moreau
1855-1919
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French bronze statues by Louis Auguste Moreau (1855-1919) are exemplary examples of the glorification of the simple rural life celebrated by artists in France during the Belle Epoque. A distinctive departure from rendering affluent families and lifestyles as dictated by the many patrons of art over the centuries, this informal movement gave a glimpse into the lives of everyday people. In this example, we have two young maidens, one carrying a bundle over her shoulder and a basket in her left hand, while the other totes a basket over her shoulder and a couple of protesting chickens in her right hand! Each maiden is modestly dressed...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Entitled "Broken Jug" by Charles Anfrie
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th century bronze figure of a young lad dressed in period attire holding a broken jug, with excellent rich brown patina and fabulous hand finished surface detail, signed & titled
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 20 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 8279
ABOUT
Charles Anfrie...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted Bronze Sculpture of Woman Holding a Palm Leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
Located in North Miami, FL
Jugendstil cold-painted bronze sculpture of a woman holding a palm leaf by Franz Bergmann, Austria
By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal, paint
Technique...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
James Gabbert (American, B. 1952) Bronze Of A Woman, "Dusk", Signed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze figure of a barefoot woman emitting from a flower with her hair and fold of her dress in the air.
Signed on base.
Presented on a round marble plinth inscribed Gabbert.
Condit...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Girl with a Doll by Leo Laporte-Blairsy, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Art Nouveau bronze sculpture of a girl with a doll by Leo Laporte-Blairsy, France
By: Leo Laporte-Blairsy
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, p...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Vintage Patinated Cast Bronze Bust Statue Sculpture of Woman with Pinned Hair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Patinated Cast Bronze Bust Statue Sculpture of Woman with Pinned Hair. Item features a wonderful desired patina, stunning detail, subject un...
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Femme Au Pieuvre" French Art Nouveau Glazed Ceramic Inkwell by Rupert Carabin
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Femme-Pieuvre," brown glazed ceramic inkwell by Rupert Carabin, wherein a woman ecstatically rips open the head of an octopus, spilling its ink. A beautiful pl...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
An Antique French Bronze signed Auguste Moreau, Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A late 19th Century Art Nouveau patinated bronze sculpture of a young boy with instrument. Artist signed Auguste Morea, with the French bronze hallmark on base. 24 inches tall
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1890s Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Agathon Leonard (Fr 1841-1923 Danseuse Au Cothurne
Located in Dallas, TX
AGATHON LÉONARD (FRENCH, 1841-1923) Danseuse au Cothurne
Signed 'A Léonard' (on reverse) with Susse Frères foundry cachet, further stamped 'M'
Gilt Bronze, light brown patina
21 i...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Sculpture "Girl in Cloak" by Vernon March
Located in London, GB
An excellent late 19th Century patinated Art Nouveau bronze study of a naked beauty standing on a podium with a cape draped over her shoulders, raised on a marble plinth and signed
...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
G. Michel : "The wheel of fortune", Patinated bronze nude on marble - C. 1910
By Gustave Frédéric Michel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gustave Frédéric MICHEL (1851-1924 France) : "The wheel of fortune"
Nuanced brown patinated bronze sculpture standing on a roung grey-light brown veined marble base showing a nude w...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Auguste Moreau Bronze Angel Putto, France, 1855-1919
Located in Rijssen, NL
Auguste Moreau bronze angel putto. Original bronze, circa 1890 by Louis Auguste Moreau, (France, 1855-1919)
Depiction of a female angel with w...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1900
s Snake Charming Lady French Art Nouveau Fire-Gilt Bronze by a. Lefebvre
By Alfred Lefebvre
Located in Ulm, DE
Snake charmer
Fire-gilt bronze
by A. Lefebvre, signed
with foundry stamp
Original art nouveau, France around 1900
Dimensions:
Height: 75 cm
Diameter, base: 18 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Gold Plate, Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Entitled
La Verité Meconnue
by Aime-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
An enigmatic late 19th Century bronze study of a seated female nude leaning on her knees, hiding her face, on integral naturalistic canted rectangular base, signed to one side DALOU above the cracked mirror (facing to the rear), the opposing side marked Susse Fres Edts the rear with Susse Freres pastille flanked by the letters H P and S.
The title of this subject translates as 'The Truth Revealed' and refers to the young woman inconsolable having seen her true reflection in a mirror, which she has dropped and lies broken on the hard floor.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 14 cm
Width: 12 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1890
Foundry: Susse Frères Paris
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 8790
ABOUT
Aimé-Jules Dalou...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Figure Group
Ice-Scaters
, by Alfred Koenig, Meissen Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Delicate Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group:
Skating couple in elegant Winter clothing: the lady in a long white skirt, pink jacket with white hem, white cap and long ermine scarf, ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th century French Spelter and Marble Art nouveau Statue, 1925s
By Ruffony
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful spelter statue on a stepped marble base representing a woman accompanied by a sheep and her little one.
Dating from the 1920s, the art nouveau period.
Very good condition...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Gilt Bronze Figure of a Cherub Pushing a Sleigh, circa 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
This whimsical figure of a cherub pushing a sleigh was always in our Xmas window, but now we are selling it. It is artist signed "Kingsburger", German, circa 1900. A very lovely scul...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
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Meissen Art Nouveau Figure Of A Snake Dancer By Max Bochmann Circa 1914
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and extremely decorative full-sculptural depiction of a young dancer in oriental-looking costume, bare-breasted, with long, softly falling skirt s...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Beautiful Art Nouveau Biscuit Cup, DMP, 1910-1920
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau biscuit cup, DMP (Duxer Porzellan-Manufaktur, Royal Dux Bohemia), 1910-1920.
Measures: H: 44 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 22 cm
base - W: 19 cm, D: 17 cm.
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1910s European Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Art Nouveau Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of Two Dancing Women
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique sculpture is possibly signed by an unknown artist, or titled and originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art Nouveau style....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Cleopatra and Asp" by Schnauder
By Richard Georg Schnauder
Located in London, GB
A very fine early 20th Century gilt bronze figure of the famous Cleopatra with a snake wrapped around her wrist drinking from a bowl. Exhibiting fine colour and excellent hand fi...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronzevase Loiseau-Rousseau
Located in Aachen, DE
Schwere patinierte Jugendstil-Bronzevase von Paul Louis Émile Loiseau-Rousseau um 1905 (* 20. April 1861 in Paris, Frankreich; † 1927 ebenda), signiert.
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Burza
The Storm
by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German Black Bronze white marble Art Nouveau sculpture, woman blowing bubles
By Thomas Germany
Located in Valladolid, ES
Very beautiful and refined antique dark patinated solid bronze sculpture depicting a naked woman blowing bubbles
It is of German origin and dates from around 1920. Unsigned.
This b...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$958 Sale Price
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Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Faisan Tournée à Droite" by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very fine mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an alert pheasant with its head raised and turned to the right with rich brown lightly rubbed patination and fine hand finished...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carrara Marble Sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture by Antonio Frilli, Firenze, circa 1890.
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Anonymous bronze bust by Miklos Ligeti Budapest
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Anonymous bronze bust by Miklos Ligeti Budapest circa 1903.
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Early 1900s European Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze and Ivory Sculpture of a Girl by Austrian Ferdinand Lugerth
By Ferdinand Lugerth
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Nouveau patinated bronze and ivory sculpture of a girl on a marble plinth by austrian author Ferdinand Lugerth
By: Ferdinand Lugerth
Material: bronze, ivory, marble, copper, met...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Metal, Silver, Copper
"Lone Cliff in the Sea, " Art Nouveau Sculpture with Nudes by Edstrom, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly showing the influence of Auguste Rodin and the Art Nouveau movement, this remarkable bronze was sculpted by David Edstrom, a Swedish American artist. Here, a nude male figure is perched on the edge of a cliff, looking heavenward as a nude mermaid lies below, nude and full of invitation. Edstrom, the quintessential example of the tortured artist...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Female Nude on a Shell with Putti, Art Nouveau 1890, s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic subject of a nude young Female sitting on a Large seashell with a shell in her hand . And with a Putti climbing up to her. Great detail...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Antique French Lost Wax Cast Bronze Hand Sculpture of Richard Hudnut
Located in London, GB
For sale a magnificent early 20th Century gilt bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost Wax (in French, 'Cire Perdue') process. This fine sculpture is a cast of Richard Alexander Hudnut's hand and was produced by the renowned Montagutelli Frères foundry in Paris in 1912.
The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, signed "Richard Alexander Hudnut 1912" and carries the oval "Montagutelli Freres Paris Cire Perdue" foundry stamp to the underside.
Richard Alexander Hudnut (1856-1928) was an American businessman recognised as being the first American to achieve international success in cosmetics manufacturing. After graduating from Princeton University, he toured France and returned with the idea of introducing French-style perfumes and cosmetics to American women. The Richard Hudnut company once maintained separate US and European headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on the Rue de la Paix in Paris, respectively. Although his fortune had been built around cosmetics and beauty products...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze "Harmony" Art Nouveau Figurative Sculpture Signed by Ting Shao Kuang
Located in Monrovia, CA
Solid Bronze Sculpture by Ting Shao Kuang Named "HARMONY".
This solid Bronze Is quite heavy in weight and beauty that will certainly bring a wonderful ...
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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Glazed Ceramic Woman, Art Nouveau Period, Vienna, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of glazed ceramic woman. Art Nouveau period. Vienna, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Figurative sculpture in austrian porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional sculpture in austrian porcelain in very good condition depicting a women in 1900 century , with love bird , flowers
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Glazed Italian Torino-Like Porcelain Figurine of a Boy and his Dog
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Nouveau glazed italian Torino-like porcelain figurine of a boy and his dog
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel
Technique: glazed, pressed, molded, painted, h...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
“Celuy Qui Fut Pris”, a Rare Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by André Clemencin
By Francois Andre Clemencin
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Description
FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ CLÉMENCIN
French, 1878-1950
"Celuy qui fut pris" (The One Who Was Taken)
Patinated bronze Signed on base "A. Clemencin" cold-stamped "46" and "32" and "F...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gabriel Argy Rousseau Pate De Verre Knight
Located in Dallas, TX
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre Chevalier Paperweight, Circa 1920 Art Nouveau - Art Deco period mottled glass is shades of red, pink, orange and purpl...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
"Delicate" by Paul Philippe
Located in London, GB
An excellent French early 20th Century Art Deco bronze figure of a young attractive naked woman in an elegant pose with rich brown patination, raised on fitted green marble base & si...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Two-tone bronze sculpture by Georges Recipon
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Two-Tone Bronze Sculpture by Georges Recipon
Two-tone bronze sculpture depicting a dynamic and sensual female figure seated on golden hardware. The woman, with a shiny silver finish,...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,450 / item
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine Pair Boy
Girl With Hoops, A. Koenig, c 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurines:
Two children with colorful hoops:
Standing boy in sailor dress, holding the hoop with both hands behind him standing on the ground,...
Category
1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Shepherd Dog Crystal Inkstand / Inkwell Desk Piece
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
German Shepherd Dog Crystal Inkstand / Inkwell Desk Piece
Desk decorative inkwell. The base of the inkstand is made of clear crystal, intricately cut glass with a pattern that reflec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Metal
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