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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Style: Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau Otto Petri Glazed Earthenware Sculpture of a Woman Carrying Baskets
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This glazed earthenware sculpture was done by the German sculptor, Otto Petri in the period Art Nouveau style. This sculpture is a very detailed depiction o...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Franz Xaver Bergmann, Koran Scribe, Vienna Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful life-like sculpture depicts a Koran scriber, who, bending his legs under him, holds sheets of paper in his hands, on which he transcribes verses from the Koran lying i...
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1890s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Bronze Entitled "Girl Putting on her Shoe" by J Clara
By Juan Clara
Located in London, GB
An endearing early 20th Century Spanish patinated gilt bronze study of a young girl sitting upon a stool whilst putting on her shoe. The surface of the bronze with excellent rich ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19 Th century Lady Bronze with mandolin, Signed
By Paul Eugène Mengin 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19Th Century Large and impressive bronze with golden bronze patina of a girl holding a musical instrument .Signed P. Mengin 1853-1937. in very good condition. Made with a base that...
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1930s French Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen porcelain figure Group of Putti with Flowers
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Meissen Porcelain Figurine, Group of Putti with Flowers
This Meissen porcelain figurine depicts three putti in a flower scene. One in the center, seated on a pedestal, places a wreat...
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19th Century German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Amalric Walter Pate De Verre Nude Boy Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Almeric Walter and Henry Mercier Pate De Verre Art Nouveau Figure of a Nude Cherub or boy seated with his hand on his head.
A wonderful pâte-de-ver...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Bronze Femme Écrivant by Julien Causse
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ART NOUVEAU BRONZE BY JULIEN CAUSSE
A stunning sculpture that embodies the elegance of the Art Nouveau period—an exquisite representation of a woman thoughtfully inscribing the date...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Terracotta Sculpture Boy
Girl Playing with Goat After Pietro Balestra, 1900s
By Pietro Balestra
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Terra Cotta Group Boy And Girl Playing With A Goat After Pietro Balestra 1900s
Late 19th century beautifully detailed statue in terracotta of a boy and a girl playing with a goat pl...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique cherub wooden sculptures, end of 1800s
Sculptures entirely made of wood depicting cherubs. The figure rests on a carved and shaped black pedestal with three golden fe...
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Anton Grath: 50 cm großes Jugenstil Bronze Relief Franz Schubert
By Anton Grath
Located in Purkersdorf, AT
Der Bildhauer Anton Grath (1881 - 1956) hat dieses große Relief im Jahr 1921 (als Gedenktafel für das Schuberthaus in Wien) ausgeführt.
Es wurden nur 2 Exemplare gegossen - eines ist...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Fawn Youth, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Probably Austrian, this lovely Jugenstil desk-sized black-patinated bronze figurine on its original marble pedestal depicts a fawn youth, checking the size of his tail to see how muc...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Art Nouveau Patinated Spelter Lighted Sculpture of Loie Fuller or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial well executed lighted sculpture is signed by an unknown artist, and copyrighted by Napoleon Alliot of France and dates to ap...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Large Porcelain Group
Joy of Life
by J. Limburg Rosenthal Selb Germany Ca 1923
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely Rare Large Art Nouveau Group:
Monumental figure of Flora with chin-length hair in a long dress loosely embracing the beautiful body, her right foot resting on a low pedest...
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1920s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Royal DUX Art Nouveau Figural Centerpiece
By Royal Dux
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Royal Dux Art Nouveau figural centerpiece.
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Cherub Bowl
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta cherub bowl or planter.
Width:56 cm.
Height:29 cm.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$2,195
Pair of Biscuit Sculptures, 1900, on an Attractive Gilded Carved Wood Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of biscuit sculptures, 1900, on an attractive gilded carved wood base.
A pair of biscuit sculptures of dancers in Art Nouveau dress, 1900, on a...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ceramic figure of Gorka Geza, 1929
By Geza Gorka, Geza Gorka
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Fabulous figure of Hungarian artist Gorka Geza. First series as noted by the much more sloping head than later productions.
Branded.
Without any damage or repair.
EXCELLENT condition!!!
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1920s Hungarian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Art Nouveau Hentschel Child Looking at Picture-Book Model U 149
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen stunning Hentschel figurine: Baby boy looking at a picture-book
Model U 149
Measures:
Height 4.33 inches (= 11.0 cm)
Depth 4.52 inches (= 11.5 cm)
Width 4.72 inches (= 12.0 cm)
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark
model number U 149 / former's number 32 / painter's number 25
First quality
Dating: very early 20th century / made circa 1905-1910
Material: porcelain, glossy finish, multicolored painted
Technique: handmade porcelain
Style: Art Nouveau
Modelled by:
Julius Konrad Hentschel(Cologne 1872-Meissen 1907)
He studied at Academy of Arts at Munich and Dresden; since the year 1889 the sculptor has been active in Meissen manufactory as designer and modeller. - Hentschel designed the model U 149 in year 1904.
Detailed description:
Baby boy looking at a picture-book
-- the lovely baby boy having sat down on earth - he is clad in a bright and dark blue colored baby dress...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Woman Adorned with a Flowery Hair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze statuette of a Woman adorned with a Flowery Hair: Bronze by Maurice-Giraud Rivière (1881-1947), standing on a green veined marble base.
Measures...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Statue en terre cuite femme porteuse d
une jarre signée XX
s
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Statue en terre cuite femme porteuse d'une jarre signée XX's
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Charles Massé, Gilt bronze Sculpture, Naked lady
Located in Encino, CA
Charles Massé (1855-1913)
Gilt bronze sculpture depicting a naked lady, on a brown marble pedestal
Art Nouveau period.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen the Wave Art Nouveau Bowl Figurine Henschtel Konrad Q 169, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen rarest Art Nouveau item: The wave
Size:
Height 3.34 inches
Depth 6.10 inches
Width 8.26 inches
Manufactory: Meissen
Hallmarked: Blue Meissen sword mark (glazed bott...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Leda and the Swan Bronze sculpture by Ferd Otratovsky
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Leda and the Swan Bronze sculpture by Ferd Otratovsky.
Signed and dated "FERD. OTRADOVSKY 1926" within the cast on the base.
Black patinated bronze, mounte...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nude Figure Bud Vase by Charle Korschann.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Art Nouveau Gilt and Patinated bronze figural bud vase by well listed
sculptor Charles Korschann. Signed at base.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut G.Tart Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Liege Belgium by G.Tart.
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
Large Sculpture in Patinated Bronze by Henri Vidal, Circa 1900, Art Nouveau.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large sculpture in patinated bronze by Henri Vidal, circa 1900, Art Nouveau period.
Patinated bronze sculpture by the sculptor Henri Vidal, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900.
H: 100cm,...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Boy On Wooden Horse, by Konrad Hentschel, 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Boy in a white shirt with a newspaper cap riding on a wooden horse with wheels.
Modeling and painting of the finest quality, excellent lifelike and loving details.
Modeller:
JULIUS ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze figure of Girl by Juan Clara Ayats
By Juan Clara
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze figure of a girl by Juan Clara Ayats
Beautiful bronze figure with patina of a little girl with curls putting on her shoes on a stool, we can se...
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20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Henri Fugere, Bronze Figure,
Bebe Tapin
Boy Playing His Drum
By Henri Fugère
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Henri Fugere, bronze figure, ' Bebe Tapin ' signed in the bronze.
French Boy playing his drum. Henry Fugere, a well listed artist. Mr. Fugere was born in ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Bronze sculpture "Looking at something" by Juan Clara
By Juan Clara
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze sculpture "Looking at something" by Juan Clara
Beautiful and detailed bronze sculpture depicting three children sitting on a stool looking and smiling at something that is bey...
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20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jugenstil, Harlequin in Golden Mask, Vienna Bronze, Austria, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions: 4.33 high x 2.25 wide x 2.75 deep
This elegant desk-size statuette of a kneeled harlequin wearing a golden mask is a perfect example of the little masterpieces in cold...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Young Lady Ball Player by Walter Schott, ca 1940
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture, Double Figure, Antique, Signed F Sanzel Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large sculpture of angel in bondage held by the Devil image. Great patinas and mounted on red marble with brass bottom plate. Has the signature F...
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1890s European Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze, Boy on a leaf, 20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze
Boy on a leaf, 20th century
Measures:
44 centimeters long
20,5 centimeters depth
11 centimeters high
This antique cast and cold-painted bronze ...
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20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze "Elegant Lady" Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Late 19th century bronze by Belgian sculptor Georges Van der Straeten (1856-1941) depicting a stylish young maiden standing with a hat on her hands. Signed Van der Straeten on base ,...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Alexandre Descatoire, Fauna Terracotta, Early 20th Century
By Alexandre Descatoire
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Terracotta sculpture depicting a fauna with a large beard, pointed ears and nascent horns.
Terracotta signed by French artist Alexandre Descatoire (1874-1949)
Alexandre Descatoire studied with André-Louis-Adolphe Laoust and then with Gabriel-Jules Thomas at the Beaux-arts in Paris; he became a teacher of this university in 1934
He won 2nd grand prix of Rome in 1902 and became a member of the Academie Beaux-arts in 1939.
Member of Salon des artistes français, he has won many medals, and even a scholarship to travel in 1905
His creations are mostly dedicated to WW1 soldiers...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of a Female Hen by A. Grevin
F. Beer
By Alfred Grevin
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
19th century Art Nouveau silvered bronze sculpture of female hen by A. Grevin & F. Beer.
Women Dressed as a Hen, she has a basket of eggs. On circular base incised " A. Grevin et Be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,999 Sale Price
28% Off
Art Nouveau Lady Sculpture Original Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Nouveau standing lady chained to the globe with a sword. Gold medal winner. Signed on the base by the Artist (August Paris) Missing part in her right hand. Large sculpture at 33"...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Bronze Lady, Marble Base
The book Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine detailed bronze casting of an elegant lady in full dress reading a book. Hence the title is (The book Lady) lost wax casting in multi-patina mount...
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1990s North American Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Hoest, Archery, Orientalist Bronze Signed, XIXth Century
By Eugène Léon L
Hoest
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
The archery: dark patina bronze representing an archery with oriental features: hair, earrings ...
This sculpture signed by the artist Eugène L'Hoest is of a good quality in the way...
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19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze figure "Donkey Walk" by Jose Cardona signed
By José Cardona
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze figure "Donkey Walk" by Jose Cardona, signed
Bronze sculpture titled "Donkey Walk" by the artist José Cardona, consisting of three donkey figures on a base. The work features ...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Antique Lady Bronze 19th Century Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original nouveau bronze signed and listed with Hors-Concours on the base. The artist had won Honors at the Paris show for this one. By the Artist (Augusta Paris) on the base. Grea...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Shallow possibly brass Dish, woman with harp.
Located in Seattle, WA
This sturdy possibly trinket/ jewelry tray or wall art depicts a woman with a harp and other nature elements. This Piece has nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured....
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1970s Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Art Nouveau Ceramic Inkwell by Carabin
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau "Femme à la Coloquinte," glazed ceramic inkwell by François-Rupert Carabin. The inkwell feature a nude woman embracing an unusually large gourd, circa 1900.
A s...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Original Art Nouveau Bronze of a Mother and Child on a Raft Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine casting with lots of details showing the little boy's fear of falling off . Holding tight to his mothers dress . Looks like it was gold gilded . Has the Artist signature...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carrara and Breccia Marble Sculpture, Signed L.C. Firenze, Italy, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara and Breccia marble sculpture, signed L.C. Firenze, Italy, circa 1890.
Signed "Scelta dum fiore" in the front.
Category
1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Breccia Marble
Car Driver Silvered Bronze Automobilia Bookends , Signed G. Lorenzini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic detailed pair of car driver´s bookends. Silver plated bronze. Signed G. Lorenzini. Perfect for a automobilia fan. Perfect gift for Car Mascot - Hood Ornament
We have speci...
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1910s Unknown Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Silver Plate
Antique Bronze Bust of a Smiling Child by Injalbert Foundry Mark Siot France 190
By Jean-Antoine Injalbert
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze bust of a smiling child by Jean Antoine Injalbert. Foundry mark Siot Decauville Paris, Numbered. France 1900.
Bronze, patinated. Belgian red marble base.
Jean Anto...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Iron Floral and Leaf Design Store Display, Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large iron floral and leaf design store display. Recently salvaged from downtown buffalo New York department store.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exemplary of Art Nouveau elegance, the sensuous female form is the focus of this Viennese bronze by Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922). The intricately detailed bronze captures the supple form of an exotic Nubian dancer in a true representation of the era’s predominant aesthetic. Both classical and evocative, the nude figure is adorned by an array of bronze jewelry, including a stunning golden belt with chained pendants. Set upon a marble base, she is a stunning example of the erotic bronzes popular at the turn of the century.
Born in 1865 to a shoemaker, the Vienna-born Kauba became a well-known early 20th-century sculptor of Native Americans and other western figures. A pupil of Carl Waschmann and Stefan Schwartz in Austria, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and traveled widely in the American West, sketching and modeling, after spending two years in Paris. He is also noted for his "Naughties" - a collection of mechanical push button sculptures...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$12,850 / set
Porcelain Figurine
Temple Dedication
by Liebermann Rosenthal Selb Germany 1916
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare Rosenthal figurine, only 200 versions in existence:
A scantily clad Art Nouveau beauty, a belt around her hips with a long, softly falling shawl draping around her legs, a ...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Lady With Muff, by Konrad Hentschel, ca 1906
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant young lady with a wide-brimmed hat, decorated with green-brown-white checkered ribbons and a blue feather, wearing a floor-length white dress with a green hem and button plac...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Bronze Woman Bust "Bohême Orientale" Signed R. Colombo, Paris, 1884
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cast bronze woman bust "Bohême Orientale" signed R. Colombo, Paris, 1884.
(Renzo Colombo 1856-1885).
Bronze plaque at front "Bohême Orientale par Colombo".
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1880s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,000 Sale Price
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Goldscheider Terracotta "Marked, Beethoven, Austria, circa 1900
By Goldsheider
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Goldscheider terracotta "" Marked, Austria, circa 1898.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Centerpiece, German, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900, WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Centerplace, WMF, German
WMF (Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik)
Electro- Wurtemberg Plate Company in Geislingen, Germany, internationally known today as 'WMF' initials of the...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Figurine
Pierrette
by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Martin Wiegand, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain figurine:
Red-haired girl sitting on the ground with big hat with brim turned up in front, dressed in green bodice with gold hem, wide sk...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1900s Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base by Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Ross, CA
1900s Figurate Art Nouveau bronze sculpture by Louis Auguste Moreau (c. 1903). Commissioned for the Concours Régional d’Auch—and awarded to Julien Truau—the statue was valued at 500 ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Bauroth, Bathers, German Jugenstil Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1919
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST
Richard Bauroth (German, 1884-?) was active/lived in Germany. German sculptor, Richard Bauroth studied in Munich et al. under Adolf von Hildebrand.
DIMENSIONS
Heigh...
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1910s German Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Paul Phillipe Art Nouveau Gilded Nude Bronze Cast by Goldscheider.
Located in Sarasota, FL
Paul Phillipe gilded ormolu nude bronze cast by Goldscheider foundry.. Vey fine detail and execution. The work is of the period, circ. 1900. It is signed on the marble base, and has ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture by Rik Wouters
By Rik Wouters
Located in New York, NY
Amazing and extremely rare of bronze sculpture by Rik Wouters, circa 1910, "Family", signed by the artist and "cire perdue".
Dimension: 27.5 x 11 x 13 in
without base 23.5 x 11 x 1...
Category
1910s Belgian Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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