Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mid Century Carved And Painted Plaster Portrait Head In Relief
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage carved and brown painted plaster face of a young man in relief. The whole mounted on wood with a wire on the back for hanging.
Unsigned.
Dimensions: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 2 3/8...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1960 Vintage Italian Frosted Bronze Finish Blown Murano Art Glass Set 4 Fruits
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Set of 4 Murano hand blown Italian decorative frosted art glass pieces in the shape of fruits. A Lemon, Pear, Banana and Plum.
Hues of frosted silver and bronze colors as se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
John W. Mills (1933-2023) ’Tackle! American Footballers
Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed patinated resin figural sculpture titled ’Tackle! American Footballers’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
This three-dimensional dynamic maquette creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Set of Murano glass objects by Carlo Nason for V.Nason&Co, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Carlo Nason designed these objects in the 1970s for V.Nason&Co, the company of his father Vincenzo Nason.
They are made of Murano glass in four striking colours. The items could be ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Baccarat Signed Crystal Christmas Story Set, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, A collector’s item made by Baccarat in France.
This exquisite Baccarat crystal nativity set captures the serenity and grace of the Christmas story. It feature...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
French Carved Stone Putti Sculpture with Grapes from the Mid 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This delightful French stone statue from the mid 20th century, features a small putto figure leaning against a trunk holding a vase and grapes. Perhaps one of the followers of the go...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Dahl Jensen Danish Porcelain Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1950s Danish porcelain sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregno for Dahl Jensen.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Solid Bronze Female Torso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the female form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
2.5" width x 1.25" depth x 4.25" height...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage hand painted, Etched possibly brass Peacock Sculpture Statuette.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is an India Import. Hand Painted and etched this piece would make a beautiful addition to your home. Believed to be brass in material but not confirmed. This Piece has nic...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
West German Unisex Anatomical Model, circa 1950
By Somso
Located in Faversham, GB
A complete West German unisex anatomical figure of a head and torso with removal organs. Hand painted and in excellent condition.
German, circa 1950...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Monumental Plaster Torso of Diety
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoke a sense of ancient serenity and worldly sophistication with this magnificent sculptural torso. Beautifully capturing the graceful form of a deity, this piece is inspired by cla...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mid-century vintage female ballerina sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage sculpture of a female ballerina. The sculpture has a glossy black patinated bronze finish to the surface. The sculpture is of an elegant ballerina and i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bergasse Mid Century Modern Brutalist Brass Tree of Life Lrg Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bergasse Mid Century Modern Brass Tree of Life Large Wall Art Sculpture. Item is signed to leaf, large impressive size, very nice vintage item, great style and form. Circa Mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
CERTIFIED 4, 531 Cts Colombian Emerald Sculptural Carving Of a Horse Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Standing horse figure carved from natural Colombian emerald.
This is a fabulous sculptural figure carved in one single piece of natural Colombian emerald, depicting a standing horse...
Category
1970s Colombian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
$11,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Copper Gold Italian Art Glass Pear Apple Banana Fruit Figures Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown cover aventurine and gold flecks Italian art glass pear, apple, and banana figures / sculptures. The pieces are documented to designer Alfr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Female Head, " Fabulous Mid Century Lucite Sculpture by Susan Bush
By Susan Bush
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable and rare work by Susan Bush from the 1970s, this piece, to quote the artist, "is very archetypal and the carved forms of the head and hair are ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Glazed Terracotta Sculpture By Eugenio Pattarino.
Offered is a stunning Italian mid-century modern glazed terracotta sculpture signed Eugenio Pattarino.
This beautiful...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Nude Sculpture by James Patrick Maher
Located in Hudson, NY
James Patrick Maher (20th Century), bronze Sculpture of a nude woman.
James P. Maher, was a renowned artist whose drawings, paintings and sculptures reflected an innate appreciation ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 24
Signed, 1976. Nodding head. C.6
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honours in 1937.
From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui.
In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955) and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$12,600
Massive Nickeled Resin Skull Signed Y.D., Belgium, 1989
Located in Brussels, BE
Heavy resin skull, nickel -plated.
Signed and dated Y.D.89 at the base.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$1,373 Sale Price
20% Off
Gene Scherer Jewelry chest. Signed and dated, 1986
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Large and whimsical jewelry chest made of hand-carved stacked laminated walnut, with spring loaded drawers. Signed, dated and in excellent condition.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Bill Mack Harmony Mid Century Signed Bonded Bronze
By Bill Mack 1
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Bill Mack Harmony Mid Century Signed Bonded Bronze
This bonded bronze piece measures: 72.5 wide x 6 deep x 39.5 inches high
Good Vintage Condition. Some...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1976 Curtis Jeré Brass Schooner/ Sailboat Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Miami, FL
C. Jere 1976 Brass Wire Yacht/ Schooner Sculpture by Artisan House. Featuring a one piece three dimensional Sloop in all Brass on a open footed and rectangular Brass base. Maritime. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Carved Wooden Bird Design Wall Hooks
Located in Seattle, WA
This rustic vintage wall decor has 7 hooks and is adorned with carved bird motifs. This piece has nice patina and character. Vintage condition as pictured. Listing is for described i...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pedro Friedeberg 1970
s Gold Leaf and Wood Hand - Sun Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1970's carved wood with gold leaf "hand - sun" sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg. Signed on the base.
Pedro Friedeberg is a Mexican artist and designer known by his surrealist work f...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Advertising Figure from Champagne Dom Pérignon signed J.L. Delaroche
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1930 / Advertising statue / J.L. Delaroche / ceramic / Mid-century / Vintage
Rare Vintage Dom Pérignon statue or old advertising object, signed J.L. Delaroche. This statue ...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Porcelain Sculpture of a Geisha
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese porcelain sculpture of a Geisha, signed Lavorazione.
Width:34 cm.
Height:30 cm.
Depth:28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tarcisio Tosin, Two half-bust sculptures, La Freccia, Vicenza Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Two half-bust sculptures designed by Tarcisio Tosin
La Freccia, Vicenza Italy 1960s
38 H - 19 x 18 cm
Signature on the back, signature and monogram of the manufacture below the b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,894 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carved Ebony Root Wood Figural Dancer Mounted Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Alexandre Noll style abstract female nude figural sculpture mounted on Lucite square base. Although this piece is not signed or dated, it is very much of the style and simplicity of...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Ebony
Buddha, Italy 1950s
Located in Catania, IT
Beautiful bronze sculpture in depicting a sitting Buddha on a wooden base, in great vintage condition
Italy 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,551
Solid Bronze Female Torso II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze sculpture. This piece features the female form. A beautiful display piece for a shelf or paperweight. Signed G. Shaw.
Dimensions
2" width x 2.25" depth x 4.75" height.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Joseph Simon Sculpture for Søholm, 1970
s
By Joseph Simon
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Manufactured on the Danish island of Bornholm by Joseph Simon for Søholm Stentøj in the 1960s- 1970's.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White and Gold "Piede Romano" Roman Left Foot by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A porceline "Piede Romano" or a left Roman foot in white with gold accents designed by Piero Fornasetti. The foot has an earlier Fornasetti insigna on the...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Aluminum Clam Shell Bowl
By Bruce Fox
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century bowl crafted in cast and polished aluminum in the iconic clam shell form. Signed in the cast on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
$1,750
Baccarat Signed Crystal Christmas Story Set of Three Angels, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, A collector’s item made by Baccarat in France.
This beautiful Baccarat crystal set depicts the timeless story of Christmas in radiant detail. Each figure is c...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Brass Object Representing a Sail Boat in the style of Hagenauer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s
This sculpture is made in nickel-plated brass and features a lacquered beech pedestal.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be consi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern 2 Piece Sculptural Blown Glass Vase Form Fit Triangle Stone
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind 2-piece sculptural poured glass vase over a triangle stone Studio piece.
Can take a medium Flower Bouquet and sits form fit on the Base.
...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Modernist Patinated Bronze Couple Ystad-Metall
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Wall Sculpture with Birds
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic wall art sculpture with birds.
Belgium 1960s.
Width:55 cm.
Height:28 cm.
depth:3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,717 / item
Marco Celotti Mid Century Modern Sculpture Group
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful group of sculptures by Italian American artist Marco Celotti.
Created circumnineteen 70 this highly animated group of characters can only bring to mind thoughts of storyt...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid lucite ice bucket cube depicting the world captured in a sculpture that resembles an ice cube. The effect displays a frosted world map of continents and orbiting the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Reconstituted Stone Venus de Milo Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
A striking mid-century interpretation of the iconic Venus de Milo, crafted in reconstituted stone during the 1950s. This piece beautifully captures the timeless elegance and classica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
1960s Midcentury Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
1960s midcentury Victor Salmones bronze sculpture
Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern Victor Salmones (1937-1989) sculpture in bronze. V...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Ferro
Lazzarini Murano Glass Angel Figurine, Vintage Italy Venice 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown figure made by Ferro and Lazzarini in Italy at the island of Murano. Glass Angel with Gold Fleck Wings and Halo - Red/B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Ceramic Sculpture, 1972
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Original Condition
Re-Polished
Made of Ceramic.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 glass head vintage hat / headphone display mid-century mannequin , 1970
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 4 glass head vintage hat / headphone display mid-century mannequin , 1970’s
Dimensions: 25 cm H , 14 cm W 19cm D
Condition: Mint
Material: Glass
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Design Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture "Lady" by Jitka Forejtova, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of ceramic
- Designer: Jitka Forejtová
- Very good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Curtis Jere Mars
Venus Gold Gilt Bookends Sculptures Signed Jeré, 1968
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A beautiful, and in lovely condition, pair of Mars and Venus Curtis Jere sculptures or bookends depicting the male and female gender symbols on square bases made of gold leafed cast iron. In beautiful condition with original patina and signed "C. Jeré 1968". The gilt really adds a nice warmth and glow. These would look exquisite displayed in a lit bookcase, in a master bedroom, master bath...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold
1970s Pair of Ceramic Figurines of Musicians, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- very good condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
7 Royal Copenhagen Figurines by Carl Martin-Hansen Amager Children
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Included in this fine group:
Amager Boy in typical costume designed by Carl Martin-Hansen circa 1906 - 1925. From the Danish National Costume series by Carl Martin-Hansen. Figurine ...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Whippet Dog Sculpture in Painted Composite with Gilded Collar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking mid-20th century sculptural depiction of a seated whippet or Italian greyhound dog. Crafted in painted composite or resin with an aged, ivory-white surface, the piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brussels Manneken Pis Souvenir Statue, Belgium 1960s Grand Tour
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item in your collecti...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Figure of a Woman Teak Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Abstract Teak carving of the female figure. Nicely done. Overall nice shape and tone to wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Mid-century Ceramic Flamingo Figurine
Vase Set by Maddux
Leftons
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century set of 2 pink and green flamingo ceramic figurines and decorative vase. The set features two beautifully detailed pink flamingos with their wings outstretched among lush ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Signed Plaster Drargon Gargoyles
Located in Faversham, GB
An intriguing pair of painted plaster gargoyles in wonderfully worn shades of green.
The gargoyles used to hang from small hooks to the base of each so ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paint
$1,297 / set
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis Player on Marble Base Royal Copenhagen
Located in Westport, CT
Sterrit-Gittings Kelsey Bronze Tennis woman, marble base Royal Copenhagen 152/2500 signed and dated 1976.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Abstract Sculpture of Stretching Nude Gymnast
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern deco abstract sculpture of female nude gymnast. Coppered or bronzed composition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Brutalist Mid Century Man Throwing Spear Steel Sculpture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Brutalist mid century man throwing spear steel sculpture
This sculpture measures: 22 wide x 7 deep x 22 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Set of Three Murano Glass Clowns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three Murano glass clowns, Italy, 1970s.
Left clown: Height 26 cm, width 15 cm, depth 10 cm.
Middle clown: 23 cm, width 18 cm, depth 14 cm.
Right clown: 27 cm, width 15 cm, depth ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
$799 / item
Pair of vintage fiberglass child mannequin figures, circa 1950s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Vintage Child Mannequins, Fiberglass Display Figures, 1950s.
Beautifully detailed vintage child mannequins made from high-quality fiberglass. These unique display pieces have no arms anymore. But this doesn’t make them less attractive;). They have beautiful facial details. Each mannequin stands...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern figurative sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Archimede Seguso, Curtis Jeré, and Jihokera. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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