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
Antique Stone Head Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid stone, antique head of a young man. Very unique decorative piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Gorgeous Decorative Mid Century Ice Cream Statue
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful vintage ice cream statue, designed in the 60's, of Italian manufacture.
The ice cream is made of resin and is a real blow-up of an ice cre...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,143 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #4223
Hand
Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4223 'Hand' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Romer italy hand carved desk top artist with palette and brush sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Whimsical carved figure of artist in smock with paint palette and brush . Hand carved in Italy late 1960s into the seventies . This is one of many carved figures depicting trades and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Waiter Figure Wire Wine Rack in the style of John Risley
Located in Pasadena, CA
The French Bartender figure sculpture captures the essence of a French bartender adorned with a dapper mustache and a classic beret. Wonderful and unique memphis-style sculptural wire wine rack shaped to look like a French waiter in the style of John Risley. Wire platter has glass plate, and hanging glassware racks below.
Crafted from intertwined black metal tubes, the sculpture is not just a piece of art, but a practical addition to your home. The tray held aloft by the bartender offers a stylish solution for organizing wine glasses. At the same time, the vertical ranks of his legs provide a storage solution for 14 wine bottles, adding both whimsy and functionality to the piece.
This fusion of ingeniosity and elegance transforms the Bartender into more than a mere sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Lisa Larson “Malin” Sculpture for Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Charming ceramic sculpture by Lisa Larson. The figure is signed on both feet of the sculpture. Made in Sweden.
Lisa Larson (1931-2024) was a Swedish artist. Graduated from the Art...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
VTG Walter Bosse Cast Brass / Bronze Figural Giraffe Figurine Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Cute mid century modern black patinated brass or bronze giraffe miniature figurine, designed by Walter Bosse for Herta Baller in the 1950s/60s.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1980s Curtis Jere Style Starburst Pom Pom Sea Urchin Brass Plate Metal Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Starburst, Pom Pom, Sea Urchin Brass Plated Sculpture or Paper Weight,
Decorative Object.
This piece is unmarked, although similar in this style are att...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Beautiful Gnome Figure Statue Paperweight metal, Austria 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Austrian Patinated White Metal Gnome Figurine, Vienna, Early 20th Century
Charming Austrian figurine depicting a gnome with a wheelbarrow and milk jug, cast in white metal with a war...
Category
1890s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wood Sculpture, by French Designer 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's
It is signed P.Leclerc.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Teak Cow Figurine Sculpture by Sveistrup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Walnut
Boxing or Wrestling Dummy Original Leather Gym Equipment, 1930s
Located in Round Top, TX
European “throwing dummy”. These incredible works of art were made in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and France in the early part of the 20th Century. Constructed of sewn and stit...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Libra Zodiac Sign by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Franco Toffolo Commedia Dell
Arte Glass Clown Acrobat Figure
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Murano commedia dell'arte clown style art glass figure designed by Italian Maestro glassmaker Franco Toffolo and dating from around 1960. Toff...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Midcentury Italian Alabaster Grapes
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Original midcentury decorative large cluster of grapes in painted alabaster with an olive branch for stem.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Cast Lucite Cat by Dorothy Thorpe
Located in New York, NY
Chic 1940's cat sculpture in translucent yellow tone lucite, by design immortal Dorothy Thorpe.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Cubist Brutalist "Repose" Figurative Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This brutalist Mid-Century Modern sculpture in the style of the Cubist sculptor Jacques Lipchitz stands at 19.5" tall. The solid sculpture is made of gypsum with a painted copper ext...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
ORIGiNAL FULLY STAMPED DIOR ADVERTISING STATUE IN PERIOD PLASTER
PAINT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original fully signed and stamped circa 1950's Dior Advertising...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Seldom seen Paper Mache NaNa Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Paper Mache , polychromed "NaNa" Sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle,,
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Figurine "Dancing Woman" by Karl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass figurine showing an African dancing woman. Manufactured by Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien in the 1950s.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Face or Bust Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glazed ceramic sculpture of a face, rendered as a collection of bodies. A unique and philosophical piece for any room. Sits on a base of 3-tier ped...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Matilde Poulat MATL Taxco Ca. 1945 .930 Silver Virgin With Stones
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare ca. 1945 Virgin Mary sculpture in .930 silver with carved bone, amethyst and turquoise by Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat. Manufactured in Taxco, Guerrero, México. The Virg...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Tom Dixon Life Size Harley Davidson Motorcycle, 1980
s
By Tom Dixon
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Life size Harley Davidson rattan model of a motorcycle, attributed to Tom Dixon USA, Circa 1980s
Hand-made sculpture of a motorcycle of woven rattan, willow, reed and wood.
This...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lot of Four Tiny Terracotta Garden Gnomes, Germany ca. 1950s
A whimsy set of four tiny garden gnomes made in Germany ca. 1950s probably by Heissner. They are made of terracotta and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Egyptian Plaster Classical Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Egyptian (mid 20th Cent) white plaster standing classical figures standing on square bases (att: models fabricated by MGM workshop)
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
$3,750 / set
Mid Century Blue Art Glass Pyramid circa 1960 with Geometric Internal Engravin
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
This striking vintage glass pyramid is a refined example of mid-century decorative design, dating to approximately 1960. Crafted in a rich blue glass, the piece features a distinctiv...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1930s Antique Hotel Page Automaton
An antique hotel page automaton manufactured by P. Stokvis, Den-Haag - Netherlands ca. 1930s. A young boy in hotel pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Salt and Pepper Shaker Holder Chinese Figurine by Richard Rohac around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Salt and pepper shaker holder Chinese figurine by Richard Rohac.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Granite Sculpture
By Rene Brancusi, Brancusi
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern abstract granite sculpture.
Well executed Mid-Century Modern granite or marble abstract sculpture after Rene Brancusi. This fabulous stone sculpture has been carve...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Whimsical Collection of Seven Danish Modern Viking Figures after Jacob Jensen
By Jacob Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool whimsical collection of seven Danish modern viking figures after Jacob Jensen, circa 1960s. The set is in good vintage condition and the vikings range in size from 3" high to 7....
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Barbini Salviati Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Clown Sculptural Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown black and orange with gold flecks accents Italian art glass clown sculpture and bowl. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, for the Salviati company. The figure has a green hat with gold, pink hair, clear head with large eyes and exited facial expressions. The arms are in clear glass with Sommerso gold leaf and yellow gloves on the hands. The body is the actual bowl with black outside and orange inside. The clown stands on oversized white and gold leaf shoes with large black soles. Would make a great display piece on any desk, coffee table or credenza. It can be displayed 2 ways. Fill it with candy when laying down or display it as a sculpture standing up. Mid-century era. A must for the Barbini clown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Detailed Handmade Copper And Brass Hanging Angel Sculpture
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
$76 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Art Deco Style Sculpture of a Nude Swimmer By Wayne Current
By Wayne Current
Located in Peabody, MA
Bronze sculpture of a nude swimmer in motion, mounted on a granite base, by Wayne Current, from a limited edition of 30, circa late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Barovier Seguso
Ferro Italian Art Glass Figurine - Woman with 2 Rearing Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Murano glass figure.
Attributed to Barovier Seguso & Ferro (Seguso Vetri D'arte).
Model 13341. (S.A.I.A.R. model no. 685)
In the form of a stylized nude woman with two rear...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Single Metal Sculpture of a Dancing Couple - Vintage Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian sculpture of a dancing, loving couple made of hand crafted metal, in good condition. The detailed abstrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Roy Lichtenstein "Modern Head" Brooch/ Pendant, Sterling
Enamel, 1968
Located in New York, NY
"It's the kind of art you hang on you, not on a wall."
Roy Lichtenstein "Modern Head" Brooch/ Pendant. Sterling Silver and Enamel. C. 1968. Made by Multiples Inc., NYC. Overall gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair Porcelain "Bulldogs with Puppies" by Fitz and Floyd Co., American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming pair of porcelain white seated Bulldogs holding a pair of puppies each from their mouth in a straw basket with a blue bow around their necks; mounted on a blue base. Conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Decorative Cane Cactus, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative cane cactus, 1960s.
In very good vintage condition with minimal wear of use.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cane
Vintage Murray "Fire Chief" Flat Front Original Steel Pedal Car
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Murray "Fire Chief" Flat Front Original Steel Pedal Car
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Set of Three Brass Sailing Boats in Style of Curtis Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The set of three heavy brass sailing boats in different sizes was manufactured in the second halve of the last century.
The pieces are in good vintage condition with beautiful pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Stone Sculpture on Lucite Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Stone sculpture on Lucite base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Huge Clown in Murano Glass by Gino Cenedese circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Huge Clown in Murano glass with pivoting had by Gino Cenedese
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Flavia Montelupo Rimini Unglazed Ceramic Lion Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
This vintage Flavia Montelupo Ceramic lion is a beautiful addition to any collection. Made in Italy by Aldo Londi (Bitossi), this unglazed figure showcases the intricate details of a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960
s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-century California Pottery Ceramic Searching Pink Flamingo Figurine
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green Drinking flamingo ceramic figurine. The statue detailed a pink flamingo with long legs, a slim, tall form standing on a grassy field, bowing down to take a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage African Bronze Sculpture of a Drummer, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual vintage African bronze sculpture. A sitting drummer - drumplayer. It was brought from Africa in the 1970s. Naive - primitive styling and a strong patina. This piece is not si...
Category
Late 20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Figurative Table Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg, Each is Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare complementing bronze figurative sculptures by Frederic / Frederick Weinberg. Beautiful patina. Both are signed with F. W. on the underside of a foot.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fulvio Bianconi, Two Tiepoleschi Figurines, Pulcinella
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Pair of white lattimo figurines with black details. Fulvio Bianconi, designer at Venini. Very good detailed quality. White lattimo glass with black applications.
The pieces belong to...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,003 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Terracotta Figure Sculpture ‘Onorevoli’ Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rare sculpture ‘Onorevoli’ series in terracotta by Aldo Londi (1911-2003) for Bitossi.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Natural terracotta, unglazed and incised with ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
This old BAT (British American Tobacco) advertising figure made of wood and plaster advertising the cigarette brand "Gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Female Torso Sculpture
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern abstract bronze female torso sculpture.
This is a striking bronze statue of a female torso. It is mounted on a black marble p...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,100 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very stunning large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy.
C.I.A. Manna Torino Lenci Nel Palmeto ceramic sculpture. Semi nude form of young woman. Work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican ram
s horn in fish form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican ram's horn in fish form. made in silverplated.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Signed “St. Yves” Faïence Statue by Jos Kervella for Henriot Quimper, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1947 / Statue St. Yves / Jos Kervella for Henriot Quimper / faïence polychrome / Religious
A rare and beautifully modeled faïence statue depicting Saint Yves, by Jos Kervel...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Crystal glass paper weight made and signed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic rather large handmade vintage glass sculpture or paperweight made and signed by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta, Sweden. This piece is showcasing his enormous talent as a glas...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Cut Glass
$421 Sale Price
40% Off
1950s Table Lamp Pierrot figurine Statue Enamelled Ceramics by Nove di Bassano
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s table lamp Pierrot figurine in Porcelain Ceramics by Nove di Bassano
Origins of Pierrot
Pierrot is a mask born in Italy in the late sixteenth century
The name Pierrot is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Male Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic male figure, fired stoneware with monochromatic pattern.
Incised signature underside.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$2,500
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail; made in Germany. #3511
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Paul D. Wellington Signed Sailboat Modern Brutalist Brass Wall Sculpture 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist brass metal wall sculpture depicting a regal sailboat by Paul D. Wellington. Signed by the artist. Circa 1970s. Classic mid century modern wall art...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,500 Sale Price
37% Off
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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