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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Handmade Beaded Small Flower Sticks Yellow
White Decorations Craft Set of 17
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a really great bundle of 17 handmade bright white and yellow beaded little flower sticks. The flowers are either white with an orange or yellow center or yellow with an orang...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Ermanno Nason Murano Art Glass Sculpture of King Tut Signed and dated 1975
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Italian Murano glass sculpture depicting a bust of king tut by Ermanno Nason. Signed on bottom. Dated 1975. Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) worked with all the greatest contemporary artists, from Marc Chagall to Oscar Kokoschka, from Pablo Picasso to Renato Guttuso, from Jacques Cocteau...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Venus De Milo
Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Manhasset, NY
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
A solid murano glass sculpture of a female nude on a pedestal by Loredano Rosin (1936-91) for Archime...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Golden Oscar Art Sculpture Cycladic Figurine
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Art Sculpture Golden Oscar Cycladic Figurine Gold Leaf
11.88 tall x 3.5 w x 2 d
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to images provided.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Italian Polish Bronze Sail Boat Sculpture by Emilio Lancia
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful polish bronze sculpture design by renowned Italian designer Emilio Lancia in the 1960s. The sculpture depicts two sail boats sailing in the ocean. The sculpture is constr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Rustic Hand-Carved Hexagonal Marble Sink Basin
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage marble sink basin features a rustic, hand-carved design with a hexagonal exterior accented by subtly rounded protrusions on opposite sides and a deep, circular interior...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Diavolo, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
A Large Saliati Murano Glass Fish with Gold Flecks Mid 20th Century
By Salviati
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large and impressive Murano glass fish with bullicante controlled bubbles attributed to Salviatt and Co. The elegant form with the fish tail curved upward with a sturdy round glas...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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
Hand Beaded Lg Boutonniere Flower Pink Floral Display Many Petals
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a beautiful shiny pink many petal hand beaded flower, that would be perfect as a large boutonniere or a fantastic addition to any floral arrangement or on it's own in a small...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
$176 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Figure of a Female Nude by Bohumil Kokrda
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Mid Century Modern figure of the female nude. This white glazed ceramic seated nude figurine was designed by the Czech sculptor Bohumil Kokrd...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
6 Pieces Of Vintage Stone Fruit
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Six pieces of stone fruit, more than likely from Italy, including:
Green banana, 6" L, minor wear at ends
Two tone peach, wood stem, 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" W, minor dings, wear
Gourd, with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$250 / set
Vintage hand-carved XL sculpture of Mickey Mouse, USA 1940s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a large vintage sculpture of Mickey Mouse. The sculpture is done in hand-carved wood and it appears to be carved out of a single piece of wood, apart fr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century/Modern Deco, Bronze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very popular Deco sculpture of an Elegant lady in full dress walking down the Grand Steps. Cast in bronze with polished patina finish and cold painted peacock dress. Mounted on a solid set of Marble steps...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John W Mills (1933-2023) Large Sculpture Titled ‘Warming Up
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A patinated resin sculpture titled ‘Warming Up' by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills, stood on an integral square base.
Part of the divers in motion series, this patinat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Italian Vintage Crucifix in Bronze and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage crucifix of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The vintage crucifix was made with nickel plated iron and gilded bronze. The v...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
$857 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Mosaic Color Spots Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass High Heel Shoe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano handblown multi-color murrine mosaic design Italian art glass kitten heel shoe sculpture. It has gold leaf on the heel and on the trim over the top. Made with a rain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$268 Sale Price
33% Off
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
Group of Five Art Glass Long Stem Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Eye catching group of five hand blown flowers with green stems and assorted color flowers. Signed S B Coon.
Longest flower measures H: 28 DM 4
Shortest flower measures H: 22 DM 4
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$2,350 / set
Mid-Century Modern Blue Floral Wooden Decoration from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Blue Floral Wooden Decoration from Aarikka, Finland, 1960s
Category
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
$763 Sale Price
20% Off
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
20th Century Ico
Luisa Parisi Yellow Ceramic for Zanolli
Sebellin
Located in Turin, Turin
Yellow and white ceramic, designed by Ico Parisi & Luisa Parisi in 1966 for Zanolly & Sebellin. Entirely in glazed ceramic. Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor ceramic shelf hanging person. Glazed Ceramic. Cat pictured sold separately.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Nail Brass Sculpture Cowboy
Cactus on a Fence circa 1970
s
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool whimsical welded Brutalist cowboy and cactus sitting on a fence metal sculpture, made of railroad nails. circa 1970's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of signed DeMott Sailboat sculptures
By Demott
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a pair of signed DeMott Sailboat sculptures. They rest on onyx bases and are constructed on burnished brass. They're made is the style of Curti...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carved and polished stylized rosewood desktop sculpture of fish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid piece of nicely grained rosewood arved and polished into a fine desktop sculpture of a stylized exotic fish .
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Large Italian Glass Egg with Controlled Bubbles Attributed to Barbini
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian glass egg or crystal egg with controlled bubbles attributed to Barbini. This stunning Italian crystal or Murano glass egg shaped sculpture is beautiful from every angle...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
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
Lalique Signed Virgin And Child, France, 1980
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, A collector’s item made by Lalique in France. This high-end piece is made and signed by Lalique.
Running and slender, the acrobat seems to come to life throug...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
A great Collection of 10 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso and Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ca. 1950s-60s and one by Cristalleria Santi Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Faberge
s "The Big Egg Hunt N.Y." April 2014, #65 Egg by Artist Mary Mattingly
Located in Bridgeport, CT
One of the famed Egg Sculptures from New York City’s celebrated Big Egg Hunt. The Sculpture features a great Mirrored Chrome Optic of Stylized Human Figur...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carved and polished stylized rosewood desktop sculpture of ram or mountain goat
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid piece of nicely grained rosewood carved and polished into a fine desktop sculpture of a stylized mountain goat or ram .
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Balinese Ebony Carved Wood Naked Woman
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Vintage female sculpture handmade in Bali, Indonesia in the 1950s. Made of tropical hardwood, original antique Bali wood carving.
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpture in Patinated Bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in patinated bronze after Fernando Botero, 20th century.
Sculpture after Fernando Botero in patinated bronze, marble base, 20th centur...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculptor William Conrad Severson 1950
s Carved Sculpture Reclining Nude Female
Located in St. Louis, MO
Listed artist / sculptor William Conrad Severson, (1924-1999), organic mid-century modern hand sculpted wood reclining nude female. A beautiful early piece of work, signed Wm. C. Sev...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Female Figurine Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat Egypt 1960s Blue Teal Stoneware
By Hassan Heshmat
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat,
Egypt. 1960's.
Stoneware.
Unique.
Dimensions:
H: 52 cm/ 20 1/2''
Category
1960s Egyptian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Sicilian Moorish Heads Pair in Polished Lava Stone, Limited Edition
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous pair of limited-edition, contemporary art Sicilian Moorheads of fine Sicilian workmanship.
The Moor heads are made entirely of lava stone: the male head is polished, while ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lava
$1,429 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Maitland-Smith Green Faux Stone Obelisk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful green faux marble obelisk. The four-sided tapered obelisk has a turtle shaped brass tone metal finial and feet. It sits on a matching pedestal that is lined to the undersid...
Category
1990s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
$604 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Figurine Design Strobach, for Royal Dux, 1970
s.
By Royal Dux Bohemia, Elly Strobach
Located in Praha, CZ
The statuette was designed by the designer of the Duchc porcelain factory Elly Strobach Königová 1908-2002
Her porcelain figurines are known and loved w...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Asian Amethyst Carved Grape Bunch Cluster Jade Leaves
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fabulous bunch of carved amethyst grapes of various sizes and shapes with fantastic imperfections and inclusions which are used to make the grapes look even more realistic....
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Jade
$304 Sale Price
37% Off
Group of Three Vintage Murano Glass Oriental Men by Ermanno Nason
1928-2013
Located in North Miami, FL
Italian (Venetian) Group of 3 rare, incredibly detailed and refined Oriental figurines, 3 males one in coral pasta glass, another in burgundy glass and the third in black glass. Standing on a black round bases with wave motif, they are perfect in every detail and show the excellence of Nason’s technique. They are all signed and dated.? Ermanno Nason was born in Murano in 1928, from one of the oldest families of glassmakers on the island and appeared at his father Italo’s furnace at the age of ten. Ermanno left elementary school spending his time between the furnace and the school for Apprentices Masters “Abate Zanetti” (managed by Professor Vittorio Zecchin) and made his first experiences in more realities, including Pinzan & Cimarrosti where he was proclaimed Master at age of eighteen. In his youth, Ermanno also worked at the Mazzega I.V.R. collaborating on the great project of Egidio Costantini...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Belgian Ceramic Abstract Sculpture with Bronze Textured Style Finish
Located in London, GB
A 1960s Belgian ceramic abstract sculpture with bronze textured style finish mounted on natural wooden base, signed on the base "J H '64".
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Sculpture Attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful glazed ceramic statue attributed to Bohumil Kokrda, Czechoslovakia. The sculpture is in good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Tall Red Glossy Ceramic Figurine Of A Matador Bullfighter Gilded Beautiful
Located in Monrovia, CA
Stunning 1950s Tall Red Glossy Ceramic Figurine Of A Matador The Bullfighter Gilded Beautifully In Full Apparel To
The Matador's Montera / Hat To His Waist Jacket With Decorative Sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Greek Dancer Rosenthal by Liebermann
By Rosenthal
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Greek dancer Rosenthal by Liebermann.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pleasant Folk Art Friends Pair Eva Fritz-Linder, 1970
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends
A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a fri...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$680 Sale Price / set
71% Off
Enamel Sculpture / Painting by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and rare enamel sculpture / painting. Made by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
In 1949, Stig painted his first enamel painting o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Fuga d
Egitto, Arturo Martini, Bronze Sculpture
Located in Naples, IT
The oeuvre of Italian artist Arturo Martini consists of figurative works in various styles and materials characterised by visual ingenuity and fiery imagination. His works often appe...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture.
Interesting surreal midcentury terra cotta bust sculpture in the manner of Salvador Dali. This fabu...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Rosenthal Glove Mold Pair from Germany
Located in San Diego, CA
Great part of Rosenthal porcelain glove molds. These are both marked by the maker and made in Germany. In excellent condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
$1,800 / set
Venetian Murano Glass Flamenco Dancer Figurine, 1950
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant and elongated hand blown Murano sculpture of a flamenco dancer.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$810 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck #5039
Jingle Bell
Brass and Leather Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck #5039 'Jingle Bell' Brass and Leather Paperweight.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck III in the early 1960s, this handmade piece was inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Scavo Glass Sculpture Signed in Rose
Frosted Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful rare signed Murano Glass Sculpture Elegant piece in Scavo Glass finish.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Maserati 4CLT/50 Collector
s Model, Metal, Mid-Century Italy, 1950
By Maserati
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Collector's car inspired by the Maserati 4CLT/48. This car was built in 1948 and participated in several Grand Prix races before the official creation of the Formula 1 championship i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tour Eiffel in Brass from Early Sixties
Located in bari, IT
Original decorative object depicting the Eiffel Tower, brass fusion, 1960s production.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
1980 Blown Murano Art Glass Set 5 Fruit and Vegetables Italy Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Set of 5 Murano hand blown Italian decorative art glass pieces in the shape of fruits and vegetables. A Mandarin, Pumpkin, Carrot, Chili Pepper and Sugar Beet.
Hues of ora...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Three Kokeshi Dolls from Northern Japan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kokeshi (こけし こけし, kokeshi), are Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,131 / set
Naomi Feinberg "Wild Spirit" Sculpture in Italian Marble, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved “Wild Spirit” sculpture in Italian marble on a white lacquered wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970’s. This is a stunning work by a renowned American sculptor.
Nao...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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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