Hand-Painted Figurative Sculptures

A porcelain figurine inspired by La Catrina, the famous Mexican image of death, this time represented in the guise of a cat. Catrina, the popular icon with ...

An Ode to Chinoiserie Elegance - This antique Meissen-style figurine embodies the grace and whimsy of 18th-century European fascination with the East. Finely modeled and delicately h...

This is a Meissen Porcelain Mythological Group Sculpture. It depicts a semi nude lady ( Europe- the mother of the continent with the same name ) seated over a bull ( representing the...

An antique plaster statue of a religious figure, likely a shepherd or a saint, possibly from a Nativity scene, late 19th, early 20th century. ...

This charming pair of pearlware porcelain figures was made around the time of the Battle of Waterloo. And as such, they’ve had a few scrapes with life. But they evoke the charm of co...

LES FILS D'EMILE DEYROLLE, PARIS. Extremely rare set of four 19th century French painted plaster, wire and wood Didactic models depicting progression, ANATOMIE VEGETALE, beautifully ...

Torino painted and glazed ceramic woman figurine 'Verginità' by Sandro Vaccetti for the firm Essevi, Italy By: Sandro Vaccetti Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay Technique: glaz...

A sculptural work created from an 18th century Italian hand-carved arm of Christ, 18th century foot, crystal nail, aquamarine, and a red crystal cluster. The arm and foot were origin...

A small pair of antique Dutch carved wooden ladies' clogs from the 19th century, with black paint, square noses, wrinkled tops and small heels. Created in the Netherlands during the ...

Important 19th century French Art Nouveau oil torchiere lamp with hand painted floral green glass shade and glass chimney, rising on a circular faux bois wood base with brass placard...

Royal Dux. Rococo couple in hand-painted porcelain. 1940s. Marked. Perfect condition. The woman measures: 21.0 x 13.0 cm. The man measures: 22.0 x 9.0 cm.

Spanish Riding School Vienna - Courbette - Rider on Lipizzaner Manufacturer: Augarten Vienna - underglaze blue Augarten mark - painter Model: P...

A Pair of Orientalist style Figures of a musician and dance, cold painted over white metal, with an old repair ot the base of the male.

Tarciso TOSIN - A ceramic sculpture depicting a little girl ,made in VICENZA in '1940, ITALY. Hand-painted and painstakingly detailed, with a bouquet of flowers in her hand is flower...

A very important early work by Bertil Vallien b. 1938. Unique and monumental wall sculpture, hand painted and contour sawn wood. Made in Sweden 1966. One of a kind! The sculpture is depicting fishes in the water. It was commissioned by an optician in 1966. That is why the eyes are made of oval glass mirrors. They are also hiding the holes where you screw the sculpture to the wall. The sculpture would be great in a fish restaurant or in an indoor pool area. It will certainly make a statement wherever it will hang! A photograph depicting the artist in front of the sculpture is included (see image)! Fully signed and dated 1966 (see image). The sculpture is in 3 parts. The upper part is in one piece. The lower part is in 2 pieces. There are no problems hanging this on the wall. It is heavy but not that heavy. Measurements: The upper part, Lenght 226cm, height 68cm, 7cm deep. The lower part, Lenght 245cm, height 75cm, 7cm deep. As mounted as in the pictures: length 304cm, height 120cm. Total length if one put these pieces after one another, circa 475cm. You can put this sculpture on the wall with different combinations and variations. In 2017 Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan bought the "One million Dollar Boat". They paid one million dollars for the mixed media sculpture "Passage" made by Bertil Vallien. BERTIL VALLIEN EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1963 - ongoing Freelance designer for Kosta Boda glassworks, Sweden 1963 - ongoing Independent artist/designer 1961-63 Studies in USA and Mexico 1961 University of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (SELECTION) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA HM de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA Yokohama Art Museum. San Francisco, USA Imagine Museum, FL, USA The State Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Düsseldorf Museum of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Germany Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA The Art Institute, Chicago, USA National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden VIDA Museum, Sweden, permanent wing Everson Museum, NY, USA Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, Wa, USA JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, USA The Prescott Collection at Pacific First Centre, Seattle, USA Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Il, USA Yokohama Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC, USA Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico Musée des Art and Design, The Louvre, Paris, France The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, IL, USA Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, USA National Museum, Edinburgh, UK Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI, USA AWARDS (SELECTED) Prince Eugen´s medal for outstanding achievement in art, conferred by the King of Sweden (1998) Gold medal, Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) GAS Visionary Award (2020) Honorary doctorate, Växjö University, Sweden (2002) Artist of the future Award, Imagine Museum, FL, USA (2020) Visionaries Award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (2001) Medal for exhibition “Nine Rooms” at the 13th Biennale in Venice given by Instituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti (2012) Young American award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (1961) Award in recognition of the promotion of Glass Art in the world, Museo del Vidrio Monterey, Mexico (2004) The Libensky Award, Seattle, WA, USA (2008) The Wilson Award, GAS, New Orleans, USA (2005) Urban Glass Award for >>Outstanding Achievement in Glass<< NY, USA (1998) Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis, Coburg, Germany (1985) BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Drawings, Ceramics, Glass, Staffan Bengtsson, Kosta förlag, Sweden 2012 Bertil Vallien, Nine Rooms, Publisher Marsilio, Italy 2008 Staven, Gunnar Lindqvist, Kamras/ Kamras förlag 2007 Transperent Bounaries, Ulla-Britt Edberg, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2006 Vallien, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002 Somna Vakna, Matthew Kangas, University of Washington Press, London 2002 Fiat Lux, Johan Unger Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1998 Glass eats light, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1997 Headbook, Niclas Rådström, Publisher, Kamras/Kamras 1995 Anod, Peter Nilsson, Nordstedts förlag, Sweden 1990 Bertil Vallien, Gunnar Lindqvist, Carlson Bokförlag 1983 Sandcast, Ulf Thomas Moberg, Moberg Publisher EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Vida Museum, Öland, Sweden 2019 Habatat gallery, Detroit, USA 2019 Schantz Gallery, Stockbridge-MA, USA 2018 Leger Gallery, Malmö, Sweden 2017 Gallery Schantz, Stockbridge, MA, USA 2017 Art Miami, Schantz gallery, Miami FL, USA 2017 Spritmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden 2016 Hawk Gallery, Columbus. OH, USA. 2016 Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden 2016 Millesgården, Stockholm, Glasstress, Sweden 2016 Edsvik Konsthall, Edsvik, Sweden 2016 SOFA, Navy pier Chicago IL- USA 2015 Galleri Berengo, Muranoi, Italien 2014 Palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italien 2013 Gallerie Azur, Spa, Belgien 2011 Marina Barovier Galleria, Venedig, Italien 2011 Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH, USA 2009 Imago Gallery, Palm Springs. CA. USA 2008 Etienne gallery.Oisterwijk, The Netherlands 2007 Heller Gallery, NYC, USA 2007 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Il, USA 2006 Prince Eugen´s Waldermarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden 2005 Landkrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden 2005 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden 2004 Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico 2003 Rockford Art Museum, IL, USA 2003 Glass Museum, International Centre for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, USA 2002 Cellier de Clairvaux, Dijon, France 2002 >>In Transit<< Gävle Museum 2002 Eremitaget, St. Petersburg, Ryssland 2002 The state Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 2002 Konstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway 2001 Riihiimäki Museum, Finland 2000 Traver gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland 1999 Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel 1998 Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1998 The Bullseye Gallery Portland, OR, USA 1998 Museum of History, Stockholm, Sweden 1997 Museum of Arts, Indianapolis, USA 1997 Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA 1969 Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy PERFORMANCE 2012,18,19, 20 Rainshower, Kosta glassworks, Sweden 2007 Diamonds and Ashes, Music: Tomidas, Midnight session at Åfors glass...

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years i...

A Pair of Chinese famille verte laughing twins 'HeHe Erxian' biscuit group, Kangxi (1662-1722), the two boys with jovial expressions and seated upon an openwork rock-base studded wit...

The Herend Porcelain Manufactory is a Hungarian manufacturing company specializing in luxury hand painted and gilded porcelain. Founded in 1826, it is based in the town of Herend nea...

18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...

a lovely shop display mannequin, 1950's ...

Antique Meissen porcelain figurine. Woman playing the flute. Late 19th century. Measures: 24.5 x 12 cm. In very good condition. A...

This large antique ceramic figurine was made by Staffordshire of England in circa 1890 in the period Victorian style. The figure is done in th...

Carving Wooden Sculptures An Old Man in White Custom Antique Decorative Figurines of Man Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the beauty o...

Vintage plaster sculpture depicting a seated woman with her dog, likely from the Art Deco period. The piece features clean lines and a simple, elegant composition typical of the era....

Very collectible, limited edition of only 750 pieces in the world, Royal Doulton “Dancers of the World Kurdish Dancer” fine porcelain figurine in ...

Royal Crown Derby, England. Hand-painted porcelain figure. "Fruitseller". 1930s. Measures: 11 x 6.5 cm. In good condition. Minimal chips on the fruit. Stamped.

São Paulo 03 Totem by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: W 36 x D 36 x H 180 cm. Materials: American Oak, Freijó. ESTÚDIO MAIS ALMA moves toward the authentic and the unique, whether in ...

A modernist, intriguing and important sculpture titled "Never Forget". Hand crafted, hand-painted wood and metal. Signed. Artist Unknown. Measures: 19 1/2" high x 12" wide ...

Bellissima ceramica dipinta a mano che raffigura una ragazza Hawaiana Manifattura firmata Ronzan anni 50 in ottime condizioni come raffigurato nelle foto che evidenziano la manifatt...

This charming set of four vintage Chinese zodiac porcelain figurines showcases classic blue-and-white artistry with timeless appeal. Each figu...

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved angel wing mounted on a calcite crystal cluster and adorned with citrine points and joined with an angel head or "Putto". A Putto is a che...

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved brown and gilt angel wing adorned with citrine and quartz crystals and mounted on a polished hematoid slab. The crystal skull is removable...

Beautiful Schnauzer Puppy, no. 1095, by Dahl Jensen. In excellent condition, this puppy is a fantastic example of why Dahl Jensen is one of the most sought after figurine makers. The...

1920s Art Déco glazed ceramic sculpture with base 'La Femme voilée de Marrakech' by Céline Lepage, France By: Céline Lepage Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay Technique: cast, p...

Lord Balaji, the god of miracles, is depicted once again by Lladró artists in a limited edition of 2700 units. Its majestic decoration with ocher and golde...

"The Jewish Traders" or the "Young Jewish Fur Trader" sculpture from Austria or Czechoslovakia circa 1890. In Austria-Hungary and Czechoslovakia during the late 19th century, Jewish...

Stunning hand-painted Zsolnay porcelain figure by renowned Hungarian artist János Török also called " Virgin in the Mirror." This figure is published in the Zsolnay Catalog and is br...

A limited edition High Porcelain sculpture depicts a kabuki actor, one of the most highly appreciated forms of Japanese theater. This powerful character dressed in a spectacular cost...

18th century Baroque/Rococo english glazed painted porcelain of a goat-riding tailor by Chelsea Pottery By: Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain (in the style of) Material: porcelain,...

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years i...

Carving Wooden Sculptures A Set Of 2 Antique Decorative Figurines of Man & Woman Beautifully stylized a set of 6 figurines with a great balance of harmony stood, portrays the beauty ...

18th-century distressed Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic Itali...

Charming Vintage Bohemian Chic Italian Majolica Artichoke Figurative Sculpture, hand-painted in Green and Beige Color. Made in Italy for VIETRI, Amalfi Coast. Depicting Leaves hand-c...

Beautifully stylized a set of 3 figurines with a great balance of harmony stood, portrays the beauty of the inner world through pure beauty. This Valuable unique art piece is a great...

The Casades Geisha figurine is an exquisite porcelain piece from the 1980s, crafted in elegant gray-blue tones. The geisha is dressed in a traditional kimono adorned with floral patt...

A charming figural group of Fauns sitting above a waterfall, in cast stucco with terracotta painted finish, all on a custom wood base. Mid 19th Century. Base bears an old label from ...

French Victorian style painted mannequin figure with bird design (20th Cent)

A large figurative ceramic sculpture entitled by Akio Takamori (1950 - 2017) created in 2004. Stoneware with hand-painted surface, the sculpture depicts a half-naked standing boy figure with his hands in praying position. His berobed lower body, interestingly, morphed into a highly sculptural form. The scarlet color drapery with black stripes swells and coils into shapes that resembles breasts, echoing the statue's young age. The figure was apparently based on Prince Shotoku (574-622AD), a semi-legendary regent of the Asuka period...

Sculpture Blue Wading with base structure in solid brass and porcelain and with bird' structure in hand-painted porcelain with brass details.

Ugo La Pietra is an Italian artist, architect, designer and philosophy. Since 1960 he created the fundamental of European artistic tendancy as founder of various art groups such as Global Tool, Radical Design...

Ahsoka Tano reappears in the second season of the successful series “The Mandalorian". The recreation of this character in porcelain exemplifies the high level of detail it is possible to achieve with this material. The execution and decoration are sublime. The etching of the clothing, in impressive detail, and the painstaking decoration of the face, particularly the blue eyes, ensure that this piece will become a must-have for all true Star Wars fans...

A very cool and unique "Day of the Dead" three-piece Folk Art sculpture of Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera signed by Mexican artist, Demetrio Garcia Agu...

Love Art Ceramics is a talented group of African artists known for creating lovely, unique pieces, all made entirely by hand. This time, they crafted a stunning pumpkin piece featuri...

18th century Italian mecca processional cross on a calcite crystal base in matrix with coordinating baroque pearls. The calcite crystal cluster in matrix is from Elmwood Mine in T...

This beautiful Meissen Porcelain figure entitled Summer and Fall is part of the company's beloved Seasons series. The putti rest upon a rocaille-formed base holding representations o...

Ceramic figurine dancer ballerina with pastel blue ruffled dress and ballet flats by Stefan Dakon for Keramos, circa 1949. Amazing and elegant figurine in pastel blue color from cer...

18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...

Porcelain creation depicting Jaime Hayon’s latest creation. A work that speaks about looking after oneself and harmony. Jaime Hayon’s latest creation in porcelain for Lladró is a new character sure to be another resounding success. Ten years after...

A quirky pair of plaster figures, 19th century Folk Art, signed E. Siegl, in very good vintage condition. man is 40 cm high x 43 cm wide and 24 cm deep, woman is 40 cm high x 39 cm...

Mesmerizing signed contemporary decorative porcelain mask, intricately hand painted on both sides. It's a signed masterpiece by award-winning master por...