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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Shona Head Sculpture Carved Stone Kumberai Mapanda, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Kumberai Mapanda (1940-) Small head. circa 1970. Carved serpentine stone 5 1/4" in. (13.4 cm.) high, excluding base. Shona sculpture is the name given to a modern move...
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Late 20th Century Zimbabwean Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Setter Dog Ceramic centerpiece with frog and crown Handmade in Italy New 2025
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This small family-run contemporary artisan workshop is housed in a historic 19th century building, formerly the site of an old bread oven, renovated at the beginning of the twentieth...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Raphael Giarusso ceramic sculpture
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie sculpture de guerrier par Raphael Giarusso vers 1960.
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1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative TOTEM Sculpture Set
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, th...
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2010s African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

Urban Modern Blue Adventurine Six Murano Glass Vases, 2024
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work. Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Wild Coffee Tree Sculpture with Metal Base, Unique Piece, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2.2) Wild coffee tree sculpture with metal base, decorative object. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Linea Contemporary Geometric Sculpture in Plaster, Limited Edition, In Stock
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Shaped and assembled from fragments of metal and then hand-sculpted in plaster, the Linea Sculpture complements a wide range of interior styles. Sensuality expressed in its patina – ...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Black High-Gloss Nekton Stools by Zaha Hadid for Established Sons
Located in London, GB
Zaha Hadid was the first woman to be awarded the distinguished Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004 and is internationally known for her built, theoretical and academic work. Her reco...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Sculptures

Materials

Fiberglass, Lacquer

Sergio Bustamante Fish Boy Series Fantasy Figural Large Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Sergio Bustamante “Fish Boy” Series Fantasy Figural large-scale hand painted ceramic signed sculpture. Beautiful, repaired c...
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1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Handmade Persian Cat in Wool from Sysslebäck Sweden
Located in Esbjerg, DK
'Miniature' life-like interpretation of a Persian cat. Its executed in natural wool and is entirely hand-crafted. It has a small leather patch saying Sysslebäck indicating that is wa...
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Early 2000s Swedish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wool

Male and Female Sculpture, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A vintage midcentury reproduction of a figurative male and female 'embracing' sculpture on black marble base, 1963, New York, New York. Sculpture has maker's mark on side and on bott...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Marble

Large Modern Giraffe Sculpture, American, Mid- Century
Located in Rochester, NY
A large and early sand cast aluminum Modernist sculpture of a giraffe by Cuban American artist Manuel Carbonell. Pedestal included. Height is 73” with base. Presented by Joseph Da...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

26 Niobe Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Niobe Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass and signed on the base. For further information please see authenticity i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Pierre Bonnard Femme Nue Debout Bras Leves Derriere La Tete.. Alva Repro
Located in Sharon, CT
Cast from the original "Femme Nue Debout Bras Leves Derriere La Tete, S'epongeant La Nuque" Bronze in The Albright Art Gallery. Published by Alva Reproductions. A rare reproduction ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Articulating Tubular Steel Mannequin
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introducing the Tubular Steel Articulating Mannequin, attributed to the renowned displays by Jack Hruska for Bloomingdale’s. Crafted with precision and innovation, this mannequin showcases seamless articulation and striking design. Made from high-quality tubular steel, it embodies durability and style, providing the perfect canvas for showcasing fashion-forward looks. Elevate your retail space or home with this iconic piece, where sophistication meets functionality in every pose. Photographed atop Eames fiberglass arm shell chair and with vintage leather mail...
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20th Century American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Etsa Totem Sculpture Large
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair tra...
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2010s South African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Modernist Nude Hand Carved Wood Marble Sculpture Style of Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Red Lion, PA
A striking example of hand-carved modernist sculpture, this nude female figure in the style of Ferdinand Parpan captures the elegance and abstraction of the 1930s–40s post-Art Deco e...
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1940s Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Sculptural Sterling Silver Necklace and Earrings Set by Graziella Laffi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking sterling silver jewelry suite of bold design by Graziella Laffi (1923-2009), Lima, Peru, circa 1970s. The set consists of a highly sculptural necklace with a large pendant...
Category

1970s Peruvian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Onyx Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spherical onyx desk paperweight, in natural neutral hues / Made in Italy circa 1970s Measures: diameter 4 inches Order reference #: FABIOLTD G178 This piece makes for...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Onyx

Vintage Onyx Paperweight
Vintage Onyx Paperweight
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
Whimsical 9 Clowns Artisan Figurines
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique artisan sculpted and handpainted 9 circus clown figurines. Great collectors find.
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1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Whimsical 9 Clowns Artisan Figurines
Whimsical 9 Clowns Artisan Figurines
$520 Sale Price / set
58% Off
Sculpture in Glazed Terracotta by Alexander Ney, c 1991
Located in Norwalk, CT
This work by celebrated artist, Alexander Ney is one of his repeated shapes which we are calling a hatchet head. This one is glazed terracotta in multi colors. Born in Leningrad in...
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1990s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Brutalist Modernist Geometric Sculpture in Caste Stainless Signed Paul Mount
Located in New York, NY
The "Duet" Modernist Geometric Sculpture by Paul Mount (1922-2009) is made in Polished and textured stainless steel. Originating from England Circa 1970, this sculpture features two ...
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1970s English Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Slate, Stainless Steel

Pink Teddy Bear Lamp LED, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Type COLLECTIONI in the search bar to view 300 unique products like this one. The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni and becomes...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Bonnie Contemporary LED Small Pendant, Solid Brass or Chromed, Handmade/finished
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance, and essence. Each organic flower-like form is s...
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2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Chandigarh II - Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Chandigarh II- Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast Chandigarh is a collection of sculptures inspired by the homonym city designed by Le Corbusier, who imagined and created it from nothing in India. The sculptures are made of exposed concrete...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Plaster mannequin by Christian Dior.
Located in Lugo, IT
Plaster mannequin by Christian Dior. Good condition. Thank you
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1950s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

Anker Hoffmann Dark-Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Reclining Nude Woman"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Anker Hoffmann (1904-1985) Bronze sculpture "Reclining Nude Woman", dark-patinated bronze. A beautifully crafted sculpture depicting a woman lying on a beach. Signed AH 45, No. 5. Or...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Modernist Solid Brass Bear Sculptures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Modernist bear sculpture composed of solid, polished brass.
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Early 2000s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Hand-Carved Chiseled Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture#1 by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Khada Totem Sculpture #1 is hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a collective of Zimbabwean artisans, who set their own prices, ensuring each piece is ...
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2010s South African Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Steel plate by Riccardo Manzi
Located in Lugo, IT
Porcelain steel plate by Riccardo Manzi for Italsider 1968. 500 copies. Good conditions. Thank you
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Steel

M Ventura, Nude Of A Woman, Signed Bronze, Late 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large patinated bronze sculpture of a nude woman, seated on a wooden base Signature M Ventura P under the foot - from the 1980s Light patina wear - cracks on the wooden base ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture – Face Art Mask – The Silence – Inspired by Salvador Dalí
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This contemporary bronze sculpture, titled The Silence, is inspired by the surreal world of Salvador Dalí. The piece depicts a fragmented face, partially veiled, with features frozen...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Talisman, Abstract Sculpture, Brightly Colored Intertwined Geometric Form
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting method...
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1990s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberglass

Sculptural Abalone Shell with Baroque Pearls on a Polished Agate Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Polished Abalone (Haliotis Iris) shell with natural forming baroque pearls mounted on a metal rod on a polished agate base. The iridescent, multi-colored shell coordinates perfectly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Metal

Modernist Abstract Figural Sculpture in Brushed Pewter Manner of Willi Gutmann
Located in New York, NY
This charming Modernist Abstract Figural Sculpture in Brushed Pewter Manner of Willi Gutmann originates from Switzerland, Circa 1970. Features a rectilin...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Pewter

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture by Bertrand Créac h, France, 2021
Located in London, GB
"Elevation" Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 2021 Bronze with black patina, cast iron with sand core, chiseled and patinated. 1/8 print, signed. Dimensions: H 80 x 18.5 x 7 cm The b...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with Stand Helmut Newton with Original Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Helmut Newton's Sumo book. The first Sumo and also the most exciting and collectible one ever published by Taschen. Signed and numbered to interior 'Helmut Newton'. This book is numb...
Category

1990s German Modern Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Gallo Model Bronze Sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi
Located in Milan, Italy
Gallo model bronze sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi. Limited edition of 1500 pieces. Number 451. Signed. Biography Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in 200...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Raffaeli Murano Glass Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Modernist large scale smokey grey Murano glass sculpture. The abstracted spiral is made from a thick murano glass which sis set upon a solid glass pedestal. Signed
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Abstract Scholar Rock Viewing Stone on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a highly abstract scholar rock on a fitted wood stand collected by an American collector in Palm Desert, CA. The dense rock in dark grey is likely granite and takes a natural sculptural form of a bird, which explains the note on the back from the previous collector "A Constantin Brancusi Bird". The rock is presented in the tradition of a Chinese scholar rock on a fitted carved wood stand, very sculptural and visually interesting from different angles. While Chinese scholar stones are appreciated all over the world, many collectors also look into their local stone sources that reflect the same spirit and philosophy of using the viewing stone...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Oversize Brass Safety Pin
Located in Highland, IN
This delightful piece in solid brass is in the form of a safety pin. The scale is what transforms an everyday object into a compelling art object. The brass has acquired a rich patin...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

"In the Deep Blue" Fluorescent Jellyfish, Murano Glass, Handmade in Italy, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The jellyfish is the main element of the Mosche Bianche's "Medusa" Collection: fluid, delicate but also dangerous and deadly. It represents the water, the circle of life. The speci...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Handcrafted Art Lull No102 – Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Handcrafted Art Lull No102 – Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms and...
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2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Modern Contemporary Bronze Sculpture "Crystal" by M. Treml, Austria 2019
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
One of a kind modern contemporary bronze sculpture "the crystal" - a unique duplicat of the original handcarved wooden sculpture m...
Category

2010s Austrian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marble and Rock Crystal Spheres
Located in New York, NY
A set of marble and rock crystal spheres with crystal bowl. Set makes a great decorative object on a coffee/cocktail table, credenza, shelf, etc. Set includes 1 pink marble sphere, t...
Category

20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Rock Crystal, Marble

Marble and Rock Crystal Spheres
Marble and Rock Crystal Spheres
$495 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Rone Contemporary LED Wall Light Sconce, solid brass, hand-finished in Sweden
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Rone range is an exploration of the delicate balance of Classic forms. In simplicity, quality is at the utmost importance and our solid brass parts are painstakingly milled or sp...
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2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sphère tram by François Morellet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
François Charles Alexis Albert Morellet naît à Cholet[1] où son grand-père maternel, Alexis Guérineau[2], fondateur d'une société de jouets et voitures d'enfants, a été maire de 1919...
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1960s French Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Green Apple Lacquer Sculpture w/ Copper Stem by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apple Sculpture Green Lacquer Antique Copper Stem Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Can be placed outdoors but copper stem would patina over time. Repoussé is the traditional art of han...
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2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Sterling Silver Chunky Ring Heidi Abrahamson 2015
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary design. Handmade. Artisan Jewelry. One-of-a-kind. Sterling silver with fun colored stones of carnelian, amethyst and prehnite. Original vintage condition with patina / ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst, Carnelian

Vintage Wooden Crane Bird Sculpture with Suspended Skull
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Majestic semi-peculiar and possibly up-cycled/repurposed sculpture. It depicts a detailed crane in carved dark brown wood with glass eyes holding a suspended skull in white bone from...
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20th Century European Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bakelite

Sébastien Touret brutalist stone totem sculpture circa 2010
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful brutalist Figueras stone totem sculpture by Sébastien Touret realized in the early 2010s. The raw details are exquisite, and this sculpture feels both strong and sensual....
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2010s French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

A set of unique fish handmade in Italy, ceramic. Choose those or change colors!
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Questi artisti toscani riescono con la loro bravura a prendere ispirazione dalle meravigliose colline toscane ma anche dal prezioso mar Tirreno. Un buon bicchiere di vino e il gioco ...
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2010s Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ghidini 1961 Medium Rabbit in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Decorative object medium in brass "The rabbit is the latest iconic object I have designed. For Ghidini it has turned into a family of precious metal objects: salt and pepper, paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Lucite and Brass Metal Embedded Watch Part Cube Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in North Miami, FL
This period vintage 1970's faceted lucite cube floating embedded sculpture is full of clock and watch parts. From every angle it is different and lots of metal parts just float. it i...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Holiday Vase by Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Holiday vase in shiny white. Designed by Project 213A in 2021 handmade stoneware. The oval vase, ruffled on the edges brings about contrast of lightness. This hand made and embelli...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Chandigarh III - Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast
Located in MILANO, ML
Chandigarh III - Mint Green - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Cement Cast Chandigarh is a collection of sculptures inspired by the homonym city designed by Le Corbusier, who imagine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Cement

Contemporary Red Lacquer and Copper Cherries Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherries Red Lacquer Antique Copper Copper Base Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Hand Made Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. This te...
Category

2010s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Modern Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Regnier La Borne Architectural Form
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
By Regnier, in La Borne Modern stoneware ceramic sculpture realized in 2018. Brown and white stoneware wood firing ceramic colors. Architectural form realized in La Borne, F...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Circular Lucite Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza
Located in Denton, TX
Bullseye Lucite sculpture signed by Shlomi Haziza. Haziza started as a painter and later began to explore new mediums. He ran a small studio in his hometown. Later on he started his...
Category

1990s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

"The Big Nude" Sumo Book with Stand Helmut Newton Taschen New Dust Jacket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Helmut Newton's Sumo book. The first Sumo and also the most exciting and collectible one ever published by Taschen. The book comes with two dust jackets. The outer one has some heavy...
Category

1990s German Modern Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

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