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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Pair of Sheep Sculptures Style of a French Artist C1985
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of late 20th Century sculptures of real sheep. Both are covered in wool except for the wooden hooves. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Priced and sold ...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Wool, Hardwood

Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European A fine example of Italian copperwork from the 1700s, with fine embossed decoration including Fish, Leav...
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18th Century Italian Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Ceramic Woman with Deer by R. Unger for Göbel. 1941
Located in CADALSO, ES
R. Unger was the master modeler at Göbel for the world-famous Hummel figures
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1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Spanish Colonial 1800 Saint Joseph Filigree Reliquary .900 Silver Gold & Emerald
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish colonial reliquary with St. Joseph. A very rare early Spanish colonial large pendant in the shape of a reliquary, created in the Americas back in the late 18th century. It...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Gold, Silver

20th Century Italian White Statuario Carrara Marble Sink Body
Located in Madrid, ES
20th century WHITE STATUARIO MARBLE SINK BODY Italy Handmade in white statuary carrara marble HEIGHT 15cm WIDTH 52cm DEPTH 50cm Material White carrara marble.
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20th Century Italian Baroque Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Contemporary Ironia Hand-Blown Transparent Black Glass Sculptured Goblet #06" by Simone Crestani Introducing the exquisite Hand-Blown Glass Goblet "Ironia #08" from the Façon De Ve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Murano Red White Spot Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown deep red-orange and white spots Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom has been sculpted in...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Venus of Milo in stucco, dated 1895
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Dated and numbered ('28 mai 1895 XXV') sculpture in stucco of the Venus of Milo. It is clear to see that the sculpture is composed of several parts. Beautiful patina and in good cond...
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1890s French Classical Greek Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Stucco

Cranio umano scolpito in marmo bianco Carrara -memento- made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Cranio marmo, teschio marmo, memento marmo, vanitas marmo, busto vanitas, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, scultura antica, busto antico, made in Italy Cranio in bianco di Ca...
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Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Revival Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

antique Bronze Door Knocker with Sphinx
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5517 - Antique bronze door knocker with sphinx - From the early 19th century, after the great Egyptian discoveries with great interest for the whole world. Beautiful on the door, ...
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Early 19th Century French Egyptian Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Rosso Di Verona Marble Shell-Shaped Sink Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ROSSO DI VERONA MARBLE SHELL-SHAPED SINK early 20th Century Red Verona pink vein marble. Handmade WIDTH 36cms LENGTH 39cms INTERNAL DEPTH OF THE BASIN 12 cm THICKNESS 15cm WEI...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Mid-Century Ceramic Woven Sculpted Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful finished ceramic art piece. This vintage mid-century piece is unique as it is interesting. Crafted with artistry to resemble a woven finished piece, this beaut...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"This is not a chair too" figurative sculpture by Max Jungblut, Netherlands 2014
By Max Jungblut
Located in ECHT, NL
Meet "this is not a chair too". Unique and handcrafted piece by Dutch artist Max Jungblut. This "chair" is a sculptural interpretation of the "Searching" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Reclaimed Wood

Meissen Figurine Spanish Dancer With Fan And Castanet, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Dancer in a skirt puffed out around the hips with a tight, strapless and backless top with golden buttons, posing with a fan and castanet, a s...
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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Bronze sitting female statue, Kulango People, Ivory Coast
Located in Leuven , BE
This bronze statuette of striking modernity,in a minimalist and refined style is part of an eminently small corpus. The fluidity of the forms and the remarkable purity of the figurin...
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Fine Quality Signed Bronze Of Silenus With Dionysus
Located in Southall, GB
A mid-19th Century French Bronze finely crafted and signed, of Silenus with the child Dionysus (Bacchus). Silenus is shown cradling the infant tenderly, stood against a highly detail...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Meissen Ensemble Of 5 Models, Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of finest Meissen Porcelain Figures: 'HARLEKIN & COLUMBINE' Dancing couple depicting the figures of the Harlequin and the Columbine: Dancer balancing on her toes in an elaborate crinoline dress with a plunging neckline, her hair artfully pinned up with floral decorations, her outstretched arms pressed down in front of her and her head tilted to the left with her mouth open, facing her dance partner, the latter dressed in colourfully patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, He is dressed in colourful, patterned harlequin trousers with a white shirt and a large black bow, which he presses against his chest with his left hand, and a black cap that reaches down over his eyes like a mask, the batte on his hip, nestling against the dancer's side and burying his right arm around her hips in the ruffles of her dress and suggesting a kiss with his mouth open. The group is supported by a pedestal beneath the dancer's skirt and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern and floral decoration. Height: 10.62 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark of the 20th century Year's sign 1977 Model nr. 73306 (D 287) / Former's nr. 123 'ESTRELLA' Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin while making a defensive gesture with her left hand - feigning horror at the stormy courtship of her gallant Eusebius. She is wearing a crinoline dress decorated with flowers and a bonnet. The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern. Height: 10.62 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947 Model nr. D 285 / Former's nr. 48 / Painter's nr. 15 'CHIARINA' Dancer balancing on the ball of her left foot, raising her right leg slightly forwards with her foot stretched downwards, leaning her head to the right and elegantly bringing both arms to her left side, flowers in her hands. She is wearing an elaborate crinoline dress with a flowered top and a bonnet, with a mask, fan and flowers scattered on the floor. The figure is supported by a pedestal and rests on an oval plinth painted with a diamond pattern. Height: 10.43 in Blue Meissen crossed swords mark 1934-1947 Modellnr. D 286 / Former's nr. 51 / Painter's nr. 12 'EUSEBIUS' Dancer in a wide lunge, his upper body turned to the right with his arm stretched backwards, holding his left hand to his heart and adoring his beloved Chiarina. He wears his hair parted in curls, his costume in the style of a dandy with chequered trousers, a tight-fitting blue tailcoat with a flower pinned to the lapel, top hat, mask and riding crop at his feet. The figure is supported by a rock and rests...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Large Meissen Seated Female Porcelain Wiggling Pagoda, By Kaendler, Circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a seated, smiling female Buddha figure from a series of folk figures. Voluminous female body with her hair tied back tightly and a tight-fitt...
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1860s German Other Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Brents Carlton Art Deco terracotta/ ceramic sculpture of girl. signed
By Brents Carlton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful sculpture by Brents Carlton , that can be placed some where Art Deco to Modern period . Is signed and also pencil possibly dedicated to the artist's model .
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Early 20th Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Large Mythological Meissen Group 'Triumph Of Venus', by J.J. Kaendler, c. 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and excellent porcelain sculpture: Depiction of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty (Greek: Aphrodite), as a young woman with her hair tied back at the nape of her neck,...
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Art Nouveau Figurine, Large Young Lady Ball Player, Walter Schott, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative, fully sculptural representation of an Art Nouveau beauty in a softly falling robe, tilted forward to throw a golden ball, with the left forearm holding the back...
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1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine, 'Lady With A Heart', by Stephan Dakon, ca 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare and exceptional Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: A young dancer with chin-length, curly, blond hair standing on the tips of her heels, wearing short brown...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Goldscheider Vienna Striding Lady With Cape And Muff, by Josef Lorenzl, ca 1934
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Young pretty lady with short hair and a red hat, a beige colored cape with wide puffed sleeves and a long, tight skirt with a la...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Ferdinand Barbedienne " Diana" Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Diane de Gabies" French sculpture, late 19th century. Patinated bronze with "Ferdinand Barbedienne" foundry marks. Height: 51 cm. Very good condition.
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Figura en Bronce patinado de Paul Rosanowski "Narr" 20th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Paul Rosanowski "Narr" Patinated Bronze Figure 20th Century Beautiful patinated bronze figure of a jester with a bat, he is in a dynamic pose, which gives the sensation of movement t...
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20th Century German Art Deco Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture of a foot in classical style - impasto of Marmorina (marble d Brussels
Located in Tarquinia, IT
scultura, piede, modello piede, piede greco, modello piede studio, modello piede classico. Studio model for a life-size foot. sculpture made of marmorine impasto, a binder also calle...
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Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Other

Amethyst Flower I Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture amethyst flower I on marble base with metal gold finish leaves, with minerals stones sticks and with amethyst stone in the heart of the flower.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Amethyst, Marble

Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head An unusual object to say the least, we feel this item was made in the early to mid-20th century. Constructed of Wood, plaster with gl...
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1940s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

From the model of Pompeo Marchesi - Sculpture, Sitting Manly Portrait (Ariodante) -
Located in Felino, IT
Sculptural reproduction in vitrified stone and reinforced plaster . Copy of "Seated Manly Portrait," by Vittorio Alfieri, made by Pompeo Marchesi (ca. 1840). Signature on the base "A...
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1940s European Directoire Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Escultura de bronce "Ouverture de la Peche" firmada Víctor Rousseau
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Bronze sculpture "Ouverture de la Peche" signed Victor Rousseau This beautiful gilt bronze sculpture shows a boy in period dress, holding a fishing rod with a fish hanging from it an...
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19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Chinese Carved Soap Stone Sculpture of a Wise Ancient with Dragon
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A finely carved soap stone sculpture of a wise ancient with a dragon on his shoulder standing on a braun soap stone base. In fine original conditi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Vintage Carved Glass Sculpture on Metal Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Carved Glass Sculpture on Metal Frame and Stand
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20th Century American Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Meissen Art Nouveau Group 'The Air' by Paul Helmig, Germany Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and excellent Meissen porcelain group around 1900: Juno, the Roman goddess of the air (Greek Hera), as a young woman with her hair pinned up, covered only with a cloth, sit...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Mid Century Glass Crystal Shovel Bookends by Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury glass sculptural pair of bookends designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Made of dense textured glass with shovel like design. Sculptural, unique and full ice like style. Ea...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

Savage or folk story figure in bronze.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A savage or folk-art figure in bronze on a (recent) bluestone base. The figure with his long pointed beard is wearing a cape with hood. In front is a cross. In his hands he holds a ...
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Stone, Bronze

Pop Art Lipstick Sculpture Vanity
Located in Richmond, VA
Original designed Pop Art Lipstick Vanity made from solid cherry wood. Has 5" x 7" mirror with small bevel around the edge. Meant as a fun but practica...
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2010s American Post-Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Mirror, Wood, Hardwood, Cherry

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure Posing Dancer With Cloth, by Lorenzl c. 1939
Located in Vienna, AT
Exquisite porcelain figurine of the 1930: Aparte dancer in a tight-fitting dark blue costume with short trouser legs and ruff, gymnastic shoes on her feet, balancing on the ball of h...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Galleon Lamp by Franz Bergman
Located in Newark, England
FREE SHIPPING Signed Namgreb (Bergman) with Fully Fitted & PAT Tested Electrics From our Decorative collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Austrian Cold Painted Galleon Lamp...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Beautiful Italian Bronze Sculpture of Gladiators Marble Base 19th Century VIDEO
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Italian Bronze Sculpture of Gladiators on a Marble Base 19th Century Dimensions 25x20 cm very good condition
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Mailin" ceramics by Lisa Larson 20th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
This friendly little boy named "Malin" was brought into this world in 1961 by Lisa Larson. Malin is part of Lisa Larson's family called the "Larsons Ungar" and is made up of more cut...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Büste einer jungen verschleierten Frau - Marmor - Vittorio Pochini
Located in Aachen, DE
Büste einer jungen verschleierten Frau aus Marmor, gefertigt um 1908. Unglaublich das zarte Durchscheinen des Gesichtes der jungen Frau durch den dünnen Stoff. Professor Pochini Vit...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Roger Capron's Wall-mounted Sculpture Depicts a Face Inspired of Picasso
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique piece created in Vallauris, France. Raku, glazes, engravings, and slips. Signed. R. Capron. Emblematic work, and a personal interpretation of Picasso face full of poetry and...
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1990s French Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Rare! Girl Jump Rope Sculpture Cranbrook Ind. Bronze Raymor Malcolm Moran 1956
Located in Peoria, AZ
Wow! Rare Early Malcolm Moran Cranbrook Industries Richards Morgenthou (Raymor) Here is a super rare 1950s work by, then starting out, sculptor ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
By Alex Hodge
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inherent Light and Chin Up Diptych, Portrait, 2019 by Alex Hodge Hand carved porcelain plate Overall size: 11 H in x 22 DM in Individual size: 11 H in x 11 DM in Unique Her poetic ...
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2010s American Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Rose Quartz Happy Buddha
Located in Somis, CA
Carved from the purest grade of Madagascar rose quartz, this wonderful Happy Buddha statue radiates warmth and joy. With meticulous attention to de...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Rose Quartz

Terracotta Bas-Relief Athena Minerva End 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Terracotta bas-relief Athena Minerva end 19th century Height 26cm Width 18cm Thickness 3cm Weight 2kg Material terracotta Very good condition.
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Christ enthroned
Located in Brescia, IT
Christ enthroned South America, 17th century cm 64x22x18,5 Polychrome wooden sculpture representing Christ, wrapped in a red cloak edged with gold, who, crowned and seated on a th...
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17th Century Brazilian Other Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Female Majesty "Rosada" 10/04/2008 Lime Tree Wood Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Giuseppe Rivadossi (Nave, July 8, 1935) Female Majesty "Rosada" 10/04/2008 Lime Tree Wood Sculpture Dimensions: 95.5 x 140 x 60 cm Depicted is a haughty female figure, softly lea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Ilona Golovina / Mugly.NYC
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work is a meditation on the tapestry of human existence. As we journey through the course of life, we encounter a myriad of events, navigating the ebbs and flows. Each experienc...
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2010s American Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Roy Rasmussen 1971 Monumental Aluminum Sculptures
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of fabulous aluminum two sided monumental sculptures by the renown British Sculptor Roy Rasmussen. They were identified for us by a relative of the artist as "Ida II and Maren...
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1970s British Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Aluminum

Mid-20th Century Torino Ceramic Sculpture 'Portatrice Africana' by C.I.A. Manna
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century Torino ceramic semi-nude woman sculpture 'Portatrice Africana' by C.I.A. Manna By: C.I.A. Manna Material: ceramic, paint Technique: gilt, glazed, hand-crafted, molded, painted, pressed, unglazed Dimensions: 6 in x 22 in Date: mid-20th century Style: Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Place of origin: Italy This mid-20th century Italian ceramic sculpture titled 'Portatrice Africana' was handcrafted by C.I.A. Manna in Torino, Italy. Molded from ceramic clay and meticulously hand-painted, it depicts a semi-nude african woman carrying a large clay vessel...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Paint

Roger Capron's Wall-mounted Sculpture Depicts a Face Inspired of Picasso
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique piece created in Vallauris, France. Raku, glazes, engravings, and slips. Signed. R. Capron. Emblematic work, and a personal interpretation of Picasso face full of poetry and...
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1990s French Modern Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Figure of a Bishop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, 18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychromed and Parcel-Gilt, Painted Sculpture of a Bishop with Mitred Head
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18th Century Spanish Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Original Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Richmond, VA
Original hand carved sculpture of person holding their hands in front of their face. Carved from solid ailanthus and allowed to naturally spalt ...
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2010s American Primitive Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Hardwood

Very early Monocolor Bamileke Elephant Mask embroided with white trade beads.
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Kuosi Elephant masks comprise cloth panels and hoods woven from plantain fiber over raffia. On this background glass beads are stitched in geometric patterns. The basic form depicts salient features of the elephant—a long trunk and large ears. The hood fits tightly over the masker's head, and two hanging panels, one behind and one in front, partially conceal the body. The front panel is the elephant trunk, and the two large, stiff circles hinged to either side of the head are its ears, which flap as the masker dances. While the mask symbolizes an elephant, the face is human. Eyeholes provide visibility, and a nose and mouth with teeth are normally present. The glass beads used on these earlier masks were nineteenth-century trade beads of Venetian or Czechoslovakian manufacture, used as well in exchange for slaves. Elephant mask costumes...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Beads, Organic Material

French cubistic shaped figurative Art Déco sculpture sandstone signed ML GORDEE
Located in Salzburg, AT
French sandstone sculpture from the Art Deco period. A man is sitting on the floor with his knees bent, his arms folded and his head tucked in. The posture suggests an intensely cont...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

18th Century Continental Rococo Giltwood an Angel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, 18th century Continental Rococo Carved Giltwood Figure of a Kneeling an Angel
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Late 18th Century American Antique Hand-Crafted Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

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