Dancing Faun after Soldani-Benzi, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small ceramic statue of the Dancing Faun after the original by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi from 1695/1697.
Ceramic
Small Statue of a Court Lady Wearing Blue Kimono and Holding a Baby
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage statue of a court lady dressed in a blue kimono and holding a swaddled baby. Tilting her head slightly to the side and wearing a traditional hairstyle, this court l...
Ceramic
Large 18th Century French Rococo Étagère Wall Bracket in Sculpted Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
The serpentine ledge, which is intended to support decorative items such as clocks, small statues, or ceramic vases, follows the dramatic curves of the main body below, giving the en...
Wood, Oak
Ceramic Harlequin Great Dane Dog Statue by DAISA, 1984
Located in Astoria, NY
Large, but smaller than life-size, ceramic statue of a harlequin coated great dane.
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Parakeet Bird Statue in Blue Green and Yellow
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small ceramic statue of a bird in yellow, green, blue, and brown.
Ceramic, Paint
Chinoiserie Ceramic Lucky Elephant Plant Stand in Green and Cream
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small chinoiserie ceramic lion garden statue or plant stand.
Ceramic, Paint
1960s Small Blue Glazed Ceramic Foo Dog Statue
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 1960s small-scaled, glazed ceramic blue foo dog statue/sculpture.
Ceramic
$1,655Sale Price|44% Off
H 11.82 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in
18th Century French Gilt Wood Sculptured Wall-Consoles
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century wall suspended consoles from France. Beautifully constructed in gilt wood and ornamented with a Rococo influence. The quality of the carving and gilding is very good and...
Giltwood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Decorated Porcelain Figure
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-early 20th century Chinese hand decorated porcelain figure. Beautifully hand decorated Chinese porcelain figure. This stunning colorful finely detailed figurine or sculptur...
Porcelain
Large Italian Florentine Architectural Gilt Wall Shelf Bracket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Gold Leaf Wall Shelf. This bracket could certainly stand alone on a wall or functional to hold a treasure on top. Wonderful classic addition to any living room, dini...
Gold Leaf
$425
H 14.9 in W 12.75 in D 6.75 in
Large Italian Louis XVI Style Architectural Gilt Wall Shelf Bracket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Gold Leaf Wall Shelf. This vintage large bracket could certainly stand alone on a wall or functional to hold a treasure on top. Wonderful classic addition to any liv...
Gold Leaf
$2,228
H 13.5 in W 14.2 in D 12.5 in
Rare Antique Carved Gothic Revival Wall Bracket or Corbel with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
f you are a collector of rare and highly decorative antique wood carvings, then this impressive Renaissance Revival wall bracket could be the perfect addition to your interior or col...
Iron
Antique Hand Carved Wooden Wall Shelf - 19th century
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique - Decoration - 19th Antique carved wooden wall console, dating from the 19th century. Measures : 60x28,5cm H:47cm Material: Carved wood. Decoration: Baroque motif "mascaron f...
Wood
$650
H 11.75 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan. A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure...
Porcelain
$1,500
H 10.25 in W 17.63 in D 7.63 in
French Baroque Style Parcel-Gilt Carved Wood Wall Bracket, Sconce, or Shelf
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large last half of the 19th century French Baroque style stained, painted, and parcel-gilt wall bracket of unusual bisected cornice form having stained chestnut shelf above compoun...
Wood, Giltwood
$2,516
H 17.2 in W 23.5 in D 14.7 in
Antique and Quality Hand Carved Solid Oak Neo-Renaissance Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Lisse, NL
19th Century Neo-Renaissance oak wall bracket with veneered curved panel. Wonderful and perfectly hand-carved, this all handcrafted Neo-Renaissance wall bracket has the most strikin...
Metal
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 11.25 in D 12.5 in
Dancing Faun Bronze Sculpture, Chiurazzi, 32 Inches, Late 19th Century
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chiurazzi Bronze of the Dancing Faun, Naples, After the Antique Pompeii Original, 32 Inches Description A superb and highly expressive bronze reduction of the celebrated Dancing Faun...
Bronze
Dancing Faun of Pompeii Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely and well cast 19th century or early 20th century example of the Pompeian Dancing Faun. This grand tour Neo Classical bronze stands approx 10.5 inches tall about half size ...
Bronze
$1,028
H 12.41 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Bronze sculpture "The dancing faun of Pompeii", Italy, 20th century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great sculpture after the antique "The danicing faun of Pompeii". Made in bronze with beautiful details.
Bronze
$3,500
H 24 in W 7.5 in D 9 in
19th Century Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of Dancing Faun with Cymbals
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautifully cast Grand Tour Neo Classical Bronze of a Dancing Faun or Satyr holding cymbals. The sculpture has wonderful detail and the hands and feet are beautifully cast and fini...
Bronze
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 2.5 in D 2.25 in
Antique Italian Grand Tour Dancing Faun of Pompeii Bronze Statue Sculpture Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a solid bronze statue/sculpture of "The Dancing Faun of Pompeii" that was made in Italy. This would have been bought probably as a souvenir during a Italian Grand Tou...
Bronze
18th Century Wall Mount Console
Located in palm beach, FL
French wooden console decorated with carved bows and ribbons.
Wood
$1,635
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 12.21 in
18th Century Carved Giltwood Shelf / Wall Bracket / Architectural Corbel
Located in Madrid, ES
This hand carved giltwood shelf / wall bracket or architectural corbel clearly displays the strength, drama and beauty of Spanish Baroque style. The central design motif is that of d...
Wrought Iron
$1,600
H 9.25 in W 7.63 in D 0.07 in
Orpheus #1 - Gelatin Silver Photograph Balanchine Ballet Classical Male Nudes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1948 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1948 gelatin silver photograph (dated by the NY City Public Library) o...
Silver Gelatin
$1,600
H 12.5 in Dm 0.75 in
"Nude Orpheus and Panther", Rare Art Deco Relief Sculpture with Blue Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant and sensuous, this rare bas relief panel depicts a nude Orpheus holding his lyre and accompanied by a leaping panther. The panel dates to 1936 and was made by the New Art Wa...
Plaster, Mirror
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Antique French Beauvais Tapestry from the Late 17th Century
By Beauvais Royal Manufactory
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a large, horizontal fragment of a late 17th century Beauvais tapestry. Beauvais tapestry manufacture was one of the most well-known tapestry workshops in France. Beauvais was...
Wool, Silk
Antinous Plaster Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
The elegant features of the young Antinous, a favorite of beloved Roman emperor Hadrian, are masterfully captured with exceptional richness in this plaster bust of the ancient Greek ...
Plaster
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 13 in D 0.5 in
"Tea and Smoke in the Bath, " Important Scene in Moroccan Hammam by Azema
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and important drawing by Jacques Azéma depicts two Moroccan male youth in the hammam or bath house, relaxing in the nude and imbibing in tea and a pipe. Azéma was a Fren...
Paper
Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989. Loeb was born...
Paint
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$13,750
H 66 in W 54 in D 4.5 in
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon (The soldier of the Marathon), 1869 n.d. Signed, l.l. Oil on canvas 57 x 45 inches 66 x 54 x 4.5, framed This work is offe...
Canvas, Oil
$709 / set
H 1.19 in W 6.3 in D 2.76 in
Arms Door Handles by Quintana Partners, Solid Brass & Chrome, Spain
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Arm Door Handles combine elegance and originality in a unique proposal that transforms any space with its iconic and sophisticated design. With the stylized shape of an arm, thes...
Brass, Chrome
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
By Japanese Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1/2" d...
Porcelain
PRIVATE ISLAND SERIES, “Passing Storm"
By Wes Hempel
Located in Fairfield, CT
A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good intentions of critical theorists questioning the va...
Canvas, Oil
Olympians Bronze Sculpture by Jef Lambeaux
Located in Houston, TX
Large sculpture in bronze of two Olympian wrestlers signed on the base Jef Lambeaux, a Belgian sculptor, born in Antwerp. Studied at the academy of fine arts in Antwerp. He showed a ...
Bronze
19th Century Italian Bronze Figure of Hermes
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 19th century Italian bronze figure of Hermes on a distinct curved base. This cast bronze sculpture of the Greek god Hermes, the God of boundaries, roads, travellers, merchants, th...
Bronze
$1,256
H 27.96 in W 20.48 in D 10.63 in
Bust of the Capitoline Antinous / Hermes in Cast Stone, Late 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Garden sculpture depicting the Capitoline Antinous, later reinterpreted as a representation of the Greek god Hermes. The bust shows traces of earlier restorations and a natural weat...
Cast Stone
19th Century Marble Bust of Antinous
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Marble Bust of Antinous after the original known as the 'Antinous Vaticano' discovered at Hadrian's Villa. Featuring realistic detail to hair and handsome facial feature...
Marble
16th Century French Renaissance Chest in Carved Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Whereas many pieces of furniture during the Italian Renaissance were heavily painted or inlaid with decorative motifs, French examples utilized hand-sculpted elements as the predomin...
Wood, Oak
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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