21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures and Carvings

Petite Steampunk songbird (presumably a Scarlet Tanager) perched on a blue croquet ball by Jim and Tori Mullan (ca. 2006, USA). No two birds were designed the same, each was hand-pai...

A widely celebrated model of human aesthetic inspiring Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, this plaster bust of Gaddi Torso is handcrafted by skilled ar...

This exceptional piece meticulously reproduces Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's oeuvre realized in 1806 and preserved at the Thorvaldsen Museum ...

This bronze sculpture is an original piece created in 2004 by Raffaello Romanelli, whose aim was to represent a moment of internal reflection thanks to the position of the body. For the piece, Raffaello Romanelli used a live model...

Inspired by the internationally-celebrated sculpture of Venus found in 1820 in the Greek Island of Milos and nowadays exhibited at the Louvre Museum of Paris, this gorgeous bust will...

This plaster sculpture is a reproduction inspired by different Roman originals depicting the renowned Roman Emperor Marco Aurelio. The Emperor is dressed...

An extraordinary, renowned oeuvre of the Mannerist period, this stupendous bust depicts Mercury, or Hermes, the son of Zeus and nymph Maia who served as the messenger of gods in Gree...

An original design and make by the artist and designer Jose Gomez, the one of a kind sheep rocker. Outfitted with authentic New Zealand wool, this piece is a beautiful take on the be...

Monumental Mermaid Sculpture by Luigi Galligani, Italy, 2000s An extraordinary and monumental mermaid sculpture by Italian artist Luigi Galligani, created in the 2000s from cast res...

Carved walking stick by Willis Hakim Jones, one of the Savannah “Stick Men,” with a carved and painted surface featuring faceted geometric patterning, spiral carving, and black accen...

A beautifully handcrafted papier-mâché magpie sculpture, perched atop a naturalistically modeled tree branch mounted on a custom steel base. Capturing the unmistakable silhouette of ...

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 hero...

This decorative sculpture rests on a metal pedestal, representing the face of the Borghese Gladiator, a Greek statue dating back to the 1st century BC and preserved today in the Louvre Museum. This piece's irregular cut and antiqued patina recreate the corrosive bronze surfaces of Ancient sculptures found in the seabed, such as the Riace bronzes.

This magnificent bust of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine, and music is directly inspired by the Classic marble statues in the Roman tradit...

Circa 2000s Remy Martin Louis XIII Display Case and Bottle (Dummy) Rare Remy Martin Louis XIII advertising display case dating from the 2000s, complete with its original dummy prese...

2020 Honduran rosewood on a custom teak and walnut base Measures: 8.75 x 4 in / 22 x 10 cm.

A sculpture in precious white Carrara marble reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great arti...

Original, carved by hand, wood sculpture 2021 Unknown wood on a Walnut base Measures: 9.5 x 2 / 24 x 5 cm.

Elevate your home and workspace with this exclusive, hand-carved gemstone clip. Carefully shaped from rare Green Serpentine, this piece transforms the familiar silhouette of a laundr...

Group of 4 Giraffe African Folk Art Rattan Bamboo Straw Hand Painted Animal Sculptures

Elf Doby from Harry Potter series hand carved from a walnut tree in real life size.

A trophy. A totem. A fertility symbol? Above the bed or over the fireplace, Bull Horns are an amulet for your space and speak to the spirit of the unbranded maverick. Salvaged Doug f...

This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...

A splendid decorative object that will embellish any home or office, this magnificent work of art is handcrafted of plaster by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 2020. It depicts the bu...

Six foot carved fish trade sign. The Atlantic mackerel is hand-carved with gills, fins, tail, eyes, and snout. "Menemsha Fish Market" is painted in red letters on one side. Great dis...

Six foot carved mackerel trade sign with hand painted distressed finish with deeply carved scales, fins, gills, eyes, snout, etc. Rich painted finish that has been distressed. Letter...

Ray Green Raku Clay Ceramic Sculpture by Stephanie Phillips Dimensions: D 12 x W 35 x x H 50 cm Materials: Ceramic, Raku Clay Also available in other colors and custom sizes from 2...

Handcrafted by artists from the Florence-based Romanelli Gallery, this plaster bust depicts Costanza Bonarelli, an Italian noblewoman and merchant famous for having been a subject of Bernini...

Three miniature wooden vessels designed by Gunnar Kanevad. They are between 3.5 - 6 cm, they are in excellent condition and marked as on the photos. Gunnar Kanevad (1930–2019) was ...

Obliqua Green Raku Clay Ceramic Sculpture by Stephanie Phillips Dimensions: D 12 x W 28 x x H 45 cm Materials: Ceramic, Raku Clay Also available in other colors and custom sizes fr...

Hagi Green Raku Clay Ceramic Sculpture by Stephanie Phillips Dimensions: D 14 x W 32 x x H 40 cm Materials: Ceramic, Raku Clay Also available in other colors and custom sizes from ...

This is a reproduction of Andrea del Verrocchio's famous bronze sculpture, Putto with Dolphin from 1470, which is now housed in Florence's Palazzo V...

Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...

This exquisite bust is an exact depiction of the face of the Discobolus, the famous Greek sculpture whose celebrated Roman copies are housed in the Natio...

Large Bertoia Studios 24-rod 'Star of Sound B-2482' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...

This colorful fortune wheel alebrije is made by Agustín Cruz Tinoco in Oaxaca Mexico. “I came up with the idea as a toy for children,” says Mexican master wood carver Agustin Cruz ...

Structure #168 encapsulates Jim Rose’s ability to distill his larger furniture and quilt-cabinet practice into a compact, sculptural form, reinforcing a key aspect of his legacy: the seamless movement between utility, abstraction, and architectural metaphor. Made from found steel with natural rust patina and traces of original paint, the piece emerges directly from the byproducts of his quilt cabinet process—scraps that Rose treated not as waste, but as material charged with possibility. The pitched roof and block-like mass evoke a small building or shelter, a recurring motif in Rose’s Structure series. Here, that architectural reference is pared down to essentials, with crisp seams and planar surfaces defining the form. The small yellow painted rectangle—retained from the steel’s previous life—functions like a visual punctuation, echoing the found-color compositions of his quilt cabinets while asserting the autonomy of the sculpture. As with his larger works, Rose did not apply this color; its presence speaks to his respect for the material’s history and his role as an editor rather than a decorator. In the context of his legacy, Structure #168 demonstrates how Rose expanded his vocabulary beyond furniture into a more intimate, contemplative scale. These sculptures reveal his sensitivity to proportion, surface, and narrative embedded in industrial remnants. They underscore a defining principle of his work: that meaning and beauty can emerge from the margins of making, where process, reuse, and restraint converge into a quietly powerful form. Jim Rose Structure #168 found steel with natural rust patina and paint 6h x 4.50w x 2.50d in 15.24h x 11.43w x 6.35d cm Bio Jim Rose (1966–2023) was an American furniture maker, artist, and metalworker whose work occupied a singular position between studio craft, sculpture, and functional design. Born in Beech Grove, Indiana, Rose trained as a sculptor, earning his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988 after a brief period of study at Bard College. This sculptural foundation shaped his approach to furniture, in which proportion, structure, and surface were treated with the same rigor as utility, and everyday objects were understood as vehicles for aesthetic and ethical values. Working primarily in steel—often reclaimed or salvaged—Rose challenged conventional expectations of furniture materials. Through brushing, waxing, and patination, he developed surfaces that softened steel’s industrial associations, imparting warmth, depth, and a sense of age. His work drew on diverse historical and cultural sources, including Shaker furniture, Asian cabinetry, and the quilts of Gee’s Bend, yet these influences were never literal. Instead, Rose translated their underlying principles—clarity, restraint, repetition, and balance—into a contemporary language grounded in material honesty. Based for much of his career in Wisconsin, Rose was closely associated with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, including participation in its Arts/Industry residency program. His furniture and objects were widely exhibited in galleries and design fairs across the United States and featured in publications such as American Craft and Architectural Digest. His work entered both private and institutional collections during his lifetime, reflecting a sustained engagement with collectors, curators, and designers. Rose’s furniture is distinguished by its emphasis on durability, adaptability, and use. Cabinets, chairs, benches, and tables were engineered for longevity and daily life, incorporating practical features such as steel drawer glides, modular construction, and discreet accommodations for modern technology. This functional intelligence was inseparable from his broader philosophy: furniture, for Rose, was a form of quiet service, meant to support human activity while carrying forward the history embedded in its materials. Jim Rose’s work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Following his death in 2023, his legacy endures through a body of work that demonstrates how contemporary furniture can be both materially rigorous and deeply humane—objects shaped by patience, integrity, and an enduring respect for use. Education: 1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL 1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Awards: 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board 2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Solo Exhibitions: 2023 CODA Final Show, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL National Exhibitions: 2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Gallery VICTOR, Palm Springs Convention Center, CA 2017 - 2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz 1995 - 2016 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery 2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery Group Exhibitions: 2022 Wunderkammer: Victor's Cabinet of Curiosities – 5th Anniversary Special Exhibit, Gallery VICTOR, Chicago, IL 2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery...

An extraordinary work of art by Romanelli sculptors, this low relief is inspired by the celebrated Medusa Rondanini, a Hellenistic marble copy of the ...

Structure No. 222 occupies a quietly pivotal place within Jim Rose’s legacy, embodying his ability to extract meaning from the margins of his own making process. Created from found s...

Integrate the grounding essence of natural stone into your daily habits for those intervals that call for a more measured tempo. Meticulously hand-carved into a striking geometric sp...

A glorious work of art by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, this piece is an original and singular sculpture handcrafted of gypsum. It depicts the bust of a naked female...

Incorporate the energy of natural stone into your daily rituals for those moments that require a slower pace. Hand-carved into a beautiful moon-like curved lip, this semi-precious ge...

This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a Ivory matte monochrome tint, rich in natural pigments and resin binders that provide intense color depth. The piec...

Untitled 36 by Neshka Dimensions: 23 x 23 x 166 cm Material: Charred cedar sculpture with fir and acrylic base Neshka ( Agnieszka Krusche ), is a native of Kraków, Poland, and a...

A stupendous reproduction of the Niccolò da Uzzano Bust by Donatello (1432) preserved at the Bargello Museum of Florence, this extraordinary oeuvre is one of the most ancient busts...

Bold in its simplicity, this anthropomorphic terracotta vase is an iconic homage to Sicily's rich Moorish history. Depicting the stately elegance of a moor lady, the artistry of the piece is exemplified in the intricate detailing of the sinuous headdress, jeweled crown...

An elegant tempietto style gazebo model with a gilt Romanesque tile dome. Wood structure that is painted white. Supported by four columns with gilt trim and accented by a final. Circ...

Integrate the grounding essence of natural stone into your daily habits for those intervals that call for a more measured tempo. Meticulously hand-carved into a striking geometric sp...

Structure No. 246 (2022) represents a late and quietly eloquent strand of Jim Rose’s legacy, one rooted in attentiveness to process and the expressive potential of remnants. Made from repurposed painted steel scraps generated during the construction of his quilt cabinets...

Multi Metal "Roosters" Sculpture, Original Work Signed by Artist, Gerard Bouvier.

This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

This exquisite hand-carved White Sapphire Buddha Head from India radiates tranquility and refined craftsmanship. Sculpted from a single natural White S...

Is it a nostalgic throwback to the past or the ultimate modern phone stand? Hand-carved from natural gemstone, this brick-shaped holder serves as a substa...

This metal elephant head wall sculpture is an exceptional work by celebrated Kenyan sculptor Kioko Mwitiki (b. 1960), widely regarded as a pioneer of contemporary African metal sculp...

Integrate the grounding essence of natural stone into your daily habits for those intervals that call for a more measured tempo. Meticulously hand-carved into a striking geometric sp...

Custom sculpture constructed of painted wood. Paul Jacobsen used everyday objects, such as chairs, cars, airplanes, trains, motorcycles and puzzles, all built from scratch and turns...

This one-of-a-kind vase is a contemporary interpretation of the Sicilian Moor woman, an iconic artistic production of the island connected to the Arab tradition. Entirely handmade of...

Amazing Kinetic/stabile motion sculpture hand built and designed by Graham Sears. Stunning!! Acclaimed artist Sears, born in Buffalo, NY in 1953, is an alumnus of both The Nichols Sc...

Six foot Atlantic tuna with painted finish. 'Fresh Fish' is painted in red block letters on its right side. Distressed finish. Fitted with two pieces of iron chain. Awesome look. We...