Pottery Figurative Sculptures

An impressive and large glazed ceramic sculpture titled “Havtyren” (Sea Bull) by Jean René Gauguin, created at Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, in the 1930s. This iconic work is executed in...

Antique A wonderful late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain and gilt mantel figure depicting Scottish highland hunter dressed in kilts and traditional hunting dress with a deer dra...

Pleasant Company- A pair of Folk Art Friends A serene tall antique handmade and hand painted pair (2) of hand bag carrying women named EMA - a fri...

Brazilian Amazonian Marajoara Style Art Pottery Vessel Brazil R Cardoso An original signed work by R. Cardoso, produced in the renowned ceramic center of Icoaraci, Pará. This hand-c...

Amazing set of four Chinese Shiwan pottery figures depicting immortal gods or dieties. Beautifully glazed and made on a large scale with fascinating fac...

Monumental Apple sculpture by Selma Calheira for Cores Da Terra. This fired clay apple is a true show stopper. Very realistically done.

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Object Ca. 1820 depicting a seating deer on the greens.

Han Dynasty Rare And Large Court Attendees TL Tested A Rare and Beautiful Pair of Painted Pottery Court Attendants. Holes under arms held wood spears long deteriorated ago. Museum gr...

Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure Group Ca. 1820 depicting a lady carrying her child and riding on a goat and its little goat. The goat also carries some baskets and fill...

Woman Sculpture Ugo Zaccagnini Italy, 1930 Earthenware Sculpture Wood Base (h7x18x15 cm)

1955 Mid-century Era pink and yellow hula girl ceramic statue. The statue features a beautifully detailed hula girl holding a flower in her hair with the word "Hawaiian" along the ba...

Peruvian Amazonian fine old Shipibo pottery vessel A fine old Shipibo pottery vessel from the Peruvian Amazon with traditional Shipibo linear designs. The Shipibo pottery designs ar...

A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine. Depicting a seated Spaniel. With confetti fur and painted black highlights. Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...

Vintage Miniature Chinoiserie Figures. Set of six miniature glazed pottery chinoiserie figures in rich blue, green, red and yellow with various professions. China, early 20th century...

A very special studio art ceramic pottery sculpture of two - perhaps lesbian - mermaids sharing a secret, signed, mid twentieth century. This unique sculpture also doubles as a catch...

An impressive Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti figure, belonging to the c. 700-30 B.C. It consists of a molded pottery having a green glazed surface. The figure is wearing a royal wi...

Tang Dynasty Pair of Painted Pottery Lokapalas Tang Dynasty (618-907), Height: 27.25 x 11.5 x 7" each PROVENANCE: Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd., New York Condition: Losses and resto...

A striking pair of large Chinese glazed and painted pottery figures, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), circa 16th century, China. The impressive and realistically modeled figures each portrayed standing upright upon a sancai (three color) glazed pedestal of kang table form. The man is dressed in a short black surcoat over a long robe and pants, a smart cap upon his head. His face is warm and welcoming, with wide eyes and a slight smile on his lips. He holds his hands out in front of him, palms up, almost as if shrugging, though presumably originally holding an object or offering, now lost. The woman of slightly smaller stature, and dressed in a longer surcoat over a long robe and skirt. She wears a fitted cap upon her head. Her hands also held out in front, grasping long lost objects. Her face is slightly more severe, with a somewhat pinched look, and slight frown upon her lips. The size of these figures is remarkable, as is the realism and attention to detail, almost as if they were modeled after real people, as opposed to the more common and generic Ming Dynasty pottery...

Carlo Alberto Rossi 'Bucchero' pottery sculpture / pencil holder attributed to Giò Ponti. Mid-20th century, Italy. Manufactured by Carlo Alberto Rossi after a design attributed t...

A c1940 Art Deco ceramic "Swimmer" sculpture by Louis Giraud for Vallauris of France. This work features a sculpted walnut base with Giraud Vallauris plaque on the reverse. The sculp...

God of Wine: 19th-Century Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Bacchus Circa 1820–1840 A charming and spirited Staffordshire pottery figure depicting Bacchus (or Dionysus), the classica...

Scultura in terracotta raffigurante Madonna, prodotta nella seconda metà del 1700 - Centro Italia. La figura della Madonna è rappresentata in piedi sulle nuvole e circondata dai che...

A beautifully and sumptuously blue drip glazed serene Buddha head ceramic/pottery sculpture very much in a similar manner of the Italian made Chinese Kwan Yin bust...

A wonderful period Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady. Tomb Pottery China Height: 15 Inches No TL Test A COA by Avantiques will accompany the sale of this item. Condition: Ve...

Etie van Rees Style Studio Pottery Phantasy Creature Mid 20th Century A wonderful mid century studio pottery phantasy creature. Highly detailed and very interesting work, with a g...

La categoria sculture antiche propone una Scultura in Terracotta, che rappresenta un Nudo di Giovane Donna, realizzata nei primi anni del Novecento. Epoca anni Venti/Trenta del vent...

Important and refined oval polychrome stucco depicting the Madonna and Child. The mother and child are held in a tender embrace, and in addition to the Madonna's typical robes, two h...

1970's Brutalist Studio Art Pottery sculpture depicting a Arab man, carrying a rife, riding a camel. The sculpture is signed illegibly on its base, this example is in very good, or...

Nayarit Fertility Female Figure With Child Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated terracotta female figure from the shaft tomb tradition, shown cradling an infant over her right shoulder - likely a symbolic representation of fertility, maternity, and the continuity of life. This expressive red-slipped sculpture is boldly modeled with exaggerated limbs and stylized facial features, impressed eyes, a broad nose adorned with a septum piercing, and ear ornaments. Her elaborate coiffure is incised with vertical striations and rises into a high crest, pierced at the top with a vent hole connecting to the hollow interior. Manganese blooms across the surface attest to its long burial. Such figures were ritually interred in shaft tombs to accompany the dead, offering symbolic protection or ensuring rebirth in the afterlife. Dimensions: 4 Inches Wide x 8.4 Inches Height (10.2 cm x 21.1 cm) Condition: Presents beautifully with restorations to the head. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 Legal to acquire under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14. This Nayarit Figure...

Wall Hanging "Face" Pottery, 1970's by Master Ceramicist Charles Counts, A rare "Face" Motif" wall hanging piece is incised with a colorful abstract face. incised signature on vers...

A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) sancai-glazed ridge tiles modelled as horse and rider. Both tiles are glazed in rich green and amber, the horses ...

A striking vintage black ceramic pottery female face bust sculpture, circa 20th century. A great piece for a column pedestal as shown, shelf, mantle, cocktai...

This elegant ceramic figurine by artist Yona Lippin is a prime example of mid-century California Pottery. The hula dancer is captured in a graceful pose, wearing a textured yellow "g...

1892-1904 large Chinese mud man figure, an elder with staff in flowing green & yellow robe. Stamped "China". Apparent losses to feet, but possibly from kil...

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Figure Ca. 1820 depicting a girl with basket of lowers with the colorful dressing.

50s California Modern Brayton Laguna pottery African busts male, female. Offered for sale is a rare and highly collectible pair of California Mid-Cen...

Louis Mendez (American, 1929-2012) Two Ceramic Art Pottery Female Figures, comprising: figure with metallic copper glaze and a figure as a candlestick, one signed. Taller: 12" H x ...

Wonderful group of sculptures by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circumnineteen 70 this highly animated group of characters can only bring to mind thoughts of storyt...

This large and striking Folk Art pottery sculpture is unsigned, but believed to have been done in Mexico or South America in a contemporary Folk Art style. The sculpture is a study of a young woman of color wearing a brightly printed dress and accessorized with large deep red rose earrings...

The whimsical vintage pottery figurine depicts a sitting man in country costume with large smoking pipe tucked behind his belt. He's sculpted in expressive, dynamic pose, with an ove...

Majapahit periodo 1295 - 1500, Indonesia. La terracotta Majapahit è l’arte tra XIII e il XV secolo. Significativi manufatti di terracotta di questo periodo sono stati scoperti a Tro...

The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...

Capturing the soaring drama of Verdi’s timeless masterpiece, this vibrant Metropolitan Opera “La Traviata” lithograph is a bold expression of theatrical passion. The composition feat...

La terracotta Majapahit è l'arte tra il XIII e il XV secolo. Alcuni manufatti di terracotta di questo periodo sono stati scoperti a Trowulan, East Java. Alcune sculture, ritrovate n...

Beautiful Mid-Century porcelain sculpture designed by French artist / cartoonist Raymond Peynet (1908-1999) for German porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal in circa 1958, as part of the ...

Whimsical Studio Pottery Phantasy Head, Europe, 1970s. Whimsical and very expressive little phantasy head in studio pottery. Europe, 1970s. A very intriguing little studio pottery ...

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...

A small 12.5cm., 5" high biomorphic pottery sculpture of a mother in a reclining pose holding two children. brown glaze. The bottom stamped 'art pot...

A very rare and collectable group or family of slip pottery figurines from West Australian Darbyshire. The set of 3 consists of a squatting elder Gentleman, a mother breast-feeding h...

A beautiful and quite striking large, heavy Buddha head sculpture. The work is decorated with gold and gilt paint which presents like an aged bronze like patina. The Buddha's eyes ...

A charming large antique staffordshire flat back pottery double figure of Tam O`Shanter and Souter Johnny from the world famous poem by Robert ...

La categoria sculture antiche propone una Scultura in Terracotta, che rappresenta un Nudo di Giovane Donna Accovacciata, realizzata nei primi anni del Novecento. Epoca anni Venti/Tr...

A fabulous vintage Boho decanter. Hand made studio pottery jug of man with a head as a stopper. Super charming piece. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

Blue lady with her handbag- mastertwork from Eva Fritz-Lindner. A serene tall handmade and hand painted sculpture of a lady carrying her handbag named EMA - a friend of the artist- e handcrafted and hand painted in beautiful blue colors. On bottom atelier mark i 3 D and with tree (black brush mark). Ema was the late Eva Fritz-Lindner's (1933-2017) good friend. Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner with stamp i3D, circa 1960-1970. Glaze: Light and dark blue matte colors are bright and vivid and the hand painting only adds to the charm; light original glaze crazing appropriate for age. Additional comments: Most of her larger sculptures were likely produced in less than 100 copies based upon research and all were hand painted individually by this artist ensuring each work of art was indeed unique. Dimensions: 12.5 inches high. Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed, few survive. Provenance: Old German collection. About the artist: The bold folk art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn. From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures and unique wall and garden works of art inspired by nature and possibly the local zoo at Karlsruhe. Owls and family concepts were a particular specialty. During this time she created designs for building and garden ceramics, vessels and small sculptures. Since 1964, the sculptress worked as a freelance artist in her own studio in Karlsruhe-Durlach. The artist designed important works in the field of building ceramics, including wall designs in mosaic, in Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Göppingen. Of particular note, she created enormous scale owl sculptures for the palace gardens in Karlsruhe in 1967 (see photo). In 1962, Eva Fritz-Lindner was awarded the silver medal at the Prague International Ceramic Exhibition. The artists' ceramics are owned and located in the Hetjens-Museum Düsseldorf, in the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art...

Vintage Modernist ceramic sculpture features unglazed head or mask of young woman, made from raw terracotta and sculpted using the hands and small tools. The model's hair is flowing...

Tang Dynasty Terracotta sculpture of a fat lady This stunning lady wears her hair in an elaborately styled coiffure. A remarkable amount of the original pigm...

Pair Of Brayton Laguna Glazed Pottery Figures. Offered is a beautiful colorful pair of mid century figures or sculptures of a couple of Peruvian dancers designed and created by Brayton Laguna Pottery...

A fine antique Staffordshire pottery figural flat back spill vase. In the form of a gypsy family with livestock gathered around a cookin...

Large Han Dynasty Pottery Horse And Rider. Painted Pottery Western Han Dynasty (206BCE- 220CE) Rider and tail is removable and are original in excellent condition. This is a rare exa...