Sculptural Objects for the Modern Mantel: Beyond the Ordinary

Perfumero Gloriosa Sculptures in Glass

$266

At $266, this is the collection's most accessible entry — and one of its most charming. Pia Glassworks crafts these blown-glass sculptural objects with the voluptuous curves and translucent colour saturation of vintage perfume bottles, but scaled and abstracted into pure decorative form. The glass catches and refracts ambient light, casting soft colour onto surrounding surfaces throughout the day. Displayed singly on a bathroom shelf or clustered in a trio on a bedroom console, the Perfumero Gloriosa pieces bring warmth and playfulness without visual weight. An ideal first sculptural purchase for anyone building a collection, or a thoughtful gift for the design-conscious.

'Calescent II' Sculpture by Lisa Sacco

$7323

Lisa Sacco's 'Calescent II' commands serious attention: a mixed-media composition in steel and glass that feels like arrested combustion. The interplay between industrial steel structure and luminous glass elements creates a tension — cold rigidity meeting molten fluidity — that reads as both modern sculptural object and conceptual statement. This is a piece that demands a generous mantelpiece or a dedicated plinth in a living room, where its scale and material duality can be fully appreciated. At $7,323, it occupies the collector tier, suited to interiors where contemporary art and design converge. For those who gravitate toward abstract sculpture with emotional intensity, Calescent II delivers without sentimentality.

'Amorph Globe' Sculpture

$3134

HOMA's Amorph Globe takes the sphere — geometry's most resolved form — and destabilises it. Executed in glass, the piece distorts and warps the globe's expected perfection into something organic and unpredictable, as if caught mid-transformation. The result is a sculptural object that reads differently from every angle, rewarding the kind of slow looking that the best shelf-scaled art demands. Its translucent materiality means it responds dramatically to its lighting environment: luminous and ethereal in daylight, moody and weighted at dusk. At $3,134, the Amorph Globe works beautifully on a console table or in a bookshelf niche where natural light can reach it.

Cylinder V | Bronze, Stone & Oak Sculpture

$3628

Three materials, three temperatures, one composition. Clark Broadwood-Smith's Cylinder V stacks bronze, stone, and oak into a totemic vertical form that feels rooted in both modernist sculpture and ancient material traditions. The patinated warmth of bronze plays against cool stone density, while the oak element introduces natural grain that softens the geometric rigour. This is a piece built on material conversation — each component asserting its character while contributing to a unified whole. At $3,628, it occupies a strong mid-range position for collectors seeking sculptural objects with genuine material complexity. Best placed on a mantel or entryway console where its vertical presence can anchor the sightline.

Wave Naturel L

$1639

Studio Arno Hoogland's Wave Naturel L captures kinetic energy in static wood. Constructed from pine and plywood, the piece uses laminated layers to achieve a flowing, undulating form that suggests ocean swell frozen at its crest. The natural grain of the wood reinforces the organic movement, with each lamination line adding rhythmic texture to the wave's surface. This is modern sculptural woodwork that bridges craft and fine art — tactile, warm, and deeply satisfying in its formal resolution. At $1,639, it represents exceptional value for a studio-produced piece of this ambition. Ideal for Scandinavian-inflected interiors, open shelving, or a long credenza where its horizontal sweep can breathe.

Scala Dei Turchi - Wall Sculpture

$15641

Named after Sicily's iconic white limestone cliffs, Franck Scala's monumental wall sculpture translates geological stratification into hand-built stoneware and clay. This is ceramic work operating at architectural scale — a dramatic wall-mounted piece whose undulating layers of fired ceramic evoke eroded sediment and deep time. The surface texture, achieved through direct manipulation of raw clay before firing, carries the artist's hand in every ridge and valley. At $15,641, this is the collection's prestige acquisition: a sculptural statement for large living spaces, double-height hallways, or above a fireplace where its commanding presence replaces traditional artwork entirely. For collectors who value monumental ceramic sculpture, this is a rare find.

Mirrored Sculpture - OSMOSE BANDE DE 2 N°8

$3568

Paul Gallaud Studio's OSMOSE series works with polished aluminium to create sculptural objects that simultaneously assert and dissolve their own presence. The mirrored surface absorbs its environment — reflecting adjacent colours, textures, and movement — so the piece is never the same twice. Its banded form introduces a rhythmic segmentation that breaks the reflection into fragmented, almost cinematic sequences of the room around it. This is sculpture as active participant in an interior, not passive decoration. At $3,568, the OSMOSE BANDE DE 2 N°8 suits contemporary minimalist spaces where its reflective qualities can interact with clean lines and considered materials. A shelf, pedestal, or floating console gives it the visual breathing room it demands.