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Kinetic Wind Sculptures

Anthony Howe Kinetic Wind Sculpture Whirligig Outdoor Garden Ornament Art 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive kinetic wind sculpture / Whirligig by Anthony Howe, circa 1980s. Made of coiled
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Garden Ornaments

Materials

Iron

1970s Caprice Shell Mobile Wind Chime
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
wind catches the caprice shells and they move and touch together. Acrylic top with nylon strings
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Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Shell

Vintage Paolo Soleri Set Of Five Wind Chime Bells C.1960
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare hard to find set of five large wind chime bells designed by Paolo Soleri. Bronze cast elements
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper

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'In The Wind, ' Brass Mobile by Giovanna Ticciati
By Giovanna Ticciati
Located in Petworth, GB
In The Wind by Giovanna Ticciati. A brass mobile inspired by a collection of 19th century mother-of
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2010s English Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bronze Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Early bronze sculptural wind chime or bell by Italian-born visionary architect and artist, Paolo
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Paolo Soleri Large Wind Chime Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Large size patinated bronze wind-bell sculpture by Paolo Soleri (Italy, later America; 1919-2014
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

42" Rare One of a Kind Paolo Soleri Cosanti Original Bronze Wind Bell Sculpture
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Troy, MI
Rare large one of a kind bronze bell assembly by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti Originals circa 1990s Modernist double bell design with P Soleri signature indicative of a one off casting ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large-Scale Sculptural Bronze Wind Bell Designed by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very large sculptural bronze wind bell designed by Paolo Soleri.
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Modernist Wind Chime in the Manner of Walter Lamb
By Walter Lamb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Modernist bronze tubing and sheet bronze wind chimes with a sound similar to church bells. Style
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early Vintage Paolo Soleri Brutalist Cast Bronze Bell Wind Chime Arcosanti 1970s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Troy, MI
Early cast bronze brutalist wind bell by Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti Circa 1970s Great form with
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Handmade Hanging Abstract Sculpture, Kinetic Wind Chime/Bell, circa 1970s
By Paolo Soleri, Alexander Calder
Located in Peabody, MA
Handmade sculptural kinetic wind chime/ bell in folded and welded steel, counterbalanced with a
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Lead

Mid-Century Modern Hanging Sculpture Mobile Wind Chime
Located in Miami, FL
Twenty-four discs hanging from a spiral, true midcentury sculpture.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Paolo Soleri Sculpture Hanging Bronze Bell Wind Chime, Circa 1960's
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Phoenix, AZ
hauntingly beautiful sound when the wind blows. Paolo Soleri (1919-2013), the founder of Cosanti and
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Mid-20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s Bronze Wind Chime
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern bronze wind chime, circa 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s Bronze Wind Chime
H 29 in Dm 2.25 in
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell 1960s
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell 1960s
H 12 in W 3.5 in D 6.5 in
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell, 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell, 1960s
Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell, 1960s
H 10 in W 2.5 in D 4 in
Bronze Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in New York, NY
Bronze wind chime by Paolo Soleri. Nice early example in great original condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Bronze Wind Bell Assembly 1960s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze bell with a wood wind catcher. Years of nice patina. Could be used as a doorbell. It
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Paolo Soleri Bronze Wind Bell Arcosanti
By Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual cast bronze wind bell designed by Paolo Soleri, makers mark, USA, circa 1970s
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Modernist Wind Chimes by Walter Lamb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Walter Lamb attributed modernist bronze tubing and sheet bronze wind chimes with a sound similar to
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Bronze Modernist Wind Chimes by Walter Lamb
Bronze Modernist Wind Chimes by Walter Lamb
H 26.5 in Dm 4.5 in L 26.5 in
Bronze Modernist Wind Chimes by Walter Lamb
By Walter Lamb
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Walter Lamb Attributed Modernist Bronze Tubing and Sheet Bronze Wind Chimes with a sound similar to
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Wind Chime / Bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze wind chime / bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti, circa 1970s. The piece is is 49.5" long
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Bronze Wind Chime / Bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Small bronze wind chime / bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti, circa 1970s. The piece is is 21.5" long
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Bronze Wind Chime / Bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Large bronze wind chime / bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti, circa 1970s. The piece is is 39.75
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Bronze Cosanti Wind Bell with Hanging Bracket by Paolo Soleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Large bronze Cosanti wind bell with hanging bracket by Paolo Soleri, circa 1980s. The bell has a
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Massive Bronze Ribbed Wind Chime / Bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive bronze wind chime / bell by Paolo Soleri for Cosanti, circa 1970s. The piece is the largest
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large and Early Mid-Century Wind Chime/Bell by Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti 1970s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Round Rock, TX
Large and early wind chime / bell designed by architect Paolo Soleri for Arcosanti. This example
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Metal

Ship's Vintage Anemometer, Now Kinetic Nautical Wind Sculpture
Located in Nantucket, MA
one is Japanese. They can be inside or out, and create a kinetic sculpture. They move in the wind
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Chrome

Paolo Soleri Ceramic Wind Bell, 1970s
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paolo Soleri Wind chime bell, ceramic, handmade Arcosanti, 1970s Measurements including chain
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Paolo Soleri Ceramic Wind Bell, 1970s
Paolo Soleri Ceramic Wind Bell, 1970s
H 24 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Anemometer in Brass, Aluminum and Fiberglass
Located in Heath, MA
airfield or ship, now makes a delightful Kinetic sculpture. Whether wind- or manually-driven, the aluminum
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Aviation Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Bronze Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri Cosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Bronze sculptural wind chime or bell by Italian-born visionary architect and artist, Paolo Soleri
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Anemometer for Maritime and Aviation Collectors
Located in Heath, MA
or boat, now makes a delightful Kinetic sculpture. Whether wind- or manually-driven, the aluminium
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Garden Ornaments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

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Vintage Paolo Soleri Bronze Sculpture Wind Chime Bell for Arcosanti
By Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Paolo Soleri Bronze Sculpture Wind Chime Bell for Arcosanti.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Bell, Cast Aluminum Sculptural Spine
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Bell with Cast Aluminum Sculptural Spine This striking monumental piece by Paolo Soleri features a breathtaking bronze bell supported by a ca...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Bronze

Vintage Multi-Color Bronze Bell / Wind Chime by Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wind chime/bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti (the city he designed and built in Arizona in 1970). Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina and multi-color pig...
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Vintage 1970s American Brutalist Garden Ornaments

Materials

Metal, Bronze

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Kinetic Wind Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of kinetic wind sculptures is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and lead, all kinetic wind sculptures available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of kinetic wind sculptures available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern kinetic wind sculptures are consistently popular styles. Paolo Soleri, Walter Lamb and Arcosanti each produced beautiful kinetic wind sculptures that are worth considering.

How Much are Kinetic Wind Sculptures?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $813, while they’re typically $190 on the low end and $1,900 highest priced.

Finding the Right Sculptures for You

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.

Questions About Kinetic Wind Sculptures
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    If a sculpture is kinetic, it moves and that movement is part of how the artist conveys the meaning of the work. Kinetic sculptures may feature motors, electronic displays and other components that create the movement. Find a selection of kinetic sculptures on 1stDibs.

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