Antique Art Deco Bronze Male Figure Rocket Man

Condition: Near Mint
Height: 10″ (25cm)
Width: 3″ (7.5cm)
Length: 7″ (17.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1960

This is a vintage Art Deco–inspired bronze called Rocket Man, dated around 1960. The figure shows a streamlined male form springing…

Condition: Near Mint
Height: 10″ (25cm)
Width: 3″ (7.5cm)
Length: 7″ (17.5cm)
Year Manufactured: 1960

This is a vintage Art Deco–inspired bronze called Rocket Man, dated around 1960. The figure shows a streamlined male form springing from a rocky base, arm stretched high to clutch a stylized rocket. It’s a dynamic, optimistic pose that screams Space Age. The piece measures about 10 inches tall, 3 inches wide, and 7 inches long, and it’s described as Near Mint—nice even patina, crisp details, and no obvious dings. At roughly 66 years old, it’s firmly vintage (not quite antique by the 100-year rule) and a standout display piece for a desk, shelf, or trophy case.

Branding on sculptures like this is often minimal or missing, so many are simply attributed to mid-century foundries that produced Art Deco revival and Jet Age figures for galleries, department stores, and award houses. Most were cast in bronze using the lost-wax process, then hand-finished; the contrasting rocket tip was sometimes polished or made from a different alloy for pop. Collectors prize these for their crossover style—Deco lines meeting 1960s space-race optimism—and for their solid, weighty feel compared to later resin reproductions. Original examples with the rocket intact and the base in clean shape are not common, making a Near Mint 1960 piece like this relatively scarce and very appealing to mid-century and Deco collectors alike.