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Solid Teak Hand Carved Hippopotamus Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Solid teak hand carved hippopotamus sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Solid Teak Carved Hippopotamus Sculpture c.1960
Located in London, GB
A particularly nice example of a solid teak carved Hippopotamus sculpture C.1960.
In excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Pink Kioveo, hippopotamus sculpture, contemporary
By Jacques Owczarek
Located in Paris, FR
exists in bronze in other dimensions.
This hippopotamus sculpture by French contemporary artist Jacques
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Polymer
H 6.7 in W 11.82 in D 5.12 in
Solid Hand Carved Verdite African Hippopotamus Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice solid verdite hand carved figural hippopotamus sculpture, circa 1980s. The piece is in
Category
20th Century Zimbabwean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Midcentury Large Terracotta Hippopotamus Sculpture, Signed
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare and beautiful midcentury large terracotta hipppopotamus sculpture, signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Carved Patinated Leather Hippo Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique hippopotamus sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1920. The detailed
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Kioveo by Jacques Owczarek - Animal bronze sculpture of a hippopotamus, black
By Jacques Owczarek
Located in Paris, FR
sculpture highlight the artist's unique interpretation. Sufficient components to render this hippopotamus a
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 5.12 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Large Papier Mâché Hippopotamus by Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very fun and decorative papier mâché hippopotamus by Sergio Bustamante, complete with custom
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
1980s Hippopotamus Head Bronze Skull Sculpture after Giacometti
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s abstract bronze sculpture -hippopotamus head skull.
In the style of Alberto Giacometti
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Opened Mouth Hippopotamus
Located in New York, NY
Bronze sculpture of a Hippopotamus with a brown patina showcases the creature's power and beauty
Category
Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yawning Hippopotamus Bronze EA IV/IV
By Sophie Martin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Hippopotamus
Located in Houston, TX
Italian glazed terra cotta Hippopotamus. This stunning large Italian white glazed terracotta Hippo
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Baccarat Crystal Hippopotamus Figurine / Paperweight
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baccarat Crystal Hippopotamus figurine / paperweight.
Category
20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Hippopotamus "lace" Bronze 6/8 by Sophie Martin
By Sophie Martin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lifelike Replica of a Hippopotamus
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Lifelike replica of a hippopotamus. The hippo head has all the details.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester
Armand Petersen: "Hippopotamus", Uniq known sculpture in white mat china, C.1932
By Armand Petersen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) : "Hippopotamus"
White mat enameled porcelain edited by Bing
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 4.53 in W 9.85 in D 3.55 in
Large Papier Mâché Hippopotamus by Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very fun and decorative papier mâché hippopotamus by Sergio Bustamante, complete with custom
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
Italian 1970s Metal Hippopotamus Flower Vase.
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Metal Hippopotamus Flower Vase.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Charming hippopotamus by Dimitri Omersa. Leather footstool.
By Dimitri Omersa
Located in Köln, NW
Charming hippopotamus by Dimitri Omersa.
The leather animals by Omersa were originally used as
Category
2010s English Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Bronze Hippopotamus on Marble Base
Located in Reepham, GB
A rather charming, novel mid century bronze hippopotamus on a marble base with gilt border.
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed By Thomas Mtasa Malachite Stylized Hippopotamus with Infant
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed By Thomas Mtasa with stylized Of A Hippopotamus with Infant
Vintage Inuit Malachite
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Glass Hippopotamus Paperweight By Bertil Vallien For Kosta Boda
By Kosta Boda, Bertil Vallien
Located in Toronto, ON
Glass hippopotamus by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda. Vallien created a zoo animal series for Kosta
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
No Reserve
H 2.5 in W 4.13 in D 1.13 in
Big Green Cheerful Ceramic Statue of a Hippopotamus
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This well-built animal feels good about itself, watching the world in silence. Its shiny skin is extra beautiful due the glaze layer, increasing its cuddliness factor even more. It i...
Category
20th Century Dutch Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Antique Hippopotamus Figure, African, Soapstone, Hand Carved, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique hippopotamus figure. An African, hand-carved soapstone animal, dating to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 2.56 in W 4.93 in D 3.55 in
Small Infant Liberty's London Omersa Brown Leather Hippopotamus Footstool
By Liberty of London, Dimitri Omersa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather land dyed infant Hippo stool or footstool with original...
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
H 6.89 in W 5.12 in D 12.6 in
Rare African Carved Hardwood and Bone Study of a Hippopotamus, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A rare African carved hardwood and bone study of a Hippopotamus.
This fabulous and amusing hand
Category
20th Century African Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 6.3 in W 11.82 in D 4.34 in
Japanese Antique Hippopotamus 1940s-1960s / Animal Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese hippopotamus figurine.
This figurine dates from the mid-Showa period (1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
H 5.32 in W 6.89 in D 2.37 in
Old Signed Carved Nephrite Jade German / Russian Hippopotamus Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine carved Nephrite Jade hippopotamus figurine.
Likely the work of the German lapidary
Category
20th Century Unknown Russian Empire Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Jade
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H 1.19 in W 0.99 in L 2.52 in
"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface
Located in Detroit, MI
The bronze sculpture "Owl" is an exaggerated rendition of an owl that emphasizes the bird's most
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.5 in W 11.5 in D 7 in
''La Baigneuse'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 23.63 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
''Umbrella'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of Mother and Baby Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 12.6 in W 9.06 in D 12.6 in
''In The Sun'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 11.82 in W 23.63 in D 13.39 in
''Between the Ears'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Mother and Baby Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
The optimistic bronze sculptures of Dutch artist Miep Maarse (1945) are a feast for the eyes
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 9.06 in W 14.18 in D 6.7 in
"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
Jim Jim at the Detroit Zoo. This ebony sculpture is in beautiful condition with slight exposure to the
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century zoomorphic African puppet head sculpture from the Bozo tribe in Mali.
This
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
Mid century Carved Marble Hippo Sculpture
Located in Norwood, NJ
Mid century carved marble hippo sculpture. Modern sculpture of a hippopotamus carved from granite.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Hippo Animal Sculpture by Elena Laverón, 1980s
By Elena Laveron
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Wonderful ceramic sculpture by the great Spanish artist Elena Laverón. Representing a hippopotamus
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Valérie Courtet, Sculpture in Glazed Stoneware, Contemporary Work
By valerie courtet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Valérie Courtet, signed.
Sculpture in glazed stoneware representing an hippopotamus
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Solid Hand Carved Rosewood African Hippo Sculpture with Bone Teeth
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare solid hand carved Hippopotamus rosewood sculpture with bone teeth, circa 1970's
Category
20th Century Central African Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
A Large Scale, Beautifully Sculpted and Patinated Batcham Cameroon Mask.
Located in Cotignac, FR
interpretation is that the masks depict a hippopotamus emerging from watery depths, conveying nature’s power
Category
20th Century Tribal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Plaster, Wood
H 29.93 in W 12.6 in D 5.12 in
Joseph Franz Pallenberg, Bear, German Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1920s
By Joseph Franz Pallenberg
Located in New York, NY
sculpture class of Karl Janssen. While he was still a student, his group ‘Boar hunt’ brought him his first
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vanity with Butterflies, Bronze painted in a white, limited Edition 2018
By Philippe Pasqua
Located in Paris, FR
that emerge — human or animal, like that of the hippopotamus — become like mirrors: sometimes you only
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
Vintage Danish Kay Bojesen 1950s Wooden Oak Hippo Figurine Desk Pencil Holder
By Kay Bojesen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen " The Hippopotamus" oak figurine. Kay designed
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
H 4.25 in W 10.38 in D 2.5 in
Oromo-Sidama leather warrior's shield, 1875-1925
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Ethiopian leather warrior's shield made of molded hippopotamus hide. Among the Oromo and Sidama
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Mounted Objects
Materials
Leather
Modern Cold Painted Bronze Figure of Hippo by Anita Mandl
Located in Folkestone, GB
Modern cold painted bronze figure of a Hippopotamus by Anita Mandl F.R.B.S., R.W.A., born 1926
Category
Early 20th Century European Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional Egyptian Sarcophagus Mask
Located in London, GB
BC.
Acacia wood, rosewood, hippopotamus ivory
Masterfully carved from a single piece of fine-grained
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood, Hardwood
LIBERTY LONDON STYLE OMERSA ANTIQUE BROWN LEATHER FOOTSTOOL HiPPO
By Liberty of London
Located in Pulborough, GB
is crafted to resemble a hippopotamus, giving it a playful and exotic appeal.
The footstool is made
Category
20th Century British Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Pair Chinese Shar Pei Puppies Hand Painted Sancai Glaze, circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
a broad hippopotamus-like muzzle, small eyes, tiny triangular ears, and abundant folds of loose skin
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Danish 1950s Kay Bojesen Hippo Wooden Oak Desk Pencil Holder Figurine
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen designed the Hippopotamus in 1955 because he needed a device to
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
H 5.3 in W 10.6 in D 2.4 in
Sung Glazed Wall Relief By Jeanne Grut
By Jeanne Grut
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jeanne Grut, Danish 1927-2009.
A sung glazed wall relief in the shape of a a hippopotamus. Very
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Folk Art Hand Carved Painted Whimsical Childrens Cat Chair Gerard Rigot
Located in Surfside, FL
hippopotamus wallowing in water, the wavy stripes painted beneath the animal’s body suggesting rippling water
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
80" Leather Superking Rhinoceros by Valentini, Spain, circa 1970s, Signed
By Valenti, Dimitri Omersa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
style leather rhino is as a floor or table / credenza sculpture or as a footstool or armrest next to
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
H 23.5 in W 80 in D 20.5 in
77" Leather 'Superking' Rhino by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, Signed
By Abercrombie & Fitch, Dimitri Omersa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tabletop sculpture or a friendly companion for an otherwise lonely house dog or cat.
Some creative ways to
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
H 27 in W 77 in D 17 in
Lalanne: A World of Poetry
By Assouline Publishing
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, whether it’s the belly of a hippopotamus hinging open to reveal a wet bar, tritones fused from unfurled
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Linen
Dominique Pouchain Hippopotamus Sculpture
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in Couzon au Mont d'Or, FR
A Dominique Pouchain sculpture made of "terre chamoté" in very good condition.
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hippopotamus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Sculpture of a Hippopotamus
By Stefano Patti
Located in New York, NY
With a girthy grace and serene expression, the bronze quadruped rests on a squared bronze base.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Knud Kyhn Hippopotamus for Royal Copenhagen
By Kund Kynh
Located in Chicago, IL
Knud Kyhn for Royal Coppenhagen
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Polished Aluminum Hippopotamus on Black Wood Stand
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Cast modernist aluminum hippopotamus that you can display on black wood rectangular stand or by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Animal Sculptures
Flamingo - Bronze Sculpture - Contemporary - Animal
Located in Ludlow, GB
from his father, a graphic illustrator specialising in sporting art.
He believes his first sculpture
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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