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Small Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Snail Sculpture with Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze snail sculpture from the mid 20th century with dark patina. We have
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Small Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Snail Sculpture with Verde Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze snail sculpture from the mid 20th century with verde patina. We have
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Snail shell
Located in Oswestry, GB
Always greatly fascinated and sculpturally inspired by a simple yet geometrically complex snail
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Snail shell
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Faux Twig Console Table with Gilt-Bronze Snails and Rusticated Glass Top
Located in Pembroke, MA
French console table custom made of patinated iron in the form of twigs, with gilt bronze snails
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21st Century and Contemporary French Rustic Console Tables

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Iron, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Small Tray, Signed Octave Georges Lelievre, Gilded Bronze
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful small plate made from gilded bronze. Signed "O. Lelièvre" by the french artist Octave
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Large Patinated Bronze Sukhothai Style Buddha Head Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
serene face. His head is covered in small snail curls and topped with a flaming Ushnisha. The large head
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A 19th century French Bronze and Malachite Candelabra
Located in Portland, England
cast in black marble and gilt bronze with the exceptional silver plated design decorated with a pair of
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Ayutthaya Lacquered And Gilt Bronze Buddha Head 15th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
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By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
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Burmese Karen Frog Drum
Located in Point Richmond, CA
by two smaller elephants, followed by three snail curls.
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Burmese Karen Frog Drum
Burmese Karen Frog Drum
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Large and Unique Stoneware Rooster by Tyra Lundgren. Sweden, 1955.
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina
Located in Malmö, SE
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Stoneware Leaf by Tyra Lundgren. Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, 1930s.
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Located in Malmö, SE
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Two Japanese Bronze Shells
Located in New York, NY
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

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Small Bronze Snail For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic small bronze snail available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and glass, every small bronze snail was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a small bronze snail — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A small bronze snail, designed in the mid-century modern or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made small bronze snail has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ferdinand Barbedienne are consistently popular.

How Much is a Small Bronze Snail?

A small bronze snail can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,850, while the lowest priced sells for $396 and the highest can go for as much as $16,500.