African Hippopotamus
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
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
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
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
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
Patrick Mavos Cast Sterling Silver African Animal Coasters
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
describes a hippopotamus as Africa's 'river horses' which are the very picture of peace and contentment
Category
Early 2000s British Barware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Old Print of a Hippo, a Large Herbivorous Mammal in Sub-Saharan Africa
Located in Langweer, NL
-Saharan Africa.)
The Hippopotamus capensis, commonly known as the Hippopotamus or "Hippo," is an iconic
Category
Antique 1840s Prints
Materials
Paper
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
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
"Owl" Bronze Sculpture, Caricature, Rich Dark Brown Surface
Located in Detroit, MI
hippopotamus, carved from walnut wood travelled the world in the State Department collection.
It is said that
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.5 in W 11.5 in D 7 in
Antique Print of a Sea Otter, an Opossum, and a White Bear, c.1784
Located in Langweer, NL
, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) and the Arctic regions, (along with giraffes and hippopotamus in South
Category
Antique 1780s Prints
Materials
Paper
"Jim Jim" Ebony Sculpture with Dark Patina, Portrait of Detroit Zoo Gorilla
Located in Detroit, MI
one who has ever seen a Tom Brun hippopotamus will ever again think of it as ugly or ungainly, meaning
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Dexter
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
I dared hope). My goal was a full on “face off” portrait of a hippopotamus, which emphatically
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Usha Seejarim - Lobe
Located in Capetown, ZA
Usha Seejarim works with mundane, everyday objects that resonate with daily household rituals and women’s labour globally, reinterpreting these into sculptural forms. Clothing pegs a...
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21st Century and Contemporary African Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Japanese Old Vintage Pair Mahogany Rabbits
Located in South Burlington, VT
Good mahogany patinated garden candidates with old Japan labels
This Japanese pair (2) of larger scale solid hand cast rabbits usagi with a mahogany patination would make wonderfu...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Iron Rabbit 1940s-1970s / Sculpture Figurine Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese iron rabbit figurine.
It is from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1970s).
It is made of cast iron.
It is a Japanese craft.
It is very elaborately made.
It has a s...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Iron
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Large Carved Wood 'Man & Woman' Figural African Folk Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large carved wood 'Man & Woman' figural African Folk sculpture. An expressive pair of human figures exquisitely handcrafted from richly colored wood and mounted independently on a me...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Victorian Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete 14 Glass Jars
From our Apothecary collection, we are delighted to offer this Mahogany Apothecary Box. The Apothecary Box of square form made from solid Mahogany with two fl...
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Omersa Leather Hippopotamus Stool, 1960s England
By Omersa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large leather hippopotamus by Omersa. Heavy, functional stool, strong enough for an adult. Made in England, Circa 1960s. Beautiful vintage coloring and patina. No tears or ...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Set Collection Vintage Apothecary Chemist Pharmacy Shop Glass Display Bottles
Located in Sale, GB
- A rare set of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Collectors Apothecary Bottles, circa 1960.
- There are five bottles in total each of a different colour, each bottle is labeled in Latin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bottles
Materials
Glass
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Japanese Three Garden Rabbits Family, Usagi
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions and coming from a Japanese collector of rabbit usagi sculptures
Rabbit family trio (3) seated rabbit sculptures hand cast and hand painted
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century Set of Three Antique Apothecary Glass Bottles
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Early 20th century set of three antique apothecary glass bottles.
By unknown manufacturer, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a be...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass
Vintage African Pair of Wooden Hand Carved Busts Sculptures
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wood sculpture hand carved vintage tribal Folk Art bust of an African men and women sculptures.
Pair of vintage handcrafted wood sculptures of African men and women bust with headdr...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
African Bambara Wood Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
The arrangement of the conical forms of this effigy of African art Bambara constitutes a remarkable formal balance. Its meditative appearance reminds us that it is the receptacle of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Malian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sculpture of Horse by Karl Hagenauer, 1920s
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Old Art Deco sculpture of a jumping horse attributed to the great Austrian artist Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956) a work of excellent quality that gives us a beautiful patina sculpted by ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Yoruba House Post - Ex-Christie's
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A European functionary, a cane in his right hand, carries a ledger in his left, he wears a visored CAP, collar and tie. He is moustached and has a cigar in his jacket pocket. Probab...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Foxhound
Located in Brookville, NY
The sculpture of Marilyn Newmark is a vital artistic expression of her love & devotion to horses, around which most of her life revolves. This love of horses extends into the world o...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ten 1960s Italian Empoli MCM Green Glass Vases Decanters Goblet and Candy Jar
Located in Haarlem, NL
Spectacular set of ten 1960s green Italian Empoli pressed and blown glass. Three genie bottles, a large dog shaped bottle and a cute cat shaped one. A large goblet, a high glass and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
H 25.2 in W 7.09 in D 6.7 in
Carved Wood African Headdress on Later Iron Stand
Located in Buchanan, MI
Carved wood African headdress on later iron stand.
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Early 21st Century, Serge Van De Put, Wall-Mounted Hippopotamus Made Tire
By Serge Van De Put
Located in Ramatuelle, IDF
came from one of his trips to Africa.
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Animal Sculptures
H 47.25 in W 19.69 in D 43.31 in
Early 20th century African Ethiopian Oromo tribal hide leather shield
Located in London, GB
This striking African Ethiopian Shield is from the Oromo tribe. Extremely thick hide, probably
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
H 29.53 in W 29.53 in D 0.79 in
Rare 20th Century Hippopotamus Skull
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautiful late 20th century hippopotamus skull mounted on a wooden shield in exceptionally good
Category
20th Century African Taxidermy
19th Century African Wildlife Lithographs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
lithographs depict an African Rhinoceros, The Hippopotamus, The Water Buck and The Hartebeest from Portraits
Category
Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Prints
Materials
Paper
Large Stone Hippo
By Edwin Chandiringo
Located in New York, NY
Large carved African hippo sculpture of highly polished black springstone. This serious
Category
20th Century Zimbabwean Animal Sculptures
Medium Stone Hippo
By Edwin Chandiringo
Located in New York, NY
Carved African hippo sculpture of highly polished black springstone. This drowsy hippopotamus has
Category
20th Century Zimbabwean Animal Sculptures
No Nearer
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
hippopotamus is an extremely difficult animal to photograph in a way that is either different from the generic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Dig...
No Nearer
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
hippopotamus is an extremely difficult animal to photograph in a way that is either different from the generic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Dig...
Dexter
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
hippopotamus, which emphatically conveyed both the enormity of a bull and also the primeval bone structure of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Dig...
Hand Carved African Hippopotamus Wooden Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand carved wooden teak African hippopotamus sculpture.
Very nice handmade, hand carved on
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Hand Carved Wooden African Hippopotamus Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic hand carved African wooden sculpture of a hippopotamus. The piece is carved from a
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Hippopotamus ‘Hippopotamus amphibius’ II/B Shoulder Mount-Original Teeth
Located in Leuven , BE
From the ancient Greek word for “water horse” the Hippopotamus is one of Africa’s largest and most
Category
Late 20th Century British Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
H 55.12 in W 33.47 in D 33.47 in
Silver Hippopotamus Salt and Pepper Shakers
By Patrick Mavros
Located in London, GB
Silver hippo salt and pepper pots by Patrick Mavros.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Tableware
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1000 Years Old Sub-Fossil Madagascar Hippopotamus Tusks in Acrylic Box
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
riparian lifestyle, very similar to that of the modern hippopotamus of modern Africa. They also shared the
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Other
H 11.42 in W 10.24 in D 5.91 in
Tingatinga Style African Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Framed African TingaTinga style painting with brightly colored native African animals including
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
AFRICAN HIPPOPOTAMUS-SKIN CIRCULAR SHIELD
Located in San Francisco, CA
A LARGE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN HIPPOPOTAMUS-SKIN CIRCULAR SHIELD. The well-patinated convex circular
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Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Decorative Objects
Hippopotamus Skull
Located in New York, NY
Mounted on a Wooden Base
Category
20th Century African Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Set of Six French Art Deco Animalier Knife Rests by Benjamin Rabier
By Benjamin Rabier
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
and France, “The Seal”, probably for Quebec, “The Hippopotamus” for an African Colony, “The Jaguar
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Tableware
Hermes 2005 Annee des Fleuves Hippopotamus Cadena Pendant Silver Tone
By Hermès
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Hermes honored and celebrated the rivers of Africa with this silver tone hippopotamus cadena
Category
Early 2000s French Other
Last chance clearance sale. Ethiopia Shield African Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Santa Fe, NM
, these African shields even have an Asian feeling, like the Japanese Mingei art movement and the
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint
Oromo Ethiopia Hide Shield for War or Hunting African Tribal Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Crossing over from tribal into a contemporary design sensibility, these African shields even have
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint
H 28 in W 27 in D 5 in
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African Hippopotamus For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the African hippopotamus you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and canvas, every African hippopotamus was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African hippopotamus — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right African hippopotamus, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made African hippopotamus over the years, but those crafted by Carolyn Pennor and David Yarrow are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is an African Hippopotamus?
Prices for an African hippopotamus start at $131 and top out at $9,801 with the average selling for $1,270.