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Bronze Sculpture "Insect TOTEM"
Bronze Sculpture "Insect TOTEM"

Bronze Sculpture "Insect TOTEM"

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The sculpture is signed at the back but unidentified yet. Measures: Bronze sculpture Height 43 cm, length 13 cm, depth 13 cm Stone base Height 15 cm, length 15 cm, depth 15 cm.

Category

20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Jules Moigniez French Bronze Tazza with Bird & Insects
Jules Moigniez French Bronze Tazza with Bird & Insects

Jules Moigniez French Bronze Tazza with Bird & Insects

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A rare quality French bronze pedestal tazza mounted with insects wading bird medallion by acclaimed French animalier sculptor Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894) and dating from the 1...

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Antique 19th Century French Other Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

A Pair of Candlestick in Bronze adorned with detailed insects
A Pair of Candlestick in Bronze adorned with detailed insects

A Pair of Candlestick in Bronze adorned with detailed insects

By Auguste Cain

Located in PARIS, FR

Pair of bronze candlesticks with a brown patina. The circular, flared bases are decorated with leaves and berries. The rounded bodies are adorned with three beetles, one of which, wi...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

20th Century French Metal Stool with Wooden Seat, Insect Motif
20th Century French Metal Stool with Wooden Seat, Insect Motif

20th Century French Metal Stool with Wooden Seat, Insect Motif

Located in High Point, NC

This piece presents as a piece, distinguished by dark bronze/verdigris, decorative insect motif. The piece dates to 20th Century, sourced from France, and carries the hallmarks of pe...

Category

20th Century French French Provincial Stools

Materials

Metal

French Design, Empire, Candelabras, Patinated Bronze, France, 19th C.
French Design, Empire, Candelabras, Patinated Bronze, France, 19th C.

French Design, Empire, Candelabras, Patinated Bronze, France, 19th C.

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of Empire 19th century bronze candelabras depicting insects. These are quite possibly the finest cast bronze pieces on the market.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Empire Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Planter Vases - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration
Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Planter Vases - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration

Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Planter Vases - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration

Located in MOUGINS, FR

A beautiful and very large pair of Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese bronze vases with brown patina and caved design with applied gilt and silver bronze inserts representing birds an...

Category

Antique 1860s French Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Candelabras - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration
Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Candelabras - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration

Pair Of Aesthetic/Japonism Style Candelabras - Meiji with Shakudo Decoration

Located in MOUGINS, FR

A beautiful and very large pair of Meiji period Japanese bronze vases with brown patina and caved design with applied gilt and silver bronze inserts representing birds and insects fl...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Mark Brazier-Jones, 'Saint James' Console, United Kingdom, circa 1992
Mark Brazier-Jones, 'Saint James' Console, United Kingdom, circa 1992

Mark Brazier-Jones, 'Saint James' Console, United Kingdom, circa 1992

By Mark Brazier-Jones

Located in New York, NY

English designer Mark Brazier-Jones' Saint James console, with its green, patinated bronze legs (jointed like an insect's), its beautifully proportioned top clad in buckskin, and it'...

Category

1990s British Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

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Bronze Sculpture "Insect Totem"
Bronze Sculpture "Insect Totem"

Bronze Sculpture "Insect Totem"

Unavailable

H 16.93 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in

Bronze Sculpture "Insect Totem"

Located in Paris, FR

The sculpture is signed at the back but unidentified yet Bronze Sculpture Stone base

Category

20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Revolving Mount Specimen 1 - silver insect sculpture
Revolving Mount Specimen 1 - silver insect sculpture

Revolving Mount Specimen 1 - silver insect sculpture

By Bethany Krull

Located in Corning, NY

Revolving Mount Specimen 1 by Bethany Krull features what the artist refers to as a Mississippi insect. It is based on a beetle she found there. The powder coated black steel stand i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Bronze Fish, 1996
Bronze Fish, 1996

Bronze Fish, 1996

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 37.41 in D 0.79 in

Bronze Fish, 1996

By Kiki Kogelnik

Located in Vienna, AT

Bronze fish, 1996. From the series "Insects and Fishbone."

Category

Late 20th Century Austrian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Stag Beetle
Bronze Stag Beetle

Bronze Stag Beetle

Unavailable

H 37.41 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in

Bronze Stag Beetle

By Kiki Kogelnik

Located in Vienna, AT

Stag beetle, 1996 from the series "Insects and fishbone" Bronze Edition size III 95 x 65 x 2 cm Lit.: Bibl.: cf Kiki Kogelnik, Der Totentanz.

Category

Late 20th Century Austrian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Duval-Brasseur Table Lamp
Duval-Brasseur Table Lamp

Duval-Brasseur Table Lamp

Unavailable

H 12 in W 10 in D 20 in

Duval-Brasseur Table Lamp

By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1

Located in Miami, FL

Impressive Bronze table lamp figuring an insect on a branch.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Brass, Bronze

Japanese bronze okimono Hornet (sculpture)
Japanese bronze okimono Hornet (sculpture)

Japanese bronze okimono Hornet (sculpture)

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H 1.19 in W 1.78 in D 2.41 in

Japanese bronze okimono Hornet (sculpture)

Located in PARIS, FR

Okimono sculpture of a hornet in bronze. Insects (mushi) play an important role in Japanese culture.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japan bronze praying mantis insect sculpture okimono Meiji
Japan bronze praying mantis insect sculpture okimono Meiji

Japan bronze praying mantis insect sculpture okimono Meiji

Located in PARIS, FR

Dark brown patina bronze sculpture of a praying mantis. The praying mantis (in Japanese, kamakiri) is considered an auspicious symbol. Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912) Height: 0.79 in...

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Period Bronze Vase with a Silvered Insect Japanese, 1880
Meiji Period Bronze Vase with a Silvered Insect Japanese, 1880

Meiji Period Bronze Vase with a Silvered Insect Japanese, 1880

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Meiji period bronze vase with a silvered insect hovering above three unfurling leaf tendrils, with olive green patination.

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Woodcock and Insects, Bronze, Marble, Cain, Auguste 'Paris, France, 1821-1894'
Woodcock and Insects, Bronze, Marble, Cain, Auguste 'Paris, France, 1821-1894'

Woodcock and Insects, Bronze, Marble, Cain, Auguste 'Paris, France, 1821-1894'

By Auguste Cain

Located in Madrid, ES

Woodcock and insects. Bronze, marble. CAIN, Auguste (Paris, France, 1821-1894).

Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century Bronze Candle Holders with Unusual Insect and Leaf Decoration
Late 19th Century Bronze Candle Holders with Unusual Insect and Leaf Decoration

Late 19th Century Bronze Candle Holders with Unusual Insect and Leaf Decoration

Located in New York, NY

An unusual and beautiful pair of late 19th century gilt bronze candle sticks with beatle, bumble bee, and other insect decoration.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with an insect by Louchet.
Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with an insect by Louchet.

Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with an insect by Louchet.

By Louchet Foundry

Located in Antwerp, BE

Bronze sculpture of a frog pulling a snail shell with insect. 


Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese bronze okimono Jizai Praying Mantis (articulated sculpture)
Japanese bronze okimono Jizai Praying Mantis (articulated sculpture)

Japanese bronze okimono Jizai Praying Mantis (articulated sculpture)

Located in PARIS, FR

Jizai okimono sculpture of an articulated bronze praying mantis. Insects (mushi) play an important role in Japanese culture.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Important Sculpture "Women Nature" on its Pedestal Table by Paolo Orlando
Important Sculpture "Women Nature" on its Pedestal Table by Paolo Orlando

Important Sculpture "Women Nature" on its Pedestal Table by Paolo Orlando

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

"Important Sculpture "Women Nature" on its Pedestal table by Paolo Orlando" Sculpture on its Pedestal table with a rare Hematite stone, "Women Nature", sculpture of Paolo Orlando ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Bronze

20th Century Metal Stool With Wooden Seat
20th Century Metal Stool With Wooden Seat

20th Century Metal Stool With Wooden Seat

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H 17.6 in W 14 in D 14 in

20th Century Metal Stool With Wooden Seat

Located in High Point, NC

This piece presents as a piece, distinguished by dark bronze/verdigris, decorative insect motif. The piece dates to 20th Century, sourced from France, and carries the hallmarks of pe...

Category

20th Century French French Provincial Stools

Materials

Metal

Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Marquetry Marble-Top Commode Cabinet
Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Marquetry Marble-Top Commode Cabinet

Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Marquetry Marble-Top Commode Cabinet

By Nicolas Sageot

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Of breakfront outline, the petit antique marble top with moulded edge above three doors, each inset with Boulle marquetry panel worked in premiere-partie to show grotesques in the st...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Henri Fernandez for Atelier Jacques Duval Brasseur Quartz and Bronze Insect Lamp
Henri Fernandez for Atelier Jacques Duval Brasseur Quartz and Bronze Insect Lamp

Henri Fernandez for Atelier Jacques Duval Brasseur Quartz and Bronze Insect Lamp

By Henri Fernandez, Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in Hastings, GB

Exceptional sculptural lamp created by Henri Fernandez, the gilt bronzed body of the insects, with burnished decoration holds two large slabs of quartz crystal that form the wings, a...

Category

20th Century French Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Quartz, Brass

1930s Belgium Bronze Scarab Alien Like Insect Figure
1930s Belgium Bronze Scarab Alien Like Insect Figure

1930s Belgium Bronze Scarab Alien Like Insect Figure

Located in Miami, FL

A curiosity, bibelot and beautiful conversation object. A Bronze stylized Scarab Beetle sculpture made in Belgium during the 1930s.

Category

Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Jay Strongwater Jeweled Enamel Gardenia Flowers Objet d’Art
Exquisite Jay Strongwater Jeweled Enamel Gardenia Flowers Objet d’Art

Exquisite Jay Strongwater Jeweled Enamel Gardenia Flowers Objet d’Art

By Jay Strongwater

Located in Tustin, CA

This objet d'art depicts a pair of white and gold enameled, life size gardenia flowers on a branch, nestled in five enameled and jeweled gardenia leaves, with a bronzed, pink enamel ...

Category

Early 2000s American Decorative Objects

Japan, Bronze Vase Decorated With Landscapes, Birds, Insects, Meiji Period
Japan, Bronze Vase Decorated With Landscapes, Birds, Insects, Meiji Period

Japan, Bronze Vase Decorated With Landscapes, Birds, Insects, Meiji Period

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Japan, Meiji period. Bronze vase with gold, copper and silver inlays, decorated on one side with a bird in a mountainous landscape, on the other with insects, flowers and foliage.

Category

19th Century More Art

Materials

Bronze

Large Cast Brass Lidded Insect Boxes with Intricate Detail, Made in Italy
Large Cast Brass Lidded Insect Boxes with Intricate Detail, Made in Italy

Large Cast Brass Lidded Insect Boxes with Intricate Detail, Made in Italy

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Fornasetti

Located in New York, NY

These are fashioned of cast brass with a rich antiqued bronze patina. The insects have incredible detail.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Bronze and Copper Tazza Dish, Casted by Leopold Oudry, Paris
19th Century Bronze and Copper Tazza Dish, Casted by Leopold Oudry, Paris

19th Century Bronze and Copper Tazza Dish, Casted by Leopold Oudry, Paris

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Oudry & Cie, gilt metal and bronze Tazza, with raised cupid, insect, floral, leaf and scroll decoration on turned stem with square base having further turned feet, 26.5 cm diameter, ...

Category

Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

Interesting Africa Currency
Interesting Africa Currency

Interesting Africa Currency

Located in San Francisco, CA

An interesting bronze "cuff" with insect. These where used as currency as metal was so unusual.

Category

20th Century African Folk Art Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century English Decalcomania Vase
A 19th Century English Decalcomania Vase

A 19th Century English Decalcomania Vase

Located in New York, NY

A 19th century English decalcomania baluster form glass vase with domed lid, the green ground decorated all over with polychrome chinoiserie figures, flowers, birds and insects, with...

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Antique 19th Century English Vases

Vienna Bronze Aesthetic Cachepot
Vienna Bronze Aesthetic Cachepot

Vienna Bronze Aesthetic Cachepot

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H 16.5 in Dm 11 in

Vienna Bronze Aesthetic Cachepot

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vienna bronze aesthetic cachepot, unusual gilt and silvered bronze with insects and animals, raised on bamboo legs, can be used for cachepot, or wine cooler.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze, Gold, Silver

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Bronze Insect For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bronze insect available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of bronze, metal and brass, every bronze insect was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a bronze insect — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right bronze insect, those designed in Art Deco, Empire and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one bronze insect that is appealing in its simplicity, but Louchet Foundry and Paul Moerenhout produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bronze Insect?

The average selling price for a bronze insect at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $224 on the low end and $6,500 for the highest priced.