Antique Hand-Carved Italian Lion Head Fountain Mask, Early 1900s
Located in Milano, MI
This antique stone mask was probably used in a fountain. It is a very decorative Italian antique object. The mask fits as decorative object on a bureau or placed somewhere else in a ...
Stone
A Hand-Carved & Polished Semi-Precious Labradorite Falcon, by Zadora
By Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof
Located in New York, NY
The large bird is carved from one giant piece of semi-precious labradorite stone and conveys a highly detailed appearance with each section of the feathers hand-etched and hand-carve...
Rock Crystal, Gold
Austin Productions Hand Carved Durastone Swan Sculptural Decorative Object
By Austin Productions
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A sculptural hand-carved durastone swan by Austin Productions, dating to the 1970s. Executed with an elegantly curved neck, stylized feather carving, and a rich dark patina, the piec...
Cast Stone
Natural Quartz Toucan Stone Parrot Perched on Amethyst Geode
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sculpture is carved of quartz toucan stone. It depicts a parrot perched on an Amethyst Geode.
Quartz, Amethyst
Nalenik Temela Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
NALENIK TEMELA (1939-2003) Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut - Signed Nalenik Temela was a Canadian Postwar & Contemporary sculptor who was born in 1939. Temela carved using ...
Serpentine
Unique Hand-Carved Citrine Falcon Sculpture w/ Gold Beak & Talons, Signed Zadora
By Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary near flawless specimen of hand-carved and hand-polished citrine is stunning. The large bird is carved from one giant piece of semi-precious citrine stone and conv...
Rock Crystal, Gold
Pink Quartz Stone Toucan Parrot on Onyx Tree Stump
Located in Pasadena, TX
This sculpture is carved of pink quartz toucan. It depicts a parrot perched on a tree stump carved from onyx.
Onyx, Quartz
$788Sale Price|20% Off
Simanek Sagiatuk Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SIMANEK SAGIATUK (1930-) Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut - Signed Simanek Sagiatuk is an Inuit art sculpture carver from the Lake Harbour community. He used to work mostly ...
Serpentine
James Tandi African Wild Boar Green Carved Verdite Hardstone Sculpture Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
James Tandi African Wild Boar Green Carved Verdite Hardstone Sculpture Figure. Item features an impressive carved verdite hardstone sculpture of a mother wild boar (missing tusks) an...
Stone
1990 Spanish Handcarved Grey Granite Stone Family Set of Elephants
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s Spanish handcarved grey granite stone family set of four elephants, one adult and three babies. Dimensions are of the largest elephant.
Granite
$1,203Sale Price|30% Off
20th Century Hand-Painted Carved Marble Bird Sculpture with Ruby Eyes
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Carved marble bird with ruby eyes resting on a rock with crystals, 20th century. Hand painted.
Marble, Stone
Sculpture Decorative Sculpture, Stone Horned Bull, Ancient Pixiu for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Sculpture Decorative Objects, stone Horned Bull, Ancient Pixiu for Home Decor In tradition As also for all other Zoroastrian cosmological beliefs, the primary source of information ...
Brass, Gold Plate
Stone Horned Bull Sculpture Decorative Objects, Ancient Pixiu Patina Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Hand Created Sculpture Decorative Objects, stone Horned Bull, Ancient Pixiu for Home Decor In tradition As for all other Zoroastrian cosmological beliefs, the primary source of info...
Limestone, Gold Plate
Large Italian Grand Tour Granite "Medici" Lion 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century grand tour carving of the "Medici" lion. Carved green porphyry granite. This is an unusually large size. Pieces carved porphyry granite are uncommon. It's hardness makes...
Stone, Granite
$3,532Sale Price|40% Off
Grotesque Mask -Griffin Head - Central Italy, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Grotesque Mask (Griffin Head) Central Italy, 16th century Carved stone 20 × 29 × 21 cm (excluding the stand) This carved stone mask depicts a stylised griffin’s head and belongs to t...
Stone
Blue Parrots on Quartz Base
Located in Houston, TX
21st Century Brazilian hand-carved parrots from semi-precious stones (sodalite, yellow & red jasper, obsidian) on a large natural quartz specimen base.
Stone, Agate, Quartz
Semi Precious Gemstone Parrot on Rock Quartz Cluster 2496
Located in Houston, TX
21st Century masterfully carved Brazilian semi-precious stone parrot (yellow calcite, obsidian) sculpture on a natural quartz specimen base. A beautiful example of an exotic bird in...
Stone, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large 18K Gold, Silver Gilt, Diamond and Hardstone Bird Model by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Large 18K gold, silver gilt, diamond and hardstone bird model by Asprey English, c. 1980 Height 22cm, width 17cm, depth 15cm Made in around 1980, by the renowned British firm of Asp...
Stone, Gold, Vermeil
Modern Swiss Aragonite Rock Crystal Labrador Dog Model Vacheron Constantin
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
Modern Swiss Aragonite Rock Crystal Labrador Dog Model Vacheron Constantin Swiss, 1989 Height 8cm, width 19cm, depth 4cm This exquisite model of a Labrador dog was created in 1989 ...
Stone, Rock Crystal
Eagle Bird Sculpture Figure Ormolu Gilt Bronze Gold Green Marble Fossil
Located in Greven, DE
Eagle Bird Sculpture Figure Ormolu Gilt Bronze Gold Green Marble Fossil Continental Ormolu (Gilt Bronze), Marble, Fossil Stone 20th Century Dimensions: H x D x W: 12cm x 22cm x 9...
Stone, Marble, Ormolu
George III Marble and Blue John Dolphin Tazza
By Sir William Chambers
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III tazza is attributed to famed Scottish-Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The magnificent piece features a base carved from statuary marble in the shape...
Stone, Marble
Rock Crystal Butterfly Sculpture on Pink Geode Obelisk Base
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning decorative mineral specimen, composed of a rock crystal butterfly with brass body, on a pink geode obelisk on black marble base. A beautiful accessory for any table top w...
Quartz, Stone
$1,600Sale Price|66% Off
Inuit Salmon Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely marble stone sculpture of intertwined salmon, likely an Inuit artist. It is mounted on a rod and black marble base so that it swivels. One corner of the bottom of the black ...
Stone
Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Crab Claw' 1970s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1970s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fast...
Stone
Large Chinese Hardstone Tree Model with Birds in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese hardstone tree model with birds in a cloisonné enamel pot Chinese, 20th Century Height 42cm, width 31cm, depth 23cm Crafted in 20th century China, this superb objet d...
Stone, Jade, Metal, Enamel
$5,400
Stargazer - figurative, animal, hand-carved, red Travertine, stone sculpture
By Douglas Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor tabletop sculpture of a bear is carved from red Travertine stone. When Canadian sculptor Doug Robinson first works with a chunk of stone, he says he allows the stone to ...
Stone, Travertine
Pair of Brass Fighting Roosters
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of brass fighting roosters. These brass rooster figurines add a touch of country charm to any space. Handcrafted from durable brass and perched on a slee...
Cast Stone, Brass
Pair Carved Stone Figures Of Hunting Dogs Garden Antique Statuary Animal Lovers
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Carved Stone Figures Of Hunting Dogs Garden Antique Statuary Animal Lovers .
Stone, Limestone, Metal
Vintage Turquoise Zuni 40 Fetish Necklace Native American Indian Silver Heishi
Located in New York, NY
The fabulous 40 hand carved Zuni animal and bird fetishes are wonderful and are carved from multi color stones.
Agate, Turquoise, Silver
Imperial Period Faberge Bowenite and Silver-Gilt Inkwell
By Fabergé
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
World-renowned for creating the 'Faberge Eggs', the firm crafted jewellery, hard-stone carved animals, desk seals, inkwells amongst many other types of objet d'art.
Silver, Gilt Metal
Invite the untamed wonders of the animal kingdom into your home — and do so safely — with the antique, new and vintage animal sculptures available on 1stDibs.
Artists working in every medium from furniture design to jewelry to painting have found inspiration in wild animals over the years. For sculptors, three-dimensional animal renderings — both realistic and symbolic — crisscross history and continents. In as early as 210 B.C., intricately detailed terracotta horses guarded early Chinese tombs, while North America’s native Inuit tribes living in the ice-covered Arctic during the 1800’s wore small animal figurines carved from walrus ivory. Indeed, animal sculpture has a long history, and beginning in the 19th century, the art form started becoming not only fashionable but artistically validated — a trend that continues today. At home, animal sculptures — polished bronze rhinos crafted in the Art Deco style or ceramic dogs of the mid-century modern era — can introduce both playfulness and drama to your decor.
In the case of the frosted glass sculptures crafted by artisans at legendary French glassmaker Lalique, founded by jeweler and glass artist René Lalique, some animal sculptures are purely decorative. With their meticulously groomed horse manes and detailed contours of their parakeet feathers, these creatures want to be proudly displayed. Adding animal sculptures to your bookcases can draw attention to your covetable collection of vintage monographs, while side tables and wall shelving also make great habitats for these ornamental animal figurines.
Some sculptures, however, can find suitable nests in just about any corner of your space. Whimsical brass flamingos or the violent, realist bronze lions created by Parisian sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye are provocative and versatile pieces that can rest on windowsills or your desk. Otherwise, the brass cat shoehorns and bronze porcupine ashtrays designed by Viennese artist Walter Bosse are no longer roaming aimlessly throughout your living room, as they’ve found a purpose to serve.
Embark on your safari today and find a fascinating collection of vintage, modern and antique animal sculptures on 1stDibs.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.