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1990s Highly Realistic Sheep Sculpture in Resin with Aged Finish
1990s Highly Realistic Sheep Sculpture in Resin with Aged Finish

1990s Highly Realistic Sheep Sculpture in Resin with Aged Finish

Located in Marbella, ES

Charming decorative sheep sculpture crafted from resin, with an attractive aged finish that mimics

Category

Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Decorative Black Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier, Germany 1980s
Decorative Black Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier, Germany 1980s

Decorative Black Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier, Germany 1980s

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in München, BY

A very decorative black vintage sheep, designed by Hanns Peter Krafft and manufactured by

Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Plastic, Pine

Pure Wool Lady & Sheep, Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted
Pure Wool Lady & Sheep, Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted

Pure Wool Lady & Sheep, Decorative Centerpiece Handmade Italy 2020, Hand-Crafted

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The piece is a unique representation created by our designer. The creations are completely made by hand. Ceramic and paint are water resistant.      

Category

2010s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Bronze, bighorn, sheep . Life-size.
Bronze, bighorn, sheep . Life-size.

Bronze, bighorn, sheep . Life-size.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautifully crafted bronze sculpture of a bighorn sheep , with a very nice patina… this sheep

Category

Vintage 1970s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep
Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Located in Schellebelle, BE

, very decorative item ideal to decorate your kitchen, labelled Merino Sheep

Category

Vintage 1970s Romanian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Sheep Tapestry by Studio Ahead
Sheep Tapestry by Studio Ahead

Sheep Tapestry by Studio Ahead

By Studio Ahead

Located in San Francisco, CA

Sheep Tapestry designed by Studio Ahead. The tapestry is made of custom cream merino wool felt

Category

2010s American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wool, Felt

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep
Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Located in Schellebelle, BE

A model of a Sheep made in plaster, hand-painted and multicolered, elegant model and great patina

Category

Vintage 1970s Romanian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Sheep Headboard by Studio AHEAD
Sheep Headboard by Studio AHEAD

Sheep Headboard by Studio AHEAD

By Studio Ahead

Located in San Francisco, CA

Sheep Headboard designed by Studio AHEAD. This puffy and soft sculptural object could be used as a

Category

2010s American Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wool, Felt

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep
Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Multicolered Sculpture of a Sheep

Located in Schellebelle, BE

A model of a Sheep made in plaster, hand-painted and multicolered, elegant model and great patina

Category

Vintage 1970s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Mid Century Recumbent Papier Mache Sheep Sculpture
Mid Century Recumbent Papier Mache Sheep Sculpture

Mid Century Recumbent Papier Mache Sheep Sculpture

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Extremely charming sculpture of a Mid Century Papier Mache Sheep Sculpure in a recumbent position

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wool, Paper

The Pink Sheep Vase Holder
The Pink Sheep Vase Holder

The Pink Sheep Vase Holder

By Patrizia Italiano

Located in Milan, IT

The pink sheep is always smiling and has a good character, it is handmade in white clay and reliefs

Category

2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage wool and wood curly sheep figure
Vintage wool and wood curly sheep figure

Vintage wool and wood curly sheep figure

Located in Asheville, NC

Vintage sculptural genuine curly wood and wool natural sheep figure, Circa 1980's. In great

Category

Vintage 1980s Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wool

Long Hair Sheep Ottoman Stool with Horns
Long Hair Sheep Ottoman Stool with Horns

Long Hair Sheep Ottoman Stool with Horns

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wonderful ottoman, stool or sculpture in the style of French sheep. The sculpture is covered in

Category

20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Antler, Horn, Fur, Sheepskin

Pair Sheep Tabletop Accessory, English 20th Century
Pair Sheep Tabletop Accessory, English 20th Century

Pair Sheep Tabletop Accessory, English 20th Century

Located in South Salem, NY

of sheep table top or garden ornaments. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each sheep

Category

Vintage 1940s English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono Object by Shozan
Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono Object by Shozan

Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono Object by Shozan

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Beautiful Porcelain Sheep Okimono object by Shozan Very good condition Mid-20th Century

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Staffordshire Pearlware Musicians and Sheep Bocage Group
Staffordshire Pearlware Musicians and Sheep Bocage Group

Staffordshire Pearlware Musicians and Sheep Bocage Group

By Staffordshire

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

before a tree, playing musical instruments. Sheep and dogs around them, seated on a shaped base

Category

Antique 1820s English Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Black ram / sheep ceramic sculpture, Italy 1980s
Black ram / sheep ceramic sculpture, Italy 1980s

Black ram / sheep ceramic sculpture, Italy 1980s

Located in Firenze, IT

Monumental Ram ceramic sculpture Italy 1980s Italian-made large ceramic reproduction of the famous 70s wooden ram by Kaija Aarikka, Finland. Scandinavian design. H 30 cm - 35 x 27...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

White Sheep, Ceramic Centerpiece, Wall decoration, Handmade, italy
White Sheep, Ceramic Centerpiece, Wall decoration, Handmade, italy

White Sheep, Ceramic Centerpiece, Wall decoration, Handmade, italy

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with

Category

2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Highlander Shepherdess & Sheep Figurine 11"
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Highlander Shepherdess & Sheep Figurine 11"

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Highlander Shepherdess & Sheep Figurine 11"

Located in Dayton, OH

hand on a mossy tree stump with two lambs / sheep at her feet. Dimensions: 4.5" x 2.5" x 10.5" (Width

Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Klas-Göran Klaesson Sheep Sculpture in Stoneware, Sweden 1991
Klas-Göran Klaesson Sheep Sculpture in Stoneware, Sweden 1991

Klas-Göran Klaesson Sheep Sculpture in Stoneware, Sweden 1991

Located in Utrecht, NL

Standing not only as a decorative object but also as an evocation of Scandinavian folk traditions

Category

1990s Swedish Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Wonderful Cold Pressed Painted Bronze Statue of a Sheep
Wonderful Cold Pressed Painted Bronze Statue of a Sheep

Wonderful Cold Pressed Painted Bronze Statue of a Sheep

Located in Hopewell, NJ

British standing sheep statue in painted bronze, similar to ones in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Category

Antique 19th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Black Sheep with gold Bullet, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade, Italy
Black Sheep with gold Bullet, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade, Italy

Black Sheep with gold Bullet, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade, Italy

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with

Category

2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Pair of Sheep Ram Stools with Fur and Horn
Pair of Sheep Ram Stools with Fur and Horn

Pair of Sheep Ram Stools with Fur and Horn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Pair of beautiful Sheep stools . Unique and beautiful in the living room, den or Childs room

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Horn, Fur, Canvas, Wood

Pair of Midcentury Rare Lucite Sheep Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik
Pair of Midcentury Rare Lucite Sheep Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik

Pair of Midcentury Rare Lucite Sheep Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik

By Abraham Palatnik

Located in San Diego, CA

Pair of midcentury Lucite sheep very rare to find sculptures by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik

Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

BigHorn Sheep Big Vase Ceramic (Yellowstone) Stoneware, Porcelain
BigHorn Sheep Big Vase Ceramic (Yellowstone) Stoneware, Porcelain

BigHorn Sheep Big Vase Ceramic (Yellowstone) Stoneware, Porcelain

By Jesse Fales

Located in Cody, WY

JESSE FALES, BigHorn Sheep Big Vase, Salt fired, porcelain and stoneware. Glazed only on the inside

Category

2010s American Folk Art Vases

Materials

Stoneware, Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rocking Sheep by Povl Kjer
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rocking Sheep by Povl Kjer

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rocking Sheep by Povl Kjer

By Povl Kjær

Located in Courbevoie, FR

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian rocking sheep by Povl Kjer, 1 in stock.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lambskin, Pine

Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

By Robert Kuo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sheep sculpture (Male) Black lacquer Antique copper Hand repoussé Limited edition Repoussé is the

Category

2010s Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in curly white wool, black colored wool and solid wood. Designed by German artist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

John W. Mills (1933-2023) Mounted Bronze Sheep Head Sculpture
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Mounted Bronze Sheep Head Sculpture

John W. Mills (1933-2023) Mounted Bronze Sheep Head Sculpture

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A sculptural bronze sheep head titled ‘Ram's Mask’ by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills

Category

Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Large rare Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier , 1970s
Large rare Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier , 1970s

Large rare Sheep by Hanns Peter Krafft for Meier , 1970s

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Delft, NL

Post modern table lamp glass globe minimalist design , 1980’s

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Wood

A very good sand picture of sheep by Benjamin Zobel
A very good sand picture of sheep by Benjamin Zobel

A very good sand picture of sheep by Benjamin Zobel

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A very good sand picture of sheep by Benjamin Zobel, showing two sheep on a bed of straw in a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria.
Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria.

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria.

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

« Shepherdess and her sheep », Charles Korschann, Paris, France, circa 1900
« Shepherdess and her sheep », Charles Korschann, Paris, France, circa 1900

« Shepherdess and her sheep », Charles Korschann, Paris, France, circa 1900

By Charles Korschann

Located in Paris, FR

Shepherdess and her sheep », sculpture by Charles Korschann (1872-1943), on a fine scrolled marble

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

Handmade sheep curly brown fur  by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep curly brown fur  by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep curly brown fur by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in curly brown fur and beech wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans-Peter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Beech

Jules Moigniez Bronze Sculpture of Three Sheep and a Lamb
Jules Moigniez Bronze Sculpture of Three Sheep and a Lamb

Jules Moigniez Bronze Sculpture of Three Sheep and a Lamb

By Jules Moigniez

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Bronze grouping of sheep with a nuanced brown patination. Moigniez' intricate work on the surface

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Handmade sheep in curly white wool by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep in curly white wool by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep in curly white wool by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in white wool and solid wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans-Peter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

Small handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Small handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Small handmade sheep white wool plush by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Small handmade sheep in white wool plush and solid wood. Designed by German artist and designer

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

Small handmade sheep in white wool by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Small handmade sheep in white wool by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Small handmade sheep in white wool by Hans-Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in curly white wool and solid wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

Mountain Traveler Bighorn Sheep Bronze Ott Jones 1994 4/50
Mountain Traveler Bighorn Sheep Bronze Ott Jones 1994 4/50

Mountain Traveler Bighorn Sheep Bronze Ott Jones 1994 4/50

Located in Mobile, AL

impossible to find. This example is #4 of the 50 and the grace and power of this majestic bighorn sheep

Category

1990s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bennington Pottery Sheep Ram Figure Sculpture Bank by David Gil & Yūsuke Aida
Bennington Pottery Sheep Ram Figure Sculpture Bank by David Gil & Yūsuke Aida

Bennington Pottery Sheep Ram Figure Sculpture Bank by David Gil & Yūsuke Aida

By David Gil, Bennington Potters

Located in St. Louis, MO

Rare 1960s MCM mustard yellow studio pottery sheep or ram piggy bank by David Gil and Yusuke Aida

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"Standing Sheep", studio plaster, by Pierre-Jules Mêne, France, circa 1864
"Standing Sheep", studio plaster, by Pierre-Jules Mêne, France, circa 1864

"Standing Sheep", studio plaster, by Pierre-Jules Mêne, France, circa 1864

Located in Paris, FR

« Mouton debout », sculpture by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810 – 1879). Workshop plaster. Biography Pierre-Jules Mêne, France (1810 – 1879) French sculptor. Son of a copper turner, Pier...

Category

Antique 1860s European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Japanese Antique Casting Copper Tray with Sheeps by Houun Harada
Japanese Antique Casting Copper Tray with Sheeps by Houun Harada

Japanese Antique Casting Copper Tray with Sheeps by Houun Harada

Located in Paris, FR

This is an antique item made in Japan in Taisho era around 1925s. Taisho era is between 1912 to 1926. This is made with casting copper by an artist Houun Harada. On the back side ...

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Cast Bronze and Marble Shepherdess with Sheep Sculpture Signed D. Alonzo
Cast Bronze and Marble Shepherdess with Sheep Sculpture Signed D. Alonzo

Cast Bronze and Marble Shepherdess with Sheep Sculpture Signed D. Alonzo

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Cast bronze and marble shepherdess with sheep sculpture signed D. Alonzo. France, early 20th

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Stone Sheep Ram Head Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Wall Decor
Vintage Stone Sheep Ram Head Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Wall Decor

Vintage Stone Sheep Ram Head Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Wall Decor

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Stone Sheep Ram Head Taxidermy Shoulder Mount Wall Decor Bring a unique art piece to your

Category

Mid-20th Century American Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone, Animal Skin

Handmade sheep in white wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep in white wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep in white wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in white wool and solid wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans-Peter

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

Handmade sheep in brown wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep in brown wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep in brown wool and solid wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in brown fur and teak coloured wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Teak

Handmade sheep in white wool and wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.
Handmade sheep in white wool and wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

Handmade sheep in white wool and wood by Hans Peter Krafft, Meier Germany.

By Hans Peter Krafft

Located in Renens, CH

Handmade sheep in white wool and wood. Designed by German artist and designer Hans-Peter Krafft

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood

Post Modern White Marble Ram Sheep Sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi Kuki 32/200
Post Modern White Marble Ram Sheep Sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi Kuki 32/200

Post Modern White Marble Ram Sheep Sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi Kuki 32/200

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Solid white marble modernist elephant sculpture by Japanese Artist Masatoyo Kishi, circa 1970s. Impressive hand-carved sculpture by the listed artist and sculptor who goes by the nam...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

A Pair of 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Sheep, Modeled by Kändler
A Pair of 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Sheep, Modeled by Kändler

A Pair of 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Sheep, Modeled by Kändler

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Rare Pair of 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Sheep, Modeled by Kändler. A delightful

Category

Antique 1740s German Louis XV Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Pair of Plaster Lamb / Sheep Bookends by Borghese of Italy
Vintage Pair of Plaster Lamb / Sheep Bookends by Borghese of Italy

Vintage Pair of Plaster Lamb / Sheep Bookends by Borghese of Italy

By Borghese

Located in San Diego, CA

Vintage pair of plaster lamb / sheep bookends by Borghese of Italy, circa 1970s.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Plaster

Doulton Burslem Hyperion Sheep at Dusk Painted Porcelain Vase by Fred Walklate
Doulton Burslem Hyperion Sheep at Dusk Painted Porcelain Vase by Fred Walklate

Doulton Burslem Hyperion Sheep at Dusk Painted Porcelain Vase by Fred Walklate

By Doulton Burslem

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stunning and rare Doulton Burslem Hyperion-Ware porcelain hand-painted vase with Sheep at Dusk by

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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