Large Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Basset Hound Dog Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted bronze sculpture is unsigned but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1900. This well executed cast bronze study depicts a basset hound i...
Bronze
Antique Austrian Cast & Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Cat Figurine Whimsy Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats. These highly detailed sculptures date from approximately 1900-1920. Approximate dim...
Bronze
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Cat Figurine Whimsy Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats; two sculptures depicting dancing and the other portrays a mother with her kittens sh...
Bronze
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Cat Figurine Whimsy Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats. These highly detailed sculptures date from circa 1900-1920. Approximate dimension...
Bronze
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Cat Figurine Whimsy Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three ornately cast and cold-painted antique Austrian bronze miniatures of whimsical cats. These highly detailed sculptures date from circa 1900-1920. Approximate dimension...
Bronze
Antique European Cast Silver Cow Figurine
Located in New York, NY
European cast silver bovine figurine, ca 1910. A sturdy cow with dimpled, saggy skin and drooping tail; direct expression with funny, flexed ears. Stands on firmly planted hoofs. Snu...
Silver
Stunning Large Royal Dux Figurine of Boy and Dog
By Royal Dux
Located in Antrim, GB
Very large Royal Dux figurine of boy and dog 16 ins x 18 ins x 7.5 ins Circa 1910. Declaration: This item is antique. The date of manufacture has been declared as 1910. ...
Porcelain
Vintage Enamel Indian Silver Elephant Figurine
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage Indian enameled precious silver metal base figurine of two elephants meeting trunks to form a heart shape set on a decorative base. Bright royal blue accompanied...
Copper
Antique Deer Figurine Statue Sculpture Austrian, Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous Austrian 1900s deer figurine on a base. Has a compartment to stow some stuff. It is marked with a number. Not signed.
Metal
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H 6.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Bird Fowl Figurine Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of two detailed antique Austrian cast and cold painted bronze miniature bird figurines dating from approximately the 1900-1920s time period. The cast figurines show intricate det...
Bronze
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H 4.75 in W 2 in D 3.5 in
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Dog Canine Figurine Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Austrian miniature cast and cold painted bronze sculptures of three dogs presented in one lot, dating from the 1900s-1920s time period. Each figurine is ornately cast and pai...
Bronze
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H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 6 in
Antique Austrian Cast and Cold Painted Bronze Miniatures Bird Fowl Figurine Lot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lot of three detailed cast and cold-painted Austrian bronze bird figures dating from approximately the 1900-1920s time period. The cast figurines are highly detailed showing, for exa...
Bronze
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H 8 in W 3 in D 2.75 in
Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine of a Woman Carrying a Water Jug or Pot
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed porcelain figurine was made by the Meissen factory of Germany in circa 1900. This figurine depicts a woman in a long flowing blue dress carrying a terracotta water...
Porcelain
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.