Fossilized Fish Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
By Arabia, Taisto Kaasinen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An impressive stoneware sculpture of a fish fossil having a rich and variegated matte glaze over expressive textural impressions enriched by brown underglaze markings. Signed "T. Kaa...
Ceramic
Fossilized Fish Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
By Taisto Kaasinen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A substantial stoneware sculpture of a fossilized flatfish having a rich and variegated matte glaze over expressive textural impressions enriched by brown underglaze markings. Signed...
Ceramic
Fossilized Fish Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An impressive stoneware sculpture of a fish fossil having a rich and variegated matte glaze over expressive textural impressions enriched by brown underglaze markings. Signed.
Ceramic
Fossilized Fish Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A substantial stoneware sculpture of a fish fossil having a rich and variegated matte glaze over expressive textural impressions enriched by brown underglaze markings. Signed and sta...
Ceramic
Taisto Kaasinen Ceramic Art Zebra & Foal Sculpture, Arabia 1960s
By Taisto Kaasinen, Arabia
Located in Helsinki, FI
Additionally the item has sustained it's good original condition, while acquiring a nice vintage patina. Signed "Taisto Kaasinen, Arabia". Taisto Kaasinen (1918-1980) was one of the...
Ceramic
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H 7.88 in W 10.24 in D 7.88 in
20th Century Glazed Ceramic Brown Bear Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
By Taisto Kaasinen
Located in Sofia, BG
1960s Finnish brown bear sculpture in glazed ceramic by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia. Signed by the artist under the front paw.
Ceramic
1960s Finnish Eel Sculpture by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia
By Arabia, Taisto Kaasinen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon ceramic eel sculpture with an expressive mottled glaze.
Ceramic
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H 1.97 in W 4.34 in D 3.55 in
Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia, Finland. Rare ceramic scarab in blue and black glaze
Located in København, Copenhagen
Taisto Kaasinen (1918–1980) for Arabia, Finland. Rare ceramic scarab with glaze in blue and black shades.
Ceramic
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H 5.75 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
Pair of Porcelain Zebra Sculptures by Taisto Kaassinenv for Arabia of Finland
By Taisto Kaasinen, Arabia of Finland
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of porcelain zebra sculptures by Taisto Kaassinen for Arabia of Finland, circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"W ...
Porcelain
Finnish Mid-Century Pottery Walrus by Taisto Kaasinen
By Arabia, Taisto Kaasinen
Located in Essex, MA
A vintage mid-century pottery sculpture of a walrus, designed by Taisto Kaasinen for Arabia Pottery, Finland, circa 1960, glazed in matte brown and bluish tones with cream colored t...
Pottery
$60Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 2 in W 2.8 in D 6.7 in
Moroccan Decorative Fish Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative fish sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natur...
Clay, Earthenware
Signed Iron Fish Sculpture by Lachaize
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic brutal style full body fish skeleton sculpture plaque shows exceptional bronze texture over iron. Details are quite amazing and is ready to hang as-is. SIGNED to bot...
Iron
$144Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.13 in W 4.5 in D 0.13 in
Mid-20th Century Handcrafted Fish Bone Skeleton Sculpture from Taxco
By Taxco
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a hand crafted articulated fish bone skeleton figure decoration. Taxco, Mexico. No stamp. Hammered metal. Dimensions: 4.5" W x 1.13" H x .13" D Please take ...
Metal
Hand-Carved Petrified Wood Fish Sculpture – 16" Natural Stone Decor
Located in Sacramento, CA
Hand-carved fish sculpture made from natural petrified wood, featuring unique grain, earthy tones, and mineral patterns. Petrified wood is ancient wood that has naturally fossilized...
Petrified Wood
$3,250
H 21 in W 31 in D 8 in
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous large Italian folk art fish sculpture. Hand-crafted in the 21st century using found 18th and 19th century architectural fragments and decorative antique / vintage elements...
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
Vintage Modern Brutalist Fish Sculpture on Wood Pedestal, circa 1960
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Modern Brutalist Fish Sculpture on Wood Pedestal circa 1960 - in the style of Curtis Jare " in good vintage as found condition" base is 3.25" x 3.25" x 3.25 stained wood f...
Metal
$1,351
H 12.6 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
STUNNING 39-55 MILLION YEAR OLD GREEN RiVER FOSSILISED FISH PLAQUE DISPLAY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, 39-55 Million year old Green River Fossilized fish plaque of what looks like a pir...
Natural Fiber
Hand-Carved Neolithic Fish Sculpture in Granite, Primitive Art, China
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Neolithic style fish is carved from a single boulder. Its design is typical of China's ancient Red Mountain Culture. The stone has a brownish green color and the texture of...
Granite
$5,000
H 6.19 in W 8.86 in D 0.4 in
Detailed Fossilised Fish from the famed Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in London, GB
A strikingly well-preserved fossilised fish from the famed Green River Formation. Preserved in exquisite detail, almost as an anatomical study, this specimen has been identified as C...
Other
$1,470
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
Pteronisculus cicatrosus Fossil Fish Positive and Negative From Madagascar
By Pietra Gallery
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Triassic fossil fish are quote rare, and can only be found in certain locations. This amazing preserved fish are found by cracking open the hard concretions and splitting the nodule...
Acrylic
Hand crafted solid bronze Japanese Koi fish. Signed
Located in Winnetka, IL
This Japanese Koi fish is hand crafted with great detail. It is also signed by the artist
Bronze
Giant Diplomytus and Cockerellites Fish Fossil Plate
Located in New York, NY
This large fossil plate is incredibly unique, featuring a long Diplomystus dentatus along with two Cockerellites (Priscacara) liops, fossilized in its natural matrix. The entire piec...
Other
$456
H 4.53 in W 8.08 in D 1.78 in
Brutalist Cast Iron Fish Sculpture - Mid-Century Aquarium-Inspired Design 1977
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking Brutalist cast iron fish sculpture captures the essence of mid-century design with its raw, textured finish and bold aesthetic. Featuring two stylized fish swimming a...
Iron
Fossil Bony Fish on Custom Walnut Base, Cretaceous
Located in Tucson, AZ
Delicate rust-toned preservation highlights the ancient form of this Pycnodontiformes fish against a soft cream matrix, creating a striking natural contrast. Expertly prepared, the s...
Steel
Six Foot Carved Fish from England
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wood fish from England. Six-foot fish with details including gills, fins, scales, snout, eyes, etc. Great finish in the style of the trade signs that the fishmongers would han...
Wood
$300
H 2.55 in W 0.25 in D 0.75 in
Authentic Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth .75" x .25" x 2.55", 21.5 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Other
$33,801
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$441,420
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
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.