$9,353
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Pair Of Rare Meissen Animal Figures Birds 'Bitterns', By J.J. Kaendler, 20th C
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
& Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Figures, Model Numbers Series - Animals, Erlangen Germany 2017, cat.-no
Porcelain
$12,500 / set
H 9 in W 10 in D 5 in
A Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Models of Bolognese Dogs, J.J. Kandler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
animated posture, capturing the naturalistic movement and charm characteristic of Meissen's animal figures
Porcelain, Meissen
$26,000 / set
H 16 in W 6 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Branches W/ Cherries
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and large pair of antique meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each
Porcelain
$12,950 / set
H 13.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
Fine Pair Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Branches
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of very Meissen Porcelain Figures of Hoopoe Birds Perched on White Tree Branches
Porcelain
$6,200 / set
H 7 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Meissen Porcelain Pug Dog Figures With Pup After J.J.Kaendler
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautiful pair of heavy Meissen porcelain figures of Pug Dogs with gilt bell collars on blue
Porcelain
$895 / set
H 6.25 in W 5.5 in D 3.875 in
Antique Meissen Style French Porcelain Bulldog Figures, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair, antique french porcelain bull dogs in the style of the Meissen porcelain factory. Great
Porcelain
$5,260 / set
H 4.25 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans. This pair of swans portrays the
Porcelain
$4,532
H 12.6 in W 12.6 in D 2.76 in
Original sculpture by Max Hermann Fritz for Fraureuth Kunstabteilung, Germany
By Max Hermann Fritz, Porzellanfabrik Fraureuth
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Lichte, Thuringia, and later based in Dresden, designed numerous animal figures for Meissen, Frauenreuth
Porcelain
$2,278
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 1.97 in
Rare Complete Meissen Set Of Three Fox Figurines After Aesop, Peter Strang, 1998
By Peter Strang, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of three excellent expressive Meissen Porcelain Figurines: Column-shaped animal figures with
Porcelain
Pair Of Large Meissen Swan Figures Early To Mid 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Essex, MA
Large Meissen Porcelain Swans. 19th Century and Naturalistically Modeled with Every Feather
Sold
H 12 in W 5 in D 6 in
Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots Standing on Tree Branches with Leaves, Pair
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Meissen Porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree
Porcelain
Sold
H 12.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots with Cherries, Insects and Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Meissen Porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree
Porcelain
Pair of Meissen Style Porcelain Parrot Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of late 19th century porcelain figures of two perching parrots, European in origin, designed
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs, Germany
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Rare pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain pug dog figures made in Germany. Hand painted mirrored
Porcelain
Sold
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 3 in
Pair of 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Pug Dogs w/ Gilt Bell Collars
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century Meissen Porcelain figures of pug dogs with gilt bell collars. Each
Porcelain
Sold
H 12.6 in W 6 in D 6 in
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Parrots with Cherries, Insects and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Meissen porcelain figures of colorful parrots, each standing on a tree
Sold
H 8 in W 3.75 in D 1.5 in
Group of Two Rare Meissen Style Porcelain Figures of Pig Sow and Piglet
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A group of two rare Meissen style porcelain figures of pig sow and piglet, 19th century. Unmarked
Porcelain
$425,000
H 152 in W 172 in D 1 in
Antique Late 17th Century Antique Franco-Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This late 17th century Franco-Flemish verdure tapestry, signed RAET, worked in fresh colors, depicting animals in a wooded river landscape with a bird of prey attacking a rabbit in t...
Tapestry, Wool
Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Located in New York, NY
Bessarabian rug, 1810 Russia, circa 1810 Tapestry woven carpet Imperial Tapestry Factory, St. Petersburg Having an Adamesque central medallion on a warm caramel ground, with swan...
Wool
$15,000 / set
H 18.12 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
Crystal
$48,500 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Style of Nodding Pagoda Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A large rare pair of 19th century Meissen Chinoiserie style Nodding Pagoda Figures with Movable Head, Hand and Tongue, known as a "Nodder'. This Unusual and Highly Detailed Novelty s...
Porcelain
$45,000 / set
H 8.25 in Dm 2.88 in
Baccarat Condé Pattern Cobalt Cut to Clear Stemware Service for 12
By Baccarat
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an incredible Baccarat cobalt cut to clear complete service for 12. All handblown crystal overlaid in cobalt blue and cut in the most complex and masterful Conde pattern, fir...
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Table lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Leaded Glass and Bronze Table Lamp, The patinated bronze base with with Acorn design in wonderful condition gives a great stature to the pink floral app...
Bronze
$5,534 / set
H 3.55 in W 12.6 in D 6.11 in
20thC Solid Silver Novelty Five-Piece 'Gardening' Condiment Set, Garrard c.1994
By Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful 20th Century English novelty solid silver five-piece 'gardening' cruet set. Comprising of a pepper modelled as a watering can, a mustard pot modelled as a flower pot with...
Silver
$7,880Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 12 in
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box, Attributed to Jansen. At first glance, the box's visual allure is simply breathtaking. Adorned with ...
Wood
$19,950
H 29 in W 37 in
Bateaux sur la mer - French Naive Seascape Oil Painting by Camille Bombois
By Camille Bombois
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas seascape circa 1920 by French naive painter Camille Bombois. This work depicts workers out at sea on a large sail boat with a few smaller boats visible in the di...
Canvas, Oil
$175,000
H 108 in W 96 in D 24 in
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...
Bronze, Ormolu
$75,000 / set
H 1.25 in Dm 8.5 in
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...
Porcelain
$15,409
H 5.91 in Dm 3.55 in
Lalique After René Lalique, Fontainebleau Service (50 pieces), France 1950s
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb Lalique Fontainebleau service composed of 48 pieces in sets of 8, one carafe and one decanter (50 pieces total). This service has champagne coupes, water, red, white wine Made...
Crystal
Extensive Augarten Porcelain Dinner, Coffee and Tea Service, circa 1935
Located in New York, NY
Special commission from the factory for the Brucknerstift St. Florian, a seminary located on the outskirts of Vienna. Blue crowned Bindenshield and Wien Mark, iron-red printed hash m...
Porcelain
French Majolica Terracotta Rabbit Bavent Circa 1900
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica Terracotta Rabbit Bavent Circa 1900.
Terracotta
René Lalique Ceylan Vase
By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the celebrated French glassmaker René Lalique, this enchanting Ceylan vase is molded from opalescent glass with a blue stained wheel. The design, conceived by Lalique on M...
Glass
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.