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Putto Dolphin

Putto with Dolphin Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This is a reproduction of Andrea del Verrocchio's famous bronze sculpture, Putto with Dolphin from
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2010s Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Putto with Dolphin Sculpture
Putto with Dolphin Sculpture
H 28.75 in W 18.12 in D 14.97 in
Greco-Roman Style Vintage Bronze Fountain Depicting a Putto Riding a Dolphin
Located in Yonkers, NY
great precision and finesse in the details, this sculpted group features a chubby putto riding a dolphin
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Mid-20th Century Greco Roman Statues

Materials

Bronze

Silver Putto Wine Bottle Stopper
Located in Delft, NL
a scene of Verrocchio's charming little angel, Putto with a dolphin Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian
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Antique 19th Century European Tableware

Materials

Marble, Silver

Cast Stone French Wall Fountain with Putti and Dolphins
Located in Dallas, TX
decorative motifs of a putto and a pair of dolphins. A pedestal formed by two intertwined dolphins supports a
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21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Fountains

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

Antique French Stone Fountain Piece with Triple Dolphin Spouts, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
“Putto on a Dolphin” statue (circa 1618), that dolphins were given a visage with this very distinct
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Antique Early 1900s French Fountains

Materials

Stone

French 19th Century Cast Iron Fountain Of A Young Boy Holding A Dolphin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
dolphin. The fountain is raised on an octagonal base and an elegant dome shaped support. The charming
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Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Located in Rome, IT
Monumental finely carved limestone fountain sculpture of Goddess with a putto figure and three
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Vintage 1940s Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

Large Indoor Ceramic Wall Fountain From Sarreguemines 19th Century
By Faienceries Sarreguemines
Located in charmes, FR
dolphins and a lion's muzzle (a brass tap will be included) - the basin is decorated with foliage, a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Fountains

Materials

Ceramic

Exceptional Nautical Themed Silver Centerpiece by Buccellati
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
: putto, leaves, neptune holding a trident, shell, and dolphins by master silversmiths Buccellati The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Centerpieces

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Allegorical Rococo Revival Clock Depicting a Gilt Water Sprite with Putti
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rococo-style base which resembles rolling waves sits a mermaid like putto riding a dolphin. The right
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Italian Water Fountain with Delphine Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
three amazing dolphin statues, the others adorned with lion heads ending with a putto figure. Excellent
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2010s Italian Fountains

Materials

Limestone

Art Nouveau Style Bronze Finish Copper Figural Fountain Element
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. A partly draped mermaid with long flowing hair and swirling drapery, reaches back to a large dolphin
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20th Century Art Nouveau Garden Ornaments

Materials

Copper

19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
putto, the rim shell-molded above a plain section painted with insects, the lower part molded with a
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece
By Ludwig Neresheimer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
dolphins with putto in the sky, and the other depicts a God holding arrows amidst a small vessel with
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Vintage 1920s Unknown Centerpieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece
Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece
H 28.3 in W 6.8 in D 20.7 in
French Gilt Bronze and Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Jardinière
Located in London, GB
Renaissance style dolphin. The lip of the vase is set with a pierced gilt bronze gallery and the body is
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Large Porcelain ‘Water’ Ewer from the ‘Elements’ Series by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
is decorated with spouting dolphins that swim amongst the bulrushes. Aquatic plants also adorn the
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
By Michel Victor Acier 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
her body, accompanied by three sirens, two girls and a boy blowing a conch shell, and by a putto
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon III Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
ormolu, and feature circular bases with fluting and dolphin feet, leading the eye upwards toward the
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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Located in Brea, CA
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Antique 19th Century Fountains

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21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Statues

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Antique 1870s American American Empire Fountains

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Bronze, Copper

Greco Roman Style Vintage Putto and Fish Fountain with Distressed Verde Patina
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Bronze

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Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
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Antique Monumental Grand Tour Bronze of Michelangelo David, 19th Century
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Iron

Antique Pair Grand Tour Bronze Egyptian Sphynx Figures Breche Violet Marble 19Ct
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

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Porcelain Centerpiece - Group with Putti around a Dolphin
Located in Vienna, AT
putti trying to tame it. The fourth putto standing on the dolphin's back is conquering it with his
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Porcelain

19th Century French Statue
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19th century French terra cotta statue depicting a putto holding a trident and a dolphin.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Statues

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19th Century French Statue
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Plaster figure of Venus de Medici
Located in London, GB
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Antique 19th Century British Statues

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Plaster

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H 64 in W 20 in D 16 in
Period Neoclassical Mirror with Mythological Figures
Located in Sheffield, MA
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console...

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Gesso, Mirror, Wood

19th Century Ormolu Porcelain Centerpiece, Sèvres Manufacture
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Paris, FR
and dolphins, a putto with a butterfly surmounting the cover of the centerpiece, surrounded by the six
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Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

An Elaborately Carved And Gilded Console Table
Located in New York, NY
and terminating with dolphin feet. The center with open work carving and rocaille with a putto
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

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Marble

Capodimonte Figural Porcelain Ewer
Located in London, GB
Monte palette and this design features festive characters with putti, nymphs, dolphins and hippocampus
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Early 20th Century Italian Urns

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Porcelain

Group of Four Grand Tour Bronzes from Pompeii
Located in Tetbury, GB
) in Pompeii. Both these models are based on original fountain designs, the dolphin and the mouth of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

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Rare Vienna Secession Fountain made by Bertold Loffler and Wiener Keramik
By Berthold Löffler, Wiener Keramik Werkstätte
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Charleston, SC
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20th Century Fountains

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Bronze

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Located in Lowestoft, GB
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Historical Memorabilia

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Antique French Putti Triton on Dolphin Sculpture, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

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1900s Cast Reconstituted Stone Putti and Dolphin Statue/Fountain from France
Located in Dallas, TX
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By Andrea del Verrocchio
Located in Pembroke, MA
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Located in East Hampton, NY
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By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Toledo, OH
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Located in New York, NY
by a putto with a basket of fruit, the neck moulded with a band of acanthus above a plain section
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Grand Tour Verdigris Roman Bronze and Copper Stove after the Pompeii Original
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Stamford, CT
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Bronze

French Troubadour Centerpiece
Located in New Orleans, LA
surmounted by lion masks, which flank a putto standing upon a column. Two pairs of dolphins give support to
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Centerpieces

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French Troubadour Centerpiece
French Troubadour Centerpiece
H 25 in W 25.5 in D 12.25 in
Italian Sterling Silver Triple Opening Biscuit Box
By Antonio Giannuzzi
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
impressive cast and applied putto characters surmounting scrolling leaf decorated supports. The frame of the
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Silver, Sterling Silver

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
a putto sitting on a dolphin and holding a spade. Numerous plastically formed shells decorate the
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Porcelain

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By François Boucher
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Located in Yonkers, NY
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Located in Cypress, CA
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Late 20th Century Italian Fountains

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Bronze

Bronze Figural Fountain with putto
Bronze Figural Fountain with putto
H 64 in W 43 in D 38 in
French Putti and Dolphin Center Fountain Element or Birdbath, circa 1950s
Located in Dallas, TX
putto and dolphin center fountain element was cast in France, circa the 1950’s. Decades of exposure to
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Late 20th Century Bronze Boy on Dolphin Fish with Shell Fountain
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage bronze fountain from the late 20th century, depicting a putto riding a dolphin fish on top
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Located in New York, NY
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Cast iron fountain center piece - Late 19th century
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
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Bronze Figural Fountain Spout
Located in Pasadena, CA
from the dolphin's mouth. The putto has wonderful motion and presence.
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Bronze

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Located in New Orleans, LA
An 18c. mirror with a rich patina and extravagant cartouche of a putto riding, or jumping over, a
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Louis XV Mirror with Lambrequins
Louis XV Mirror with Lambrequins
H 60 in W 35 in D 2.5 in
Swedish Neoclassical Mirror with Mythological Figures
Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
Dated from the 19th century, circa 1880, a cast iron aquatic group with a putto crowned with reeds
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Iron

Pair of Late 19th Century Neapolitan Bronze Mirror Stands, circa 1890
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, with a superb patination, each modelled as winged putti atop dolphins with octopus’ in their mouths, on
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Bronze

Stunning Venetian Polychrome & Parcel-Gilt Decorated Gondola Chair
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
wonderfully Venetian showing dolphins, courting couples, garlands, floral sprays, putto and regal ornament
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19th Century French Fountain
Located in Charleston, SC
Louis XVI St. reconstituted stone fountain of a putto with sash supporting a shell fountain basin
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Cast Stone

19th Century French Fountain
19th Century French Fountain
H 38 in W 17 in D 15 in
Italian Verdigris Bronze Tiered Garden Fountain
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
patina, having two tiers, the upper with a putto riding a grotesque dolphin, supported by two intertwined
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Bronze

16th Century Stone Sculpture
Located in Florence, IT
A stone sculpture depicts Putto with dolphin
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

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Stone

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Putto Dolphin For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic putto dolphin available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ceramic, every putto dolphin was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a putto dolphin — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A putto dolphin made by louis xv designers — as well as those associated with neoclassical — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made putto dolphin over the years, but those crafted by Buccellati, Henri Picard and Ludwig Neresheimer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Putto Dolphin?

The average selling price for a putto dolphin at 1stDibs is $6,000, while they’re typically $427 on the low end and $70,000 for the highest priced.