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Putto Dolphin

Putto with Dolphin Sculpture
Putto with Dolphin Sculpture

Putto with Dolphin Sculpture

$9,295

H 28.75 in W 18.12 in D 14.97 in

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 1470, which is now housed in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.

Category

2010s Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique 19th Century Marble Fountain with Dolphins and Putto
Antique 19th Century Marble Fountain with Dolphins and Putto

Antique 19th Century Marble Fountain with Dolphins and Putto

Located in London, GB

An antique marble fountain in the Baroque style, with a tripartite dolphin base each with a water spout in their mouths, their tails supporting the generous lobed bowl, which is topp...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Rococo Fountains

Materials

Marble

Greco-Roman Bronze Fountain with Putto Riding Dolphin, Lost-Wax Technique
Greco-Roman Bronze Fountain with Putto Riding Dolphin, Lost-Wax Technique

Greco-Roman Bronze Fountain with Putto Riding Dolphin, Lost-Wax Technique

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Greco-Roman inspired vintage bronze fountain depicting a putto riding a dolphin. This Greco-Roman inspired vintage bronze fountain depicts a delightful scene of a chubby putto ridi...

Category

Mid-20th Century Greco Roman Statues

Materials

Bronze

Bronze 18th Century Sculpture / Fountain Figure of a child / Putto with Dolphin
Bronze 18th Century Sculpture / Fountain Figure of a child / Putto with Dolphin

Bronze 18th Century Sculpture / Fountain Figure of a child / Putto with Dolphin

Located in Troy, NY

18th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Child or Putto holding a Dolphin in her hands, configured as a Fountain Figure.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Silver Putto Wine Bottle Stopper
Silver Putto Wine Bottle Stopper

Silver Putto Wine Bottle Stopper

$466

H 5.32 in Dm 2.17 in

Silver Putto Wine Bottle Stopper

Located in Delft, NL

A silver putto wine bottle stopper A silver (800/1000 purity of silver) wine bottle stopper with a scene of Verrocchio's charming little angel, Putto with a dolphin Andrea del Ver...

Category

Antique 19th Century European Tableware

Materials

Marble, Silver

Antique French Stone Fountain Piece with Triple Dolphin Spouts, Circa 1900
Antique French Stone Fountain Piece with Triple Dolphin Spouts, Circa 1900

Antique French Stone Fountain Piece with Triple Dolphin Spouts, Circa 1900

Located in Dallas, TX

It was not until Bernini’s “Putto on a Dolphin” statue (circa 1618), that dolphins were given a visage with this very distinct, recognizable and classic appearance.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Fountains

Materials

Stone

Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines

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 magnificent dolphins . Proveniente from an important Villa Veneta.

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines
Magnificent Italian Fountain Sculpture of Goddess with Delphines

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 magnificent dolphins . Proveniente from an important Villa Veneta.

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

Gilded Bronze Rococo Mantel Clock, French, Late 19th Century
Gilded Bronze Rococo Mantel Clock, French, Late 19th Century

Gilded Bronze Rococo Mantel Clock, French, Late 19th Century

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

On the left side of the Rococo-style base which resembles rolling waves sits a mermaid like putto riding a dolphin. The right side has another putto reaching up to a large watery she...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Nef Centrepiece by Ludwig Neresheimer, 1923
Antique Sterling Silver Nef Centrepiece by Ludwig Neresheimer, 1923

Antique Sterling Silver Nef Centrepiece by Ludwig Neresheimer, 1923

By Ludwig Neresheimer

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

One side bears a Goddess riding a leopard style creature surrounded by ancient dolphins with putto in the sky, and the other depicts a God holding arrows amidst a small vessel with f...

Category

Vintage 1920s Unknown Centerpieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860

By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

Excellent Meissen porcelain group of the 19th century: Nymph, covered only with a cloth, seated on a half shell floating on the water, holding the cloth at one end so that it forms ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Fountain Statue of A Cherub holding a Fish
Bronze Fountain Statue of A Cherub holding a Fish

Bronze Fountain Statue of A Cherub holding a Fish

Located in Katonah, NY

A bronze fountain figure of a winged cherub holding a fish, the figure standing with proper right foot aloft, the right foot standing atop rock-work base with seashells, the fish of ...

Category

1990s Italian Renaissance Fountains

Materials

Bronze

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Porcelain Centerpiece - Group with Putti around a Dolphin
Porcelain Centerpiece - Group with Putti around a Dolphin

Porcelain Centerpiece - Group with Putti around a Dolphin

Located in Vienna, AT

The fourth putto standing on the dolphin's back is conquering it with his trident.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Porcelain

Plaster figure of Venus de Medici
Plaster figure of Venus de Medici

Plaster figure of Venus de Medici

Unavailable

H 64 in W 20 in D 16 in

Plaster figure of Venus de Medici

Located in London, GB

Modelled in standing pose, her arms in covering gestures, beside a putto riding a dolphin, on a shaped base with indistinctly impressed mark ("MUSA ROMAE"?)

Category

Antique 19th Century British Statues

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Ormolu Porcelain Centerpiece, Sèvres Manufacture
19th Century Ormolu Porcelain Centerpiece, Sèvres Manufacture

19th Century Ormolu Porcelain Centerpiece, Sèvres Manufacture

Unavailable

H 26.38 in W 22.05 in D 18.9 in

19th Century Ormolu Porcelain Centerpiece, Sèvres Manufacture

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Paris, FR

The beautiful gilded bronze mounts form the base made up of acanthus leaves, shells and dolphins, a putto with a butterfly surmounting the cover of the centerpiece, surrounded by the...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Rare Vienna Secession Fountain made by Bertold Loffler and Wiener Keramik

Rare Vienna Secession Fountain made by Bertold Loffler and Wiener Keramik

By Wiener Keramik Werkstätte, Berthold Löffler

Located in Chicago, IL

This exceptional fountain with a putto riding a dolphin reflects Löffler’s approach to art.

Category

Early 20th Century Fountains

A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*
A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*

A Large Meissen Porcelain Mythological Figure Centerpiece, *Neptune and Thetis*

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

Surrounding him are the nereid Thetis and two attendant sea nymphs, three tritons playing marine horns, a putto, dolphins, and a fantastical sea beast emerging from swirling waves an...

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Bronze & Onyxes Marble French Grand Tour Censer Putto Curio
Mid-19th Century Bronze & Onyxes Marble French Grand Tour Censer Putto Curio

Mid-19th Century Bronze & Onyxes Marble French Grand Tour Censer Putto Curio

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Unusual French cast bronze censer, three bulls surmount the central Crucible, above stands a putto on a stylised dolphin. All set on an orange onyx marble base.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Putti Triton on Dolphin Sculpture, circa 1890
Antique French Putti Triton on Dolphin Sculpture, circa 1890

Antique French Putti Triton on Dolphin Sculpture, circa 1890

Located in Dallas, TX

This antique patinated plaster putto is holding a dolphin’s mouth with one hand and a pitchfork in the other.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

1900s Cast Reconstituted Stone Putti and Dolphin Statue/Fountain from France
1900s Cast Reconstituted Stone Putti and Dolphin Statue/Fountain from France

1900s Cast Reconstituted Stone Putti and Dolphin Statue/Fountain from France

Located in Dallas, TX

This is a charming antique French stone statue/fountain of two putti and a dolphin. The putto in front is hugging the neck of the dolphin, while the putto to the back is playing a fl...

Category

20th Century French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Cast Stone

Italian Marble Fountain After Andrea del Verrocchio
Italian Marble Fountain After Andrea del Verrocchio

Italian Marble Fountain After Andrea del Verrocchio

By Andrea del Verrocchio

Located in Pembroke, MA

This elegant Italian carved marble fountain features a patinated bronze figure of a putto holding a dolphin, a copy of a "Putto with Dolphin" by Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, 1435-...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Fountains

Materials

Marble

Bronze Sculptural and Figural Vessel
Bronze Sculptural and Figural Vessel

Bronze Sculptural and Figural Vessel

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H 10 in W 6.75 in D 6.5 in

Bronze Sculptural and Figural Vessel

Located in East Hampton, NY

Late 19th-early 20th century patinated bronze vessel depicting a putto riding a dolphin and holding a shell form bowl, raised on marble plinth base.

Category

Early 20th Century Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860
Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860

Meissen Allegorical Group 'The Water', by M.V. Acier, Germany, Around 1860

By Meissen Porcelain, Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

She is accompanied by three sirens, two girls and a boy blowing a conch shell, and a putto sitting on a dolphin and holding a spade. Numerous plastically formed shells decorate the s...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Terracota Sculpture of Putto and Dolphin after Boucher
Terracota Sculpture of Putto and Dolphin after Boucher

Terracota Sculpture of Putto and Dolphin after Boucher

By François Boucher

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Terracota sculpture of Putto and Dolphin after Boucher, on a 14.5" x 9" oval base, realistically modeled grouping of a seated putto and dolphin.

Category

20th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Cast Stone Putto and Dolphin Fountain Element or Statue from France
Cast Stone Putto and Dolphin Fountain Element or Statue from France

Cast Stone Putto and Dolphin Fountain Element or Statue from France

Located in Dallas, TX

The dolphin’s form is very sinuous, curling around the putto’s back.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Statues

Materials

Cast Stone, Cement

Contemporary Lost Wax Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Putto Riding a Dolphin
Contemporary Lost Wax Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Putto Riding a Dolphin

Contemporary Lost Wax Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Putto Riding a Dolphin

Located in Yonkers, NY

A contemporary bronze sculpture of a putto riding a dolphin. Cast with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) allowing great precision and finesse in the detail...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Statues

Materials

Bronze

Cast Stone French Wall Fountain with Putti and Dolphins
Cast Stone French Wall Fountain with Putti and Dolphins

Cast Stone French Wall Fountain with Putti and Dolphins

Located in Dallas, TX

A charming French wall fountain comprised of three pieces of reconstituted, or cast stone, has decorative motifs of a putto and a pair of dolphins. A pedestal formed by two intertwin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Fountains

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

French Putti and Dolphin Center Fountain Element or Birdbath, circa 1950s
French Putti and Dolphin Center Fountain Element or Birdbath, circa 1950s

French Putti and Dolphin Center Fountain Element or Birdbath, circa 1950s

Located in Dallas, TX

Made from reconstituted stone, or cast stone, which is a mixture of crushed stone and cement, this putto and dolphin center fountain element was cast in France, circa the 1950’s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Baroque Fountains

Materials

Stone, Cast Stone, Cement

Late 20th Century Bronze Boy on Dolphin Fish with Shell Fountain
Late 20th Century Bronze Boy on Dolphin Fish with Shell Fountain

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 of a large clam shell.

Category

Late 20th Century Thai Fountains

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Putto Fountain
Bronze Putto Fountain

Bronze Putto Fountain

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H 28 in W 17 in D 15 in

Bronze Putto Fountain

Located in Charleston, SC

A bronze fountain depicting a putto holding a dolphin. After Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) Example found in: Antique Garden Ornament Two Centuries of American Taste by Barb...

Category

20th Century Fountains

Materials

Bronze

Cast iron fountain center piece - Late 19th century
Cast iron fountain center piece - Late 19th century

Cast iron fountain center piece - Late 19th century

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H 42.13 in W 13.78 in D 17.72 in

Cast iron fountain center piece - Late 19th century

Located in Richebourg, Yvelines

A French cast-iron fountain figure of a putto and dolphin. Cast by A. Durenne, Paris, late 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Iron

Bronze Figural Fountain Spout
Bronze Figural Fountain Spout

Bronze Figural Fountain Spout

Located in Pasadena, CA

Most likely a 1920's copy of an early Italian masterpiece, this finely cast sculpture spouts water from the dolphin's mouth. The putto has wonderful motion and presence.

Category

Early 20th Century American Fountains

Materials

Bronze

Italian Verdigris Bronze Tiered Garden Fountain
Italian Verdigris Bronze Tiered Garden Fountain

Italian Verdigris Bronze Tiered Garden Fountain

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

A large Rococo style bronze garden fountain with an all-over verdigris patina, having two tiers, the upper with a putto riding a grotesque dolphin, supported by two intertwined Pegas...

Category

20th Century Italian Rococo Fountains

Materials

Bronze

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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.