Vintage Ceramic Hippo

The stunning large hand painted ceramic animal sculpture of hippo made in Bassano Italy in the 1980s.

Italian happy hippo advertising ceramic for Lines, by Nova Ceramiche, 1995.

Beautiful Klassik and very collectible ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, circa the 1980s.

A whimsical and quintessentially modern ceramic figurine sculpture depicting a friendly hippo by Swedish ceramicist and designer Lisa Larson.

MARIANNE GUNNEMARK for Höganäs, Sweden. Very large and rare ceramic figurine of a hippo. Hand-painted. Yellow glaze.

Made of ceramic and finished in a colorful glaze with dark blue base color.  

Spectacular hippo sculpture designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios USA, c. 1955 glazed stoneware with sgraffito. Absolutely wonderful decorative piece. In great condi...

Jeanne Grut, Danish 1927-2009. A sung glazed wall relief in the shape of a a hippopotamus. Very decorative and extremely rare one of a kind. Jeanne Grut designed this sung glazed sto...

Made of ceramic and finished in gray and pink glazes.

Handmade, painted and glazed in Italy, large Mid-Century Modern ceramic hippopotamus, circa 1960. This rare charming sculpture presents an accurate and detailed depiction of a fierce...

Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1960s.

A very cool small blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1980s.

Designer Metropolitan Museum Manufacturer Metropolitan Museum

Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture by Metropolitan Museum, circa 1990s.

Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture by Metropolitan Museum, circa 1990s.

Beautiful Klassik and very collectible ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, circa the 1980s.

Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1980s.

Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1980s.

Fun blue ceramic pair of mother and baby "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa the 1960s.

Wonderful ceramic sculpture by the great Spanish artist Elena Laverón. Representing a hippopotamus. A masterful piece that conveys great peace and creates a relaxing atmosphere aroun...

Vintage Italian ceramic hippo sculpture with brown glaze.

A wonderful tabletop sculpture of a hippo.

An adorable ceramic hippo figure in a green celadon crackle glaze.

Vintage white glazed ceramic hippo with baby table lamp by Raymor. Has original Raymor label.

This vintage gold ceramic hippo is marked Austin Prod Inc., 1976.  

Bertil Vallien, today one of Europe's preeminent artists in glass, began as a very promising ceramist. After studying under Stig Lindberg at the Swedish National College of Art in St...

Gunnar Nylund, stoneware sculpture of a hippo, rörstrand, Sweden, circa 1955. Description A stoneware sculpture of an antilope, finished in several shades of brown glazes on the ...

Two ceramic hippos - perhaps mother and baby. Each marked on the underside in silver paint with an underscored Z; Italy: A2050 and A2051, as shown in photos.

This is a playful ceramic piece depicting a blue hippo with a painted floral motif.

Gustavsberg Lisa Larson Hippo Flodhäst Menageri Series MCM 1966-1976. Made in Sweden. Vintage retro Mid-Century Modern. Is in a very good condition. Measures: Height: 5.7 cm / 2....

A graphic stylistic impression of a beautiful sculptural bull animal figure, a collector's item for your interior attributed to Bruno Gambon made in Italy 1980s, molded in white clay...

Add sculptural character and an exotic accent to a study, library, or living room with this striking antique hippopotamus figure. Crafted in France circa 1950, the large animal sculp...

A particularly nice example of a solid teak carved Hippopotamus sculpture C.1960. In excellent vintage condition commensurate of age.

Cream white glazed ceramic bull made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone on the bottom.

Dimitri Omersa Leather Hippopotamus Footstool with Original Label Circa 1960–1975 The small leather hippopotamus stands foursquare on four stout legs, the barrel body worked in hand...

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

Beautiful white ceramic Elephant made in Italy. Lucky with trunk in an upward position. Great expression and detail. Original owner piece. Darker markings are from decades of wiping ...

A Dutch earthenware wall tile by Pieter Groeneveldt, Voorschoten 1950-1960 Two series of tiles were produced in 1957 on the occasion of the anniversary of the Blijdorp zoo and the f...