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Hyaline Glass Cat Sculpture by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, 1970s
By Olle Alberius, Orrefors
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Purchasing the Hyaline Glass Cat Sculpture by Olle Alberius for Orrefors, crafted in the 1970s, offers an opportunity to bring a touch of elegance and whimsy into your home decor. Re...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Persian Ceramic Rooster Sculptures, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of of Persian ceramic pottery sculptures depicting standing roosters, each polychrome glazed with Arabic writing to base. Old repair to one tail and some chips to glaze.
Dealer...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Rustic Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Art Glass Rooster Bird Sculpture w Silver
Located in New York, NY
Murano Art Glass statue sculpture depicting a rooster bird in yellow glass encased in clear glass with silver flecks, apparently unsigned.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
20th Century Italian Other Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
French Ceramic Majolica Sculpture of Monkey Playing Tambourine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French ceramic majolica hand-painted pottery sculpture of a money playing the tambourine. The large sculpture is beautifully detailed with bright, vivid colors depicted in ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Era Garden Platinum Goliath Heron Crane Fountain Sculptures 6+ feet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Magnificent pair of life-size+ bronze Goliath Heron fountain sculptures from the Art Deco era.
What sets these apart from all others is their silver plated aged patina which is now ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 78 in W 32 in D 14 in
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Oak Wall Panels with Pheasants in Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office, a ranch or a hunting lodge with this pair of elegant antique wall plaques. Crafted in France circa 1870 and built of oak wood, and almost square in shape, th...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Giltwood
H 32.5 in W 30.5 in D 2.5 in
Baccarat Crystal Figurine / Paperweight of a Tiger
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Baccarat crystal tiger sculpture figurine / paperweight.
Category
20th Century French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Japanese Colorful Hand Painted Rooster Garden lighting Lantern
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Japanese hand crafted and painted rooster garden lighting lantern decorative sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Wonderful Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed Gorham Founders OGLM on Base
By Gorham CO.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful patinated bronze of free standing antelope sculpture signed Gorham founders OGLM on rectangular base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Massive Pair of Brass on Walnut Base Rams Head Bookends by Sarreid
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
A massive pair of brass rams head bookends on walnut bases by Sarreid, circa 1970s. The bookends, which were made in Spain, are in very good condition and have a great look. They mea...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Whimsical English 19th-20th Century White Marble Figural Outdoor Dog Fountain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Whimsical English 19th-20th century white marble figural fountain with dogs fountain. The Baroque Revival six-sided tripod marble base surmounted with three upright seated Yorkshir...
Category
Early 1900s English Baroque Revival Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 60.63 in W 30.5 in D 28.5 in
Pair of Glossy Black Porcelain Eagle Head Bookends by Hispania Daiso / LLadro
By Hispania CH, Lladro
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of glossy black porcelain bald eagle head bookends by Hispania Dasio / Lladro of Spain, circa 1985. The set is quite striking and in very good vintage condition with...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.5 in W 13.5 in D 5.5 in
Vintage Bronze Mythical Griffin Style Animal Sculpture with Verde Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage bronze mythical animal sculpture from the mid-20th century with verde patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) that allows a great ...
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Mid-20th Century Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Adorable Terracotta Sculpture of Billy Goat Ram
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fetching terracotta sculpture of a ram or Billy goat, great indoors or in the garden.
Category
1970s American Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Set of Four Cast Bronze Sculptures Depicting a Family of Ducks with Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four French bronze duck sculptures from the mid 20th century, depicting two adults and two babies. Created in France during the midcentury period, this sculpted group charms...
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Mid-20th Century French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Leaping Deer Bookends by Max Le Verrier 1930 France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco leaping deer bookends by Max Le Verrier.
The sculptures are executed in patinated metal and mounted on Portor marble bases.
France 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Barney Bellinger King Size Black Forest Bed
By Barney Bellinger
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Barney Bellinger king size bed made in the Adirondack rustic form with an original oil painting in the headboard of a bear on the shore of the Shoshone River in Wyoming. This is a on...
Category
Early 2000s American Black Forest Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Glass Rhinoceros Designed by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a beautifully blown, somerso Murano glass rhinoceros. This piece was designed by Antonio Da Ros and blown by Fabio Tosi for Cenedese Vetri. The horns, nostrils, eyes and bell...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Porcelain Goat and Child, Hand Painted, Meissen, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
Beautiful piece 19th century Meissen,
Hand painted porcelain Goat and child, beautifully detailed.
Shipping included
Free and fast delivery door to door by air
Original art ...
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19th Century German Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Meissen
Life-Size Borzoi in Italian White Glazed Terracotta
Located in North Miami, FL
Life-sized Russian wolfhound in white glazed terracotta. Made in Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Giltwood Eagle Wall Brackets
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of early carved and giltwood Italian eagle wall brackets. Realistically carved wooden eagles with original bracket shelves. Mostly original gilding, minor restorations. Good lar...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Japanese Articulated Iron Jizai Okimono of a Lobster by Myochin Muneharu
Located in Milano, IT
This articulated okimono represents a naturalistically rendered lobster, with fully articulated limbs, antennae, body, and tail and comes with an inscribed wood storage box.
Signed:...
Category
19th Century Japanese Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 3.55 in W 16.34 in D 3.55 in
French Art Deco Panther Leopard Panther Bookends by Maurice Frecourt, Statue
By Maurice Frecourt
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco leopard panther bookends by the French artist Frecourt on a marble base. Fine animal detailing work and signed on the metal with artist name, France and initial C.R. Unusual...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 5.1 in W 6.8 in D 3.7 in
Bronze Cat Bookends
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of Art Deco, patinated bronze bookends in the form of stylized, stretching cats.
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 18th Century French Limestone Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent pair of 18th century French Hand Carved Limestone Lions. The base measurement is 11.5 inches.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Antique Carved Wooden Black Forest Standing Bear Sculpture Table / Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful quality and perfect condition bear desk lamp.
If you are a collector of rare, very good quality and highly decorative Black Forest bear sculptures then this fine specimen...
Category
Early 20th Century European Black Forest Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Hide, Wood, Paint
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H 17.5 in W 7 in D 5.4 in
Largest Leather Rhino Stool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, Signed
By Abercrombie & Fitch, Dimitri Omersa
Located in Lisse, NL
A wonderful and original collectors example of the large-size rhinoceros footstool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch.
This impressive size and highly decorative design Rhi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
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H 17 in W 41.5 in D 13.2 in
Murano Large Pink Bubbles Bunny Rabbit Gold Leaf Egg Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink bubbles and golden egg Italian art glass Easter Bunny rabbit sculpture. The rabbit is very nicely detailed with a cute face, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 12 in W 4.63 in D 7.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Paper Machee Sculpture of a Leopard by Bert van Oers, 1980
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare one of a kind Mid-Century Modern sculpture of a leopard.
Design by Bert van Oers.
Striking Dutch design dated 1980.
Original hand-crafted and hand-painted paper mac...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Paper
H 25.99 in W 58.67 in D 16.15 in
Boxer Dog Life-Size Majolica Statue Sculpture, Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1970s
By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Vienna, AT
An eye-catching and ornamental vintage life-size figurine of a boxer dog, standing 34 inches tall. This handcrafted and hand-painted statue, made from glazed ceramic/pottery, was pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Gorgeous Bronze Equestrian Sculpture on Green Marble Base by Cyrus Dallin
By Cyrus Edwin Dallin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous bronze sculpture of a horse mounted on marble by Cyrus Dallin (1861-1944) , a celebrated Utah-born sculptor, educator, and Indigenous rights advocate who lived and worked i...
Category
1950s American Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black Forest Swiss 1880s Carved Wooden Grazing Cow with Bell on Neck
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest Swiss hand-carved wooden cow from circa 1880. This exquisitely hand-carved wooden cow is a pristine example of Black Forest artistry from circa 1880, originating from ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Small Bronze Group of a Prancing Stag
Located in London, GB
A Small Bronze Group of a Prancing Stag
Bronze, gilt bronze
South Germany; Nuremberg or Augsburg
Late 17th Century / Circa 1620
SIZE: 12cm high - 4¾ ins high
This bronze group, mad...
Category
17th Century German Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sleek Bronze Seagull Skimmer by P.S. Bowe Circa 1983
Located in Bernville, PA
Incredible sleek bronze Seagull Skimmer by P.S. Bowe mounted on a beautiful mahogany base. Bronze is signed and marked on bottom P.S. Bowe circa 1983 3 of 7. Dimensions 30 inches lon...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Industrial Bird Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional artistically made Industrial five Bird Sculpture art , from of solid iron , could use as sculpture decoration ,or as fireplace screen.
Professionally rust treated and se...
Category
20th Century Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Exceptional Carrara Marble Winged Sphinges by F.-E. Piat, France, 1873
By Frédéric - Eugène Piat 1
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed E. Piat and dated 1873
Exposed under the n°3097 at the Salon of 1874
Each of these sphinges, sculpted in white Carrara marble, stands on a serpentine base made of a large s...
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1870s French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
H 57.49 in W 37.01 in D 22.45 in
Large Lomonosov Russian Porcelain Black/ White English Pointer Dog Figurine
By Lomonosov
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Evoke the timeless grace of classic English charm with this exquisite porcelain English Pointer dog figurine. Perfectly captured in a serene resting pose, this large statuette showca...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.75 in W 11.5 in D 3.25 in
Massive Pair of Mid Century Silvered Bronze & Enameled Tang Style Horses
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Pair of Mid Century Silvered Bronze and Enameled Tang Style Horses, Style of Tony Duquette
Late 20th Century
Presenting an exceptional find: a pair of Mid Century Silvered B...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Scale Italian Majolica Hollywood Regency Terracotta Cheetah / Leopard
By Meiselman Imports
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful large scale Hollywood Regency Era terracotta seated cheetah / leopard attributed to Meiselman Imports. What a face! He has a vibrant majolica glaze and is in ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Sculpture by Abraham PALATNIK (1928-2020) Cat, plexiglass. Brazil, 1970s
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Torino, IT
Sculpture of
Abraham PALATNIK
(1928-2020)
Cat,
plexiglass.
ORIGIN
Brazil
PERIOD
1970s
AUTHOR
Abraham PALATNIK
born in 1928 in Natal, Brazil, and died in 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, wa...
Category
1970s Brazilian Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
H 7.88 in W 4.73 in D 1.58 in
Bulldog Statues Circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Bulldog Statues
England circa 1910
Cast iron and bronze bulldog statues with chain leashes.
13”w x 11”d x 19”h
Category
1910s English Edwardian Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration Object for Home Décor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver Plate, Silver, Metal
No Reserve
H 7.09 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Antique Decorative Figurine ANETTE EDMARK. Horse Head, Ceramics
Located in Hampshire, GB
Beautifully stylized horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty.
This unique art piece is a great chance t...
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Early 1900s Danish Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic
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H 11.03 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
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1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 9.06 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tiger by Ronzan, Italy, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A painted and glazed ceramic tiger sculpture by Ronzan, Italy, 1950s.
A gorgeous piece with great details.
The white areas on the photos are reflections of the artificial light from ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Arthur Court Rabbit Wine Cooler or Ice Bucket
By Arthur Court
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing Arthur Court rabbit working in service as a wine cooler or ice bucket. Having floppy ears, stone eyes, and brass hands and feet. Who would have thought cooling wine could be ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Art Deco Period Bronze "Hunting Dogs" by Clovis Masson
By Clovis Edmond Masson
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful 20th century Art Deco Period Bronze "Hunting Dogs" by Clovis Masson (1838 – 1913, France),circa 1930, France
This Signed Sculpture by the French Artist Clovis Edmond Masson...
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1930s French Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
France Art Deco Horse, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
It was exhibited in the original Miami beach antique show and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Horse in wood and chrome.
We have specialized in the sale of ...
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1940s French Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Walter Bosse Wiener Dog Brass Figurine with Lantern Thermometer, Baller, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century desk thermometer, consisting of a nice wiener dog / sausage dog figurine made of brass and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A very humorous design by Wal...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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H 6 in W 5 in D 2.25 in
Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Baby Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass baby duck bird figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" serie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 4.63 in W 2.75 in D 4 in
Walter Bosse Cancer Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Cancer figurine, made of brass, designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria, in the 1950s. In very good condition.
We offer more Water Bosse brass objec...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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H 2 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
Murano Venetian Vintage Glass Mouse Figure, 1950s-1960s
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful vintage Italian Murano novelty glass mouse figure standing wearing a long 'robe' in red cased in amber glass with a large white button with large amber glass feet, tail ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sainte-Radegonde French Art Deco Ceramic Pigeons 1935
By Sainte Radegonde
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco antelope couple sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalogue, page #8 (see photo). Measures: Width:...
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1930s French Art Deco Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Recumbent Lion Figure, Continental, Bronze Animal Sculpture, After Barye
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage recumbent lion figure. A Continental, bronze animal sculpture after Antoine-Louis Barye, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Superb detail accentuates thi...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 8.08 in W 11.42 in D 6.3 in
French Ceramic Shellfish Ashtray, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
French vintage 1960's-1970's ceramic ashtray by Vallauris in the shape of an orange brown shellfish with specks of gold on the edges.
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rene Lalique Boxed Large Frosted Art Glass Jaguar Cat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and exceptional Lalique art glass figure of a Jaguar cat in clear and frosted glass dating from 1999. The prowling Jaguar has moulded markings to its body with a etched signa...
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1990s French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux.
A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze hound dog sculpture. Beautifully modeled and patinated French hunting hound on red oval marble base; great movement with two raised paws. France, late 19th century.
Dimensions...
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Late 19th Century French Used Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Travertine Animals; Elephant, Anteater, Hippo, & Rhino, Flli Mannelli for Raymor
By Fratelli Manelli, Fratelli Mannelli, Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury collection of animals rendered in carved travertine designed by Flli Mannelli for Raymor, Italy, 1960s,
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Animal Sculptures
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Travertine
H 2 in W 3.25 in D 0.75 in
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Used Animal Sculptures For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of used animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used animal sculptures was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and bronze. Used animal sculptures have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Used animal sculptures made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made used animal sculptures over the years, but those made by Walter Bosse, Hertha Baller and Sergio Bustamante are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Used Animal Sculptures?
Prices for used animal sculptures start at $1 and top out at $2,300,000 with the average selling for $1,575.
Finding the Right Animal Sculptures for You
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.
Questions About Used Animal Sculptures
- Can tusk be used for sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Yes, ivory tusks can be used for sculptures and figurines. However, the U.S. and many other countries have banned the import of ivory, meaning many artists no longer work with the material. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of sculptures from some of the world's top galleries.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To produce his sculptures, Pablo Picasso used many different materials. He worked in clay, metal and bronze for many pieces. In addition, he gathered discarded everyday objects, discarded paper and used wood to produce some of his work. You'll find a range of Pablo Picasso art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Auguste Rodin used a variety of materials for his sculptures, including bronze, marble, plaster and clay. One of his most famous works, The Thinker, is a bronze piece mounted on a stone pedestal. Find a selection of Auguste Rodin art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Louise Nevelson used found wooden forms and made sculptures in steel, aluminum, plexiglass and other materials. Her artistic journey often featured wood, as she found it fascinating, but she added plastics and formica in the 1960s. In the 1970s she began to work on a gigantic scale with aluminum and steel. Shop a selection of Louise Nevelson pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Richard Serra prefers to use steel for his sculptures. He narrows that down and reports that rolled Cor-Ten steel with an evenly rusted surface is his favorite medium. The artist has experimented in other mediums, including film, but is best noted for his large-scale steel structures. Shop a selection of Richard Serra pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Henry Moore used holes in his sculptures to create the illusion that his work was growing from an empty center. His sculptures Oval with Points and Double Oval are two examples of the technique. You'll find a selection of Henry Moore art on 1stDibs.
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Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.
These Soft Sculptures Are Childhood Imaginary Friends Come to Life
Miami artist and designer Gabriela Noelle’s fantastical creations appeal to the Peter Pan in all of us.
This Vivacious Teapot Has Agnes Martin on One Side and Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Other
Ceramist Roberto Lugo brings a street-art sensibility to a dainty serving vessel while paying homage to his artistic heroes.
This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
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