Animal Sculptures
Animal Sculptures For Sale
Color: Gold
Bronze Animal Deer and Fawn Late 19th Century Signed Fratin
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century animal bronze signed Fratin representing a wild animal having captured a young deer. Bronze mounted on wooden terrace Dimension height 29 cm for a length of 45 cm a...
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Late 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Steve Kestrel Patinated Bronze Waverly Koi Fish Sculpture
Located in Gardena, CA
Steve Kestrel (American 20th C) Patinated Bronze Waverly Koi Fish Sculpture
Steve Kestrel (American 20th C) patinated bronze Waverly Koi Fish sculpture. The sculpture depicts a hand carved fish...
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20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Greyhound Animal Bronze by Pj Mène
Located in Marseille, FR
Greyhound in hard bronze patina from the 19th century by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) measuring 13 cm in height, 17.5 cm in length and 7 cm in depth.
Additional information:
Mat...
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Bronze Dolphins Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice small bronze dolphins sculpture on a green marble base, circa 1990s. The piece has a wonderful patina and measures 4"W x 3"D x 5.75"H;...
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20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Tiger Carrying Gazelle by Paul-Édouard Delabr
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAUL-ÉDOUARD DELABRIERRE [after]
French, 1829-1912
Tiger Carrying a Gazelle
Sand-cast with dark-brown overall patina circa 1910 signed in cast "E. DELABRIERRE" situated over conf...
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20th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Elephant by Jean de la Fontinelle, 1930
Located in London, GB
Jean de la Fontinelle (French, 1900-1974)
A beautifully modelled Art Deco silvered bronze sculpture in the form of an elephant, with trunk aloft and legs resting on a heptagonal plinth as if performing in the circus. The bronze is mounted on a rectangular green marble base, and the silvered plinth is signed L FONTINELLE.
de la Fontinelle exhibited at the Exposition des Artistes Animaliers in Paris in 1929, and was a contemporary of Paul Jouve, André Margat...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Chissotti Filippo, Italy 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Flippo Chissotti, also known as Chiss, studied at the Albertina Academy where he had sculptor Marino Marini as his teacher. In the first years of the post-war period he held his firs...
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1960s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Animal Bronze Unsigned Panther
Located in Marseille, FR
Unsigned 19th century animal bronze of a panther attacking a horse, the horse's tail is missing. The dimensions are 12 cm high, 15 cm wide and 7 cm deep.
Additional information:
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Arab Water Carrier by Didier Debut
Located in London, GB
Arab Water Carrier by Dieder Debut
An excellent French late 19th Century Art Nouveau bronze, of a an Arab man Carrying two jugs, one on each arm. With good detail and a rich brown p...
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Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" sculpture, finely cast figure of a bear holding a twig, standing on a roped revolving, iron pedestal.
The simp...
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19th Century Russian High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Ormolu
Seguso Murano Label Vintage Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture / figurine. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece is profusely covered in gold...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Animal Bronze with Heron on Base, 1900 Period
Located in Marseille, FR
Heron in patinated bronze on a 1900 period base, 8 cm high for a base diameter of 7.5 cm.
Additional information:
Material: bronze.
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
XIXth Century Animal Bronze Cane with Its 6 Ducklings by Pj Mêne
Located in Marseille, FR
Cane with its 6 animal bronze ducklings by PJ Mêne. XIXth century. Brown patina. Number 33 on the terrace dimension 15 cm in length for 9 cm in height and 7 cm...
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Animal Bronze with a Group of Ducks by P. J Mène Period 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Group of ducks in patinated bronze medal of P. J Mène. XIXth century. Signature on the terrace. Dimension length 13.5 cm. 9 cm high and 8.5 cm deep.
Additional information:
Mater...
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Irénée Rochard, France, Colossal Sculpture, Fighting Deer
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Irénée Rochard (1906-1984), France. Colossal sculpture in patinated bronze on a marble base. Fighting deer. Mid-20th century.
Measures: 75 x 28.5 x 17.5 cm.
In excellent condition....
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Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Wild Boar Hunt” by Auguste Lechesne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AUGUSTE-JEAN-BAPTISTE LECHESNE
French, 1815-1888
"Chasse au Sanglier" [The Wild Boar Hunt]
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed along front edge "AUGUST...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Putti on Tortoise
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming figural sculpture of a Putti with trident riding on a tortoise. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, the tortoise was a symbol of love and fertility; the tortoise was...
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20th Century French Rococo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1980s Bronze and Glass Horse Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s bronze and glass horse sculpture.
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Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Lost Wax Cast Bronze Statuette of a Deer Mounted on Marble Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage lost wax cast bronze statuette of a deer on marble base. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (à la cire perdue) which allows for great precision and fine...
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Jules Moigniez Figurative Animal Sculpture of Two Pheasants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wonderfully playful French animaliers study of two pheasants eating wheat has a nice golden patina and finely finished hand chased surface detail, r...
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Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Horse Sculpture by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Sculpture of a horse in bronze numbered and signed
Miguel Berrocal.
Good condition with a nice patina.
Good quality of cast.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Statue of a Panther Eating an Alligator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu statue of a panther eating an alligator signed by Jules Moigniez. The statue is raised on an oblong base with a wonderfully executed ground like design. The wonderfully executed ormolu panther is clutching at the alligator while attacking it. The richly chased alligator has its tail wrapped around the panther's neck and displays exceptional attention to detail.
Jules Moigniez was a renowned French sculptor. Born in 1835 in Senlis and died in Saint-Martin-du-Terte (Seine-et-Oise) in 1894. He was the student of Cornolera and started to exhibit his work in 1855. There is a famous sculpture of his called 'Chien D'arret avec faison' 'Dog with Pheasant...
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Parrots in a Tree Lost Wax Cast Sculpture with Dark and Bronze Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A contemporary lost wax cast bronze sculpted group depicting two parrots on a tree with hand-applied bronze and black patina. Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax (...
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cabela's Replica Bears Bronze Sculpture "Fierce Encounter" by Michael Hamby
Located in Toledo, OH
Cabela's replica bronze sculpture of two fighting bears tiled "Fierce Encounter" by Michael Hamby. Great condition, no chips or cracks. Dimensions: 13...
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20th Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Empty Pocket Snail Red Marble Base, Early Twentieth
Located in Marseille, FR
Empty snail pocket in spelter by Théodore Hingre red marble base, height 28 cm for a width of 22 cm and a depth of 13 cm. Period early twentieth. note ...
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Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Austrian Novelty Bronze Monkey Feeding Baby Bronze Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual novelty Austrian bronze sculpture of a monkey trying to feed their young with a large spoon dating from around 1900. The figure is well modeled and portrays a large se...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Asia Horse Animal Bronze, Late 19th CenturyAsia Horse Animal Bronze, Late 19th C
Located in Marseille, FR
Animal bronze horse Asia (?). The dimensions are 16 cm high, 23 cm wide and 7 cm deep estimated time late XIX th.
Additional information:
Material: Bro...
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Late 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Ram Sculpture on Lucite Plinth Signed M. Katz
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Brutalist bronze ram sculpture on Lucite plinth signed M. Katz.
Category
20th Century Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Egyptian Cow Animal Bronze Dated 1911 Signed Robert Bousquet (1894-1917)
Located in Marseille, FR
19th century animal bronze signed Robert Bousquet (1894-1917) dated 1911 representing a humped Egyptian cow called gamus Dimension length 53 cm for 31 cm high and 13.5 cm deep.
Addi...
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Standing Hen” Vienna Bronze by Franz Bergman, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
“Standing Hen” Vienna bronze by Franz Bergman - circa 1900.
A very fine early 20th century cold painted Austrian bronze study of a standing hen with excellent hand chased surface detail and fine naturalistic colour, signed with the Bergman ‘B’ in an amphora vase
Franz Bergman - Austrian, 1861 - 1936 - is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze...
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20th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Ostrich Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Whimsical bronze ostrich sculpture reminiscent of the designs of Giacometti. The ostrich egg, also of bronze, sits in the body of the sculpture and is n...
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1980s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Miguel Berrocal Paloma Jet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Paloma (Jet) pitcher and cup by Miguel Berrocal, 1976.... signed and numbered 449 of 2000.... comes with book.
Category
1970s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937) bronze Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937) bronze
Bronze Figure of a Mother Dog with Two Puppies, Maternite, the recumbent dog with two hungry pups, dark brown...
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Late 19th Century French Modern Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barovier Toso Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 birds available as shown). Elegant and rare Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. Documented to designer Ercole Barovi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aged Bronze Bucking Broncos
Located in New York, NY
Pair of mid century Bucking Bronco horse figures with articulating back leg.
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Snell Johnson "NV Pingo" Bronze Horse Bust
Located in New York, NY
Snell Johnson (American, 1929-2001) bronze horse bust sculpture of NV Pingo mounted on an ovoid wooden base, titled, signed, numbered and marked "S-1...
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20th Century American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Top Quality Arts and Crafts Coal Hod or Bucket w. Bronze Stylized Bat Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and top quality workmanship, Arts & Crafts bucket.
If this unique Arts & Crafts bucket did not have the bronze sculptures and handle on top then we would have been quite cert...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Art Deco Bronze Bust of a Deer by Georges Raoul Garreau, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bust of a deer signed by Georges Raoul Garreau. Patinated bronze on a green marble base. France 1930.
Literature:
Dictionnaire des peintre...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Salviati Murano White Amber Gold Italian Art Glass Birds Centerpiece Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous matched pair of vintage Murano hand blown white, dark amber and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on branch sculptures. Documented to th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare 18K Gold, Enamel and Diamond Mounted Carved Labradorite Turkey Bird
By Manfred Wild
Located in New York, NY
A rare 18K gold, enamel and diamond mounted carved labradorite turkey / Capercaillie bird sculpture on a petrified wood base, attributed to Manfred Wild, Idar-Oberstein, Germany.
Very finely crafted of the highest quality and best color Madagascar labradorite with excellent labradorescence. The entire hand carved turkey displays and excellent shimmer effect known as labradorescence.
Madagascar labradorite, rich in the phenomenal characteristics of this remarkable gemstone which displays an ever-changing sheen, that is extremely suitable for the rendering of this turkey bird...
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20th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Large Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Basset Hound Dog Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted bronze sculpture is unsigned but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1900. This well executed cast bronze study depicts a basset hound i...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Edwardian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Animal Bronze with Goat by P. J Leads, Late 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
The animal bronze goat by P. J Mène. Medal patina. Period late nineteenth. Dimension 13.5 cm long 12.5 cm high and 8.5 cm deep.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze
Artist: ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled "Polo Players" by Isidore Bonheur
Located in London, GB
A fabulous late 19th Century animalier bronze group of two opposing polo players on their eager ponies going for the ball with excellent hand chased surface detail and good colour, raised on a stepped naturalistic base and signed I Bonheur
Additional Information
Height: 32 cm
Width: 67 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1880
Materials: Bronze
About
Isidore Bonheur
Isidore Bonheur, born in Bordeaux May 15 1827. Isidore was the third child of Christine Dorotheé Sophie Marquis (1797–1833), a musician, and Oscar-Raymond Bonheur (1796–1849) (a landscape and portrait painter and an early adherent of Saint-Simonianism, a Christian-socialist sect that promoted the education of women alongside men). Isidore was the brother of Auguste Bonheur...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maitland Smith Bronze Monkey Elephant Palm Tree Sculpture Candle Holder, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Maitland Smith Bronze Monkeys riding elephant palm tree sculpture candle holder - a Pair. Item features large impressive size, cast ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Neoclassical Bronze Of Androcles and the Lion
Located in Rochester, NY
Large French Neoclassical sculpture of Androcles and the Lion. Exceptional quality casting and patina. Mid 19th century.
The runaway slave Androcles became friends with a wounded lion...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Animalier Bronze Study Entitled 'Cheval Debout' by Isidore Bonheur
Located in London, GB
Fabulous late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing horse with wonderful rich dark brown lightly rubbed to mid/golden brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, signed I Bonheur
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 13 cm
Length: 19 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Kjellberg
Page no. 177
SKU: 8526
DESCRIPTION
Isidore Bonheur
Bonheur Cheval– Isidore Bonheur (1827 ~ 1901) was born on May 15th 1827 in Bordeaux, France, and died in Paris in 1901. He was an important Animalier sculptor, the brother of Rosa Bonheur, and brother-in-law to Hippolyte Peyrol the founder. The Bonheurs were a well known family of painters, sculptors and artists. Isidore studied painting under the tutelage of his father at a very early age. He moved on to sculpture in 1848 with his first Salon entry of a plaster study of An African Horseman attacked by a lion. Isidore Bonheur continued exhibiting his sculpture throughout the years, both at the Salon in Paris as well as the Royal Academy in London. He won medals at the Salon in 1865 and 1869, and won the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889. Bonheur was awarded the Legion of Honneur in 1895.
Isidore Bonheur’s bronzes range from domestic cattle and sheep, which he excelled at, to wild bears and lions as well as equestrian and hunting groups, all done in a very natural and realistic manner. His Le Grand Jockey...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture"Walking Tiger"by Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienn
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Qui Marche"
Patinated bronze Signed in base "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, FRANCE" conceived 1841, cast circa 1880-1900
Item # 110UGP10Q
Barye's ability to merge our romantic idealization of nature with a colder reality of nature's predator is beautifully represented in this striding cat. Originally conceived in 1841, Tigre Qui Marche (Walking Tiger...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Solid Patinated English Bronze Crab Cancer Lidded Ashtray 420
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and heavy solid Bronze Ashtray in the shape of a Crab. This piece is a compliment as a decorative piece and also has a hinged top to be used as an ashtray for your perfect sm...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Vienna Bronze Figure of a Small Lion, Franz Bergmann 'Marked on Bottom'
Located in Wien, AT
Small Vienna bronze figure of a Lion, Franz Bergmann ( marked on bottom, see last picture )
Original condition.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Cold Painted Bronze Monkey Servant
Located in London, GB
A fine and large cold painted monkey servant, Austrian Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of a Child Holding an Unruly Rooster
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and very well detailed bronze of a child bawling while struggling to hold a rooster, standing on a square base. Very well made with great verdigris patina. Suitable for outdoor...
Category
20th Century American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japonisme Art Nouveau Heron Floor Lamp, France, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
An exceptional piece!
Superb sculpture floor lamp in patinated and painted bronze and brass, depicting a Japanese crane (tsuru) / heron / wading bird picking red berries in the middle of lush nature (flowers, water lily leaves).
5 lights with tulip shades in glass / opaline colors.
Art Nouveau / Japonisme style, France, around 1900.
Inspired by the productions of Meiji Japan, which was opening up to the rest of the world, Western artists, particularly the French, were inspired by them. The movement called "Japonisme" was born and from it flowed Art...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Walter Bosse Pelican Sculpture Bronze, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Walter Bosse, Pelican sculpture, bronze, 1950, good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Animal Lion Sculpture
Located in IT
Art Deco bronze animal lion sculpture
Size: W 38 cm, D 14 cm, H 38 cm
Original patina.
A video of the item Is available upon request...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Murano Vintage Orange Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds on Branch Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on tree branch sculpture. Attributed to de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swan Bronze Brutalist Statue, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A unique and highly decorative pair of Brutalist style swan statues in bronze both in a takeoff position. The wings are finely. Carved displaying amazing d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Salviati Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Duck Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown orange, white, and gold flecks Italian art glass bird sculpture. Documented to the Salviati Company, with original label underneath. Profusely cov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Austrian Bronze Bear Cigar Cutter, ca 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A solid bronze bear sculpture desktop cigar cutter manufactured in Austria. The scissor action steel blades are remove-able form the mouth of the roaring bear. Excellent condition. S...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage, Mid-Century, Contemporary and Antique Animal Sculptures
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.