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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Bronze sculture depicting a rhinoceros, France 1870 ca.
Located in Milan, IT
Cast bronze sculpture depicting a rhinoceros emerging from the rock with one leg raised. Glass paste eyes. France 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Irish Bog Oak Hand Carved Inkstand in the Form of an Owl 'Cornelius Goggin'
Located in Central England, GB
An Irish bog oak hand carved inkstand in the form of an owl
Attributed to Cornelius Goggin, Dublin Ireland
This exceptional bog oak inkstand is of a very rare and desirable form....
Category
19th Century Irish Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bog Wood
19th Century English Staffordshire Bisque Whippet Greyhound Dog
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire bisque Whippet / Greyhound dog figurine. This fine fellow is hand painted with exquisite details and would be perfect for the dog ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Girl & Spaniel Dog Figurine
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain figurine featuring a small girl with a yellow bird on her shoulder, seated on an oversized red and white King Charles Spaniel, mounted on...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Era Pierre Jules "P.J." Mene 1810-1879 Bronze Greyhound Sculptures
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A beautiful pair of bronze greyhound sculptures on marble
created by sculptor Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879).
Impressed signed "P.J. MEN...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Deco Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century English Majolica Monkey Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Monkey on a Banana leaf Pitcher.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Patinated Terra Cotta of Bacchanalian Putti Playing with Goat
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely depiction of the neoclassical taste, three putti can be seen playing with a goat. The terra cotta sculpture from the 1800s has a variegated patination, with hues of dark och...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Meissen Porcelain Bird Model
Located in London, GB
A Meissen porcelain bird model
German, late 19th century
Measures: height 15cm, width 15cm, depth 9cm
This elegant miniature, of a ptarmigan or sim...
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Bronze of a Spaniel/Setter Type Dog, Signed P J Mene
By P.J. Mêne
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French bronze of a spaniel/setter type dog. Signed P J Mene
A beautifully modelled portrait study of a dog it looks up from it looks up keenly towards it’s master.
...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Cherub Angel Head Door Knocker, Cast Iron, German, 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 19th century German cherub angel head door knocker, made of heavy metal (maybe cast iron). Nice addition to your front door. Found at an estate ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Silver walking stick with a rooster, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: silver handle depicting a rooster. Ebony shaft. Metal tip. France 1890 ca.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Tang Dynasty Terracotta Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Horse and Rider. China (618-907 AD)
During the Tang Dynasty, horses were revered creature, considered relatives of the mythical...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Cast Bronze Lion Sculptures with Marble Tops After P.J. Mene
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of cast bronze lion sculptures with marble tops after P.J. Mene. These spectacular sculptures are true statement pieces. They stand ta...
Category
19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Staffordshire Equestrian Fox Stirrup Cup
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine 19th century English Staffordshire fox hunting stirrup cup. This charming stirrup cup is in the form of a fox head and hand painted with beaut...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Walking Stick, Handle Depicting a Pug Dog’s Head, France 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: golden metal knob depicting the head of a pug dog. Collar with red and green colored stones, garnet eyes, jet band. Rattan wood barrel. Metal tip. France circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Italy, Later 18th Century
A Italian 18th Century Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, displayed on ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Alabaster Figure of The Medici Lion, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Italian Alabaster Figure of the Medici Lion
Late 19th century Italian carved alabaster 'Grand Tour' souvenir sculpture, after the antique, "The Medici Lion". Carved alabaster mode...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Large Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses After Costou, circa 1870
By Guillame Costou
Located in Central England, GB
This fantastic pair of 19th century finely sculpted, large scale bronze figures are after Guillaume Costou (1677 – 1746. )They each depict a wild prancing horse being restrained by t...
Category
1870s French Louis Philippe Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Models of a Standing Bull and a Running Cow, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A pair of large and finely patinated bronze models of a standing bull and a running cow after models by Isidor-Jules Bonheur, Cast on a Naturalistic Base.
French, circa 1890.
Signed 'I BONHEUR' and stamped 'PEYROL EDITEUR'.
Bonheur was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon and his naturalistic depiction of farm animals, including cattle, was one of his most popular subjects. The bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol, who ran one of the most successful art foundries in Paris at this time.
Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was the son of the painter Raymond Bonheur and younger brother of Rosa Bonheur, the famous sculptor. He was born in Bordeaux and studied painting, at first with his father and then with the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, moving on to sculpture in 1848.
He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 with a painting and plaster study of the same subject ‘African horseman attacked by a lioness’. From then onwards, Bonheur exhibited regularly at the Salon as well as other exhibitions, winning medals in 1865 and 1869 together with the prized Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889.
He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1895.
Most of Bonheur’s casts were by his uncle by marriage, Hippolyte Peyrol, whose tiny foundry mark is often very difficult to find.
Bonheur’s studies range from farm animals, bears and tigers in a very naturalistic vein to equestrian groups. Although noted primarily for his small groups he did complete two large scale commissions, one to his sister Rosa, at Fontainbleau and the other, two stone lions at the steps of the Royal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Anglo Indian Carved Wood Elephant
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing 19th century Anglo Indian elephant and rider with a serene ambiance, having a polychrome finish now aged to perfection. Presented on a classic beveled plinth.
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Vienna Bronze Sculpture of a Dog in Jules Moigniez Style, France, 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
France bronze of a Dog antique figure.
Offered is a bronze figure of a Dog dating circza 1880. He shows an antique patina.In the Style of Jules Moigniez.
Category
1880s French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Carved Wooden Monkey Serving Figure with Cabot Family Provenance
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderfully detailed carved large wooden dressed monkey serving figure sitting on rocks, with glass eyes, gilt highlights, and great overall patina. Ita...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty 17th Century Hand Carved Stone Monkey Temple Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period hand carved stone monkey temple sculpture from the 17th century, depicted seated and holding a round stone disc above its head. Created in China during the Ming Dynasty period which spanned from 1368 to 1644, this hand carved stone sculpture...
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Novelty Bronze Cigars / Cigarettes Humidor Formed as a Cat's Head Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
For cat lovers, Silvered bronze humidor realistically shaped as a cat's head. Opens to reveal humidor space. Large container for cigards and smaller one for cigarettes or matches. La...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Medici Lions
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive pair of 19th century Italian, carrara Marble statues of the Medici Lions, having fine detailed carving and raised on plinth bases, circa 1810.
Batch 7...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century French Spelter Pointer Dog Sculpture on Marble Base Signed Masson
Located in Dallas, TX
The antique spelter sculpture was created in France, circa 1870. Set on a rectangular variegated base, the work features an Irish setter poin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Bear Statue Desktop Accessory German Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s black forest Brienz wood carved desktop accessory in form of a Bear. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand...
Category
1890s German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
“Roaring Jaguar” Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture by Adolphe Geoffroy & Susse
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy, Susse Fondeur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADOLPHE LOUIS VICTOR GEOFFROY
French, 1844-1915
"Panthére Rugissant" (Roaring Jaguar)
Patinated bronze, signed "J. Geoffroy" and "Susse Fre. Paris / Cir...
Category
Late 19th Century French Modern Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of an Italian Grayhound Dog, France, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Sculpture of an italian grayhound. Patinated bronze. The moved base is engraved with decorative motives. Original patina. France circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique circa 1880 Collectable Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, stunning, original circa 1880 Swiss made Black Forest wood, Fox whip hook with glass eyes
Thes...
Category
1880s Swedish Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Puppies
Located in Essex, MA
Well modeled "lion dogs'" modeled after a Pekingese the companion pet of Chinese royalty. Cream colored ground with brown accents.
Category
1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wiener Bronze: a Dog Terrier, Austria 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Wiener bronze depicting a dog Terrier standing, wearing a cap. Wien Austria, circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Brass Mantle Decorations
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of lovely 19th century brass mantle decorations from England. They are a wonderfully molded pair of soldiers mounted on horseback and holding flags. they look as if the are riding swiftly to carry messages over rough terrain. They have wonderful patina and would look perfect in an office...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Sacred Cow Sculpture in Carved Sandstone from Hindu Temple
Located in Kastrup, DK
17-18h century sandstone sculpture depicting a hindu sacred cow.
From hindu temple in India or Burma.
In untouched and in original condition.
India or Burma, 1600-1700.
Category
17th Century Indian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Louis Vidal (1831-1892), Roaring Lion, France
By Louis Vidal
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful roaring lion in gold patinated bronze by the artist and sculptor Louis Vidal (1831-1892) of the Romantic period, France 19th century.
Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 17 x 36 x 9
Secure shipping.
Louis Vidal, Vidal the blind or Vidal-Navatel is a French sculptor born on December 6, 1831 in Nîmes and who passed on May 9th, 1892 in the 12th district of Paris.
Born to an unknown father and Sophie Vidal-Navatel, he grew up in a family of artists, having for stepfather the painter Alexandre Colin who married his mother in second marriage and for half-brother Paul-Alfred Colin. He studied anatomy but became blind around 1853, which prevented him from pursuing this path.
He studied with the animal sculptors Antoine-Louis Barye and Pierre Louis Rouillard and became an animal sculptor himself by replacing sight with touch. This faculty enabled him to create portraits, he perceived the shape of faces by touching them and sculpted them in clay, and remains known as the author of a sculpture representing a roaring lion, as well as that of a bull in bronze, donated by the State to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes in 1867.
Louis Vidal worked in particular with Alfred Barye, son of his master Antoine-Louis Barye. He became a professor of modeling in 1888 at the École Braille in Paris.
A portrait of the artist taken by the photographer Étienne Carjat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Ashtray with a Sculpture of a Bronze Dog Setter, England, 1890
Located in Milan, IT
Ashtray in green Alps marble with a sculpture of a bronze setter. England circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Hand Carved Rocking Horse Still Wearing Authentic Paint
Located in Sofia, BG
Extraordinary hand carved rocking horse made in Italy at the end of 19th century. The piece is still wearing its authentic paint in light blu...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Boston Terrier Black Painted Door Stop, Hubley
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Boston Terrier door stop, cast iron with original black paint.
Beautiful patina.
Category
1890s North American American Classical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Very Rare 19th Century Antique Bronze Cold Painted Eagle Claw Candle Holder
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality made and highly decorative, bronze eagle claw desk piece.
With the holiday season on our doorstep we will be offering a number of season relat...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Dogs Poodles & Pups Figurines
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb rare 19th-Century English Staffordshire pair of poodle dogs with pups seated on blue cushions with gilt accents. These charming dogs are hand ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou
Located in Markington, GB
Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses. Or...
Category
1890s French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clara, Porcelain Figure of a Rhinocerous, 18th Century Original Model, New
By Edouard Verschaffelt
Located in München, DE
An inspiration for artists, musicians and poets since the 18th Century: the armored rhinoceros Clara remains the topic of conversation and at the center of attention.
Clara is an ice...
Category
18th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Diminutive French Bronze of a Seated 'Coiffed' Poodle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 19th century Diminutive French Bronze of a Seated 'Coiffed' Poodle
France, Possibly late 18th century/ early 19th century
The early 19th century French bronze of a seated 'C...
Category
19th Century French Sporting Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Majolica Pigeon Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French Majolica Pigeon wall pocket.
The pigeon have a pink ribbon and carry a white card.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1920s ANTIQUE DECORATIVE BRASS PiGGY BANK
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely 1920s Antique Brass Piggy Bank.
The piggy bank would resemble an actual pig with all the features th...
Category
19th Century British Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Double Romanesque Capital, France, 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Double romanesque capital decorated with two fantastic animals
France, 13th century
Measures: 26,5 x 38,5 x 14,5 cm.
This rare double cap...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Horse’s Head Sculpture, Decorative Part of an English Country House England 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Sculpture in gilded zinc sheet with gold leaf depicting a horse's head. The sculpture is entirely embossed and shows two mane wings. The equine head was a decorative part of an Engli...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
Black Forest Linden Wood Carved Bear Tobacco Box, circa 1900
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Black Forest seated carved bear as a tobacco jar. Finely carved detail. Original glass eyes. Linden Wood.
Dimensions: H 25cm W 15cm D 20cm
Origin: Swiss
Date: circa 1900
...
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Meiji Japanese Patinated and Gold Speckled Bronze on Wooden Stand
Located in New York, NY
Antique Meiji Japanese Patinated and Gold Speckled Bronze on Original Wooden Stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Quality Pair of Antique Victorian Bronze Storks/Cranes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian bronze storks or cranes standing on bronze tortoises
A charming pair displaying first class design and craftsmanship ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Carved Patinated Leather Rhino Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, antique rhinoceros sculpture was crafted in France, circa 1880. The detailed leather figure standing on his four legs is in excellen...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Leather Horse, Italy, Late 19th, Early 20th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Papier-mâché horse covered in leather with metal elements.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
French Late 19th Century Wall-Mounted Statue of a Cast Iron Horse’s Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French late 19th century wall mounted statue of a cast iron horse's head. The statue displays an oblong back plate and lovely intricate ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Boar Bronze & Iron Chenet Andirons / Fireplace Decoration
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A 19th century French bronze gilt boar head. The boar with inlaid Glass eyes.
D'ore (Gilt) bronze chenets, cast with the figure of a boar head.
Boar Bronze...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Louis Riche, Bronze Study of Lions
By Louis Riché
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th-early 20th century Bronze study of a male lion and lioness,
Signed; L. Riche, French, 1877-1949.
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Carved Bowl, Peasant Couple, Napoleon III., 1840s-1850s
Located in Greven, DE
Unique antique hand carved bowl made of wood.
France, mid 19th century.
The small bowl was used in former households as a salt oder herb bowl, which was placed in the middle of t...
Category
1840s French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Jules Moigniex Sculpture of Patridge Family in Polished Bronze
Located in Essex, MA
Antique French bronze sculpture of a partridge family by Jules Moigniez, 19th century. Exquisitely chiseled and cast, as is almost always the case wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique 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.