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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1940s
French Antique Copper-Electrotype Sculpture “Chien Braque”, Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Chien Braque Suet no. 1"
Patinated copper-electrotype signed "P.J. MÊNE 1842" in naturalistic base, handwritten in...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Folk Art Walking Stick, USA 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick. Painted wooden cane with snake curled at the shaft. America XIX century.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Chimeras
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of chimeras covered in gold and copper.
Creatures from Chinese mythology, combination of different animals that have different supernatural characteristics.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Black Basalt Lions
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
These stately and imposing lions each recline on a rectangular base, their splendidly carved faces and paws rendered in fine detail, their tails wrapped around their haunches. Caught in repose, the lions wear wise, almost pensive expressions, but Wedgwood's masterful rendering of their musculature hints at the power and ferocity of these magnificent creatures.
This work is executed in black basalt...
Category
19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Large 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Multi-Coloured Parrot
Located in London, GB
19th-century Meissen Figure featuring a vibrant and lifelike portrayal of a Parrot on Branch. This meticulously crafted masterpiece showcases multi-colour detailing, bears the authen...
Category
19th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Lead Ornamental Garden Rooting Pig, Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American lead ornamental garden rooting pig, late 19th century.
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lead
Large Bronze Sculpture of an Injured Lioness, by Charles Valton, France
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Large bronze animal sculpture with brown patina representing an injured lioness. Exceptional quality, magnificent patina, in perfect con...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Rare And Remarkable Bronze American Bison, Circa 1885 By Franz Bergmann
Located in London, GB
A finely cast lost-wax bronze with a deep coloured patina. Made in Austria, this piece is exceptionally rare and unusually large in size for a Bergmann bronze exuding a powerful pres...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Antique circa 1800 Hand Carved Royal Armorial Lion from Coat of Arms Crest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1800 hand carved Royal English Armorial Crest / Coat of Arms Lion.
A truly stunning piece,...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
American Copper Full Bodied Pig Directional Weathervane on Stand, circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Copper full bodied pig directional weathervane resting on squared iron stand, late 19th century.
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc
Antique Bronze Sculpture, Dog, Bulldog, Late 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bronze sculpture, depicting a sitting bulldog.
Nicely chiseled bronze work o a marble base.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pierre Jules Mene Bronze Sitting Hound, c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Mid 19th Century Pierre Jules Mene Bronze Sitting Hound, c1860
Additional information:
Date : c1860
Period : Napoleon III
Origin : Paris, Fr...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Jules Mene, French Bronze “Ibrahim” Equestrian Horse Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pierre Jules Mene, 1810 Paris until 1879, 'Ibrahim', bronze sculpture, brown aeruginous,standing horse, head slightly twisted in the center signed P.J. Mene.
Category
19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Porcelain Bird Sculpture or Figurine, Hand Painted and Realistic, KPM
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely detailed and realistically modeled and hand painted piece from the Royal Porcelain Manufacturer of Germany, KPM, circa 1900 and in really nice antique condition and ready fo...
Category
1890s German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Bennington Pottery Seated Spaniel with Treacle Glaze, circa 1860s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Bennington pottery seated spaniel with treacle glaze, circa 1860s.
From the Bennington factory in Vermont USA.
A text book example, in well cared for antique condition...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
A Pair Of Mid-19th Century Chatsworth Lions
Located in London, GB
Originally carved in marble for Chatsworth house by Canova Both lions in repose, cast in iron with a patinated finish.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
American Gilt Copper & Cast Iron Full Bodied Rooster Weathervane, circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American gilt copper and cast iron full bodied rooster weathervane mounted on stand, Late 19th Century
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antoine-Louis Barye '1795-1875' Signed Bronze of Lion Crushing a Snake ca. 1870
Located in CH
Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris, 1795-1875). Lion crushing a Snake. Bronze with a brown patina signed Barye on the left hand side of the base. The bronze sculpture is sitting on a black m...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Polychrome Wooden Horse
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved wooden horse from the 19th century in polychrome wood from England
Very beautiful movement which has a lot of charm
Beautiful patina
The dimensions include the bo...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Equestrian Bronze, Seated Jockey, P.J. Mene
By P.J. Mêne
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 19th century equestrian bronze of a jockey on horseback by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879) signed "P.J.Mene" on the bronze base and mounted on r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Capodimonte, 19th Century Italian Pair of Majolica Griffons
By Capodimonte
Located in North Miami, FL
Capodimonte 19th Century Italian opposing pair of majolica crowned and winged griffon figures. Both are signed on the bottom base with the signature used from 1771 - 1834. Each featured grasping a shield with painted griffin motifs...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Unicorn the Carousel , 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Animalier Bronze "Taureau Romano" by Jean-Baptiste Clesinger
Located in London, GB
A magnificent late 19th century French bronze study of a large bull in a proud stance, the bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and fine rich brown patina. Raised o...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Francois Levallois, Reclining Dog in Ceramics, Art Deco Style, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Francois Levallois (1882-1965).
Reclining dog in ceramics.
Art Deco style, 1940s.
Marked
In good condition - minor scratch on the plinth.
Dimensions: L 39.5 x H 23.0 cm.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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 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
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
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
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
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
Art Déco Cubist Ceramic Bull, France, circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Déco cubist ceramic sculpture in the shape of a black bull
France ca. 1940
Measures : 28 x 16.5 x 8 cm
Conditions: Excellent, no dents o chips.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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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
Inuit Walrus Tusk Pencil Holder and Letter Opener
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inuit Walrus tusk carved pencil holder and 6" letter opener. Carved with images of a Walrus and Seals. Probably done for the tourist trade in the 1930s or...
Category
1940s American Native American Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ivory
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.