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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Stag and Hunting Dogs, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A patinated bronze sculpture of a stag and hunting dogs, 19th century. Sculpture by A.Laplanche in patinated bronze representing a stag and hunting dogs, 19th century. H: 49cm, W: 6...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Majestic & Lifelike Antique Alabaster Bald Eagle Sculpture w. Glass Eyes
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent hand-carved eagle on a rock sculpture. Most people are not capable of drawing a picture of an eagle, but this artist has sculpted a majestic and lifelike eagle out of a ...
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Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster

Épreuve Unique En Bronze De De Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879), « Mazagran »
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Rarissime bronze de Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) représentant un sujet allégorique sur la défense de Mazagran, un exemple actuellement identifié. Sculpture en bas relief, transposit...
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

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 Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Finest Quality Antique Hand Carved & Painted Black Forest Boar / Hog Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing workmanship and mint Black Forest boar wall sculpture. This perfect condition antique wooden sculpture of a wild hog on a wall plaque originates from the German Black Forest...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and intricately detailed Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle. This fierce scene of a horse being gored by a bull displays a powerful and...
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19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Wood Eagle Vase
Located in Austin, TX
French Black Forest carved wood eagle vase , circa 1880. Height / 10.3 inches.
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1880s French Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Hastings, GB
A seated pair of circa 1860 large Staffordshire dogs, textured coats and very well painted, the faces to resemble Kind Charles II moustached ...
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1860s English Early Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Quality pair of antique Victorian brass door stops
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian brass door stops depicting a fantastic solid brass model of a horse standing on a shaped brass moulded base.
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Bulldog dog sculpture signed J.B. Made in America late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Golden antimony metal sculpture, depicting an English Bulldog dog, mounted on a veined black marble base. Signed J. B. America circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Brass Sculpture of Monkey Holding Business Card Holder, Late 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century Brass Sculpture of Monkey Holding Business Card Holder
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Late 19th Century European Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures

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Brass

A painted terracotta tobacco holder depicting a poodle dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted terracotta sculpture, depicting a black poodle dog with a red collar, acting as a tobacco holder. Austria circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Horse bronze sculpture, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting a moving horse, fixed on a rectangular bronze base. France circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases. circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag" Item # C104009 A superb pair of 19th century p...
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Early 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

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 Animal Sculptures

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Art Glass

A gilt bronze sculpture of birds, signed Pautrot, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A bronze gilt sculpture of birds are standing over a tree trunk decorated with leaves and flowers. Round plane base. Signed Pautrot, France circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture in silver and malachite, depicting a dancing bear, Russia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Silver sculpture depicting a piper, a dancer and a small dancing bear in the centre. Malachite base in the shape of a crescent moon Russia, around 1880.
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Malachite, Silver

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 ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Small Staffordshire Spaniels
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of lovely 19th century English Staffordshire small spaniels. The faces are adorable on this pair, and they are sponge painted decorated, which are unusual and interesting. Th...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Bavent Ceramic Hare or Rabbit Model, French 1890s
Located in South Salem, NY
Crafted in the 1890s in France, this Bavent Ceramic Hare model is a testament to the artistry of its time. Fashioned from terracotta majolica and adorned with a cool white glaze, the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair of Exceptional Carrara Marble Winged Sphinges by F.-E. Piat, France, 1873
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 Antique Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Sculpture of a Stag in Freedom by Aignon, Sculptor, Napoleon III Period.
By Christophe Gaignon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze sculpture of a stag in freedom by Aignon, sculptor, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A gilt bronze sculpture of a stag in freedom by Aignon, sculptor, marble base, 1...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

HEAVY ANTIQUE SiGNED GRAND TOUR BRONZE STATUE OF THE FOUR HORSES OF SAINT MARKS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Circa 1880 hand made in Italy Grand Tour bronze of the Horses of Saint Marks This i...
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1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

'Elephant Du Senegal' Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Elephant du Senegal' A late 19th century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) of a charging African Elephant. Excellent green patination and hand chased detail. Signe...
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1870s French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

'Pointer' by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late Victorian Bronze Pointer by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879). Excellent patination, signed 'P.J. Mene' to base. Dimensions: H 11cm W 22cm D 9.5cm Origin: French Date: Circa...
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1860s French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze of a Hunting Dog with Pheasant
Located in New York, NY
Crafted by the skilled hands of Louis-Albert Carvin, a renowned French artist celebrated for his bronze animalier sculptures, this striking 19th-century masterpiece captures the esse...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Royal Copenhagen. Large porcelain figurine of a white snowy owl. Before 1900.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Large porcelain figurine of a white snowy owl. Before 1900. Number 467. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: Width 18.0 cm x Height 22.0...
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19th Century Danish Antique Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

SUBLIME LARGE & DECORATIVE FORMER MERRY GO ROUND ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN ROCKING HORSE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original antique Victorian circa 1860 merry go round horse...
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1860s High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Oak

19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot. Height / 12 inches. Diameter / 12 inches.
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

19th Century English Gilt Bronze Dead Finch Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century English life-size gilt bronze sculpture delicately captures the poignant beauty of a dead finch, meticulously crafted with intricate detail. In Victorian England, d...
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19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

PAIR OF ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS 19th Century Earthenware English in molded, relief and gilded ceramics. Wear on the gold. Height: 38 cm. good conditions for the time
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Earthenware

English Brass Dolphin Intertwined Trident Doorstop, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass winged dolphin intertwined trident doorstop resting on molded edge rectangular base, Early 19th Century.
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1840s English George IV Antique Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Champion
Located in Greenwich, CT
An equestrian stable mascot of a champion horse, finely sculpted in English oak, capturing his alert, expressive face, with great attention to detail. Glass eyes. Mounted on a shield...
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1870s English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Oak

Antique Wood Animal Horse Sculpture, Northern Swedish Folk Art Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique wooden horse sculpture from northern Sweden. The horse is from around 1850 and has a body in pine with original paint. The sculpture is made by hand and a one of a kind piece...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures

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Pine

Exquisite Steel Engraved Qajar Cow Ceremonial Staff
Located in New York, NY
This 19th-century Qajar head of a bull ceremonial staff is a remarkable artifact that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic finesse of the Qajar dynasty...
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19th Century Persian Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Steel

19th Century Bronze Sculture Hares by Pierre-Jules Mène
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined small bronze sculpture with a group of hares. Accurate anatomical proportions. With the original patina. Signed on the base: PJ Mène. Pierre-Jules Mêne (25 March 1810 – ...
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1860s French Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

English Pair of Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This lovely pair of Staffordshire Dogs are named so for the area in England they originate. Two seated King Charles Spaniel dogs with delica...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Paint

Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs 3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs 3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Italian Pair Of Marble Lions With Heraldic Shield c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century exquisite pair of Italian marble lions, each bearing a heraldic shield. Carved meticulously from Carrara marble, renowned for its purity and elegance, these maje...
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1880s Italian Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Antique Late 1800s Black Forest Pipe with Hand Carved Deer and Stag Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted gentleman's or hunter's pipe from circa 1890. For the collectors of antique Black Forest carvings in general and of rare pipes in particular, we also have this Swi...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Metal

English bronze recumbent Spaniel, c. 1840.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
A bronze figure of a Spaniel, England, c. 1840. The recumbent Spaniel with a charming expression on its face, finely cast, and hand finished, with its hair intricately rendered. Leng...
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1830s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Horse head walking -fragment- white marble from carrara -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, horse sculpture, marble horse, carrara marble sculpture, sculpture made in Italy. Sculpture of a fragment of an incedent horse in the march Resting on a basalt and iron b...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Animal Sculptures

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Marble

French large Bronze of a Lion after Claude Michel Clodion, 19th century
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Very fine and large bronze of a reclining lion. Many details, such as the treatment of the lion’s mane demonstrate the sculptor’s mastery skill, as well as an understanding of the an...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century French Carved Marble Lion Sculpture Signed P. Ruggeri
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble lion sculpture. Created in Italy circa 1890, and hand carved of variegated...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Pair Staffordshire Cows and Calves
Located in Maidstone, GB
A rare pair of 19th Century Staffordshire cows with their feeding calves, nicely coloured ceramic enamels, made circa 1880. 24 cm (9 inches) long, 20 cm (7.5 inches) high, 12 cm (4....
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1880s British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Austrian Cast Bronze Bull Sculpture circa 1890's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Cast bronze bull sculpture, circa 1890s.
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique bronze table bell cat in a top hat, France 1880
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze table bell cat in a top hat. France 1880-1900
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

A Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Eagle with Bronze Tokugawa Mon Base
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era bronze eagle on a perch. The eagle, with its head lowered and wings outspread, reflects the dynamic energy and alertness characteristic of these majestic birds. The detailing, likely down to the feathers and talons, showcases the skill of the Meiji era bronze artisans, known for their precision and attention to naturalistic forms. The tasseled bronze stand with gilt mounts not only provides a stable perch for the eagle but also adds a touch of elegance and ornate detailing. Circa the early 19th century. Antique Japanese Bronze Bird Sculptures...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Fifteen Antique Miniature Carved Black Forest Bears
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fifteen 19th century antique miniature carved black forest bears. Some standing, some sitting down, some with original glass eyes. In lovely original condition. A charming collec...
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19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

Pair of Antique Victorian Quality Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality Staffordshire dogs having brown and white coloured coats with gold collars, chains and padlocks unusual front leg In perfect original condition ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Late 19th Century Bronze Cocker Spaniel
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century cocker spaniel holding a toy in it's mouth. Bronze.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Palatial Pair of French Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial Pair of French Baroque Revival Style 19th Century Carved Marble Sitting Lions, the very realistic carved pair of posing lions with fine attention to detail, ...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Antique & Large Black Forest Gun / Rifle Rack w. Hand Carved Deer Head Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and impressive Black Forest rack for hunting guns, circa 1870-1890. If you are looking for the perfect antique to decorate one of the walls in your hunting room, home office o...
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19th Century European Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Jaguar Debout" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
An impressive late 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a standing panther with excellent rich green patina and very fine hand chased surface detail. Raised on an integral base, si...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Alfred Jacquemart : "Harnessed oxen", F.Barbedienne cast bronze sculpture, XIX c
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Alfred JACQUEMART (1824-1896,, France) : "Harnessed oxen" (large model) Bronze sculpture with nuanced brown "chocolate" patina representing two harnessed oxen. Old cast. Signed "A ...
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1880s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Wooden Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century wooden horse. Dry scraped to charming time worn patina.
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair Of Heraldic Lions, Oak Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair of heraldic lions, oak sculptures, 19th century
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19th Century European Louis XIII Antique Animal Sculptures

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Oak

Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Biche Buvant" by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very rare mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of a doe drinking by the side of a lake, the bronze with fabulous rich brown patina and very fine hand chased surface detail, rais...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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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.

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