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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large ceramic sculpture of Leopard Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Indulge in the allure of this large ceramic sculpture portraying a magnificent leopard. Crafted in Italy during the 1960s, this vintage masterpiece is a testament to the skilled hand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Polar Bear Bronze, Marble, Bronze, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax casting. Base in marble. On the square base rises a rock formation treated so that it resembles ice in and snow. Above it, the polar bear is placed, which stretches its head...
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20th Century European Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Murano Art Glass Rooster Bird Sculpture w Silver
Located in New York, NY
Murano Art Glass statue sculpture depicting a rooster bird in yellow glass encased in clear glass with silver flecks, apparently unsigned. Dealer: ...
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20th Century Italian Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Mid-20th Century Set of Lion Knife Rests
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century set of 10 lion knife rests, chrome plated, French. Some wear commensurate with age & use. One foot lacking. Measures: 2 7/8" W, 1/2" D, 1 1/8" H.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Chrome

Early 20th Century English Staffordshire Spaniel Dog Figurines, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Facing pair of Staffordshire spaniel figurines, England, c. 1920. Charming hand-painted ceramic King Charles Cavalier Spaniels in black and white paint decoration with a gilt collar...
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1920s English Victorian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Murano Glowing Uranium Italian Art Glass Frog Paperweight Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown glowing green with olive spots Italian art glass frog sculpture, paperweight. or figurine. Created in the manner of the Salviati company. The piec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Modernist Japanese Cast Iron Bird Sculpture 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized cast iron bird sculpture from Japan. Fantastic incised design. Nice patina throughout. Stamped JAPAN. 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Ronneby, Sweden, Blue Glass Fish, Art Glass, 1970s - FREE SHIPPING
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Swedish Fish Animal Sculpture in Art Glass from FM Konstglas Ronneby Sweden. Excellent condition. Dimensions: 18x6x11cm Enter code FREESHIP at che...
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1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Seguso Murano Black White Italian Art Glass Baby Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white spotted Italian art glass baby duck bird figurine sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero" serie...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Modernist Mid-Century Wood and Stone Bird Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic stylized wood bird sculpture. Brass beak and natural stone base. 1950s.  
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Over Cobalt Italian Art Glass Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over cobalt blue Italian art glass giraffe figure sculpture. The piece is documented to the Salviati company, circ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Antique Figural Cast Iron Bulldog Pug Doorstop, Circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural doorstop offers cast iron construction in bulldog or pug form, c1900 Measures - 9.75''H X 4.5''W X 10''D. Catalogue Note: Ask about DISCOUNTED DELIVERY RATES ava...
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Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Vintage Glass Baccarat Eagle Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage glass eagle figurine by Baccarat. This piece will look great on your desk & will make a perfect paperweight.
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20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Sainte-Radegonde French Art Deco Ceramic Pigeons 1935
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco antelope couple sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1930. Illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalogue, page #8 (see photo). Measures: Width:...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Lovely Murano aquarium fish tank block paperweight. A colorful tropical fish inside a glass block with green seaweed. A highly decorative sculpture for any desk or shelf.  
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Hugo Franz Kirsch Eagle Ceramic Rare
By Hugo Franz Kirsch
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Hugo Franz Kirsch (1873-1961 in Vienna) was one Austrian Pettler and ceramist of the Wiener Werkstätte. After training at the Teplitz technical school and the Munich arts and crafts...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Becquerel birds art deco sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
art deco sculpture of birds on a branch with patented bronze on a black marble base signed by the artist André Vincent Becquerel
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Car Mascot French Bulldog Signed by Gaston H. Bourcart, 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze car mascot French bulldog signed by Gaston H. Bourcart. The hood ornament is in gilt bronze and stands on a marble base. France 1925. This mascot is illustrated plate nr. 329 Mascottes passion, Michel Legrand, Antic show éditions. More information: Mascottes automobiles...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of 1950s Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved soapstone Foo dogs each one uniquely different.
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1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Soapstone

Art Deco Bronze Bookends Wild Boar by Louis Riche, France 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends wild boar by Louis Riche. Bronze with green patina on Belgian Black marble base. Ca. 1930. Literature: Les bronzes de XIXe siècle, Pierre Kjellberg, Le...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Travertine Animals; Elephant, Anteater, Hippo, & Rhino, Flli Mannelli for Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury collection of animals rendered in carved travertine designed by Flli Mannelli for Raymor, Italy, 1960s,
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Travertine

1950’s Composite Stone Chicken
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice French 1950's composite stone chicken with a nice weathered paint patina. A very well modelled and decorative piece.
Category

1950s French Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Lalique Frosted Crystal Sitting Cat
Located in Mérida, YU
Lalique Sitting Cat Figurine Model 11676. Frosted Crystal in very good original condition. With original Lalique sticker in the front and model 11676 sitter in the bottom. Signed.
Category

1980s Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Usagi (Rabbit)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Bronze Meiji Period Bronze Sculpture of a Usagi (Rabbit) Japan, Circa 1900 Immerse yourself to the elegance of Meiji-era Japan with this stunning bronze sculpture depictin...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lalique Frosted Crystal Sitting Cat Figurine Signed.
Located in Mérida, YU
Lalique frosted CRYSTAL SITTING CAT. In percent condition. With original Lalique sticker in the front and model 11675 sticker in the bottom. Signed.
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1980s French Organic Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Small Infant Liberty's London Omersa Brown Leather Hippopotamus Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather land dyed infant Hippo stool or footstool with original glass eyes. These come in varying sizes, this is the small sized infant, I have the matching medium sized male and female listed under my other items, I also have the extra large bench...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Wonderful Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed Gorham Founders OGLM on Base
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful patinated bronze of free standing antelope sculpture signed Gorham founders OGLM on rectangular base.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique J.B. Bronze Jennings Brothers Jockey and Horse Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible bronze sculpture by Jennings Bros. This incredible piece in aged bronze depicts a jockey and horse. The manifestation of bronze with an equestrian depiction escalates to...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sterling Silver Turtle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very beautiful turtle sculpture in sterling silver, the outline of the eyes in gold Italian work around 1970 by Ida Hagenbeck Silver hallmark 925 Length: 18.2 cm Width: 14 cm He...
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1970s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Materials

Art Glass

Art Deco Deer Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture of two deer. Measures: Width 75 cm. height 38 cm. Weight 17 kg.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Murano Venetian Vintage Glass Mouse Figure, 1950s-1960s
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful vintage Italian Murano novelty glass mouse figure standing wearing a long 'robe' in red cased in amber glass with a large white button with la...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate Articulated Model of a Fish w/ Green Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid 20th century silver plate articulated model of a fish with incised details and glass eyes.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver Plate

Rimini Blue Cat Made of Ceramics by Aldo Londi, 1960
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Rimini Blue cat made of ceramics by Aldo Londi,1960 This is a rare model, the cat is handmade. Has no chips or damage. It is a nice piece made ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Longhi for Bitossi Midcentury Italian Ceramic Taurus Sculpture 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scultura Toro in ceramica con splendida patina del tempo disegnato da Aldo Longhi e prodotto da Bitossi con decori a stampini e smalti, firmato sotto, Italia anni 60 Si noti che la ...
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1960s Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Pair of Brass Big Horn Ram's Head Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of Italian patinated brass big horn ram's head sculptures featuring long curled horns and dramatic neoclassical styling. These pieces stand out with Intricate details...
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1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Bing & Grøndahl Guinea Pig Figurine in Glazed Porcelain
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Naturalistically glazed Guinea Pig in porcelain by Bing & Grondahl in Denmark. Based upon a antique dessin this particular example was made circa 1970-80. Decoration number 2489. The...
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Late 20th Century Danish Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bing & Grøndahl Rooster Figurine in Glazed Porcelain
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Naturalistically glazed rooster in porcelain by Bing & Grondahl in Denmark. Based upon a antique dessin this particular example was made circa 1970. Decoration number 2192. The condi...
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20th Century Danish High Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Midcentury Made, Butterfly Design Beech Wood and Beveled Glass Wall Mirror
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking butterfly wall mirror, with a beech body and thick beveled glass wings. If you love butterflies and/or if they are meaningful in your life then this wonderful wall mirror c...
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Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Royal Copenhagen Antique White Duck - Drake Figurine in Glazed Porcelain
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare white duck/drake porcelain figurine designed by Olaf Mathiesen from 1915-20. This one dessin nr. 2122 is clean, crips and intact. Fully marked, signed and made at Royal Copenh...
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1920s Danish High Victorian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Theodore Gall Iron Sculpture of a Fish with Human Face, Circa 1987
Located in Chicago, IL
Thought provoking sculpture of a type of fish with the face of a man by Theodore Gall, 1987. Mounted on a chunk of lava rock, the fish has incredible patina that was applied by the a...
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1980s American Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

French Glazed Terracotta Falcon Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
French Glazed Terracotta Falcon Sculpture. Our beautifully executed French Art Nouveau glazed terra cotta falcon is a realistic interpretation with stunning colors. Although unsigned...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Cast Brass Lion Bookends by Antonio Canova
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of cast brass lion bookends by Antonio Canova, circa 1940s. These lions were originally sculpted by Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) in larger scale for the tomb of Pope Cle...
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Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Porcelain Duck by Richard Ginori Hand Painted from the 1980s
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-painted porcelain duck by Richard Ginori, made in the 1980s Ø cm 7 Ø cm 6 h cm 12 Company of Lombard origin founded in 1896 when the Marquis Carlo Ginori, passionate about whi...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Large oggetti fish
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Large fish by oggetti . The brass base has oxidation and a natural patina. The fish is in perfect condition.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Handmade leather dog/Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s.
By Deru
Located in Köln, NW
Handmade leather dog / Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s. These small leather animals are folded from a thicker piece of brown leather and riveted . Stamped: Deru. Germany Origami techni...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Large Oggetti Fish
Located in West Palm Beach, US
We are offering this amazing oggetti fish. It is quite large and a wonderful statement piece.
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20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

French Bulldog playing with Ball Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
French bulldog playing with ball sculpture. A gold painted metal bulldog sculpture with ball mounted on a wooden base. The bulldog sculpture is very detailled , look at his head, e...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dolphin Fish Metal Bronze Door Stop, Art Nouveau Vintage European 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful and substantial Nautical, cast metal, antique doorstop with original patina finish. Depicting a mythological grotto dolphin style sea serpent coiled around Poseidon's tri...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

White Elephant Vase Re-edition by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori 1980s
Located in Milano, MI
Elephant vase in white ceramic, re-edition of the model designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, made in the 1980s Ø cm 10 Ø cm 5,5 h cm 10 Company of Lombard origin founded in 18...
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1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Large glazed ceramic parrot, Spain, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
This large, multicolored cockatoo is perched on a tree trunk surrounded by bamboo and rocks. Signature and stamp on base. Height: 76 cm (30 inches) Diameter: 30 cm (11.8 inches)
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1960s Spanish Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Bronze Deer Figurines
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid-Century Modern pair of bronze deer consists of one buck and one doe, with the buck standing upright displaying his antlers and the doe grazing on the ground. The brass has nic...
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Mid-20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Cenedese Murano Attributed Art Glass Stylized Bird Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This stylized art glass bird sculpture or figurine is unsigned, but being attributed to Cenedese Murano, and as such, originating from Italy and dating to approximately 1960 and done...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Scottie Dog Cast Iron Door Stop / Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage Scottie dog cast iron dor stop or sculpture, circa 1940s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 6.5"W x 3"D x 5"H. Scottie is well cast and det...
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Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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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