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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Nouveau
Style: Country
Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"
Located in London, GB
A very sweet early 20th Century American bronze group study of three sleeping bunnies nestled together. The bronze with very fine rich brown & green pat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Hound Family" by Alfred Jacquement
Located in London, GB
A charming late 19th Century French animalier bronze group of a family of hounds. The bronze of three seated dogs including a mother, father and pup exhibiting excellent rich brown p...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lalique Crystal Peacock Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Peacock sculpture. It depicts a clear and frosted crystal sculpture. The peacock appears to be confident and proud standing o...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Mid-19th Century French Bronze Entitled "Deux Chiens en Arret" by A L Barye
Located in London, GB
"Deux Chiens en Arret" by A L Barye
A dramatic mid 19th Century French bronze animalier group of a pointer and setter as they iflushing pheasants in a naturalistic undergrowth. The bronze with excellent autumnal (green, brown, and orange) patina and intricate hand chased surface detail, signed Barye. A rare bronze subject from the artist’s own atelier (workshop).
Additional information
Measures: Height: 12 cm
Width: 25 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1860
Materials: Bronze
Book Ref BARYE Catalogue Raisonne des Sculptures by
Michel Poletti – Alain Richarme
Page no. 150
Description
Antoine Louis Barye
“The Michelangelo of the Menagerie”
These are the words of Théophile Gautier in praise of Barye’s genius. Throughout his life Barye endeavoured to capture the fundamental nature of the animal kingdom in all its diversity, wild or tame, exotic or familiar, cruel or gentle, bringing to life the roaring, trembling, living beasts.
The son of a goldsmith, apprenticed to a steel engraver at a young age, Barye found himself making moulds for ornaments, acquiring knowledge that he would later build on to produce his exquisitely chased bronzes. When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Animalier Bronze Sculpture "Theseus & The Centaur" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and very impressive bronze group entitled ‘Theseus and the Centaur’ by Antoine L Barye. The bronze with rich autumnal green, black, brown and orange patination and excell...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Racing Dog, Greyhound Statue
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Bronze Racing Dog, Greyhound Statue
A handsome piece made in bronze and stands freely on is feet, the dog is fully 3 Dimensional and looks great from all sides
He is in very good co...
Category
1920s Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Finely Crafted Elephant Porcelain Figurine Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A naturalistic shaped and fine detailed elephant figurine from the Art Nouve era dating to around 1910.
The elephant is marked with a green unidetified manufacturer's mark.
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Cheval Debout" by Isidore Bonheur
Located in London, GB
Magnificent late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing thoroughbred with rich brown patina and excellent crisp surface detail, raised on a stepped integral base, s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Chicken Jardinière Planter Stamped Italy, circa 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica Chicken jardinière Italy, circa 1960.
Stamped: Italy
A real treasure for the ceramics' collector.
With best wishes, Geert.
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Rare Antique WMF Attr. Arts & Crafts Embossed Brass Coal Kettle /Firewood Bucket
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, decorative and top quality workmanship brass, copper and bronze bucket.
This one is for the connoisseurs, because it ticks all the Arts and Crafts boxes. The first owner who would have had this piece custom made or who bought it from one of the best craftsman/manufacturers in the early Arts & Crafts era (1890-1900) simply had incredibly good taste. This likely German made antique is among the best workmanship pieces that you will ever see and both design and materials wise it is most likely made by WMF (who need no further introduction). The artisan metal worker who crafted this lidded bucket took things to a whole new level, because this is a true work of art and a statement piece of unsurpassed quality, size and detail. 'Casually' on display next to a fireplace or perhaps used as a planter or other type of bucket, the first owner was communicating that money was not an object and that he was a worldly individual. Especially 125 years ago this would have been a very rare and desirable, work of art bucket that only very few people could afford. Its perfect balance, its stunning embossed Arts and Crafts floral...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze, Brass
Art Nouveau Sculpture "The Invincable" by Arthur Strasser for RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #8190.
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Sculpture Ice Bear On Blue Ball Signed Franz Barwig Glazed Ceramic
By Franz Barwig
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful sculpture of an ice bear playing with a blue ball is a design by the Austrian Sculptor Franz Barwig (1868 - 1931) dating to 1915-1920. The sculpture was executed by th...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brass and Iron Fox Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-20th century American cast brass and iron fox doorstop with an iron fox head and paws and a cast brass horsewhip handle.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Signed Paul Comolera
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880, the Majolica composition is at once a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century French Patinated Metal Rooster Sculpture with Concrete Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a patio or garden with this elegant antique French rooster. Crafted in France circa 1920 and made of metal, the sculpture depicts a proud crowing chanticleer rising on a mol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Bronze Lion on White Rock, Clovis Edmond Masson, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bronze lion on a white rock - on top of the world like the Lion King.
A stunning animal sculpture by Clovis Edmond Masson, a French artist known for animal sculptures ( 1838 - 1913 )
Very detailled gilt bronze lion animal on a white bisquit - porcelain rock.
Signed and marked. below his back paw.
Impressive piece to place in your interior.
Lion sculpture - bronze lion sculpture - French lion sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Peacock Bimini Art Glass Sculpture Figurine, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early-20th century hand blown Peacock Figurine, made probably in the Lauscha Thuringia Area in Germany. Peacock with Spun Glass "Feathers" and...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Stylized Art Nouveau Eosin Green Porcelain Fox Sculpture by Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Nouveau eosin green porcelain fox sculpture by Zsolnay of Hungary, circa 1940s. Gorgeous piece with an iridescent finish that is in very g...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Weathered Cast Iron Standing Statue of a Hunting Dog A very handsome Chap
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Weathered Cast Iron Standing Statue of a Hunting Dog
A very handsome Chap, he is standing and he is fully 3 dimensional and looks good from all sides
Our faithful hound is loo...
Category
1950s Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Austrian Cold Painted Peacock w/ Bergmann Signature, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This large and colorful bronze peacock is the work of Franz Bergmann. Signed on the back with his signature of a "B" inside an urn. Amazing detail and high quality work make this a ...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Seated Rabbit" by Meissen Böttger
Located in London, GB
An impressive & rare early 20th Century stoneware study of an inquisitive rabbit with rich mid brown colour and excellent detail, signed to base
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Women's bust Copper Wall Plaque Wood Framed Signed Luc
By Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti, Métiers D'Art Maredsous
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Women's bust Copper Wall Plaque Wood Framed Signed Luc
The piece is in Good condition and a real beauty!
Please don't hesitate to get in...
Category
1930s Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Pair of Rabbits" by Victor Chemin
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century bronze group study of two rabbits in their natural enviroment, one enjoying a scratch as it sits at the top of a mound whilst the other rabbit sits in a more hidden area at the base on the mound. The bronze with excellent rich brown patina and very fine hand chased surafce detail, raised on a stepped base and signed Chemin
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1890
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 9010
ABOUT
Victor Joseph Chemin (French, 1825 ~ 1901) Chemin was an animal sculptor. He was a pupil Antoine Louis Barye, Chemin made his salon début in Paris in 1857. He produced models of dogs, foxes and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bronze Study entitled "Alert Seated Rabbit" Gunnar Nilsson
Located in London, GB
A fabulous early 20th Century bronze study of a seated hare with very fine smooth tactile surface detail and very fine rich brown patina, signed G Nilsson
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 12 cm
Width: 11 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 9009
ABOUT
Gunner Nilsson, Swedish 1904 ~ 1995
Gunnar Nilsson...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Lapin Assis" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
Wonderful mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a seated rabbit in a timid position. The surface has a rich green and brown variegated patina and excellent hand chased de...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Asian Bronze Pair of Rabbits
Located in London, GB
An endearing early 20th Century Asian bronze study of two resting rabbits the bronze with very fine red and rich brown patina and good detail, signed with oriental mark
ADDITIONAL I...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Polished Steel Iron Rooster Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen counter with this important antique rooster. Crafted in France circa 1920 and made of solid iron, the sculpture stands on a rocky base and features wonderful detai...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Tortue" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
A delightful mid 19th Century French bronze figure of a tortoise with excellent hand chased surface deail and very fine fine rich brown patina rubbed to a golden hue in areas, raised...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Large Majolica Swan Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare French Majolica swan vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
Height / 23.3 inches.
16 inches by 12 inches.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most im...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century American Iron Duck Boot Scrape
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century American solid cast iron mallard duck boot scrape is a multifunctional piece that encapsulates both practicality and rustic charm. Initially designed as a boo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture entitled "Falcon" by Jules Moigniez
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a falcon perched on a branch using its outspread wings to balance and with its beak open. The bronze exhibiting excellent intricate hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown lightly rubbed patination, signed J Moigniez.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 23 cm
Width: 23 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Paine
Page no. 79
SKU: 9000
ABOUT
Jules Moigniez (French, 1835 ~ 1894) Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. He worked primarily in bronze and frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris salon. He was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, although his skill and versatility enabled him to produce quality horse sculptures (primarily racehorses), dog sculptures and hunting scenes. His bird sculptures were among the finest ever created in his time. Moigniez was born at Senlis, Oise, France in 1835, the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez’s father bought a foundry to cast his sculptures, which was of great benefit to Moigniez as he didn’t have the added foundry costs that most of his contemporaries had to pay. Moigniez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Paul Comoléra (a student of François Rude) in Paris. It is quite likely that Moigniez’s attraction to bird sculpture was a direct result of his education under Comoléra, who was himself a bird specialist. Over the course of his 40-year sculpting career Moigniez exhibited thirty works at the Salon between 1855–92. His first submission in a major art exhibition was his plaster, Pointer Stopping at a Pheasant, at the Exposition Universelle of 1855.[1][2] Moigniez was known for the fine detail and chiseling of his sculptures. His bronzes—usually cast using the lost wax method—were always immaculately chased and patinated, and were especially popular in England and Scotland.[2] More than half of his output during his lifetime was sold in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century, his sculpture had become popular in the United States as well. In contrast with other animaliers of the period such are P.J. Mêne and Antoine-Louis Barye, Moigniez’s bird sculptures often incorporated highly detailed bases complete with bushes, extensive foliage and undergrowth. His castings were generally of excellent quality with a variety of patinas, the gilded and silvered patinas being the most desirable and sought after by collectors. His bronzes could be reproached for an excess of detail, a result of overly-finicky, over-worked chiseling. Moigniez received redemption, however, by portraying in his sculpture a certain “elegance of attitudes”. His Chien braque...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th C. German Terracotta Sculpture of Resting Lion by Animalier Author A. Gaul
By August Gaul
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century german terracotta sculpture of a resting lion by animalier author August Gaul
By: August Gaul
Material: terracotta
Technique: hand...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Bronze Sculpture By Henri Payen (1894-1933) France, Girl and Goose
By H. Payen
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau sculpture by the french artist and sculptor Henri Payen (1894-1933).
Depiction of a girl holding a little dog and a goose.
Nicely chiseled on a marble base.
Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble alabaster italian Lion sculpture circa 1900
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Lion in alabaster marble walking circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century Modern German Glazed and Painted Porcelain Frog by Nymphenburg
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century modern german glazed and painted porcelain frog sitting on a rock by manufacturer Nymphenburg
By: Nymphenburg Porcelain
Material: porcelain, paint, ceramic
Techniqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Jugendstil Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Jugendstil German Porcelain Figurine of a Brass Playing Frog by Goebel Company
Located in North Miami, FL
Belle Époque german glazed porcelain figurine of a brass playing frog by Goebel Company
By: Goebel Company
Material: porcelain, paint, ceramic
Technique: glazed, hand-painted, painted, molded, pressed
Dimensions: 4.5 in x 3 in x 5 in
Date: early 20th century
Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Belle Époque
Place of origin: Germany
This is a small sculpture made of german hand-painted and glazed porcelain depicting an anthropomorphic frog seated wearing classicist costume and wig characteristic of the period. The figure holds a brass instrument (probably a cornet or a trumpet), as if playing a tune. Underneath the base can be seen the stamp of the Goebel Company prior to 1923.
German porcelain manufacturers like Goebel were known for their high quality porcelain with delicate modeling and hand-painting. The Jugendstil and Art Nouveau styles were popular in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Figurines like this frog musician...
Category
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
French Majolica Porcelain Hen Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French rustic Majolica Porcelain Hen Circa 1930.
H / 11.5 inches.
Category
1930s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic, Faience
Spanish Wicker Donkey
Located in Antwerp, BE
A decorative wicker donkey from Spain, circa 1950s.An artisan piece with a rustic, Mediterranean feel. Wicker side baskets evoke goods sold at a market o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Rooster Vase Signed Jerome Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the country French style into your home with this large, colorful, antique rooster figure with side vase. Crafted in France circa 1890, the chicken sculpture is a Classic French country home accessory. The tall porcelain bird...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Italian Bronze sculpture: Two Pigs, bronze artist 20th century
Located in Milano, IT
Imagine a small but enchanting Italian bronze sculpture that captures an unexpected moment of nature's beauty. It's a delicate portrayal of Two Mating Pigs, created by a skilled 20th...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bulldog Head antique coin throwing game, frog game
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Bulldog head from an antique coin throwing game - coin toss game.
This French antique game is known as frog game - jeu de la grenouille.
The inten...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Amalric Walter Nancy, Fish In Glass Paste, Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Fish in glass paste in a gradient of green and blue, signed A Walter Nancy
Good general condition, small chip at the mouth of the fish and below the tail
Art Nouveau
Amalric Walte...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study "Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
"Lièvre au Repos" by Pierre Jules Mêne
An entrancing mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of an alert hare. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and good ri...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze "Rabbits at their Burrow" by Emile Truffot
By Émile Louis Truffot 1
Located in London, GB
Charming mid 19th Century French gilt bronze study of two rabbits standing in alert positions outside their burrow. The bronze exhibiting excellent han...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Owl misteltoe pedestal porcelain Hutschenreuther art dep Prof. Klee 1918 Germany
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful perfectly preserved owl sculpture on a pedestal, made of white porcelain, partly gilded, handmade in the world famous German porcelain manufactory Hutschenreuther.
The pol...
Category
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Folk Art Cast Iron Whale Sculpture or Door Stop
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming Folk Art cast iron door stop or sculpture in the form of a whale, perfect for your Nantucket, Cape, or Hamptons home!
USA, 20th Century
Measuers: 6.25"W x 3"D x 16.25"H...
Category
20th Century American Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
French Country Majolica Pheasant Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pheasant tureen from Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica, Ceramic
Vintage Italian Carved Wooden and Silvered Greyhound Dog Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved near Venice, Italy, circa 1960, this large antique sculpture sits on an integral square red and gilt wooden pillow base; it features a greyhound figure sitting on back le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Outstanding Harlequin Head Door Handle, Brass and Murano Glass, Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Architectural Italian Murano art glass door pull, circa 1960s, azure glass handle, brass hardware. Nice addition to your front door. Found at an estat...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Painted ceramic couple of parrots. Czech, circa 1920.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted ceramic couple of parrots. Czech, circa 1920.
Category
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture entitled "Standing Ostrich" by Barye
By Alfred Barye
Located in London, GB
A very rare late 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a standing ostrich, the detailed feathering chased with extremely fine precision, the flightless giant bird...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Deer Antler Mount from France
Located in Chicago, IL
Deer Antler Mount from France probably from the 1960s.
Category
1960s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Antler
19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Panthère de L'Inde No.1" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of reclining panther with wonderful autumnal (green, orange, black and brown) patination and very intricate hand chased su...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hen Merganser Hunting Decoy attributed to John Dawson Folk Art, Americana
By John Dawson
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and polychromed wood; retains original painted surface. Glass Eyes.
Attributed to John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey, 1900-1925.
Dawson worked as a ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Symbolist Cat
By Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, US
"It is easy to understand why the rabble dislike cats. A cat is beautiful; it suggests ideas of luxury, cleanliness, and voluptuous pleasures." - Charles Baudelaire
Iridescence, which changes in every angle of reflected light, is the perfect complement to a cat’s capricious nature. Zsolnay introduced its patented shiny metallic glaze, known as eosin, in 1893. The small family ceramics workshop begun in Pecs, Hungary by Miklos Zsolnay in 1853 had evolved into a world-class ceramics factory by this time. Zsolnay walked away with the Grand Prix at the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris for its art pottery. Under the stewardship of Vilmos Zsolnay...
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Early 1900s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Porcelain
Eduard Klablena Ceramic Sitting Baboon Circa 1918
Located in Toledo, OH
Eduard Klablena (Bucany 1881-1933 Langenzersdorf) ceramic figural sitting baboon glazed dark green and brown circa 1918. Ligated monogram on the bottom. Vienna 2000, Keramos sample b...
Category
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
C.1890 Majolica Rooster Vase Choisy Le Roi by Carrier Belleuse
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875.
Very rare colors.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
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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Pierre Jules Mene Bronze Sculpture
Vintage Bird Statue
Vintage Bird Statues
Brienz Wood
L Swan
Monkey Metal
Brass Animal Head
Chinese Carved Wood Animal
Decorative Stone Lions
Elephant And Tiger
Italian Ceramic Figurine
Pair Bronze Dogs
Pair Of Pheasants
Pierre Kjellberg
Camel Stand
Gold Greyhound
Horse Sculpture Marble Base
Lion 16th