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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Brass Prancing Art Deco Doe Sculpture by Frankart
By Frankart
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Art Deco signed Frankart brass-finish prancing doe female deer figural spelter sculpture. Circa 1920s-1930s.
Less common and a bit larg...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Patinated Bronze Model of a Crab
Located in London, GB
Decorative patinated bronze model of a crab
Continental, Early 20th Century
Height 22cm, width 32cm, depth 22cm
This large crustacean model is a beautifully made early 20th cent...
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Weathered Carved Stone Horse Sculpture Garden Statuary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a garden, a lodge or a ranch with this lovely antique horse sculpture. Carved in France circa 1920 and once prominently displayed on the grounds of a chateau in Normandy, th...
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Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique Japanese Elephant Kakiemon Style Sculpture, Edo/Meiji Period 18/19 C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The kakiemon-style elephant carrying a pagoda on its back, with polychrome enamel decoration. For a similar elephant see.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Regio...
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18th Century Japanese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Carved Weathered Concrete Garden Swan Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a patio or backyard with this antique stone Swan planter. Crafted in France circa 1920 and carved of concrete, the sculpture features a reg...
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Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
A Marvelous Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Figures of Cranes on Stands, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Large Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Figures of Cranes on Stands. Step into the captivating world of Chinese artistry with this remarkabl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16th Century English Carved Limestone Lion Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An English hand carved limestone lion statue possibly dating from as early as the 16th century. Made at the hand of a talented artisan, the limestone is detailed with tooling and chisel marks made by the maker throughout, depicting a small lion in a 'sejant' seated position. Though weathered throughout the ages, this 400-500 year old carving has stood the test of time, with details of the lion’s mane, paws and face recognisable to this very day. An antique artefact...
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16th Century English Medieval Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Bronze Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. C.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original pair of Art Deco Trojan horse bookends manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Los Angeles California USA. Both pieces have retained their original bronze finish and a...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Pair of Early 20th-Century Brass Greyhound Waterloo Cup Winners Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Complement your office shelving with this pair of dog Waterloo Cup winners. Crafted in the UK circa 1910 and built of brass, the dogs hold significant historical value, as they repre...
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Early 20th Century British Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Sterling Silver Equestrian Horse & Rider Dressage Statue Sculpture 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique sterling silver equestrian horse & rider sculpture, circa 1920.
The statuette is very finely modeled as a rider and his horse and most likely engaged in dressage, the ...
Category
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Swiss Black Forest Carved St. Bernard
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Fine and rare Swiss Black Forest carved St. Bernard Dog relaxed laying down with its head resting. The figure carved from a single piece of wood beautifully sculptured with a natural...
Category
Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique English Folk Art Toy Horse
Located in London, GB
Utterly charming one of a kind wooden folk art horse. Totally scratch built from glorious elm and oak with leather bridle. Made in England during the early part of the 20th century. ...
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Elm, Oak
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Boar Sculpture of “Il Porcellino” After Pietro Tacca
By Pietro Tacca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Grand Tour bronze sculpture.
Depicting a seated boar on a pink Italian marble plinth.
"Il Porcellino" is the ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Emile Carlier Figural Goat Bookends, France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bookends. Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier, (French, 1849-1927). Figural Goat Bookends. Silvered Metal mounted over Green Marble bases. Nice and heavy.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bookends by Marcel-Andre Bouraine
Located in Madrid, ES
A pair of Art Deco silvered and patinated bronze bookends by Marcel-Andre Bouraine, circa 1930, modelled as seated Marabou Storks, on stepped marble b...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century English Butchers Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English butchers shop display figure.
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century papier Mache and wood composite figure. Recently acquired from a ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Solid Silver Model Cat Figure Sculpture German C. 1910
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique German solid Silver Model of A Cat licking its front paw. This Cat Figurine is of a unusually large size and is modelled with ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Rare Pair of Venetian Sitting Mastiffs Dogs
By Venetian School
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare pair of sitting Mastiffs dogs.
Venice, end of 15th century - first half of the 16th century.
Istrian stone.
Provenance:
- Important private collection of an architect and scenographer from Orvieto (Umbria)
A regular exportation licence delivered by the Italian Ministry of Culture accompanies the work.
The representation of the dog dates back to ancient times, when dogs were considered weapons of war and used to attack the enemy or stand guard to protect strategic locations. At the entrance to the Pompei’s villa, the presence of a "cave canem...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Rare Antique Pair of Art Deco Bookends Egyptian Revival Bronze Sphinx Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful pair of green onyx bookends with Egyptian sphinx sculptures.
These practical size, highly stylish and all handcrafted onyx marble bookends...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Modernist Solid Bronze Horse Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large expertly executed modernist early to mid 20th century large extremely heavy solid bronze horse sculpture. Unsigned.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Heavy Rectangular Carved Marble Relief of the Agnus Dei 'Lamb of God'
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large heavy rectangular shaped carved marble relief of the Agnus Dei. It depicts a lamb with curly hair seated over a Bible and bearing ...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine, Labrador Puppy, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Labrador puppy. Model number 1453 /318,
1920s.
Measures: 23 x 14 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
1st factory quality.
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Chinese Carved Elephant Statues
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional pair of Chinese hand carved wooded statues / stands. Whimsical, wonderfully detailed, figural, each in the form of an Asian elephant, painted white, forward facing, ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Hand Carved Giltwood Lion
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French hand carved giltwood lion.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture on Black Marble Base, Signed, France, circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very decorative early French Art Deco sculpture out of France made circa 1920. This signed terracotta sculpture depicts a pretty lady of the court caressing her greyhound, made with ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
American Brass Bull Dog Doorstop
Located in Essex, MA
Standing on a grassy surface.
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Lalique Large Frosted Sitting Tiger Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Lalique frosted tiger sculpture showing with its postures and gesture why in Chinese culture it’s considered the king of all beast. It also symbolizes strength and confidence.
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass
Pekingese Puppy 18th Century French Faience Made in Rouen Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE IT: His Pekingese imperial attitude! In their native China, Pekingese could ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Model of a King Charles Spaniel, J.J. Kändler
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century Louis XVI period Meissen porcelain model of a King Charles spaniel, blue crossed swords mark, after the model by J.J. Kändler. The spotted dog with mouth open to reve...
Category
1760s German Louis XVI Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Superb French Art Deco Greyhound Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Unique and rare French Art Deco Greyhound dog, large size sculpture in ivory color, in a very good condition. Beautiful line, movements and wonderfu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 1800th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 1800th century. Preowned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden Sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of regeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
18th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Franz Xavier Bergmann, Bourgeois, Miniature Vienna Bronze Sculpture, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Noted for his detailed and colorful work, Bergman was signing his creations with either a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche, or "Nam Greb" - for "Bergman" in reverse (these marks used to disguise his identity on the erotic works). They are also often inscribed ‘Geschutzt’, which refers to the model/design being ‘registered’ or copyrighted; or not marked at all, especially if the pieces are miniatures.
Dimensions:
Height 2.13 inches (5.3cm)
Width 0.75 inches (1.9cm)
Depth 0.94 inches (2.3cm)
Franz Xavier...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergmann Pair of French Bulldogs Miniature Vienna Bronze circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Noted for his detailed and colorful work, Bergman was signing his creations with either a "B" in an urn-shaped cartouche, or "Nam Greb" - for "Bergman" in reverse (these marks used t...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Franz Xavier Bergman, A Cat, Miniature Vienna Bronze Sculpture ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This highly collectible, fully hallmarked with "Geschutzt' and amphora-form cartouch with initial 'B' inside miniature desk sculpture of a cat is made of cold-painted bronze in the best traditions of the world-famous Viennese foundry of Franz Xavier Bergman...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Austrian Sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zach
By Bruno Zach
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Austrian Art Deco patinated and polychromed bronze sculpture "The Feather" by, Bruno Zack of a Native American Indian with a feather headdress riding a top a running horse. The sc...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Marble-Bookends with Bronze-Elephants by MARIONNET, France, 1900s
Located in Ulm, DE
Bookends with elephants in two different poses
By Albert Marionnet (1852-1910), signed
France, circa 1900.
Material:
– Bronze, original patina
– Portor-marble socle
Dimensions:
W...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chinese Cast Bronze Censer of Shoulao Seated on a Deer, Mid Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and elegant Chinese bronze incense burner cast as of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, portrayed seated on a deer. The Taoist dei...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Mantelpiece Clock with Kangaroo and Gilded Bronze Spelter
Located in Copenhagen, K
Kangaroo spelter clock by Junghans, with eight-day movement, enamel deal with Arabic numerals, blue-steel hands. The kangaroo stands on a black-stained wooden base.
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Spelter
French Art Deco Bronze Bird Sculpture
Located in North Bergen, NJ
French Art Deco bronze sculpture having two birds on black marble base.
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ebony Seated Deer and Fawn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ebony Seated Deer with Real Antlers and Fawn, 1920's
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Antler, Ebony
Large standing Crane Birds
Located in Westport, CT
Pr Hand Carved Large Crane's,with Brass beaks on bronze support wooden base
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Marble Seated Dog
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved marble seated dog with curly hair on a raised platform base
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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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