Animal Sculptures

Medium size Hollywood Regency brass nautilus seashell planter. Hand polished.

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

1988 Maitland Smith handcrafted tessellated Marble decorative Water Bird. Featuring a rounded oval, floating waterfowl, shore bird form accented with ivory cream tessellated marble, inset Brass body accents, reflective Black Marble head...

Vintage 1970s A. Saulini Ceramic Sculpture of Horse and Woman on Wooden Base - Italian Art Piece Product Description: Discover the timeless elegance of this 1970s sculpture by renow...

Mutiso African wood carving of a Lioness , No signature. Piece has a nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H9 Dimensions....

An absolutely delightful vintage set of three Chinese export porcelain celadon glazed models of ducks, circa 1970's, China. The three ducks all portrayed in a similar fashion, stan...

Large travertine fish sculpture by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli, in excellent condition

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign showing all zodiacs, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decorat...

A truly spectacular and incredibly rare pair of sculptures by legendary designer Gabriella Crespi, modeled as mythical dolphins, 'Coppia di Delfini', each one hand crafted from rams ...

Beautiful Hollywood Regency vintage white glazed ceramic fish. Great piece for your tables as a centerpiece, too.

Splendid Italian Nickeled Brass Parrot on a Branch Sculpture, 1970s Nickeled brass and Green glass eyes.

Large flamingo sculpture by Fondica, France 1970. The sculpture is fully made of brass and has a black lacquered storage compartment. When opening the lid, an original metal support helps the compartment under the wings to stay open. Inside the compartment is lined with black velvet. From the series Fondica produced, this is the largest and life-size edition flamingo. This decorative bird is a real centerpiece and can fit the entrance, bedroom or living room. Next to its very decorative value, it has as a versatile function in use. The previous owner used this as a jewelry storage case...

Vintage Italian travertine porcupine sculpture and card or letter holder by Mannelli Bros (circa 1970s). Designed by Italian brothers, Fratelli Mannelli, this charming piece has load...

Large vintage elephant, rare statue in this size, made of papier maché and covered with black leather, the elephant has white plastic tusks and plastic eyes, completely in the style ...

Vintage "Panther" in patinated and sculpted bronze. 1970s

Beautiful Murano glass parrot sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The bright red glass beak applied over a light and dark gre...

This very nice and decorative sculpture representing a duck is made of brass. This is a French work, very finely chiseled. Circa 1970

This is a brass flamingo sculpture by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, crafted in the 1970s. The flamingo is elegantly poised with long, slender legs and a gracefully curved neck, c...

Vintage carved teak wood duck candle or cup holder handmade by Deborah Bump. Would be a lovely little piece to be added to your collection.

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

French Modern Brass Scorpion Signed Alain Chervet. This stunning Hollywood Regency French brass scorpion signed by master sculptor, Alain Chervet 1978 can be used as a sculpture or c...

Pair of small black and white Staffordshire dogs from England, circa 1970s.

Doves bird sculpture in Lucite and acrylic by Abraham Palatnik, circa 1970.

Rare, unusual ceramic elephant figurine features semi-matte burnt orange and espresso brown glaze in typical West German Pottery style. Warm, earthy, organic palette of the glaze emp...

A life-size ceramic Harlequin Great Dane, hand painted from Italy that was most likely produced around 1970-1979. Harlequin Great Danes are a rare and unique variety of the Great Dan...

Lucite stylized tapir sculpture by chief artist Tim S. Crea for Team Guzzini. It has its original label.

Vintage 1970's solid brass reindeer in recumbent position by Sarreid and made in Spain. At 31 inches high this is the largest size they made. This cha...

French Bronze Sculpture of Youth Wrangling a Horse by Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746). Best known for his monumental statues of horses, Coustou was the royal sculptor for Louis XIV an...

Swan-shaped pottery cast in pure gold Este manufacture

Beautiful Murano hand blown owl figure. Colors are a black, red and yellow. Made in Murano, Italy. A great piece for any room or gift for any occasion. Brightens up any room.

A brass animal Gazelle antelope bust sculpture decorative object with tall antlers, circa late-20th century, 1970s. Dimensions: 21.5" Height.

A set of three animal sculptures designed by Fratelli Mannelli in Italy in the early 1970s, each sculpture is handcrafted by carving blocks of travertine. Preserved in original cond...

Dansk International Designs Ltd. Small sculpture of rabbit in plated silver. Rare sculpture, sold to Japan. 1970s. Marked. In excellent condition. Dimensions: L 6.0 cm x H 4.0 cm.

Large Joan de Bethel papier-mache, glass eyed, cat made in Rye Sussex July 1977

A large lucite cat with black decoration. The largest size of cat made by Palatnik. Signed in the piece, excellent condition, c.1970, made in Brazil.

1970's Italian Ceramic Baby Leopard Sculpture. Made in Italy . Collectible and decorative.

Introducing the Lladró porcelain figurine "Small Partridge" (#2088), a unique piece designed by renowned sculptor Salvador Debón. Produced between 1978 and 1981, this sculpture stand...

Impressive pair of Italian patinated brass big horn ram's head sculptures featuring long curled horns and dramatic neoclassical styling. These pieces stan...

Horse Sculpture Giovanni Gentiletti Pesaro, Italy, 1970 Embossed copper and rustic wood base "Gentiletti '70" engraved at the base Stunning realistic sculpture in generous dimension...

Classic 20th century Bull statue on a marble base with a pen holder. Desktop accessory, made of metal, chrome and marble. Nice addition to your wri...

A chubby and unusual Money bank pig executed in glazed studio stoneware. A unique design by the Danish ceramist Per Steffen Petersen who from the 1940s onwards worked at Kähler in De...

A matching pair of treacle-glazed porcelain horse figurines. Crafted to a 'Tang Dynasty' style in 1970s China. Overall, both are in good condition for their age and use. One horse ...

Set of Three Hand-Painted Vintage Ceramic Ducks, Garden Decor, Duck Decoy Three ceramic ducks in different positions, beautiful hand-painted deta...

This set of 3 small decorative owls is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970

Amazing set of 52 animal sculptures paperweights in travertine marble attributed to Fratelli Mannelli. Comprising different types of animals in different sizes , including giraff...

Mid-century French ceramic flower vase by Albert Thiry (circa 1970s). A charming piece with a chalk-white glaze which is complemented by a delicate, pale blue on the bird's feathers....

Large impressive cast brass nickel plated table top sculpture of a reclining deer with antlers.

Cream white glazed ceramic cat made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone Italy on the bottom.

A vintage ceramic/stoneware figurine/ sculpture depicting a cat made by the talented Thomas Hellström for Nittsjö Sweden. This is one of Hellströms' famous animals. This adorable cat...

Beautiful console table depicting sculptures of a pair of rampant horses in solid brass, the bases are in black marble and the top in thick glass. Italia...

Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.

This stunning Mid-Century Modernist Equestrian Bronze Relief Plaque signed Franz Mikorey originates from Germany, C.1978. This piece features an irregular format in solid bronze with...

Lisa Larson, Gustavsberg, Sweden. Ceramic figurine of a rhino. 1970s. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 10.0 cm x 7.0 cm.

Mid-century horse sculpture made in Italy in Travertine Marble, by Fratelli Mannelli. marvelous piece to enrich an ambient. A small chip visible on the last photos as indicated by...

A Murano glass sculpture depicting four birds in white and light pink perched on a clear glass tree with branches attached to a base decorated with rounds. A nice centerpiece in each...

Large Italian onyx marble cat sculpture 1970s. Stunning Art Deco decorative cat sculpture in amber colour onyx stone.

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...