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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Late 19th Century Fiske Foundry Cast Iron Dog
Located in Santa Monica, CA
J.W. Fiske foundry attributed cast iron Whippet dog. Incredible white paint surface with many different layers of white paint.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of Continental Faience Dogs, Belgian, circa 1785
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental faience dogs, Belgian, circa 1785.
Category
1780s Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Barometer
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall mounted thermometer/ barometer with strap-work cartouche hung with an elaborate carved hunting trophy.
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Terra Cotta Bulldog
Located in New York, NY
Large terracotta bulldog sitting with ruffled chest and dark muzzle. Finely detailed Victorian dog with glass eyes and a real vintage studded leather collar around his neck.
Category
19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
French Folk Art Oak and Marble Eagle Figure
Located in New York, NY
French (19th Cent Napoleonic Era) folk art carved oak life size figure of an eagle with out stretched wings perched on a round globe with a marble base.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French Empire Bronze Dore Inkwell with Eagle
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style (19th Cent) bronze dore inkwell with perched eagle and acorn finial (signed A. MARIONNETt)
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Continental Lion and Lioness, Italian, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Pair of continental lion and lioness, Italian, circa 1770.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Cement Deer/Cerf
Located in Washington, DC
A Cement Deer/Cerf
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Black Forest Walnut Ibex Hatrack
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) carved walnut hatrack/umbrella stand with ibex on base and mirror with small shelf on upper section.
Category
19th Century German Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
August Karl Eduard Kiss Sculpture, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This stunning and rare zinc sculpture was done by world renowned sculptor professor August Karl Eduard Kiss. This is the mounted Amazon fighting a panther.
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Born 11 October 1802.
Died 24 March 1865.
Country of birth and death: Germany.
Sculptor:
He served an apprenticeship in the Paprotzan ironworks, after which he went to the Royal Smelting Works in Gleiwitz, where he learnt how to sculpt and engrave plaques and statuettes by means of iron-casting. After further training in the Brieg-Liegnitz iron foundry, he went to Berlin in 1822, studying at the Akademie der Künste and working at the Royal Iron Foundry under Leonhard Posch. From 1825 to 1840 Kiss worked with the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch; his first undertaking in Rauch's studio was to produce iron casts of scaled-down, mass-produced replicas after Rauch's famous statues of generals. Kiss also assisted Friedrich Tieck with the work for his monumental Horse...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Zinc
19th Century French Carousel Ride, Carved Wood Sparrow with Metal Body
Located in New York, NY
19th C. painted wood French Carousel ride, with the "body" made of iron rods. The bird figure has only one wing, as originally the other side had a spoke which connected to the cente...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Terracotta Bulldog
Located in New York, NY
Rare life-size 19th century English terracotta bulldog. At 21 inches high, he is sitting majestically with his head turned. He sports a wide brown c...
Category
19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Northern Qi Dynasty Pottery Model of an Ox and Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pottery model of an ox and cart. Realistically molded, the ox displays Fine musculature and elements of a harness system. With one fore and one rear...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Pair of 19th Century English Dog Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century English wrought iron andirons in the form of mastiff dog figures reclining upon decorative plinths.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of tawny enameled earthenware boxer dogs, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of tawny enameled earthenware animal sculptures representing boxers dogs laid with a necklace.
Work realized circa 1900.
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Outdoor Country Iron Deer Statuary
Located in New York, NY
Outdoor American Country style (19/20th Cent) painted iron life size figure of deer
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
A 19th Century Japanese Bronze Tiger Sculpture, Signed
Located in New York, NY
A bronze sculpture of a roaring tiger on a carved wooden base signed in Japanese and from the 1860s.
Good condition with age appropriate wear. Some scuffs to the wooden base.
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Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Of Rare And Fine Ceramic San-cai Guardian Lions
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair rare and fine ceramic with san-cai guardian lions, lively modeled with intricate details, lively modeled, beautiful colors.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Dog Group
Located in New York, NY
Realistic ceramic grouping of old fashioned type bulldogs showing the mother and two small pups in a life-like pose. Finished in a brown ceramic glaze.
Category
19th Century European Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extraordinary Pair of Polychrome Carved Hardwood Models of Recumbent Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of polychrome decorated carved hardwood models of recumbent horses each wearing harness on naturalistic base. Beautiful patina with slight gilt ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture of Mercury & Pegasus by Emile Picault
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Perseus and Pegasus, by Emile Picault, is an important bronze inspired by Greek mythology, was cast in a Parisian foundry in the early twentieth century after the original, presented...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Polychrome Carved Horse Sculpture
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century French polychrome carved horse sculpture
circa 1840
Decorative wooden horse sculpture in its original polychrome painted finish
Measures: H 50 x W 40 x D 11 cm.
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Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian 5ft6inch Brass Eagle Lectern 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive antique brass Victorian eagle lectern, circa 1890 in date.
The 5ft6inch (164cm) lectern features an eagle with wings outstretched and detailed feathers to for...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gruppo di scimmie in legno intagliato. Lombardia, seconda metà del XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Gruppo di quattro scimmie in legno di tiglio finemente intagliato e patinato scuro. I primati, rappresentati con dovizia di particolari anatomici, assumono pose singolari che le rend...
Category
1750s Italian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair English Staffordshire Polychromed Porcelain Giraffe Figures C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pair English Staffordshire Polychromed Porcelain Giraffe Figures C1870
Measures- 5.75''H x 4''W x 2.5''D
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Bronze Monkey Group Okimono by Shosai
Located in Newark, England
Featuring Seven Japanese Macaques Cast by Shosai 正齊鋳
Form our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Bronze Monkey Group Okimono. The Japanese Monkey...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th century copper weathervane of a cockerel
Located in Malton, GB
This is a great piece of folk art. Genuine 19th century verdigris green copper weathervane in the form of a cockerel. It is a great decorative size and is mounted on a later but well...
Category
19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Antique Elephant Figure, Asian, Bronze, Ornament, Thai Deity, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elephant figure. An Asian, heavy bronze ornament with mounted Thai deity, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Superb antique figure with seated deity...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prancing Greyhound Bronze by Pierre Jules Mene
Located in Garnerville, NY
Cast bronze prancing greyhound by Pierre Jules Mene, (1810-1879). The highly detailed bronze rests on a back granite base. Impressed signature, PJ Mene. No foundry mark, but this was...
Category
1860s French Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Strolling Fox” after Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
Renard Debout
Sand-cast and patinated bronze signed in cast base "P.J. MENE" probably atelier Mêne-Cain circa 1880
Item # 309XLA22K
An ende...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fô Lions, Smoky Quartz on Base, 19th Century, Ming Dynasty Style
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Magnificent pair of Fô lions in smoky quartz each proudly resting on a small wooden plinth on feet.
Smoky quartz is a rock crystal that is distinguished from other quartz by its color which varies between brown and black.
In the 12th century, this brown crystal would have been used to make the first sunglasses in China.
Subsequently, in the 19th century, the use of smoky quartz in society evolved as it became the stone of choice for crystal balls used in clairvoyance.
It symbolizes the uplifting of the soul and protection against misfortune. It is a stone of protection and anchor used for meditation and rest.
Many legends present the lion of Fô to us as a benevolent being who would work together with man to drive out evil spirits.
Period: 19th century - Style: Ming Dynasty
Dimensions: without the base - Height: 5cm x width 9cm. With base: H: 7cm x W: 9cm
Traditionally, the lions of Fô are massive sculptures...
Category
19th Century Chinese Louis XIV Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Quartz
17th Century Carved Giltwood Eagle Bird of Prey Sculpture
Located in Lincoln, GB
Northern Italian, 17th Century Giltwood Eagle
Hand Carved wooden eagle bird of prey
Gilded and painted over Gesso
Eagles symbolise strengt...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Sculpture “Monarque” Race Horse Stallion by Pierre Lenordez
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE LENORDEZ
French, 1815-1892
"Monarque"
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "P. Lenordez" foundry inscription for Duplan et Salles cast circa 1870
Item # 305BHE24A
An unusually fine example of Lenordez's work, he modeled Monarque with a surface ahead of its time through a marriage of exacting technical representation of the proud stallion and a modernistic mottled texturing of the body that is tangible. The viewer can almost feel the stylus in the artist's hand as it feverishly works the body to push and shape the wax, scuffing and scraping the skin of the horse in a chaotic fervor. This has been captured with utmost integrity by the renowned house of Duplan et Salles, the quality of the sand-casting simply above reproach with crisp replication of the artist's intent evident in every quarter.
Typical of Lenordez, the towel tossed on the ground records the important details on the subject, noting:
"Monarque!! né en 1852, par the Baron the Emperor ou Sting Poetess par Royal oak vainqueur de 21 prix...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Wooden Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden sculpture of a horse made in 19th century France. A horse mid-gallop has been frozen in time by the immaculate sculpting of 19th century artisans. I...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of C19th Carved Medici Lions
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
C19th pair medici lions in carved wood, at opposing stances with heads turned to sinister and dexter, with one paw on a ball. Circa 1830.
30 3/4" wide x 9.5" deep x 21.05" high
Category
1820s Italian Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Delft Lion Figure
Located in High Point, NC
A fantastic early 19th century Delft figure of a lion. The lion has an exuberant mane, is sitting on its haunches, with a long tail curled over its hind q...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Victorian Bronze Dachshund with Puppies
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fine a very detailed small desk sculpture depicting a dachshund mother with puppies. It is signed indistinguishable to its base but we have not...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bing and Grondahl Porcelain Bird Figurine-Sparrow
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Bing and Grondahl porcelain of small happy bird figurine known as a sparrow. It’s wings are wide open and ready to fly up. At the base is t...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Equestrian Bronze, Thoroughbred Racehorse by J. Moigniez
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 19th century equestrian bronze of thoroughbred racehorse with saddle by Jules Moigniez (1835-1894) signed "J. MOIGNIEZ" on the bronze base and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
17th Century Italy Sculpture Stone Lion Holding a Monkey
Located in Epfach, DE
17th Century sculpture stone lion holding a monkey.
This very decorative Piece was once built into a building as a striking focal point. The depictio...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of American Cast Iron Entrance Horse Head Stable and Gate Mounts, C. 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron horse heads with oval mounts, Mid-19th century. Great for mounting on Stable, Gates, or Entrance Columns.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Three Dogs Burrowing ‘Chase Au Lapin’, by Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pierre-Jules Mêne, French, 1810-1879
Three dogs burrowing ‘Chase au Lapin’
French sculptor and animalière. He is considered one of the pioneers of animal ...
Category
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century English Brass Resting Dog Double Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English brass resting dog double inkwell, the wells opening to the left and the right.
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Cast Iron Black Lamb Doorstop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique cast iron lamb doorstop.
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Victorian Painted Cast Iron Reclining Lion
Located in Essex, MA
Seated painted brown with black mane. Possibly made as a doorstop.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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
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
A Pair of Large English Porcelain Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A large pair of English Staffordshire porcelain figures of orange and white seated spaniel dogs with gold chain leashes.
Their two front legs are separated, a more delicate, therefor...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Pair of Italian Carved Wooden Parrots circa 1880, Mounted on Modern Steel Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of life size Italian carved wooden parrot sculptures from the late 19th century, mounted on modern steel bases. I fell in love with this pair of c...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Collection Of Forty Two-Pottery And Porcelain Pug Dogs
Located in Essex, MA
Lifetime collection by many makers from many countries. All with cute expressions.
Category
1890s Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Pair of Terracotta Bulldogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
England pair of terra cotta bulldogs, 19th century.
Dimension shown for the larger of the two.
Category
19th Century British Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Sculpture of Footed Bronze Stork
Located in Larkspur, CA
Bronze stylized sculpture of a stork holding a branch in the beak, with additional branch detailing below and on hooved feet.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
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
Pair of Reclining Carrara Marble Lions on Jasper Marble Plinths, after Canova
Located in New York, NY
Pair of reclining Carrara marble Lions on Italian Jasper Marble Plinths. Each Lion has differentiated features and is posed in a slightly different...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Horse
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinese Tang dynasty pottery model of a horse. The majestic animal is portrayed standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth, head slightly turned. A saddle and saddle blanket are d...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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.