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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Lladro spain porcelain rare poodle sculpture
By Lladro
Located in Delft, NL
beautiful detailed piece
Category
1980s Spanish Bohemian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning heavy 20th Century Greek Tortoise Bronze Figure 1960s, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful heavy Bronze turtle from the 20th century, wonderful light brown patina, very detailed. This bronze turtle is beautifully crafted, it is finely executed, especially in the ...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron
Dh Chiparus, Panther on the Lookout, Rare Bronze Model, Signed, Art Deco, 20th C
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
"Panther on the lookout", sculpture hard to find in bronze, with brown patina
The portor marble terrace is signed by the artist DH Chiparus
Good conditi...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Solid Brass Carved Flamingo Life-Size Animal Sculpture Outdoor Indoor Asian 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern hand-carved Brass Flamingo, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet.
Features long legs and body of the Flamingo which are attached with small screws to the Base.
Made in the USA in the late 1960s.
A beautiful Arts and Crafts Style Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Large 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture, in White & Gold
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Life Size 1980s Crouching Monkey Sculpture, in White/ Cream Gold
Representing Pop -Art of of the 1980s, we are pleased to offer this remarkable life-size monkey sculpture that embo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Antique Bronze Sculpture By Adolf Josef Pohl (1872-1930), Blacksmith, Austria
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful bronze statue by the austrian sculptor and artist Adolf Josef Pohl (born in Vienna April 27th 1872 – July 25th 1930).
Depiction of a standing blacksmith in the typical wo...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Small silver-plated bronze lapin, rabbit, signed
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Our Magnificent Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz silver bronze, Rabbit is in Beautiful conditions! it has a marble base and it is signed on the base Ed. M. Sandoz and Susse Freres Pari...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand-Carved Malachite Elephant // 11 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This luscious green copper carbonate mineral specimen from the DRC has been expertly hand-carved into a large elephant with upward-facing trunk and hand-polished to a brilliant luste...
Category
2010s Congolese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
J.W Fiske Iron Greyhound Dog Sculptures, Late 19th Century New York, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This captivating pair of American J.W Fiske iron greyhound dog sculptures from the late 19th century embodies both the elegance and regal nature of these majestic animals. Crafted wi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid 20th Century Spanish Modern Wooden Sculpture of a Bull
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Large and impressive wooden sculpture of a bull.
Probably made in Spain, around 1960.
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Figure of an Elephant by Antoine Louis Barye
Located in New York, NY
Bronze figure of 'Elephant of Senegal'. Signed Barye and inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur'.
Literature: Poletti & Richarme, 2000, no. A119, pp. 250-3.
Category
1890s French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Authentic Atelier Cast Antique Bronze Sculpture of Duck Hunt by Pierre J. Mene
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE JULES MENE
French, 1810-1879
"Chasse au Canard" (Duck Hunt)
Patinated bronze Signed in naturalistic base "P.J. MENE" Submitted to Salon 1850, a fine atelier cast circa 187...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
German or Belgian Shepherd Sculpture 1910s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large German shepherd sculpture byLouis-Albert Carvin, France, 1910s. Spelter dog. Marble base. Height: 11.8"(30cm), Width: 20.5"(52cm), Depth: 8.5"(21.5cm). Stamp "Fabrication franç...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
French Bronze Sculpture of a Stallion, PJ Mene (1810-1871)
Located in New York, NY
This highly detailed study of a Normandy mare is an excerpted model from Mêne's popular Jument normande et son poulain, exhibited in wax at the 1868 Salon (no. 3749), and in bronze t...
Category
1850s French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Pixie Fairey Statue Reading Elph and Safety Manual
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quirky and characterful bronze pixie - or fairey - shown reading a book
We believe he is reading the elph and safety manual to avoid further workplace bad jokes
Just look at the pati...
Category
1980s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michel Zadounaïsky French Art Deco Pair of Wrought-Iron Antelope Lamps, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of table lamps by Michel Zadounaisky, France, 1930s. Partially black patinated wrought iron antelopes. Measurements: Each-length 10.2" (26 cm), height without shade 9.8" (25 cm)...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Pug Dog Musician Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Pug Dog Musician Austrian Vienna Bronze Miniature Figure
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Carved Wood Turtle Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage carved wood turtle is sure to please wherever you place him.
Category
20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Antique English Bronze Hunting Hound / Dog Inkwell, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A beautifully cast late Victorian inkwell dating to circa 1880 in the form of a handsome hunting dog.
The hinged lid opens to reveal a removable ink chamber.
Excellent conditio...
Category
1880s Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970's Italian Ceramic Baby Leopard
Located in Redding, CT
1970's Italian Ceramic Baby Leopard Sculpture. Made in Italy . Collectible and decorative.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large oggetti fish
By Oggetti
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.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Small Walter Bosse Cat Figurine, Vienna, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Walter Bosse cat figurine, Vienna, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Butler Cat in the Style of Diego Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze mounted sculpture in the style of Diego Giacometti. The sculpture showcases a cat figure holding a small shell tray perfect for dropping trinkets and keys.
Dimensions
4" widt...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bill Heise Metal Bull Sculpture
By Bill Heise
Located in Redding, CT
Artist: Bill Heise ( American 1943-2011)
Iron and mixed metal cow sculpture, signed "HEISE" on base.
A whimsical steampunk sculpture of a longhorn cow .Made up of metal parts that i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Steampunk Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Art Deco "Argenta Dragon" sculpture by Wilhelm Kåge
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Chicago, US
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Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880.
Beautifully modelled, hand carved from linden wood, with mother and baby bear on a naturalistically carved rocky outcrop.
The inkwells are in the form of a pair of tree trunks with fluted glass wells with carved lids and a useful pen tray in front.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique item, it shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the inkstand displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 15 cm x Width 23 cm x Depth 14 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 5 inches
History of Black Forest Carving
The idea behind the success of Brienz wood carving was quite simple. After a disastrous famine in 1816 in the Brienz area people were forced to find new areas of revenues. Driven by the need to create jobs in the Bernese Oberland, an economically underdeveloped region, the Swiss government encouraged the existing resource of timber industry to liaise with the traditional wooden craftsmanship. It took some time to improve from home requirements to sophisticated designed arts but the process was supported by the rising amount of tourists visiting the region.
Christian Fischer and other founders
Christian Fischer (1790-1848) started self-taught from simple turneries (carved bowls and other articles of daily use) to unsophisticated regional animals and people. Due to his success and the interest of the tourists, other carvers started also following his idea of carving the pristine naturalism. The Swiss government supported these start-ups with additional training of apprentices at special trade school.
Brienz School of Wood Carving
In 1884 the "School of Wood Carving, Brienz" was founded. It became an important educational institution to strengthen and develop the artistic backgrounds and exhibit an area of creativity. During the years of war in the 20th century, the demand for wooden sculptures came to rest and led to the re-orientation in areas such as toys and carvings for constructions. Beyond that the Brienz wood carving articles had to face an enormous competition from abroad. The School of Wood Carving had to get through difficult economic times but in the late 1970s wood carving enjoyed a renaissance. A lot of young people searched for elemental jobs and added a new value to school education. Today Brienz School of Wood Carving is combined with the education of turner, basket makers and coopers. The school still claims high-quality standards and follows old principles with regard to future perspectives.
Wild animals
At all times wild animals fascinate people. The highland around Brienz has large variety of different wild animals. Bears are among the most popular models for carvers. On the one hand bears are easy to cut and on the other hand they have a strong symbolized image. The enthusiasm for bears in art...
Category
1880s Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Foo Dogs on Stands
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fierce pair of ceramic Chinese Foo dogs on stands depicted sitting. Made in a beautiful famille verte green with bright yellow accents. Large ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Green Marble & Bronze Fish Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unique vintage modern sculpture features a bronze fish swimming through a field of seaweed on a green marble base. This truly one of a ki...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Large Ceramic Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring by Sergio Bustamente.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring, Nine Colorful Fish Figuring Sticking out of an Egg with Cracks by the Artist Sergio Bustamente, c...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Travertine Porcupine Table Sculpture by Mannelli Bros
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Allegories of Art, French 19th Century Large Jewelry Casket After Clodion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III Jewelry Casket
In chiseled and silvered bronze, decorated with putti scenes in the style of Claude Michel dit Clodion (...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid Century White Poodle Dogs Sculptures, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition.
One dog is repaired - as shown on pictures.
Beautiful and unique decorative sculptures.
White Poodle Dogs Sculptures were produced...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramics Boar by the Italian Sardinian Claudio Pulli, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
This splendid ceramics boar was made by the Sardinian master ceramist Claudio Pulli.
Claudio Pulli's works have a particular ceramic casting process and are unique in the world.
Th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Tixier for Daum, "Taurus Constellation" Glass Sculpture, France 2000s
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb glass paste sculpture "Taurus Constellation" designed by Richard Tixier for the Daum manufacture. Poetic representation of a bull that takes its cues from a mix of astrology a...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vintage Brass Conch Seashell Planter
Located in New York, NY
Very large vintage brass seashell nautilus planter. Very detailed. Good overall condition, hand polished. Can be used inside or out. Measures an impressive 11" wide x 6.5" deep x 6”...
Category
20th Century Korean Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Max Le Verrier, Paris, Signed
Located in Köln, NW
A pair of rare french Art Deco lamps by Max le Verrier. The lamps are signed in the metal ) L.Artus, a pseudonym that Max le Verrier used only in the Twenties.The high quality proces...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Art Deco Lion Cold Painted Bronze Table Lamp Sculpture Louis-Albert Carvin
Located in Newark, England
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From our Decorative collection we are delighted to offer this French Lion Table Lamp by Louis-Albert Carvin. The table lamp cast in Bronze and cold...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
By Max Landsberg
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
Antique plaster statue of a stallion, made by Max Landsberg (1850 - 1906...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Impressive Large Deluxe Lalique Double Fish Standing Sculpture
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
The Following Items we are offering is an Estate Signed and Numbered Double Intertwined Lalique Fish Sculpture. Signed with etched Lalique France signatur...
Category
20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Vintage 1950s Pair of Italian Made in Italy Ceramic White Poodles Dog Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage pair of ceramic Italian white poodles statues. No chips or breaks. Dimensions: 22 H x 10 D x 7 W.
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Style Rock Crystal Birds on Amethyst Geode
Located in Cypress, CA
One of a kind Modern style Rock crystal bird group carved sculpture on Amethyst Quartz geode, one bird spreading it's wings and other resting on a na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Rock Crystal, Marble
Amazing Giant Western Bronze Elephant Sculpture
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Very unique and large bronze elephant sculpture. It is very skillfully done with a lot of nice details. A great accent piece for any room. Heigh...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Hand-Carved & Polished Semi-Precious Labradorite Falcon, by Zadora
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible, Large, and Rare Lapidary Sculpture of a Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Semi-Precious Labradorite Falcon Perched on a Silver Gloved Hand, Mounted on an Exceptionally Large Rock Crystal Base, with Tsavorite Eyes and 18K Gold Legs. This extraordinary specimen of hand-carved and hand-polished labradorite is stunning. The large bird is carved from one giant piece of semi-precious labradorite stone and conveys a highly detailed appearance with each section of the feathers hand-etched and hand-carved to appear as life-like as possible. The eyes are an impressive life-like color and made up of tsavorite cabochons. The magnificent beak, legs, and talons are made of 18K solid gold' each gorgeously shiny or burnished to represent how a life-like falcon would be. The base is a stunning giant piece of natural rock crystal, most probably mined from the famous 'McEarl' rock crystal mine in Arkansas. The falcon rests on a magnificent silver cast glove with a bell, which represents a falconer's glove. Each section of this masterpieces was put together from different areas of the world where these natural stones were mined and put together by the master stone sculpture Zadora, known for his incredible pieces of lapidary objects which are in the best lapidary collections...
Category
1990s Canadian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Ronzan “Stile” Jaguar Ceramic, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Ronzan “stile” Jaguar ceramic, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Egyptian sphinxes in gold-coloured scaiola plaster
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the epitome of elegance with this exquisite pair of Egyptian sphinx statues. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these magnificent sculptures are made of scaiola pl...
Category
1880s Italian Egyptian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Lalique Frosted Glass Chouette Owl Figurine or Paperweight
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine figural frosted glass owl paperweight.
By Lalique.
Entitled Chouette.
With a molded owl with frosted wings perched on a clear cylindric...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
A set of Two Penguins Sculptures signed, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury modern set of two sculpted clay penguins Mother and Child designed in the 1960s and signed by the artist with RB, black and white glaze. In good original condition.
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Glass Figurines Piranha Molded Fish by Ferjac France 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Piranha Fish Bookends Pressed Glass, Ferjac France 1930s
French Presglass Fish Bookends, by Fernand Jacob, also known as Ferjac France 1930s.
‘Poisson’. Grey, transparent, f...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Bronze Owl Titled "Grand Duc" by Francois Pompon
Located in Stamford, CT
A large cast bronze Owl by Francois Pompon, titled "Grand Duc" designed in 1928 and cast between 1934-1939. The patinated bronze is marked with a Fonde...
Category
1930s French Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A set of 5 gold fish handmade in Italy, Ceramic. Choose those or change colors!
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Questi artisti toscani riescono con la loro bravura a prendere ispirazione dalle meravigliose colline toscane ma anche dal prezioso mar Tirreno. Un buon bicchiere di vino e il gioco ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A Late 19th Century Indian Hardwood Carved Camel Table
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Late 19th Century Indian hardwood carved Camel Table. Octagonal table top with floral design atop the camels back. Raised on a naturalistic plinth...
Category
1890s Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
1920s Art Déco Bronze Rabbit Bell Ring by E.M. Sandoz for Susse Frères, France
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s Art Déco bronze rabbit bell ring with base by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz manufactured by Susse Frères, France
By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Susse Frères
Material: bronze, copper, meta...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
A large pedestal dish with two hammerhead shark-like sea creatures in plum, ochre and b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Panamanian Tribal Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Chinese Bamboo Root Carved Peacock Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar Chinese peacock sculptures carved from the roots of bamboo, utilizing the main section of the root for the bodies, and the "root hair" ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Old Wooden Netsuke Japanese Animal Heads Figure Meiji Period, 19/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Unsigned. Japan 19th or 20th century.
Weight: 11 grams
Provenance: Collected in the 1980’s. From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuize...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dragon head
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Architectural Gothic Copper down spout, A lion Gargoyle style face. These architectural detail adorned many a building in old Europe. This example was salv...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair Lifesize Bronze Cranes Fountain - Large Bird Casting Garden
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of lifesize bronze cranes
This is a fountain, water will spurt out of their beaks if hooked up to a water supply = great in a pond
Of course being bronze these can live...
Category
1980s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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.