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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Early 20th century bronze equestrian horse sculpture.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century equestrian horse sculpture in bronze. This horse sculpture has a dark ebony bronze finish to the surface and stands on ...
Category
1920s American American Classical Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Expressionist Ceramic Sculpture Based on "The Cat Butler" by Diego Giacometti
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Expressionist glazed ceramic sculpture based on "The Cat Butler" by Diego Giacometti
By: Diego Giacometti (in the style of)
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Category
Early 20th Century French Expressionist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Lion
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture, "Europea and The Bull" by Georg Wrba
By Georg Wrba
Located in Montreal, QC
Georg Wrba, German, 1872-1939 "Europa and the Bull", bronze with dark brown patina and gilt accents. Signed Wrba in the center of the plinth; with the foundry stamp C. Leyrer München...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Scotty Dog Austrian Vienna Bronze Style Figurine Catchall
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Desk Catchall figurine. This polychromed cold painted metal is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze or a dog figure collector. Also nice as a gif...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Strato Moon Rocket Mechanical Bank c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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This metal, mechanical bank includes a red plane mechanism for launching coins from the rocket into the moon. Works properly. Includes key to unlock the bottom to retrieve the ...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Astro Rocket Ship Savings Bank c.1957 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A 1957 vintage mechanical bank by Astro, Model 1957-A. The trigger to launch the coin works well. You cock it by pulling it down, place t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Thomas Francois Cartier (1879-1943): Tiger
Located in Budapest, HU
Thomas François Cartier, born on January 3, 1879, in Marseille, France, and passing away on December 27, 1943, was a notable French sculptor celebrated for his masterful depictions o...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Bronze Belgian Shepherd Dog Figure
Located in Newark, England
French Bronze Circa 1905 upon a Marble Oval Base
From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer a French Bronze Belgian Shepherd Figure. The figure mounted upon a green marble base with a convex rim and ormolu border. The bronze cast as a large ormolu recumbent Belgian Shepherd dog with its head to one side wearing an ormolu collar. The bronze beautifully finished with a lifelike look showing its coat with individual strands and peaked ears. The Bronze dates to the turn of the 20th century circa 1905 after the evolution of the Belgian Shepherd in circa 1892.
Belgian Shepherd (also known as the Belgian Malinois...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
pair Antique German Silver Grouse Bird Models Chester English Import Mark 1909
Located in London, GB
A pair of lovely Antique Silver Model Grouse created with a good attention to detail. These Sterling Silver Birds have hinged silver sings and are of a good size.
Made in Germany i...
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Early 20th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Charles LEMANCEAU French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Couple of Does, 1925
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco couple of does by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clément's for Le Bon Marché, France, ca.1925. Illustrated in the Saint-Clément's catalog, 1925, page #1 under the number ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Vienna Bronze sculpture of a cat from Bergman, Austria, ca. 1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Vienna bronze sculpture of a cat by Bergman. Stamped FB and Geschutzt. Cold painted patina. This model is illustrated in “Antique Vienna bronzes” by Joseph Zobel. Schiffer. M...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life Size Pair of Large Bronze African Diks Diks Sculptures
Located in Essex, MA
A male and female African large bronze life size Dik Dik sculptures in excellent condition. Great attention to detail,with lovely markings of their fur through...
Category
1920s Kenyan Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Cat Tobacco Jar Barrel Humidor
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta Cat Tobacco jar.
A Tobacco jar - humidor with a cat or puss on top of the lid.
This tobacco jar in the shape of a barrel looks great !
The cat who peeps out of the barrel has yellow glass eyes, wears a bow around the neck and leans on his 2 front paws on the barrel.
This tobacco storage box or humidor looks like wood but is made of pottery - terracotta. Due the wood-look / faux bois with the yellow glass eyes, it's in the style of the black forest figural tobacco jars and humidors.
The barrel humidor - cigar barrel is numbered under 2404.
This great looking cigar box is a beautiful addition to your collection of tobacco jars, a stunning piece on your desk, in your mancave or cigar bar
or a collectable object for someone who collects cat sculptures.
Antique tobacco jars...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Pair Estate Italian Hallmarked Continental Silver Pheasants, Circa 1930-1940.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Estate Italian Hallmarked Continental 800 Sterling Silver Pheasants, Circa 1930-1940.
Pheasant1
H 7.75
W 15.25
D 3.5
Pheasant2
H 7
W 13
D 3
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Antique & Large Black Forest Inkstand w. Capercaillie / Wood Grouse Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Largest and rare antique Black Forest inkstand.
If you are a collector of decorative and rare Black Forest antiques then this entirely handcarved inkstand could be gracing your home...
Category
Early 20th Century European Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French Crackle Ceramic Dove Mortar & Pestle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French crackle ceramic dove mortar & pestle
France, circa 1940s
This petite mortar & pestle set is both delicate and darling
Beautifully scu...
Category
1940s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Arts and Crafts Black Forest Carved Oak Chandelier w. Forest Owl Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and superb condition, extra large ( diameter 38.6 inches) pendant light.
If you have a passion for sculptural and meaningful Art then this antique and fully hand carved owl chandelier could be flying your way soon (no pun intended). Because of its size and quality it must have taken one very skilled German artisan weeks rather than days to fully handcarve this unique light fixture. With a diameter of 38.6 inches this is one of the largest, hand carved wooden chandeliers...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan.
Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
A Black Forest linden wood model of a hawk
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Black Forest linden wood model of a hawk, standing with wings folded, on a rocky outcrop. Swiss, circa 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Dog Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French Art Deco style nickel plated dog sculpture.
Measurements:
Height: 5"
Length: 20"
Width: 2.5"
Category
1940s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Calf sculpture designed by Gudrun Lauesen for Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A naturalistic metal sculpture of a standing calf designed by Gudrun Lauesen for Just Andersen in the 1940s. A perfect example of Lauesens extraordinary ability to make naturalistic ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Original Brown Painted and Carved Wooden Horse from Sweden, circa 1900
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the very worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved horse with metal stand.
The brown/brick paint has been distressed throughout (and missing under tail). The leather ears, missing mane and broken leather bridle reflect generations of use. Real horse hair was used to create the tail.
Sold in used vintage condition. Solid, stable on stand.
Please examine the close up photos to understand condition and details, including worn paint, nicks, scratches, wood cracks and separation, etc. Wonderful vintage display item...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Royal Dux Hand Made and Painted Porcelain Polar Bear
By Royal Dux
Located in Tustin, CA
A Royal Dux large hand made and painted porcelain polar bear, 20th century, modeled seated with one paw raised, applied blue triangle mark. Hallmark on bottom indicates circa 1918-19...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Oversized Art Deco Bronze & Copper Trojan Horse Bookends c.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An oversize pair of Art Deco bronze and copper plated Trojan horse bookends on thick, copper plated plinth. Original bottom and label on one bookend.
Shown with life size han...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century French Animalier Bronze entitled "Worried Rabbit"
Located in London, GB
An endearing French bronze study of a worried rabbit reading from a sign telling him 'Hunting Season is now Open' with excellent hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown &...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Dog Animal Sculpture Greyhound Whippet Art Deco Period
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial solid bronze dog head of a Greyhound or Whippet, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century, Europe. England or France. This heavy bronze dog has a detaile...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th century bronze sculpture of a bowl
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century bronze sculpture of a bull. This antique sculpture has a dark bronze Amber patina to the surface. The dynam...
Category
1920s Spanish International Style Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Japanese Bronze Macaw Parrot Sculpture-48 Inches
Located in Houston, TX
Large Japanese Bronze Macaw Parrot Sculpture-48 Inches.
Our Japanese bronze parrot sculpture or Macaw sculpture is beautifully detailed and can ...
Category
1940s Japanese Meiji Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Vintage German Porcelain Cockatoo Karl Ens
By Karl Ens
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Cockatoo figurine. German Porcelain, Karl Ens. Wonderful color and expression.
Category
Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Grey Murano Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Grey Murano dogs. Vintage set of fine blown Murano grey glass dogs father mother and puppy, grey hound/ whippet. Italy, 1940’s
Dimensions:
Largest 2" L x .5" W x 2.25" H
Smallest 1"...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Silver and Onyx Horse Racing Sculpture by Mappin and Webb
Located in London, GB
Silver and onyx horse racing sculpture by Mappin and Webb
English, 1935
Height 39cm, width 62cm, depth 33cm
Commissioned by H.H. Maharaja of Ra...
Category
Early 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Silver
English Staffordshire Pottery Horse, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very decorative white Staffordshire Horse dating from the end of the 19th century, early 20th century. Modeled in a standing stance with the head held high. Excellent hand-painted de...
Category
Early 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Very Big cattle’s horns, Stanta Fè, NM, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A stage of long horns of cattle, mounted on a wooden support, covered in saddle leather, hand-printed on the surface with a design in relief, depicting a head of cattle with horns.
S...
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn, Leather
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Roosters
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Stand out pair of antique Chinese roosters handcrafted in enamel on copper or cloisonne in the traditional technique with bold colors of fauna and flora ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Small Art Nouveau bronze figure "Bull" on a black marble base . France 1915s
Located in Köln, NW
Fine Bronze of a small bull on a black belgian marble base.
The Original Bronze figure propably dates from the Art Nouveau or early Art Déco period in France.
These small bronzes wer...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Early 20thc Brass Duck Ornament
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great bronze design standing duck ornament. This ornament has great color and patina from age. The surface has great textures.
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blue Murano Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Blue Murano dogs. Vintage set of fine blown Murano blue glass dogs father mother and puppy, grey hound/ whippet. Italy, 1940’s
Dimensions:
Largest 4" L x 1.5" W x 4" H
Smallest 1.5"...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
French Terracotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Terra Cotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900.
decorated with Cornflowers called Barbeaux in France.
in the style and period of Emile Galle.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Decò bookends by Hippolyte Francois Moreau, depicting Tucans, France 1925.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends in veined green marble with orthogonal structure. On the marble base there are two identical metal sculptures, depicting two Toucan birds with an amber ball in their...
Category
1920s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Terra Cotta Majolica Cat Normandy Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Terracotta Majolica Cat Normandy Circa 1900.
decorated with Cornflowers called Barbeaux in France.
in the style and period of Emile Galle.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chimera Cast Iron Door Knocker
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Antique cast iron chimera door knocker, Ideal for doors of ranchos or colonial-style villas, the piece shows wear just where the two parts made contact that made the noise when cknoc...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Okimono Sculpture of a Roaring Tiger, 27” wide
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MEIJI PERIOD
Japan
A Roaring Tiger
Reddish-brown patinated bronze signed to the underside probably cast circa the first quarter of the 20th century
Item # 311ZDK29A
A brilliant...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Déco bronze sculpture "Cat" Signed LUC. Lucien Alliot . 1920s.
Located in Köln, NW
Rare french Art Déco bronze sculpture "Cat" on a black belgian marble base by Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot. (1877-1967).
Signed LUC on the black marble base.
Beautiful original blac...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
French Art Deco Opalescent Glass Table or Desk Lamp with Stylish Bison Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stylish bison sculpture lampby EDMOND ETLING.
This beautiful and truly artistic Art Deco table lamp comes with the signature "Etling France" and model number.
Edmond Laurent Etling (23 June 1878 – around 1940) was a French art dealer, gallery owner, designer and a manufacturer of high-quality decorative objects made of bronze, ceramics and art glass in the Art Deco style.
His company La Societe Anonyme Edmond Etling, founded in Paris in 1909, manufactured decorative objects and commissioned sculptors and artists, including Georges Béal, Demétre Chiparus, Claire Colinet, Armand Godard, Geneviève Granger, Marcel Guillard, Maurice Guiraud-Rivière, Géza Hiecz, Fanny Rozet, and Lucille Sévin. Other artists that worked with Etling for casting their statuettes included Aurore Onu, Marcel Bouraine, Pierre Le Faguays, Raymonde Guerbe and André Vincent Becquerel.
Etling is known for light blue opalescent objects such as plates and bowls, which were also produced in gray and frosted glass. Most items bore the cast signature "Etling France" followed by a model number related to the Choisy-le-Roi catalogue. In 1910, Etling was awarded the diplome d'honneur at Brussels International (1910). In 1923, he was awarded the Grand Prix in Paris. In 1940, Etling closed his shop due to World War II. Because Etling was of Jewish descent, he was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, where he died.
This early 1900s, sculptural table lamp clearly has many typical bison features making it easy to tell from further away as well. The overal design and opalescent colors of this bison on a hand carved wooden base makes this work of lighting art an absolute joy to own and look at. And with the light switched on, this art glass table lamp creates a warm light that makes every room an even greater pleasure to be in. This is the ideal light for a (private) library or for a desk, but this bison sculpture beauty also makes a great gift. This work of art table lamp is rewired to the highest standard for safe and immediate usage the world over and when purchased by an American client we will also attach an American power plug so it can be used and enjoyed upon arrival.
Mind you, our price for this rare light includes perfect packing (in a custom made and strengthened box) and also worldwide shipping from our store to your door in just 4 to 6 days.
Maximum height x width x depth including wooden base: 7.7 x 9 x 4.8 inches.
Height x width x depth of the glass bison...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Art Glass, Glass
A sculpture depicting a french bulldog holding a pendulum clock, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
A sculpture depicting a french buldog holding a pendulum clock. Over a green marble base, with moved profile of a bronze gilded depicting a French buldog, holding in his mouth a pend...
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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
French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture “Native American on Horse” Edouard Drouot
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EDOUARD DROUOT
French, 1859-1945
"Indien à Cheval" [Native American on Horseback]
Patinated, burnished and polychromed bronze signed in base "E. Drouot", engraved to edge "ETLING ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boston Terrier / Bulldog Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage Boston Terrier / Bulldog cast iron doorstop, circa 1940s. The doorstop measures 10"W x 3.5"D x 9"H and is very heavy (5+ pounds). The piece is well cast and craft...
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
3 carved Black Forest miniature Bears 1910s Germany
By Black Forest
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of Three carved Black Forest Bears . In different poses .
one sitting with a Aluminum pot .one lying down . and one standing on all Four ....
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Carved Fox Whip Holder or Wall Hook ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Carved Fox Whip Holder or Wall Hook ca. 1900s
A handcarved cabin decor style coat hook or whip holder showing a fox with a gun. The hooks are made from genuine chamois ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Santiago Rodriguez Bonome French Deco Ceramic Fish Sculpture, 1940s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic fish sculpture by Santiago Rodriguez Bonome, France, 1940s. Superb work with Bonome's specific colors : green, red and bl...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen, porcelain figurine of a perch. Early 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen, porcelain figurine of a perch.
Model: 1138.
Early 20th century.
Marked.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: Length 19.5 cm, Height 8.5 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1940s Antique Chinese Pair Foo Dog Figurines Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pair of Antique Chinese Figurines Foo Dog Sculpture
Green Glaze Ceramic
8 tall x 3.75 w x 6.5 d
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to...
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Wooden Black Forest Bear Flower Stand, Handcarved in Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Wooden Black Forest Bear Flower Stand, Handcarved in Brienz 1900s
A antique statue of a standing bear flower stand. Made of lindenwood, finely handcarved with naturalistic det...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Majolica Snail Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta Majolica Snail Bavent Normandy circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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.