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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1980s
1950s Design Foal by Goebel, Mid Century White Porcelain Art Horse, West Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
A beautifully designed foal by W. Goebel, one of Western Germany's most famous makers of mid-century figurative art. The company started as Cortendorf, later it was taken over by W. ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Accordion Squeaky Toy „Tomcat“ by Libuse Niklova for Fatra
Located in Vienna, AT
Libuse Niklova for Fatra Napajedla, Czechoslovakia, four-legged construction in the shape of an abstract cat made of different colored plastic (black, white, orange and green). Marke...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Limousin Awesome Large French Art Deco Pheasant Sculpture 1930
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco pheasant sculpture by LIMOUSIN (Paris), France, ca.1930. Cold-painted spelter marble. Important sculpture ! Width: 29.5"(75cm), Height: 13"(33cm), Width: 7"(17....
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Near Pair of German Porcelain Green Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of vintage life size porcelain green parrots both hand decorated in tropical colors, perched on tree trunks and signed on the bottoms.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s. This fish is made in polychromed hand-blown Murano glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in p...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Monumental Italian Glazed Terracotta Springer Spaniel Dog Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Adorable impressively large glazed terracotta dog sculpture of a Springer Spaniel with extensive detail.
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1960s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Seguso Murano Label Black Copper Flecks Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jet black with copper aventurine flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso. The piece still retains or...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

Japanese Rare Large Bird Sculpture, Signed by Modernist Master Artisan
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful and Rare example- first we have seen in this exquisite simple modernist bird form. The artist , Hiramatsu Koshun ( 1896-1975) lived in Osaka and studied under Ktsura Kosh...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Ivo De Santis for Gil Etruschi Ceramic Elephants Sculpture, Italy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ivo De Santis for Gil Etruschi, Italy. Polychromed ceramic family of elephants stacked on top of each other. Dad, Mom and two children playfully stacked in very good original conditi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Large Italian majolica leopard cub glazed sculpture 43hx43x33cms
Located in Firenze, FI
1950s hand-made Italian Majolica Leopard cub. Made in Italy! Handcrafted + hand painted (see bottom pics) Dimensions: 43 height x 43 x 34 cms (17x17x13in.) Weight: 10kgs (21 pounds ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta

Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal. A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bamboo

20th Century Painted Alabaster Italian Bird Heron Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian sculpture from the mid-20th century. Pleasantly chiseled and patinated alabaster object depicting an elegant heron with painted glass eyes. Work for antique dealers and colle...
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1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Mid-Century Modern Cenedese Vetri Murano Art Glass Penguin Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art glass penguin figurine was made by the renowned Cenedese art glass factory of Murano Italy in approximately 1965 in a period Mid-Century mode...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Mid-Century French Iron Cow Head Front Door Knocker
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique cow head sculpture was crafted in France circa 1960. The hand crafted work of art, features a realistic bull head with two large horns and dressed with a metal...
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Mid-20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Cast Resin Sculpture of An Owl
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A charming, cast resin owl sculpture in the style of Picasso.
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1960s Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Accordion Squeaky Toy „Tomcat“ by Libuse Niklova for Fatra
Located in Vienna, AT
Libuse Niklova for Fatra Napajedla, Czechoslovakia, four-legged construction in the shape of an abstract cat made of different colored plastic (black, white, orange and green). Marke...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Scandinavian Midcentury Lion Figurine by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gorgeous stoneware lion figurine by Gunnar Nylund with an expressive face and glaze gathering beautifully in all its nooks and crannies. Gunnar Nylund’s animal figurines are among hi...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Brass Standing Crane / Ibis / Heron Birds After Housman -S/2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century modern standing brass cranes or herons in the style of Jack Housman. They are purported to be Italian. They faces have an almost art nouveau appearance...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid 20th Century Solid Brass Camels - Set of Three
Located in Cookeville, TN
Set of 3 embossed brass camels with great patina. These circa 1960's engraved brass camels are wonderful accents for your office, mantel or entryway console tables. Solid brass figures.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co
Located in Buffalo, NY
aluminum animal sculptures were originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks.Stamped PARIS.. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana histo...
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1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mid-Century 1960s Italian Majolica Terracotta Large Snow Owl Statue - Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 1960s Italian Mid-Century majolica or maiolica glazed hand painted terracotta snow owl state or sculpture. Perched on a stump, colors include yellow , green , black and brown. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Vintage Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Bird Sculptures
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Vintage Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Bird Sculptures
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1930s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s. This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Ceramic rooster statue by Viggo Kyhn, Denmark 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Attractive ceramic statue in ceramic with a matte glaze in blue-gray and brown tones. The rooster was made by Viggo Kyhn for Kähler's ceramic factory in Denmark. The statue is signed...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Filigrana Ribbons Italian Art Glass Swan Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow Filigrana ribbons with satin surface Italian art glass swan bird figurine. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with silv...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass

Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture Elephant, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of ceramic Re-polished Original condition.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Bronze Greyhound - Made in Italy
Located in Vallejo, CA
A vintage mid century bronze greyhound statue. Great mid century stylized design, dark coloring to the bronze. Made in Italy sticker attache to the base.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Decorative Gold Bee Ornament Bumble Bee Sculpture LUXURY ORNAMENT GOLD
Located in Hampshire, GB
A beautiful vintage gold bee ornament for your room. An impressive size, this gold bee is a beautiful statement piece for a shelf or sideboard! 29 x 15 x 13cm
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1980s British Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Sheet Metal, Gold Leaf

ceramic monkey sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
ceramic monkey sculpture Wise monkey model unusual figure of a monkey sitting on books and looking in the mirror hand painted excellent condition circa 1950 origin Germany glazed cer...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Becquerel Rare Art Deco Bronze
Located in NANTES, FR
ANDRÉ-VINCENT BECQUEREL silvered bronze circa 1930. 7 swallows on a weather vane mounted on a surfine black marble base from Belgium. Note 2 small chips on the marble . Total height...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Italian Ceramic Flamingo Pink Bird Palm Beach Tropical Large Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage ceramic tropical pink flamingo, Made in Italy. No chips or breaks. Beautiful colors! Perfect for the tropical island, Palm Beach look. Dimensions: 39 H x 12 D. Please ...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Accordion Squeaky Toy „Tomcat“ by Libuse Niklova for Fatra
Located in Vienna, AT
Libuse Niklova for Fatra Napajedla, Czechoslovakia, four-legged construction in the shape of an abstract cat made of different colored plastic (black, white, orange and green). Marke...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Art Deco spelter panther by M Font
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
Wonderful large sized spelter animal figure by M Font , signed on the marble Circa 1930 mounted on a marble base Height: 29.21 cm (11.5 in) Width: 69.85 cm (27.5 in) Depth: 14.61 c...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Big ice bucket in form of an owl, vintage 1960/70 Mid-Century, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
This charming ice bucket is a spectacular piece of use and decoration for any table-scape. This beautifully executed ice bucket is in the shape of an owl of an eclectic design. Th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Dimitri Omersa Leather Duck Doorstop by for Abercrombie and Fitch, 1950s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A wonderful example of the leather duck doorstop (or paper weight) by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch, circa 1950s. This is a collectible early...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass and Copper Owl Sculpture, 1970s Green Eyes
Located in Peoria, AZ
Adorable! Mid Cnetury Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Metal Owl Green Eyes Here is a marvelous 1970s brutalist, torch cut owl with a very appealing look! These owls were made popular...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Art Deco Panther, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
French art deco sculpture from the 1930s in patinated Zamak. The base is made of two types of marble. The sculpture is unsigned. Maker unknown.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Era Ceramic Ronzan Styled Tiger Cub Sculpture Italy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sculpture shows no artist's signature, but originated from Italy and dates to approximately 1965 and done in the Mid-Century Modern Ronzan style. The sculpture is composed of th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Life Size Bronze Alligator
Located in Norwood, NJ
Impressive and fine and quality bronze alligator with beautiful weathered green patina. Nice casting and modeling. Measures: 27" high at tail.
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage In Flight Goose Brass Door Knocker 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage In Flight Goose Brass Door Knocker 1950s. A timeless piece of mid-twentieth-century vintage in flight goose brass door knocker. Solid vintage brass flying mallard door knocke...
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Stunning pair of vintage ceramic leopards sculptures made in Italy 1960s
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Stunning pair of vintage female and male ceramic leopard sculptures, Italy 1960. Beautiful set of two vintage glazed ceramic leopard sculptures. Made i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche Rimini Blu Series, Modernist Bull Sculpture
Located in Frome, GB
This beautifully elegant work of mid-century Modernist stoneware was designed by Aldo Londi (b. 1911 - d. 2003) for Bitossi Ceramiche. Inspiration for the glaze is said to be taken f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Boho Wood Brass Owls - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage owl figurines. Super charming pair of wood birds with great patina from time. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century Indian Bohemian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid Century Brass Chickens
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Presenting a captivating pair of solid Mid-Century brass chickens, a duo that perfectly encapsulates the charm and elegance of the era. This set features a majestic rooster and a gra...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Louis Carvin, Panthère, Bas Relief In Bronze Art Deco Period
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Louis Albert Carvin (1875 - 1951) Patinated bronze bas-relief sculpture representing a stylized panther Art Deco period around 1930 Incised signature Dimensions: 30.5 x 15.5 cm ...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Royal Copenhagen. Porcelain figurine of a white Siamese cat.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Porcelain figurine of a white Siamese cat. Model number 8/3281. Dating: 1985-1991. Marked. Perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: H 19.5 cm x W 11.0 ...
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1980s Danish Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Hollywood Regency Glazed Ceramic Westie
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Hollywood Regency Glazed Ceramic Westie. This adorable Italian mid century glazed ceramic Westie, dog statue or figure is realistic in detail and sure to be a welcome additio...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Sculpture Five Birds on Branch by Sabino, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture five birds on branch by Sabino. Patinated art metal, silver and black patina. Paris, France 1930.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Steiff Jocko Monkey, 1950's German Sitting Mohair Chimpanzee
Located in Berlin, DE
Steiff Jocko Monkey, 1950's German Sitting Mohair Chimpanzee, Collectible Vintage Stuffed Monkey, Steiff No Ear Button
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Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Abalone, Mohair

Mats Jonasson Whale Art Crystal, Sweden, 1980s
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Mats Jonasson Whale Art Crystal, Sweden, 1980s
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1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Brass Heron Sculptures
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Italian brass and lacquered wood heron / crane sculptures attributed to Antonio Pavia. Travertine base has some small chipping in the corner.
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1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Travertine, Brass

French Midcentury Bronze Horse
Located in London, GB
This beautiful bronze sculpture was made in France in the middle of the 20th century. The horse is standing with it's left front leg raised in a natural pose. Life-like and elegant...
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1950s French Brutalist Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Owl, rare art glass pate de verre, Daum Nancy, Demarchi signed, limited, France
Located in Wien, AT
Charming animal figurine, a limited edition, in form of an owl by famous glass manufacturer Daum, Nancy in France, by artist Jean-Pierre Demarchi. The owl is made of pate de verre ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions circa 1950. Here we offer a fine pair of decorative carved lions for the ultimate installation piece.  Heavily carved out of solid w...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

20th Century Alabaster Italian Eagle Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Stunning mid-20th century Italian sculpture. Work in finely chiselled and patinated alabaster depicting a majestic eagle with painted glass eyes. Fabulous furnishing object, for anti...
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1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Vintage Bronze Sculpture by Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage bronze sculpture by Paolo Soleri. Classis Soleri incised decoration. Fantastic patina. Works of this size are exceeding difficult to find. 1960s. Provenance: Los Angeles Mod...
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern 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.

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