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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
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
ABOUT
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
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 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
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
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
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
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...
Category
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 ...
Category
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
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
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
Rare Art Déco 'Cacatoès' Silvered Bronze Car Mascot
By E. Bourcart
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A rare silvered bronze car mascot / hood ornament modeled as a stylised cockatoo. Mounted on a custom made polygonal wooden base. Signed in the bronze "Bourcart".
Original silver-nic...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Wood Donkey Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends hand carved into the shape of donkey heads. Each donkey has ears that stand at attention and a dark walnut finish. Marked Made in Haiti -1953.
Dimensio...
Category
Early 20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Escultura animal Art Deco de leones, 1920s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular piece of cracked ceramic that captures the essence of the Art Deco period. This stunning work of art features two stylized lionesses in full motion, evoking the grace and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Sleeping Cat
Located in Downingtown, PA
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Sleeping Cat Figure,
Meiji Period,
Circa 1910-20
The porcelain model of a cat depicts a cat naturalistically modeled with its paws beneath it and it tail f...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Stylized Art Nouveau Eosin Green Porcelain Fox Sculpture by Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylized Art Nouveau eosin green porcelain fox sculpture by Zsolnay of Hungary, circa 1940s. Gorgeous piece with an iridescent finish that is in very g...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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 Déco French Bronze Sculpture of an Standing Stork by Animalier Charles Artus
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco french patinated bronze sculpture of an standing stork by animalier author Charles Artus
By: Charles Artus
Material: bronze, metal, copper
Technique: cast, patinated, molde...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Metal, Bronze
Henri Bargas, the Three Doves, French Art Deco Terracotta, 1920s
By Henri Bargas
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Henri Bargas, France, 1930s. The three doves. Measures: width 17.7"(45 cm), height 16.6"(42 cm), depth 8.9"(22.5 cm). Excellent+++++ condition...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Silver handle walking stick, signed Brigg, London 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick cane: a sterling siver handle depicting a chick. Ebony wood, metal ferrule. English hallmarks, signed Brigg, London. UK 1920 ca.
Category
1910s English Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Vintage Mirrored Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Rooster Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice vintage mirrored pair of Chinese cloisonné rooster sculptures, circa early 20th century. The sculptures are in very good condition with no d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Rabbit Bookends, Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco gilt bronze rabbit, hare sculpture bookends - Edouard-Marcel Sandoz. Mounted over Black Belgium marble Bases. Signed Ed. M. Sandoz and Foundry Susse Freres Edition Paris.
E...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bookends featuring Scottish Terriers Dogs
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This is a set of Art Deco bookends featuring Scottish Terriers. The Scottie is very detailed and the silvered bronze patina is a great. The base is a dark green marble that just makes those dogs "pop".
Wonderful cast silvered Bronze scottie dog bookends...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
A Swiss Black Forest hand carved wood study of a St Bernard Mountain rescue dog
Located in Central England, GB
A Swiss Black Forest hand carved limewood study of a St Bernard Mountain rescue dog.
This very pleasing and beautifully hand carved small black forest lime wood study is of a seated...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Majestic Hand Embellished Metal Horse Sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a majestic life size metal horse with hand embellishment. The head and the legs are welded on to the body. Standing steadily and tall, the horse has been hand embellished wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Islamic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Tin, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Patinated Metal Rooster Sculpture with Concrete Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a patio or garden with this elegant antique French rooster. Crafted in France circa 1920 and made of metal, the sculpture depicts a proud crowing chanticleer rising on a mol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
American Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington “Lioness and Cubs” Bronze Sculpture
By Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, Gorham
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANNA VAUGHN HYATT HUNTINGTON
United States, 1876-1973
"Lioness and Cubs"
Sand-cast patinated bronze signed on the back "Anna V. Hyatt Sc", "4", "Q9", "G [lion] C" (Gorham foundry ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Terracotta Majolica Owl Filmont Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Terracotta Majolica Owl signed Filmont Bavent Normandy.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Sculpture Ice Bear On Blue Ball Signed Franz Barwig Glazed Ceramic
By Franz Barwig
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful sculpture of an ice bear playing with a blue ball is a design by the Austrian Sculptor Franz Barwig (1868 - 1931) dating to 1915-1920. The sculpture was executed by th...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Cold Painted Peacock w/ Bergmann Signature, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
This large and colorful bronze peacock is the work of Franz Bergmann. Signed on the back with his signature of a "B" inside an urn. Amazing detail and high quality work make this a ...
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture Of A Roaring Lion, By Léon Bureau
By Leon Bureau
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Bronze sculpture with black patina with green nuances representing a lion on a rock, roaring, majestic.
Signed "L BUREAU" on the base with stamp "M.D. MLLE D'OR H.V EXPOSITION PARIS 1900...
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panthers signed by Michel Decoux 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture two panthers signed by Michel Decoux.
Bronze, black patina on a Black marble base with green onyx inlay.
France 1920.
This model is illustrated on page 29...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Antique Figural Italian Cast Bronze Cat (circa 1920s)
Located in London, GB
Antique figural Italian cast bronze cat (circa 1920s). This Italian marvel, born in the heart of the 1920s, is not just a statue; it's a portal to a bygone era where craftsmanship an...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Glazed Terra Cotta Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Extraordinary pair of fine and rare and very large pair of glazed terra cotta decorative foo dog or lion statutes, circa early 20th century. Glazed in green, yellow and red with slig...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Bronze Lion on White Rock, Clovis Edmond Masson, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bronze lion on a white rock - on top of the world like the Lion King.
A stunning animal sculpture by Clovis Edmond Masson, a French artist known for animal sculptures ( 1838 - 1913 )
Very detailled gilt bronze lion animal on a white bisquit - porcelain rock.
Signed and marked. below his back paw.
Impressive piece to place in your interior.
Lion sculpture - bronze lion sculpture - French lion sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Blue Majolica Butterfly Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1900
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Large Blue Majolica Butterfly Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Art Deco Monkey Candle Holder by Karl Hagenauer, Austria 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Monkey ¨Affe¨Candle Holder by Karl Hagenauer, Austria 1920´s.
Lovely and rare Karl Hagenauer Sculpture, made of silvered bronze. Stamped under it.
Affe mit Kerzenleuchter
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Painted ceramic dog sculpture attributed to Johann Maresch. Austria, circa 1900.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted ceramic dog sculpture attributed to Johann Maresch. Austria, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Carved Wooden Inkwell or Pen Stand with Owl Figure, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style hand-carved wooden inkwell or pen stand with a majestic owl figure with glass eyes. The stand features a tray for pens and accessories at the front. The head...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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.