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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Other
Style: Empire
Fabulous Meissen Porcelain Group of Count Bruhl's "Tailor on a Goat"
Located in New York, NY
Meissen's “Count Brühl’s Tailor on a Goat,” is considered by many professionals as one of Meissen's greatest works. This marvelous figure is after the incr...
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1880s German Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Livio Seguso “Dolphin” Murano Glass, 1955, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Livio Seguso “Dolphin “Murano glass, 1955, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Statue of a Patinated Bronze Model of a Horse on Marble Base
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This nicely crafted model of a horse in full pose is situated behind natural fencing and is accented by a conforming marble base, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Tiger or Lion Cat Paw Decorative Object or Bookend the Empire Style
Located in New York, NY
A substantial tiger or lion cat animal paw decorative object sculpture or bookend, in the Empire design style, circa late-20th century. A great decorative object for a shelf, mantel,...
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Late 20th Century Empire Animal Sculptures

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Composition

"Red Deceive", Sculpture by Mauricio Sorice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enganar Rojo/Red Deceive is a large metal and fiberglass sculpture of a bull with a powder coating. By Mexican artist Mauricio Sorice.
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2010s Mexican Other Animal Sculptures

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Fiberglass

French Animalier Bronze Study Entitled 'Chien et Pigeon' by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
Excellent quality and very rare mid-19th century French Animalier bronze study of a seated griffon hound looking intently at two pigeons feeding beside him. The bronze with excellent...
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1870s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Animalier French Bronze 'Pheasant & Weasel' by Jules Moigniez
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive late 19th century French animalier bronze group of a Pheasant surprised by a weasel, both animals heightened with original gilding and raised on a naturalistic...
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1870s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Lenci Ceramic Elephant 1950 Elena Scavini, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lenci ceramic elephant 1950 Elena Scavini, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mid Century Italian F.Mori Ceramic Animal Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Incredible ceramic by F.Mori ceramic, 1950s made in Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of Tigers, Carved Marble, 20th Century, after Oriental Models
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of sculptures in carved marble. "Tiger". Inspired by oriental models. Located on a base that resembles land thanks to a sgraffito, the tigers appear roaring. The stripes on his...
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20th Century Unknown Other Animal Sculptures

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Marble

"Please" by Sergei Isupov, 2007, Porcelain, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Signed porcelain sculpture titled "Please" by Serei Isupov, 2007. Mint condition.
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Early 2000s Other Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century English Lead Dogs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual pair of lifesize English late 19th century sculpted lead dogs with raised front paws, and having expressive faces and well detailed coat. Note, s...
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Late 19th Century English Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Lead

Animalier Bronze "Seated Alsatian" by Louis Riché
Located in London, GB
A striking French Animalier gilt bronze study of a seated Alsatian in alert pose with head turned slightly and ears pricked. The surface with excellent naturalistic detail and very f...
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Early 1900s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Italia Solid Silver-Cristal Jug with the Shape of a Parrot
By Mauro Fancelli
Located in VALENZA, IT
Jug with the shape of a parrot. The body is in crystal while the head is the legs are in silver. The head of the parrot is fixed to the neck with a hinge. This is to allow the liqui...
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1990s Italian Other Animal Sculptures

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Crystal, Silver

French Empire Bronze Dore Eagle
Located in New York, NY
French Empire style bronze dore figure of perched eagle with spread wings (19/20th Cent.)
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Hawk on a Sodalite Stone
By Ranzoni Fatelli
Located in VALENZA, IT
Hawk in sterling silver on a sodalite stone-base. The hawk was made in casting. The finish was made completely by hand with chisel and engraving. The reproductions of animals in sol...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

Monumental Early 20th century Chinese Hardwood Sculpture of a Buffalo
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptionally large Chinese sculpture of a buffalo in laying down on a simulated carved root-wood base, with five children riding on its back....
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20th Century Chinese Other Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

French Folk Art Oak and Marble Eagle Figure
Located in New York, NY
French (19th Cent Napoleonic Era) folk art carved oak life size figure of an eagle with out stretched wings perched on a round globe with a marble base.     
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19th Century French Empire Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Walker & Hall Sterling Silver Fox.
Located in London, GB
A fine Sterling silver model of a fox baring his teeth, well-modelled and mounted on a granite base. Hallmarked Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England, 1921.
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Early 20th Century British Other Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Sterling Silver

Gruppo di scimmie in legno intagliato. Lombardia, seconda metà del XVIII secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Gruppo di quattro scimmie in legno di tiglio finemente intagliato e patinato scuro. I primati, rappresentati con dovizia di particolari anatomici, assumono pose singolari che le rend...
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1750s Italian Other Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Baccarat Black Glass Polar Bear
Located in New York, NY
Baccarat black glass polar bear, sleekly modeled, the polished glass bear on all four paws, etched to underside or front left paw with signature "...
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20th Century French Other Animal Sculptures

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Glass

Alphonse DARVILLE : "Peacock", tall vernished plaster, C.1937-39
By Alphonse Darville
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Alphonse DARVILLE (1910-1990, Belgium) : "Peacock" Original white painted and varnished very tall sculpture made of inforced plaster Height = 240...
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1930s French Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Decorative Patinated Bronze Model of a Crab
Located in London, GB
Decorative patinated bronze model of a crab Continental, Early 20th Century Height 22cm, width 32cm, depth 22cm This large crustacean model is a beautifully made early 20th cent...
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Early 20th Century European Other Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Statue of a Patinated Bronze Model of a Horse on Marble Base
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This nicely crafted model of a horse in full pose is situated behind natural fencing and is accented by a conforming marble base, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Lalique Large Frosted Sitting Tiger Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Lalique frosted tiger sculpture showing with its postures and gesture why in Chinese culture it’s considered the king of all beast. It also symbolizes strength and confidence.
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Early 20th Century French Other Animal Sculptures

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Cut Glass

Vienna Augarten Horse Piaffe Spanish Riding School 1590 Doebrich Made circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna Augarten Horse Spanish Riding School Figurine type: Piaffe The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly...
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1950s Austrian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

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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