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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Other
Style: Folk Art
Japanese Attributed Blanc de Chine Model of a Stylized Dog
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Japanese attributed Blanc De Chine porcelain model of a amusing stylized dog dating from the early 20th century. This interesting figure is modelled as a seated dog with its t...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of American Cast Iron Hand Painted Preening Ducks on Squared Base, C 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American cast iron hand painted preening ducks resting on squared bases. Late 19th Century.
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Early 20th Century Belgian Oak Folk Art Eagle Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th century Belgian oak Folk Art eagle sculpture.
Category
1920s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
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
W P A Style Terracotta "Bear" Sculpture, Art Deco, Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
W P A style terracotta "BEAR" sculpture, Art Deco, Modern, charming stylized depiction. Painted, minor chipping (bottom).
Category
1930s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hand Carved & Hand Painted Rooster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved & hand painted rooster sculpture. Very folky rooster.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Hand-Made Iron Rooster
Located in Chicago, IL
A mischievous 20th century American folk art rooster sculpture with a wonderful disposition, and beautiful rusted finish. Perfect indoors or out!
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Abercrombie & Fitch Ceramic Piggy Bank
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abercrombie & Fitch ceramic piggy bank, England, circa 1950s. Modeled after their famous leather animal toys and footstools, this little ...
Category
1950s English Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Hand Painted Colorful Tonala Pottery Ducks Set of Three
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery birds Folk Art with brass decoration in the style of Sergio Bustamante.
Vintage Mexican ceramic and brass hand painted Tonala pottery duc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Boston Terrier Heavy Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sweet faced Boston Terrier cast iron doorstop. This doorstop is very heavy with great patina. The Boston Terrier hasa very soft look due to the wear.
Category
20th Century North American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Greenlandica, Five Figures, Polar Bear, Seal and Three Inuits, Mid-20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Greenlandica, five figures. Polar bear, seal and three Inuits.
Four figurines in soapstone and a ceramic piggy bank (polar bear).
Mid-20th century.
I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greenlandic Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
20th Century Solid Silver Sculture Depicting a Basset Hound Dog
Located in VALENZA, IT
Basset hound dog sculture in 800 solid silver.
The object was made with the technique of fusion in two halves and subsequently joined by welding.
In th...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Grønlandica, Figure of a Wild Duck Made of Soapstone, Approximately 1960/1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Grønlandica, figure of a wild duck made of soapstone.
Approximately 1960/1970s.
In good condition, signs of use.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 7.5 x D 3.0 x H 5.0 cm.
Category
1960s Greenlandic Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Greenlandica, Figure of a Walrus Made of Soapstone, Approximately 1960/1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Greenlandica, figure of a walrus made of soapstone.
Approximately 1960/1970s.
In good condition, signs of use.
Dimensions: L 12.5 x D 4.0 x H 8.0 cm.
Category
1960s Greenlandic Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Horse Sculpture Henry Fratin, Paris, 1818
Located in Milano, IT
Horse, one of nine sculptures depicting animals of different species, entirely covered in fur; each animal rests on a wooden base, three of which have a label underneath which indica...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fur, Wood
American Polychrome Bronze Bison, Artist Signed, Dated 1914
Located in Petaluma, CA
This well modeled bronze figure of a bison is a fine example of this sought after animal who conjures up memories of the old west. Good sized, heavy and a luscious 2 color patina all...
Category
1910s American Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
500-600 Years Old Hindu Monkey-God Hanuman Carved In Sandstone
Located in Kastrup, DK
500-600 year old sculpture of 'Hanuman', the Hindu monkey god, carved in sandstone.
From temple in Burma, 15-16th century or even older.
In very good condit...
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Animalier Bronze Study Entitled 'Chasse à la Perdrix' by Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
A fabulous Mid-19th Century French animalier bronze study of two hunting hounds, a setter and a pointer, flushing a partridge in the undergrowth. The bronze with very Fine deep brown...
Category
1850s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Vienna Bronze Bull, Franz Bergmann
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a very fine example of a detailed casting of a bull. Nicely factory patinated in a warm brown finish bring this guy to life. Done in the manner of the noted Vienna bronze mak...
Category
1920s Austrian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ebony Wood Hand Carved African Elephant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved wood ebony African elephant.
Handcrafted in Africa.
One of the tusk is damaged
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Sterling Silver Rooster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sterling silver heavy hollow body rooster figure is signed 925 on the base and is in fine condition.
Beautifully made and proportioned well. Great patina.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Hand Carved And Painted Wooden Carousel Horse Head
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved and painted massive wooden horse head, late 19th century, probably from a small carousel or children's toy. Very nice patina through peeling paint and wear.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare & Hand Painted Near Antique Folk Art Metal Salmon Sign from Fish Monger's
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size and all hand-crafted metal salmon sign.
This vintage salmon sign is another one of our recent great finds. The former owner told us how he, about three decades ago, had purchased this unique antique in France. Over the years we have seen and sold all kinds of antiques, but this was only the second time that we had the opportunity to purchase a vintage (or near-antique) fish sign and we were immediately thrilled. Not only because of the extraordinary size, but also because of the rarity, the details and the marvelous colors. This kind of workmanship you simply don't find anymore in this day and age. We have searched the worldwide web and you simply cannot find these sculptural signs anywhere. The aging has made this salmon even more beautiful and realistic, because the crazing of the paint makes it look like you can see its scales. This handcrafted, folk-art-like antique looks like it is made of zinc, but we think it is thick tin. This large salmon will look great in a fish monger's, but it can also be the perfect decoration in the office of a salmon farm, in a fisherman's lodge, in a mancave or in a fishing (gear) shop. It was originally made to hang, either in an open space or up against the wall (as shown in our photos) but with one or two brackets this work of art could also be displayed on a very large desk...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20th C. Hand Carved Egyptian Revival Folk Art Bali Cat Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century hand carved folk art wooden cat form sculpture or statue. Features a knockdown design with elegant form. Features pointy claws, curled tale an...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
J. Hübner Carved Wood Carousel Horse, Early 20th Century, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Carousel horse by J.Hübner.
A hand-carved wooden carousel horse made by Atelier Hübner Germany - Josef Hübner - Joseph Hubner.
This piece of Carnival Art - funfair roundabout horse - Merry-go-round Horse
dates circa 1910 and has sulfide eyes, a real tale and stirrups.
It's a European Springer Horse - Jumping Horse - Galopping Horse
on a metal base.
During his life, already more then 110 years !! it does have some old restorations
and old repainting but that gives this antique horse the charm of his history: making people and children happy and offer them a ride.
Antique carved horses - Antique German Carousel Horses - Hübner horses...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Mythical Tiger Finial Bronze Palanquin Handle 18-19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 18th 19th Century Palanquin Mythical Lion or Tiger Finial Bronze Handle.
Large heavy Indian Mythological bronze palanquin fitting cast via the lost wax technique, beautifully stylized and crafted in the form of protective mythological creature.
Palanquin finials were used to adorn the pole ends of the palanquin or palki.
A fine and massive example of a palanquin pole finial with good detail and fine patina.
India, circa: 18th/19thc.
The Palanquin handle...
Category
19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Handmade French Leather Horse and Saddle with Glass Eyes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handmade French leather horse and saddle with glass eyes.
Category
20th Century European Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
A charming example of a mid-20th Century English Papier Mache giraffe puppet head. M...
Category
1950s British Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Pair of Majapahit Kneeling Terracotta Figurines Java, Indonesia, c. 1500
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A visibly old pair of mold-formed terracota women kneeling, dating to the Majapahit Empire circa the 15th century. These were excavated amongst the shrines of Mount Penganggungan, Ea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of metal sculptures depicting mythological birds, France late 19th
Located in Vicenza, VI
Pair of engraved metal sculptures depicting two mythological birds, traceable to the French sphere and datable to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The two sculptures are almost identical, distinguished by minor differences, such as the position of the legs; the most striking feature, however, lies in the metal chrome plating in that one sculpture...
Category
Late 19th Century French Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Spaniel, Bergmann Foundry, ca. 1920's
Located in Petaluma, CA
Cold Painted Spaniel attributed to the Bergmann foundry. A nice example with some wear to the factory finish. Still a very cute model.
Category
1920s Austrian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Terracotta Saint Bernard Dog
Located in Kastrup, DK
A decorative and charming sculpture of a Saint Bernard dog.
Hand painted terracotta with the original glass eyes.
Austria approx. 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Glass
Hand Carved Wood Pig with Original Paint, Signed
By David Barr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved wooden pig with original paint. Signed David Barber. Very well done.
33 W x 19.5 H x D.
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art / Pop-Art Comic Strip Papier Mache Teddy Bear Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine folk-art papier-mache sculpture.
In the form of a teddy bear.
The papier mache appears to be from various 20th Century Philippine comic books, such as Superkat by L.S. M...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Plaster
"Djinn Étlalon Barbe" 19th Century Animalier Bronze by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very fine French Animaliers bronze study of a stallion standing behind a post and rail fence exhibiting excellent hand finished surface detail and good...
Category
1850s French Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood.
Vintage hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture of an Eagle.
Dimensions: 5.5" x 3.5". circa 1970.
Ironwood hand carved eagle or falcon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th C. South Indian Life Sized Carved Peacock Sculpture Statue Folk Art
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century South Indian carved and painted peacock statue. A Folk Art sculpture hand carved on a plinth base. Features bright colors of yellow, green,...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Bull, Bronze, After Benlliure Gil, Mariano
By Mariano Benlliure y Gil
Located in Madrid, ES
Bull. Bronze. Following the model of BENLLIURE GIL, Mariano (Valencia 1862-Madrid, 1947).
Mariano Benlliure was a Spanish sculptor, a precocious creator both in the pictorial and s...
Category
20th Century Spanish Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Other
Vintage Wood Giraffe Sculpture, c. 1930-1950
Located in Kastrup, DK
A charming vintage wooden giraffe. Hand-carved from hardwood (tropical wood) with brown and black painted surface.
From Africa, c. 50-100 years...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Seguso Murano Glass Gold “Papera” 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mexican Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art.
Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic.
Warm earth tone polych...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
400 - 600 Year Old Burmese Carved Sandstone Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
400 - 600 year old Burmese carved sandstone sculpture. Calf standing under the mother. From Buddha temple or Hindu temple in Burma. Untouche...
Category
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Large Plaster Bust of Horses Head
Located in Bagshot, GB
If you are a Horse lover then this must be a piece for you
A large plaster Horse Head on a base.
This is a great decorative piece for the home or interior project.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
We share what we love, and we love this charming and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a de...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Elephant Décor Planter
Located in Pasadena, TX
Late 20th century ceramic elephant garden planter
Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy African Zebra Head is a truly impressive piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this iconic animal. Mounted on a white washed wooden rustic column pedestal, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fur, Wood
20° Century Solid Silver statuette depicting a Basset Hound dog
Located in VALENZA, IT
Basset hound dog statuette in 800 solid silver.
The object was made with the technique of fusion in two halves and subsequently joined by welding.
In th...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Black and White Hand-Crafted Ceramic Chicken Sculpture, Animal Figurine Folk Art
By Iittala
Located in Miami, FL
Scandinavian Modern Iittala style black and white glazed ceramic chicken, handmade in the USA.
Life-size stylized chicken animal sculpture for any interior design.
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Grand cerf sculpté
Located in WARNETON, FR
Cette sculpture des années 50 est en excellent état!
Les yeux sont en verre.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century German Deer Target
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique and chic early 20th century German iron hunting target in the shape of a grazing deer, and with a fantastic pitted painted finish. Perfect for ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Cotton Elephant Covered in Indian Textiles
By Harrods
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage cotton elephant, covered in Indian textiles, retailed in the 1950s by Harrods. Interior frame composed of wire and straw. Textiles originally s...
Category
1950s English Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Moroccan Decorative Dragon Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative dragon sculpture - big format
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter...
Category
2010s Moroccan Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Antique American Dapple Jumper Track Carousel Horse, Charles W Dare Attributed
Located in Forney, TX
An antique American track machine carousel horse attributed to legendary carver Charles W. Dare Company, now mounted as a rocking horse.
Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, circa 1920, born during the Golden Age of carousels in America (circa 1860-1930), exceptionally executed hand carved design with rich detailing, and warm polychrome painted white and gray dapple, featuring inset glass eyes, natural horsehair tail, saddle with carved cantle, blue painted saddle blanket and bridle, rising on a later blue and red painted wooden rocker base Stand, marked with letter "D" underneath in grey paint, most likely indicative of Dare, metal mounting plate marked AA PAT APLD FOR
Carved in a galloping or jumper position, this whimsical yet Primitive country-fair style equine exhibits all the hallmarks of Dare’s design, such as the forward-facing ears, the perfectly combed asymmetrical mane with a wind-blown effect, the tail made of realistic hair, and the distinctive “bird” saddle, which was carved separately and attached.
Among carousel antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C Bronze German Sheppard Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C bronze German sheppard doorstop. Great condition.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Sculpture of the Head of a Seal, South America, 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Folk Art sculpture of the head of a seal. South America 1930´s.
The head is mounted over a brass base, as a way to exhibit it.
The head has several crack as you can see on the pict...
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Folk Art Centerpiece Sculpture of 3 Cows and a Bull
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish set of four wooden carved and painted figures of a bull and three cows from early 20th century. Sweden has a long and well known tradition of folk art wooden carving. It started in the rural class, the so called "allmoge" people of the countryside. They could not afford expensive materials such as metals, ivory or ceramic so they used pine wood for the making of kids toys...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Vienna Bronze Bull, Mounted on Green Onyx Base, ca. 1920
Located in Petaluma, CA
Nicely detailed Vienna Bronze bull with bone horns and mounted on a circular onyx base. In the manner of Franz Bergmann, ca. 1920's.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
"Wallace" Skating at the Park, Fine Craft Painted Rabbit, Canada, Circa 1997
Located in Chatham, ON
"Wallace" Skating at the Park - Fine craft raw wood sculpture with a painted finish highlighted with India ink - made from a solid pine branch with...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Softwood, Paint
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.