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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Neoclassical
Bronze Sculpture Surrealism Unicorn by Dali 1984, Spain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressed Surrealist bronze sculpture by Salvador DALI (1904-1989) - Unicorn, 1984 - Bronze signed Dali on the base numbered '70/350' and s...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1960s Medium Size Teak Ape Monkey by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Victoria, BC
The rare, larger version of the 1960s Teak Ape Monkey by Kay Bojesen is a true treasure for collectors and enthusiasts alike. This extraordinary wooden figurine represents the epitome of Danish design from the mid-20th century. Meticulously handcrafted with teak wood, this majestic monkey stands...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Italian White Ceramic Greyhound Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful Italian white ceramic blue eyes greyhound statue from the 1970’s.
Measurements: 26” high, 14” wide and 8” deep.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Bronze Articulated Crab Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A well detailed and patinated vintage articulated bronze crab sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and quite lar...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big Lagardo Tackett Ken Fujita Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Plate Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely and large Lagardo Tackett and Kenji Fujita glazed ceramic Mid-Century Modern fish plate sculpture. Lagardo Tackett was a founding designer for Architectural Pottery in Los A...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Dansk Mid-Century Silver Plate Animal Figurine Paperweight, trio by Gunnar Cyren
By Gunnar Cyren, Dansk Form
Located in Atlanta, GA
These decorative Scandinavian Mid-Century animal sculptures were created exclusively for Dansk Design in the early 1970s by world-renowned Swedish designer Gunnar Cyren. This gorgeou...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Lagardo Tackett and Ken Fujita Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Plate Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A LaGardo Tackett and Ken Fujita glazed ceramic mid century modern fish plate sculpture. LaGardo Tackett was a founding designer for Architectural Pottery in Los Angleles. From the B...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Gambone Stoneware Horse Set of 3
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic horses made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone on the bottom. Wonderful set in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Parrot in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic sculpture of a Horse in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is beautiful!
This is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom. So if you are looking to start a Brazilian Modern sculpture...
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Midcentury Modern Large Antelope Sculpture Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1940
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Fantastic sculpture of an antelope from Rörstrand and maker/designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed and in good condition. The sculptural design of...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Peacock Sculpture in Pate De Verre by Daum France
By Daum
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Sculpture made in pate de verre by the prestigious French house Daum during the second half of the 20th century in beautiful purple and orange tones. signed at the base Daum France.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Brass Goose, French Work, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This decorative and design goose sculpture is made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1980s Modernist Murano Glass Flamingo Sculpture by Luigi Mellara
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing hand-crafted sculpture of a Flamingo designed and manufactured in Murano by Luigi Mellara. It's signed on the bottom Mellara L. It's in perfec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Wooden Trojan Horse by Sudha Pennathur
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Sudha Pennathur brass covered wooden trojan horse. This horse figure has been handmade in India by Sudha Pennathur (Designer). This horse figure has a primitive style and is ...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gabriella Crespi Pheasant Sculpture, Italy, 1970
Located in Naples, IT
Rare pheasant sculpture signed Gabriella Crespi with a murano glass egg, made in Italy, in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Vintage Leather Horses Modern Sculpture Style of Dimitri Omersa 1970s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Leather horses
Pair of horse sculptures in leather in the style of Dimitri Omersa for Abercombie & Fitch
Unmarked.
Brown tones
Standing ho...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Leather Lion Footstool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, 1960s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful collectors example of an original leather lion footstool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch, circa 1960s to 1970s. This exa...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Life-Size Italian White Glazed Terracotta Greyhound Dog
Located in London, London
Model of a greyhound
Terracotta
Glazed
Nicely modelled
Italy midcentury.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Leather Seal by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, circa 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful collectors example of the 'Seal' leather animal by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch, circa 1970s. This example is in beautiful lightly aged with light patina. Sturdy and structurally sound, this seal is ready to be used as a fun doorstop, a large paperweight, or use as a designer floor or tabletop sculpture / work of art or a friendly companion to an otherwise lonely house dog or cat.
Omersa's designed leather animals for Omersa Leatherworks of England, Omersa & Company, Liberties of London and Abercrombie and Fitch. Excellent early production original of this design, ideal collectors example or for an interior design client.
Omersa made his first leather animal, a pig, in 1927 and from there created a full suite of interesting and charismatic creatures. Each leather animal is of the highest quality, beautifully stained and waxed. This example is one of the earlier ones, which are rare and highly sought after by collectors therefore very few on the resale market. Incredible opportunity for a collector or design enthusiast to have an original production example in beautiful patinated condition and to keep and collect for years to come.
As you can see in our photos, we have a large collection of Omersa leather animals...
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1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Brass Resting Leopard Sculpture by Sarried
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury brass resting leopard sculpture by Sarried
Brass resting leopard sculpture, beautifully cast and finished, fits on most shelfs.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glazed Terracotta Dog Sculpture Depicting a Russet Cocker Spaniel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage glazed terracotta dog sculpture from the mid 20th century, depicting a sitting cocker spaniel. Created during the midcentury period, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Gordon Newell Style Polar Bear Sculpture Signed
By Gordon Newell
Located in Ferndale, MI
Plaster Polar Bear sculpture Signed Alva '78 .
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Fish Bottle Dispenser Hand Carved Wood & Metal Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
1950s fish shaped bottle dispenser in hand-carved wood featuring metal details by the Italian designer Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abraham Palatnik Brazil Lucite Colored Duck, circa 1970
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large multicolored duck in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Cortendorf Bavarian Pair Mid-Century Novelty Pottery Cat Musician Figures
By Cortendorf
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful pair mid-century German novelty pottery cat musician figures made by Cortendorf in Bavaria. The cats stand on rounded bases with one playing a s...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Leather Dark Brown Elephant by Dimitro Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, UK, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Leather dark brown elephant by Dimitro Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, UK, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
1960s Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Tile BULL Toro after Genaro Alvarez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Handmade Tile Bull TORO Figurine Sculpture
Unmarked.
In the style of Mexican artist Genaro Alvarez.
Mosaic bull is handcrafted with a rainbow of ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sarreid Hand Carved Bookends, 1970s, Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare sculptural wood hand carved eagle bookends by Sarreid Spain 1970s.
Beautiful wood with a rustic cerused white wash.
Books are not included.
Versatile design that w...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Crane Bird Sculptures, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large brass crane bird sculptures from the 1960s-1970s.
This pair of messing bird sculptures, brass bird sculptures or animal art sculptures does ha...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Stylized Cat, Japan, Walter Bosse Style
By Walter Bosse
Located in Ferndale, MI
Solid brass stylized cat, Walter Bosse style. Often used as a candle holder, paper clips, etc. Hallmark Japan.
Measures: 1.25" T x 3" L x 1.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Terracotta Basset Hound Sculpture with Russet and Black Coat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian terracotta basset hound sculpture from the mid-20th century. Born in Italy during the midcentury period, this charming terracotta scu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Barovier Murano Glass Ducks, Italy, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Two beautiful Murano glass ducks signed by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1970s.
Measures: 12 H x 25 B x 9 D cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Aurelio Teno, a Group of Four Silver Sea Shell and Coral Animal Sculpture, 1950s
By Aurelio Teno
Located in New York, NY
A group of four silver, sea shell and coral
Animal sculptures
1950s.
Dimensions:
Frog – H 5” x W 2.5” x D 5” x base height 2”
Bird – H 6” x W 5” x D 3.5” x base height 2”
Dog – H 4” x W 2.33” x D 3.5” x base height 0.75”
Turtle – H 2.75” x W 3.75” x D: 4.75” x base height 0.75”
Aurelio Teno Teno a/k/a Aurelio Teno (Spanish, 1927 - 2013) was a Spanish sculptor and painter. He stood out for his interpretations of Don Quixote, as the one who imagines him - mounted on the horse named Clavileño - as the first cosmonaut in history.
Between 1936 and 1943, he lived in Córdoba where he trained artistically. First, as an apprentice in the workshop of the sculptor Amadeo Ruiz Olmos; later in a silverware workshop; and since 1939, in the School of Arts and Crafts of Cordoba, where he studied painting and drawing.
In 1950, he moved to Madrid to work as a goldsmith; and later to Paris, where he lived for ten years. There, he extended his studies of fine arts, and is strongly influenced by Giacometti and expressionism in whole. This period in Teno’s artistic life is celebrated by several exhibitions of his paintings in the Salón del Art Libre, Palais des Beaux Arts galleries and others. At the same time, he continued to dedicate a lot of time to the creation of his famous sculptures-jewels.
In 1965, he returned to Madrid although he installed his studio in the Molino del Cubo (Ávila), where he researched new plastic procedures and also exhibits his controversial polemical paintings at the Ateneo de Madrid. Begining that year, he starts a series of international exhibitions in Copenhagen, Paris, New York, Rabat and San Luis (Missouri, USA).
In 1976 he consolidated his international prestige as a monumental sculptor by winning the contest for Don Quixote sculpture...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Sterling Silver
African "Monkey Tree" Bronze Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
African "Monkey Tree" bronze sculpture, with a troop of 19 monkeys about a tree of life
unsigned. The base measures 4" x 3".
Category
1970s African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Three Arctic Animals Made of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
A seal, polar bear and walrus made of Lucite by Abraham Palatnik.
Their organic shapes and streamlined bodies are a feast for the eyes.
The seal measures 8.5 cm in height, 11 cm in...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Baccarat Mid-Century Crystal Dog
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1980/90s) limited edition crystal figure of a stylized seated dog with the head to the side (signed R RIGOT, BACCARAT)
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Brass Shoehorn by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Blackened brass with caw motif designed by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller in the 1950s.
Perfect original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Polychromed Sculpted Stone Lion, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Polychromed sculpted stone lion, circa 1950.
200 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bronze Sculpture of a Racing Rabbit by S. Klein
By Fernando Botero
Located in NYC, NY
A heavy bronze sculpture of a racing rabbit on a rotating pedestal. The piece is signed "S.Klein" and marked 4/5 on one of the feet (Image 6); likely...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Lead Reclining Greyhounds Dogs on Stone Base, Mid-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of vintage reclining greyhound dogs on stone base from the mid 20th century. This pair of greyhound dogs from the United Kingdom is ...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Lead
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.