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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Italian Ceramic Life, Size German Shepherd Dog Vietri, Italy, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Life size Shepherd in very good vintage condition made in Italy 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Traditional Plaster Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a sheep.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and religious imagery. The art and industry of religious statuary...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Oversized Hand Carved Wings Over The World Bird Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1383 Hand carved wood sculpture of a bird with outstretched winds flying of the world
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Miyazawa Kanae Iron Japanese Mid-Century Fighting Bull Market Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
No damages, in original finish.
W 10 5/8 x D 3.75 x H 8 3/8 in.
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Seahorse Figurine by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Seahorse figurine by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s.
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair Delft Cows 18th Century Made De Porceleyne Lampetkan Netherlands Circa 1785
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful pair of cows was made around 1785 in the city of Delft.
Since the late seventeenth century, Dutch Delft cows have adorned mantelpiece...
Category
Late 18th Century Rococo Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Delft
Bear Figurine in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Bear figurine in ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Ceramic figurine from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Knud Kyhn
...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 18th-Century Bow Porcelain Figures of South American Parrots
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-century bow porcelain Models of South American Parrots,
Circa 1758-62
These beautiful Bow porcelain birds are naturalistically modelled, each perching on a flowering stump i...
Category
1750s Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Boleslaw Danikowski High Enameled Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski ( 1928-1979) high enameled ceramic sculpture, France 1950.
Boleslaw Danikowski was the first ceramist to work regularly with Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chambron...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950 Metal deer sculpture, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- production Slevárna Přerovské strojírny Přerov Czechoslovakia
- good original condition
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Figurine by Gunnar Nylund of a Gibbon Ape, Rörstrand 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern rare figurine by Gunnar Nylund of a checky Gibbon ape, from Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s. Sculpture with eggshell glaze and a stand in W...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Blackened Brass Bear Candleholder/Figurine by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller
By Walter Bosse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Viennese bear figurine designed by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller as part of “Black Golden Line" (Austria, ca. 1950).
Composed of solid brass patinated in a black finish,...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, seaweeds,starfish.
Nautical style.
Diameter / 7.5 by 6"
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Impressive Pair of Carved Giltwood 18th C. Armorial Lions Rampant Bearing Shield
Located in Palma de mallorca, IB
Highly decorative and well executed pair of gilt wood armorial shield bearing lions rampant sculptures.
Holland or Flanders 18th century.
Some retouchi...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Moroccan Stylized Camel with Beads Tribal Folk Art
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An exotic and eccentric vintage Raj embroidered camel toy. Circa 1950s. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy.Vintage oversized cam...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Beads
Majolica Goose Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
White Majolica goose tureen signed on underside Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Pheasant Sculpture by Artist Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful porcelain sculpture of a pheasant designed by an artist Jaroslav Ježek. Ježek's figurines became a decoration of many interiors of the 1950's and 1960's. The statue of the ...
Category
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pre-Columbian Style Nayarit Indian Polychromed Effigy Alligator Pipes
Located in Lomita, CA
This grouping of alligator-like or crocodile effigy antique pipes is both beautiful and intriguing. The wear on the backs and underside of the polychrome...
Category
18th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica lobster tureen or box with green glaze, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Guardian Foo Lion Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese "Guardian Foo Lion" resin sculpture on a black wood plinth.
Category
1950s Chinoiserie Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Hermelin Figurine in Ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Berlin, BE
Hermelin figurine in ceramic by Gunnar Nylund.
Stoneware figurine from Rörstrand.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Gunnar Nylund
Size: 23 W X 9 D X 10 H cm.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glass Parrot-Shaped Sculpture, Dino Martens, Venice, Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Parrot-shaped sculpture Psitaccus
Dino Martens (1894 - 1970)
Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956
It measures 9.055 inches in height x 4.13 in x 5.90 in (23 cm, 10.5 cm x 15 cm)
It weighs 1.997 lb (906 g)
State of conservation: intact.
The small glass sculpture...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Rare Walter Bosse, Hertha Baller, Lion Sculpture, Mid-Century, Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller, rare lion sculpture, signed, mid-century, Vienna Austria. good original Condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica lobster box tureen signed Michel Caugant circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Plaster Traditional Two Dove Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservi...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Italian Articulated Jointed Red Wooden Bear
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking red maple bear figurine with hand-painted and applied details (ca. 1950, Italy). Interior elastic and stuffing allow for articulation of limbs. Bear cannot stand on its own but can sit upright. Bold, vibrant decorative object pairing well with Modernist decor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Maple, Paint
Rare Walter Bosse, Hertha Baller, Donkey Sculpture, Mid-Century, Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller, rare donkey sculpture, signed, mid-century, Vienna Austria. Good original Condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Folk Art" Sheep, 18th-19th Ctr.
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Folk Art" wooden carved sheep.
Original untouched condition.
Rust colored with natural patina.
China 18'th - 19'th ctr.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Plaster Traditional Cat Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of a cat holding a fish. Hand-painted in guilted paint.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Marcello Mascherini 'Corrida' Bullfighter Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Italian midcentury bronze sculpture titled 'Corrida' and created by Marcello Mascherini (Italy 1906-1983) in 1957. The piece depicts an abstracted ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sculpture in lioz stone representing a dolphin Portugal 18th century
Located in Lisboa, PT
Carranca in lioz stone representing a dolphin Portugal 18th century
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Seguso Murano Glass Gold “Papera” 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano 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
Bear Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Bear Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Bear figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Knud Kyhn
Size: 12.5 W X 10 D X 15.5 H cm.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Marble Lion, Périgord, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble lion
white marble
France, probably Périgord, 17th century
Small marble lion wearing a coat of arms pendant with the engraved date, ...
Category
17th Century French Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Small Majolica Goose Tureen Pate Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica Goose Tureen Pate Tureen circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Deer Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Deer Figure in ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Deer figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Knud Kyhn
Si...
Category
1950s European Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1950s Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved soapstone Foo dogs each one uniquely different.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Golden Orange Art Glass Italian Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful tall vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to golden orange Italian art glass Heron bird sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso circa 1950s, with acid signed...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
Plaster Traditional Horse Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a horse.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Sculpture of Beetle in Flight
Located in Houston, TX
Large sculpture of beetle in flight, this is a large cut-away model (on the original base) of a beetle used for anatomical instruction in a Prague, (circa 1950-1959). Model is hand-crafted from papier-mâché and carved wood. Completely hand-painted and features articulated arms, removable painted cloth...
Category
1950s Czech Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Rubber, Paper
Pair 18th Century Reclining Iron Lion Andirons on a Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular pair of reclining wrought iron lions atop a square brass base with wrought Iron billets. The pair are rare, as we have not seen lions r...
Category
18th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
16th Century Pair of Gilt Lion Figures from Germany Nuremberg
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning pair of 16th century stylophore lions, cast and gilt bronze figurative sculptures from Germany, Nuremberg.
The Stylophore Lions were figurative sculpture used in the Re...
Category
16th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bear Figurine in Ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Berlin, BE
Bear figurine in Ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
Stoneware figurine from Rörstrand.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Gunnar Nylun...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Japanese Iron Bird Sculpture Mid-Century Asian Cabinmodern Art
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hard to find object, we have never seen another. It is cast metal with a faux verdigris/archaic finish, marked JAPAN on verso. Weighs 1.5 pounds, stand 5.25 inches tall.
Category
1950s Japanese Brutalist Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Elephant Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Elephant figure in ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Elephant figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: K...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Deer Sculpture in Solid Brass Design 1950 Gold Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian deer sculpture in solid brass design 1950 gold color.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Deer Head
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Bronze male deer head. The height of the head without the rod is 4.25”.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elephant Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Elephant Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Elephant figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: K...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Romanesque 12th century marble recumbent lion
12th century Italian roman marble lion
with a stylized mane and tail wrapped around its body a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Deer Figurine in Ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Berlin, BE
Deer figurine in ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
Stoneware figurine from Rörstrand.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Artist: Gunnar Nylund
Si...
Category
1950s European Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mother with Baby Bear Figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Located in Berlin, BE
Mother with baby bear figure in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn
Bear figure of stoneware from Royal Copenhagen.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Hollywood Regency Polychrome Elephant Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large Hollywood Regency polychrome elephant sculpture.
Large Hollywood Regency polychrome elephant sculpture or statue. Great whimsical decorative...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Pair Japanese Carved and Lacquered Inari Foxes, Showa Era, Dated 1951, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan.
T...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Plaster Traditional Dog Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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.