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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Industrial
Russian Ceramic Polar Bear Figurine from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Russian ceramic sculpture depicting a polar bear, made in the 1950s Ø cm 11 h cm 11 Russian ceramics boasts a rich and long history dating back to t...
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1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Small Modernist Cast Iron Piggy Bank by Taxco of Mexico
Located in San Diego, CA
Small modernist cast iron piggy bank by Taxco of Mexico, circa 1970s. The piece measures 2"W x 4"D x 2.5"H and is in very good vintage condition. ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Midcentury Blue Sculpture Ceramic Horse 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design large blue glazed ceramic stylized horse sculpture designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi Fiorentino, Italy 1960s Please note that the ceram...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Barbini Murano Pulegoso Gray Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" Bronze Sculpture, circa 1976
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" bronze sculpture, circa 1976 Fantastic 1970s hand signed bronze sculpture by noted artist / designer Curtis Jere. Hand welded bronze birds on a py...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Copper, Bronze

Cast Iron Green Foot Boot Scraper Door Stop of Dachshund Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Dachshund cast metal boot scraper or door stop from the 1950's powder-coated in a fantastic shade of of what we refer to as leafy green. Add a classic British touch with this one-of-...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Metal, Iron

Mid-Century Era Ronzan Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Cheetah Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sizable ceramic and well executed Cheetah sculpture is signed by the maker Ronzan of Italy and dates to approximately 1960 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Original 1930s Carved Wood Dog
Located in London, GB
The dog is in gilt carved wood We believe to be an Italian greyhound sitting on its haunch. It has a gold buckled dog collar around the neck. The dog attached to cartouche shaped b...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Art Glass Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture by Murano
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful art glass rhino / rhinoceros sculpture by Murano, circa 1980s. The sculpture has a light gold finish and is in very good condition; it measures 6.5"W x 2.75"D x 4.5"H. #2068.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

Midcentury Bitossi Aldo Londi Pair of Red Glaze Ceramic Roosters, Italy, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Striking Pair of Red Glazed Roosters by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s A beautifully crafted pair of ceramic roosters designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, handmade in Italy cir...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware

Murano glass transparent horse sculpture by Zanella Arnaldo 1980
Located in Palermo, IT
Clear Murano glass sculpture depicting a rearing horse, Arnaldo Arnaldo 1980. Murano Glass Sculpture: Horse by Arnaldo Zanella This fascinating Murano...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

1960's Vintage Leather Deru Elephant
By Deru
Located in Redding, CT
1960s Vintage Leather Deru Elephant . Designed and produced by the German manufacturer DERU in Wiesbaden in the 1960s. This leather origami elephant is ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Leather

Archimede Seguso Murano Black White Italy Art Glass Sculpture Elephant Figurine
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautiful and rare hand blown Murano elephant sculpture in black and white with spots. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, from the "Bianco Nero"...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Yellow Red Heart Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium yellow green with dark olive head Italian art glass hummingbird sculpture...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Murano glass horse sculpture, signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Chalcedony Murano glass horse sculpture, signed by artist: Fabio Tagliapietra. Italy circa 1990. The Murano glass technique is Chalcedony...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Vintage Curtis Jere Large Brutalist Brass Owl Sculpture Mid Century Modern 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Highly sought after brutalist owl sculpture by Curtis Jere 1967 Oversized abstract modern form with drip texture brass finish and tripod feet Signed and dated to lower back 13 inche...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Walter Bosse Donkey Brass Figurine Pen Holder, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian midcentury pen or pencil holder, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass in excel...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Large Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Bird Toucan Sculpture by Romano Dana, 1970's
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large vintage Italian handmade Sommerso decorative bird sculpture handmade in multi-color layers Murano glass. Very massive and thick glass is in clear, blue,yellow colors glass comb...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass, Sommerso

Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Pair of Fighting Jaguars by Giovanni Ronzan, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. This piece is made in hand-painted ceramic and is signed by Ronzani. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be consid...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

1970s Brass Flamingo Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante, Mexican
Located in London, GB
This is a brass flamingo sculpture by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, crafted in the 1970s. The flamingo is elegantly poised with long, slender legs and a gracefully curved neck, c...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Signed A. Seguso Pair of Pink Murano Glass Bird Sculptures, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic pair of mouth-blown bird sculptures in pink Murano glass. These delightful bird are signed on the bottom by A. Seguso and were produced in Murano, Italy in the 1960s. Th...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

1970s Art Pottery Winking Cat Piggy Bank
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Ceramic Pottery Art winking Cat Piggy Bank Brown stoneware 4.5 w x 4.5 d x 4 h Preowned vintage condition Refer to images for details
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Animal Sculpture Decorative Object Murano Glass Luigi Mellara Midcentury 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Very rare sculpture raffigurant a futuristic dachshund dog made of submerged Murano glass in shades of black and opaque, with light bio-coloured shades. Signed by L.Mellara and produ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass, Sommerso

Alessandro Pianon Pulcino' bird Execution Vetreria Vistosi 1962
Located in Vigevano, PV
Spherical shape. H: 23cm. Execution: Vetreria Vistosi. Glass, colorless and orange with fused crushed glass, applied murrine as eyes; feet made of bent copper wire. Literature: Cf. M...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

VTG Gustavsberg Sweden Art Pottery Kennel Spaniel Figurine Design Lisa Larson
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage pottery Cocker Spaniel figurine of the "Kennel" series, designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg in the 1970s. Manufacturer: Gustavsberg, Sweden Design: Lisa Larson Marks: ...
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1980s Scottish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mutiso African wood carving of a Lioness.
Located in Seattle, WA
Mutiso African wood carving of a Lioness , No signature. Piece has a nice patina and character. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H9 Dimensions....
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Elephant Penholder by Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Elephant Penholder by Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Bronze Butler Cat in the Style of Diego Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze mounted sculpture in the style of Diego Giacometti. The sculpture showcases a cat figure holding a small shell tray perfect for dropping trinkets and keys. Dimensions 4" widt...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Murano Glass Parrot Sculpture, Paperweight
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful Murano glass parrot sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The bright red glass beak applied over a light and dark gre...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Glass

Massive Livio Seguso Smoke Grey Elephant Art Glass Sculpture Murano Gral
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A very large and massive handcrafted elephant sculpture designed by Livio Seguso for Gral Glas. This striking piece captures the grandeur and elegance of an elephant, showcasing intr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Modern Animal Riccardo Gatti Faenza Ceramic
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Riccardo Gatti faenza "Antelope” sculpture Animalier glazed “lustre” ceramic Signed under the base 1950s.  Every item of our Gallery, upon reques...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, gold flecks, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

1950s Hotel Concierge Desk Bell Brass + Rhinestone Turtle by Boj, Eibar Spain
By Boj Eiber
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rhinestone Turtle Concierge Brass Service Bell. A very unusual and rare mid-20th century Toledo gilt tortoise bell, covered in sparkling paste diamonds. Manufactured by BOJ of Eibar,...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Vintage Paperweight owl made of alabaster. Italy 1960 - 1970
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster

Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Alexandrite Purple Blue Neodymium Glass Fish Figure by Licio Zanetti Spectacular XXL Murano glass color changing lilac blue fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. Italy, 1960-1970. ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Antonio da Ros Cenedese Murano Glass Sommerso Fish Sculpture in Vibrant Green
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Antonio Da Ros Cenedese Murano Glass Sommerso fish Sculpture in vibrant green With large yellow eyes.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Art Glass

Vintage Rembrandt Bugatti Style Cat With Pale Yellow Glass Eye
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rembrandt Bugatti Style decorative statuette of a sitting poised cat. Fabulous door stop or entryway mascot that tugs at your heart with it's missing eye, poor thing! Painted cement ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Cement

1970s Chrome Sculpture of Birds in Flight on Painted Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Chrome Sculpture of Birds in Flight on Painted Wood Base 5 Birds Ascending in Flight Vintage Brutalist sculpture Richly textured with p...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Anthony Redmile London Stork Sculpture 1970
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite Stork sculpture by Anthony Redmile is a stunning piece of contemporary art that captures the beauty of birds using a large sea shell for the body. Made in 1970, this l...
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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Murano Black Clear Duck Sculpture Art Glass Paperweight with Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Murano glass duck figure / paperweight / sculpture. Manufactured by Formia Murano, Italy, 1960s. Black glass and clear glass richly decorated by silver flecks thorough. ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Silver Leaf

Large German Shepherd Porcelain Figurine Dog Hutschenreuther
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Exquisite porcelain German Shepherd Dog, hand-Painted, very detailed. has a glazed finished that gives the dog a very beautiful and sharp l...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Tigris Cat Vase By Anneleise Beckh For Schmider, West Germany 1950’s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Striking black and yellow Tigris cat vase designed by Anneleise Beckh for West German company Schmider Keramik Inscrutable expression on this strong design pi...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

20th Century Bilious Green Italian Murano Glass Duck by Paolo Venini & Zuccheri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bilious green, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian duck made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed, produced by Paolo Venini and Toni Zuccheri in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Extremely Rare, Huge Lifelike Horse Made of Leather, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Extremely rare, very decorative and lifelike horse made of leather. Probably from the house "Liberty's London" in England. The proportions are wonderf...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Leather, Wood

Giraffe by Walter Bosse around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Giraffe by Walter Bosse around 1950s Original condition
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Abraham Palatnik, large cat, lucite, Brazil, c.1970.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large lucite cat with black decoration. The largest size of cat made by Palatnik. Signed in the piece, excellent condition, c.1970, made in Brazil.
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

Cast Iron Green Foot Boot Scraper Door Stop of Dachshund Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Dachshund cast metal boot scraper or door stop from the 1920's powder-coated in a fantastic shade of green. Add a classic British touch with this one-of-a-kind piece in your foyer, m...
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Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Metal, Iron

7/20 limited edition "Xai" night stands by Salvador Dali, surrealist design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Design inspired on an artwork by Salvador Dali´: Interpretation project for a stable-library, 1942 Stuffed lamb, elaborated with a technique by a taxidermist. Drawer and table top...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Abraham Palatnik Lucite Black Elephant Brazil, c1970
Located in Pymble, NSW
A very good lucite black elephant made by Abraham Palatnik in Brazil in about 1970. This one is mid sized, being 23.5cm in height. It retains its ori...
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Lucite

15 Inch Loet Vanderveen Bronze Monkey Sculpture, Signed & Numbered 425/750
Located in Warrenton, OR
15 Inch Loet Vanderveen Bronze Monkey Sculpture, Signed & Numbered 425/750 NO ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS *****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT T...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Bull Sculpture by Janez Boljka 1960s
By Janez Boljka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"This captivating bronze bull sculpture, crafted by the talented artist Janez Boljka during the 1960s, is a masterpiece of mid-century artistry. The sculpture captures the essence of...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Solid Brass Carved Flamingo Life-Size Animal Sculpture Outdoor Indoor Asian 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern hand-carved Brass Flamingo, Animal Sculpture with stylized legs & feet. Features long legs and body of the Flamingo which are attached with small screws to the Base. Made in the USA in the late 1960s. A beautiful Arts and Crafts Style Art...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Large Mid Century Modern ceramic sculpture by Dominique Pouchain
Located in London, GB
Very large ceramic sculpture of a ram by the French ceramicist Dominique Pouchain. Signed to base. This enormous sculpture makes a huge impact in a room and its neutral colour palet...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

H+F Denmark Big 8" Teak Mouse Sculpture With Leather Ears & Tail
By Lisa Larsen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fantastic oversized Solid Teak Wood & Leather Mouse by H+F Denmark. It has an untouched original patina; one ear has a fold, and the tip of the nose has a little nick.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Teak

Vintage Large Ceramic Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring by Sergio Bustamente.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring, Nine Colorful Fish Figuring Sticking out of an Egg with Cracks by the Artist Sergio Bustamente, c...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Norma Flanagan Mid Century Terracotta Owl Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large textured brown and beige pottery owl sculpture with a great mid-century look, having pierced eyes and signed on the bottom. With a hole in the base for attachment to a mount....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

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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