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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Louis XV
Christian Thomsen, Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau 1923 Foraging Cockerel #1127
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Christian Thomsen for Royal Copenhagen porcelain foraging cockerel figurine.
Created in 1923, a classic collectible piece
Signed and Numbered 1127
circa 1923
Measures: height 4 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bird Statue Signed by Irénée Rochard
Located in Beirut, LB
French sculpture of a bird standing proud on a polychromed marble pedestal. The statue is in a two-toned patinated bronze, representing a pheasant walking with its wings tucked in an...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis Albert Carvin, Lovebirds, France Art Deco, 1920s
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful romantic Art Deco spelter sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin (1875-1951) of two lovebirds standing atop some grapes and a quiver filled wit...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Brass Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Wonderful brass sculpture of a lion. Abstracted with beautiful impression of the strong lion body.
France 1970s.
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Sculpture/Lamp of a Monkey with an Umbrella by Le Verrier, Art Deco
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Art Deco sculpture/lamp by Max Le Verrier (1891-1973) representing a monkey under an umbrella. It is titled La Pluie "The Rain" or Le Singe au Parapluie "Monkey with an U...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Brass Bookends Depicting Three Perched Owls
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the peri...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso Rare Murano Glass Sculpture of a Donkey
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso Rare Murano glass Sculpture of a Donkey in vibrant red with gold applied accents. The leg is up. Rare art deco sculpture.
The nearly fifty y...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Horses by Samson Manufactory
By Samson & Cie
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of 20th century white porcelain horses on clouds, above rocaille bases richly decorated with scrollwork and openwork foliage. Both figures are marked underneath with two crossed...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Art Deco French Elephant Sculpture, Babbitt Material
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Art Deco elephant made of babbitt, original metal used at the time, beginning of the 20th century, following the style of Irénée Rochard (1906 - 1984). With round and facete...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Opal Green Glass Fish Statue by CLA
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Superb Art Deco sea green opal fish statuette signed 'Made in France' and 'CLA' (Image 6). Very high Art Deco; a very pretty fierce looking 'Ugly' fish -Alas the origin of CLA is unk...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Art Deco Cast & Patinated Bookends Depicting Three Perched Owls
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique bookends are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The bookends are composed of cast steel with a bronze patination and depict three perched owls...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Duck Bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze duck bookends G.H. Laurent France 1925.
Pair of Art Deco silvered bronze bookends by the famous French artist G.H. Laurent. Signed and numbered, circa 1925....
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Handmade Glazed Porcelain Two Horses Sculpture
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian sculpture of Art Deco period in handmade glazed porcelain of two galloping horses.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
German Art Deco Antique Bronze Sculpture “Stalking Panther”, Wilhelm Schade
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILHELM SCHADE
German, 1892-1958
Stalking Panther
Patinated bronze Signed to base "SCHADE", foundry marking cold-stamped to edge "Lauchhammer Bildguss" cast circa 1920s
Item # 3...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Period Sculpture of German or Belgian Sheppards by Louis Carvin
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A huge sculpture of two German or Belgian Shepherds, made of patinated spelter (zinc alloy). On a marble plinth made of 'Porto Nero' marble and Sienna...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Spelter
Exquisite Antelope Sculpture, Animal Terracotta, Sampiero, Art Deco, 1925, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Huge special terracotta sculpture of a pair of antelopes. The sculpture is signed and on a solid walnut wood pedestal.
The animal pair is reproduced at the moment of movement. This ...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Terracotta
Black Art Deco Black Panther Sculpture on an Oak Base by L. Houzeaux
Located in Ulm, DE
Black panther on oak base
signed L. Houzeaux
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
width: 65 cm
Height: 20 cm
Depth: 12,5 cm
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Rare Pair of “Terriers” Bookends Bronze Sculpture by Edith Baretto Parsons
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EDITH BARETTO PARSONS
United States, 1878-1956
"Terriers, a pair of bookends"
Lost-wax cast medium-brown and verdigris patinated bronze signed in cast "E.B. PARSONS (c)" and cold-stamped Gorham Co. Founders and foundry code of "OFFY" & "OFFZ", both written in black ink beside foundry mark "348"
Item # 304XAI18A
Part of Parsons' series of playful terrier dogs, this is a highly desirable original pair that have remained together since being issued by the Gorham foundry...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bulldog Perfume Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bulldog perfume lamp - perfume light.
An Art Deco figural porcelain table lamp - night lamp in the shape of a Bulldog dog with glass eyes and a green collar around his neck.
French Bulldog - English Bulldog.
This bulldog light is in good condition with little traces of age and use, so do view pictures well. Both ears do have a shard off ; the left ear bigger as the right one. On the right one you do not see but only feel it. On one toe of a paw there is a fabrication imperfection .
Animal statue - Dog statue - Bulldog figurine - Art Deco dog statues...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pesce Scorfano Sculpture Blue Glazed by Guido Cacciapuoti, Italy, 1930
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Spectacular sculpture by Pesce Scorfano made in the 1930s in blue glazed stucco attributed to the great Italian sculptor Guido Cacciapuoti (1892-1953).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Llama, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Christian Thomsen, Royal Copenhagen Art Nouveau 1923 Porcelain Cock Rooster
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Christian Thomsen for Royal Copenhagen porcelain cockerel figurine.
Created in 1923, a classic collectible piece.
Signed and numbered 1126.
circa 1923.
Measures: height 4.25 inch...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Two Resting Cheetah's on a Trunk
Located in Islamabad, PK
The bronze art deco sculpture portrays a captivating scene featuring two cheetahs in a relaxed yet alert pose, perched on a majestic tree trunk. With exquisite craftsmanship, the scu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Expressive French Art Déco Sculpture Panther with Cobra by Felix Guis
Located in Köln, NW
Large expressive, naturalistic Art Déco sculpture "panther with cobra" by Felix Guis, 1930s.
Signed by the artist F.Guis.
The artist Felix Guis ( 1887 to 1972 ), born in Tunesia ha...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Plaster
1930s Art Deco French Faience Centerpiece by Charles Lemanceau for Saint-Clément
Located in COLMAR, FR
This is an iconic art deco centerpiece from the famous French earthenware factory Saint Clément, established in 1758. The model was designed by the French sculpture Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980) and put into production in the mid-1930s. This specific piece has the advantage of being glazed in the the famous green "trademark" color of Saint Clément. The brown glazed version is more common and not so hard to find.
Charles Lemanceau was one of the most popular sculptures of the art decor era and he was well-known for his stylized animal sculptures...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
Llama with Glass Eyes, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Category
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Glass
Life-Size Art Deco Patinated Bronze Greyhound Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A life size Art Deco patinated bronze figural dog sculpture, most likely Italian, early/mid-20th century.
Fine quality, exceptionally execute...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Animals Sculptures Bronze Black Brown Color, France, 1900
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of 3 Bronzes representing Cat, Chicken and Birds. The objects are made in bronze. These Bronzes were made in France in the 1900s, they are typical objects from this period.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Wildebeest Likely from Liberty's London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage wood and leather animal sculpture from the early 20th century is likely from Liberty's London. This sculpture, handcarved in wood and clad in leather, depicts a lifelike...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Organic Material, Glass, Natural Fiber, Leather, Hide
Charles Reussner French Sculpture of a Bronze Owl Perched on a Natural Stone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sculpted bronze Art Deco style owl perched on a natural stone by artist Charles Reussner (1886 - 1961). This wise old owl is on the side of the natural form rock, shades of stone w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Just Andersen Rhino Merman Sculpture Paperweight Art Deco, 1920
Located in New York, NY
A rare Jus Andersen sculpture or paperweight in patinated bronze called “Disko” of a Merman atop of a rhino head. Signed
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Pate-De-Verre Alligator Sculpture, Daum France
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Pate-De-Verre Alligator Sculpture, Daum France.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Life-Size Expressive French Art Déco Sculpture Leopard with Cobra
Located in Islamabad, PK
The bronze leopard pouncing on a cobra is an exquisite art deco sculpture that captures the intense and dramatic moment of a predator hunting its prey. Crafted with meticulous detail...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Bronze Entitled "Double Headed Eagle"
Located in London, GB
An interesting French bronze study of a two headed eagle with its wings outspread. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown patina, raised on a Italian marble...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Boar Bronze & Iron Chenet Andirons / Fireplace Decoration
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A 19th century French bronze gilt boar head. The boar with inlaid Glass eyes.
D'ore (Gilt) bronze chenets, cast with the figure of a boar head.
Boar Bronze...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Henri Guingot Saint Clement France White Crackle Ceramic Dove
Located in Oakland, CA
Henri Guingot Saint Clement France White Crackle Ceramic Dove, circa 1930s crackle glaze craqueles. This piece like many of the great ceramic seri...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Art Deco Deer Signed L Alliot
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco bronze around 1930 Deer with brown patina on a bacxia marble base signed on the marble L Alliot and stamped bronze on the deer.
In very good shape.
Length: 47cm
Width: 10...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930s Egisto Fantechi Art Deco Green Ceramic Italian Sculpture of a Fawn
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Art Deco hand-painted ceramic figure of a fawn manufactured in Italy by Egisto Fantechi in Sesto Fiorentino in the Thirties. It's a lovely example o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Bronze Bird Bookends Signed by C. Omin, Marcel Guillemard Foundry
By C. Omin, Marcel Guillemard
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bird bookends signed by C. Omin, Marcel Guillemard foundry.
Stamped number.
Silvered bronze, France 1925.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1919 René Lalique Seal Stamp Vase De Fleurs Glass With Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Vase de Fleurs" made in clear & frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition
M...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1919 René Lalique Seal Stamp Papillon Ailes Fermees Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Papillon Ailes Fermees" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition
Measure : H...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Gazelle Likely from Liberty's London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This vintage wood and leather animal sculpture from the early 20th century is likely from Liberty's London. This sculpture, hand carved in wood and clad in leather, depicts a lifelik...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood, Organic Material, Glass, Natural Fiber, Leather, Hide
Vintage White Elephant Figurine Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage White Elephant Figurine Pen Holder, Jaipur, Rajasthan India.
White Elephant Figurine with Wooden Base.
Elegant cast composite vintage sculpture Figurine that show a white elephant with his trunk up presented on a wooden stand and next to it a brass pen.
The representation of elephant in Asia represent wisdom, longevity and white is for peace.
White elephant on stand...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Two Carp Fish by Santiago Bonome, Spain, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture of two carp fish by Santiago Bonome, 1930.
The sculptor was born in Spain and worked in France.
Signed Bonome with Barbedienne Fondeur Paris.
Bronze w...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ouganda Art Deco Style Panther Sculpture Original Max Le Verrier in Spelter
Located in Ulm, DE
Lion or panther sculpture named “Ouganda”
Original “Max Le Verrier”, signed
Art Deco style, France
Materials: patinated spelter (French: régule), marble base
Socle could have a dif...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Amphora Art Deco Elephant & Lion Porcelain Group, Czechoslovakia
By Amphora
Located in Newark, England
Large Amphora porcelain figural group featuring two lionesses attacking an elephant. The figure of extraordinary size measuring 66.5cm High (26.18inches) featuring a large elephant s...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art Deco Blanc de Chine Elephant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Porcelain blanc de chine elephant, Austria, Art Deco period. Chip on tip of ear and front right foot. 5 3/4" h., 9 1/4" w., 3" d.
Whitehall An...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large French Art Deco Sculpture Borzoi Dogs
By Menneville
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large French Art Deco Sculpture Borzoi Dogs
Beautifully cast pair of borzoi dogs with good detail and well-aged patina.
They are cast in spelter with a cold painted green fin...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco Era Pierre Jules "P.J." Mene 1810-1879 Bronze Greyhound Sculptures
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A beautiful pair of bronze greyhound sculptures on marble
created by sculptor Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879).
Impressed signed "P.J. MEN...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Deco Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cold-Painted Vienna Bronze Entitled "Young Bird"
Located in London, GB
An endearing cold painted Austrian Bronze study of an alert young bird with its head raised. The bronze exhibiting rich brown colour and good hand finished surface detail
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
height: 5.5 cm
width: 4 cm
Condition: excellent original condition
Circa: 1900
Materials: cold painted bronze
SKU: 8712
ABOUT
Vienna Bronze Bird...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Frosted Glass Scorpion by Marc Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
A surprising frosted glass figure of a scorpion with its tail raised, ready to strike its prey. The frosted glass surface with excellent hand finished detail, signed Lalique France
Additional information
Measures: Height: 7 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
circa: 1950
Materials: Hand Finished Frosted Glass
SKU: 6008
DESCRIPTION
The Scorpion...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Pheasant Sculpture, French, 1930s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb spelter sculpture of a pheasant over a marble base. Intricate detail in the sculpture and patina alternating silver and black to simulate the coat's patterns as well as gouges...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Art Déco Cubist Ceramic Bull, France, circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Déco cubist ceramic sculpture in the shape of a black bull
France ca. 1940
Measures : 28 x 16.5 x 8 cm
Conditions: Excellent, no dents o chips.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Deco Inspired Horse Bust Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique addition to your desk. This beautiful horse bust rests on a marble base making it an understated elegant part of your décor. The base i...
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1925 René Lalique Seal Stamp Dindon Butterscoth Glass, Turkey
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal Stamp "Dindon" (turkey) made in butterscotch glass by René Lalique in 1925.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition
Measure: height: 6 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lali...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Charles Lemanceau, Art Déco Cubist Elephant, Saint-Clement, France, 1930
Located in Firenze, IT
Charles Lemanceau cubist elephant craquelé.
Art Deco crème Craquelés glaze ceramic.
Saint-Clement, France circa 1930
Bibliography: ‘Craqueles ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Silver-Inlaid Brass Art Deco Serpent Candle Holders
Located in London, GB
Pair of silver-inlaid brass Art Deco serpent candle holders
Continental, c.1920
Height 32/34cm, width 9cm, depth 30cm
Dating to the time of...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Brass
Mid-20th Century Frosted Glass Study entitled "Moineau Colereux" by Marc Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
A very sweet clear and frosted glass study of a soaring sparrow, its head and tail raised, the surface with excellent hand finished detail, signed Lalique France
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 13 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
Circa: 1960
Materials: Frosted Glass
ABOUT
Lalique Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) began his career as a jewellery apprentice at the age of 16, and by 1881 he was a freelance designer for many of the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1885, he opened his own workshop on Place Gaillon in Paris, the former workshop of Jules Destape. In 1887, Lalique opened a business on Rue du Quatre-Septembre, and registered the "RL" mark the following year. In 1890, he opened a shop in the Opera District of Paris. Within a decade, Lalique was amongst the best-known Parisian jewellers.
In 1905, Lalique opened a new shop at Place Vendôme which exhibited not only jewellery, but glass works as well. It was close to the shop of renowned perfumer François Coty; in 1907, Lalique began producing ornate perfume bottles for Coty. The production of glass objects began at his country villa in 1902, and continued there until at least 1912. The first Lalique glassworks opened in 1909 in a rented facility in Combs-la-Ville, which Lalique later purchased in 1913. In December 1912, Lalique hosted an exhibition of Lalique Glass—as his glass would come to be known—at the Place Vendôme shop. During the First World War, the glassworks produced mundane items in support of the war effort. In 1919, work began on a new production facility in Wingen-sur-Moder, which opened in 1921. From 1925-1931, Lalique produced 29 models of hood ornaments; a mermaid statuette first produced in 1920 was also later sold as a hood ornament. During the 1920s and 1930s, Lalique was amongst the world's most renowned glassmakers.
René Lalique died in 1945. His son Marc Lalique took over the business, operating initially as "M.Lalique" and later as "Cristal Lalique...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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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