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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1980s
Pair Mid Century Frederic Weinberg Bronze Sculptures Giraffe and Gazelle Form
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of modernist tables sculptures by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s
Cast bronze giraffe and gazelle
Both signed to leg interior
giraffe
3.5 x 3 x 11.5 inches
gazelle
6 x 2.5 x 6...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Japanese Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture.
This well executed Japanese bronze Koi or Goldfish sculpture has a beautiful patinated verdigris finish and will...
Category
1950s Japanese Meiji Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Deco Sculpture of Feline with Silver Casting from the 1930s
Located in Milano, MI
Deco panther sculpture made in France with silver casting in the 1930s
Ø 36 cm Ø 10 cm h 13 cm
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
MCM Walnut Toucan Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mid-century modern walnut toucan sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is very well crafted, in good vintage condition and measures 8"W x 2.25"D x 10"H. Really fun piece!. #...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of yellow, green and brown; the pair measure 14"W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Barbini Murano Sommerso Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Organic Modern Pair Stylized Studio Stoneware Pottery Owls 1950 Barbara Garrett
Located in Miami, FL
Barbara Garrett (1930-2020) pair of Organic Mid Century Modern Pottery Owls. Both pieces with fabulous textured mottled glossy glaze wh...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
PAIR of Large Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Metal with good detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple lions made of metal and hand gilded with fine detail, all in the Ming style but dating to the 20th century, Circa 1920s period.
These are an unusually large pair of Foo Dogs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Barovier Toso Murano Teal Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown teal green, pink, gold flecks and bubbles Italian art glass little bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company. I have owned many of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Charles Lemanceau, éléphant cubiste Art déco, Saint-Clément, France 1930
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Charles Lemanceau Cubist Elephant and its cracked offspring.
Art Deco cream Crackle glaze ceramic.
Saint-Clement, France ca. 1930
Bibliography: 'Craqueles - Les animaux en céramiq...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern set of Murano Fish By V. Nason, Italy
Located in Schagen, NL
Set of two colorful Murano Glass Fish by V.incenzo Nason Italy, ca. the 1960s. Both fish are in very good condition. They turn darker or lighter depending how the light falls upon th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Nicely Cast Brass Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful cast brass sculpture of a whimsical giraffe.
Category
1980s Korean Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs.
Stunning pair of antique Chinese hand decorated glazed terracotta foo dogs or foo lions. This beautiful pair of Chinese foo dogs are execu...
Category
1930s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
American Midcentury Crackle Clear Glass Rare Large Fish Vase by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun midcentury crackle glass collectible fish vase by Blenko, circa the 1970s. The vase is 16" long and 8" tall. Stylish and chic piece of midcentury decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to blue, and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Carved wood bookend depicting a fox terrier dog, England 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Carved hazel wood bookend, depicting a stylized Fox terrier dog, in a sitting position. The eyes, nose and tongue have streaks of colour, the base is made of brass. England, circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Glazed Italian Terracotta Roaring Tiger Statue
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Large terracotta tiger sculpture features a menacing stance and a bright glazed finish. Good condition with imperfections consistent with age, including a few hairline cracks but not...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Hand Carved Alabaster Owl Sculptures with Glass Eyes Bookends 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful, meaningful, practical and decorative mid-century bookends.
Given the fact that owls are the international symbol for wisdom and learning, these are the perfect sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Murano Glass Bird with Gold Polveri, by Rubelli
By Rubelli
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Bird with Gold Polveri, by Rubelli
A pretty little bird infused with gold, by the Murano glass artist Giampaolo Rubell...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Mid Century Very Large Terracotta Handmade Money Box Pig
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful hand made large stylised terracotta pig shaped piggy bank from the 1970s.
Coin slot to the top, no access to the coins, this is a fill and break piggy bank. Very nice char...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Blown glass sculpture signed Arnaldo ZANELLA. Horse. Murano, 80s
Located in Torino, IT
Blown Glass Sculpture
signed Arnaldo ZANELLA.
Horse.
ORIGIN
Murano
PERIOD
Anni 80
AUTHOR
Arnaldo ZANELLA was born in 1949 in S. Erasmo, an island in the Venetian lagoon. Despite t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brass And Copper Bird Nest, Circa 1970s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Brass And Copper Bird Nest, Circa 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Ceramic Bird Sculpture by Aldo Londi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful yellow ceramic bird by Aldo londi for Rosenthal Netter. Marked on underside and has label attached.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Sommerso Red Gold Flecks Bubbles Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, antique, early Murano hand blown Sommerso red, controlled bubbles and gold leaf Italian art glass fish sculpture on clear base. Created in the manner of designer Flavio Po...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Monumental Horse Sculpture Equestrian Decor 1960s Lifelike Expressionist Art
By Charles Marion Russell
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT
HORSE HEAD
PLASTER SCULPTURE!
BOLD! BOLD! BOLD!
SUPERB DETAILS!
In the Manner of Charles Marion Russell
(DIMENSIONS: Approx. 13" x 5" x 16" )
CIRCA 1960s
This m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Donald Drum Style MCM 1960s Cast Aluminum Brutalist Exotic Wild Beast Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Mid-Century Modern Donald Drum style cast aluminum brutalist exotic African wild beast sculpture on base. Also after Bruce Fox designs. In fine cond...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Giant Brass Nautical Clam Shell Seashell on Starfish Base Planter Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Giant Brass Nautical Clam Shell seashell on starfish base planter or sculpture. 13" wide x 10.5" tall x 10" deep. Very nice vintage condition, hand polished. Heavy with nice details ...
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Black Leather Wrapped African Antelope Gazelle Sculpture Figurine 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exceptional mid 20th Century leather wrapped animal sculpture / figurine in the shape of an African antelope / Gazelle with spiral horns.
Dimen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Parrot Birds, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of pink parrot birds, hand-painted, on branches with yellow hibiscus flower, circa mid-20th century, USA. A great set for a mantle, shelf, dining table, etc. Authent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
A Italian equestrian specimen marble carved study of a wild stallion and mare
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable horse sculpture depicts a head and shoulders study of a wild stallion and mare carved meticulously from figured and veined natural marble stone with colours ranging f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Brutalist Iron Antelope Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian brutalist iron antelope sculpture
Italy, circa 1950s
Beautiful sculpted handcrafted artisanal piece
Antelopes are said to be symbols of spiritu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Italian Glazed Terracotta Elephant Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian elephant sculpture crafted in terracotta, hand decorated and glazed. Trunk up for good luck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Elephant Sculpture in White Ceramic 1960 Vivai Del Sud Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large Elephant Sculpture in White Ceramic 1960 Vivai Del Sud Italia
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Glass Fish by V. Nason, Italy. Labelled thusly.
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage Murano Glass Fish by V. Nason, Italy. Labelled thusly.
Very nice vintage condition with the original label.
Apx 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage 1960s Souvenir Building Architectural Model Berlin Bear, Metal Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a souvenir in Berlin and was made in the mid-20th c...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Picasso Ceramic Sujet Colombe Madoura Edition Picasso 1959
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Munich, DE
Pablo Picasso designed Stone Vase Faience in white clay with blue and black painting, glazed. Ex. 129/500. Madoura, Edition Picasso. Madoura Plein Feu. 16 H x22 W x 10.5 D cm. Ramie ...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Richard FATH French Art Deco Bronze 3 Seagulls Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco 3 seagulls bronze sculpture by Richard FATH (1900-1952), France, 1930s. Granite base. Width : 22"(56cm), Height : 22.4"(57cm), Depth : 1...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
French Crackle Ceramic Dove Mortar & Pestle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French crackle ceramic dove mortar & pestle
France, circa 1940s
This petite mortar & pestle set is both delicate and darling
Beautifully scu...
Category
1940s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Oversized Terracotta Foo Dog Statue
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage terracotta foo dog statue stands 16" tall. Glossy glazed finish and a jovial expression adds a fun touch to any decor. Good vintage condition with minor imperfections consist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Two Jelly Fish Murano Glass Aquarium Cenedese Style, Italy 1980s
By Cenedese
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing large sculpture or paperweight in murano art glass in the style of Cenedese.
It's showing two Jelly Fish inside, in two different colors, floating on controlled bubbles.
Ma...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Sculpture of a Pair of Birds in Murano Glass by ARS Cenedese 1960s
By Cenedese
Located in Milano, MI
Sculpture of a pair of birds in Murano glass with gold leaf, created by ARS Cenedese in the 1960s
Ø 26 cm Ø 16 cm h 21 cm
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Decorative Chinese Turquoise Blue Medium Foo Dogs Sculptures, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A very nice pair of vintage, medium size, turquoise blue, ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Excellent condition and patina; makes a fun decor item in any room!
Category
1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Wicker Duck
Located in Austin, TX
French Mid-Century Wicker Duck.
Category
1950s French Bohemian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of an Elephant Junior Bull
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of an Elephant
This is a rare and beautiful find from the early part of the 20th Century, it was made for Liberty and is known as “Junior Bull”
This ...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Midcentury brutalist rooster fire screen by Olle Hermansson, Husqvarna, Sweden
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Brutalist firedogs (firerooster) designed by Olle Hermansson for Husqvarna, Sweden, during the middle of the 20th century.
Rare pair. One is 36 cm in depth and the other 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
magnificent decorative swan / planter made of solid brass, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Magnificent decorative swan / planter made of solid brass, 1960s Italy
The proportions are wonderfully genuine, the horse amazingly high and the eye-catcher par excellence.
One ear...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Panter Large Scale Metal Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1542 Oversized hand crafted Panter metal animal sculpture
Body height at tail 21"
Mid body height 16"
Category
1980s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sheet Metal
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...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Pink Italian Art Glass Bird Figure Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. The bird...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Fabulous Large Size 20th Century Leather Elephant Sculpture
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 20th Century animalier leather sculpture of grand proportions and exceptional quality, depicting an elephant striding with trunk raised, superbly modelled, finely detailed...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Vintage Articulated Toy in Oak Elephant by Kay Bojesen, Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
A real vintage classic - the elephant by Kay Bojesen. Made in Denmark.
Early example from the second half of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Cat Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-726 vintage Japanese hand painted ceramic cat sculpture
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture Glazed Ceramic Dog Sealed
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful and exclusive enameled ceramic that represents a dog with an intense look, an incredible curly coat and enormous nails that make it an extremely rare and unique work. Seale...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Dog Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's French Art Deco style nickel plated dog sculpture.
Measurements:
Height: 5"
Length: 20"
Width: 2.5"
Category
1940s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Sterling Silver Dolphin Pod Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mid-century sterling silver dual dolphin pod sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 4.5"D x 4.5"H. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-century ceramic lying bull, Petucco and Tolio, Nove Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century ceramic lying bull
Ceramic art workshop Giovanni Petucco and Antonio Tolio, Nove Italy 1960s
H 14.5 - 24 cm diam.
Conditions: excellent, no defects
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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.