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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: 19th Century
Antique Mantel Clock with Eagle and Chamois Family, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Mantel Clock with Eagle and Chamois Family, ca. 1900
A large Black Forest wooden carved mantel clock with an eagle on top and a chamois defending her child. The clock is embedded in a handcarved wood pile. A masterpiece of Brienz woodcarvings which brightens up any chimney piece. The clockwork is cleaned and overworked by a clockmaker - working order.
Soberly considered mantel clocks are small pendulum clocks...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Roosters, circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
With famille rose-verte decoration.
Category
Early 1800s Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A 19th Century Indian Bronze Elephant Toy
Located in London, GB
India, circa 1880
A nineteenth century solid bronze Indian elephant mounted by a Mahout carrying one passenger in a traditional howdah carriage, incised with decoration throughout a...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Late 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Tortue" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
A delightful mid 19th Century French bronze figure of a tortoise with excellent hand chased surface deail and very fine fine rich brown patina rubbed to a golden hue in areas, raised...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Robin's Egg Foo Dogs on Stands, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Robin's Egg Foo Dogs on Stands, circa 1890
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1890s Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff by Charles Valton Dog Bronze Statue Animalier Antiques
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bronze Sculpture Mastiff Charles Valton Dog Bronze statue animalier Antiques . Signed and stamped . Valton was known for his big cats but probably his most ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Running Hare" by Arthur Comte du Passage
Located in London, GB
A fabulous late 19th Century animalier bronze study of a an energetic hare leaping through a naturalistic landscape exhibiting excellent rich green and brown patina and fine hand cha...
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Walnut Hunt Trophies Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique wall plaques were crafted in the Alps of Switzerland, circa 1880. The trophies compositions are displayed on a scalloped board decorated with leaf motifs around...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Terracotta Pug Dog
Located in New York, NY
Charming Victorian English terracotta pug dog with realistic rust color buckle collar. Adorable ears!
Category
19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Belle Époque Austrian/Viennese Group of Bronze Sculptures of Band/Musician Frogs
Located in North Miami, FL
Belle Époque austrian/viennese group of cold-painted small bronze sculptures of band/musician frogs
By: unknown
Material: bronze, paint, copper, metal
Technique: cast, cold-painted, hand-painted, molded, painted, metalwork
Dimensions: 1 in x 1 in x 1.5 in
Date: late 19th century, circa 1890
Style: Belle Époque, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Vienna Secession, Arts and Crafts
Place of origin: Austria
This late 19th century austrian bronze sculpture depicts a band of diminutive, hand-painted frog musicians...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Metal, Bronze
Large Group of Carved Cattles with Glass Vase Inset, Brienz ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Group of Carved Cattles with Glass Vase Inset, Brienz ca. 1890
A rare group of naturalistically carved cattles - bull, female cattle and young cattle standing around a stump. ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood
French Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Lapin Assis" by Antoine L Barye
Located in London, GB
Wonderful mid 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a seated rabbit in a timid position. The surface has a rich green and brown variegated patina and excellent hand chased de...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Green Foo Dogs, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With bulging eyes, a somewhat snarling expression with baring teeth.
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1840s Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Large Majolica Swan Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare French Majolica swan vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
Height / 23.3 inches.
16 inches by 12 inches.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most im...
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1890s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire Royal figures of Prince Albe...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze sculpture of two bassets
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture of two bassets hounds (Ravageot et Ravageode) by Emmanuel Frémiet
Signed
France, early 19th century
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pennsylvania Painted Chalkware Cat
Located in Savannah, GA
A Pennsylvania painted chalkware cat, circa second half 19th century.
These pieces usually painted by German-American folk artisans from Lancaster to Philadelphia were made to be a more accessible household ornament than expensive Staffordshire ceramics. They are more rare today due to their fragile gypsum composition. In the later part of the 19th century and into the 20th century these figures became popular as carnival prizes...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Bronze Wolf Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century bronze sculpture of a wolf, set upon a green marble plinth.
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
An English Composition Standing Dog Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
A vintage English composition standing dog sculpture from the 20th century, with glass eyes and red collar. Crafted in England during the midcentury period, this dog sculpture features a pug standing...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Antique Hand-carved Wooden Wall Relief of the Lamb of God
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hand-carved wooden wall relief of a sheep.
Carved of oak, the Lamb shown standing on the Book of Revelation which is born aloft on a bank of clouds and surrounded by a burst of rays...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze, Bergman style 19th Century Arab hounds man.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This wonderful quality late 19th Century cold painted bronze statue of an Arab, Houndsman, mounted on a Rouge marble base, in the manner of Franz Bergman.
Franz Xaver Bergman (or Bergmann) was a celebrated owner of a Viennese bronze foundry...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Deux Lapins" By Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
A delightful mid 19th Century Animalier bronze study of two rabbits on an oval base. The bronze exhibiting excellent hand chased surface detail and good rich colour, raised on natura...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Hound Dog by Pierre Jules Mene
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE-JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Chien Limier" (1869)
Patinated bronze signed in cast "P.J. MÊNE" almost certainly cast in Mêne's personal atelier circa 1875
Item # 309MWP02...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Horse Head Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which are described as a "museum complex" in the Historic Peninsula, consist of three main sections in total: the Archeology Museum, the Ancient ...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Animal Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
19th Century Pair of Chinese Guardian Lions in Red and Gold Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this stunning pair of statues representing Chinese guardian lions, also known as lions of Fo, made in red and gold lacquer and painted wood. Their origins date ba...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Jockey on A Horse, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A french "Jockey à cheval" in patinated bronze figure of a gil jockey and his faithful mount on a marble base.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of hunting Dogs by Pierre-Jules Mêne circa 1870
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Superb bronze animal group with brown patina representing two dogs, a greyhound and a King - Charles , by Pierre - Jules Mêne .
Signature of the sculptor "P.J.MÊNE" on the naturalist...
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19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Dog with Rabbit by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIERRE JULES MÊNE
French, 1810-1879
"Chien Braque Assis Gardant un Lapin"
Sand-cast patinated bronze signed to base "P.J. MÊNE" circa 1880, atelier Mê...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Carved Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Very nice 19th Century carved swan decoy, unpainted. Very nice, natural looking. Life size. 24" x 10" x 17"H
Period: late 19th century
Origin: United Stat...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Animalier Bronze Sculpture entitled "Falcon" by Jules Moigniez
Located in London, GB
An excellent mid 19th Century French Animalier bronze study of a falcon perched on a branch using its outspread wings to balance and with its beak open. The bronze exhibiting excellent intricate hand chased surface detail and very fine rich brown lightly rubbed patination, signed J Moigniez.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 23 cm
Width: 23 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1870
Materials: Bronze
Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Paine
Page no. 79
SKU: 9000
ABOUT
Jules Moigniez (French, 1835 ~ 1894) Moigniez was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. He worked primarily in bronze and frequently exhibited his sculptures at the Paris salon. He was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, although his skill and versatility enabled him to produce quality horse sculptures (primarily racehorses), dog sculptures and hunting scenes. His bird sculptures were among the finest ever created in his time. Moigniez was born at Senlis, Oise, France in 1835, the son of a metal gilder. Moigniez’s father bought a foundry to cast his sculptures, which was of great benefit to Moigniez as he didn’t have the added foundry costs that most of his contemporaries had to pay. Moigniez studied sculpture under the tutelage of Paul Comoléra (a student of François Rude) in Paris. It is quite likely that Moigniez’s attraction to bird sculpture was a direct result of his education under Comoléra, who was himself a bird specialist. Over the course of his 40-year sculpting career Moigniez exhibited thirty works at the Salon between 1855–92. His first submission in a major art exhibition was his plaster, Pointer Stopping at a Pheasant, at the Exposition Universelle of 1855.[1][2] Moigniez was known for the fine detail and chiseling of his sculptures. His bronzes—usually cast using the lost wax method—were always immaculately chased and patinated, and were especially popular in England and Scotland.[2] More than half of his output during his lifetime was sold in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century, his sculpture had become popular in the United States as well. In contrast with other animaliers of the period such are P.J. Mêne and Antoine-Louis Barye, Moigniez’s bird sculptures often incorporated highly detailed bases complete with bushes, extensive foliage and undergrowth. His castings were generally of excellent quality with a variety of patinas, the gilded and silvered patinas being the most desirable and sought after by collectors. His bronzes could be reproached for an excess of detail, a result of overly-finicky, over-worked chiseling. Moigniez received redemption, however, by portraying in his sculpture a certain “elegance of attitudes”. His Chien braque...
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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Late 19th Century French Signed "Horses of Marley" Bronze Castings
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Large Antique Late 19th Century French Signed Bronze Castings of the "Horses of Marley."
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Quality pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with matching black and white coats with brown collars.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th C. German Terracotta Sculpture of Resting Lion by Animalier Author A. Gaul
By August Gaul
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century german terracotta sculpture of a resting lion by animalier author August Gaul
By: August Gaul
Material: terracotta
Technique: hand...
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Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Victorian Carved Oak Lion
Located in Essex, MA
A well carved standing lion with front foot on an sphere. Rectangular base. Amherst Massachusetts estate.
Category
1850s European Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
A silver plated bronze sculptural group of a Cockerel By Christofle
Located in London, GB
This silver plated bronze sculptural group of a Cockerel and a chicken an a gilt-bronze mounted hard-stone base was made in Circa 1890 by Christofle
Category
19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Bull with Red Horns, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
The charm of the shapes is enhanced by the material with which the collection is made: glass.
Transparency, lightness and shine meet the design, transforming into sculptured objects...
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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Dalmatian
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian Staffordshire Dalmatian dog having a Dalmatian dog hand painted with black spots standing on a green shaped base.
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Table Tennis Man, Going to the beach in summer. Handmade with no mold. Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a man in a modern way. The man is gently painted with acrylic color. Every piece is handmade without mold!
Our designer creates these pieces c...
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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Swimming suit Woman, Going to the beach in summer. Handmade with no mold. Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman in a modern way. The woman is gently painted with acrylic color. Every piece is handmade without mold!
Our designer creates these piec...
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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Collection of four antique quality hand painted Staffordshire dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Collection of four antique quality hand painted Staffordshire dogs. Four quality Staffordshire dogs seated in wonderful black, red, brown & white colours wearing collars and padlocks
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Early 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Couple of "To the beach" Pop Centerpiece Handmade in Italy Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This pieces are unique and handmade without mold. The girl and the boy are ready to go to the beach!
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any mold. Any piece...
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2010s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono of a Rat Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made artifact/Okimono of a Rat. In bronze with brown patina, representing a rat.
Okimono (置物, oki-mono) is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorat...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century sheet iron silhouette horse weather vane with original iron mounting rod. Mounted on a more modern base. 32"H x 44"L base 29" x 6" x 6"...
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19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of antique Victorian quality porcelain dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of antique Victorian quality porcelain dogs having a quality pair of antique Victorian dogs sitting on an oval base wearing matching blue collars in white and light brown colours.
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique C. 1770 Derby Porcelain Squirrel Figure
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare Antique white squirrel with brown accents, clasping a nut between its paws and perched on a green base, 2.5 high by 1.5 inches wide, made by the Derby factory in the eighteenth ...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire lions
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire recumbent lions having glass eyes painted in wonderful orange and brown colours
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walking stick ivory knob with greyhound head, United States 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick, knob carved ivory, depicting the head of a greyhound dog. Eyes in glass paste. Silver band. The shaft made out of fruitwood. Iron tip. USA circa 1890
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Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Iron
Patinated Bronze Of a Hunting Dog Having brought back its Hare
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture, crafted from patinated bronze, is a remarkable representation of a hunting scene from history. It depicts a hunting dog triumphantly standing next to its prize, captu...
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Iron Bird Wall Trophies on Walnut Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
These large heavy antique trophy plaques were created in France, circa 1880. Set on oval walnut board, each wall hanging decor feature a detailed spelter carved bird in high relief, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
Quality antique brass Chinese lidded incense burner
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique brass Chinese lidded incense burner having a quality brass incense burner with a pierced removable lid decorated with a deer, going down...
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Early 19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French Majolica Frog Pitcher Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual Majolica frog pitcher wearing a red jacket signed Fives Lille, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Very Fine Russian Antique Bronze “Resting Bear” after Nikolai Lieberich
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NIKOLAI LIEBERICH [after]
Russian, 1828-1883
A Resting Bear
Sand-cast patinated bronze with concrete core signed in Cyrillic to the underside (editeur ...
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19th Century European Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Early 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans. This pair of swans portrays the graceful form of these birds with a level of artistry that is truly exceptional. The...
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1840s German Rococo Revival Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of Antique Victorian Staffordshire figures having a pair of quality Victorian Staffordshire figures of two fox hunters on horseback going hunting, hand painted in wonder...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
47" Three Dimensional 19th Century Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Copper eagle form weather vane. Very large, hollow body, spread wing eagle form with open beak, resting on a ball for support above a directional arrow. Rotating later iron base. Min...
Category
19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Antique 19th Century English Staffordshire Russet Spaniel Dog
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire diminutive russet spaniel dog figurine. This fine fellow is hand painted with fine details and would be perfect for the dog lover ...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large pair of Victorian seated Staffordshire spaniel dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large pair of Victorian seated Staffordshire spaniel dogs, having a large pair of antique Victorian seated spaniel dogs with matching white coats with gold detail with gold collars a...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
American Gilt Copper Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, Fiske, C. 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
American gilt copper full bodied running horse directional weathervane with two gilt circular spheres resting on squared iron stand, J.W. Fiske, late 19th century.
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc, Gold Leaf
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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