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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Other
Stylish Plaster Handpainted Bambi Sculpture, Signed: Depose No 98 J.B
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed: Depose No 98 J.B
This stylish Bambi sculpture dates to the late 1930s and was Fabricated in France.
The piece is in excellent condition and a ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Set of Two Antique Bookends, Signed by the Artist Franjou, France, Art Deco
By Franjou
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bookends signed by the french artist "Franjou".
Zinc Cast on a marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Louis Riche, Patrouilleau Foundry, France 1920
By Louis Riché
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful pair of Art Deco bronze bookends with stretching cats on a black marble base. The pair is signed by Louis Riche (1877-1949), a famous French animalier who specialized ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Art Deco Bronze Figure of a Cat 'Chat De Siam Assis' by Edouard M. Sandoz
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very Rare Art Deco French silver plated bronze sculpture figure of a cat, ' Chat De Siam Assis ‘. This figure was produced as paperweight and also as car ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style Black Panther with Brass Details
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a sleek art deco styled black panther with brass details. The panther is in a seated position with its face turned to the left. Cast in fiberglass and lacquered black, this s...
Category
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Frosted Glass Sculpture Entitled "Standing Elephant" by Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
Impressive Mid-20th Century clear and frosted glass figural study of an African elephant with its trunk raised. The surface with fine detail, signed Lalique France
Additional information
Height: 15 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
circa: 1970
Materials: Clear & 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...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Art Deco WPA Pottery Horse Sculpture by Jordan 1937
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well done handcrafted pottery fired clay horse in the Art Deco WPA style with strong build , great character , gentile but powerful feel . The piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Lady with Kitten by Georges Lavroff
Located in Ulm, DE
Sculpture, attributed to Georges Lavroff
Lady with kitten
Bronze with original patina and partial gilding
Stepped plinth
Original Art Deco, France 1930s
Dimensions:
Width...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
20th Century Clear Glass Sculpture Entitled "Bison Paperweight" by Lalique Glass
By Lalique
Located in London, GB
An impressive clear and frosted glass paperweight in the form of a grazing bison with excellent hand finished detail, signed Lalique France
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 12 cm
Condition: Excellent Condition
circa: 1970
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...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Art Déco Style Cubist Craquelé Polar Bear , L&v Ceram, France, circa 1970
By L&V Ceramics
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Déco style cubist craquelé glazed polar bear
L&V Ceram, France, circa 1970
Measures: 30 x 14 x 14 cm
Conditions: Excellent, no dents o chips.
Category
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bulldog Bookends Franjou, France, Art Deco
By Franjou
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bulldog bookends by Franjou.
These bulldog bookends are both signed Franjou, they were made in France and date between 1920-1949.
These la...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Sculpture of Horse by Karl Hagenauer, 1920s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Old Art Deco sculpture of a jumping horse attributed to the great Austrian artist Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956) a work of excellent quality that gives us a beautiful patina sculpted by ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Pair Of Mid-19th Century Chatsworth Lions
Located in London, GB
Originally carved in marble for Chatsworth house by Canova Both lions in repose, cast in iron with a patinated finish.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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
Unicorn the Carousel , 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Spelter Antelope Sculpture, French, Art Deco, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Antelope sculpture, France, 1930s. Spelter, marble and onyx. Measures: width 17.7" (45cm), height 9.4" (24cm).
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Antique 17-18th Century Carved Sandstone Sculpture of Frog
Located in Kastrup, DK
300-400 old Burmese carved sandstone sculpture depicting a frog.
From pagoda / temple in Burma, 17-18th century.
From the estate of a Danish collector.
Untouched and in origi...
Category
17th Century Burmese Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
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
Irish Bog Oak Hand Carved Inkstand in the Form of an Owl 'Cornelius Goggin'
Located in Central England, GB
An Irish bog oak hand carved inkstand in the form of an owl
Attributed to Cornelius Goggin, Dublin Ireland
This exceptional bog oak inkstand is of a very rare and desirable form....
Category
19th Century Irish Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bog Wood
Art Deco Style Wallendorf Porcelain Nude Girl With Rearing Gazelle
By Wallendorf
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From every angle, this porcelain figurine is stunning. It is a Wallendorf, (Schaubach Kunst) that dates to about 1964. She is an Art Deco style draped ...
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Panther Sculpture Desk Table Lamp, France, 1935
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco panther sculpture desk table lamp, France 1935.
Rare yellow red bronze patina.
Base with three different colors of marbel.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
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
Art Deco Bronze French Study of an Albatross by Emile Dautrive, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
A large and impressive art deco bronze study of an albatross on the wing above a crested wave, by Emile Dautrive circa 1930
This most eye catching and stylish large art deco bronz...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Art Deco Cold Painted Spelter Figure of a Greyhound
Located in Barnstaple, GB
Circa 1925, an absolutely charming cold painted Spelter figure of a standing greyhound. This elegant lady captured standing head alert, looking fo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Antique Traditional Koino Bori Wind Flag in Original Box, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique traditional Koino Bori wind flag in original box.
By unknown artist from Japan, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving...
Category
1950s Japanese Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fabric
Francois Levallois, Reclining Dog in Ceramics, Art Deco Style, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Francois Levallois (1882-1965).
Reclining dog in ceramics.
Art Deco style, 1940s.
Marked
In good condition - minor scratch on the plinth.
Dimensions: L 39.5 x H 23.0 cm.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Classic Glazed Terra Cotta Foo Dogs on a Base, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of glazed terra cotta male and female Foo Dogs standing on a base. Great addition to your Asian and classic inspired interior table tops.
Category
1950s Chinese Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1919 René Lalique, Cachet Vase De Fleurs Glass With Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Seal "Vase de Fleurs" made in clear & frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Engraved signature on the edge.
Perfect condition
Me...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Demetre Chiparus Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture Elephant and Baby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Demetre Chiparus (1888-1950) designed this gorgeous Art Deco fine terracotta sculpture. The artwork features a brown-red patinated Art Deco walking el...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
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
Very Rare Small Infant Liberty London Omersa Brown Leather Piglet Pig Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather land dyed infant Piglet stool or footstool with origina...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Elephant Bookends Signed G. H. Laurent, France, 1920s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze elephant figure / sculpture bookends signed G. H. Laurent and stamped 24, France, 1920s. Perfect desk piece. Nice and heavy bronze bookends mounted over Gree...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Large Figurine of a Musk Ox Calf by Jeanne Grut
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jeanne Grut, Danish 1927-2009.
Large figurine of a musk ox calf. Designed by Jeanne Grut for Royal Copenhagen, 1960's.
Unglazed earthenware, 37 x 42 cm.
Signed J.G
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Carved Roe Deer Heads Wall Mounts Decoration, Germany, 1930s, Set of Two
Located in Barntrup, DE
Carved Wooden Roe Deer Heads wall mounts decoration, Germany, 1930s, Set of Two
This absolutely adorable pair of roe deer heads is hand-carved of...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pottery Polar Bear Bowl or Ashtray from Ditmar Urbach Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Polar bear at ice POOL, a ceramic bowl manufactured by Ditmar Urbach in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. The bowl was designed to celebrate Nora, the first polar bear in the Prague Zoo. ...
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Miniature Bronze Statue of a Monkey on a Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful miniature bronze statue of a monkey sitting on a base. Great addition to your table tops and interiors.
Category
1950s French Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crowned Crane Sculpture design by Filippo Bonanomi for Officina della Scala
Located in Milano, IT
A haughty, loyal and proud animal, the Crowned Crane has always been recognized in several cultures as a pure and regal entity. Its tall and slender appearance accentuates its elegan...
Category
2010s Italian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Horse Sculpture design by Filippo Bonanomi for Officina della Scala
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and proud, the horse has always meant valor and strength. His powerful musculature has accompanied man on feats and adventures, sealing an eternal bold. The combination of es...
Category
2010s Italian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
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
Japanese Meiji Imari Amusing Study of a Seated Rabbit
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and amusing Japanese Imari study of a seated rabbit dating from the late Meiji period, early 20th century. The Rabbit, made in porcelain has a dis-proportionate head to ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Elephant with Its Two Baby Elephants by Ulisse Caputo
By Ulisse Caputo
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze statue with dark brown patina featuring an elephant and its two baby elephants. The group rests on a black marble base. This bronze animal sculpture is signed: Caputo Bronze. Art Deco period.
Ulisse Caputo (1872-1948) is a Neapolitan painter who lived in Paris. Student of Domenico Morelli and Gaetano Esposito...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Elephant Sculpture design by Filippo Bonanomi for Officina della Scala
Located in Milano, IT
Considered since ancient times the guardian animal of devotion, memory and wisdom, the Elephant is even now a revered entity, which has become a symbol of its most intrinsic values.
...
Category
2010s Italian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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.