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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Victorian
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
Pair of Decorative Antique Hand Carved Wooden Statues of a Lovely Horses
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very decorative pair of circa 1880 English hand carved wooden horses.
A good looking well made and decorative pair, they would look amazing...
Category
1880s European High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Pair of Late Staffordshire Recumbent Figures of Dalmatians
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late Staffordshire Recumbent figures Dalmatians
USA, 20th 1950s
A good pair of a later Staffordshire hand painted and enameled porcelain figures of reclining Dalmatians....
Category
Mid-20th Century English High Victorian 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
Vintage Cast Brass Sculpture of Beagle Dog Bust Bookend Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage cast metal brass dog beagle sculpture bust bookend or paperweight.
Vintage dog head bookend Cocker Spaniel Retriever art dog sculpture.
Cast me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
English 19th Century Victorian Split Leg Staffordshire Dog with White Coat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period slit leg Staffordshire dog from the 19th century with textured coat and gilded collar. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this Staffor...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 19th Century English Painted Bisque 'Obedience & Reward' Dog Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century English Painted Bisque 'Obedience & Reward' Dog Figures
England, Circa 1880s
Both with impressed numbers #1242/ 20 and #1242/23 and painters marks
The charms...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Machine Age Trojan Horse Bookends by Dodge Inc. C.1930 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Dodge Inc. 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original pair of Art Deco Trojan horse bookends manufactured by Dodge Trophy Inc. Los Angeles California USA. Both pieces have retained their original bronze finish and a...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
A Rene lalique Ram Glass Art Deco Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The R.Lalique's car mascots are famous.
There quality is outstanding as well as for the glass as for the sharpness of the mould .
This mascot was created in 1928, one of his first a...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
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
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
Guido Cacciapuoti Art Deco Light Blue Porcelain and Ebonized Wood Fishes, 1930s
Located in Meda, MB
This Art Deco Sculpture was produced in Italy and more precisely in Milan, by Guido Cacciapuoti in the 1930s.
The base is in ebonized wood and the sculpture, a couple of fishes is in light blue porcelain stoneware.
Under the base there is the label 'Made in Italy, G. Cacciapuoti, Ceramics and...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Rare 19th Century Decorated Tole Dummy Board
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare C19th decorated tole dummy board constructed as stick stand, depicting a terrier with red ribbon collar, seated upon a red velvet cushion stool with small cabriole legs and pa...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Tin
Zaccagnini, "Colombe Rose" Craquelé Faience Sculpture, Italy, 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Zaccagnini "Colombe rose" craquelé faience Art Deco sculpture
Ceramiche Zaccagnini, Gualdo Tadino, Italy, 1940
Signed under the base.
20.5 cm H - 18.5 x 9 cm
Conditions: ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Late Victorian Sterling Silver Model of a Partridge - Berthold Muller 1901
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for Chester in 1901 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Partridge, has a removable head, and moveable wings.
The partridge m...
Category
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
M Buzelin Bronze Art Deco Flight Of The Swallows
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco bronze with double patina, mercury gilding and silver.
Representing 3 swallows on a pond.
Signed M Buzelin and Gauthier estr Paris for the founder.
In very good shape.
Heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Little Lama Statue, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Art Deco Little lama sculpture by Charles Lemanceau at Saint-Clement (Luneville), France, 1930. French Art Deco ceramic. Measures: Width: 10.2"(26cm), Height: 10.2"(25.8cm), Depth: 2...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
ORIGINAL RESTORED ART DECO ZOORAY HiGHLAND TERRIER SCOTTIE DOG ELECTRIC HEATER
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for this exquisite totally original fully restored Art Deco Zooray Highland Terrier electric heater...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fine Taxidermy Duyvenbode's Lory by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The Duyvenbode’s Lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei) is found in northern New Guinea. Named after Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (June 2, 1804 – March 31, 1878) who was a Dutch merchant, trader of bird skins for fashion and naturalia. The colour palette of this bird is very special. Almost bronze like. A great match with the antique velvet base.
Note: All animals used for their work came from captivity and died on natural causes. No animals are raised or killed for their work.
The works of Dutch Artists Sinke and van Tongeren are inspired by golden age old master painters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin
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
19th Century Polychrome Wooden Horse
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved wooden horse from the 19th century in polychrome wood from England
Very beautiful movement which has a lot of charm
Beautiful patina
The dimensions include the bo...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Naturalistic Life Size Mounted Premier Quality Mountain Goat
Located in New York, NY
This breathtaking taxidermy specimen features a naturalistic, life-sized Mountain Goat, expertly mounted in premier quality. The Mountain Goat is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fur, Leather
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
19th Century Bennington Pottery Seated Spaniel with Treacle Glaze, circa 1860s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Bennington pottery seated spaniel with treacle glaze, circa 1860s.
From the Bennington factory in Vermont USA.
A text book example, in well cared for antique condition...
Category
19th Century American High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
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
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
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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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
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
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
19th Century English Majolica Monkey Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Monkey on a Banana leaf Pitcher.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
19th Century French Bronze of a Spaniel/Setter Type Dog, Signed P J Mene
By P.J. Mêne
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French bronze of a spaniel/setter type dog. Signed P J Mene
A beautifully modelled portrait study of a dog it looks up from it looks up keenly towards it’s master.
...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
19th Century English Staffordshire Bisque Whippet Greyhound Dog
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English Staffordshire bisque Whippet / Greyhound dog figurine. This fine fellow is hand painted with exquisite details and would be perfect for the dog ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique 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.