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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Bulldog in Bronzo, Scultura Bronzea, Bulldog Scultura, Dog, Vintage, xx Sec
Located in Milano, MI
Bulldog in bronzo - scultura bronzea - bulldog scultura - dog - vintage - xx sec
Periodo del design prima meta xx secolo
Paese di produzione italia
Stile Art Déco, Vintage
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Statue of Two Eagles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 18th century giltwood and polychrome statue of two eagles. The statue is raised by a most decorative polychrome ground and branch like designed base. Above are two...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Sculpture of Bloodhound, Anonymous, Glazed Clay, Italy, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture, anonymous,
Italy 1950s.
Glazed clay.
Representing a bloodhound.
Measurements:
H: 86 cm/ 2' 7/8"
W: 50 cm/ 1' 7 3/4"
D: 40 cm/ 1' 3 7/8"
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Ceramic Sculpture, Gösta Grähs, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic sculpture, Gösta Grähs,
Sweden. 1999.
Stoneware.
Unique.
Dimensions:
H: 35 cm/ 13 25/32"
D: 18 cm/ 7 3/32"
Gösta Grähs was one of Sweden’s leading ceramic artists in th...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Late 17th to Early 18th Century Carved Seated Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very rare, carved Limewood Mythological Reclining Lions, probably Italian. Mounted on base.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Animal Sculptures
Pair of 1950s Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved soapstone Foo dogs each one uniquely different.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century bronze Italian sculpture with black marble warrior on horseback
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
By Nils Olsson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Modernist Mid-Century Wood and Stone Bird Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic stylized wood bird sculpture. Brass beak and natural stone base. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pair of Large Art Deco Revival Bronze Seated Dogs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive pair of dogs in the timeless Art Deco style, sitting attentively and awaiting the command of their master and dating from the mid 20th Century.
This high quali...
Category
1950s English Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gorgeous Bronze Equestrian Sculpture on Green Marble Base by Cyrus Dallin
By Cyrus Edwin Dallin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous bronze sculpture of a horse mounted on marble by Cyrus Dallin (1861-1944) , a celebrated Utah-born sculptor, educator, and Indigenous rights advocate who lived and worked i...
Category
1950s American Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Small Bronze Group of a Prancing Stag
Located in London, GB
A Small Bronze Group of a Prancing Stag
Bronze, gilt bronze
South Germany; Nuremberg or Augsburg
Late 17th Century / Circa 1620
SIZE: 12cm high - 4¾ ins high
This bronze group, mad...
Category
17th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wood carving of a saint (Peter)
Located in Bakewell, GB
Wood carving of a saint (Peter)with a lot of original paint and gilding size 70cms high 27 wide and 20deep
Category
17th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Danish Handcarved Wood Bird, circa 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury Danish hand-carved wooden bird, circa 1950. Rounded body shape with feather-like carvings on the breast and wings. Black bead eyes.
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Geometric Form Plaster Cat Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Geometric Form Plaster Cat Sculpture
Appears to be an adaptation of "Calico Cat" by American artist Juliette Steele
6"W x 11"D x 10"H
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, 'Rhesus Monkey and child'
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure, Rhesus Monkey and child, model 1464, circa 1750 .
Modelled by J.J. Kändler. Monkey, with outstretched hand holding fruit, and child chained ...
Category
1740s German Rococo Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Large Italian majolica leopard cub glazed sculpture 43hx43x33cms
Located in Firenze, FI
1950s hand-made Italian Majolica Leopard cub. Made in Italy!
Handcrafted + hand painted (see bottom pics)
Dimensions: 43 height x 43 x 34 cms (17x17x13in.)
Weight: 10kgs (21 pounds ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta
ceramic monkey sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
ceramic monkey sculpture
Wise monkey model
unusual figure of a monkey sitting on books and looking in the mirror
hand painted
excellent condition
circa 1950 origin Germany
glazed cer...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
1950’s Composite Stone Chicken
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice French 1950's composite stone chicken with a nice weathered paint patina. A very well modelled and decorative piece.
Category
1950s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Antique Miniature Cows Delftware Dutch Pieces Polychrome, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unusual pair of two small Delft earthenware cows with enamel. They had rough life but still very nice.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Europe...
Category
18th Century European Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Painted Alabaster Italian Bird Heron Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian sculpture from the mid-20th century. Pleasantly chiseled and patinated alabaster object depicting an elegant heron with painted glass eyes. Work for antique dealers and colle...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Arne Tjomsland Modernist Carved Polar Bear Sculpture in Teak, Norway
Located in St. Louis, MO
Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1...
Category
1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
A beaten iron snake - France 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A wrought iron snake with brass inlays (eyes, etc.), a piece of mid-20th-century folk art. Superb patina for a rare item.
Category
1950s European Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Modernist Cast Aluminum Spring Ride On Playground Animals / Sculptures Paris Co
Located in Buffalo, NY
aluminum animal sculptures were originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks.Stamped PARIS.. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part of Americana histo...
Category
1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Light Blue and Yellow Blown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent ori...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed hand-blown Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in p...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Dutch Delft Blue Cows 18th Century
By Delft
Located in Maidstone, GB
A rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Delft cows, blue and white, made in the De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) factory, circa 1780.
24 cm (9 inches) lo...
Category
1770s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Midcentury Bronze Horse
Located in London, GB
This beautiful bronze sculpture was made in France in the middle of the 20th century.
The horse is standing with it's left front leg raised in a natural pose. Life-like and elegant...
Category
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Owl, rare art glass pate de verre, Daum Nancy, Demarchi signed, limited, France
Located in Wien, AT
Charming animal figurine, a limited edition, in form of an owl by famous glass manufacturer Daum, Nancy in France, by artist Jean-Pierre Demarchi.
The owl is made of pate de verre ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Multicolored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figurine by Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1950s.
This fish is made in polychromed encased hand-blown Murano glass with fins that are made in amber colored hand-modeled glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
20th Century Alabaster Italian Eagle Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Stunning mid-20th century Italian sculpture. Work in finely chiselled and patinated alabaster depicting a majestic eagle with painted glass eyes. Fabulous furnishing object, for anti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Walter Bosse Cancer Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Cancer Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine, 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Orange Lalique Crystal Turtle from the 1950s
By Lalique
Located in Milano, MI
Turtle sculpture in orange Lalique crystal, made in the 1950s
Ø cm 10 Ø cm 14,5 h cm 5
Lalique crystal refers to glassware produced by the French luxury brand Lalique. Lalique is f...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
French Oval Majolica Palissy Fish & Lobster Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Oval Majolica Palissy Fish & Lobster Platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Fishs,tomato,garlic,starfish,seaweeds,shells.
From Provence.
Length / 16.5 inches by 11 inches, height / 3 ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pop Art Cement Sculpture 'Gato con flores' by Argentine Author Edgardo Giménez
Located in North Miami, FL
Pop Art painted cement sculpture 'Gato con flores' by argentine author Edgardo Giménez
By: Edgardo Giménez
Material: cement, limestone, paint, enamel, clay, acrylic
Technique: molded, enameled, painted, hand-painted
Dimensions: 7 in x 6 in x 12.5 in
Date: mid-20th century, 1965
Style: Pop Art, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age
Place of origin: Argentina
This vibrant 1965 Pop Art cat...
Category
1660s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Cement, Enamel
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aldo Londi Italian Ceramic Penguin Bird Sculpture for Bitossi
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base. Aged bronze statues with patina all through out the fish and base. Weather Worn and in great condition. measures appox 27 x 15 x 10.5
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Japanese Iron Fish Incense Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron sculptural fish bowl from Japan. Great for incense. Wonderful patina. Signed with a Japanese mark. 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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
Bronze Deer Figurines, Set of Two
Located in Barntrup, DE
Small bronze deer figurines, set of two, date back to the 1950s. These are a pair of small deer figurines mounted on oval pedestals.
The sculptures are in good condition, with sligh...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Mid-Century Murano Glass Fish Attributed to Flavio Poli 1950s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Mid-Century Murano glass fish attributed to Flavio Poli 1950s
Purchased by a family member of mine in Venice, in one of the most prestigious shops in Piazza San Marco.
Intact a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Exceptional Giovan Battista Mitri Ceramic Cat, Incredible Patina, 1950s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Capture the essence of mid-century Italian craftsmanship with this extraordinary ceramic cat created by Giovan Battista Mitri in the 1950s. Renowned for his mastery of form and colo...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Noodle" the Dachshund Dog Letter and Bottle Opener Bosse Vienna Austria, 1950s
By Ludwig Bemelmans
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1950s Austrian letter and Bottle opener, attributed to be designed by Ludwig Bemelmans showing "Noodle" the dachshund dog. Nice addition to your room, on your desk top ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Guido Gambone Ceramic Animal Italian Sculptures Figurines Set of Four
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming set of ceramic animal sculpture figurines from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone.
Signature and famous donkey mark on bottom of each ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Aztec Sculpture of a Spider Monkey with Pre-1970 UNESCO-Compliant Provenance
Located in Culver City, CA
Aztec Spider Monkey with Wind God Regalia
This sculpture portrays a spider monkey (Ateles geofroyi) wearing the regalia associated with the Aztec Wind God, Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl. Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Signed Jacob Hermann Zebrawood Hand Carved Bird Sculpture Denmark 1950s
By Jacob Herman
Located in Troy, MI
Hand crafted bird sculpture by Jacob Hermann Denmark 1950s
A rare zebrawood example with ebony tail and eyes on brass feet
Impressed signature to underside
5.5 inch width
2 inch dep...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A Rare Pair of Bisque Porcelain Whippet Figurines by Boehm Studios
By Eduard Boehm
Located in San Francisco, CA
this rare pair of bisque porcelain whippet figurines from Boehm Studios was commissioned by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1954; each unique statue, one male and one female in an alert standing position with heads turned and ears pricked; with maker's mark to underside.
The Museum of American Porcelain Art has included Edward Marshall Boehm...
Category
1950s American Other Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Large Ceramic Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring by Sergio Bustamente.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring, Nine Colorful Fish Figuring Sticking out of an Egg with Cracks by the Artist Sergio Bustamente, c...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Scottish Terrier White Bisque Porcelain Figurine by Schaubach Kunst, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Lifelike figurine of a white Scottish terrier/Aberdeen Terrier. Its executed and molded in white bisque porcelain. This is the large size by Schaubach Kunst...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ateliers Marolles Rooster "Coq" Sculpture Hand Forged Iron by Francis Dewaele
Located in Chicago, IL
Ateliers Marolles France hand forged iron rooster or “coq”
with black patina. Hand forged by Francis Dewaele ,who was the iron artisan at Ateliers Marolles.circa 1950's/
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Flemish Alabaster Sculpture Group of Three Lions Playing
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Alabaster group of three lions playing on a naturalistic base, raised on a gilt-edged plinth.
From England, Spain, and France, to the Low Countries, Germany, and Poland, alabaster w...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Large Hand-Crafted Plaster Sculpture of a Bull, Portuguese
Located in London, GB
The bull is rendered in lifelike proportions, its muscular form exuding a sense of dynamic energy and vigour. The sculpture has a palpable sense of vitality and movement.
Size: H87...
Category
1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Decorative Large Pair of Carved Wood Elephants Sculptures, 20th century
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative large pair of hand-carved wood elephant sculptures with beautiful details and life-like curves and postures. The elephants are carved in hardwood includin...
Category
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A carved wooden egg - 1950s - France.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A carved wooden egg, likely made in the 1950s in France. This type of object was popular at the time and is often considered a beautiful decorative item. Carved eggs were often craft...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of large bronze crane birds
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of two large crane birds sculptures, France circa 1950s or earlier.
The Hollywood Regency style birds sculptures are in life size.
They can be both inside or outside art sculptur...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Koi Fish Bronze 1950s Set of 2
Located in Munich, DE
Lovely huge Japanese Solid Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture Vintage Art Work in a Rich Patina with Fabulous Detail. Legendary and Symbolic Beauty.
The set has a beautiful patinated verdigri...
Category
1950s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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.