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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique 19th Century Bronze Elephant Statue with Exceptional Detail in Casting.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century Bronze Elephant Statue with Exceptional Detail in Casting.
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Lifesize 19th Century Quirky Carved Wood Antelope
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
 A unusual late 19th Century wood carved antelope, with naive expression on his face and in a spread stance, finished in his original brightly coloured decoration. Circa 1880. H: 9...
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1880s Indian Country Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Antique Decorative Figurine ANETTE EDMARK. Horse Head, Ceramics
Located in Hampshire, GB
Beautifully stylized horse head figurine with a great balance of harmony, it portrays the beauty of the inner world through love and beauty. This unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior the eternal opposites in an everlasting fusion dance. SCULPTURE, horse figure. Antique Decorative Figurine ANETTE EDMARK...
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Early 1900s Danish Art Deco Antique Animal Sculptures

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Acrylic, Ceramic

Porcelain Goat and Child, Hand Painted, Meissen, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
Beautiful piece 19th century Meissen, Hand painted porcelain Goat and child, beautifully detailed. Shipping included Free and fast delivery door...
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19th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures

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Meissen

Marble Group of Child Playing with a Puppy, After Joseph Gott, 1786-1860
By Joseph Gott
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting early 19th century marble group of a seated child playing with a Greyhound puppy. After; Joseph Gott (1785–1860) was a 19th century English ...
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Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Swan Sculptures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills Pair of Unique Swan Sculptures Featuring Aluminum Beaks Black Lacquer body with tan & black Lacquer Accents ...
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1880s North American Regency Antique Animal Sculptures

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Aluminum

Jockey on His Horse, G. Ferrari, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
A bronze equestrian statue of a Jockey on his horse by Italian sculptor, G. Ferrari, 19th century. Giuseppe Ferrari was an Italian sculptor born in 1843. He portrayed figures and gr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

PAIR OF ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS 19th Century Earthenware English in molded, relief and gilded ceramics. Wear on the gold. Height: 38 cm. good conditions for the time
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Earthenware

Pair of Exceptional Carrara Marble Winged Sphinges by F.-E. Piat, France, 1873
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed E. Piat and dated 1873 Exposed under the n°3097 at the Salon of 1874 Each of these sphinges, sculpted in white Carrara marble, stands on a serpentine base made of a large s...
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1870s French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Black Forest Swiss 1880s Carved Wooden Grazing Cow with Bell on Neck
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest Swiss hand-carved wooden cow from circa 1880. This exquisitely hand-carved wooden cow is a pristine example of Black Forest artistry from circa 1880, originating from ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Bronze Hound Dog Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze hound dog sculpture. Beautifully modeled and patinated French hunting hound on red oval marble base; great movement with two raised paws. France, late 19th century. Dimensions...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Emile Galle Faience Painted Pottery Cats Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of Emile Galle signed comical whimsical cats with glass eyes made in Nancy France Circa 1890. Nancy France Signed on legs with the Gallé Reinemer mark. The pair of faience ye...
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Late 19th Century French Bronze Sculpture "Le Grand Jockey" Signed I. Bonheur
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this large antique bronze sculpture. Created in France circa 1880, and signed by French sculptor Isidore Bonheur, the sculpture is set on a green mar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

HEAVY ANTIQUE SiGNED GRAND TOUR BRONZE STATUE OF THE FOUR HORSES OF SAINT MARKS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Circa 1880 hand made in Italy Grand Tour bronze of the Horses of Saint Marks This i...
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1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Quality pair of antique Victorian brass door stops
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian brass door stops depicting a fantastic solid brass model of a horse standing on a shaped brass moulded base.
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Hugo Franz Kirsch Eagle Ceramic Rare
By Hugo Franz Kirsch
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Hugo Franz Kirsch (1873-1961 in Vienna) was one Austrian Pettler and ceramist of the Wiener Werkstätte. After training at the Teplitz technical school and the Munich arts and crafts...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Romulus and Remus Founders of Rome
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Italian patinated bronze of Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf. Beautiful cast of this interesting subject, mounted on a ro...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Slate, Bronze

Antique English 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Figure of A Hound
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Hound By William Kent C.1850 A superb hand painted elegant hound figure presented in very good condition commensurate of age. Minor...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Fifteen Antique Miniature Carved Black Forest Bears
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fifteen 19th century antique miniature carved black forest bears. Some standing, some sitting down, some with original glass eyes. In lovely original condition. A charming collec...
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19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

19th Century Bronze Sculture Hares by Pierre-Jules Mène
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined small bronze sculpture with a group of hares. Accurate anatomical proportions. With the original patina. Signed on the base: PJ Mène. Pierre-Jules Mêne (25 March 1810 – ...
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1860s French Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Antique late 19th century cast bronze horse sculpture.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an antique late 19th century cast bronze horse sculpture. This dynamic horse sculpture has an appropriate dark patina to the bronze for its age and history. The bronze horse ...
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Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture - Horse - France - 19th Century
Located in CANNES, FR
Bronze sculpture representing a moving horse Signed on the Delabrièrre terrace * Delgorge founder's stamp and lost wax France late 19th century * Édouard Delabrièrre born in Paris on...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Amalric Walter and Henri Berge Pate de Verre Snail Paperweight
Located in Gainesville, FL
Pate de verre Snail paperweight by Almeric Walter and Henri Berge, 1905. Great example of Art Nouveau executed in naturalistic style for Daum factory., Signed in the mold by the mak...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Glass

Japanese Articulated Iron Jizai Okimono of a Lobster by Myochin Muneharu
Located in Milano, IT
This articulated okimono represents a naturalistically rendered lobster, with fully articulated limbs, antennae, body, and tail and comes with an inscribed wood storage box. Signed:...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and intricately detailed Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of a horse and bull in battle. This fierce scene of a horse being gored by a bull displays a powerful and...
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19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster

Finest Quality Antique Hand Carved & Painted Black Forest Boar / Hog Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing workmanship and mint Black Forest boar wall sculpture. This perfect condition antique wooden sculpture of a wild hog on a wall plaque originates from the German Black Forest...
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19th Century German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses, after Coustou
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century bronze Marly horse, having a good patina, after Guillaume Coustou the elder 1677-1746.
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

French Antique Stately Bronze Napoleon on Prancing Horse Sculpture, Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted. Practical size sculpture of imperator Napoleon Bonaparte. If you are a collector of good quality antiques having to do with (French) historical figures then this rare a...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Brass Sculpture of Monkey Holding Business Card Holder, Late 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century Brass Sculpture of Monkey Holding Business Card Holder
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Late 19th Century European Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures

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Brass

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Wood Eagle Vase
Located in Austin, TX
French Black Forest carved wood eagle vase , circa 1880. Height / 10.3 inches.
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1880s French Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

A painted terracotta tobacco holder depicting a poodle dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Painted terracotta sculpture, depicting a black poodle dog with a red collar, acting as a tobacco holder. Austria circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Bulldog dog sculpture signed J.B. Made in America late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Golden antimony metal sculpture, depicting an English Bulldog dog, mounted on a veined black marble base. Signed J. B. America circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Horse bronze sculpture, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting a moving horse, fixed on a rectangular bronze base. France circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Mercury & Pegasus by Emile Picault
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Perseus and Pegasus, by Emile Picault, is an important bronze inspired by Greek mythology, was cast in a Parisian foundry in the early twentieth century after the original, presented...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

A gilt bronze sculpture of birds, signed Pautrot, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
A bronze gilt sculpture of birds are standing over a tree trunk decorated with leaves and flowers. Round plane base. Signed Pautrot, France circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and depict a pair of Lions, with their heads raised. These finely sculpted pieces are beau...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture in silver and malachite, depicting a dancing bear, Russia 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Silver sculpture depicting a piper, a dancer and a small dancing bear in the centre. Malachite base in the shape of a crescent moon Russia, around 1880.
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Malachite, Silver

19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large Austrian Parrots & Flowers Cache Pot. Height / 12 inches. Diameter / 12 inches.
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Dogs, Circa 1830.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Dogs, Circa 1830.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Pair of 19th Century Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Hastings, GB
A seated pair of circa 1860 large Staffordshire dogs, textured coats and very well painted, the faces to resemble Kind Charles II moustached face. These are of great quality and ...
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1860s English Early Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Small Staffordshire Spaniels
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of lovely 19th century English Staffordshire small spaniels. The faces are adorable on this pair, and they are sponge painted decorated, which are unusual and interesting. Th...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Antique Late 1800s Black Forest Pipe with Hand Carved Deer and Stag Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted gentleman's or hunter's pipe from circa 1890. For the collectors of antique Black Forest carvings in general and of rare pipes in particular, we also have this Swi...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Majolica Swan Jardinière Planter Style of Imperiale Nimy, Belgium 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900. A real treasure for the ceramics' collector. Small chip to top rim not visible during use see photo. Please don't hesitate to get i...
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Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures

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Majolica

Bavent Ceramic Hare or Rabbit Model, French 1890s
Located in South Salem, NY
Crafted in the 1890s in France, this Bavent Ceramic Hare model is a testament to the artistry of its time. Fashioned from terracotta majolica and adorned with a cool white glaze, the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Eagle
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 20th Century hand carved wooden eagle with a red wash finish. The eagle has out stretched wings and a up right posture resting on a rectangular wooden base. Extensive carving ...
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures

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Scrap Wood

Antique Wood Animal Horse Sculpture, Northern Swedish Folk Art Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique wooden horse sculpture from northern Sweden. The horse is from around 1850 and has a body in pine with original paint. The sculpture is made by hand and a one of a kind piece...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures

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Pine

Sculpture of a Stag in Freedom by Aignon, Sculptor, Napoleon III Period.
By Christophe Gaignon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze sculpture of a stag in freedom by Aignon, sculptor, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A gilt bronze sculpture of a stag in freedom by Aignon, sculptor, marble base, 1...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze of a Hunting Dog with Pheasant
Located in New York, NY
Crafted by the skilled hands of Louis-Albert Carvin, a renowned French artist celebrated for his bronze animalier sculptures, this striking 19th-century masterpiece captures the esse...
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19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

'Pointer' by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late Victorian Bronze Pointer by Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879). Excellent patination, signed 'P.J. Mene' to base. Dimensions: H 11cm W 22cm D 9.5cm Origin: French Date: Circa...
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1860s French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Charger #3
Located in Bradenton, FL
Portuguese palissy plate or charger with green grasses, coiled snake, grubs, lizard and butterfly. Signed: Jose A. Cunha, Caldas, Rainha, Portugal.
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19th Century Portuguese Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Antique & Large Black Forest Gun / Rifle Rack w. Hand Carved Deer Head Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and impressive Black Forest rack for hunting guns, circa 1870-1890. If you are looking for the perfect antique to decorate one of the walls in your hunting room, home office o...
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19th Century European Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

'Elephant Du Senegal' Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Elephant du Senegal' A late 19th century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) of a charging African Elephant. Excellent green patination and hand chased detail. Signe...
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1870s French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

SUBLIME LARGE & DECORATIVE FORMER MERRY GO ROUND ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN ROCKING HORSE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite original antique Victorian circa 1860 merry go round horse converted into a rockin...
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1860s High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures

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Oak

Royal Copenhagen. Large porcelain figurine of a white snowy owl. Before 1900.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen. Large porcelain figurine of a white snowy owl. Before 1900. Number 467. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: Width 18.0 cm x Height 22.0...
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19th Century Danish Antique Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Champion
Located in Greenwich, CT
An equestrian stable mascot of a champion horse, finely sculpted in English oak, capturing his alert, expressive face, with great attention to detail. Glass eyes. Mounted on a shield...
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1870s English Antique Animal Sculptures

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Oak

19th Century Wooden Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century wooden horse. Dry scraped to charming time worn patina.
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19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs 3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century Miniature Foo Dogs 3.25" x 2" x 4.5"
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19th Century Antique Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

German Porcelain Pig Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Fine German Porcelain Pig Circa 1900. H / 3 inches. L / 5.5 inches.
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Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures

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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.

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