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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Baroque
Style: Qing
Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Savannah, GA
Extraordinary pair of fine glazed porcelain Foo dogs came to us out of an estate here in Savannah, Georgia, belonging to an old general that long ago brought them from Thailand. Used...
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Green Glazed Foo Lions, Near Pair, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming near pair of Chinese green glazed foo lion joss stick holders, late 19th century, China.
The delightful foo lions, also referred to as foo dogs, crafted as joss (incens...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
White Jade Carving of Recumbent Water Buffalo
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century white jade carving of recumbent water buffalo. Buffalo is lying with legs tucked beneath its body, head is raised in an attentive gaze, and its tail is curved over the h...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Pair of Carved Wood Baroque Style Wall Decors with Deer and Ibex Figures
Located in Barntrup, DE
A pair of beautiful Baroque style polychrome carved wood wall decors depicting deer and ibex figures. Painted in brown, green, red, and golden c...
Category
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare 19th Century Chinese Bronze Foo Dog With Wings
Located in Houston, TX
Rare 19th Century Chinese Bronze Foo Dog With Wings.
Our Outstanding 19th century Chinese late Qing Dynasty bronze foo dog or guardian lion with wings...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unicorn in Early 20th Century Terracotta
Located in Madrid, ES
The unicorn in early 20th century terracotta.
Measures: Height 40 cm.
Width 30 cm
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
The Biscuit 'Three Friends' Brush Rest c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era
Located in seoul, KR
Modelled as a yellow bird, green deer, and yellow monkey grouped together on a brown-glazed stand. These brush rest with a bird, a monkey and a deer probably refers to the rebus 'may you receive high rank and emolument' or 'general long life, happiness and wealth'
Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period
Production Date : C 1725
Made in : Jingdezhen
Destination : Netherland
Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Ca Mau...
Category
1720s Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Macaw Parrot Porcelain Bird Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco tall Italian animal Figurine Ceramic Parrot Macaw on a tree trunk
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed
Design: Cacciapuoti style...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Italian Terracotta Dog - A King Charles Spaniel
Located in Free Union, VA
A good sized Italian terracotta sculpture of a dog- a King Charles Spaniel, seated on a plinth, featuring wonderfully detailed and rather extravagantly arrayed fur, the design very m...
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
By Antonio Raggi
Located in Vienna, AT
Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria, located in northern Italy/ Venice. Original late Renaissance or early Baroque figure.
T...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Amazing Italians Sculptures "Minotauro" 17th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of amazing Italians Minotauro Sculptures
Minotaur, large marble figure,
Italy, 17th century,
figure with a human body and the head of a bull, baroque style, white slightly sp...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th century
In forging, measurements: 10 x 17 x 5 cm
Good condition
Spanish private collection.
Category
16th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
18th Century Chinese Qing Bronze Duck Incense Burner Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century Chinese bronze duck incense burner, Qing period
Please note that one foot is missing, broken off, see detailed image.
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese lion sculpture , WEI DYNASTY PROBABLY
Located in Milano, IT
In the heart of an ancient empire, stands a sculpture of breathtaking power and majesty, probable Wei dynasty. A mighty beast, sculpted from the very essence of strength, is poised i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Antique 18th century Ceramic/Porcelain Pair of Cockfighting Roosters Paris 1780
Located in Doha, QA
One of the national symbols and emblems of France is the Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster) and it was decorated French flags during the Revolution (1789-1799) .
It is the symbol of French people because of the play on words of the Latin Gallus meaning Gaul and Gallus meaning coq- Rooster.
This late 18th century ceramic...
Category
Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Large Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Cast Bronze Buddhistic Foo Lion Censer
Located in Austin, TX
A large and powerfully cast Chinese bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions, Qing dynasty, late 19th century. The censer is well cast with a strong sense of movement, featuring a pair of fierce Buddhistic lions playfully antagonizing each other. Locked in a mock battle, the smaller lion...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Blue and White Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze lion on marble base. Antique chased gilt bronze recumbent lion on rare green speckled marble base. Italy, late 17th century.
Dimensions: Ov...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Meissen Porcelain Birds on Gilt Bronze Mounts / Johann Joachim Kändler
Located in Dallas, TX
two (2) Meissen porcelain birds (bitterns), from 1743 model by German sculptor Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1774), each on a base of re...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Early Qing Pair Blanc de Chine Porcelain Hawk Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made pair antique Chinese porcelain blanc de chine figures of hawks dating from the early qing period and from the 18th century, possibly from the Kangxi reign. The fig...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Lunéville Faience Lions
By Luneville
Located in Dallas, TX
a large handsome pair of Lunéville faience lions, each shown resting on a green sponged plinth base with his tail curled over his back, their legs, p...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century Sandstone Lions
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of 19th century French sandstone lion fragments. Well carved and with very endearing features. Though fragmentary, these lions present as importan...
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dog Lion Temple Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from wood. The large statue has an aged, weathered patina ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Turquoise Glazed Parrots
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A pair of parrots in China symbolizes affection, fidelity, and deep, enduring love. The parrot is also a powerful symbol of opportunity and the bearer of good news, drawing in positi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Bronze Fighting Foo Lions Censer, Qing Dynasty, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese cast bronze censer in the form of two Buddhistic lions play fighting, late Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, China.
The censer formed as a pair of Buddhistic li...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Hand-Made French Reclining Lion Statues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Truly one of a kind pair of old handmade reclining lions. These are unsigned and used a mixture of clay and fiberglass fibers.
They show very heavy signs of loss over the years b...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Fiberglass
Pair Giant Bronze Foo Dogs Lions 63 Lb
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of extraordinary 26" wide, 63 lb, heavy cast bronze Foo Dog lions. Each modeled on its side with large turned head with open jaw, bulging eyes and curly eyebrows, framed by a tightly curled mane. One lion...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Turkey Porcelain Bird Figure Tureen
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid century tall Italian animal figurine Ceramic decorative Turkey Tureen with ladle Vitrine object
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed earthenware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Pair of Dog-shaped bookends made of onyx and bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful pair of Italian Baroque paperweights from the 1800s. The pair is made with a truly binding Onyx base. The onyx stone has been carved to make the paperweights semi-equal. Ab...
Category
1870s European Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou
Located in Markington, GB
Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses. Or...
Category
1890s French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Collection of Chinese Blanc de Chine Foo Dogs, 17th-19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely wonderful assembled group of Chinese Blanc de Chine white glazed porcelain Buddhistic lion (foo lion, foo dog) joss stick holders, Qing...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
1950s EBONY ELEPHANT
DECORATIVE ELEPHANT FROM THE 50'S IN EBONY AND BONE . MEASURES: 28 CM HIGH
good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Pair Chinese Shar Pei Puppies Hand Painted Sancai Glaze, circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of small Chinese Shar Pei puppies was made in the mid-19th century, circa 1860.
They are charming creatures with adorable faces.
Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Impressive Pair of Carved Giltwood 18th C. Armorial Lions Rampant Bearing Shield
Located in Palma de mallorca, IB
Highly decorative and well executed pair of gilt wood armorial shield bearing lions rampant sculptures.
Holland or Flanders 18th century.
Some retouchi...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Set of 3 Bavarian or Austrian Carved Hunting Trophies, 18th & 19th Century.
Located in Berlin, DE
A set of 3 hand carved and partly polychrome mounted chamois hunting trophies.
Executed in South Bavaria or Austria in the 18th / 19th century.
Great alpine and chalet decoration.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Little Alabaster Dog of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
LITTLE ALABASTER DOG OF THE XIX CENTURY.
DOG IN MINIATURE OF THE XIX CENTURY. MEASURES: 11X11X5CM.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
After Antoine-Louis Barye Walking Lion Le lion qui marche White Marble Effect
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Antiquarian Marble -Effect, Walking White Lion
The white lion, roaring and striding forwards.
On a plinth decorated with greek key ornament.
White marble effect resin.
After the ant...
Category
1960s English Baroque Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Pair Large Chinese Guardian Lions Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
These magnificent Chinese temple lions are true works of art, masterfully crafted with incredible attention to detail. The bulging eyes, sharp ears, open mouth, and fluttering mane are expertly rendered, creating a pair of stunning creatures that are truly alive with energy and movement.
The expressive faces of these lions are captivating, and the fact that they are a "true" pair, meaning a male and a female facing each other, adds to the sense of interaction and action.
These lions are made of stoneware and painted in the traditional Chinese sancai three-color glaze on a light brown ground; dating to the late Qing period, they are covered in rich green, blue, and amber glazes. The intricate detailing and rich colors are breathtaking, making these lions a treasure.
Temple lions, also known as lion dogs, are celebrated for their auspicious symbolism and are believed to protect the peace and prosperity of one's home. These lions are beautiful works of art and bring good luck and prosperity to the home they are placed in.
Dimensions: 17" Height x 16" Length x 6 1/2" Depth.
Condition: Excellent
Price: $6,800
Background of Chinese Temple Lions:
Chinese guardian lions...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Foo Dog Hand Carved Bamboo Gilded, 19th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hand carved bamboo Foo or Lion Dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the 19th Century Qing period.
T...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs Hand Carved Hardstone Good Colour and Detail, Ca 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made of a hardstone, hand carved with fine detail and polished, dating to the mid 20th c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Chinese Foo Dog Hardwood Hand Carved and Signed, Qing circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hardwood foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late Qing period, circa 1900.
The piece is hand carved as a fierce dog or lion sat on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
IMPORTANT ITALIAN IMPERIAL EAGLE 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPERIAL EAGLE
Italian,
17th Century
sculpture in carved and gilded wood, based on a base decorated with plant motifs and masks with two claw and ball-...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu Dolphin Chenets
Located in London, GB
A pair of 19th Century French ormolu dolphin chenets
French, 19th century
44cm high x 25cm wide x 13cm in depth.
These superb antique chenets, or ...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ormolu
Chinese Ceramic Spotted Cat Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Pair of Antique Chinese Cast Bronze Foo Lion Incense Burners
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fabulous Antique Chinese Foo Lion incense burners originally purchased in Bangkok, Thailand. Patinated bronze with cloud-like tails and fierce open...
Category
19th Century Asian Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Rabbit in Wonderlandt, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with ...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Dragon, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Dragon Trainers.
This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The Frog Prince Porcelain Piece, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in The Frog Prince.
This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Patinated bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton and the Lion" after the marble sculpture of Milon de Crotone by renown French...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Dog Incense Burners, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite ceramic fu dog figurines likely once stood upon a home altar as incense burners to accompany ritual ancestor worship. Also known as shizi, pairs of fu dog lions are beli...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Porcelain 19th Century "Rape off a Sabine"
Located in Madrid, ES
A group of porcelain
19th century
Rape of a sabine
77 cm high.
Italian porcelain.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Bronze and Marble Marly Horse and Tamer Sculpture Statues After Coustou
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of bronze and marble Marly Horse and Tamer sculpture statues after Coustou, circa late 20th century. Measurements: 14" H x 12" W x 7" D.
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Large Copper Wall Plate Depiction Saint Martin on Horse in Relief
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very large hamered copper wall plate depiction Saint Martin on horse in relief.
Signed A Louis.
Early 20th century.
Measures: Diameter 75 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Pair of Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved Wooden Temple Corbels with Deer Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty hand-carved wooden temple corbels from the 18th or 19th century with deer and their young. Originally part of a temple wa...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century Wooden Phoenix Bird
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative 18th century wooden Phoenix bird with polychrome lacquer.
From Henan Province, China.
Untouched original condition.
Measures: Height bird 21...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Brown and White Cat Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. The headrest is shaped as a crouching house cat, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only functional, but also beautiful. One of the "Four Treasures of the Study," inkstones such as this were used to mix dry ink with water for use in calligraphy painting.
This 19th century inkstone is guarded by a mythical fu dog, or shizi, depicted with open jaws and a long mane of flowing curls. Resembling a Buddhist fly whisk...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
18th Century Wooden Phoenix Bird
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative 18th century wooden phoenix bird with polychrome lacquer. From Henan Province, China.
Untouched original condition.
Measures: Height bird 22....
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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.