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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Grand Tour
Mid Century Art Deco Silver Bronze Sculpture Polar Bear by George Lavroff
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Silvered patinated Bronze Polar Bear Sculpture by George Lavroff mounted on a solid black marble base, modelled in the Art Deco style. Circa 1930s.
Condition: Perfect showroo...
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
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
Materials
Bronze
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions circa 1950.
Here we offer a fine pair of decorative carved lions for the ultimate installation piece. Heavily carved out of solid w...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Stag Form Rhyton Cup
Located in New York, NY
Our antique Grand Tour period rhyton cup in the form of a deer head has a fine verdigris patina and stands 10 inches tall. Apparently unsigned.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Style Stag Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour Style Young Stag Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Circa 20th Century, on a black painted wood base. Overall: 13.75" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D.
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20th Century Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Italian equestrian specimen marble carved study of a wild stallion and mare
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable horse sculpture depicts a head and shoulders study of a wild stallion and mare carved meticulously from figured and veined natural marble stone with colours ranging f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A rare pair of Grand Tour gilt bronze horses of Saint Mark Venice, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb pair of Grand Tour Italian gilt bronzes dates to the late 19th century. They are solid cast and very heavy for their size. They are decorative Grand Tour reproductions ta...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Grand Tour Desk Top Model of the Capitoline Lion, Italy Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome ceramic Grand Tour desk top model of the Capitoline Lion. The molded recumbent figure of a lion shown outstretched atop an integral rectangular base.
The origin of t...
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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Bronze Wolf Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century bronze sculpture of a wolf, set upon a green marble plinth.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Cast Sculptures Bronze Lions, after Antonio Canova, 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A pair of resting bronze lions on shaped walnut painted plinths modeled on the original marble sculpture by Antonio Canova.
Reduction from the originals created by Antonio C...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
English Brass Dolphin Intertwined Trident Doorstop, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass winged dolphin intertwined trident doorstop resting on molded edge rectangular base, Early 19th Century.
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1840s English George IV Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Aged Lioness Antique Sculpture in Terracotta
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Hand-crafted over a century ago, this statue is a beautiful object for an interior. Delicate details across the mane, face and teeth have been preserved throughout the years, the red...
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique C. 1770 Derby Porcelain Squirrel Figure
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare Antique white squirrel with brown accents, clasping a nut between its paws and perched on a green base, 2.5 high by 1.5 inches wide, made by the Derby factory in the eighteenth ...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Cast Sculptures Bronze Lions, after Antonio Canova, 19th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian, 19th century, after a model
by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) A pair of Sculptures lying lions
These beautiful lions possibly bookends or doorstops are in good condition!
Me...
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19th Century Italian Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Lion Door Knocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid Brass, Georgian Style, Cast door knocker Lion. - a compliment to any door, exterior or interior. A beautifully cast piece of solid brass with a lovely patination that will only...
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20th Century Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Monumental Uffizi Boar or Il Porcellino by Austin and Seeley
By Austin & Seeley
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century model of the Uffizi Boar, called 'Il Porcellino', by Austin & Seeley, the seated figure of the boar on an integral square plinth.
This cast stone model of the Uffizi Boar takes its name from a 17th-century bronze fountain by sculptor Pietro Tacca, made for Cosimo II de' Medici and originally placed in the Loggia at the Mercato Nuovo in Florence. This civic space was also known as the Loggia del Porcellino, named after the boar as rubbing the statue's nose is said to bring great wealth. Made in the 1630s, it was modelled after an earlier marble version (Italian, 2nd-1st century BC) discovered in Rome in 1556 on the slopes of the Esquiline Hill, itself thought to be based on a lost Greek Hellenistic bronze version. After restoration, the marble statue was brought to Florence in 1568 as a gift from Pope Pius IV to Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, initially placed in the Pitti Palace. Both this marble and the 17th-century bronze versions are now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It remained an immensely popular subject for Grand Tourists, who collected their own versions. It is a testament to the commercial prowess of Austin and Seeley...
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Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Exceptionally Rare Chamberlains Worcester Pea Hen and Chicks, c1821
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Exceptionally Rare Chamberlains Worcester Pea Hen and Chicks, c1821
Additional information:
Date : c1821
Period : George IV
Marks : Iron-red hand painted cursive Chamberlains Worces...
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19th Century English George IV Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
GUCCI Silver Plated Animal Stirrup Cups Signed Italy, 1970s
By Gucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Gucci silver plated animal stirrup cups signed Italy vintage circa 1970s.
The set include one Gucci hare and one Gucci dog.
If a ritual involves drinking, then you need a sui...
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Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Fine Antique circa 1800 Hand Carved Royal Armorial Lion from Coat of Arms Crest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning circa 1800 hand carved Royal English Armorial Crest / Coat of Arms Lion.
A truly stunning piece,...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of bronze Egyptian Revival sphinx figures in reclining poses seated on solid wooden rectangular plinth bases. A well-detailed...
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19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Italy, Later 18th Century
A Italian 18th Century Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, displayed on ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early English Hunt and Dog / Hound Cast Iron Painted Fox Form Doorstop
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I have seen the brass version of this doorstop many times, but never the early cast iron version! It is a cast iron fox from painted doorstop in very good ant...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique White Glazed Porcelain Recumbent Hound Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique, probably English, white glazed porcelain figure of a recumbent hound dating from the early 19th century. The figure is finely hand crafted with wonderful detail with the hound resting its head on its outstretched front paws and wearing a collar around its neck and with its tail resting against its back leg. The modelling is exceptional capturing the hounds features, rib cage and muscle tones. The hound has an unglazed flat base and is not marked.
The figure is typical in quality of some of the early English porcelain...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 18th-Century Bow Porcelain Figures of South American Parrots
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th-century bow porcelain Models of South American Parrots,
Circa 1758-62
These beautiful Bow porcelain birds are naturalistically modelled, each perching on a flowering stump i...
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1750s Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Wine Vessel Askos with Panther Handle
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian Grand Tour panther handled askos, or wine vessel. The design of this piece is probably based on a bronze Roman askos held within Naples Museum. An askos is an a...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Spaniel' Micro Mosaic Plaque, Italy, C.1850
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Grand Tour 'King Charles Cavalier Spaniel' micro mosaic plaque - hand made to the finest quality with great detail - may be framed or mount...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Early 19th Century Carved Lion
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century hand carved figure of a lion holding a shield. The shield has a single bird over a carved ribbon with the phrase "In Unam Fidelis", which translates to "Loyal To O...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Pack of Red Spaniel Puppies/ Sheep
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Staffordshire Pearlware bocage pack of red spaniel puppies or sheep- A rare whimsical grouping of three seated red and white animals under a tree on an oval naturalistic base.
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair French 19th Century Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs on Green Marble Bases
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs on Green Marble Bases. Each dog is beautifully cast, hand-chassed, and hand-chiseled. They are life-like in ...
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Carved Limestone Garden Urn with Stylised Ram Heads
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 18th century campana shaped carved limestone garden urn with stylised ram heads.
This piece features a refined Classic decoration with acanthus leaf motifs applied to the lid a...
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18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Pair of Serpentine Grand Tour Lions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of serpentine Grand Tour lions.
Category
19th Century Unknown Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Serpentine
19th Century English Grand Tour Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Dolphins and Lions
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast and very compelling 19th century Grand Tour bronze oil lamp in the ancient Roman style with dolphin handles. The dolphin sh...
Category
Late 19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Grey Hounds Seated Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Grey Hounds Seated on Marble Plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chi...
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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron Bronze Sculpture, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
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Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Model of a Recumbent Horse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour bronze model of a Recumbent horse, realistically cast and modeled, raised on a faux marbleized base.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
George III Marble and Blue John Dolphin Tazza
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important George III tazza is attributed to famed Scottish-Swedish architect Sir William Chambers. The magnificent piece features a base carved from statuary marble in the shape of a stylized dolphin, which relates to Chambers' extraordinary 18th-century architectural designs. A marvel of beauty and craftsmanship, the tazza is also inset with specimens of Derbyshire Blue John in both the plinth and bowl. Blue John is one of the most in-demand decorative stones in the world, and its inclusion in this piece elevates the tazza to a true Georgian masterpiece.
Due to its popularity, the largest veins of Blue John had disappeared by the early 19th century, and only a small amount of the stone remains today. Because of its scarcity, most examples of Blue John furniture feature only small inset veneers. By contrast, this rare tazza features not one, but two substantial specimens of the stone. It represents some of the last ornamental wares created of such grand size and proportion, though other smaller examples still grace the stately British estates of Chatsworth, Hardwick, Kedleston and Haddon, among others.
Not only does this tazza boast a highly rare material, but it was also designed by one of the most important architects and designers of the Georgian era. Sir William Chambers was a Scottish-Swedish architect based in London who was active during the reigns of Kings George II and George III. Celebrated for his combination of English Palladianism...
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18th Century English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Three Spectacular Peter Giba Horse Sculptures Along With Three P Giba Head Sculp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Here are three brilliant, carved mahogany horse sculptures that display an uncanny talent for capturing the spirit of the animals. Carved with rare atte...
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Mid-20th Century George III Animal Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Staffordshire Blue and White Glazed Dog Whistle
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and utterly charming English Staffordshire blue and white glazed ceramic dog whistle. Showing the pooch standing alert with tail up and ears pricked...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
English Pottery Model of Whieldon Creamware Tortoise-Shell Seated Lion
Located in Downingtown, PA
English pottery model of a lion,
Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-shell glaze,
circa 1765-1785
The English pottery model of a seated lion with a Whieldon-type creamware tortoise-she...
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1860s Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Large French Grand Tour Period Bronze Sculpture Recumbent Lion
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour period bronze sculpture of lion resting on a rosso levanto marble base. France: circa 1850.
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1860s French Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th-Early 19th Century, Full Size Wooden Sculpture of a Horse
Located in London, GB
A late 18th-early 19th century full size wooden sculpture of a horse, with tail made from horse hair, resting on a rectangular wooden base mounted on four castors.
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Porcelain Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Toy Rabbits, circa 1820
Located in Baltimore, MD
The fox's prey is the rabbit, and in the 19th century, rabbits abound in the countryside, so it is no surprise they are find in porcelain toys. Adorable Chamberlain Worcester porcela...
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1820s English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow,
circa 1765.
The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
Category
19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
German Glazed Terracotta Monkey Tile by Karlshrue
Located in Houston, TX
German glazed terracotta monkey tile by Karlshrue.
German glazed terra cotta or Majolica monkey tile by Karlshrue, circa 1920. This gorgeous wall art depicts two monkeys on a tree br...
Category
1920s German Grand Tour Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Chamberlain Worcester English Porcelain Pug Mother Dog & Puppy Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, early 19th century English hard-paste porcelain pug & puppy figurine.
These early English figurines are all modeled after the Meissen facto...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Grand Tour Lion Attacking a Horse Miniature Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 19th century Grand Tour miniature model of the Lion Attacking a Horse sculpture.
Modeled after the ancient Roman version found on Capitoline Hill.
Sized as a paperweight...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Marble, Bronze
Pair of Early 18th Century English Giltwood Lions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A magnificent pair of giltwood lions. The two animals call to mind England's Coronation chair, commissioned by King Edward I to contain the Stone of Scon...
Category
1710s English George I Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Giltwood
French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Animalier Mounted Thermometer
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual French antique Grand Tour table thermometer in patinated bronze. Set upon a naturalistic trefoil shaped patinated bronze base with...
Category
1840s French Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of the Melossian Hound
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and handsome piece dates to the "Grand Tour" period of Europe and is titled the "Melossian Hound" of ancient Greece, Albania, and is carve...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs Seated on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century antique grand tour patinated bronze dogs seated on siena marble plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chiseled with meticulous craftsmanship...
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1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of Roman bronze tripod stands, each with three removable hanging oil lamps, each of those a different type, with a lid in the form of an animal, a rat, a hawk and a swan. The detail on these is incredible, not an exact pair, one has stags heads the other goats heads, one a figure of Mercury, the other of young Dionysus...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Griotte Marble, Slate, Bronze
Pair of English Diminutive Cast Iron Powder Coated Whippets, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English diminutive solid cast iron whippets laying in resting position. Pair have been powder coated in the color of Charleston green , Earl...
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1810s English George III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Boar Sculpture of “Il Porcellino” After Pietro Tacca
By Pietro Tacca
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Grand Tour bronze sculpture.
Depicting a seated boar on a pink Italian marble plinth.
"Il Porcellino" is the ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, 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.