Bronze Animal Sculptures

A large and impressive Meiji period bronze bison by Sano Takachika for the Kakuha Company, the animal powerfully modelled with his head low and turned s...

This striking sculpture, signed by renowned French sculptor M. Guiraud Riviere, masterfully captures the dynamic movement of a horse and rider. The figure is crafted in bronze with e...

Alfred Jacquemart (French, 1824-1896) bronze figural group of three hunting pointers dogs, including a puppy, seated by a tree stump, on a naturalistic base of grass, leaves and roots. Original brown patina. Signed A Jacquemart...

Graceful even when standing still the Bronze Sparrow on Marble Base is a striking addition to any setting. Using traditional lost wax casting methods th...

Excellent French mid 19th Century Animalier bronze portaiture study of the French Derby winner "Ibrahim", with rich brown lightly rubbed patination and fine hand finished surface det...

A pair of 19th century patinated bronze sculptures following the renowned "Marly Horses" created by celebrated baroque sculpture Guillaume Coustou. This pair is inscribed "Coustou" o...

A beautiful pair of bronze greyhound sculptures on marble created by sculptor Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879). Impressed signed "P.J. MEN...

ROSA BONHEUR French, 1822-1899 "Boeuf Couché" (Resting Bull) Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed "Rosa B" in base conceived 1846, cast circa 1870-90 Item # 408TGI08P The original...

An exquisite group executed in the technically looser style Barye developed towards the end of his life, it is one of the last figural groups he executed and very few were actually c...

Beautiful design and wonderful light creating, mineral stone fixture. This marvelous, early 20th century alabaster and bronze work of lighting art is another one of our recent and g...

Art Deco pair of panther bookends. Silvered bronze and marble. Made in France, 1920s. Both stamped France. Heavy marble bookends. In the style of Paul Jouve. They will give a chic lo...

Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...

For the horse lover, this unique life size bronze horse head bust with artist applied patina by California Artist & Sculptor Roy T. “Tom” Bill (1946-2017). Tom received his BA in Art...

Japanese Bronze Koi Fish Sculpture. This well executed Japanese bronze Koi or Goldfish sculpture has a beautiful patinated verdigris finish and will...

Original Loet Vanderveen limited edition Bronze Kudu Sculpture, dark bronze 2-Tone with gold horn wildlife sculpture. Outstanding stylized long horn antelope kudu figure in deep dark patinated bronze. Striking beautiful large bronze black kudu bronze...

Very large mid-century period bronze sculpture of a parrot perched on tree branch after after Jules Moigniez (1835-1894), measuring 53 by 24 by 12 inches. Apparently unsigned.

Imagine these in your fireplace with the flames burning on all sides. These beautifully and all handcrafted, large and fire-gilt bronze andirons are made to stand in your fireplace ...

Patinated bronze early 20th century sculpture of goat by italian sculptor Ernesto Bazzaro By: Ernesto Bazzaro Material: bronze, copper, metal Technique: cast, molded, polished, pati...

A very fine Auguste Nicolas Cain (French, 1822-1894) bronze sculpture depicting a crowing rooster perched atop naturalistic base of stylized log o...

Vintage midcentury Asian bronze horse sculpture, Han dynasty flying horse Offered for sale is a striking vintage midcentury bronze horse sculptur...

A beautiful and substantial Nautical, cast metal, antique doorstop with original patina finish. Depicting a mythological grotto dolphin style sea ser...

Bronze with a brown patina signed by the French sculptor Pierre Jules Mêne (1810-1979). Mêne, a pioneer in animal sculpture, is known for the quality and perfection of his works. Thi...

A attractive Art Deco silvered bronze car mascot modelled as a stylised cat in a seated position with excellent colour and detail, raised on a shaped marble base and signed Rigot A...

An impressive bronze eagle over an altar stick after Archibald Thorburn (Scottish 1860-1935). Features a bronze figure of a perched golden eagle. The eagle is in black with a gold be...

A very fine early 20th Century cold painted Austrian bronze study of an eagle spreading its wings. The sculpture balances naturally on the talons of the eagle, free standing this a marvellous representation for these free and noble creatures. The bronze surface has excellent colour and very fine hand finished detail, signed with the Bergman 'B' in an amphora vase. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 9 cm Width: 17 cm Length: 9 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1900 Materials: Cold Painted Bronze Book Ref Antique Vienna Bronzes by Joseph Zobel SKU: 8757 ABOUT Bergman Eagle Franz Bergman Sculptures Bergman Eagle – Bergman is celebrated for his great attention to detail and wonderful vibrant colours, Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) is, arguably, the most famous of the Viennese cold-painted bronze artists, delighting in producing Oriental, Arab bronze...

Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat. DIMENSIONS: Height: 6.25 in Width: 4.25 in Depth: 3.5 in. Hand made in Japan circa 1950s. A large heavy vintage bronze statue of a rat made i...

An Austrian Viennese bronze pheasant This sculpture in bronze of a pheasant is cold painted on bronze A pheasant figurine standing with long tai...

Bronze statue of a bear, after Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810 – 1879) A bronze model of a bear on a rock. This large bronze bear of 34 cm high is...

Initially modeled by Barye in 1846 as a commission by Louis-Phillipe for the Tuilleries Gardens at a cost of 10,000 francs, the life-size sculpture sat near to Barye's Lion au Serpent until it was later moved in 1867 to the grand entrance to Pavilion de Flore and a pair was crafted for it using a mechanical technique. This incensed Barye, as he insisted a mate must be sculpted to oppose Lion Assis...

Green patina bronze sculpture featuring two seagulls, signed G H LAURENT. Reveyrolis Paris, France, 1930.

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...

A very finely cast late 19 century Grand Tour bronze replica of the renowned statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni on horseback set on a verde antico marble base after the life sized bronze statue by the Renaissance sculptor Andrea Del Verrocchio...

Garniture of bronze figures, depicting a scene of hunters with an elephant with a dead tiger strapped securely on top of it, accompanied with one hunter and another at his side with ...

An English wall hanging terracotta and oak horse with bronze accents, signed J. Priestman Sculptor circa 1903 and titled The Count. Created in the early years of the 20th century, this wall hanging fixture features a black terracotta horse head on oval backplate, resting above a circular mirror with beveled edges and oak frame. The central section showcases bronze polo equipment...

A large scale beautifully patinated bronze sculpture by Barbara Beretich, 1960's.

For your consideration, a Studio Artist Pam Foss Racehorse Head with Blinker Hood in Bronze Formica Stone Wood Bronze Sculpture Signed and number...

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...

Presenting a magnificent bronze equestrian sculpture titled "Amazon" by the renowned artist Erté, also known as Romain de Tirtoff. This exceptional piece, numbered 335 out of a limit...

Delightful mid 19th Century French Animaliers bronze study of a playful Whippet looking around in an attitude to play with a ball at her feet, with rich brown rubbed to a golden colo...

A truly spectacular and incredibly rare pair of sculptures by legendary designer Gabriella Crespi, modeled as mythical dolphins, 'Coppia di Delfini', each one hand crafted from rams ...

A rare pair of bookends featuring Chimpanzee pulling goose statue in Bronze on marble base. Signed on the base. Excellent condition. French. Around 1920.

Modern, Spanish Fighting Bull Sculpture, Hot Cast Bronze, American, 21st C. A signed, dated, and numbered limited edition tabletop sculpture titled Spanish Fighting Bull by award-wi...

Impressive bronze sculpture that represents a majestic couple of deer in the middle of nature. The piece stands out for its meticulous level of detail, capturing the realistic textur...

This is a P.J.Mene patinated bronze sculptures of a pair of hunting dogs. He is considered one of the pioneers of animals sculpture of the 19th century. The sculptures feature a hairy whippet dog standing with its frontal paws over an English Setter dog...

Bronze wall decoration representing an eagle with wide open wings made of bronze. There is signature JP at the back of both wings. France, circa 1900.

Great cast bronze elephant sculpture mounted on a marble base. Elephant has wonderful details and appears the tusks were replaced over time. Base has one tiny edge chip. Elephant has...

"Taureau Debout" by Rosa Bonheur. An excellent late 19th Century French animalier bronze study of a standing bull with fine hand chased surface that accentuates the muscle definition of the subject, signed Rosa B. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Measures: Width: 32 cm Height: 18 cm Depth: 11cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1870 Materials: Bronze Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne Page no. 174 DESCRIPTION Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899) The most popular artist of nineteenth-century France, Rosa Bonheur was also one of the first renowned painters of animals and the first woman awarded the Grand Cross by the French Legion of Honor. A professional artist with a successful career, Bonheur lived in two consecutive committed relationships with women. Born on March 16, 1822 in Bordeaux, Marie Rosalie Bonheur was the oldest of the four children of Raimond Oscar Bonheur (1796-1849) and Sophie Marquis. Bonheur's father was an art teacher who came from a poor family, while her mother, a musician, had descended from a middle-class family and had been her husband's art student. Bonheur's father, who taught drawing and landscape painting, was an ardent member of the utopian Saint Simeon society. The group held idealistic beliefs about the reform of work, property, marriage, and the role of women in society. Most importantly, for the artist's future, the Saint Simeons questioned traditional gender norms and firmly believed in the equality of women. While teaching artistic techniques to his oldest daughter, Raimond Bonheur also encouraged her independence and taught her to consider art as a career. In 1828 Raimond Bonheur joined the Saint Simeons at their retreat outside Paris. Sophie and the children joined him in Paris the following year. Four years later, however, Raimond abandoned his family to live in isolation with his fellow Saint Simeons. Sophie Bonheur died in 1833 at the age of thirty-six. Rosa was only eleven years old when her mother died, but she was aware of the heavy price her mother paid for married life with a man who was more dedicated to his own ideals than to meeting his family's needs. Rosa also saw that her mother's marriage led to poverty and her death from exhaustion. After her mother's death, Bonheur was taken in by the Micas family who resided nearby. Mme Micas and Bonheur's mother had been friends. When Mme Bonheur died, the Micas family paid Raimond Bonheur's debts and cared for Rosa. Their daughther, Nathalie, who would later become an amateur inventor and unschooled veterinarian, and Rosa became enamored with each other. When Rosa Bonheur began her career as a professional artist, she had already been trained by her father who had allowed her to study in all male classes. Rosa also learned by sketching masterworks at the Louvre from the age of fourteen, and later, by studying with Léon Cogniet. From the very beginning, Bonheur's favorite subject was animals. She learned their anatomy completely by dissecting them in local slaughterhouses. She also visited the horse market two times a week. Study of animals by direct observation led to the formation of the realist style in which Bonheur worked. It was for such work that Bonheur obtained written permission from the French government to wear men's slacks. Her working attire also consisted of a loose smock and heavy boots that protected her feet from the dangerous environment in which she painted. The style of dress that the artist adopted for work and home may well have been influenced by her father's attire, which was based on St. Simeonian clothing experiments. Bonheur also cropped her hair, perhaps to facilitate her work. She did, however, always wear dresses for social occasions because she knew that appropriate dress would further her career. Bonheur earned a successful living as a painter of animals. She exhibited at the annual Paris Salon regularly from the age of nineteen in 1841 through 1853, when she was thirty-one. She won the salon's gold medal at the age of twenty-six in 1848 and was commissioned by the French government to paint Plowing on the Nivernais in 1849. In the same year Bonheur and her sister Juliette became directors of l'École gratuite de dessin pour les jeunes filles, a post their father had once held. Bonheur completed her most renowned work, The Horse Fair, in 1855. The successful representation of percherons (a breed native to Normandy) was purchased by Ernest Gambart, a London art dealer whose gallery specialized in work by French artists. He exhibited The Horse Fair in London where Bonheur visited with Nathalie. Queen Victoria requested a private viewing of the painting at Windsor Castle. It would later be purchased in 1887 by Cornelius Vanderbilt and donated to the new Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Bonheur's trip to England allowed her to meet Charles Eastlake, then President of the Royal Academy, John Ruskin, the English writer and critic, and Edwin Landseer, the British animalier. She also toured the English and Scottish countrysides and executed some paintings based on her observations of new breeds of animals found there. Gambart made engravings of Bonheur's work, including The Horse Fair, and sold them in England, Europe, and the United States. Bonheur became one of the most renowned painters of the time. Little girls, such as Anna Klumpke in the United States, even had dolls in her likeness, much as American girls played with Shirley Temple dolls...

Gabriella Crespi Pheasant, Gilt Bronze, Glass, Signed. Small scale realistic, elegant, and magical gold washed bronze pheasant fitted with a hand-blown glass egg...

"Panther on the lookout",  sculpture hard to find in bronze, with brown patina The portor marble terrace is signed by the artist DH Chiparus Good conditi...

This exquisite 19th-century bronze sculpture by Philippe Poitevin (1831–1907) masterfully depicts Hippolytus, the tragic Greek mythological son of Theseus. The composition captures t...

An endearing early 20th Century patinated bronze study of a standing terrier with excellent textured surface detail and colour, raised on a bronze base and signed PB Parsons ADDITI...

Decorate a man's desk or a library shelf with this antique bronze sculpture composition. Created in France, circa 1890, the sculpture features two hunt dogs standing on a rocky groun...

Bronze Horse Sculpture A stunning and meticulously crafted horse sculpture that captures the essence of equine grace and beauty. This beautiful piece, cast in bronze and cold painte...

Classic early 1930s Vienna bronze figurine. This beautiful bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Fixe...

EMMANUEL FREMIET French, 1824-1910 "Chien Levrier" Patinated bronze signed E. Fremiet in naturalistic base cold-stamped 85, a Charles More cast Item # 411PRB18X An exquisite mo...

This is a fantastic, matched pair of children being protected by their mythical or imaginative cats of the jungle. The tiger and lion are each ferociously snarling with their tiny co...

Mid century pair of French bronze Macaw Parrots / birds perched on stands with nice patina, signed Kulang. The parrots are shown with impressive life like design to the feathers, be...

Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurine. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Found at an estate sale in Vienna...

19th Century English Bronze Thoroughbred Horse Sculpture on Wood Base. A charming 19th-century English bronze sculpture depicting a thorough...

The object on sale is a little bronze figurine modelled after an endearing pair of cocker spaniel pups, that was originally intended to hold salt and pepper dispensers. But it can al...