Stone Animal Sculptures

Stunning pair of 1970s swan-shaped sculptures in travertine and made in Italy, designed by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli.

Fantastic silver bird (toucan) by Gabriele De Vecchi, Milano (IT). The body formed by a pebble flanked by a silver beak and fitted with a tail and legs decoration. Eyes made of hard ...

This is a Lalique frosted and clear crystal rabbit “Cesar” figurine. The rabbit is lying down with its straight up ears in alert position and very large...

Late 20th Century Baccarat cut crystal decorative Peacock centerpiece sculpture. The sculpture is bold yet simple and can add a terrific silhouette...

This large carved malachite elephant is a stunning display of craftsmanship and the natural beauty of gemstones. Measuring 12 inches in length, 4 inches in width, and standing 9.25 i...

Pre-Columbian Jade COSTA Rican Avian Effigy pendant Atlantic Watershed 500AD- 1500AD Measures: Length 9.75 inches Width 1.15 inches Depth .75 inch Very nice COSTA Rican jade (axe god...

Hand-carved from soapstone in Mozambique, this hippopotamus sculpture highlights the region’s skilled craftsmanship. The polished dark stone, with natural marbling, enhances its life...

Totally hand-carved travertine desk accessories consisting of a pen-holder and an ashtray designed by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli, made in Italy in the 1970s

Description Centaur sculpture in white marble with marble base ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. Scultura di Cent...

Sculpture, horse sculpture, marble horse, carrara marble sculpture, sculpture made in Italy. Sculpture of a fragment of an incedent horse in the march Resting on a basalt and iron b...

This beautiful Art Deco polar bear figurine is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Made of high-quality Metal, this statue has a beautiful brown patina that shows off the eleg...

This extraordinary pair of life-size striated salmon pink marble baby giraffe calves have been hand-carved. Both sculptures were diligently carved from a single slab of marble. The s...

Heavily Patinaed Stone Statue of a Spring Lamb. England, circa 1960.

A rare crystal galloping horse / mustang sculpture by Steuben Glassworks, circa 1990s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks ...

Early 19th century Diminutive French Bronze of a Seated 'Coiffed' Poodle France, Possibly late 18th century/ early 19th century The early 19th century French bronze of a seated 'C...

Adorable little seated bunny figurine / paperweight.

Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. A.D. 1-1500 Of celt form depicting the mythical part human- part avian figure, with circular eyes...

a pair of large scale, well carved stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions, these are carved out of stone and are traditional Chinese architectural ornaments, China, circa 1920

A beautiful frosted crystal perch fish sculpture on base by Lalique of France , circa 1990s. This gorgeous piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure...

Remarkable mid-20th amber / ice orange composite sculpture showcases a striking polar bear, meticulously crafted with exceptional artistry. The figure is adorned in rich amber tone h...

A charming and totaling accurate (artist authorized) Whitney Museum of American Art 1940 cast stone reproduction of one of Flannagan's most well-kno...

Finely carved vintage soapstone bookends. Figures of pheasants beautifully and gracefully carved in these bookends present imagery that moves with th...

Alabaster sculpture of two eagles fighting, signed C. Olivieri, with marble pedestal, Italy, circa 1900. Pedestal in marble dimensions: 115 cm hei...

This is a beautifully sculpted pair of decorative composite marble lions with balls from the originals at Villa Medici, Rome, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century. They ...

Fish 1 - Sculpture on volcanic stone from upper Latium , glazed , decorated and baked at 1,000 degrees. placed on a base of Roman travertine and iron ▪ Made in Italy weight kg kg 5...

Large silver, amethyst and quartz model of an eagle attributed to Asprey Swiss, c. 1970 Height 42cm, width 50cm, depth 35cm This stunning sculpture, attributed to Asprey, the renown...

Depicted as two family groups in the act of feeding their young. Delicately carved and perched on branches. On wooden stands.

Tessellated stone and brass birds abstract sculptures by Maitland Smith 1970's.

An impressive, life-like, well-carved solid stone statue (or sculpture) of a rhinoceros. 20th century. Measures: L 66 cm (26") H 31 cm (12 1/4") W 22 cm (8 1/2").

Chrome cast bronze, marble and glass table lamp, France, circa 1930.  

17-18h century sandstone sculpture depicting a hindu sacred cow. From hindu temple in India or Burma. In untouched and in original condition. India or Burma, 1600-1700.

A delightful pair of early 20th century Bulldogs from England in painted concrete. Charming!.

Wonderfully charming midcentury figurative crystal sculptural paperweight in the shape of a sleeping cat. A wonderful compliment to any desk or table. OFFERING FREE SHIPPING WITHIN U...

Seriously monumental, custom midcentury pair of fabricated composition faux elephant tusks decorated with Egyptian style rings in faux stone. Set i...

This captivating pair of parrot sculptures, crafted in the 20th century, features vibrant and intricately detailed depictions of these exotic birds. Each parrot is meticulously desig...

Sculpture Decorative Motif "Gros Poisson Algues" (Fishes) made in clear glass by Rene Lalique in 1922. Engraved signature. Original bronze base with engraved signature. Perfect co...

NALENIK TEMELA (1939-2003) Stone Walrus, Lake Harbour / Kimmirut - Signed Nalenik Temela was a Canadian Postwar & Contemporary sculptor who was born i...

A Fine Pair of French 19th/20th Century Gilt-Bronze Sculptures of "The Marly Horses" (Now turned into lamps) After the original by Guillaume Coustou (French, 1677-1746). The large pair of equestrian bronze sculptures, finished in a gold patina, each depicting rearing horses with their groom, both raised on oval a black slate and Bardiglio marble bases and fitted with modern electrical twin-light brass fittings and cream colored shades. The base on an ebonized wooden platform. Circa: Paris, 1900-1920. Sculpture & Base Height: 31 1/4 inches (79.8 cm) Base Width: 21 3/4 inches (55.3 cm) Base Depth: 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm) Height to top of (Adjustable) shade fitting: 48 1/4 inches (122.6 cm) Shade Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Shade Width: 26 inches (66.1 cm) Shade Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm) The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox, which had been removed to the Tuileries Gardens in 1719. Louis XV chose the modellos in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured Théodore Géricault and other Romantic artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome 819-line RTF/ORTF test card which was used on TF1 from 1953 until 1983. The originals were moved to the place de la Concorde in Paris in 1794 and Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum, which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel. Guillaume Coustou the Elder (29 November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Chateau of Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Coustou was a member of a family of famous sculptors; his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, was a royal sculptor; his elder brother, Nicolas Coustou was a sculptor, and his son Guillaume Coustou the Younger also become a noted royal sculptor. Like his older brother, he won the (Prix de Rome) of the Royal Academy which entitled him to study for four years at the French Academy in Rome. However, he refused to accept the discipline of the academy, gave up his studies, set out to make his own career as an artist. He worked for a time in the atelier of the painter Pierre Legros, and eventually returned to Paris. Upon his return to Paris, he assisted his uncle Coysevox in making two monumental equestrian sculptures, Fame and Mercury, for the Château de Marly, the new residence of Louis XIV near the Palace of Versailles, where he went to escape the crowds and ceremony of the Palace. He later (1740–1745), made his own horses, The Horses of Marly, his most famous works, to replace them. The horses reinvent the theme of the colossal Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome. They were commissioned by Louis XV in 1739 and installed in 1745 at the Abreuvoir ("Horse Trough") at Marly. The horses were considered masterpieces of the grace and expressiveness of the French Late Baroque or Rococo style. After the Revolution they were moved from Marly to the beginning of the Champs-Élysées on the Place de la Concorde. The originals were brought indoors for protection at the Louvre Museum in 1984. In 1704 Coustou was received into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The work he made to mark his entrance was Hercules on the Pyre, now in the Louvre. It displays the special hallmark of the Baroque, a twisting and rising transverse pose, as well as highly skillful carving. He rose to become Director of the academy in 1733. Another of his major works from his later career, the statue of Maria Leszczynska, (1731)is on display at the Louvre. Coustou also created two colossal monuments, The Ocean and the Mediterranean among other sculptures for the park at Marly; the bronze Rhone, which formed part of the statue of Louis XIV at Lyons, and the sculptures at the entrance of the Hôtel des Invalides. Of these latter, the bas-relief representing Louis XIV mounted and accompanied by Justice and Prudence was destroyed during the Revolution, but was restored in 1815 by Pierre Cartellier from Coustou's model; the bronze figures of Mars and Minerva (1733–34), on either side of the doorway, were not interfered with. In 1714 for Marly he collaborated in two marble sculptures representing Apollo Chasing Daphne (both at the Louvre), in which Nicolas Coustou sculpted the Apollo and Guillaume the Daphne. About the same time he was commissioned to produce another running figure in marble, a Hippomenes designed to complement an Atalanta copied from the Antique by Pierre Lepautre...

Superb and large Lalique circus bear sculpture in molded crystal, France 2000s. In as new condition in its original box. Box may have very minimal traces of wear. Dimensions in cm...

Complete set of four travertine elephant sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli (ca. 1970s, Italy). Excellent, original condition -- some pieces are more porous than others, but there are n...

Pair of birds carved from various semiprecious stones with an amusing expression and brass feet perched on carved stone tree trunks.

Italian gilt bronze sculpture of an eagle on a rectangular white Carrera piece of marble. The high quality of the gilt work and the early age makes the eagl...

Nice set of three tavertine horses designed by Enzo Mari and prodused by Fratelli Mannelli in Italy in the 1970s.

Crafted with the greatest artistry and exquisite precision, the one of a kind, majestic rock crystal quartz eagle commands attention with its awe-inspirin...

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935), Scotland. Bird of prey in solid bronze on a black marble base. Early 20th century. Measures: 32 x 16 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.

20th century French stone lion holding a shield on a pedestal. A 20th century lion carved from stone holding a crest carved with a lion with wearing a crown. It is a representation o...

Believed to be powerful protectors against malevolent spirits, fu lion dogs have stood guard at the entryways and thresholds of Chinese buildings and temples for centuries. Known as ...

art deco sculpture of birds on a branch with patented bronze on a black marble base signed by the artist André Vincent Becquerel

Beautiful Neolithic style fish is carved from a single boulder. Its design is typical of China's ancient Red Mountain Culture. The stone has a brownish green color and the texture of polished granite...

Pair of Italian Alabaster Sculptural Horse Head Bookends. Vibrant turquoise blue horse head figure sit atop a square white alabaster plinth base.

Two adorable little ducks. Made by Murano, Italy, 1980s. Hollywood Regency style. Chrystal glass with 24-carat gold. Very nice set. Excellent condition.  

German Shepherd dog sculpture bookends by Louis-Albert Carvin. Dog Animalier Art Deco Sculpture Bookends in Marble and Silvered Metal. Pair of large Silvered Metal Sculptures of two...

Pair of Art Deco inspired solid brass crane sculptures surmounted on dark grey Carrara marble pedestals with brass sabots. One sculpture stands 2...

This heartwarming mid-20th century concrete dog spaniel garden ornament exudes an authentic vintage charm that adds a touch of personality to any outdoor or indoor space. The petite ...

Art Deco Hermès Paris "Ric et Rac" Dogs Car Mascot / Hood Ornament. Pol Rab 1920´s. Pol RAB (1898-1933) "Ric et Rac" Car Mascot by Pol Rab, exclusive For Hermès, Circa 1920s. Marked "Hermès Paris" and artist signature Pol Rab. Inspired by the artist's cartoons published in the newspaper "Le Rire" at the end of the 20´s. Silvered bronze. Mounted on a marble base. The medals on the dog´s collars say Ric & Rac. Perfect Gift for any vintage & antique car fan, any automobilia collector. Car be used as a desk paperweight. The Bronze hood ornament measures 10 cm aprox 10 inch. including the base it measures 13.5 cm. Pol Rab – Creator of Ric and Rac...

Baby seal etched crystal sculpture by Mats Jonasson Sweden. This crystal art glass sculpture is a work of art with its hand made, hand etched exquisite det...

A Curtis Jere pair of bronze cranes on stone table sculpture. This wonderful vintage mid century table sculpture features a very dynamic composition of cranes stand on a stone. Each ...

Maikosi Kanyeredza marble shona carved bird. Beautifully carved, signed to bottom edge.

This pair of petite French lion sculptures from the mid 20th century features two lions made of composition, peacefully sitting on a base. Depict...

The Istanbul Archaeological Museums, which are described as a "museum complex" in the Historic Peninsula, consist of three main sections in total: the Archeology Museum, the Ancient Oriental Works Museum and the Tiled Kiosk Museum. The Istanbul Archeology Museum, which is the first museum in Istanbul, is home to numerous iconic sculptures, such as horse head busts. The most important sculptures in world...