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Bronze salamander - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze salamander
Italy, 17th century
Patinated bronze
4 x 17 x 10 cm
This finely cast bronze salamander exemplifies the 17th-century fascination with naturalistic forms and animal ...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
16h century Griffin Head - Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Griffin head
Italy, 16th century
On a modern metal stand
Measures: 20 x 29 x 21 cm (without the stand)
The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion, the head an...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Gilt Porcelain Dog
Located in New York, NY
Cavalier King Charles spaniel gilt porcelain dog. Antique gilt porcelain dog sculpture on conforming white oblong octagonal gilt banded ...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
16th Century Pair of Gilt Lion Figures from Germany Nuremberg
Located in Milano, MI
A stunning pair of 16th century stylophore lions, cast and gilt bronze figurative sculptures from Germany, Nuremberg.
The Stylophore Lions were figurative sculpture used in the Re...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marble Lion, Périgord, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble lion
white marble
France, probably Périgord, 17th century
Small marble lion wearing a coat of arms pendant with the engraved date, ...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair 18th C. Carved Marble Terracotta Figures Lions Sculptures Garden Statues LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th C. Carved Marble Terracotta Figures Lions Sculptures Garden Statues LA . Rare large Pair of early 18th century carved marble terracotta Figures of regal lions, holding an i...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
Hirado-Ware Mother and Puppies
Located in Hudson, NY
Subtle and wonderfully painted fur expressive faces.
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
reclining lion in finely chased bronze - Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Small reclining lion in finely chased bronze
Italy, 15th century
Traces of gilding
H 4,8 x L 6 x P 2 cm
Delicately worked bronze depicting a lion in repose, characteristic of early ...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze crabe - Padua, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze crabe
Padua, 18th century
bronze
2 x 10 x 7 cm
(One of the crab’s legs is missing its end)
This finely cast bronze sculpture of a crab reflects the enduring interest in natur...
Category
Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dutch Delft Polychrome Model of a Cow Milking Group
By Delft
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft PolychromeModel of a Cow Being Milked,
De Twee Scheepjes Pottery (The Two Little Ships),
Circa 1765
The Dutch Delft cow figure, from the De Twee Scheepjes Pottery (The T...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Delft, Faience, Pottery
Dutch Delft Polychrome Model of a Cow
By Delft
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft Polychrome Model of a Cow,
Circa 1760
The Dutch Delft pottery figure depicts a standing cow on a hollow rectangular green base with canted corners, the top in green to d...
Category
Dutch Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Delft, Faience, Pottery
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse and Rider, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Tang dynasty painted pottery figure of a horse and mounted noble rider. TL tested by Oxford Authentication.
The horse portrayed standing fours...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Calzetta Da Ravenna Severo Candlestick Depicting a Kneeling Satyr
By Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Located in Milano, IT
Calzetta Da Ravenna (Attivo Tra IL 1496 E IL 1543 circa) Severo. Circle of. Candlestick depicting a kneeling satyr.
The model of the present bronze is the ""kneeling satyr"" attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, one of the main Paduan bronze sculptors of the first half of the 16th century, whose figure was rediscovered by Planiscig in 1935 (L. Planiscig, ""Severo da Ravenna...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier 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
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Italian Grand Tour Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Stone Monkey Sculpture with Infant Monkey
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese Ming dynasty hand carved stone monkey sculpture. This Chinese sculpture features a monkey figure, sitting on a rock formation, holding a square item, perhaps a...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
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
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Baroque Limestone Lion from Solgården, circa 1700s
Located in Kastrup, DK
French carved seated lion with a ring in his mouth, carved French limestone, circa 1700s.
Provenance: The Danish author Karen Branson 1875-1936, One of ...
Category
Danish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Element of an Outdoor Carved Woodwork Showing a Salamander from a Normand House
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This carved oak woodwork was probably placed on the facade of the house, close to the roofing framework of a Norman house. The sculptor had depicted the salamender frontview in a sty...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Vinovo Porcelain Lion Sculpture
By Vinovo Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Vinovo white soft-paste figure of a recumbent lion on a canted rectangular plinth, Italy, circa 1780. Incised cross and V mark. See similar example in the collection of Palazzo Madam...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Silvered Brass Anglo Indian Lion Sculptures Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of silvered brass Anglo Indian guarding lion sculptures or bookends.
Category
Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Han Dynasty Pottery Mythical Bixie Beast TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
A Large Chinese Pottery Mythical Creature Figure from the Han Dynasty
China. Western Han Dynasty Circa 25 - 220
TL tested estimated age 1800 years old (+/- 200) by Artemis Testing ...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Antique English Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Rooster or Cockrel Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A antique English prattware model of a cockerel or rooster.
With mottled decoration in ochres and yellow.
The base bears an old partial D. M. ...
Category
British Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 16th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Wooden Lion Supports
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in the 1500s, these Italian lion supports are the work of a master-level craftsman. It is possible that they were originally legs for a High Renaissance cassone. A fresh ...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
French 17th Century Double Coq - Rooster Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
A terrific 17th century Double Coq - Rooster Sculpture from the South of France. Beautifully crafted in iron by a riveting technique and mounted on its stone base. The roosters were ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Pair of French 18th Century Porcelain Signed Statues of Hawk-Headed Parrots
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most charming true pair of French 18th century De La Courtille porcelain signed statues of hawk-headed parrots. Each wonderfully executed p...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Carved Lions
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of 17th Century (or earlier) Flemish (?) carved lions that once formed part of a large cabinet or, perhaps, the feet of an elaborat...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mystic Lamb On The Book With Seven Seals In Gilded Wood - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely carved wood representing the mystic lamb on the book with the seven seals in gilded wood
beautiful quality of carving
good condition,
France 18th century.
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rare Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare Chinese carved wood foo dogs.
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Romanesque 12th century marble recumbent lion
12th century Italian roman marble lion
with a stylized mane and tail wrapped around its body a...
Category
Italian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Majapahit Kneeling Terracotta Figurines Java, Indonesia, c. 1500
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A visibly old pair of mold-formed terracota women kneeling, dating to the Majapahit Empire circa the 15th century. These were excavated amongst the shrines of Mount Penganggungan, Ea...
Category
Indonesian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Antique Miniature Cows Delftware Dutch Pieces Polychrome, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unusual pair of two small Delft earthenware cows with enamel. They had rough life but still very nice.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Europe...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses.
Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province.
These are rare exampl...
Category
Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Prehistoric Ammonite
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three prehistoric ammonite fossil, unmounted.
Measurements:
Big amonite: Depth *4.5in Width *5.5in Height *1.6in
Medium amonite: Depth *4.1in Width *5.1in Height *1.6in...
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Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Pair of Stone Lions, dated 1701
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of lions of the same design made of stone with escutcheons. Together they bear the date 1701 and the monogram B. W.
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Subject Representing a Monkey and its Young.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain subject representing a monkey and its young.
An 18th century Meissen porcelain subject, circa 1760, depicting a monkey and its young.
H: 15cm, W: 1...
Category
German Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 18th Century Reclining Iron Lion Andirons on a Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular pair of reclining wrought iron lions atop a square brass base with wrought Iron billets. The pair are rare, as we have not seen lions r...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Temple Elephants Carved in Sandstone from Burma
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of rare 18th century temple elephants carved in sandstone with chalk and leftovers of gold leaf.
Chalking is used as a surface to bind gold leaf. Originally fully covered with g...
Category
Burmese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Lion Stone Sculpture Architectural Garden Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This sculpture has taken on a different character over time as it has weathered and the detailing has softened.
Time has given it a pared down, minimalist quality juxtaposing the R...
Category
English Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
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
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lions Pair of Sculpture Marble Italian 13th Century Romanesque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, pair of 13th century, Romanesque, marble, recumbent lions
Recumbent lions were popular in 11th-13th century Italian architecture with pairs ...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Continental Faience Dogs, Belgian, circa 1785
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental faience dogs, Belgian, circa 1785.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
Large Han Dynasty Pottery Sculpture of a Dog TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Han Dynasty life size Terracotta sculpture of a dog. TL Tested
Buried in a tomb for thousands of years; this mingqi companion has decided to come back and accompany the living. I’m actually taking a liking to this pup; most probably a fierce pit bull...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Wooden Carvings
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century wooden carvings. Decorative detailing of various flora and fauna, and carved mermaids.
Category
Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wood carving of a saint (Peter)
Located in Bakewell, GB
Wood carving of a saint (Peter)with a lot of original paint and gilding size 70cms high 27 wide and 20deep
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Dog Sichuan Pottery Han Dynasty Period China
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture Sichuan pottery walking Han dynasty period, China. A Han sculpture in the shape of a dog. Of the large number of figurines unearthed in burial sites in the city, pottery dogs are among the most unique. These marvelous animated tomb figurines...
Category
Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Two White Figure of Seated Hounds, Circa 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng reign
Located in seoul, KR
Fine porcelain figure of seated hounds. The mouth of the dog is open; the ears are flipped back; and there is a chain around the neck. The dog's bones are well depicted.
Period : Qi...
Category
Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Early Giltwood Book Stands Carved as Doves
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early giltwood book stands carved as doves mounted upon orbs, from the late 17th or early 18th century. Nice large scale. Books are laid open across the backs of the doves' w...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Carved Fruitwood Polychrome Horses
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
Each on hind legs one black and one white and a mirror form of the other.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Fragment Owl Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Italian sculpture of an owl made of fragments including a sharks jaw. So interesting. A real conversation piece!
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Other
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
Vietnamese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Leather Shoe Boil Boot
Located in Napa, CA
English vintage leather shoe boil boot from the late 18th century. Shoe boil boots are used to protect horses from developing sores on their elbo...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare Danish Porcelain Group of Pig Farmer, Royal Copenhagen, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a well dressed farmer feeding two pigs at their trough.
Category
Danish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Primitive Architectural Carved Wood Mounted Indian Horse Head
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Primitive architectural carved wood mounted Indian horse head
A beautiful piece of folk architecture from the Indian continent, the horse head was usu...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
