1930s Animal Sculptures

Circa 1925, an absolutely charming cold painted Spelter figure of a standing greyhound. This elegant lady captured standing head alert, looking fo...

W P A style terracotta "BEAR" sculpture, Art Deco, Modern, charming stylized depiction. Painted, minor chipping (bottom).

“Créature Fantastique” Ceramic sculpture. Augusto Chini (Florence, 1904), Manifattura Fornace San Lorenzo, Italy, circa 1930. A juvenile important work by Maestro Chini. Very fine craquelure, delicate purple nuances on dark green and light metallic lustre. Signed A. Chini on the edge and serial inside the base. The Chini family, leading exponents of European Art Nouveau. One of the most important manufacturers of Art Nouveau ceramics...

Bronze sculpture with green and dark brown patina image of a young woman embracing a lamb, signed by Ary Bitter, on a green black marble stand. Ary Bitter (1883–1973) was a French artist, best known for his animal sculptures. He was a designer, painter, and sculptor in various mediums including plaster, stone, terracotta and bronze. His work was also produced in biscuit by the Sèvres factory. Ary Jean Léon Bitter was born in Marseille in 1883. In 1895 he enrolled at the Marseille Beaux Arts and was taught by Émile Aldebert...

"Moineau" by Jan and Joël Martel (1896–1966). Glass sculpture with an original sticker that says "fabrication française". Victor Arwas (1987) ...

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Art Deco parrot bookends by Georges Van de Voorde with Foundry seal Brig, Paris. The birds are in patinated Art metal and stand on green marble bases...

Bing and Grøndahl, two porcelain birds. 1930s/1950s. In excellent condition. Marked. Dimensions: l 13.0 x h 8.0 cm.

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of wood With aged patina Original condition.   

Decorative cast iron winged griffin facade ornament. From a building on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

Viennese bronze, Rare Art Deco pelican made from bronze. 1930s. Measurements: L 10.5 x H 7.0 cm. In excellent condition. Fine patina. Marked: Gesc...

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Bronze sculpture of flying Seagal over the water wave with marble base.

French Art Deco peacock sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais. We offer this rare French modernist glazed ceramic peacock sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais, 1930....

Earthenware Fishes sculpture Mod. 1511 Angelo Biancini SCI Laveno 1938 Excellent condiction literature: Angelo Biancini tra Faenza e Laveno: ceramiche 1937-1940.   

English hand cast English bulldog rusted garden ornament.

Unusual, fun, pair of art deco, marble and bronze, mouse, sculpture bookends. One mouse is absorbed acquiring knowledge reading a book and the other is curiously looking towards the...

A charming pair of linden wood bookends with carved figurines of Owls with beautiful orange eyes, Germany, circa the 1930s. These adorable bookends will make a wonderful accent on a...

Art Deco bronze sculpture lady with panther signed by C. Charles. The sculpture has the foundry mark of Patrouilleau and is marked Bronze. The lady and panther stand on a Portor marb...

An outstanding Art Deco ceramic horse sculpture inspired by the painting "The Red Horses IV" as also known as "Grazing Horses IV" by Franz Marc...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Salviati & C Measures: Violet : 33 long x 10 high x 5.5 depth Green: 30 long x 9 high x 5.5 depth The lawyer Antonio Salviati and his dream In 1859 in his premises at Number 731 of Dorsoduro, Venice the “Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo” company was established. This is when, Vicenza-born lawyer Antonio Salviati started the entrepreneurial career, moved by a passion for the precious mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco and fascinated by Murano glass art, he decided to start-up his own production of mosaics and objects in Murano glass. An ambitious and far-sighted goal pushed him along this path: to revive the fate of Murano glass production that has been fallen for decades. A challenge which finds the maximum support from two fundamental figures in the history of Murano glass: the mayor of the island, Antonio Colleoni, and the Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti, founder of the glass museum and of the first art school for glass masters. The first successes and international investments The launchpad was the “First Glassmakers’ Exhibition” in 1864 in which Salviati participated with a monumental mosaic that earns him a prize superior to the Gold Medal. The success achieved affirmed the credibility of the Company which thus started its glass production in Palazzo da Mula. The new corporate and productive reality needed investors and the lawyer started to internationalise the company by addressing the economic and financial market across the Channel. The UK immediately showed huge interest in Salviati’s mosaics – as testified by the mosaic that can be seen on the façade of the current Apple Store in Regent Street, London. It was also in London, on 21st December 1866, that the “Società Anonima per Azioni Salviati & C.” was established with the support of diplomat Sir Austen Henry Layard and historian William Drake. The new corporate set-up was further established with the purchase of a new headquarter, this time on the Riva dei Vetrai in Murano. The universal show of Paris in 1867 celebrated the relaunch project of Antonio Salviati “Venice owes a debt of gratitude to the knight Salviati in the resurgence for one of the most legitimately famous of its industries”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 275. “Venice and Italy have gain huge success in the Universal Exhibition. The resurgence of one of the city’s most famous industries is consecrated in this very occasion by the gold medal awarded by the jury to Mr Salviati […] the crowd […] is gathering around the display cases that hold those pieces of glass that are so transparent and so light as to appear like woven air, impregnated, when in their elegant forms that become rainbows of those iridescent reflections that cover them at the artist’s whim – the author of a real ray of sunshine from the beautiful and splendid Venice”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 311 The fundamental role of training in murano glass Training plays a fundamental role for the Company; attendance at the Art School was made compulsory for “[…] all the young workers of the Factory who don’t only tire themselves in manual work. This was established with the idea not only to lift their dignity and their initially limited aspirations, […] but also to improve their artistic education and thereby facilitate an improvement also in their economic situation”. Together with the art school, a free school was also set up to teach all employees to read and write. Diversification in production and made-to-measure projects In a short time, Salviati & C. diversified its production to include glasses, cups, amphoras, and vials which guaranteed the first prize in the universal exhibition for three consecutive years. Its mosaic production also flourished, being used in world-class projects: from the Houses of Parliament in London, to the Viceroy’s palace in Alessandria in Egypt, to the Opera House of Paris, including the private homes of wealthy New York personality. The entire 19th century for Salviati & C. was represented by development, success and fame in the national and international markets, and the Company became a symbol and reference point of Murano glass art throughout the world. The Salviati legacy at the turn of the century On the death of Antonio Salviati in 1890, first his three children followed one another at the helm of the company and then Maurizio Camerino, previously general manager. It was thanks to him that the decorative mosaic project of the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto (California, USA) took place after 12 years of work. As well as the opening of a sales point in Via Montenapoleone in Milan and the institution of a museum collection of Murano glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. The post-war years, biennials and lighting After Maurizio Camerino’s death in 1931, his three children took over the helm of the company: its solid foundations allowed them to strive for new important goals in the art world, participating in the Biennials of 1932 and 1934. Not even the Second World War could tarnish the strength of the Salviati brand: in the post-war years Renzo Camerino renewed the ruined production headquarter and enthusiastically restored all his commercial contacts. Thanks to his grandson Renzo Tedeschi (newly graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin and upon his return from an apprenticeship in the United States), Salviati launched its production in lighting appliances. The following years saw intense growth in the number of collaborations with renowned artists and designers. In 1959, the production site was moved to Fondamenta Radi 16, where it still stands today. The great lighting projects The larger production area allowed the company to further expand the international market in the field of architectural lighting. A number of projects were undertaken, such as the 9-tonne, 22-metres high chandelier in the Chamber of Commerce in Parma, the ceiling illumination in the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva and the Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong; not to mention the sound-absorbing windows of the Aula Nervi in the Vatican and the lighting system of the great honour hall of the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila in collaboration with architect John Marsteller. The reputation of Salviati & C. was further affirmed by the commission – after an international call for bids – for twelve 11-metre high chandeliers for the Tonhalle concert hall in Dusseldorf, made using an innovative system of modular glass elements – “LS- System” – one of the today company’s cornerstones. Salviati from the modern age to the present The story of Salviati continues in the modern era, keeping the focus on creating an innovative style that had distinguished it since its inception. Participation in international exhibitions increased, such as the Venice Biennials from 1958 to 1972 (the final year in which Murano glass was allowed) thanks to projects by designers of the calibre of Betha and Teff Sarasin, Claire Falkestein, and Luciano Gaspari. In 1962 Salviati was awarded with the highest recognition in the Design world, the “Compasso d’Oro” prize assigned by A.D.I. for the Marco vase designed by architect Sergio Asti. In 1965 the company changed its name to Salviati & C. s.p.a.; then it was purchased by the Gruppo Ferruzzi in 1987 which later on it was transferred to a French company. Since 2015 the company returned to be Venetian with the acquisition by the Umana group. Salviati and its designers Salviati’s designers: Luciano Gaspari, Sergio Asti (Compasso d’Oro 1962), Claire Falkenstein, Ward Bennet, Teff and Betha Sarasin, Ingo Maurer, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Thomas Heatherwick, Luca Nichetto, Ben Gorham...

Perfume lamp in the form of a squirrel attributed to Carl Scheidig Grafenthal, Germany. Made from glazed porcelain. Electrical parts European standards with an inner light bulb (standard E 14) to give a warm and comforting night light. The light also shines through the glass eyes. The squirrel was a much-loved motif of the Art Deco period, and these friendly squirrel figurines...

Porcelain white & black cow creamer circa 1930.

Pair of heavy quality cast silver cockerels in the traditional fighting pose. They are wonderfully modelled with a high attention to detail giving a lively and lifelike appearance. The tail feathers are individually hand cut and engraved to add an extra realistic quality to this fine pair. Dimensions are for one bird only Pair of particularly fine quality antique silver fighting cockerels...

Art Deco bronze sculpture bird on horseshoe by André Vincent Becquerel, bronze with green patina on a Belgian black marble base. France 1930. ...

Art Deco Lion Hunter sculpture Signed by Limousin statue Circa 1930. Limousin ‘Hunter and Lion’ or Chasseur au lion. A Powerful Art Deco Study, in patina...

Art Deco French bronze sculpture of panther and gazelle by Alexander Ouline portrays animals in action, a kind of abstract forest floor in bronze all mounted on a wooden base. Ouline was a Belgian artist, working in France from 1918- 1940, famous for his powerful sculptures of muscular “men...

Fine Chinese parrot or bird expertly decorated with enamel on brass presented on a custom wood perch and lucite stand.

Goldscheider Scottish terrier ceramic card player, Vienna Austria, 1930s, good original condition.

Beautiful bronze Art Deco group of two panthers by the French artist Dominique Jean Baptiste Hugues. The sculpture has a lovely patina and stands on a Portoro marble base with onyx i...

French Art Deco carved wood walrus sculpture, Signed Martini. This realistic and unusual French Art Deco carved fruitwood sculpture of a walrus was e...

A decorative Horse sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and a marble base. This makes a nice addition to any room or just on your desktop, prob...

"Weasel" sculpture by Jan and Joël Martel (1896–1966). Patinated bronze. Theodore Menten (1972) ""The Art Deco Style"" p. 179. France, Circa 1930.

Bookends of Panthers in drinking pose Chomed Bronze sculptures on red marble base. Original Art Deco, France, 1930's. Dimensions: Width 12 cm Height 10 cm Depth 7.5 cm.

French terracotta sculpture depicting King Kong. This stunning well executed French Art Deco terracotta sculpture is artist signed. See pho...

Green patina bronze Art Deco Animal Sculpture featuring two seagulls, signed G H LAURENT, Reveyrolis Paris, FRANCE 1930.  

Wood Sculpture representing a Crocodile and a bull fighting. The item is in Wood, with an old Patina, in Brown color. It has been made in France circa 1930.

Art Deco leaping deer bookends by Max Le Verrier. The sculptures are executed in patinated metal and mounted on Portor marble bases. France 1930.

Germany, 1930s, excellent condition Porcelain figurine/air purifier/table lamp. Owl eagle owl. Undamaged original condition. The lighting works. A small container on the back can be...

A fabulous pair of vintage hand forged black iron rooster sculptures having terrific details and crowing poses.

A pair of Art Deco figural bookends in the shape of a cat and bulldog by the French artist Max Le Verrier. These are silvered finish and arrived without the marble base. We were able...

This majestic eagle is hand carved from quality smoky quartz. The eagle is standing on a decorative geometric base that has been custom made for this purpose. With faux glass eyes, t...

Pretty wooden sculpture representing a pheasant accompanied by its pheasants signed Brossard, 31 cm H, 86 cm W and 16 deep. Additional information: Material: Fruit woods Artist:...

IRENEÈ ROCHARD Horse heads in motion, titled "Vers le But", edited by Reveyrolis Paris, Bronzier d'Art. Important and rare 1930s sculpture in terracotta with bronze effect finish, ...

An Art Deco cold painted bronze figure of a bird sitting on a branch, beautiful detail, the bird singing with open beak and wings spread almost as if it is ready to fly from the well defined branch it is standing on. The bird has lovely patination and is mounted on a black variegated marble base with attractive cream and brown marble capping...

We is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime, very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London, Omersa brown leather hand dyed, extra large Pig stool...

Austrian Art Deco Sier Kunst Bull Wood & Brass Sculpture in Haguenauer Manner ca. 1930 DETAILS Marked ‘SK’ in a triangle for Sier Kunst and ‘Made In Aus...

Molded glass gile depicting a wounded gazelle by Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) circa 1930 for Venini, molded mark 'NM' An example of this model was employed in a floor lamp de...

A spectacularly glazed Japanese Kutani model, okimono, of a pheasant, Showa era, early 20th century, Japan. The okimono, or decorative sculpture, in the form of a magnificent phea...

Art Deco Cubist style figurine in white glazed Ceramic. Finely detailed and modelled figurine of a Polar Bear Stamp L&V Ceram France 1930s Condition: ...

In the style of Irénée René Rochard; of stylized form displaying great movement, the racing greyhound catapulting forward; resting on a sphere over a square plinth; unsigned.

Art Deco bronze sculpture faun and squirrel, Faune à l’ecureuil by Georges Crouzat. With the foundry mark of Susse Frères and marked Cire perdue, lost wax technique. Bronze with ...

Beautiful art deco pigeon bronze on a marble base signed G.Arisse on the base. Nice patina and perfect condition.

Rare and beautiful original bronze by Jan and Joel Martel. Image of a stylized cubist pigeon on thin marble base. One of their famous animal pieces as shown in the most important boo...

Beautiful pair of bronze bookends on marble by the famous French sculptor mostly made animals.

These hand carved bears are amazing and in great condition. These bears are carved out of one piece of wood or one log. The bottom is a plank of wood. The large bear...

Sculpture in direct maple or lemon tree carving of a reclining panther by Noël Ange Martini Art Deco period 7 cm wide and 22 cm high Additional in...

20Thc hand made bronze sculpture of a bald eagle in fine as found condition.This is so well constructed and very heavy.