Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Carrying import marks for London in 1913 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique, Sterling Silver Model of a Hoopoe, is wonderfully cast and realistically hand finished. The mod...

Wonderful perfectly preserved owl sculpture on a pedestal, made of white porcelain, partly gilded, handmade in the world famous German porcelain manufactory Hutschenreuther. The pol...

Very nice paire of bronze Art Deco bookends, elephant with bird. Signed R. Patrouilleau. The bronzes have a multi-color patina and are mounted on Belgian Red marble bases. Ca. 192...

Silvered French Bulldog Money Box. A figural antique money bank in the shape of a French Bulldog Dog, made in Germany circa 1920s. A Cubistic Bulldog sculpture with large orange - brown glass eyes and a collar. He's sitting on a treasury with lock. Under the coffer there is a silverstamp. The valve under to close this money bank is no longer there. This Stunning Art Nouveau - Art Deco Bulldog Sculpture is a collectible for the French Bulldog Lover. Bulldog penny bank - cashbox - piggy bank - moneybox - Frenchie - Bulldog Collectibles - Money Box Collectables - antique money bank - silvered money...

Step into the charm of the early 20th century with this delightful North American Hand-Grafted and Painted Glazed Porcelain Tableware, featuring a captivating chicken decorative scul...

Cold-painted bronze turkey sculpture attributed to Franz Bergman. Austria, early 20th century.

Pair of 1920s German glazed ceramic elephants. These pair in the classic gray coloration with a black streak running along the back. Both figures are in v...

Exclusive bronze and alabaster, pure Art Deco pendant light for the perfect atmosphere. If you are looking for an awesome light fixture to grace your living space then this antique Art Deco chandelier from the earliest years of the 1900s could very well be the one. Because of the quality and the design of the stylized bronze deer sculptures and the equally pure Art Deco alabaster...

Set of 8 cold-painted bronze cat band sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

The cats of the sculptor Edouard-Marcel Sandoz Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, born in Basel (Switzerland) on March 21, 1881, was the son of Marcel Sandoz, founder of the chemical company and...

Art Deco bronze sculpture whale in the waves by Marcel André Bouraine Bronze with silver patine, alabaster waves, on a Belgian Black marble bas...

Rhinoceros Sculpture by Antonio Amorgasti, Bronze Signed and Dated, 1928

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...

Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla,, Extremely well executed,, all hand carved,, remnants of original hair, bone eyes and teeth detail.

Cold-painted bronze cats and dog sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The dramatic lion, known as a shishi in Japan, is ca...

Bronze statue with dark brown patina featuring an elephant and its two baby elephants. The group rests on a black marble base. This bronze animal sculpture is signed: Caputo Bronze. Art Deco period. Ulisse Caputo (1872-1948) is a Neapolitan painter who lived in Paris. Student of Domenico Morelli and Gaetano Esposito...

Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs), hand-painted with gilt highlights.

Painted ceramic couple of parrots. Czech, circa 1920.

The pair is identical, showing a pale marble base with two elements at 90 degrees. Over the base, two white metal sculptures, color finished, depicting Sealyham terrier dog. England,...

An interesting early 20th Century erotic Austrian bronze study of a walking crocodile. The crocodile's back is hinged to reveal a gilt bronze naked bea...

A bronze sculpture of a Greyhound raised up on a marble steped base. Dimensions Height 11.5 Inches Length 12.5 Inches width 7.5 Inches

Cold-painted bronze sculpture signed Geschützt. Austria, early 20th century

Exquisite Antique Pair of French Art Deco bronze oversized Macaw Parrots or birds perched on stands with nice patina, circa 1920s. These monumental art sculptures feature a realistic...

Early 20th Century Alabaster Polar Bear A fine early 20th century carved alabaster sculpture of a polar bear. Additional information: Origin: France Period: Circa 1925, 20th Centu...

Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

This small well executed sculpture is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The sculpture is composed of cast ...

Pair of bookend patinated metal depicting horses at the rails. America end of 19th century.

Early 20th Century Terracotta Italian Dog Statue A slender and refined shape, this hand-crafted early 20th century terracotta dog statue would hav...

This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener o...

Three Ducks is a particular charming moment in time captured by the artist of this sculpture. Three ducks beautifully rendered, somewhat plump, and out for a walk perhaps at the edge...

A Continental life size bronze sculpture depicting a deer, circa 1930. Elevate your outdoor space with the captivating beauty of this Continental life-size bronze sculpture from the ...

Ignacio Gallo, a renowned Spanish sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, left an indelible mark on the art world with his exquisite creations. Known for his mastery in s...

Large bronze sculpture depicting an elephant with raised trunk. Typical Tuscan foundry manufacture from the early 1900s. Burnished investment casting. Measurements: HxWxD 45 x 56 x ...

Pair of Cold-painted bronze deers sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Set of 8 Cold-painted bronze monkeys band sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Nicely carved pair of festive birds.

The R.Lalique's car mascots are famous. There quality is outstanding as well as for the glass as for the sharpness of the mould . This mascot was created in 1928, one of his first a...

Pipe holder, made of carved wood depicting a french bulldog. Glass paste eyes. Black Forest, Germany, circa 1900.

Antique Elegance Hanging Bird Feeder or Oil Lamp in Bronze 14.25 tall x 8 d x 2.5 w Preowned original unrestored vintage condition Refer to all ...

Whimsical hand carved Balinese sculpture of a stylized deer having original paint decoration and wonderful character.

Finely carved wood Chamois Brienz, Switzerland, circa 1920 A delicately handcarved wood sculpture of a chamois. A very detailed and natural carving excecuted by one of the Swiss woodcarvers from the area of Brienz, circa 1920. The tradition of wood carving, using manual skills to make everyday objects and fine art sculptures, is found throughout Europe. The incentive to create not only useful but also aesthetically beautiful things, distinguishes the craftsman from the artist. In addition to the well-known Swiss wood carving...

This is a pair of antique decorative butchery pigs. An English, plaster shop display figure, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Rare and unusual pair of display pigs in app...

A rare, handmade standing sculptural amulet in the form of a fish. Unlike similar items that are mostly two-dimensional and are meant to be hanged only, this amulet is a standing sculpture in the round. The fish's eyes are made of coral, a gem stone typical of North-Africa. The body of the fish is hand-engraved with symbols from the Jewish Moroccan...

Carved and polychromed wood; retains original painted surface. Glass Eyes. Attributed to John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey, 1900-1925. Dawson worked as a ...

Early C20th unusual large carved wood sculpture of an elephant, with head turned slightly to right in a waking stance and one foot at rest,...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PARROTS ON STANDS 1st half of 20th century Each multi-coloured parrot is naturalistically modelled. The details of its feathers finely depicted, g...

A majestic Art Deco bronze study of a walking panther with excellent deep green patination and a very fine smooth tactile surface, raised on a polished black marble rectangular base and signed I Rochard ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Width: 45 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1925 Materials: Bronze and Marble SKU: 8978 ABOUT Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ 1984) – born in Villefranche sur Saône in 1906, his mother was a painter and his brother was the actor-singer Armand Mestral. Rochard chose the course of an artist’s life and turned to animal sculpture in order, as he used to say “pay tribute to animals”. On leaving the École des Beaux-Arts at the age of 22, he won first prize for a life-size panther sculpture and many other prizes and awards followed throughout his career. In the 1920’s Rochard frequently met with other animal sculptors, including François Pompon and Edouard Sandoz.

Featuring a Dog with Pups Rare Swiss Black Forest Dog group. The group modelled as a smooth coat St. Bernard female with her three puppies. The...

Oversized 20th century wooden Indian temple horse, hand carved and decorated in polychrome, sitting atop a skateboard. Very fine craftsmanship, imposing temple horse sculpture. Arts...

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...

French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900.

Carrying import marks for Chester in 1901 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Partridge, has a removable head, and moveable wings. The partridge m...

Here is a handsome Antique French Spelter Eagle Themed Watch Holder. This holder features an eagle with wings spread. Having a small hook at the...

Pair of bookends in bronze, yellow Siena marble base, representing jumping goats. Signed Pierre Laurel. France circa 1900.

Decorate a library shelf or office with this set of antique miniature monkey sculptures. Created in France circa 1920, each Chimp is seated on a stool and playing an instrument with ...

Architectural or Industrial style Oil can, a nice addition to your collection. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It is not marked. Measurements gi...