Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures

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...

A Swiss Black Forest hand carved wooden buck head wall sculpture from the turn of the century, with shield plate. Born in the early years of the 20th century...

1900s fish lock from Korea likely decorated a lacquered chest cabinet offering a splash of golden brass. 4.5 tall x 7.5 w x 1.5 thick Original preowned vintage condition. See all ima...

Japanese tiger in bronze on a wooden base, circa 1920. Meiji periode.

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

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

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...

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 mouse sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. 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...

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

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

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

French Majolica Rat Pitcher Poet Laval, circa 1900. The rat wear a jacket and hold an umbrella.

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...

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

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

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...

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

Painted ceramic couple of parrots. Czech, circa 1920.

Rare Majolica Grasshopper Jardinière Massier circa 1900.

Decorate a patio or backyard with this antique stone Swan planter. Crafted in France circa 1920 and carved of concrete, the sculpture features a reg...

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...

These lovely large-scale figures are dressed in richly patterned blue cloisonne vests and hold a peach in yellow cloisonne enamels, circa 1920-1930. The bodies of the monkeys are repousse copper with many fine details worked from the inside and outside of the form making them charming and very expressive. Condition Disclosure: While we do our best to carefully inspect and give a full report on the condition of any item we sell, pointing out any repairs or alterations that may have been done to the best of our knowledge, as is the case with any antique and vintage item, there is a possibility that at some point in the life of the piece that there may have been damaged which has been professionally repaired and as such a repair undetectable, it is therefore impossible for us to disclose... we recommend that you also read and agree to the 1st dibs user agreement...

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

This is a Lalique Crystal Mascot Rooster Tete de Coq small bust/paperweight. It depicts a very well done clear crystal rooster. It has the Lalique Fran...

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

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...

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

Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen. Gorgeous French brass "peacock fan" full size fireplace screen. Lovely when th...

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

Erotic bronze sculpture. Austria, early 20th century.

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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...

Nicely carved pair of festive birds.

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 ...

This large and substantial signed and numbered cast bronze sculpture was made in the early 20th century and is presumed to originate from France or England. There is a signature with...

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...

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

A Folk Art carved wood and gesso painted standing horse with painted cloth saddle and horse hair tail Mounted on a later made black painted platform.               

Pair of Art Deco Austrian Bronze Rabbits Signed R. Desset Each rabbit mounted on a block of variegated green serpentine marble. Rabbits are ea...

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,...

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

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...

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

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...

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,...

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...

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 ...

ABOUT An early 20th century carved wooden horse pull-toy covered in fabric with glass eyes, leatherette ears, leather saddle and halter, human hair tail and mane mounted on a shaped...

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...

Classic early 1910s Vienna bronze figurines with glass flower vases. Thiscold painted bronze on a wooden stand is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector. Fou...

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 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...