Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Large vintage Chinese cast statue or sculpture depicting a flying horse from the Gansu Province in western China. The composition captures the movement and motion of a galloping ho...

Beautiful hand painted ceramic leopard figure made in italy. 1960's - Italy Good condition, very small little chip on the tail. Dimensions: ...

Impressive Mid-Century Italian Life-Size White Glazed Ceramic Greyhound Sculpture (1960s) This remarkable mid-century Italian sculpture, dating from the 1960s, is a life-size depict...

Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects. Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish...

A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and ...

This captivating display cabinet, adorned with a male and female pair of pheasants, reflects the aesthetic charm of the 1960s. While details about the designer and manufacturer are u...

Classically shaped oval bowl is a master class of technique and elegance, designed by Ercole Barovier (1889-1974) circa 1948 for Barovier, Toso & Co. It has an edging of white on the...

- circa 1960s - percect original condition jr

Vintage Danish modern abstract animal bird shoe brush in teak, circa 1960's. This piece has been very well kept and includes the hair bristles f...

Laying Whippet dog with upright posture molded in composition material.

Vintage Scandinavian / Danish glazed porcelain figurine "Polar Bear Cubs" / "two bears playing". Designed by KNUD KYHN (1880-1969) for Royal Copenhagen.

Handmade leather dog / Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s. These small leather animals are folded from a thicker piece of brown leather and riveted . Stamped: Deru. Germany Origami techni...

Magnificent and eye-catching decorative bird sculpture, meticulously crafted with glass beads and mirror fragments, creating a shimmering, mosaic-like surface that captures and refle...

Beautiful, rare, and large, vintage Murano hand blown multi-color filigrana stripe ribbons with gold accents Italian art glass duck bird sculpture. Created in the manner of the Frate...

This memorial statue is an example of traditional African metalwork from the Benin Kingdom, present-day Nigeria, known for its historic bronze and brass sculptures made using the los...

Ceramic vase/bowl in shape of a fish, designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstand. Sweden mid-1900s. Signed. In good condition.

A "Running Dog" Packard Car Mascot / Hood Ornament , 1933, Automobilia Detailed silhouette in silvered brass, 5 inches long, mounted over a lucite base. Si...

Flavio Poli (1900-1984), 'Moon fish', 1954/1981 model no. 9824 sommerso glass executed by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano, Italy 22 x 23 x 4 cm signed on the underside 'SVD'A Albarelli 1...

Charles Lemanceau cubist elephant craquelé. Art Deco crème Craquelés glaze ceramic. Saint-Clement, France circa 1930 Bibliography: ‘Craqueles ...

Copper wall artwork, 1950s. It could also be from the art nouveau period. Height 75 cm. Width 53 cm.

Terracotta Art Deco sculpture circa 1940-1950.

Hallmarked in London in 1967 by Richard Comyns, this handsome, pair of Sterling Silver Pheasants, are realistically cast and hand finished. The male measures 6.25"(16cm) tall, by...

Vintage brass figurine depicts a cat in a crouching position, hunting and ready to pounce on its prey. The cat is sculpted in Modernist style w...

Life-sized, mohair Steiff Elk, probably from the 1960s. Steiff referred to these life-size stuffed creatures as, “studio animals” and were very expensive when new. As I child, we wou...

Pair of decorated bronze bookend sculptures in the shape of a horn and ram, made in the 20th century Ø cm 20.5 Ø cm 11 h cm 20.5 Aries is rich in symbolism, intertwining astrologic...

A pair of Italian wooden carved stag sculptures from the mid-20th century with large antlers. Born in Italy during the mid-20th century, this delightful pair of wooden stag sculpture...

Ceramic Parrot by Ceramiche Boxer, Bassano Del Grappa Product Details Handcrafted in Italy, 1950s Dimensions: 20 W x 55 H x 20 D cm

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...

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...

Murano art glass bull figure sculpture Light blue tones, satin finish, yellow eyes.  No signature available 10 w x 4 w x 5.38 h Original vintage Refer t...

Mid Century Modern vintage key hanger or coat hooks designed by Walter Bosse and executed by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s. The motif signs the figures of the "Town Musicians of Brem...

Small penguin by Walter bosse, around 1950s Marked Austria on Bottom Original condition.  

Incredible Murano glass Venini signature gray pigeon circa 1950.

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather land dyed infant Piglet stool or footstool with origina...

Silvered bronze circa 1930. Eagle on a rock mounted on a marble base. Signed Rischmann. Eagle height: 31.5 cm Total height: 52 cm Width: 13 cm Depth: 13 cm Weight: 10Kg Henri Rischmann was well known for his silvered and polychromed animalia sculptures.

A Spanish painted peacock garden statue from the mid 20th century. This vintage statue from Spain, created of cast stone with iron legs, features a lovely little peafowl bird -standi...

Spectacular hippo sculpture designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios USA, c. 1955 glazed stoneware with sgraffito. Absolutely wonderful decorative piece. In great condi...

An exceptional and large Chinese vintage cloisonne enamel male pheasant mounted on a wooden stand dating from the first half of the 20th centu...

Salt and Pepper Shaker Ceramic by Limoges France White gold Color 20th Century

A rare and desirable art pottery sculpture two horses titled Mare & Foal, by renowned artist Stella Rebecca Crofts (British, 1898-1964) and dated 1944. Stella Rebecca Crofts was a ...

An outstanding French deco Primavera vase with lizards surrounding the sides in a mottled brown and white glossy craquelure glaze. Signed Primavera. Note: Camera flashes on vase.

Sculpture of two lucite fish one mounted over the second with chrome dowel connecting.

Rare and unusual life size sculpture of a zebra crafted in composition in a surprisingly realistic form and hand decorated with the iconic stripes now worn to perfection.

A polychrome murano glass rooster, from the 1950s, attributed to the firm SEGUSO and designed by Flavio POLI

Vintage porcelain statue of two hunting dogs by Royal Dux. Produced in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's.

This interesting, vintage porcelain garden seat was found in France. Crafted circa 1960, the ceramic seating shaped as an elephant with his trunk raised (good luck sign in Asia), is ...

Pair of geese designed and made by Abraham Palatnik. The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was the founder of the technological movemen...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso bright orange Italian art glass fish on base sculpture. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso, circa 1950s. Published in his book (see photo), model 6180, and a later model number 6913 is in the same shape. The fish has little murine eyes, with white Latticino ribbons on the fins and tail. It is balanced on a clear glass base. Would make a great display piece on any dresser, coffee table, or display cabinet. Mid-century era. Would make a great addition to any Nautical, Marine / Ocean theme room. Measures: 9 5/8" tall x 5 5/8" long x 3 3/8" wide. Last photo shows other colors currently available in the gallery. Literature: Dino Martens - Muranese Glass Designer, by Marc Heiremans. Photo provided. Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938 - 1968, Designs by Dino Martens, Enrico Potz...

The hand blown Sculpture depicts a pair of parrots poised upon twisted branches. The artist has represented the birds in an opaque dark brown glass decorated internally with gold inc...

A vintage English composition standing dog sculpture from the 20th century, with glass eyes and red collar. Crafted in England during the midcentury period, this dog sculpture features a pug standing...

White porcelain sculpture of a polar bear made in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's by the famous Royal Dux.

Hilarious pair of Murano Angel fish with a whiff of Ninja about them Crafted in hand blown glass from Murano, Italy Circa 1970's Height 8.5 inch, Wi...

We are pleased to offer three vintage examples of the wooden elephant toy that was designed by Kay Bojesen in 1953. Constructed in oak, the leg, neck and trunk joints are articula...

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...

Set of five Danish Knud Kyhn bear sculptures for Royal Copenhagen The five lively bear sculptures were created by Knud Kyhn (1880-1969) Knud Kyhn wor...

This stunning vintage carved wood eagle is a striking example of handcrafted artistry. With its majestic pose and detailed feather carvings, the eagle stands tall at 15.5 inches, sup...

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

A sculpture of a deer in ceramic designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. It is 27,5 x 16.5 cm (11" x 6.6") and 21.5 cm (8.6") high. It is in excellent condition and comes with the or...

ABOUT A mid-century Tiger chalkware advertising display was used to hold a bottle of Bengal Gin at a bar or restaurant bar. CREATOR Bengal Gin, London, U.K. DATE OF MANUF...

Rare leather pig by Omersa. Heavy, functional stool for an adult. Old model with elongated snout Made in England, Circa 1960s. Beautiful vintage coloring a...