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Period: Mid-20th Century
Ceramic Polar Bear, France, 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic French polar bear, circa 1950.
Category

French Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Small Fish Figurine by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Small fish figurine by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller Original condition.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Richard Rohac Figurine Pretzel Holder, Ring Holder, Vienna, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Richard Rohac figurine pretzel holder, ring holder, Vienna, 1950s Original condition.
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Northern Thai Double Ram Sculptures with Reddish Brown Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage Northern Thai double ram reddish brown lacquered sculptures from the mid-20th century, with elegant black antlers, green glass jewelry...
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Thai Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage 1950s Architectural Wooly Mammoth Pottery Sculpture Figure Animal
By Gordon Newell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A hard to find vintage ceramic abstract animal figure, the Wooly Mammoth. Artist unknown. No chips, No cracks. However, over time there has appeared some...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid 20th Century Italian Glazed Ceramic Afghan Dog
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage MCM life size dog. A chic glazed ceramic Afghan dog with a glazed ceramic finish. Made in Italy. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Mid-20th Century Italian Prancing Horse Glazed Ceramic Majolica Sculpture
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking depiction of a pair of prancing wild horses.
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Brass Cat Figurine Pretzel Holder, Ring Holder Attributed to Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, AT
Brass cat figurine pretzel holder, ring holder attributed to Richard Rohac Original condition.  
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Val Saint Lambert France Engraved Glass Disc Pisces Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Dreamy engraved round glass disc Pisces paperweight by Val Saint Lambert, France, circa 1970s. Signed with engraved signature on disc edge, as pictured.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Dog Perfume Lamp / Air Purifier /Carl Scheidig Gräfenthal, Germany, circa 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Rare and gorgeous dog perfume lamp attributed to Carl Scheidig Grafenthal, Germany. Excellent condition, lamp is in working order. Size: Height 17 c...
Category

German Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Plaster Study for Bear Fountain by Mogens Bøggild, 1939
Located in Kastrup, DK
Mogens Bøggild, 1901-1987 Mogens Bøggild was a Danish sculptor renowned for his lifelike and detailed sculptures. This plaster study for the Bear Fountain (Bjørnebrønden) was created...
Category

European Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Abraham Palatnik, Fish, Kinetic Sculpture in Acrylic Resin, Brazil, C. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) Sculpture "Fish", c. 1960 Polyester resin and pigment in black and white. Signed PAL Kinetic art - Beautiful and rare polyester resin sculpture from the HOME AND FARM collection representing a goose. This sculpture is part of the series of animal sculptures that Abraham Palatnik made from the 1960s, in small format, they are small jewels of kinetic art, a movement of which he was one of the pioneers. "Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1928 to a family of Russian Jews, Palatnik moved with his family to Tel Aviv (then Palestine) when he was four years old. He attended Montefiori Technical School, where he specialized in internal combustion engines, and studied art under the tutelage of the painter Haaron Avni and the sculptor Sternshus at the Municipal Institute of Art. When he returned to Brazil in 1948, his output consisted mainly of figurative and landscape paintings and charcoal drawings. However, his encounters with the complex works made by schizophrenic patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, where he taught painting workshops alongside Almir Mavignier...
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Brazilian Kinetic Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Art Deco Hungarian Porcelain Statuette Swans Couple by Holloaza
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Age Art Deco Hungarian porcelain figurine depicting swans couple by Holloaza, in excellent conditions, signed About Holloaza Hollohaza porcelain...
Category

Hungarian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Dimitri Omersa English Leather Bull, Circa 1950
Located in Sarasota, FL
A leather bull designed by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch in England circa 1950’s.
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Ivo De Santis for Gil Etruschi Ceramic Elephants Sculpture, Italy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ivo De Santis for Gil Etruschi, Italy. Polychromed ceramic family of elephants stacked on top of each other. Dad, Mom and two children playfully stacked in very good original conditi...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hollywood Regency Solid Cast Bronze Swan Planter Animal Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a heavy Hollywood Regency solid cast bronze Swan planter, Animal Sculpture, Bowl or Centerpiece. Can be used indoors and also in your Pat...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Erich Oehme for Meissen, Germany. Porcelain sculpture. The horse's head
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Erich Oehme (1898-1970) for Meissen, Germany. Porcelain sculpture in the form of a horse's head. Blanc de Chine. Mid-20th century. Perfect condition. Marked. Fourth factory quality....
Category

German Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Hutschenreuther Porcelain Figurine "JEALOUSLY" Karl Tutter 1938
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
"Jealously" is a porcelain figurine from Hutschenreuther of a nude woman and two fighting bears. Sculpted in exquisite detail by Karl Tutter whose name appears on the surface base. ...
Category

German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Peerage Midcentury Brass Fish Wall-Mounted Plate, 1950s, England
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very decorative modernist nautical motif wall plate. Handmade of black lacquered metal plate with brass fish from 1950s, by Peerage. In very good vintage condition.    
Category

English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Fine Antique Chinese White Jade Fish Sculpture Figurine
Located in Chula Vista, CA
an antique decorative fish sculpture made in white stone jade. unmarked Preowned Very good vintage condition unrestored. Refer to images. 5.13 D x 1 W x 2 H
Category

Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Italian Ceramic Boston Terrier and Panda
Located in Hanover, MA
Delightful large-scale ceramic figures of a nearly life-size black and white glazed Boston Terrier and a Panda bear. Marked with numbers and Made in Italy. Attributed to Eugenio Patt...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Large Carved Wood Horse With Horse Hair Tail
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large carved wood horse made by artist Nancy Dodson in the 1960s. Real horse hair for tail.
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Stylish Swimming Swan Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish swimming swan art glass sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1980s. The piece has a wonderful deep blue color and is in very good condition with no chips ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Murano Glass Rhinoceros
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano Glass Rhinoceros. This realistic Murano rhino sculpture is clear and gray glass with controlled bubbles and in great condition.
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

"Fawn" Ceramic Sculpture by Gariboldi for San Cristoforo - Ginori, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Cerbiatto ceramic sculpture by Giovanni Gariboldi for Richard Ginori -San Cristoforo. Figure presented at the 6th Milan Triennale in 1936.
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stylish Ceramic Glazed Handpainted Dog Sculpture, Italy, Late 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
This stylish dog sculpture dates to the late 1950s-1960s and was fabricated in Italy. The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty! Available other Art Nouveau, Art deco an...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

German Shepard 1950 s Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Shepard 1950 s gesso Italian vintage statue .
Category

Italian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

American Modernist Roman Bronze Works Sculpture of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan
By Roman Bronze Works, Walter Rotan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb Modernist model of a Gazelle by Walter Rotan (1912-2001) with a very dark verdigris patina. Cast at the Roman Bronze Works in the 1930s or 1940s. The bronze is stamped Roman Bronze Corp. NY to the reverse and bears an integral signature in the plinth. Rotan was an important 20th century American sculptor. A student of Albert Laessle, Rotan's work is held in public and private collections throughout the country. During his lifetime, his work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. A similar gazelle is incorporated into his sculpture installed at Brookgreen Gardens. References include Beartrice Gilman Proske's 1968 book...
Category

American Art Deco Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Goose Bird Fighting Reflection in Mirror by Curtis Jere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern bronze goose bird fighting reflection in mirror on quartz by Curtis Jere. Signed (original label bottom of stone) the stone base 8" X ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Metal

Midcentury Italian Multicolored Murano Glass "Chubby" Cat Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing hand blown midcentury multicolored Murano glass "Chubby" cat sculpture. This piece was designed in Italy during 1970s. The sculpture represents a chubby, fluffy cat bendin...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

White Bird by Gérald Olivier, Switzerland circa 1970
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Zoomorphic bird-shaped sculpture by Swiss ceramist Gérald Olivier, circa 1970. This piece reflects Olivier's handmade approach, blending abstraction with a playful, poetic take on an...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Sculpture of a Bronze Lion , France 1960’s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
large bronze sculpture representing a seated lion the bronze gives the effect of a sculpture emerging from the earth with its points of wear allowing interior lighting the statue is...
Category

French Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Key Hanger Walter Bosse Showing a Cow, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Key hanger Walter Bosse showing a cow, circa 1950s. Very beautiful original condition.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Abraham Palatnik. Owl II, c 1970. Signed under the base. Painted acrylic resin
Located in PARIS, FR
This captivating piece, entitled "Owl II", is a creation by the artist Abraham Palatnik, dating from about 1970. Made of acrylic resin painted with artistic meticulousness, this work...
Category

Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Italian Mid Century Ceramic Llama
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid Century Ceramic Llama. This whimsical Italian mid century ceramic llama sculpture or figure was expertly created with attention t...
Category

Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Leather Covered Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous vintage rhinoceros ornament, hand-sculpted and leather-covered, with black glass eyes. Dating from around the 1950s, this majestic little sculpture is full of realistic an...
Category

French Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather

Mickey Mouse Glass Figurine, Paperweight
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass figurine made in Germany in the 1950s.
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Glazed Terra Earthenware French Bulldog
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian French bulldog statue or sculpture crafted in terra cotta with a white glaze and glass eyes.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Large Pair English Glazed Porcelain / Terracotta Duck Statues
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful English porcelain / terracotta hand painted and glazed decorated pair of decorative duck statues. This stunning large pair of English glazed porcelain tableware decorative ...
Category

English Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Terracotta, Paint

Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine, Dachshund Puppy, Dated 1956
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine. Dachshund puppy. Model number 1408. Dated 1956. Measures: 12 x 7 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 1st factory quality.
Category

Danish Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Grosbeak Glass Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral, Germany, ca. 1970ties
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized grosbeak in smoke grey and opaque glass. It is hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. Designed by Livio Seguso, ca. 1970. Incised signature of th...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Bronze Avian Sculpture 'Japan'
Located in San Diego, CA
Serene, elegant, and handsome bronze sculpture. Simple lines that are undeniably midcentury. Finely hand casted (evokes Brutalist), it boasts a handsome verdigris patina. This avian ...
Category

Japanese Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Clear Glass Trumpet Vase by Blenko
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun midcentury clear hand blown glass trumpet vase by Blenko, circa 1970s. The vase is 7" W x 6" D x 15.5" H and in very good condition with n...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Bird Sculpture in Travertine , France 1950’s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful "bird" sculpture from France. This highly refined work dates from the 1970s and is typical of the period. It is made of white glazed ceramic in elegant sobriety.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Travertine

Portuguese Bull's Head in Caldas Faience
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Bull's head, in Caldas faience. Decorated in black, with ivory horns and brown eyes, providing a striking contrast. The eyes have a golden sheen, giving them an intense and expressiv...
Category

Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Elephant in Beaten Glass and Graven 1960s Transparent Glass Signed
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elephant in beaten glass and Graven 1960s transparent glass signed.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Cut Square Nail Curtis Jere Style Birds Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mid-Century Modern metal sculpture. Depicting 8 birds in flight. Constructed of cut square steel. In the style of Curtis Jere. Simply a great Mid-Century Modern sculpture!...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cut Steel

Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Terracotta Glazed White Owl Figure Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Terracotta Glazed White Owl Figure Sculpture. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 15.5" H x 6.5" W x 8...
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse, Ceramic, Brown and White
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi horse, ceramic, brown and white. Medium scale horse with white glaze over a coarse matte brown raw clay. Small indentation to right re...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Scalar by Livio Seguso for Gral, Germany, Ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized scalar in smoke grey glass with white glass bands. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. Designed by Livio Seguso, ca. 1970. Incised signature o...
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Large pair of mid 20th century Indonesian salt glazed decorative dogs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large pair of mid 20th century Indonesian salt glazed decoration dogs circa 1950. Rare pair of 20th century salt glaze dog statues. We are putting the...
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Indonesian Victorian Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Cow Figurine Holding a Thermometer by Walter Bosse
Located in Wien, AT
Cow figurine holding a thermometer by Walter Bosse Original condition.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

2 Bear Penholder by Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950s (sold and priced per piece)
Located in Wien, AT
2 Bear penholder made of blackened brass by Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950s.  Original condition. The pen is not for sale it is only for the photoshooting (sold and priced per piece)
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

20th century French Jacques Adnet Earthenware Chicken Sculpture, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful pecking chicken in cracked earthenware from the Art Deco period, signed Jacques "Adnet" on the base. Very high quality. Small crack near the tail. For lovers of beautiful d...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Brass Bird Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
Discover the captivating artistry of H.W. Hauptman with this stunning vintage brass 'Karl Bird' sculpture, a perfect accent for Boho and Mid-Century...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Brass

Mid Century Large Vintage Pair Brass Ibex Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking pair of vintage brass Ibex head bookends with beautiful patina. The sheer commanding size of these piece catapult them to sculptures aside from their bookend use. The detail...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Charles Lemanceau, Art Déco Cubist Elephant, Saint-Clement, France, 1930
Located in Firenze, IT
Charles Lemanceau cubist elephant craquelé. Art Deco crème Craquelés glaze ceramic. Saint-Clement, France circa 1930 Bibliography: ‘Craqueles ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved Wood Marten, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Hand Carved wood marten, 1960s.
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Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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