Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther by Demetre Chiparus. Patinated bronze sculpture on a Portor marble base. Signed and with founders signature Editions Reveyrolis Paris, marked...

A gorgeous vintage Asian Tang Dynasty horse. A beautiful, patinated green finish on a solid metal horse. Rests on a reclaimed wood plinth. Acquir...

Beautiful and exclusive enameled ceramic that represents a dog with an intense look, an incredible curly coat and enormous nails that make it an extremely rare and unique work. Seale...

French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930.

3-726 vintage Japanese hand painted ceramic cat sculpture

Pair of brass and marble flamingos, Italy, 1950s Found in a noble apartment. Intact and in good condition, small signs of aging. 33 cm tall.

Cast in Belgium, circa 1960, this cement unicorn features a fabulously weathered white-painted finish. Acceptable losses to the paint have revealed areas of the gray-colored stone, which have developed a black and green patination. The unicorn is depicted in a lodged manner, which is a heraldry term for a domesticated animal lying down with its head raised. A long, flowing mane runs down the nape of the neck, partially covering a bejeweled choker harness. In Europe, unicorns have been part of folklore for over 2,000 years, with people believing they existed up until the late Middle Ages. Legends stated that unicorns were impossible to capture but that their horns contained magical medicinal properties. Eventually, they came to symbolize strength and protection. Our painted Belgian...

A classic decorative Berlin bear statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. This item was bought as a souvenir in Berlin and was made in the mid-20th c...

A beautiful abstract ceramic bird by Børge Jørgensen 'no 3800'. Ceramic cock figurine with a glaze by Sven A. Jensen. Manufactured by Söholm Ceramics, ...

This ‘Big Blue Caterpillar’ an 18 inch tall master work sculpture was designed and hand-painted by Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017). This is a creative handmade, hand-painted and hand...

Aldo Londi's Ceramic Cat for Bitossi, crafted in the iconic 'Rimini blue' glaze circa 1960, is a masterpiece of Italian ceramic artistry. Standing as a testament to Londi's creative genius, this feline...

Cucciolo di cinghiale in terracotta. Manca un orecchio e setole mancanti. Dimensioni xl Attribuisco agli anni 60 70 Grazie

A very nice mid-century sterling silver dual dolphin pod sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 4.5"D x 4.5"H. The...

Fine Kay Bojesen antique figure, 1960’s.

A pair of modernist tables sculptures by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s Cast bronze giraffe and gazelle Both signed to leg interior giraffe 3.5 x 3 x 11.5 inches gazelle 6 x 2.5 x 6...

Enchanting Art Deco bronze sculpture depicting a deer standing gracefully on a two-tone marble plinth base. The texture and tone of the bronze bring this majestic creature to life, e...

Delightful Vintage Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Red and Black Enamel Sterling Silver Ladybugs. Beautifully Hand crafted in solid Sterling Silver, enameled in Red and Black. Raised des...

Aldo Londi's Ceramic Boar, created for Bitossi in the enchanting 'Rimini blue' glaze circa 1960, is a stunning representation of Italian ceramic artistry. Crafted with meticulous att...

A pair of vintage Indian cast bronze deer garden sculptures from the mid 20th century, with detailed coats and verdigris patina. Created in India...

A stunning pair of vintage Boho camels. A chic bronze construction with a beautiful patina from time. Monumental in size and drama. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.

This art deco period sculpture of two art metal hounds, with one hound standing while the other drinks from a pool of water, is set on a naturalistic sandstone base, conceived and cr...

Rare small musk Ox figure/carving. Hand worked Norwegian Pine wood and leather. Burnished makers marks to bottom. Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s...

Vintage Mexican Brown Painted Ceramic Pottery Cat with Owl Design Figure Statue. Circa Mid to Late 20th Century. Measurements: 14" H x 7.5" W x 5.5" D.

Leopold Anzengruber in perfect condition. This is a very special piece, the details of the woman is just exquisite, from the facial expression to the hair, earrings as well as her sk...

Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...

Almar Arvidsson Sculpture 'Lost Territory' by Almar Arvidsson, Sweden, 1960s. Signed.

Set of two colorful Murano Glass Fish by V.incenzo Nason Italy, ca. the 1960s. Both fish are in very good condition. They turn darker or lighter depending how the light falls upon th...

3-983 Japanese owl hand carved rosewood sculpture.

Exquisite pair of antique Art Deco bookends model: ''Gazelle" by Hippolyte François Moreau 1930. Magnificent Art Deco style with great sense of movement and elegance. Hippolyte Morea...

A stunning and unique stoneware rooster sculpture with amazing glaze. Made by Tyra Lundgren. Executed in her own studio in Sweden, 1955. Great condition, but with a couple of chips to the base (pictured). Signed by the artist in two places, and dated 1955-06-20. Provenance: bought from the estate of the artist in 1979. Tyra Lundgren (1897-1979) was one of the most multifaceted artists and modernists of the twentieth century. She was a painter, drawer, sculptor, ceramist, glass- and textile designer, as well as an author and an art critic. She was the first woman who designed glass for Paolo Venini at Murano in Venice and she also served as the artistic leader at Arabia in Helsinki at a time when men tended to hold those kinds of positions. Tyra Lundgren grew up in Djursholm, near Stockholm. Her parents were John Petter Lundgren, professor at Veterinärinstitutet (institute of veterinary sciences) in Stockholm, and Edith Lundgren née Åberg, who was a housewife and raised their six children. The bourgeois home also comprised a nanny and a female cook. The family were very socially active, travelled often, and enjoyed the outdoor lifestyle. Tyra Lundgren’s schooling began at Djursholm coeducational school, where her teachers included Natanael and Elsa Beskow and Alice Tegnér. Her school friends included Greta Knutson-Tzara, Stellan Mörner, and Ingrid Rydbeck-Zuhr. Tyra Lundgren knew from the time she was five years old that she wanted to be an artist. She first became aware of the profession through Axel Fahlcrantz, who rented a studio on the plot of land where she lived with her family. In 1913 she began to attend Högre konstindustriella skolan (HKS, now known as Konstfack, college of arts, crafts and design) where she studied decorative art as well as handicrafts in various forms until 1917. One of her fellow students and friends there was Estrid Ericson, who later founded Svenskt Tenn AB in 1924. Whilst attending HKS Tyra Lundgren also took painting lessons at the Althin school of painting. In 1917 she was accepted as a candidate at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts where, apart from breaks during which she undertook studies abroad, she remained until 1922. She spent a couple of months taking lessons from Anton Hanak in Vienna and from 1920–1923 she was a student of André Lhote in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was primarily active in four countries: Sweden, Finland, France, and Italy. She spent much of her professional life travelling and considered herself to be a European. Greece and Mexico also formed important centres in her artistic life, as did the USA. She had an extensive social network which included focal individuals within twentieth century-European and American artistic and cultural circles. Tyra Lundgren’s main artistic motifs were birds, fish, and people which she depicted through different techniques and materials. Her artistic expression involved a variety of different directions and styles. She was a pioneer of the 1920s Swedish Grace style, the name of which had been coined by the art critic Morton Shand at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930. This was a Swedish Art Deco style, characterised by elegance and traditional art which contrasted with the current artistic ideals of functionalism. Tyra Lundgren made her debut at a group exhibition held at Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna in 1921. She went on to show her work at various exhibitions throughout the 1920s. After that period she only very rarely exhibited her paintings. Tyra Lundgren’s painted output can be divided into different periods or stylistic directions. The first of these, and the most extensive, was her post-Cubist period which began in 1920 on her arrival in Paris. Her paintings from this time and right up to the mid-1930s typically comprise portraits, self-portraits, live-model painting, still-lifes, interiors, and landscapes in the Cubist style. Many of the great number of self-portraits she painted were produced in the New Objective style, displaying broad variation in terms of clothes, poses and techniques. Two of these – Huvud med vit duk and Självporträtt both from 1921 – can be seen at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, although the majority of these works are at Gotlands Museum. Tyra Lundgren’s second artistic period comprises the years of 1927 to 1929 and is characterised by the New Objective style inspired by medieval techniques and materials (Giotto, Piero della Francesca). Her motifs were still-lifes and landscapes. At this point she was living in Rome and was close to the circle involved in the Valori plastici: rivista d’arte art journal. This period saw a breakthrough in her development as a painter. From the 1950s through the 1970s her work can almost be described as belonging to the Concrete style. Using light pastel colours her paintings sought light in a sometimes non-figurative expression, but often depicting abstract bird-shapes or other nature-inspired imagery. Her paintings from this period are outsized and display powerful colours, in yellows, reds, and blues. Tyra Lundgren maintained a constant production of drawings, both in terms of individual artworks and sketches for patterns and designs. She also produced the illustrations for her book Fagert i Fide. Årstiderna på en gammal gotlandsgård, published in 1961. During her early years she also produced advertising illustrations. She spent the final years of her life primarily working with lithographs which were printed at Galleri Prisma and depicted images of doves, swallows, magpies and crows. Tyra Lundgren is meanwhile best known for her work as a ceramist and in this sphere she was one of Sweden’s leading exponents. She worked in the porcelain industry as a designer and as an artisan and ceramic sculptor. Her first job was at St Eriks Lervarufabrik in Uppsala from 1922–1924, she then worked at Arabia from 1924–1937, and at Rörstrand and Lidköping Porslinsfabrik. She was the artistic leader at Arabia ahead of the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition and she exhibited her work at the World’s Fairs. During the 1934–1938 period she was connected to the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres porcelain factory in Paris. Tyra Lundgren was a pioneer when it came to giving ceramic art a public space in Sweden. She produced around 20 outsized reliefs in stoneware, so-called monumental reliefs. One of these is Märkeskvinnor, from 1947, for the former girls’ school at Bohusgatan in Stockholm. From the 1940s onwards Tyra Lundgren produced sculptural objects in Chamotte clay and stoneware, with various glazings. Her small birds are well-known and popular with many. When her ceramic efforts became too much for her during the 1970s she then produced models for sculptures in bronze. There are six of these in various places around the globe, including Solfågel in Almedalen, Visby. Tyra Lundgren began to work as a glassware designer at Moser in Karlsbad in 1922 where she designed new table services and modernised older ones. She also worked freelance for Riihimäki factory in Finland during the 1924–1929 period. From 1934 to 1938 she was employed by Kosta glass factory where she mainly designed thick-walled bowls and vases, engraved with classical motifs. She was introduced to the glassmaker Paolo Venini at Murano during the Triennale di Milano of 1936 and they began a collaboration that lasted into the 1950s. As part of this collaboration Tyra Lundgren became the first woman to design glassware and, in conjunction with the glassblower Arturo Biasutto, she developed new techniques of glass production. Her motifs at this point were birds, fish, snail-shaped designs and leaf-patterned bowls using traditional techniques as well as in new designs. It was during this time that she created the so-called tissue-shaped bowls and it remains unclear as to who specifically came up with the design but Tyra Lundgren claimed it was of her making. Tyra Lundgren was active as textile designer for Licium (now HV Licium), the sacred textiles...

Art Glass from murano island Italy, sculpture in green glass 1960s.

Sculpture of a panther from Art Deco period France made of metal with a black marble base. This figure is in a natural walking pose and is quite eye catching. It features the origina...

Introducing an imposing leather rhinoceros from the 1950s, a decorative piece of European origin that reflects the exceptional craftsmanship of the era. This meticulously crafted lea...

Danish Knud Kyhn bear family figurines for Royal Copenhagen The lively bears were created by Knud Kyhn (1880-1969) in 1957. Knud Kyhn worked for for Royal Copenhagen from 1903-1910,...

Pair of bookends in red veined Verona marble with an orthogonal L shaped structure, on the marble base there are two identical sculptures in white metal, depicting two Swallow birds....

Vintage dramatic and large seated 1960s brass deer with fanciful decoration attributed to Sarreid Ltd. Large oversized heavy cast brass reclining stag sculpture in solid brass design polished gold color. Antique gilt cast bronze figure of a recumbent temple Thai deer...

Very rare rattan bull head, wicker wall decoration dates to the 1960s-1970s The proportions are perfect, very decorative. We still have a dark lacqu...

This ceramic wall art piece hails from 1960s Europe. It portrays an enchanting mermaid with a serene expression, gracefully holding a flower. Measuring 18 inches in size, it exemplif...

Introducing a captivating Bronze Brutalist/Mid-Century Horse Sculpture, this remarkable piece exudes an enigmatic charm with its striking lines and bold, raw style. Crafted with prec...

Mid-20th century brazilian translucent acrylic/lucite toucan sculpture by author Abraham Palatnik By: Abraham Palatnik Material: acrylic, lucite, synthe...

Gunnar Nylund "Iller" Stonewear Weasel with stand for Rörstrand Sweden 1960's A beautiful vintage weasel in stoneware by Gunnar Nylund for Ro¨rstrand, Sweden, circa 1960 in perfec...

Great bronze design standing duck ornament. This ornament has great color and patina from age. The surface has great textures.

Art Decò bookends, black marble base with white veins, with a pair of fishes , white metal, with glass eyes. France circa 1930.

This beautiful Art Deco polar bear figurine is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and design. Made of high-quality Metal, this statue has a beautiful brown patina that shows off the eleg...

Rare and beautiful birds sculpture in aluminum on travertin and wood base, manufactured in France in 1970s. Very decorative object and very good manufacture.

A caravan of eight amethyst camels. An elegant display of dromedary caravan of amethyst camels from Venice ranging in size and color from amethyst to smokey grey. Italy, 1940's Dime...

Porcelain eagle perfume light circa 1930s. A great looking perfume lamp in the shape of an eagle bird. A perfume lamp of a porcelain eagle sculpture with glass eyes. This animal st...

Handsome ceramic horse statue in glossy glazed blue with multicolored detailing. Stands 18.5" tall. Good condition with imperfections consistent w...

Super cool pair of modernist giraffe carved wood (walnut?) sculptures, circa 1960s. The sculptures are hand carved and measures: 2"W x 2.75"D x 13"H. They are in very good condition ...

AMBIANIC presents Danish Modern Teak Fish Sculpture from Denmark. 4.5 x 7.5 x .5 Original Preowned Vintage Item. See images provided please.

Murano, Italy. A collection of four miniature glass animal figurines in colored art glass. 1960s/1970s. The largest one measures: H 3.5 cm x W ...

French Art Deco stoneware bear by Paul MILET, 8, rue Troyon, Sèvres, France, 1930s. Height : 32.5cm - 12.8 in. , Width : 34cm - 13.4 in., Depth : 13.5cm-5.3in. A pinhead lack of cove...

Bring the splendor of nature into the comfort of your own home with this stunning resin art by noted mid-century sculptor Alex Taller. Cast in the classic form of a moose antler, thi...

A charming Austrian midcentury brass ashtray from the 1950s, displaying a fish. A humorous design by Walter Bosse for Werkstätte Hagenauer V...

French Lalique crystal birds scultures for book end holder or paperweight. The glass is frostes and clear. Signed on the base.

Murano, Italy. A collection of four miniature glass figurines of bees in colored art glass. 1960s/1970s. The largest one measures: L 6.0 cm x W 7.0 cm x H 3.0 cm. In perfect condition.

Brass Stag Deer Head with Antler on Marble Base MCM Stunning large stag bust sculpture on a marble base. This decorative object certainly makes a statement either in a formal or inf...