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Art Deco Animal Sculptures

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Rare Pair of French Art Deco Hand-Carved Wooden Bookends, Elephants
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful quality pair of French hand-carved wooden bookends. Made with rare palm wood. These handcrafted bookends will look wonderful to display your favorite books on a nightsta...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Palmwood

Large Rare White Cat Art Deco Jacques Adnet
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare white cat Art Deco signed Jacques Adnet. Made by Henri Delcourt a Boulogne (1917-1935) for the Maitrise. Signed Adnet and Henri Delcourt.      ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Hagenauer Austrian Art Deco Carved Wood & Bronze Panther Head
Located in New York, NY
Hagenauer Austrian Art Deco hand carved stylized wood tiger head with nickeled bronze teeth, tongue and base element, marked 'Austria' on side.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Pendant Light w Pressed Glass Flying Ducks & Swimming Carp Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Very stylish and rare, 1920s Art Deco chrome and art glass pendant light. This early 20th century, French Art Deco light fixture is another great example of the stylish and meaningf...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Chrome

Art Deco Bronze Silver Plated Rooster
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art deco bronze silver plated rooster Unsigned in the style of Kelety or Rochard Onix marble base Excellent condition Origin France, Circa 1920.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Seal, 1930 by Rueben Nakian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Seal, 1930 by Rueben Nakian Reuben Nakian, American, (1897–1986) A fine example with associated ball Signed 'Nakian' and Copyrighted, Another example...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Grand Art Deco Marble Table or Mantel Clock Set w. Gilt Brass, Bronze and Onyx
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning marble clock with gilt wine leafs, grape bunch and more. To us, this French antique clock epitomizes everything the Art Deco period st...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze

Chiparus 'The Hunter' Large Art Deco Sculpture with Panther, 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Large Art Deco sculpture of hunter and panther (or lion) by the famous sculptor Demetre H. Chiparus. The Art metal sculpture has a beautiful green verdigris patina and stands on an angled green/white/black multi-color marble base. Excellent condition and inscribed on the base “D.H.Chiparus”! Original bronze spear and patina. Very large in size and would look incredible in your entryway, living room, mantle or buffet, or just about anywhere you have 36 inches wide. Chiparus of course the master sculptor, arguably the most important artist for statues of the Art Deco period. He always had a way of rendering both men and women in a most natural and desirable way. A very important piece, pictured in many books on Art Deco...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Joseph Franz Pallenberg, Bear, German Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Signed “Jos. Pallenberg”. Dark-brown patina, original black marble base. Dimensions Height: 8 inches (20cm) Width: 7.5 inches (18.75cm) Depth: 8.5 inches (21.25cm) Joseph F...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

"Angel Fish, " Large, Stunning Technicolor Art Deco Sculptures, Occupied Japan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of technicolor-hued Art Deco angel fish sculptures -- glazed in hues of gold, dark pink, cobalt, sea green and canary -- was made in Japan between 1945 and 1951, when American forces occupied the nation after World War II and required that goods made there be marked "Occupied Japan...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Antique Art Deco Cast Continental Silver Elk or Reindeer Sculpture or Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cast Continental silver sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Europe, likely Austria or Italy, and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Silver

Cubist Bison Bull Sculpture Art Deco Style Blue Ceramic Italy 1970s Bitossi Era
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Cubist Italian bison bull ceramic sculpture in Art Deco style with blue, turquoise to dark blue color glossy glaze with partly light crackle, executed in Italy, circa 1970s. The beau...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

French Art Deco Ceramic Pekingese Dog Sculpture by Louis Fontinelle
Located in Milan, IT
A Louis Fontinelle ceramic Art Deco Pekingese dog figure, in cream colored crackle glazed earthenware, depicting a Pekingese dog sitting on its hind legs,...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Porcelain French Bulldog Sculpture with Storage Pot or Planter
Located in Antwerp, BE
Porcelain French Bulldog sculpture with storage pot or planter. It's a porcelain dog sculpture - dog figurine with an attached open storage p...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Deco Bookends Swans Bronzed Metal on Beige Marble Bases, French, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful pair of good quality French, Art Deco period, book ends of two metal bronzed swans on marble bases. Each swan has been well modelled with good detail and th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

1930s Art Deco Figure Depicting a Leaping Dog
By P. Belys
Located in Devon, England
Wonderfully stylish 1930s Art Deco figure depicting a leaping dog, very iconic image from the 1930s. Originating from France and made by the artist P. BELYS, the figure is made from ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Hardwood

Antique Cast Continental Silver Bird Sculpture on a Wooden Base
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast silver bird sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Europe, likely Austria or Italy and date to approximate...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Silver

Polo Match Scene Bronze Sculpture, France, 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
1920´s Art Deco polo match bronze sculpture. Scene of two polo players on their horses. Made of Silvered Bronze mounted of a Italian Portoro marble base...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Aluminum Lion Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Art Deco aluminum lion sculpture. Plating in different finishes upon request. We are the rare source that has specialized in French Art Deco fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Aluminum

Pair of Sculptures of Horses Attributed to Hagenauer Werkstatte
Located in Houston, TX
Two sculptures of horses made out of polished brass. Resting on 4.5" round base. Stamped on the bottom " Made in Austria. Hagenauer Wien" Measures:...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Small Art Deco Brass Cat Box Karl Hagenauer, Brass, Austria
Located in Brussels, BE
Small Art Deco brass cat box Karl hagenauer, Brass, Austria.   
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Brass

“Fighting Eagles” Modernist Art Deco Bronze Sculpture by Maximilien Fiot & Susse
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"COMBAT D'AIGLES AU-DESSUS D'UN ROCHER" (EAGLES FIGHTING ON A ROCK) BY MAXIMILIEN FIOT (FRENCH, 1886-1953) Signed in cast "M. Fiot"; foundry pastille and inscribed "Susse Fres Ed Par...
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20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Diana Huntress and Leaping Antelope by Le Verrier and Demarco Base
Located in Oakland, CA
This is Diana the Huntress, a theme often repeated in Art Deco folklore. What makes this piece so spectacular: It has the style, small size and all the elements. The quality is of th...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Spelter

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Depicting Seagulls in Flight, circa 1925
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco patinated and parcel silvered bronze sculpture depicting three flying seagulls, swooping close to the rising sea swell. Set over an angular black stone base. Signed to ca...
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1920s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Elephant Sculpture Lamp, French, 1930
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco elephant sculpture lamp French 1930, patinated art metal with antique red glass inlay. Excellent condition mood lamp with detailed embossed ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Metal

French Bronze Black Panther Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Art Deco style bronze black panther sculpture (circa 1940s, France). Natural, dark patina. Impressive, high-design objet d'art with int...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

French Art Deco Terracotta Seated Nude with Fawn, Signed Ary Bitter
Located in New York City, NY
A fine signed original French Art Deco terracotta sculpture of a naked young woman seated on a rectangular shaped self plinth. The bare chested ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

French Art Deco Sculpture of a Walking Lion King by Max Le Verrier
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco sculpture of a walking lion by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier. Art metal of the highest quality with beautiful dark brown/bronze patina on a Belgian black marble ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Belgian Black Marble, Spelter

Art Deco Boch Freres by Charles Catteau Porcelain Panther and Snake
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a stunning Belgian Art Deco boch Freres by Charles Catteau porcelain panther or lion fighting a snake sculpture. Made circa 1925-1930 b...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Deco Trumpeter Sculpture Made Out of Bronze, Original Condition, Made 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Pair of seagull statuette Material: Bronze Source: France - Art Deco Period: 1930-1939.
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Wayland Gregory Art Deco Porcelain Zebra Sculpture, Glazed, Signed, 1940s, USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wayland Gregory, Porcelain zebra sculpture, glazed, signed, 1930s, USA. New Jersey, circa 1935, high glazed ceramic, incised signature, Measures: 4 5/8" W x 1 1/2" D x 5 1/2" H Exhibitions: Waylande Gregory: Art Deco Ceramics...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Glazed Earthenware Inkwell of a Crab, Signed Andre Methey, France c. 1900
Located in Spencertown, NY
The glazed earthenware realistically modeled crab in reddish brown with green glaze underneath. Measures: H. 2 1/4” W. 7” D. 6”.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Earthenware

Goldscheider Porcelain Eagle on Rock, 1900-1918
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Goldscheider porcelain eagle on rock 1900-1920 signed Goldscheider stamped fache little chi at the base.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Glass Bell with Ceramic Birds
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful German ceramic birds set up under an antique glass dome.
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glass

Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz Little Silvered Bronze Lapin, Rabbit, Signed
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Edouard Marcel Sandoz little silvered bronze lapin rabbit, signed on the base Ed. M. Sandoz and Susse Freres Paris.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art-Deco Bronze "The Forbidden Fruits" Girl & Chimpanzee after Jean Verschneider
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French early 20th century patinated bronze group of "The Forbidden Fruits, after Jean Verschneider (French, 28 August 1872 - 20 December 1943)...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

French Majolica Elephant Money Bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica elephant money bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

French Art Deco Bronze Falcon Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
A decorative French Art Deco bronze falcon sculpture. Plating in different finishes upon request. Complimentary drop-off to New York City. We a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Bookends Elephant with Bird R. Patrouilleau, 1925
Located in Antwerp, BE
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...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Cobra Paperweight / Car Mascot by Rischmann France
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco silvered bronze cobra Car Mascot / Hood Ornament / Paperweight or Watch stand by Rischmann, France, 1920s. Silvered bronze sculpture of a cobra figure, mounted on a light br...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Lalique Tigre Assis, Sitting Tiger Grand Crystal Sculpture, Signed, 2003
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lalique Tigre Assis, seated tiger, Monumental clear crystal sculpture, signed. 2003. In original box, with original paperwork. The grand sculpt...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Crystal

French Art Deco Marble Spelter Greyhound, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Art Deco Greyhound Marble and Patinated Spelter circa 1930 Good condition Shipping: P12/ L 35/ H 13.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Spelter

Art Deco French Sculpture of an Antelope
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage French Art Deco style brass metal animal sculpture of a leaping antelope, impala, gazelle, deer. Brass figurine in polished bass that serve as bookend or as individual decor...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Brass

John Bernard Flannagan "Elephant" Whitney Museum Authorized Cast Stone
Located in Sharon, CT
A charming and totaling accurate (artist authorized) Whitney Museum of American Art 1940 cast stone reproduction of one of Flannagan's most well-kno...
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1830s American Antique Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Cement

Art Deco Seagull Statuette, Terracota, France, Original Condition, 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Pair of seagull statuette Material: Terracota Source: France - Art Deco Period: 1920-1929.  
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

1930s Porcelain Ashtray with French Bulldog by Pfeffer Gotha , Germany
By Fritz Pfeffer 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
White Porcelain Ashtray with a lying French bulldog on top. This Art Deco Ashtray dates from the 1930s and was made in Germany by the Porcelain and Faience Factory Pfeffer Gotha...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Amphora, Czechoslovakia, Hand-Painted Porcelain Figurine of Lioness on Rock
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Amphora, Czechoslovakia. Hand-painted porcelain figurine of a lioness on the rock. 1930/40's. Measures: 22 x 17 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Notari Art Deco French Cubist Panther Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
1930s Cubist sculpture of a climbing and growling panther on the prowl. Art Deco design with the artistic facet-like details are imaginative and convey a ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Onyx, Belgian Black Marble, Spelter

Antique Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze of an Exotic Bird or Pheasant Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and cold-painted bronze sculpture is unsigned but presumed to have been made in Austria in circa 1920. This well executed cast bronze study depicts a very colorful ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

French Art Deco Elephant Figurine in the Cubist Style
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French Art Deco elephant figurine in the cubist style with a lustrous, iridescent black ceramic glaze.    
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Pottery, Earthenware

1920s French Bulldog Figurine Rosenthal Selb Bavaria Germany, Art Deco Porcelain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco porcelain French Bulldog figurine from the 1920s. This animal statue - Dog statue was made by Rosenthal Selb Bavaria, Germany. First ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Deco Horse Sculpture in Laveno Ceramic, Made in Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Art Deco horse sculpture in laveno ceramic, made in Italy 1930s.
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pair of French Art Deco Era Hand Carved Wooden Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
A good quality pair of French hand carved wooden bookends. These beautiful French Art Deco era handcrafted bookends will look great displaying your's or your child's favorite boo...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Walnut

Art Deco Sculpture, Sterling Silver Fox Model, 1935 Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1935 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this incredible, Sterling Silver Model of a Fox, is presented on a wooden plinth which has a vacant plaque, and is wond...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Pig Sculpture, Needle, Sewing Needle Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
Walnut base with steel body with wooden cover upholstered with blue velvet made in Austria in the 1920s
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Metal

Black Patinated Solid Bronze Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Leopard Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This contemporary sculpture representing a walking leopard on a rectangular naturalistic base is made of solid burnished black patinated bronze, created by the Argentine-Italian arti...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Georges Lucien Guyot "Babouin" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
By Georges Lucien Guyot
Located in New York, NY
This "Babouin," or "Baboon," patinated bronze sculpture by Georges Lucien Guyot, executed by Susse Fondeur in Paris is a wonderful piece that brings the architectural wonder that eve...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Art Deco Horse Head with Flowing Mane of Polished Concrete
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Art Deco stylized horse head with flowing mane with fine details. Made of concrete that has been treated and polished so it can be used inside or out. Very heavy about 100lbs. Base i...
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20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cement

Art Deco animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage animal sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco animal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original animal sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Lalique, Max Le Verrier, Irénée Rochard, and René Lalique. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for animal sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $83 and tops out at $60,000 while the average work can sell for $1,837.

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