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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Porcelain French Bulldog Sculpture , Europe , 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great looking Porcelain French Bulldog Sculpture.
This Dog Statue has the colours white and brown and wears a pink collar.
It's a cute, caric...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid-Century Modern 1930s Art Deco Dolphin Statue in Gilded Brass
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian age Art Deco dolphin statue in gilded brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Bambi" Glazed Ceramic Sculpture by Else Bach, Germany
By Else Bach
Located in Berlin, DE
Bambi- ceramic sculpture by Else Bach. Design from 1936 for Karlsruher Majolika.
Art Deco, Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Panther Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Art Deco panther sculpture mounted to marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Unique Porcelain Ram Sculpture by Camille Tharaud for Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful, small porcelain ram sculpture made in France by Limoges. The piece is signed by Camille Tharaud and is in excellent condition. #251
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Horse Head Animal Sculpture Plaster
By Émile Antoine Bourdelle
Located in Munich, DE
This expressive sculpture of a horse head is executed in the manner of Émile Antoine Bourdelle and made out of plaster.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1930 Geese Fighting Over a Frog by H. Petrilly Art Deco Wooden Sculpture
By H. Petrilly
Located in Marseille, FR
1930s wooden sculpture representing Geese fighting over a frog by H Petrilly.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Girl with Swan on Marble Base
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Art Deco bronze sculpture of female with swan resting on marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Art Deco Sculpture of Jumping Bucks in Patinated Metal on Marble Base, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Art Deco sculpture of jumping bucks in patinated metal on a marble base. 1930s.
In very good condition. Beautiful patina.
Measures: 37 x 13.5 cm.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal
French Art Deco Bronze Hunter and Panther Sculpture Signed Lemoine
By Lemoine
Located in North Bergen, NJ
French Art Deco hunter and panther. Bronze figures sitting on green onyx marble and portoro marble.
Category
1930s Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Lion Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta lion sculpture.
Measures: Width 34 cm.
Height 25 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Hans Hagenauer Rooster and Parrot Figures
By Hans Hagenauer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare set of 1920s Austrian celluloid rooster and parrot figures by Hans Hagenauer (1896-1975) feature soft, pleasing colors which contrast nicely with their brass frames and mou...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Early 1900 Terracotta Sculpture of Fighting Panthers on a Marble Base by Fagotto
By A. Fagotto
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking sculpture of two ferociously fighting big cats.
This stunning sculpture does not depict two panthers in a playful fight, these two are in it to win it. This is a perfect ex...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Dog Bookends, Ravas
By Ravas
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco bookends. A stylish silvered bronze figures of dogs by Ravas. The Breed of the dog looks like a Airedale Terrier, but not 100 percent sure.
Each dog is signed and numbered,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Wood Sculptures of Eagles, Deutschland
Located in Praha, CZ
- Found in Berlin, circa 1940-1945
- Made of wood
- Professionally restored,
- circa 1920.
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Vertical Pigeon, " Elegant and Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Primavera
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Almost Brancusi-esque in its sleek economy of form, this very rare porcelain sculpture was created by the Primavera workshop, and depicts a lean, vertical pigeon with a discreet spra...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Elephants
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th century bronze sculpture of two elephants with a patinated bronzed finish.
The base signed Ant.Amorgasti, 1924.
Antonio Amorgasti,(18...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Art Deco Sculpture circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta Art Deco sculpture circa 1940-1950.
Category
1940s European Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1930s Hagenauer Style Art Deco Cat Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
A unique Art Deco table lamp in the shape of a cat in the manner of Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna. Made in the 1930s in Czechoslovakia. Nickel-plated metal, in very good condition.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Highly Decorative Pair of Hand-Carved Art Deco Era, Wooden Sitting Bear Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and nice quality carved sitting bear bookstands.
These hand-carved bears with their curiously looking eyes are beautiful in both shape and color and they are a joy to own and ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Statue, Flying Gulls by Enrique Molins 'Spanish, 1893-1958'
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco-period bronze statue featuring two flying gulls skimming the crest of a wave. The sculpture is set upon a black marble base. Signed H. Molins for Enrique Molins Balleste...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Black Panther Sculpture on Portoro Marble Base Signed Meland
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Art Deco signed Meland White metal panther statue in black finish, mounted to Portoro marble base. One corner of the marble has chipped off please ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Alexandre Kelety Et M. Guillard, Art Deco Panther Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A.Kelety Et M Guillard, Art Deco enameled terracotta panther. Etling edition. Very good condition, Paris, 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
L. Carvin Black Panther Art Deco Bronze Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Extremely rare black panther bronze sculpture by Louis Albert Carvin, circa 1930. This is an example of pure cubist style in black patina, portraying a panther standing tall and prou...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Decorative Otter, French, Bronze Spelter, Art Deco, Ornament
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative otter. A French, bronze spelter Art Deco ornament dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1940.
Good consistent hues throughout and displaying a desirab...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
John Bernard Flannagan (1895-1942) Whitney Authorized Cast of "Chimp"
Located in Sharon, CT
A charming and totaling accurate (artist authorized) reproduction of perhaps Flannagan's most well-known sculpture. From the Whitney Museum of American Art and retains the original l...
Category
1830s American Antique Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Louis Fontinelle, Cream Glazed Ceramic Elephants, France, 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
Cream glazed ceramic elephants by Louis Fontinelle (1886-1964).
Signed: L. Fontinelle
France, 1930s.
Dimensions:
Width 51 cm
Height 30 cm
Depth 8 cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Period Champlevé Bird Ashtray or Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Chinese Art Deco period champlevé enamel and bronze bird ashtray or sculpture, circa 1920s-1930s, China. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth x 3.25" Width...
Category
1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Art Deco Turkey Bronze Bookends Signed Irenee Rochard
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Turkey bronze bookends signed Irenee Rochard. Very nice with original patina, mounted over marble bases.
Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Grisby Bear Sculpture Bronze Bookends, France, circa 1925
By Ch. Soudant
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Grisby bear bronze bookends, France, circa 1925.
Mounted over brown marble base. signed Ch. Soudant, and foundry marks Susse freress ed. Paris. Very Nice sculpture of a pla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Deco Hand Carved Wooden Seal, Sea Lion Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
With the holiday season on our doorstep we are offering a number of season related items, but also many smaller and lower priced art and antiques that will make great gifts for yourself and for family & friends. This is one of such items. We will also keep advertising our regular, rare and top-quality antiques (as you may have come to expect from us).
With this rare and all hand carved seal sculpture table lamp you can create a wonderful atmosphere on your desk or on a table in a corner in one of your other living spaces. This endearing, sculptural lamp dates from around the Art Deco period and that is exactly what this is, decorative art. This skillful and lively seal lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Horse with Mud Knot, " Rare and Beautiful Bronze Sculpture of Standing Horse
By Mary Tarleton Knollenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by Mary Tarleton Knollenberg, this rare bronze of a standing horse depicts its tail in a classic mud knot, used by equestrians to keep a horse's tail free of dirt and mud from the track. The animal is beautifully realized and is given great dignity and largeness, though the sculpture is diminutive. Tarleton studied under Mahonri Young...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Two Giraffes, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Rondel in Enameled Aluminum, Unique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this remarkable polished aluminum rondel with matte-finish enamel painted decoration depicts two towering giraffes, flanked by Primitive symbols. The symbols incor...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Bronze of a Wound Panther, Probably France, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Naturalistically designed bronze panther lying on a rectangular grey marble plinth with an arrow at the back and a pain-distorted expression. Numbered 54 and stamped bronze veritable...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ary Bitter Reclining Diana the Huntress with 2 Greyhounds Bronze Art Deco
By Ary Bitter
Located in Oakland, CA
Ary Bitter was an important French Artist who specialized in animal sculptures and the female form. He created many significant works during the Art Deco period. This unique piece, extremely rare, is stunning, artistic and rendered in the highest quality. The sculpture depicts Diana the Huntress resting in the forest surrounded by her two faithful greyhound hunting dogs. Her bow and arrows are lying by her side. A quality bronze with a verdigris green patina bears the artists signature. The statue is sitting on a most outstanding original Portoro marble base. The shape of the base is contoured precisely to fit the unusual rounded shape of the bronze. Also stamped in the bronze Susse...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silver Earthenware Panther Figure Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Silvered copper-plated earthenware animal
Black lacquered wood base
Excellent condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Earthenware
Art Deco Crackle Glaze Panther by Saint Clement
Located in Stockton, NJ
Art Deco crème crackle glaze ceramic panther in the crouching position by Saint Clement.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Early 20 Century Bronze of Two Playful Monkeys signed Rochard
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A patinated bronze sculpture depicting two monkeys embracing as they both pull in a tree branch by Irene Rochard (1906-1984).
Irénée Rochard was born in Villefranche sur Saône in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Sculptural Art Deco Ceramic Horse Bust Table Lamp with Brass Accent
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ceramic sculptural Art Deco horse Bust, supported on brass stand on a black base, with brass double light fitting supporting an original custom sha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ercole Barovier Murano Glass Monkey Sculpture, Italy, circa 1930
Located in Sharon, CT
Monkey sculpture of iridized clear and black glass.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Italian Glazed Terracotta Baby Leopard Figure
Located in Miami, FL
1920, Italian glazed terracotta baby leopard figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Canneel Art Deco Belgian Sculptor Monumental Bronze
By Jean Canneel
Located in Oakland, CA
Impressive bronze sculpture by International artist Jean Canneel. A serious statue depicting a man on horse. The figures of both the man and horse are rendered Art Nouveau to Art Deco realistic style, the figure is mounted on red marble. Artist signature clearly embedded in the base. An extremely rare piece, Jean Canneel exhibited many times in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Liège, but also in Paris. In 1925 he participated in the Exhibition of Decorative Arts and presented Joy of Spring for which he was a medalist. Eugène Canneel...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture in Regule on Black-Marble Socle, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
A majestic illustration of an elephant raising high his trunk.
The sculpture is made in the style of "Irénée Rochard" (1906-1984).
It's not signed but this representation is well-k...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Tin
Art Deco 'Cobra' Bookends
Located in London, GB
Irénée Rochard (French, 1906-1984)
A pair of incredibly stylish Art Deco bookends in the form of King Cobras, the detailed snakes in patinated bronze, are shown in a striking posi...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ernestine Sirine-Real "Lioness's Head", Plaster, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real "lioness's head", plaster, circa 1930
Not signed.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Running White Snow Rabbit - Hare Sculpture - Wooden Hand-Carved
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco snow rabbit figure. Made of hand-carved wood. Good conditions with nice patina. Some very small time cracks. in the manner of François Pompon, the Artist has a famous sculpture called Running...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Rare Bronze of a Baboon by Sirio Tofanari
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An Art Deco patinated bronze sculpture of a baboon by acclaimed Italian early 20th century Florentine sculptor Sirio Tofanari, (1886-1969). The bronze i...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Art Deco Figurine of a Fish by R. Rodes
Located in Montreal, QC
Terracotta Art Deco figurine of a fish signed R Rodes.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1930s Tall Art Deco Geo Conde Penguin in Crackle Glaze Ceramic, France
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $1,650....Superb and tall Geo Conde (1891-1980) sculptural ceramic Penquin standing on an ice block. Period Art Deco, it has a crackle glaze finish and is signed impress...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Inkwell with Bronze Moose, Ashtray and Ink Dryer, Art Deco, Europe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning Art Deco Desk Set :
An Early 20th Century Ink Set - Inkwell
with a Bronze Moose or Elk on top, a large Ashtray and an Ink Dryer.
It's a very l...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Nickel Greyhound Dog Monumental
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of Monumental life size French bronze Nickel finish Greyhound statues.
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
Art Deco Bronze and Onyx Hunting Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze and onyx African hunting sculpture.
Measures: Width 71 cm.
Height 34 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Weight 15 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
"Nude on Horseback, " Art Deco Sculpture by Else Bach for Karlsruhe
By Else Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The large and rare Majolica group consisting of a nude male figure riding a horse was sculpted by Else Bach for the famous Karlsruhe ceramic works in the 1920s-1930s. Bach is best kn...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Fish Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass Red Opaque black handcarved, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Astonished Italian Venetian, Fish Sculpture, Blown Murano Glass, Red, Opaque, Black, 1990s.
This amazing sculpture is composed by a black basement all in blown Murano glass, where th...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Black Marble
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful Art Deco elephant sculpture called elephant attack. Plated in polished nickel on black marble base.
Category
1940s Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Young Bear Bronze Figure
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Young bear bronze figure. Probably paperweight or car mascot - hood ornament. Very nice details. Very good foundry quality, with original brown patina.
Category
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco Style Patinated Metal Animal Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco style patinated metal deer sculpture on onyx base.
Measures: Width 48 cm.
height 25 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal, Brass
"Gray Swan, " Iconic Art Deco Sculpture by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of Waylande Gregory's most dynamic and winning sculptures, this example glazed in a velvety grey flannel color, the swan is shown from two sides, with its lovely taupe wings on full display. Like most of his animal sculptures, this one displays the artist's virtuoso Sgraffito effect, where he scratched through one layer of glaze to reveal another layer below. Gregory was a renowned a WPA sculpture...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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.