Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Unique, stunning and all handcrafted work of lighting art. Some pieces you only find once in your life and that is what we thought when we first saw this unique Art Deco era chandel...

French handmade glazed ceramic fish sculpture. Orchie was a ceramic manufacture in the North of France, near Belgium. This manufacture produced ceramics from 1886 to the 80's. Lejan...

Art Deco monkey car mascot with flag pole Boubou porte drapeau by Max Le Verrier. Metal with original silver patina on wooden base. France 1920/1930. ...

Art Deco Turkey bronze bookends signed Irenee Rochard. Very nice with original patina, mounted over marble bases. Irénée René Rochard (French, 1906 ~ 19...

Charles Lemanceau was born in 1905 in Paris. In 1923, he worked for Primavera. In 1925, he exhibited in the Salon d'Automne with his fellows Eugene Printz, Louis Sognot, Van Dongen,...

Bookends of Panthers in drinking pose Chomed Bronze sculptures on red marble base. Original Art Deco, France, 1930's. Dimensions: Width 12 cm Height 10 cm Depth 7.5 cm.

"Crouching Deer" fawn green sculpture figure designed by Giovanni Gariboldi (1908 - 1971) Richard Ginori - San Cristoforo, Italy, 1940s. Cast ceramic sculpture with marbled green g...

Pair of silver-inlaid brass Art Deco serpent candle holders Continental, c.1920 Height 32/34cm, width 9cm, depth 30cm Dating to the time of...

Rooster sculpture Art Deco Exquisite Bronze Fighting Rooster table sculpture two gallos Fabulous detail in bronze and brass a set of two figur...

This bronze seagull and black marble base is one of our favourite purchases so far this year. To us, this Art Deco era sculpture epitomizes everything the Art Deco period stood for....

A superb Art Deco bronze sculpture of a striding panther by Piero Palozzolo. Signed to bronze with foundry stamp to base. Dimensions: H 29cm W 53cm D 18cm Origin: French Date: Ci...

Deco' panther sculpture in blown Murano glass from the 1940s. Transparent glass base, stylised panther sculpture in black glass, completely handmade. In excellent condition.

Attributed to GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget) Inkwell in massive bronze. 1930's

This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of the most celebrated and influential designers of the A...

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...

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.

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Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture - Italian 1930´s. Figure signed on the base C. Rossi and Grigio. Perfect desk paperweight. We have specialized...

Incredible couple Art Deco in porcelain polycrhome parrots circa 1930.

Hawk. Glass. Natchmann, Germany, 20th century. Perched falcon figure, made of translucent glass. Natchmann (FX Nachtmann Bleikristallwerke GmbH) is a still active fine glassware fac...

Terracotta sculpture of a lioness, signed Henri Bargas, 20th century. Early 20th century terracotta sculpture of a lioness, Art Deco...

ART DECO PATINATED BRONZE TIGER A stunning patinated spelter sculpture of a fierce, roaring feline that embodies exceptional realism and expression. This masterpiece is expertly cra...

Ireneé Rochard Art Deco bronze representing the flight of a bronze stork with green patina on a black marble base. In very good shape. Stamped I Rochard on the base. Measures: heigh...

Two original Art Deco ceramic bookends depicting lion heads, attributed to Jan Schonk who designed for Royal pottery factory Gouda.

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...

Art Deco French Figural Bakelite Bulldog Cane/Walking Stick with Solid Gold Ferrel  France, circa 1920s A true advanced collector/connoisseur's French Art Deco solid high-karat gol...

Exotic Iron Design Art Deco animal sculptural set of a stunning wrought Iron frame featured with Cranes, Lizards and Palm leaves one of a kind original outdoor iron double door panel...

Bird sculpture / car mascot / paperweight / packet watch holder. Art Deco "Pelican Max Le Verrier " Genuine period sculpture. Excellent condition. Silvere...

Art Deco bronze pheasant sculpture by André Vincent Becquerel, Bronze, patinated on a Belgian Black marble base. France 1925.

Dolphin sculpture on an orange Murano glass ball, whose creation is attributed to Seguso in the 1960s Ø 9 cm Ø 19 cm h 23 cm Seguso is a family name synonymous with Murano glass, a...

Austrian Bronze Cat Figurine, Hagenauer This Austrian bronze cat figurine, attributed to Hagenauer, presents the feline in a stretched, arched pose...

Beautiful art deco pigeon bronze on a marble base signed G.Arisse on the base. Nice patina and perfect condition.

Very nice Art Deco bookends, pair of monkey’s figures. Mounted over green marble bases. Perfect to use for heavy books. Signed Bourcart, France, circa ...

Black glazed ceramic elephants signed: L. Francois France, 1930s Dimensions: Width 35 cm Height 23 cm. Depth: 9 cm

A pair of rare french Art Deco lamps by Max le Verrier. The lamps are signed in the metal ) L.Artus, a pseudonym that Max le Verrier used only in the Twenties.The high quality proces...

French Art Deco Gull Crackle Glaze Ceramic Sculpture by Geo Conde for Saint-Clément, 1920s. A striking French Art Deco ceramic sculpture featuring a gull in beautiful crackle glaze b...

French Art Deco couple of does by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clément's for Le Bon Marché, France, 1920s. Illustrated in the Saint-Clément's catalog, 1925, page #1 under the number #1...

Pair of Art Deco Austrian Bronze Rabbits Signed R. Desset Each rabbit mounted on a block of variegated green serpentine marble. Rabbits are ea...

Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) : "Panthera" "New" white mat enamaled porcelain figuring a lying panthera Rare edition from Bing and Grondahl Edited betwenn 1932 and 1955 Referenced...

Very nice statue of a female deer, authentic sculpture from the art deco period, in the typical flowing style, beautiful design of the doe lying down on a pink and beige veined piece...

Art deco sculpture in silvered bronze, "Swallow in flight". Signed Ruchot with founder's stamp Marcel Guillemard, stamped "Bronze". On a black marble base, note a shine on the marble...

Art Deco sculpture in silvered bronze bird on branch of vines. The whole thing is on a black marble base (surfin from Belgium). Signed Bacquerel and stamped "bronze". Note two shine...

Stags by Lejan, France, 1920s. Ceramic. Successful aesthetic shape, for a model that very rarely appears on the marketplace. Measures: Width: 24"(60.7cm), height: 13"(33cm), depth: 5...

French Art Deco sculpture by Salvatore Melani, France, 1920s. "Lady with a lamb". Spelter, marble & onyx. Height: 8.5"(21.5cm), Width:17.65"(45cm), Depth: 5.3"(13.5cm). Signed "S.Mel...

Art Deco squirrel bookends by Max Le Verrier. The sculptures are in Art metal with green patina with brown shades They stand on Belgina Black marble bases. France 1930. This size is...

Rare vintage Royal Dux polar bear figurine, handcrafted circa 1920 in Czechoslovakia. Crafted from fine white porcelain, the sculpture captures a lifelike polar bear mid-stride with...

Marius-Ernest Sabino's small collectable works, beautifully executed with great detail. Opalescent glass and signed on base "Sabino France". Sabino art glass refers to the opalesce...

Large French Art Deco golden eagle sculpture by ROLAS, France, 1920s. Spelter and marble. Height : 27.4"(69.5cm), Width : 18.5"(47cm), Depth : 9.6"(24.5cm). Some small bites on the ...

Couple of Bears" by Charles Lemanceau, Sainte-Radegonde, France, circa 1935. This striking and rare French Art Deco ceramic sculpture, titled "Sur la Banquise" (On the Ice Field), depicts a charming couple of bears in an elegant, minimalist style. Created by renowned artist Charles Lemanceau in the mid-1930s, this rare and highly sought-after piece showcases his mastery of ceramic craftsmanship. The sculpture is produced in a distinctive crackle glaze technique, a hallmark of Lemanceau's work and the French Art Deco period. Dimensions: Width: 24.4" (62 cm), Height: 13.6" (34.5 cm). Condition: Very good, with some minor imperfections typical of the technique used during this period. This model is illustrated in the Sainte-Radegonde catalog (see photo) and is available in two sizes. The piece presented here is the larger of the two. It is also featured in Les Craquelés Art Déco by Alain-René Hardy & Bruno Giardi (page 109), as well as in Craquelés, Les Animaux en Céramique 1920-1940 by Patrick Malaureille (page 38), which is a reference book on French crackle glaze ceramics...

French Art Deco sculpture by Enrique MOLINS-BALLESTE, France, ca.1920. Spelter and marble. Marble base. "Young lady and fans". Width: 17.6"(44.8cm), Height: 8.1"(20.5cm), Depth: 5.2"...

Sculpture in silver-plated cast zinc by Irenee Rochard, France, Art Deco. Signed “Rochard” on the pedestal. Irénée Rochard (1906-1984) was a French sculptor who made a name for hims...

A.Kelety Et M Guillard, Art Deco enameled terracotta panther. Etling edition. Very good condition, Paris, 1930.

Six French Antique art Deco 1930s white opalescent art glass figurines by Sabino. Includes butterfly with closed wings b33, rooster Coq 8586, elephant, fish barbarin 8566 , and two s...

1930s French Art Deco sculpture ’’Border Panther with Cobra'' by Felix Gui. It is signed on the base by the artist. The sculpture of a panther stepping on a cobra is made of terracotta and covered with plaster. Relatively little is known about Felix Guis other than the handful of famous sculptures...

A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze pheasant sculpture on marble base By Alexandre Kéléty for Etling Paris France, Circa 1930s Measures: 20.5"W x 5"D x 13"H. Very good original vin...

Beautiful cast metal bronze greyhound dog sculpture. An elegant, detailed cast sculpture depicting a greyhound dog.. Sculptures depicting a greyhound dog. Made with the fusion sys...

"Pheasants" Figure Guido Cacciapuoti Italy, 1920 White Porcelain with Gold leaf Perfect Condiction No chips. No cracks.

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 ...

Silvered copper-plated earthenware animal Black lacquered wood base Excellent condition.

A gorgeous antique Art Deco leopard skin jasper egg on bronze base with griffins USA, Circa 1930s Measures: 5.5"W x 5.5"D x 4.5"H. Very good original vintage condition. Procured ...