Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Italy Majolica sculpted fish attributed to Eugenio Pattarino mid century Gambino
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Spectacular modeled fish sculpture with majolica glaze in muilticolors similar to Eugenio Pattarino, Italy. Detailed base with sea life.
Approx 7 x 17 x 17.5 inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Wood and Brass Sarreid Grasshopper Sculpture
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand Carved grasshopper sculpture by Sarreid Ltd of Spain, circa 1970s, Made in Italy.
Body of hand carved solid wood with accents in patinated b...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large-Scale Majolica Lobster by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
Located in Dallas, TX
RARE / LARGE SCALE Portuguese Majolica / Palissy ware lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
large shallow bowl with single lobster
...
Category
19th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
1960s Cast Bronze Standing Dragon Sculpture Table Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s bronze dragon standing sculpture table art
No markings from maker.
Measures: 18.25 tall x 6.25 diameter
Vintage patina present. Unrestored original vintage condition.
Refer...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica lobster box tureen signed Michel Caugant circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Vintage Sommerso Red Orange Italian Art Glass Dachshund Dog Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso dark orang and red Italian art glass Dachshund puppy dog sculpture. The puppy has a cartoony feel, with black collar, floppy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sommerso, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Cat in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Cat in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is beautiful!
This beautiful sculpture is displayed in our showroom on top of a Moveis Cimo chest of drawers, a Giuseppe Scapinelli armchair and the convo looks gorgeous!
This is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom. So if you are looking to start a Brazilian Modern sculpture...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Modernist Rooster Sculpture 1970s by Kaija Aarikka for Aarikka / Finland
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Rooster Sculpture 1970s by Kaija Aarikka for Aarikka /Handmade in Finland.. Nice early example. signed.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Robert Maxwell for Earthgender Critter Sculptures, Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful set of three, 1970s Robert Maxwell stoneware critter sculptures for Earthgender. The set includes: three critters.
Very good condition. See photos. Shows extremely well. T...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 3 Elegant Mid-Century Carved Oak, Wenge, and Teak Wooden Storks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved storks, sold as a set of 3. Wenge stork with teak base measures 4.125 x 27.875 x 16.375". Oak stork with marble eye measures 3.875 x 3.375 x 20....
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Wooden Mouse Figurine by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Wooden Mouse Figurine By Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s wood and leather.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
American Flying Eagle Solid Bronze & Stainless Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful American Eagle in solid bronze, resting on a branch sitting on a solid stainless steel base gorgeous piece, unsigned with great quality.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1950's Ceramic Black Bull Figurine with White Horns, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite pair of Mid-Century Modern figurines of two black bulls with white horns made of ceramics. One bull is looking up, the other one is looking down. The bulls are symbols o...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Marble Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage Foo Dogs made of Marble - both are of nice weight and can also serve as either bookends, or paperweights.
The age and years of use they ...
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cast Resin Polar Bear Sculpture by Francois Pompon for the Moma Collection
Located in San Diego, CA
Cast resin polar bear sculpture by Francois Pompon for the MOMA Collection, circa 1980s. The piece is a minature reproduction of the famous work by Po...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Large Vintage Italian Glazed Terracotta Cat Withe Glass Eyes
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regal Vintage Glazed Italian Terracotta Cat in a Seated Pose. This gorgeous cat with beautiful expressive green glass eyes sits atop a glazed marbleized perch. Measuring an impressiv...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pewter Mammoth Figurine by Stieff / Smithsonian
By Kirk-Stieff
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage mammoth figurine made of solid pewter by Stieff for the Smithsonian Museum. Signed on underside.
Maker: Stieff
Year: 1970s
Dimensions: 3.75" long x 1.25" deep x 2.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pewter
Rare Brass Spray Sculpture with Bronze Bird on Quartz Base by Curtis Jere 1970
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Signed Curtis Jere Brass Spray Sculpture with Bronze Bird on Quartz Base
Three stemmed wire sprays with lower brass leaves and a perched bird in solid bronze
Mounted to quartz...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Whimsical Verdigris Finish Elephant Sculpture in Brass
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical Brass cast elephant in a verdigris finish, circa 1970s beautiful and sign of good luck.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Plichta Pottery Nekola Pinxt Cat London England
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A wonderful Plichta Pottery Cat "Nekola Pinxt" London England. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Fun whimsy glass eyes. Rare and in demand.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of Heron in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Heron in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is gorgeous!
This is part of the Artemis collection that featur...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Seguso Murano Teal Blue White Opal Alabastro Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent teal blue green and white opalescent Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the "A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass
Pair of Hollywood Regency Brass Ram’s Heads in the Ibex Style of Alain Chervet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of brass ram’s heads in the Ibex style of designer Alain Chervet, most likely used as a table base for a glass top table. This pair is unsigned, dating to the 1970s, in v...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1960s Modernist Wood Squirrel Personal Valet Brush Style Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Scandinavian Modern Wood Squirrel Personal Valet Brush
Style of Kay Bojesen Denmark
5.25 D x 7 H x 1.88 W
Preowned original vintage condition
S...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Green Marble & Bronze Fish Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very unique vintage modern sculpture features a bronze fish swimming through a field of seaweed on a green marble base. This truly one of a ki...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Art Glass Horn by Licio Zanetti for Murano Glass Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous large art glass horn by Licio Zanetti for Murano Glass Studios, circa 1970s. The horn measures 3"D x 13"H and is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Ceramic Terrier Dog Vintage, 1950s
Located in Rochester, NY
Italian ceramic terrier. 1950s. Very Hollywood Regency.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bosko Hrnjak Original Modernist Framed Art Tall Tabby Cat Wall Sculpture Carving
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning Witco inspired modernist abstract hand carved/hand painted wall sculpture plaque by Bosko Hrnjak. The sculpture is titled "Tall Tabby" and is hand carved out of redwood. Mounted in a beautiful handmade redwood frame...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Brass Panda Statue Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Brass Panda Statue Figurine
Fun mid century modern sitting brass panda statue with foliage in hands.
Circa 1970
Dimensions:
H 16”
W ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Whimsical 1970's American California Pottery Large Camel Coin Saver
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical large ceramic camel coin saver sculpture, circa 1970s California pottery nice condition great size and well done piece.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Maestro Renato Anatra Large Sommerso Murano Art Glass Bird Sculpture Signed
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Maestro Renato Anatra Large Sommerso Murano Art Glass Bird Sculpture Signed By the artist as pictured. Also retains original labels.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Petite Swan Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish petite swan art glass trinket dish by Murano glass, circa 1970s. The is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"W x 4.5"D x 4"H....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Los Castillo Silver Plate Pitcher with Parrot
By Los Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century pitcher hand crafted in silver plate over copper featuring a stone clad parrot as a handle. Stamped Los Castillo Mexico on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate, Copper
Pair Murano Art Glass Barbini Aquarium Paperweight Sculptures with Fish Seaweed
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Murano art glass Barbini Aquarium paperweight sculptures with fish and seaweed encased in the solid glass sculpture. The shorter bookend is 6.25 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Large Italian Ceramic Cat Figure
Located in Charleston, SC
Now this is a fun and funky cat. Immediately upon seeing the face, it has that Italian look, almost like a smirk. Sitting in the common perched position. Seems to be intentional craz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica lobster tureen or box with green glaze, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Alessandro Pianon Rare Hand Blown Glass Bird for Vistosi 'Murano' 1963
Located in New York, NY
Rare hand blown glass bird, Pulcini Series, green with red and blue murrhines with copper feet by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Murano Italy, ca...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Brutalist Wall Art Assemblage by Shih Hwa
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century modernist abstract fish sculpture by Brazilian artist, Shih Hwa. Assemblage comprised of gears, nails, etc and is mounted to a blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Horse and Rider
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a striking bronze sculpture featuring a prominently masked figure much like a harlequin on a horse. the majestic horse stands proud with the rider sitting upright and ready t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Owl Bird Porcelain Object Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain owl bird, Mid-Century Modern period, by Royal Dux Bohemia, circa mid-20th century, Czechoslovakia. With makers' mark on underside as shown in last image. A great pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Danish Kay Bojesen 1950s Wooden Oak Hippo Figurine Desk Pencil Holder
By Kay Bojesen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen " The Hippopotamus" oak figurine. Kay designed in 1955 because he needed a device to store his pencils. This hippo desk accessory ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Semi-Gloss Brown and Black Ceramic Cross With Fish and Circular Embellishments
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern ceramic cross is a notable piece of religious art that carries the symbolic weight of its imagery through the medium of studio pottery. Handcrafted by Europea...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Modernist Giraffe Wood Sculptures by Del Zotto Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool set of three modernist giraffe sculptures by Del Zotto Studios of Denver, CO, circa 1980s. The pieces are hand-carved from what I believe to be teak wood and measure: 4....
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Murano Crystal Owl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Beautiful heavy crystal stylized owl sculpture with floating bubbles throughout. Mid 20th century Murano glass, Italy, with striking eyes and pointed earls. 14 inches tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Hal Fromhold Ceramic Hippo, 1960's
By Hal Fromhold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Turquoise ceramic hippo by California artist Hal Fromhold from the mid 1960s.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Teak Rooster Egg Holder
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Scandinavian Teak Rooster Egg Holder , comes with an egg shaped candle. Good vintage condition.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
African Mythical Dog Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
A whimsical depiction of an African mythical dog sculpted by and artist for Austin Productions.
This eye-catching decorative animal sculpture is made of stone and plaster mix. Wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
5FT Large Sergio Bustamante Pheasant Bird Sculpture 54/100 Signed
Located in Pasadena, TX
5FT Large Sergio Bustamante Pheasant Bird Sculpture 54/100 Signed
Sergio Bustamante is a world reknown Artist and sculptor with art collected internationally.
This brass and copper ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of yellow, green and brown; the pair measure 15.5"W x 7.5"D ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse, Ceramic, Blue, White
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse, Ceramic, Blue, White. A hard to find small scale horse glazed in a radiant sky blue over brushed matte white. Aldo Londi designe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Victoria Littlejohn California Pottery Seahorse Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
A handmade 1970s terra cotta earthenware seahorse sculpture created by California studio potter Victoria Littlejohn. An early and uncommon piece from the artist. Cork backing with leather loop for wall hanging. Very good vintage condition. Unsigned.
Victoria Littlejohn is an American potter...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Art Glass, Cork
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Pink Blue Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink and blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1950s. The bir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass, Sommerso
Pair of Reclining Lion Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of reclining lion bookends, a stunning pair with the look of limestone, but a composition material. The pair are of good weight for those larger bo...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Composition
American Midcentury Textured Glass Owl Bookends by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of midcentury glass owl bookends by Blenko from the 1960s. Incredible craftsmanship and detail in this pair of glass bookends that can adapt to your style as sculpture...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Dino Martens Murano Black White Gold Leaf Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown black and white ribbons Italian art glass water bird sculpture on gold leaf base. Documented to designer Dino ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Massive Bronze Artist Proof Rhinoceros Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive bronze artist proof (AP) rhinoceros sculpture by Loet Vanderveen circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measures a substantial 17"W x 6"D x 10"H; it also weighs over 26 pounds. The sculpture is signed "Loet" on the underside and numbered AP 3 / 10. Wonderful detail and overall look on this gorgeous piece! #3111
Loet Vanderveen was born in 1921 in Rotterdam, Holland and later died in 2015 in the Netherlands. Holland is where he developed his love and study of animals as he lived near a zoo. He made his way to New York where he studied under Fong Chow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learned the art of glazes and patinas. He moved to Big Sur, California and continued his work in bronze animal figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Silver Plate Bowl with Toucans by Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout Mid-Century Modern bowl hand crafted with silver plate on hammered copper in a ten bulb bowl form featuring stylized toucans as handles. Signed Los Castillo Mexico on the bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
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