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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
to
517
2,371
13
5
1
5
2,365
18
13
1,551
531
3
12
28
337
371
330
63
13
2,389
872
770
276
263
226
219
191
98
66
40
39
28
22
21
21
17
10
811
696
557
347
346
1,133
1,089
1,671
911
369
284
159
Height
to
Width
to
2,389
2,386
2,386
123
106
61
44
38
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of Brass Sculptures of 1960 Gold Colored Flamingos Solid Brass
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of brass sculptures of 1960 gold colored flamingos solid brass.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Art Deco Style Seahorse Sculpture or Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming Mid Century stylized seahorse sculpture crafted in bronze in an art deco form with a custom acid washed finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small Bronze Midcentury Giraffe Sculptures, American Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming pair of mid-20th-century American bronze giraffe sculptures exudes a playful and whimsical character, a delightful addition to a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Solid Brass Italian Towel Holder with Horse Heads, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful bathroom fixture: a brass towel rack with horse heads on the extremities.
It is made of three solid brass pieces, the two horse heads and the rack.
It was made in I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dog Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog figurine sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, recently found on their illus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Zodiac Copper Wall Art
Located in Antwerp, BE
Zodiac copper wall art.
Diameter:50 cm.
Depth:3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Signed Somchai Verdigris Bronze Brutalist Parrot Sculpture on Marble Base 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Modernist parrot sculpture by Hattakitkosol Somchai circa 1970s
Solid bronze parrot on perch with verdigris finish mounted to white marble base
Signed and numbered
5.5 inch width
5 ...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of a Huddling Penguin Pair
By Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine mid-century Rosenthal porcelain figurine.
In the form of a pair of penguins huddling together with one another.
Entitled "Pinguinpaar" (Penguin Pair), design no. 693.
Designed by Karl Himmelstoss for Rosenthal.
Marked to the base with a green Rosenthal maker's mark, two old Rosenthal labels, an A.S. Cooper & Sons Bermuda retail label.
There is an impressed mark beneath one of the Rosenthal labels which is likely H.693 for the model number.
Simply a wonderful Rosenthal penguin...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Mid-Century Modern Steel Sculptures
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
measurements in centimeters:
Dog
D 5
W 22
H 15.5
Horse
D 6
W 27
H 14
Goat
D 4
W 23
H 20.5
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Walter Bosse Midcentury Brass Horse Figurine, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely horse foal sculpture made of brass from the 1950s. Designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller. In good condition with charming patina. We offer more Walter Bosse br...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Two Fish Sculptures in Cobalt Blue Ceramic and White Porcelain
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern ceramic and porcelain fish Figures in cobalt blue and white. Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Unmatching glazed fish sculptures...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Stunning Vintage Sommerso Art Glass Elephant Sculpture by Murano
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage blue and green sommerso art glass elephant sculpture by Murano glass, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good condition with no chips or cracks (light scratches o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Mid-Century Modern Multi-Color Metal Sculpture of Two Fish
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern metal sculpture of two fish jumping out of the sea.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Set of 3 Brass Giraffe Figurines, Mid Century Modern set #1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 3 vintage sculptural brass figurines features 1 large giraffe bending down to 2 smaller giraffes, depicted with their heads held up. The highly detailed, textured figurines ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Giovanni Cappelletti - Largish Imposing Bronze - Bull, Cow & Calf
Located in Pewsey, GB
An Imposing Largish Bronze featuring a Bull, Cow and Calf in a patinated Bronze standing on red marble. An exceptionally realistic, pleasing and sympathetic representation of the ana...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tessellated Stone and Brass Birds Abstract Sculptures by Maitland Smith 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Tessellated stone and brass birds abstract sculptures by Maitland Smith 1970's.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Travertine, 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
Set of Three Miniature Japanese Bronze Dolphins
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three miniature bronze Japanese dolphins, circa 1970s. The dolphins are about 2.75" long and have a wonderful vintage patina! #1391.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Midcentury Rimini Blu Ceramic Candleholder by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
iconic Italian modern ceramic candleholder from the Rimini Blu series designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. It is in beautiful original condition.
The Italian Ceramic Artist Aldo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture of a Ice Bear Designed by Livio Seguso, Ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized ice bear in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, germany. Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970. Base with incised...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Dorothy Thorpe Midcentury Crystal Lucite American Knot Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury crystal Lucite American knot paperweight sculpture. This wonderful piece was designed by Dorothy Thorpe in America during the 1960s.
An amazing item with a unique knot ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large French Majolica Fish Platter Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica fish Platter signed Vallauris, Circa 1950.
Measures: 18 inches by 10.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Luca CL Marked Colorful Ceramic Elephant Sculpture Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Luca CL Marked colorful ceramic elephant sculpture Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970.
Marked at the Base. CL Luca.
Beautifully handcrafted animal sculp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Sitting Monkey
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand-carved mid-century netsuke depicting a contemplative monkey in a sitting position. Monkeys represent multiple things in Japanese culture and folklore among them being: mediators...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Bird Pelican Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Pelican sculpture.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom piece.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Big King White Poodle Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Big King White Poodle Dog Sculptur...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Daro Attributed Stone Peacock Sculpture in Vibrant Gilt Metal
By Willy Daro
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Amazing peacock sculpture attributed to Willy Daro. Great agate stone feathers surrounded by gilt metal. The combination or the metal and the stone on the marble base makes this a tr...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Barovier Toso Murano Crystal Clear Gold Italian Art Glass Candlestick Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare and large Murano hand blown crystal clear, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass duck sculpture, with candleholder on the head. The piece is attributed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold Leaf
Fantastic silver bird by Gabriele De Vecchi, Milano
Located in Uccle, BE
Fantastic silver bird by Gabriele De Vecchi, Milano (IT).
The body formed by an ostrich egg flanked by a silver beak and fitted with a tail and legs decoration.
Eyes made of hard sto...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkeys
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Italian glazed ceramic monkeys, fun and whimsical design decoration or bookends. In very good original condition, stamped on the base "Italy".
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Libuse Niklova Accordion Squeaky Toy Cat „Tomcat“ by Fatra, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Classic vintage plastic squeaky toy cat „Liba, the tomcat“ with accordion body, designed in 1963 by Libuse Niklova, executed by Fatra Napajed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Small Elephant Figurine by Walter Bosse Vienna Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small Elephant Figurine by Walter Bosse Vienna Around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1980s by Toni Zuccheri for Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Sculpture Horse
Located in Brescia, IT
"Toni Zuccheri, 1988
Blown glass horse"
Rare edition
Perfect condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Sommerso Murano Swan Bird Figurine
By Flavio Poli
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning Murano Art glass swan bird figurine. This bird figurine was made using the sommerso technique and features purple and blue tones. “somme...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Decorative Brown Leather Elephant Sculpture, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large decorative brown leather elephant sculpture, Mid-Century Modern.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Sergio Bustamante Life Sized Brass Unicorn, Signed & Numbered
Located in Hanover, MA
Sergio Bustamante life sized brass standing unicorn signed, Sergio Bustamante (Tonala, Mexico, b. 1949). Numbered 24/100.
See our separate listing for the Sergio Bustamante brass lif...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Solid Teak Hand Carved Hippopotamus Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Solid teak hand carved hippopotamus sculpture.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Silvered Bronze Duck
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice duck finely chiseled is made of silvered bronze. This is a French work. Circa 1970 (Part of a set of 3 ducks that can be sold separately)
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli Travertine Ashtrays and Penholders, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Totally hand-carved travertine desk accessories consisting of a pen-holder and an ashtray designed by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli, made in Italy in the 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Set of 2 Mid-Century Wooden Teak Birds, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wooden Teak Birds, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Wood
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Item T...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
New Old Stock Liberty Style Omersa Brown Leather Dachshund Sausage Dog Footstool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime new old stock original Liberty’s London Omersa style brown leather hand dyed Sausage dog footstool...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Solid Russian Malachite Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Malachite lion - perfectly suited for a desk object / sculpture or paperweight. A perfect gift for anyone who loves organic, yet chic pieces.
Category
20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Stylish Ceramic Glazed Handpainted Dog Sculpture, Italy, Late 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
This stylish dog sculpture dates to the late 1950s-1960s and was fabricated in Italy.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
Available other Art Nouveau, Art deco an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Sommerso Blue Over Cobalt Italian Art Glass Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over cobalt blue Italian art glass giraffe figure sculpture. The piece is documented to the Salviati company, circa 1960s. It is published in "The Glass Ark" book on Murano glass animals. The piece has a well detailed head, with floppy ears and "ossicones" (the parts that look like horns on the head). The body itself is very minimalistic and streamline. The giraffe is also made with some Uranium / UV reactive glass, as It glows neon green under a black light (see photo). Would make a great display piece on any desk, credenza or side table. Mid-century era. Measures 11 1/8" tall x 5 1/4" long x 2 1/2" wde.
Literature:
The Glass Ark, Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Porcelain Stonewar Stylized Pigeon Italian Production Studiolinea COM 1970 White
By Studiolinea
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Porcelain stonewar stylized pigeon Italian production Studiolinea COM 1970 white.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Huge Bruno Gambone Greige Stoneware Goat Sculpture
Located in Munich, DE
Cream white glazed ceramic standing lion made by Bruno Gambone in the 1970s, signed Gambone Italy on the bottom.
Very rare to find in this huge goat version and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Bottega Michelangeli, Cat wood sculpture, Orvieto Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Cat wood sculpture
Bottega Michelangeli, Orvieto Italy 1970s
composed of assembled wooden sections, bear on the back manufacture's firebrand stamp and numbe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and cute, vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass bird or duck sculpture. The figurine has a nicely sculpted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Deco Hand Carved Marble Bucking Rodeo Horse & Alabaster Light Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylized and finest quality carved, bronco horse table lamp.
All handcrafted out of natural materials only, this rare bucking horse table lamp is a marvelous work of art in the dayt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli Travertine Elephant Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Add a touch of timeless Italian design to your space with this exquisite travertine elephant sculpture by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli. Handcrafted from natural travertine stone, ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Italian ceramic from 1940 Green glazed horse sculpture Perugia manufacture
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian ceramic from 1940 Green glazed horse sculpture Perugia manufacture
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden Bookends Sturgeons, Germany, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming pair of ash wood bookends with carved figurines of sturgeons with beautiful yellow and black eyes. Germany, circa the 1970s.
These adorable bookends will make a wonderful...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stoneware Bear Model 21519/237 1.Sorting By Knud Kyhn For Royal Copenhagen
Located in Lejre, DK
This beautiful stoneware figurine, model 21519/237, depicts a standing bear designed by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen. The figurine is in 1st grade and measures approx. 15 cm in hei...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Teak Rooster Egg Holder
Located in San Juan Capistrano, 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
Mid-Century Danish Relief Sculpture by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Fantastic relief plate made of glazed stoneware by the Danish artist Noomi Backhausen for Søholm in the 1960s, numbered and stamped, representing an open...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Dog
Located in Palm Beach, FL
As the song goes, you ain't nothing but a hound dog, life size mid century hound dog crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Cenedese Murano Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mid-century Modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern animal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original animal sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, Sergio Bustamante, and Abercrombie & Fitch. 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 $34 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $877.