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.
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Henri Fernandez for Atelier Duval-Brasseur Coffee Table Illuminated Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Atelier Duval-Brasseur signed Henri Fernandez illuminated grasshopper with two agates for an unusual elegant and rare coffee table complimented by a oval clear glass top.
Wired for ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Life-Size Fiberglas Penguin Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Beautiful life-size sculpture of a penguin, made in fiberglass and painted in black and white in Italy in the 1970s. Excellent original condition with a friendly smile on the penguin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
1960s Design Lady Sculpture by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux - Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition
- marked
jr
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Abstract Sculpture Bronze Bird Crystal Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Abstract sculpture bronze bird crystal hexagon base
in the style of Loet Vanderveen
9 h x 4 diameter
Patina present tiny spots on bird.
Original unrestored preowned vintage conditi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Vintage Horse Head Sculpture Fashioned after a Carousel Horse
Located in Wichita, KS
This large scale horse head sculpture is most likely late mid-century and is a wonderful statue for table or pedestal. The horse is reminiscent of a Carousel horse with a bit in his...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plaster
$1,340 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Ceramic Glazed Knipa Ducks by Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg, Sweden
By Paul Hoff
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of ceramic glazed knipa ducks by Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg, Sweden
This is the goldeneye duck (Knipa) from the Arkipelag series designed by Paul Hoff. There are 13 birds in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird Italian Sculpture
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A murano glass sculpture of a bird hand-crafted in Italy in the Seventies, colors, the gold inside the glass and style are in the manner of Barovier. This Murano Glass Bird is an ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Painted Clay Sculpture Depicting Two Dogs
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Painted clay sculpture depicting two dogs. Decorated in pastel green, it depicts one dog lying down with its mouth slightly open, while the other is seated with its ears erect and an...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Murano Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Mid-Century Murano Art Glass Bird Pheasant Sculpture Bird 1960s.
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano hand blown glass bird sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage "Panther" bronze sculpture, 70s
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage "Panther" in patinated and sculpted bronze.
1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, Herta Baller Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid Century modern desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Bal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass Barbini Birds of Paradise
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Mid-Century Murano handblown glass Birds-of-Paradise, by Alfredo Barbini. Beautiful pale pink color with gold inclusions throughout and controlled bubbles on the body and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury American Modern Brass Unicorn Sculpture on Square Base
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury American Modern brass sculpture depicting a unicorn in realistic style standing on its hind legs, supported on a flattened square base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
20th Century Blue-Red Italian Murano Glass Parrot Sculpture by Archimede Seguso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-red vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian parrot sculpture made of hand blown Murano Glass, designed and produced by Archimede Seguso in good condition. The décor piece is particularized by multicolored details. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1960 - 1970, Murano, Venice, Italy.
Base: 3" diameter
The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397, in Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Mid Century Curtis Jere Bird in Flight Sculpture on Stone for Artisan House
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage abstract 'Bird in Flight' sculpture signed C. Jere for Artisan House, circa 1970s. This piece is made of mixed metals with beautifully aged patina and is mounted on a heavy s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
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
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
0Vintage Hippo Toy Sculpture by Zooline
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hippo Toy Sculpture by Zooline. mouth opens up and has small space for coins or jewelry. missing the tail
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" Bronze Sculpture, circa 1976
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Francisco, CA
Curtis Jere "Birds in Flight" bronze sculpture, circa 1976
Fantastic 1970s hand signed bronze sculpture by noted artist / designer Curtis Jere.
Hand welded bronze birds on a py...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Mid-Century Brass Bird Sculpture
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century heavy and solid brass bird sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bitossi Fish Tray, Ceramic, White, Matte Brown, Pink, Blue, Incised, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi fish tray, ceramic, white, matte brown, pink, blue, incised, signed. Large scale hand thrown pottery tray with white glaze over raw claw. The body...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jere’ Bird on Rock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jere Bird on a Rock. Signature to one wing. Nice Finish to metal, classic Jere form and design!.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
$200 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass and Copper Owl Sculpture, 1970s Green Eyes
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Peoria, AZ
Adorable!
Mid Cnetury Modern
Brutalist Torch Cut
Metal Owl
Green Eyes
Here is a marvelous 1970s brutalist, torch cut owl with a very appealing look! These owls were made popular...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Cat Paperweight Figurine Black White Art Glass Abstract Signed ICET Murano
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage ICET Arte Murano hand blown deep black with white accents abstract shape tuxedo kitty cat figurine, sculpture. The piece has an original "Arte Murano ICET...
Category
Late 20th Century Venezuelan Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Abraham Palatnik. Owl II, c 1970. Signed under the base. Painted acrylic resin
Located in PARIS, FR
This captivating piece, entitled "Owl II", is a creation by the artist Abraham Palatnik, dating from about 1970. Made of acrylic resin painted with artistic meticulousness, this work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Brass Lobster Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage brass lobster sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with appropriate wear and patina. This is a hook on the back that ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Patinated Giraffe and Gazelle Bronze Sculptures by Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of simple and elegant figurative patinated bronze sculptures of a giraffe and gazelle by Frederic Weinberg, circa 1950s. The Minimalist and modern sculptures have a wonderful vi...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hand Carved Teak Greyhound Sculpture on Maple Base by Peter Larsen
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool hand carved teak greyhound sculpture on maple base by Peter Larsen, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks, is signed on the base and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak, Maple
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Danish 1950s Kay Bojesen Hippo Wooden Oak Desk Pencil Holder Figurine
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen designed the Hippopotamus in 1955 because he needed a device to store his pencil's. The hippo is made of oak and features an adjustable jaw allowing yo...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Hand Carved Alabaster Horse Centrepiece Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece in the shape of a horse in hand carved alabaster. Made in Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Elephant Table Lamp Hand Carved Wood and Copper Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique table lamp, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper
MCM Art Glass Fish Aquarium Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM art glass double side fish aquarium sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Abraham Palatnik, lucite large Whale, Brazil, c.1970.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Palatnik whale with black decoration, signed in the item ‘Pal’ and retains its ‘Made in Brazil’ paper label to the base.
In excellent condition, c.1970.
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Massive Hand-Carved White Rhino / Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive incredibly detailed hand-carved white rhino / rhinoceros sculpture, circa 1970s. The intricacy of the piece is amazing and it appears to be hand carved from a hardwood (possi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Monkey Ceramic Box Sculpture by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
White ceramic box animal sculpture in the shape of a monkey by Vivai del Sud. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached on ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Indian Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Indian Figure
A hand carved figure dated from the mid-20th Century originating from north India. The carved figure of an Indian prince sat on a well de...
Category
1940s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
$998 / item
Salviati Murano Glowing Uranium Art Glass Italian Bird Bookend Sculptures
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown uranium yellow with orange tails Italian art glass chirping birds bookend sculptures. Documented to the Salviati Company. Each has a generic "Mura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Grey Murano Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Grey Murano dogs. Vintage set of fine blown Murano grey glass dogs father mother and puppy, grey hound/ whippet. Italy, 1940’s
Dimensions:
Largest 2" L x .5" W x 2.25" H
Smallest 1"...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$250 / set
Figural Horse Business Card Tray Catchall Brass Bronze, Vienna, Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1910s Austrian business card tray or catchall. Nice addition to your room or just for your collection of Austrian art nouveau items. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Life-Size Ceramic Dachshund - stamp CB
Located in Uccle, BE
Italian Life-Size Ceramic Dachshund - stamp CB
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A life sized glazed terracotta spaniel gun dog sculpture/figure Italian C 1950
Located in Central England, GB
This good quality and very nicely detailed terracotta figure of a life sized cream and tan spaniel gun dog is great fun.
It has a wonderful natural expression and is modelled in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Mid Century Modern Travertine Fish Sculpture in the style of Enzo Mari
Located in Roma, IT
A mid-century miniature sculpture set depicting a large Fish.
This miniature set made in Italy in the 70s combines two Italian peculiarities, the great skill of Italian craftsmen in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Vintage Ceramic Rooster Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large Whimsical mid-century Italian object of art crafted in porcelain depicting a rooster with vegetable body parts. Signed indistinctly on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Iridescent Glass Sculpture Swans, 1950s Attributed Seguso Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture swans Murano glass iridescent half of the 20th century, delicate original and extraordinary craftsmanship.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$625 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Murano Glass Bull Sculpture by Franco Bottaro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Italian Murano glass large bull sculpture by Franco Bottaro.
Hand blown with clear and smoky glass.
Signed Bottaro Murano.
Measurements: 11.5” Wide, 5.5” Deep, 8.25” High.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Pair of American Federal-Style Carved Giltwood Eagle Sculptures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Federal-style carved sculptural eagles with wings outstretched perching on a log base with a gilt and brown finish (PRICED AS PAIR)(Similar eagles with different fin...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Modern Travertine Camel Miniature in the style of Enzo Mari
Located in Roma, IT
A mid-century miniature sculpture depicting a Camel.
This miniature was made in Italy in the 70s and combines two Italian peculiarities, the great skill of Italian craftsmen in worki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
1950s Pepe Mendoza Patinated Brass Lamp Chain Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pepe Mendoza Vintage Lamp Chain Mexico
unmarked
Patinated brass and malachite stone
Fabulous design. Decorative chain with elephant ornamentation.
54 h x 4.25 at widest x 1.5
I...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, 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
Anzolo Fuga Rare and Important Large Hand-Blown Glass Bird Sculpture Ca. 1957
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important hand-blown glass bird on a branch with wings open, model 13884, by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy c. 1957. The work is done with ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish Modern Decorative Glass Owl Sculpture by Viking
Located in San Diego, CA
Well done sculpture in glass by Viking Glass, circa 1970s.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Owl Sculpture by Jaru California Pottery
By Jonathan Adler, Jaru
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage piece of pottery by Jaru California Pottery. This incredible and unique representation of an owl by Jaru is both endearing and whimsical. The simplified shape an...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gilt Over Bronze Seahorse Door Stop or Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Sculpture of a seahorse - Gold over bronze. A stunning piece for the centerpiece of a table or room, or an addition to a seaside story in the garden or living space. Th...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Pair whimsical Curtis Jere Wire Lions, cLASSIC Modern design.
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Whimsical Mid Century Modern Pair Curtis Jere Wire Lions, Mother & Child? Husband & Wife ? Brother & Sister..Really great decorative art / sculptur...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Aldo Londi Rimini Petrol Blue Ceramic Horse by Bitossi Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Utrecht, NL
Aldo Londi, Bitossi petroleum blue and green pottery horse.
Beautiful color and glaze.
Circa late 1960.
Fully marked, numbered on the bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted 2 Large Marble Elephant Statues
Located in Oirlo, LI
Enhance your home or office decor with this exquisite set of 2 large marble elephant statues. Handcrafted with precision around the 1950s, these stunning pieces weigh 350 kg each a...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$8,282 / set
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
Vintage Bronze Greyhound or Whippet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Bronze Greyhound or Whippet
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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.
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