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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Walter Bosse Shoehorn, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Shoehorn, circa 1950s
polished and stove enamelled.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ostrich Egg Urns on Carved Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century pair of Anthony Redmile urns crafted with an eccentric array of materials featuring amethyst stone, ostrich eggs, boar tusks and carved ebony all in a dramatic compositio...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ostrich Eggshell, Hardwood
$13,900 / set
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
Vintage stoneware penguin by John Seymour
By John Seymour
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderful stoneware penguin sculpture signed by artist John Seymour, 1986.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Vintage Black and White Blown Solid Murano Glass Penguin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Early 1980, a very cute Venetian penguin Art sculpture in blown Murano glass, the central solid crystal clear core is deeply overlaid in black and white, t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Bergasse Mid-Century Modern Brass Metal School of Fish Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Bergasse Mid-Century Modern brass metal school of fish wall sculpture. Item features a signed "Bergasse," great brutalist design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vallauris & Monaco, France, Table Lamp in Glazed Ceramics Shaped like a Fish
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Shellfish French 1960 Table Lamp in Ceramic Representing a Fish Vallauris
This can be use as a Decorative Garniture.
Vallauris & Monaco, France, Table Lamp in Glazed Ceramics Shaped ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$333 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Life-Size Dog, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This life-size dog was made of resin, probably used as an advertising dog for dog food, an original piece of furniture.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$2,669 Sale Price
30% Off
Sergio Bustamante Large Sculpture of a Penguin in Brass and Copper
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large scaled piguin sculpture by the Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, dating from the 1970s. This charming pieces is composed of copper and brass.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Italian Modern Statue of Cat in Red and White Terracotta by M. Moretto, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Statue of cat in red and white terracotta by M. Moretto, 1980s
Statue of cat lying down looking upwards, in withe soft pink and red painted terracotta.
The cat's eyes...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Large Vintage Glazed Terra Cotta Parrot Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of parrot sculptures or figures perched on bases with leaves and berries, crafted in terra cotta in large scale, hand decorated and glazed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Stylized Brass and Wood Crane Sculptures on Lucite Base, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous pair of stylized brass and wood crane sculptures each on a Lucite base.
The middle body is handcrafted out of wood and painted in black and green.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Vintage Solid Brass Ramshead Bust
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a midcentury vintage solid brass bust of a Ramshead. This large Ramshead is hand Chased and Stands on a black wooden pedestal. This Ramsh...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Whimsical Metal Wire Lion Sculpture in the Style of C. Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Metal wire sculpture of a lion on a black metal base. The body is black metal wire and the mane is tinted in gold. In the style of C. Jere, circa 1990s.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Pair of Fighting Jaguars by Giovanni Ronzan, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This piece is made in hand-painted ceramic and is signed by Ronzani.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be consid...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Hand-Carved Fish / Whale Sculpture in Solid Teak, USA, c. 1960's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a truly one of a kind hand-carved sculpture resembling a fish or a whale. Ideal for the fisherman or fisherwoman in your life this thought-provoking piece is hand carved...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Brown and White Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by Vetreria Toso, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Vetrerie Toso, Italy, circa 1930s.
It is made in blown glass and polychrome paste.
A clear sign of the authenticity of the piece, its age and its creation is the presence of ash particles in the glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in a home.
Literature:
Giordana Naccari, Cristina Beltrami, ed. Skira, "L' Arca di Vetro. La Collezione di animali di Pierre Rosenberg...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Tommaso Barbi "COBRA" Gold Glazed Ceramic Lamp, 1970
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Tommaso Barbi gold glazed ceramic majestic table lamp.
New wide white lamp shade with gold interior.
Fully functioning lamp.
Minor s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meow! 25" Tall Brutalist Black Cat Sculpture Abstract Mid Century Modern Art 50s
By Gerald Laing
Located in Peoria, AZ
Brutalist Cat Sculpture
Gorgeous!
25" Tall!
Mid Century Modern
One of the Coolest Cat Sculptures in the World
Metal & Enamel
Circa 1959
This monumental sculpture captures the form...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Midcentury Stoneware Llama by Fabbri Art Company
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool mid-century stoneware llama by Fabbri Art Co. of San Francisco, circa 1970s. The llama has been beautifully sculpted with deep striking texture in a rich deep greenish co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Mid Century Frederic Weinberg Bronze Sculptures Giraffe and Gazelle Form
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of modernist tables sculptures by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s
Cast bronze giraffe and gazelle
Both signed to leg interior
giraffe
3.5 x 3 x 11.5 inches
gazelle
6 x 2.5 x 6...
Category
1950s American Vintage 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
Pair of Vintage Blanc de Chine Bird or Parrot Figures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of French blanc de chine porcelain life size parrots or cockatoos casually perched on grapevines.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
James Bearden 1960s Style Welded Bronze & Black Painted Brutalist Cat Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of modernist James Bearden, this 1960s MCM metal with bronze Brutalist cat sculpture, has applied black patina with bronze highlights. In fi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Huge Alfredo Barbini Cenedese Aquarium Object 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Very colorful and heavy Murano glass block Aquarium with inclusions of three fishes and sea plants within clear glass. Made for Cenedese in Italy circa 1960s. Excellent vintage condi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,932 / item
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Elephant with Green Blanket
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art elephant with green and black patterned blanket designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Elephant with Red Blanket
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art elephant with red and black patterned blanket designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Palatnik Op Art Lucite Elephant with Tan Blanket
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern lucite Op Art elephant with tan and black patterned blanket designed by Abraham Palatnik. Original label on bottom: Made in Brazil. Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Large German Shepherd Porcelain Figurine Dog Hutschenreuther
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Exquisite porcelain German Shepherd Dog, hand-Painted, very detailed.
has a glazed finished that gives the dog a very beautiful and sharp l...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Stylish Cockatoo / Bird Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish cockatoo art glass sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Mario Buccellati pair of Italian Silver Penguin-Form Magnum Wine Coolers
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of realistically modeled as a male and female penguins, the hinged heads opening to reveal a bottle compartment Mario Buccellati was one of the most remarkable Italian jeweler...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sergio Bustamante Papier Mache Sculptures, Bird, Parrot on Eggs and Nests
Located in Miami, FL
Sergio Bustamante Papier Mache Sculptures, Bird, Parrot on Eggs and Nests
Offered for sale is an early pair of Sergio Bustamante (Mexican, born 1949) papier mache sculptures of a p...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Paint
$530 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Pair of Vintage Chinese Brass Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of vintage brass Chinese foo dogs, circa 1950s. Great detail and patina on this heavy, solid and well crafted set; the pair are in very good vintage condition and measure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,000 / set
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Large Dog Sculpture on Limestone Base
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large patinated resin sculpture of a dog mounted on a limestone base by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills.
Although an original maquette made by the artist to as a mod...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Midcentury Lucite Giraffe Sculptures by Abraham Palatnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of midcentury Lucite giraffe sculptures by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik, circa 1960s. Palatnik was a Pioneer in the "Kinetic and Op Art moveme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Royal Dux Ceramic Exotic Parrot
By Royal Dux
Located in bari, IT
Exotic parrot in multi-color ceramic by Royal Dux production from late 1950s.
Category
1950s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Russian Sarapul Cast Iron Bronze Washed Horse Sculpture Candelabra Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stylized plated or washed cast metal horse candleholder, weighs 1 lb.
Category
1960s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$696 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Rare Tommaso Barbi White Ceramic Rabbit Signed, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage rare Tommaso Barbi white ceramic rabbit.
1960s Made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom piece.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Smoked Glass Dolphin Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Murano Italian smoked glass dolphin sculpture 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blue White Opalescent Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Paperweight Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent cobalt blue and white opalescent Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Created in the manner of designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Alabastro" technique. The main body is almost a ball, with large applied opal white fins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
A.Ve.M. Murano Purple Red Green Swimming Double Fish Italian Art Glass Aquarium
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso double fish Italian art glass aquarium block sculpture. Documented to the Arte Vetraria Muranese company (A.Ve.M.). Similars a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Ercole Barovier (attributed) Murano Glass Tortoise Figurine Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Fascinating, almost antique, piece of Venetian Murano glass attributed to Ercole Barovier, circa 1930s/1940s. This rather unusual looking turtle or tortoise sculpture, similar to the...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Add a touch of timeless Italian design to your space with this exquisite travertine Giraffe sculpture by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli. Handcrafted from natural travertine stone, t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Murano, Italy, Collection of Six Miniature Glass Figurines of Animals
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy. A collection of six miniature glass figurines of animals (ostrich, bird, seal etc.) in colored art glass.
1960s/70s.
Largest (ostrich) measuring: H 9,0 cm. x W 7,0 c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Live Size Italian Pug Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
By Marioni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding statue of an Italian Pug Dog made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectiona...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Italian Mid Century Modern Blown Glass Rooster by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century Modern blown glass "Rooster" designed by, Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese. The rooster with applied red comb with clear body "sommerso" technique (layering of glass) with the center a black against a heavily cased clear background. The rooster is cased in multiple layers of clear glass giving it a depth of dimension and weight. The rooster is unsigned. circa 1960s'
Measurements:
height: 13.25 in in. x width: 7.25 in. x depth: 4.25 in.
Biography:
Antonio Da Ros (Italian; 1936-2012) graduated in 1957 from the Istituto Superiore di Arti Decorative ‘CARMINI’ in Venice.
In 1958, he started working in the Gino Cenedese glass factory which later became Ars Cenedese Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Portuguese Earthenware Sculpture Depicting Two Gazelles
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Eartehnware sculpture depicting two gazelles. Polychrome decoration in shades of brown and green. The larger gazelle has horns and an upright posture, while the smaller one, without ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
1970s Brass and Copper Heron Sculpture By Sergio Bustamante, Mexican
Located in London, GB
A tall free-standing life-size brass and copper sculpture of a heron by Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, 1970’s.
Size: H65 cm x W70 cm x D30 cm
Artist biography:
Bustamante's firs...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Pedro Friedeberg Crocodile Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
Black crocodile wearing golden heels by Italian - born Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. The sculpture is series 6 / 10. Signed PEDRO FRIEDEBERG under the body, Limited 10-pieces edit...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Whippet Dog Sculpture in Painted Composite with Gilded Collar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking mid-20th century sculptural depiction of a seated whippet or Italian greyhound dog. Crafted in painted composite or resin with an aged, ivory-white surface, the piece feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Handmade leather dog /Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s.
By Deru
Located in Köln, NW
Handmade leather dog / Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s.
These small leather animals are folded from a thicker piece of brown leather and riveted . Stamped Deru.
Origami technique.
The m...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
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
$140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Murano Sommerso Orange Blue Italian Art Glass Australia Kangaroo Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso light blue over orange Italian art glass kangaroo sculpture. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. Hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Swan by Gabriele De Vecchi – Silver sculpture mounted on a shell
Located in Uccle, BE
“Swan”, silver sculpture mounted on a shell, by Gabriele De Vecchi.
Sculpture representing a silver swan mounted on a shell forming the body and wings.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Large Danish Ceramic Giraffe, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Danish ceramic giraffe, 1960s. In beautiful blue and brown tones.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Black Donkey Caddy after Manuel Felguerez Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s after Manuel Felguerez Handmade Black Donkey Caddy Mexico
Painted metal with two rings
Ideal napkin holder kitchen caddy miscellaneous storage.
Un...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Alabaster Horses Sculpture by Boldrini from Italy, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Boldrini Italian Mid Century Modern alabaster table horse sculpture made in Volterra (Tuscany, Italy ).
Boldrini is a well-known Italian compan...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
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
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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