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
1960s Teakwood Lion Figurine by Gunnar Florning for Laurids Lonborg Denmark
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The vintage 1960s teakwood lion toy brush figurine was designed by Gunnar Florning for Laurids Lonborg Denmark. It was created using teakwood, a high-q...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak
$273 Sale Price
20% Off
Fritz Heidenreich Rosenthal Mid-Century Large Pair Porcelain Doves
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair German Rosenthal mid-century large porcelain doves designed by renowned sculptor Fritz Heidenreich (German, 1895-1966). The ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Mini White Dalmatian 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. Mini White Poodle Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only on...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Ceramic Porcelain Decorative Horse Sculpture, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Horse sculpture was produced in England. Only one item available.
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Italian Dalmatian Majolica Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A vintage Mid Century Modern Italian terracotta art pottery sculpture. A figural animal work produced circa 1960s depicting a Dalmatian dog modeled seated. Glazed white and black ter...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
V Nason & C. Murano Sommerso Large Amber Glass Duck Sculpture
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental chunky glass duck by V Nason & Co Murano.
Solid amber glass duck sculpture weighing approximately 3.5kg prepackaged.
Still retains its original silver foil label.
No damage.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Glass Fish In Blue/ Green Tones , Glass Art - Italy ca. 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary designed, colorful Murano glass fish from the period around 1970. Another highly decorative piece in our fine Murano glass selection. This fantastic Murano glass fish s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Boho Quadruple Bronze Horse Statute on Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A timeless tribute to strength and movement, this miniature sculpture features four cast bronze horses mid-stride, each uniquely postured, mounted on a warm veined marble base. Remin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Montelupo for Bitossi Sausage Dog in Blue "Rimini" Ceramic, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous wiener dog sculpture from the "Rimini Blu" collection by Flavia Montelupo for Bitossi. This lovely and rare sculpture was designed by Flavia Montelupo and produced by Bitoss...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Genuine Murano Glass Rooster
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful vintage Murano glass chicken intricately made in several glass techniques. Breast made of aventurine speckled glass encased in lattimo, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
$358 Sale Price
32% Off
Skunk Orange Colored Ceramic Money Box, Piggy Bank, Vintage, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage money bank. A beautiful decorative item, Made in Germany or Italy, not sure. Nice addition to any collection, desktop, living room or children's room. Nice orange co...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Extremely Rare, Huge Lifelike Horse Made of Leather, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Extremely rare, very decorative and lifelike horse made of leather. Probably from the house "Liberty's London" in England.
The proportions are wonderf...
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1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Majolica White Cat with Dragonfly Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful Italian pottery cat figurine features crouching white cat with half-closed eyes, getting ready to pounce on a dragonfly flying over cat's shoulder. Elegantly sculpted ceramic...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Sculpture Pheasants Porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large sculpture pheasants porcelain Guido Cacciapuoti 1940s made In Italy, famous Italian sculptor of the mid-20th century.
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse cat figurine with thermometer, 1950s
Austrian desk thermometer, cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer.
Designed by Walter Bosse...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Tall Brass Seagull Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Fairfield, CA
A tall vintage brass sculpture of stacked seagulls mounted to a circular marble base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Brass
Cenedese Artistic Handmade Egg "Aquarium" Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Impressive large hand blown egg-shaped Aquarium sculpture in Murano glass. This unique piece was designed by Barbini for Cenedese in Murano, Italy in the 1960s.
This fantastic Mur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Staffordshire Ceramic Spaniel Mantle Dogs 1378 4 From Beswick, 1960s
By Beswick
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two Staffordshire Spaniel Mantle Dogs ceramic figurines was manufactured by the English Beswick manufacture during the 1960s. The catalogue number 1378-4. The figurines are made of high-quality hand-painted ceramics. Decorated with a gold chain, medallion and a cream white robe. Usually placed on fireplaces in 19th century mansions. In Scotland, these were commonly referred to as Wally dugs. The Staffordshire spaniel was the quintessential Victorian bourgeois ornament and a status symbol. No fireplace was complete without a pair of spaniels standing guard. Staffordshire dogs are now collector's objects. The quality of modeling and painting the figures may vary. Many copies have been produced, but originals in good condition and in the right pairs are now rare. Victorian tales describe the usefulness of placing Staffordshire spaniel figures on window sills. One story tells that a woman may have placed figures on her front window. If the spaniels were facing away from each other, her husband was at home. If he was far away, the dogs would face each other. As her lover walked past the house, he would have known if it was safe to visit her without her husband knowing.
John Beswick...
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1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Cute Realistic Ceramic Baby Leopard from Italy, 1960s / 70s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Cute Realistic Ceramic Baby Leopard from Italy, 1960s / 70s
Look into his eyes as if they were real.
The proportions, the shaping of the body almost perfect.
The painting is equa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist White Stone Cat Sculpture by Japanese Artist Masatoyo Kishi Kuki
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist white stone cat sculpture by Japanese artist Masatoyo Kishi, circa 1970s. The impressive hand carved sculpture by the listed artist and sculptor who goes by the name "Kuki"...
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Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Decorative Object Animal Sculpture Dog Murano Glass Midcentury Modern Italy 1960
Located in Palermo, IT
Decorative object/ dog sculpture in multicolored Murano glass. Made in Italy in the 60s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Weight: 1.785 Kg
NOTE: We offer ou...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Oversized Murano Multicolor Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge Italian Murano glass hand blown fish figure with colorful decorative spots and stripes, Italy, 1950s.
Blue, red, orange, yellow and green accents...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Russian Ceramic Polar Bear Figurine from the 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Russian ceramic sculpture depicting a polar bear, made in the 1950s
Ø cm 11 h cm 11
Russian ceramics boasts a rich and long history dating back to t...
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1950s Russian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Carved Wood Life Size Monitor Lizard, School of Bustamonte, Mexico, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand-Carved Wood Life-Size Monitor Lizard, School of Bustamonte, Mexico, 1970s Mexico, circa 1970s
An impressively scaled hand-carved wooden monitor ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Midcentury Table Sculpture Ceramic Bodies, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
made from gypsum ceramic
set of two price is for all
in original condition
sign of use
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Realistic Ceramic Cheetah by Favaro Cecchetto, 1960s Italy
Look into his eyes as if they were real.
The proportions, the shaping of the body almost perfect.
The painting is equal...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Charming Dog Poodle Sculpture Figurine by Leopold Anzengruber, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A lovely detailed Midcentury poodle figurine, named „Peggy" from the 1950s. Designed and handcrafted by Leopold Anzengruber in Vienna, Austria. A decorative and lovely piece, made of...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Toucan sculpture, exotic wood, circa 1970
Located in BELFORT, FR
Small toucan sculpture made of exotic wood. Perfect condition.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Art Glass Dachshund Dog Sculpture by Archimede Seguso for Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful vintage whimsical art glass dachshund dog sculpture by Archimede Seguso for Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Camel Sculpture, Signed & Numbered, Limited Edition
Located in Warrenton, OR
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Camel Sculpture, Signed & Numbered
This mid-century modern camel sculpture measures about 6 x 3.25 x 2.25 inches.
It is in good vintage condition and has a wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Fratelli Manelli Travertine Elephants Family Sculptures, Italy, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
Presenting a gorgeous family of three Fratelli Manelli travertine elephant sculptures, hand-produced in Italy during the 1970s. Each piece is a test...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
$425 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso for Graal Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sculpture of a Stylized Cat Designed by Livio Seguso ca. 1970s
A cute sculpture of a stylized cat in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. It was desig...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Giovanni de Simone Ceramic Tile Italian Design Multi-Color Swordfish Marlin 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giovanni de Simone ceramic tile Italian design multi-color swordfish marlin.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Small Black and White Terrier Dogs 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. Small Dogs Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one item avai...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Livio Seguso Murano Sommerso Uranium Apple Gray Bird Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Salviati, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium green apple with gray bird Italian art glass sculpture. Documented to designer Livio Seguso, with original label s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Opalino/Alabastro Murano Glass Fish Sculpture
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Mid-Century Modern Opalino/Alabastro White Murano (suspected) Glass Fish Sculpture.
A classic, graceful work of art glass of the type very rarely seen.
This gentle sculpture is appr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$192 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Blue Ceramic "William the Hippo" Sculpture - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 7.75"W x 2.75"D x 4.5"H. It is initialed on the underside "MMA"....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Largest Leather Rhino Stool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch, Signed
Located in Lisse, NL
A wonderful and original collectors example of the large-size rhinoceros footstool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie and Fitch.
This impressive size and highly decorative design Rhi...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass
Set of Majolica Sleeping Cat & Kitten Sculptures, Italy, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage ceramic sculptures features tabby cat and kitten, sleeping curled up with their heads resting on their paws. The figurines are decorated with majolica glaze with hand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Miniature Cat Figurine by Walter Bosse, circa 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic mid-century 1950s Vienna bronze figurine by Walter Bosse. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Modern "Spider" wall decoration made of iron
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Modern wall decoration in the shape of a black iron spider.
In Italy, spiders are considered lucky charms.
Typical Italian mid-century design in very be...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
MCM Ash Wood Moose / Reindeer Sculpture by Kaija Aarikka
Located in San Diego, CA
A MCM ash wood moose / reindeer sculpture by Kaija Aarikka of Finland, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition, measures 2.75"W...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ash
Bitossi Elephant by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This is an unique example of Bitossi - Etruria elephant, designed by Aldo Londi.
Rare model in terracotta, incised abstract motif decoration.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Sommerso Birds on a Branch by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese 1960s
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and luminous pair of cased uranium glass birds perched on a stylized branch, designed by Antonio da Ros for Vetreria Gino Cenedese in the early 1960s. Crafted using the refine...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Large Pink Tessellated Stone Abstract Bird Sculpture by Maitland Smith 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Pink Tessellated Stone Abstract Bird sculpture by Maitland Smith 1970's.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Brass
Solid Bronze Scorpio, circa 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Decorative and artful solid bronze scorpio with fine wire legs and detailed face with eyes. The ends of the claws are decorated with leaf-like ornaments. Very nice patina. Probably f...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Italian Pottery Owl Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Pottery Owl Sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
de...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Brass Dinner Bell Displaying a Cat by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming midcentury table bell displaying a cat. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Seguso Murano Sommerso Green Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to clear Italian art glass horse head sculpture. The figure is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. It still retai...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Sommerso
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Marble Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of mid-century hand carved marble foo dogs from China, circa 1950s. Great detail with a beautiful color combination of tans and browns; the pair measure 11"W x 3"D x 4.25"...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Modernist Large Orange Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modernist large scale bird ceramic sculpture created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Bird measures 7.75" by 11" by 6.5" and is signed as pictured. In very good vintage 1960s cond...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Daum France Crystal Canada Goose Glass Sculpture on Stone
By Daum
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Daum France Signed Art Glass Crystal Sculpture of a Canada Goose In Flight—no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Crystal
Brass Lying Deer with Shamanic Inlays
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This lying deer sculpture is made of brass with shamanic inlays. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,529 Sale Price
30% Off
Live Size Italian Dachshund Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
By Marioni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding statue of an Italian dachshund made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectio...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Duck Murano Glass Vetri di Murano Italy Vintage Art Glass, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Venetian sculptural duck figurine in hand blown glass, produced on the isle of Murano, circa 1950s. A nice piece of art for any room.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage American Studio Craft Dean Santner Alligator Wood Puzzle Sculpture 1970s
By Dean Santner
Located in Troy, MI
Articulated Puzzle Pal Alligator sculpture by California
Artist and Craftsman Dean Santner circa 1970s
Six piece stack laminate puzzle formed alligator with raised eyes and leathe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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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Vintage Cat Statue
Vintage Clear Glass Dog
Vintage Swordfish
Wood Pig Sculpture
Abercrombie And Fitch Leather Animals