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
1950s Italian Blue Murano Glass Hippopotamus
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid blue Murano glass hippopotamus
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Scandinavian Abstract Rooster Studio Ceramic, Mid-Century, Signed
Located in Andernach, DE
Studio ceramic rooster attributed by glaze and style to a Scandinavian artist around the 1970s.
Fantastic rooster ‘’behaviour’’ caught so well in one simple gesture!
Subtle blue, tur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of metal and wood. In go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carved Stone Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of birds carved from various semiprecious stones with an amusing expression and brass feet perched on carved stone tree trunks.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone
$3,450 / set
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica lobster box tureen signed Michel Caugant circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Majolica Italian Grey Hound Midcentury
Located in Rochester, NY
Majolica Italian grey hound. Mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ceramic Sculpture Of Two Blue Doves, Keramia 1960s
By Keramia
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful, elegant sculpture of two blue doves. Produced by Keramia. The sculpture is in gypsum with blue glaze. The original label still attached, marked also on the bottom. The scu...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$274 Sale Price
50% Off
Walter Bosse Shoehorn Shows a Cat, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse shoehorn shows a cat, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Gambaro Poggi Red Blue Purple Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright red, dark cobalt blue and lavender Italian art glass bird paperweight / figurine. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company, w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
French Ceramic Red Statue English Setter on the Prowl Saint Clément Style c 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Red ceramic of an English setter on the prowl in the style of Saint-Clement.
Good condition
Shipping:
45 /9 H18 1.2 Kg
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience
Vintage Boho Ceramic Giraffe Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this elegant and thoughtfully rendered giraffe sculpture. Cast in a textured, chalky white finish with a subtle patina, the piece balances realistic anatomica...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful pair of 1950s Murano Glass Bunnies in Amber and Milk Glass
Located in London, GB
This Pair of whimsical vintage Murano glass Rabbit figurines is a very rare find for collectors and enthusiasts alike. The exquisite design features adorable bunnies shapes crafted f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$778 Sale Price
24% Off
1986 Chinese Shar Pei Dog Sculpture Sandicast by Sandra Brue San Diego CA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Too cute Shar Pei Dog Table Sculpture.
Hand cast in clay like material hand painted.
Vintage piece 1986.
Signed by artist Sandra Brue for Sandicast San D...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
American Mid-Century Steuben Clear Glass Small Figure of a Trumpeting Elephant
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Steuben clear glass small figure of a trumpeting elephant.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Leather Rhinoceros Attributed to Dimitri Omersa (smaller version)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible solid brown leather Rhinoceros in the style of Abercrombie & Fitch and Dimitri Omersa. Great color and patina with clear eyes. Rhinoceros measures 18.5" wide, 6.5" deep an...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Charcoal Black Metal Greyhound/Whippet Sculptural Bookend
Located in Warrenton, OR
Charcoal Black Metal Greyhound/Whippet Sculptural Bookend, 6.5 x 6.5 x 4 inches approximately.
This mid-century modern era bookend (single, not a pair) with dog sculpture is a dark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$152 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Sommerso Orange Red Italian Art Glass Flying Duck Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden yellow, orange over red, Italian art glass flying duck centerpiece sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Segus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Midcentury Iridescent Glazed Cat Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French midcentury stylized cat figures featuring an iridescent glaze.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Red Opalescent White Italian Art Glass Centrepiece Fish Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and red stripe Italian art glass flat fish sculpture. The fish is created in the manner of the Cenedese Company. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
Signed, Blown Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin
Located in Warrenton, OR
Signed, Blown Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin
A very special sculpture. Blue and wine-red blown glass fish by the Italian Murano glass blower Josef Marcolin.
Measures approximately 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.75 inches.
Josef Marcolin (1933-2015), who originallly lived and was trained as a glassblower in Murano, Italy, moved to Sweden with his brother Benito in 1954. They made beautiful blown glass/crystal sculptures, such as this one, that are known for their stunning, unique blend of Murano and Swedish style. In 1991 they moved back to Italy and continued to create for a short time under the name Sardinia Crystal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Murano Duck Figure attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in CABA, AR
This exceptional piece exemplifies Martinuzzi's mastery of glass manipulation, showcasing the distinctive Pulegoso and Bollicino techniques.
This technique, pioneered by Martinuzzi,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Roberto Rigon Mid-Century Ceramic Rhinoceros Bull Buffalo Bertoncello Italy 70s
Located in München, BY
Set of two mid-century ceramic animal sculptures, a rhinoceros and a bull/buffalo of Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello. Made in Italy, circa the 1970s.
Expressive figures made of glaze...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small White 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. Small dog sculpture was pro...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Swan Sommerso Art Glass Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish petite swan sommerso art glass sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1980s. The sommerso technique piece has a wonderful deep black color under the clear glass and is in very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Abstract Owl Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
1980's Mid-Century Modern abstract carved marble owl sculpture with black base, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina to the mar...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Majolica Lobster Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica lobster tureen or box with green glaze, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Midcentury Wienerberger Ceramic Elefant
By Kéramos
Located in Vienna, AT
This Amazing and rara Austrian Midcentury Elefant Ceramic sculpture was manufactured by Wienerberger Keramik Austria in the 1950s. TheWienerberger Keramik company, executed the work...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund's 1960s Rörstrand Brutalistic Parrot Chamotte Sculpture, Rörstrand
Located in Stockholm, SE
This bird is created by the prominent artist Gunnar Nylund during the 1960s. Manufactured by Rörstrand, the renowned ceramic company in Sweden, the sculpture carries with it the lega...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Mid-Century Japanese Nambu Cast Ironware Flounder Fish Dish Trinket Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A rare and uncommon piece of Nambu Cast Iron Serving Ware. It was design by Goro Mori, shaped like a flounder fish, made in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. Mori's was a contemporary o...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Wooly Mammoth Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Wooly Mammoth Sculpture.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
CERAMIC BASSANO - Black Panther - Made in ITALY 1960
By Bassano
Located in Milano, IT
LARGE BASSANO CERAMIC, depicting black panther, fire-glazed.
In perfect condition, original MADE IN ITALY 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Small Lessie 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. Lessie Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one dog avail...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Art Glass Crane Sculpture Hand Blown Venetian Italian Crystal Glass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible Murano art glass hand blown sculpture of a crane in clear and purple colored glass.
Handcrafted beautiful Mid-Century Modern hand blown art glass Italian figurine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Stephanie Kalan Studio Pottery Two Small Penguin Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual vintage studio pottery small penguin figures Stephanie Kalan (1909-1978) probably dating from around 1950. The hand crafted figures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Stylish Art Glass Bird Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish art glass bird sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6.5"W x 2.5"D x 7"H. The piece is done...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Herta Baller Capricorn Mid-Century Brass Bottle Opener, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
A nice Mid-Century bottle opener featuring a Capricorn zodiac figurine from the 1950s, crafted from solid brass. Designed by Hertha Baller in Austria ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4366 'Bird' Brass Sculpture
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4366 'Bird' brass sculpture. A wonderful abstract patinated brass bird sculpture designed in the 1950's by Vienna, Austria's, Carl Aubock. This item is produced in the original Carl Aubock Werkstatte currently operated by Carl Aubock IV. All items are produced with the highest quality materials, using traditional tooling and techniques.
Over many years, Carl Aubock Wekstatte has amassed a large catalog of items, many of which are for daily use in the household or office. Aubock items make for the perfect high quality, collectable gift for the home...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$548 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1960s Hand-Crafted Porcelain Italian Figure of a Penguin by Ronzan
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1960s hand-crafted porcelain figure of a penguin by Ronzan is a charming and meticulously detailed piece of Italian artistry. This figure showcases a realistic and expressive depiction of a penguin, capturing the bird's unique characteristics with precision. The porcelain is carefully painted to reflect the natural beauty of a penguin, with a sleek white body, gray belly, golden accents, and subtle shading to highlight the texture of the feathers. The figure stands in an upright pose, with its wings slightly spread and its head tilted, giving it a lifelike and endearing appearance. The craftsmanship of Ronzan is evident in the intricate details, from the delicate features of the penguin's face to the smooth finish of the porcelain. This figure would be a delightful addition to any collection of mid-century Italian ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Vintage Brass Gazelle with Baby
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage brass gazelle with its baby. Beautiful gold patina and details formed into the brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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 Silvered and Brass Duck and Her Ducklings, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and rare set of brass duck and her ducklings is made of silver plated metal and brass. This is a very interesting French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
$3,468 Sale Price / set
41% Off
80" Leather Superking Rhinoceros by Valenti, Spain, circa 1970s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare vintage monumentally sized 80 inch long 'Superking' rhinoceros footstool by Valenti, Spain, circa 1970s. This example is signed with the 'Valenti Made in Spain' stamp on its underside. Similar to leather animal designs by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch.
Some creative ways to use this Omersa style leather rhino is as a floor or table / credenza sculpture or as a footstool or armrest next to your favorite lounge chair or reading armchair. Due to internal structural issues, not advised to use as a bench or other type of seating without first repairing the internal structure.
As you can see in our photos, we have a large collection of Omersa leather animals...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
$6,700 Sale Price
29% Off
Mid-century murano glass bird, 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century murano glass bird, 1970’s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Walter Bosse Scorpio Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Scorpio zodiac sign brass figurine, 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
R M Evans Signed Limited Edition Bronze Wall Relief Plaque Sculpture Lone Buck
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and intricately detailed relatively large bronze wall relief plaque sculpture by American artist R. M. Evans. The work titled "Lone Buck" features a solitary de...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Leopard Wooden Silhouettes by Katherine Barnell
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of leopard silhouettes crafted in wood with bold realistic printed images. Signed by artist Katherine Barnell on the backs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s, Italian Modernist Hand Blown Murano Cat Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960s stylized cat sculpture, possibly created by Livio Seguso of Murano, Italy. Sculpture measures: 12.5" hight by 7" wide and 3.75" deep. Unsigned. In very good vintage 1960s condi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Painted Art Pottery by André Guiron
By Andre Guiron
Located in Antwerp, BE
A nice bowl or cigar ashtray by the French artist Andre Guiron executed in Vallauris. It features Lascaux cave painting figures. Signed. In good condition
Measure: Diameter 35 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Billy Goat Porcelain Scupture By Royal Dux Czech Republic Circa 1960
Located in Zohor, SK
Small, but elegant. This beautiful porcelain sculpture shows a billy goat laying down. Black goat with white horns and beautiful details with almost an abst...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$223 Sale Price
50% Off
Val Saint Lambert France Engraved Glass Disc Pisces Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Dreamy engraved round glass disc Pisces paperweight by Val Saint Lambert, France, circa 1970s. Signed with engraved signature on disc edge,
as pictured.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Fish Sculpture, Andre Bloc?
Located in Warrenton, OR
MCM / Vintage Brass Fish Sculpture. Could this be an Andre Bloc piece?
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Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Leather Rhino Footstools by Abercrombie & Fitch, 1950s priced per item
Located in Buchanan, MI
Vintage Leather Rhino Footstools by Abercrombie & Fitch, 1950s priced per item
would look amazing in a sitting room or library
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Leather Rhinoceros Attributed to Dimitri Omersa (large version)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible solid brown leather Rhinoceros in the style of Abercrombie & Fitch and Dimitri Omersa. Incredible color and patina with green eyes. This ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
MCM Bakelite Black Bird with Brass Beak by Rosenthal Netter
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM bakelite black bird with brass beak by Rosenthal Netter, circa 1960s. Cool piece in very good vintage condition that measures 9.5"W x 3"D x 7"H. #3856
Category
20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Malachite Vide Poche and Pair of Eggs
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A set consisting of one natural solid vide poche (10x7x3 cm) of malachite with an organic shape as well as a pair of eggs which are solid too. The measurements of the eggs are 5x3,5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$776 / set
Signed 24k gold infused Crystal Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin. original label
Located in Warrenton, OR
Signed 24k gold infused Crystal Fish Sculpture by Josef Marcolin. original label
In addition to the signature on the bottom, the piece still has both of its original labels as well.
In Murano glass work, fine gold dust inside the glass is called gold polveri. Perhaps this term was dropped by Marcolin due to the inclusions being more notable gold flecks rather than gold dust.
Josef Marcolin (1933-2015), who originallly lived and was trained as a glassblower in Murano, Italy, moved to Sweden with his brother Benito in 1954. They made beautiful blown glass/crystal sculptures such as this one, which are known for their unique blend of Murano and Swedish style. In 1991 they moved back to Italy and continued to create for a short time under the name Sardinia Crystal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
John W. Mills (1933-2023) Bronzed Prowling Lion Sculpture
By John Mills
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fascinating bronzed tabletop sculpture of a prowling lion by the acclaimed British sculptor, John W. Mills. This is an original resin maquette from the artist’s Caged Lion series w...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Malachite Animal Collection
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A wonderful set consisting of 17 different animals made from beautiful natural malachite sourced from Congo. All animals are made by hand. The size of the different animals varies. B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
$716 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Decorative Fish in Glazed Ceramic
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative Fish in Glazed Ceramic, late 20th century.
Wonderful and fun decorative fish sculpture in glazed ceramic. Deep and interesting turquoise color and a playful yet elegant d...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Modernist Sea Garden Ceramic Horses by Alvino Bagni for Raymor
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarcely seen ceramic horses from the "Sea Garden" line designed by Alvino Bagni for Raymor (ca. 1960, Italy).
Attractive oceanic color combinations with incised geometric shapes and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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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