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 legendary 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.
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 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
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Italian Murano glass fish sculpture.
Measures: Width 62 cm.
Height 15 cm.
Depth 12 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Walter Bosse Elephants Brass Key Hanger by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and rare key holder, displaying an elephant family. A very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria, in the 1950s. Also suitable as a towel holder or for dish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Blenko Blue Art Glass Penguin, Free Fast Shipping
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beautiful blue art glass modern penguin sculpture. No chips or repairs. Made by Blenko. Quick shipping.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Golden Swan Ring Table Sculpture by Dolbi Cashier 1984
Located in Miami, FL
We offer a heavy Mid-Century Modern golden bronze swan ring table sculpture by Dolbi Cashier, 1984.
The ring is an ancient symbol, so perfect and simple. It has no beginning and has...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Bird Pelican Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Pelican sculpture.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is in near excellent condition.
An amazing and seldom piece.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wood Sculpture of Two Birds in a Tree
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sculpture of a parrot with a strawberry and a toucan with a banana created in wood and decorated with tropical colors. Signed by the noted artist Leroy Ortega on the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Vintage Tall Bronze Standing Sculptural Cranes
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage tall bronze sculptural cranes. These standing cranes have a nice patina and can be used indoor or outdoor. One crane is slightly taller.
Measures (Taller) 56 H x 23 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gianluigi Mele Ceramic Boar Animal Sculpture, Italy, Sardinia, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Boar sculpture by the Sardinian designer Gianluigi Mele in ceramic, Italy, circa 1970.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Midcentury Brass Owl Stylized Art Space Age Regency Bird Sculpture C.Jere
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare series from the Curtis Jere Artisan House, USA, circa 1981, owl on wood plinth.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1970s Italian Multicolored Glazed Ceramic Shell Centerpiece with Coral and Crabs
By Falco Marino
Located in Firenze, IT
There is all the Italian artisan mastery in this exceptional Mid-Century Modern open worked large Majolica ornament centerpiece in the form of a long shell enriched with crab, seahorse and red coral perfectly shaped inside it. Looking at this sculpture you will feel the sound of the ocean.
Every part of this colorful and powerful handmade marine themed composition is incredibly realistic and well made. The open shell depicted in a palette made of browns, pink, yellow and green contains a big red coral...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Wood Sculpture Depicting a Mutton
Located in bari, IT
Finely refined natural size wood sculpture depicting a mutton.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Walter Bosse Cow Candleholder, Hertha Baller, Blackened Brass, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A candleholder in the form of a cow by Walter Bosse and manufactured by Hertha Baller, Austria, Vienna, in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
The candleholder is made of blackened and polished brass. It can be used for small ball shaped candles.
This piece is an eyecatchers in every room.
About Walter Bosse and Hertha Baller:
Walter Bosse (November 13, 1904-December 13, 1979) was a Viennese artist, designer, ceramist, potter, metalworker, and craftsman noted for his modernist bronze animal...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Extra Large Herons in Lucite Made by Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of big herons designed and made by Abraham Palatnik.
The indicated diameter below applies to the base of the statuette.
The Brazilian artist Abr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Steuben Duck Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming Steuben mid-20th century representation of a duck or duckling. The duck is in overall condition and no faults were noted. Signed on bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Hattakitkosol Somchai Bronze Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large bronze bird sculpture with wood base by Hattakitkosol Somchai.
Category
1980s Thai Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 very humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Herta Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse Cancer Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Cancer figurine, made of brass, designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria, in the 1950s. In very good condition.
We offer more Water Bosse brass objec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Transparent Yellow to Green Flowers Italian Art Glass Plant Sculpture
By Cenedese, Livio Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown Italian art glass flowering plant sculpture. The piece has 3 very large flowers with clear leafs and base. Created with some Neodymium glass...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Cat Figurine Pretzel Holder, Ring Holder by Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass figurine blackened pretzel holder, ring holder. Designed in the 1950s by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Austria.
Excellent original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antonio Pavia Rare Lacquered Wood and Gilded Bronze Heron, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful sculpture in ivory lacquered wood and gilded bronze, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brass Ram Sculpture Style of Lalanne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass ram or mountain sheep sculpture in faux concrete in the style of Lalanne.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury French Glazed Ceramic Black Cat
Located in Stamford, CT
A charming seated glazed ceramic black cat with yellow glass eyes and gilt bow around neck. What I find most appealing about this feline is the rather se...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marble Nautilus Shell Sculpture, Signed
Located in Brussels, BE
Marble nautilus shell sculpture, signed.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
1950s Italian Glazed Ceramic Fish Shaped Bowl Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny glazed ceramic fish shaped bowl or vide-poche fish sculpture, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching fish figure sculpture / bowl has a beautiful design with yellow and navy blue acc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Danish Terrier Figurine by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen, 1955
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Terrier Figurine by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen, 1955.
Stoneware figurine of a terrier dog designed by Danish ceramicist Knud Kyhn in the 1920s and made by Royal C...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Pheasant" by Archimede Seguso Art Glass Murano 1950s Bird
Located in Brescia, IT
Blown Murano glass. Green and gold leaf.
Perfect condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Walter Bosse Brass Key Hanger Donkey, Dog, Cat and Cock, Hertha Baller, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse brass key hanger donkey, dog, cat and cock, Hertha Baller, Austria.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1974 Studio Stoneware "Birds" Sculpture Signed Pollack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive stoneware sculpture in matte sepia with pops of blue and green.
Interesting form, with bird motifs incorporating cut outs and open exposures as compositional constructs.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Manufacture Sculpture in Ceramic, 1950s
Located in bari, IT
Midcentury ceramic sculpture of a horse head, typical Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Polished Cast Brass Duck Bookends, circa 1950
By Sarried Ltd.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of polished decorative brass duck bookends in Sarried style.
Set of midcentury vintage cast metal brass duck sculpture bust bookends.
Aged wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Los Castillo Brass, Copper and Abalone Dish attributed to Salvador Teran
Located in Miami, FL
Los Castillo Brass, Copper and Abalone Dish attributed to Salvador Teran
Offered for sale is a brass, copper and abalone dish in the form of a whim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
Murano Opalescent Art Glass Dog by Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find figural glass item by master Italian glassblower Seguso. Perfect condition, possibly a Beagle, or Bassett Hound?
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
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
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
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
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 Seguso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Three Colored Fish in Lucite by Abraham Palatnik, Brazil
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Colored fish family in Lucite by Abraham Palatnik. Two of them in sparkling turquoise (one big one small), the other small one comes in Royal Orange.
All three have there original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Standing Metal Giraffe
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Midcentury standing metal giraffe with beautiful details throughout. Some signs of oxidation. Please look through all images. Measures: 45 inches in height.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Modern Silver Plate Spoon Giraffe Sculpture by Raul Zuniga for Casa Del Arte
Located in San Diego, CA
Modern silver plate spoon giraffe sculpture by Raul Zuniga for Casa Del Arte, circa 1971.
The whimsical piece is made from silver plated spoons and var...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Porcelain Swan Design by Miroslav Smutný, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of porcelain
- Label: Jihokera 01
- Very good, original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Black Stone Stylized Monkey Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A black stone stylized monkey anonymous work.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Gino Cenedes Signed Murano Doves
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Gino Cenedes signed Murano doves, recumbent doves in clear glass with cobalt lines for the wings and the beaks and eyes. One in a sleeping pose wit...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Glass Pigeon
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic Seguso pigeon in beautiful amber heavy glass. Signed on the side.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Two Walter Bosse Candleholders
Located in Wien, AT
Two Walter Bosse candleholders
Original condition
We not selling the candle she is only decoration.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Rocking Horse Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Italian Midcentury Rocking Horse Sculpture. Italian midcentury rattan rocking horse sculpture. Italy, circa 1960.
Dimensions: H 23 in. x W 30 in. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Rattan
Midcentury Sitting Cheetah Made of Molded Ceramic, Marked X.MY
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This is a very elegantly shaped sitting cheetah that was molded and not cast as most of the animal figurines from the midcentury period. Hand painted. With its height of 62cm (24.4 i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Midcentury Walnut Bear on a Chain by Werkstätte Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing Austrian 1950s wooden bear, socalled dancing bear with iron chain and glass eyes; perfect minimalistic and characteristic design of the animal. On the underside there are sig...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Hand blown Murano Glass Stylized Zebra Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical, yet refined, Mid-Century Modern decorative object in the form of a stylized zebra was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Walter Bosse Brass Shoe Horn Displaying a Cow, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass shoehorn, displaying a cow. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. In very good condition with nice patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Giulia Mangani Duck in Lucite Porcelain Gold 1970 Silver Metal Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Giulia Mangani duck in Lucite porcelain gold 1970 silver metal made in Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Italian Murano Glass Penguin
Located in Englewood, NJ
A whimsical Mid-Century Modern Italian blown art glass penguin sculpture attributed to Antonio da Ros, made for Cenedese decorated with heavy clear layer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Hertha Baller Monkey Figurine, circa 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Hertha Baller monkey figurine, circa 1950s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Glazed Earthenware Owl in Stunning Color and Mint Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly decorative owl.
This stunning owl will look great on any midcentury design piece of furniture. It is beautifully made and in perfect ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Midcentury Italian Multicolored Murano Glass "Chubby" Cat Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing hand blown midcentury multicolored Murano glass "Chubby" cat sculpture. This piece was designed in Italy during 1970s.
The sculpture represents a chubby, fluffy cat bendin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ceramic Tile Wall Art Decoration from a Cat
By Tackoen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic tile wall art decoration from a cat.
Height 94 cm.
Width 47 cm.
Depth 3 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Murano Blue Red Art Glass Fish Figure with Silver Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Funny Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano glass fish sculpture with silver aventurine flecks. Italy, 1950s.
This cool fish figure will be the perfect choice as a gift idea. Also int...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
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.