Modern Animal Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1970s
Vintage Sergio Bustamante Brass Snail Sculpture Mexico Mid Century Modern 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Sergio Bustamante rare snail sculpture Mexico 1970s
Hollow form brass welded construction with great detail and character
Unmarked
19 inch width
9 inch depth
10 inch height
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Jörg Jeschke, Austrian sculptor. Metal sculpture of a bird on a pedestal.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jörg Jeschke, Austrian sculptor.
Metal sculpture of a bird on a pedestal.
Signed and dated 1971.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: L 42.0 cm x H 17.0 cm.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Stunning Large Two Jelly Fish Murano Italian Art Glass Aquarium, signed
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful stunning large Murano hand blown aquarium design Italian art glass sculpture was most likely made in the 1980s in Italy. It's showing two Jelly Fish inside, in two dif...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Medium size French horse model in genuine leather, 1970s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Horse sculpture / model made of genuine leather from the 1960s or 1970s. Well made with good proportions and details. Very decorative and would be a fun and cool piece for any kind o...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Horses Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s cast bronze horses sculpture by renowned designers Curtis Jerè.
The sculpture has a beautiful patina and its mounted on a wooden lacquer base.
The sculpture is s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Seguso Murano Glass Stylized Woman's Body, Italy, 1970s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful sculpture depicting a stylized woman's body in smoky green Murano glass on a cubic black glass pedestal. The artwork, created in the 1970s, can be attributed to the Murano...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Handmade wool lamb by Hanns-Peter Krafft. Germany 1970s.
Located in Köln, NW
Rare wool lamb by Hanns-Peter Krafft. Germany 1970s. The lamb was handmade from original white wool, leather and solid high-quality beech wood. The entire production took place in Ge...
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1970s German Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Handmade large white wooly sheep by Hans-Peter Krafft. 1970s. Made in Germany.
Located in Köln, NW
A large life -size white wool sheep by Hans-Peter Krafft. 1970s. Made in Germany.
The sheep was handmade from original white wool, leather and solid high-quality beech wood. The entire production took place in Germany circa 1970.
The sheep originally served as a stool but are now sought after as beautiful Design objects for interiors.
The wood has a beautiful grain. The smaller black paintings...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wool, Glass, Wood
Handmade white woolly sheep by Hans -Peter Krafft. 1970s. Made in Germany.
Located in Köln, NW
A white wool sheep by Hans-Peter Krafft. 1970s. Made in Germany.
The sheep was handmade from original white wool, leather and solid high-quality beech.
The entire production took place in Germany. The sheep originally served as a stool but are now sought after as beautiful Design Objects for Interiors. The wood has a beautiful grain.
This sheep is the smaller model, which is approx. 62 cm high.
Slight signs of age-related wear, some minor wear to the fur.
The smaller black paintings...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather, Wool, Glass
Ceramic Sculpture by Umberto Ghersi, Italy
By Umberto Ghersi
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture by Umberto Ghersi, 1960. Signed.
Biography:
Son of the ceramist Angelo and descendant of a family of Albisola majolica makers Umberto Ghersi, born in 1913 in Albis...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gabriella Binazzi Silver Plate Hen Bird Bowl Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful massive silver plate and shell hen bird was designed and hand-crafted by Italian artist Gabriella Binazzi (attributed to). You can hear the ocean in this lovely Binazz...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
1970s Dolphin Murano clear and smokey art glass sculpture.
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Nice Murano art glass Dolphin sculpture, not signed, made in 1990s.
Clear and smoky gray glass with wonderful reflections, a nice gift idea that will...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Porcelain Leopard Sculpture , Italy, 1970.
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand-painted leopard sculpture made of porcelain, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Eagle Bronze Sculpture Mounted on Green Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A bronze sculpture of an eagle about to take off mounted on a green marble base finely detailed, with foundry marks.
this wonderful Model of an Eagle, is bronze cast, modelled perche...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Roberto Estevez Incredible Large Unicorn Sculpture 1979 'Signed and Numbered'
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite large unicorn bust sculpture in cast resin with inlaid bronze mane, solid engraved brass alicorn, and gold leaf ears on a sculptural solid brass base by Roberto Estevez, Am...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Zodiac Scorpion Model
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scorpion Model built on a Wood Shelf. Hook on back allows for piece to hang or looks good sitting as well. Looks like a wire frame with plaster or paint over frame. Nicely done!
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970's Sommerso Murano Glass, Birds, Doves on a Tree, Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Murano glass sculpture depicting four birds in white and light pink perched on a clear glass tree with branches attached to a base decorated with rounds. A nice centerpiece in each...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Curtis Jere Enameled Butterfly, Wire and Marble Sculpture Blue, Green Vintage
By Curtis Jeré
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rarely found vintage signed Curtis Jere sculpture has enameled butterflies coming from 3 wire points that sit in the original marble base. The colors of shades of se...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Wire
Modern Maitland-Smith Tessellated Marble Water Bird Table Top Sculpture
Located in Bainbridge, NY
1988 Maitland Smith handcrafted tessellated Marble decorative Water Bird. Featuring a rounded oval, floating waterfowl, shore bird form accented with ivory cream tessellated marble, ...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Brass Gazelle Antelope Sculpture Decorative Object, Tall
Located in New York, NY
A brass animal Gazelle antelope bust sculpture decorative object with tall antlers, circa late-20th century, 1970s.
Dimensions: 21.5" Height.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Smoked Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Murano smoke color glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful smoke color opalescent glass. The piece is signed on the bottom....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful layers of opalescent glass infused with color. Fish measures 10.5" wide, 5" deep and ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Judit Nádor for Zsolnay, Cubist Cat in Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Judit Nádor (1934-2016) for Zsolnay. Cubist cat in glazed ceramics.
Beautiful luster glaze in red shades. 1970s.
Measures: 23 x 7 cm.
In excellent cond...
Category
1970s Hungarian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Large Orange & Ocher Sculptural Ceramic Vase by Bruno Gambone
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Orange & ocher glazed ceramic vase, artist-signed Gambone Italy at base.
About the Artist:
Bruno Gambone (1936 - 2021) is an Italian ceramist and the son of Guido Gambone, one of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Goebel Large Ceramic Figure of a Cockerel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine German large ceramic cockerel figure dating from around 1970. The cockerel stands on a round pedestal base with incised and molded detailing wi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Novello Finotti '1939' 'Guatemala', Bronze, Edition sur 200 Exemplaires C.1970
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Novello FINOTTI (1939-, Italie)
'Guatemala'
Epreuve en bronze doré, représentant deux chevaux surréalistes, avec inclusion pyramidale en plexiglas d'une tête de personnage / Go...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Penshell and Silvered Bronze Turtle Sculpture
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A beautiful silvered bronze and a faux tortoiseshell made from penshell table top sculpture, mid to late 1970s. Beautifully made and super stylish, and ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Italian Modern Sculpture of Sitting Rough Collie Dog in Ceramic, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Sculpture of sitting rough collie dog in ceramic, 1970s
Sculpture of a sitting long-haired rough collie dog, in brown, white, beige, pink ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Duck Murano Glass Vetri di Murano Italy Vintage Art Glass, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Venetian sculptural duck figurine in hand blown glass, produced on the isle of Murano, circa 1970s. A nice piece of art for any room.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Margot Kempe Abstract Fox Sculpture
By Margot Kempe
Located in Highland, IN
This charming little fox by sculptor Margot Kempe conveys so much personality with it's simplified, abstract modernist design.
German born Kempe (1898...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful layers of opalescent glass. The piece is signed on the bottom. Fish measures 12" wide...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Silvio Russo Plexiglass Lion for Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Milan, IT
Collectible Plexiglass 1970s Lion by Silvio Russo for Guzzini.
Original label.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass
Italian Modern Sculpture of Standing Bulldogge Dog in Beige Black Ceramic, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Sculpture of standing bulldogge dog in beige black ceramic, 1970s
Sculpture of standing olde english bulldogge dog, in beige an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Glazed Figure of a Resting Bird Signed Heptagon Dated 1976
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual studio pottery glazed figure of a resting bird signed Heptagon to the base and dated 1976. The figure is well potted with its wings resting on its fanned tail feathers and...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Moretti Cat
Located in Catania, IT
Cat in Murano glass by the glass master Franco Moretti.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Augusto Perez Cat Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Bronze sculpture. 2/3 multiple and artist sign.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Moretti Cat
Located in Catania, IT
Cat in Murano glass by the glass master Franco Moretti.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Brass Lobster Sculpture from the 1970s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A cool 1970s solid brass lobster sculpture.
Dimensions: 5.5” deep 16” wide 2” high.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Alessandro Albrizzi "Nest of Snakes" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Baron Alessandro Albrizzi grew up in, and later inherited, the family palazzo in Venice, where the French doors that opened onto the garden had hardware embellished with bronze snakes. The memory of them prompted him to create the“nest of snakes” sculptures...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1970s Modernist Milking Stool style Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modernist Milking Stool style Pierre Jeanneret
sculptural art piece low tripod stool.
Hand carved wood
Unmarked
11.5 L X 25 D x 15 T.
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fa...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Wild Geese in Lucite Obelisk after Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Hanover, MA
Immaculate and intensely clear obelisk-form sculpture of a wildlife scene with geese, ducks, driftwood, sea shells and pebbles encased in polished perspex.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Roberto Estevez Modern Metal and Ostrich Egg Cup with Animal Handles
Located in New York, NY
Modern sculptural ostrich egg cup or urn with animal handles. The piece has deer head handles and hooved feet, with hammered metal, textured and painted surfaces. The piece was likel...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Spectacular Bronze Sculpture, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Sculpture in bronze lost-wax casting,.
Origin from a Como private house in circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large and Striking Binazzi Flamingos
By Binazzi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This is a dynamite pair of silvered metal, brass and horn flamingos mounted on Lucite bases, signed Binazzi of Italy. So sculptural, using the horns as bodies, adding metal heads and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn
Paul Rudin, Rhinoserus, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1970s
By Paul Rudin
Located in New York, NY
Paul Rudin (1904-1992) was an American sculptor, mostly known for animal depictions.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Modernism, Bull, Anodized Bronze Sculpture, 1974
Located in New York, NY
Signed with initials: “PH” or “Pt”, and dated: ’74.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unique Dieter Finke Panther Sculpture "Der HöLlenhund"
By Dieter Finke
Located in Munich, DE
Wood and paper. Very early work from circa 1970.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
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