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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Mid-20th Century
A stoneware fawn by Gunnar Nylund
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stoneware figurine of a deer by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. Incised on the base with makers mark, GN, SWEDEN.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Large Murano Glass Swans - Set of 2
Located in Vallejo, CA
A pair of large blown glass swans by Murano. Elegant forms with a beautiful sommerso ("submerged" in Italian) effect to the glass of layered blue colors. Wonderful statement pieces. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Elephant Teapot, Elephant Pitcher, Elephant Jug, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elephant pitcher - elephant jug.
A beautiful vintage pitcher in the shape of an elephant.
It's a seated elephant sculpture with his feet in front and his trunk over his head. At th...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Tall Three Fish Bronze Statue With Marble Base. Aged bronze statues with patina all through out the fish and base. Weather Worn and in great condition. measures appox 27 x 15 x 10.5
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1950s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Colored Bronze Patinaed Lobster Over Coral Base Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze , Colored Patinaed Lobster Over Coral Base Statue. This wonderful full of life lobster statue shows the prowess and strength of the lobster over its reef. The Lobster is king...
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1940s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture Signed
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Bronze Double Whale Statue Sculpture. Each whale is breaching and is showing a dance between parent and child. A beautiful dance of life. Measures ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Racoon Fountain
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bronze Racoon Fountain. Each racoon is in a watchful pose. Each racoon is on the look out. One racoon being grounded while the other racoon being on a branch or limb of a tree. This ...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modern Abstract Metal Matchwork Giraffe Patchwork Sculpture
Featuring a vintage baby giraffe sculpture in patchwork metal, welded, handcrafted and hand painted. Use in a nur...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture Woman's Face by Umberto Mastroianni
Located in Milan, Italy
1940s "Face". Lost wax bronze. Signed.
Biography
Sculptor, painter, and printmaker Umberto Mastroianni was born in Fintana Liri, Italy, on September 21, 1910. His formal training be...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Two 1960s Modernist Clear and Gold Murano Glass Sculptures of Swan
By Cenedese
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two 1960s Modernist Clear and Gold Murano Glass Sculptures of Swans are a delightful representation of the artistry and craftsmanship associated with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Porcelain Frog Sculpture, French Advertising Frog L'Heritier Guyot
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large porcelain frog sculpture.
A 1950s French advertising object - advertising sign in the shape of a frog.
This frog is also designed as an ashtray or counter display.
Made for L'Héritier - Guyot, A french brand of Creme de cassis in Dijon France since 1845.
This large frog sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Picasso Ceramic Sujet Colombe Madoura Edition Picasso 1959
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Munich, DE
Pablo Picasso designed Stone Vase Faience in white clay with blue and black painting, glazed. Ex. 129/500. Madoura, Edition Picasso. Madoura Plein Feu. 16 H x22 W x 10.5 D cm. Ramie ...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century "Verso la vita" by Le Bertetti Woman in Glazed Porcelain Italy 30s
By Le Bertetti
Located in Palermo, IT
"Verso la vita", artwork by Clelia Bertetti, Lenci school, signed "Le Bertetti", Turin, 1930s. Glazed porcelain figurine depicting a woman blowing in the wind on the bow of a boat.
S...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Set 3 Mid Century Modern Red and Black Enamel Sterling Silver Ladybugs
Located in Montreal, QC
Delightful Vintage Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Red and Black Enamel Sterling Silver Ladybugs. Beautifully Hand crafted in solid Sterling Silver, enameled in Red and Black. Raised des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
1930 Gino Cosentino Litoceramica Piccinelli scultura italiana Gatto
Located in Brescia, IT
Scultura
Gino cosentino
Litoceramica Piccinelli
Italy, 1930
Gatto in litoceramica
Base in legno con targhetta metallica
Perfetto stato di conservazione
Nessun restauro
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Henri Bargas : "Polar bear, original terracota, unique piece C.1930
By Henri Bargas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Henri BARGAS (XXth C., France) : "Polar bear"
Original patinated terracota
Signed : "H. BARGAS"
France, Art Déco period circa 1930
Dimensions
Height = 9.5 cm
Width = 19 cm
Dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Leather Elephant By Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
A leather elephant stool by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch
Circa 1960s - 1970s
Hand stitched leather with floppy ears leather tusks and tassel tail
A unique example with rea...
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Vittorio Gentile White Carrara Marble Sculpture , Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
"Nudo di donna" beautiful sculpture depicting a stylized woman's body, in white Carrara marble with pink shades. The artwork, characterized by curved volumes on a geometric support in grey marble. Manufacture of the Italian master Vittorio Gentile in 60s, signed lower side.
VITTORIO GENTILE (1939 - 2022)
Born in 1939, he was interested in the transformation of stone and form since he was a child.
At 25 he established himself as a point of reference for a genre sculpture based on research, on morphoglobalism.
He understood the sphere as an expansive figure and achieved important successes in Rome and the United States.
It is the years of famous sculptures such as "Il Ratto", "Il Torso" that place him among the great contemporary interpreters.
A success that will continue in the 80s and 90s and which will culminate in the great exhibition at the Vittoriano in 2003.
Vittorio Gentile's forms have an organic genesis. They chase tensions and movements of bodies, abstractions, robust surfaces of shoulders, buttocks, torsos.
The monument to Giovanni Falcone...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid 20th Century Porcelain Figurine of a Greyhound
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain figurine of a greyhound.
The figurine is not marked, maker unknown. Probably Italian.
The figurine has a beautiful colour and very nice details in the anatomy...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
A Large 1960s Carved Rosewood Mouse: Gumps, San Francisco
By Gumps
Located in San Francisco, CA
the large upright mouse with direct gaze fitted with leather ears and incised whiskers; above a bulbous elongated body with curled tail; with foil label 'Gumps'
Category
1960s Philippine Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Armand Petersen: "Hippopotamus", Uniq known sculpture in white mat china, C.1932
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) : "Hippopotamus"
White mat enameled porcelain edited by Bing & Grundahl between 1932 and 1955
Originally planned for a 55 pieces edition, this exceptio...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jaguar Sculpture in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Impressive sculpture of a female Brazilian jaguar made in a huge single wood block. This piece was exceptionally well-executed, made in the 1930/1940'...
Category
1930s Brazilian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Aluminum Motorcycle Playground Toy Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum motorcycle sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. Motorcycle has been h...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Aluminum Hot Rod Motorcycle Playground Toy Sculpture on Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum motorcycle sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. Motorcycle has been high polished and put on an aluminum ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Murano, Italy, Large Mouth-Blown Sculpture in Art Glass, Exotic Bird, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy. Large mouth-blown sculpture in art glass. Exotic bird.
1960s.
In great condition.
Sticker.
Dimensions H 36.0 x L 33.0 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1960s Gold Fleck Venezia Murano Parrot
Located in Pasadena, CA
Gold Fleck Venezia Murano Parrot with beautiful red, green and yellow glass that are hand blown and very well proportioned to an actual bird. The glass i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Arte Vetro Glass Bird Sculpture by Livio Seguso
By Livio Seguso
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage large scale Murano glass bird sculpture by Livio Seguso for Arte Vetri. Smoky green and grey in a stylized form. 16" long in very nice condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
French Bronze Equine Statue after Pierre-Jules Mene.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Bronze Equine Statue after Pierre-Jules Mene.
Fabulous French animalier bronze features an elegant horse captured in an energetic pose. Bowing...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Knud Kyhn Ceramic Duck
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Kastrup, DK
Knud Kyhn, 1880-1969
Duck figurine of earthenware / stoneware decorated in polychrome colours. Standing on a teak wood plinth.
Signed with monogram KK (Knud Kyhn), 1936. Unique pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Elephant Figurine by Knud Kyhn
Located in Kastrup, DK
Sung glazed stoneware baby elephant by Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen.
The sculpture is decorated with a light earthy Sung glaze with a touch of green.
Marked and signed KK to the ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Murano Glass Rooster-Shaped Sculpture, Dino Martens, Venice Aureliano Toso, 1954
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Rooster- shaped sculpture Galletto
Dino Martens (1894 - 1970)
Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1954
It measures 9.25 inches in height x 8.18 in x 4.4 in (23.5 cm x 20.8 cm x 11.4 cm)
It weighs 2.57 lb (1.169 g)
State of conservation: intact.
The small glass sculpture...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Hand-Crafted Horn Grasshopper, France, 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique piece. Hand-crafted Grasshopper figure made with natural horn.
Rarely seen item. Great hand.
France 1960s
Measures: H 19 cm - 55 x 15 cm
Conditions: excellent, no ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn
Leather Elephant Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Traditional Plaster Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a sheep.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and religious imagery. The art and industry of religious statuary...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Georg O Wild Duck Carving, Multi Gemstone and 18 Karat Gold Feet, Idar-Oberstein
By Georg O. Wild
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful carving by the well Idar Oberstein artist Georg Wild. Made with multi gemstone and on top of Australian botryoidal phrenite specimen and yello...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
1980s Modernist Murano Glass Sculpture of Tropical Fish by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A murano glass tropical fish designed and manufactured in Venice in the Eighties by Seguso. The transparent murano glass has inclusions black, gold and white. The tropical fish it's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Plaster Traditional Two Dove Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preservi...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1970s Modernist Blue Murano Glass Tropical Fish in the Manner of Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A blue sommerso murano glass modernist figure of a tropical fish manufactured in Murano in the Seventies. It's in perfect conditions and labeled on a side made in Italy Murano. It's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Plaster Traditional Horse Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a horse.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Traditional Cat Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of a cat holding a fish. Hand-painted in guilted paint.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Leather Giraffe Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Beautiful sculpted leather giraffe sculpture. Great decorative addition for a bookshelf.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Glass Parrot-Shaped Sculpture, Dino Martens, Venice, Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956
By Dino Martens
Located in Milano, IT
Parrot-shaped sculpture Psitaccus
Dino Martens (1894 - 1970)
Vetreria Artistica Rag. Aureliano Toso, 1953-1956
It measures 9.055 inches in height x 4.13 in x 5.90 in (23 cm, 10.5 cm x 15 cm)
It weighs 1.997 lb (906 g)
State of conservation: intact.
The small glass sculpture...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Somso Anatomical Horse Model, 1950s
By Somso
Located in Antwerp, BE
Somso anatomical horse model - zoology model - veterinary model.
This vintage school model - educational model
dates circa 1950s and is made of plaster ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Plaster Traditional Dog Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rare plaster figure of two doves. Hand-painted.
Made in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
...
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1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Murano Glass Double Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti, 1960s
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large and elegant Murano glass art sculpture representing two fish perched on molded base.
This beautiful hand blown glass sculpture is made of translucent glass infused with color....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Plaster Traditional Dog Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a dog.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Daum, France Clear Crystal Large Angelfish Sculpture with Base
By Daum
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Daum clear crystal angelfish sculpture. It depicts a large clear crystal angelfish figure over a clear crystal dome shaped base. The Daum...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Royal Copenhagen Four Vintage Danish Porcelain Birds and Squirrel Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Four vintage Danish porcelain birds and squirrel figure made by Royal Copenhagen and dating from the 1960's. The figures are well modeled and ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Mid-Century Modern Spider-Shaped Wall Decoration, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Spider-shaped wall decoration, 1960s
Spider-shaped wall decoration with metal legs and head, the body is in copper. The spider It can be used as a wall or table decoration.
1960s
Good conditions
The Measurements in cm 8x30x30h.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Leather Patchwork Turtle Pillow
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage leather patchwork turtle - leather animal.
Cute looking turtle animal which can be used as a decorative item
or as pillow or cushion.
...
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Mid-20th Century European Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Plaster Traditional Horse Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a horse.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Salviati, Murano Sommerso Glass, Blue Cobalt and Uranium Giraffe Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series called " Zoo" beautiful animals in sommerso glass .In black light you can see light uranium green glass .
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Plaster Traditional Sheep Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional plaster figure of a sheep.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Modernist Plaster Sculpture, Probably France, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Bronzed modernist plaster sculpture of a rider with a horse, probably France mid-20th century. The plaster model has a metal plate as a base.
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Murano "Cenedese" Glass Aquarium, Italy, 1950's
Located in Kastrup, DK
Italian Midcentury Murano glass fish aquarium.
Featuring multicolored inclusions with five fish and sea grass.
Italy, Venice 1950-1959.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Penguin Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage hand blown Murano glass penguin sculpture in clear, black, and white colors / Made in Italy, circa 1970s
Measures: height 5 inches, width 3...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Gallo Model Bronze Sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi
Located in Milan, Italy
Gallo model bronze sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi.
Limited edition of 1500 pieces. Number 451. Signed.
Biography
Luciano Minguzzi was born in Bologna in 1911 and died in Milan in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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