Animal Sculptures
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Marble
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
1660s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Antique Animal Sculptures
Limestone, Cement, Enamel
Early 18th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Alabaster
1780s Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Marble
1750s Italian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
Late 17th Century German Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
1720s Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
16th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Iron
Early 17th Century Regency Antique Animal Sculptures
Brass
1720s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Animal Sculptures
Ceramic
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Carrara Marble
1680s Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 17th Century Italian Medieval Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
18th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Animal Sculptures
Ceramic
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
16th Century French Louis XIV Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
16th Century English Medieval Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone, Limestone
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Japanese Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Marble
17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
15th Century and Earlier Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
18th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century Federal Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
17th Century Burmese Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Sandstone
Late 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Animal Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery, Majolica
18th Century Spanish Antique Animal Sculptures
Wood
18th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Porcelain
17th Century Indian Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Sandstone
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Animal Sculptures
Terracotta
17th Century Antique Animal Sculptures
Limestone
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Animal Sculptures
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
16th Century Burmese Other Antique Animal Sculptures
Sandstone
15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Antique Animal Sculptures
Stone
Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Animal Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Pottery
15th Century and Earlier Antique Animal Sculptures
Limestone
Vintage, Mid-Century, Contemporary and Antique Animal Sculptures
Invite the untamed wonders of the animal kingdom into your home — and do so safely — with the antique, new and vintage animal sculptures available on 1stDibs.
Artists working in every medium from furniture design to jewelry to painting have found inspiration in wild animals over the years. For sculptors, three-dimensional animal renderings — both realistic and symbolic — crisscross history and continents. In as early as 210 B.C., intricately detailed terracotta horses guarded early Chinese tombs, while North America’s native Inuit tribes living in the ice-covered Arctic during the 1800’s wore small animal figurines carved from walrus ivory. Indeed, animal sculpture has a long history, and beginning in the 19th century, the art form started becoming not only fashionable but artistically validated — a trend that continues today. At home, animal sculptures — polished bronze rhinos crafted in the Art Deco style or ceramic dogs of the mid-century modern era — can introduce both playfulness and drama to your decor.
In the case of the frosted glass sculptures crafted by artisans at legendary French glassmaker Lalique, founded by jeweler and glass artist René Lalique, some animal sculptures are purely decorative. With their meticulously groomed horse manes and detailed contours of their parakeet feathers, these creatures want to be proudly displayed. Adding animal sculptures to your bookcases can draw attention to your covetable collection of vintage monographs, while side tables and wall shelving also make great habitats for these ornamental animal figurines.
Some sculptures, however, can find suitable nests in just about any corner of your space. Whimsical brass flamingos or the violent, realist bronze lions created by Parisian sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye are provocative and versatile pieces that can rest on windowsills or your desk. Otherwise, the brass cat shoehorns and bronze porcupine ashtrays designed by Viennese artist Walter Bosse are no longer roaming aimlessly throughout your living room, as they’ve found a purpose to serve.
Embark on your safari today and find a fascinating collection of vintage, modern and antique animal sculptures on 1stDibs.