England Animal Sculptures

A wonderful Murano glass sculpture of a ball, laying down, with flashes of blue and red within the sculpture. Signed by the artist Gino Cenedese .

Antique early 20th century German Hanau solid silver figure modelled as a standing stork. The statue is stunningly well-refined and realistically modelled in every small detail, it s...

- These rare still life game trophies are beautifully carved and inject gravitas and a sporting atmosphere into any interior - They are charming, high...

An openwork copper curlew with a long beak by Martin Scorey, comprising beaten copper ribbons shaped into a bird with a long beak and set on a wooden block. English, circa 2010.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very decorative, hand carved Wakmaski signed statue of a horse with Calvary rider Please note the del...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning recumbent Lion carved statue on plinth base A very good looking well made and decorative piece, its hand carved from one piece on ...

A wood and metal sculpture of a shoal of fish amongst lily pads by Martin Scorey, comprising ten white fish swimming amongst the stems of thirteen black waterlily pads, all raised on...

Patrick Mavros 925 sterling silver Zebra and Foal figurine, beautifully crafted and mounted on a stunning blackwood base. Made in Africa, Zimbabwe, circa 1990s. Hallmarked with PM ...

An antique carved sandstone head of a bear, mounted to a custom steel display stand. This sculpture is thought to have been part of a corbel in a grand ...

Geoffrey Dashwood: A striking bronze model of a Red-billed Hornbill, showing a hornbill with head and long tail raised, perched on a pyramidal base, patinated with a brownish beak, pale grey breast and front section of the wings with darker grey wing tips and tail. Edition size: 12. Signed ‘Dashwood AC’. English, 2000. Published: Geoffrey Dashwood Sculptor, Sladmore Gallery...

A fine mid-19th century brown patinated cast bronze animalier figure of a work horse in harness. Very fine detail and a beautiful quality bronze. Signed in the bronze T. Gechter for ...

We are delighted to offer this stunning late 19th century Italian grand tour Recumbent Lion A very good looking and decorative piece that looks expensive and important in any set...

A pair of large and finely patinated bronze models of a standing bull and a running cow after models by Isidor-Jules Bonheur, Cast on a Naturalistic Base. French, circa 1890. Signed 'I BONHEUR' and stamped 'PEYROL EDITEUR'. Bonheur was a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon and his naturalistic depiction of farm animals, including cattle, was one of his most popular subjects. The bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol, who ran one of the most successful art foundries in Paris at this time. Isidore-Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was the son of the painter Raymond Bonheur and younger brother of Rosa Bonheur, the famous sculptor. He was born in Bordeaux and studied painting, at first with his father and then with the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, moving on to sculpture in 1848. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 with a painting and plaster study of the same subject ‘African horseman attacked by a lioness’. From then onwards, Bonheur exhibited regularly at the Salon as well as other exhibitions, winning medals in 1865 and 1869 together with the prized Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1889. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 1895. Most of Bonheur’s casts were by his uncle by marriage, Hippolyte Peyrol, whose tiny foundry mark is often very difficult to find. Bonheur’s studies range from farm animals, bears and tigers in a very naturalistic vein to equestrian groups. Although noted primarily for his small groups he did complete two large scale commissions, one to his sister Rosa, at Fontainbleau and the other, two stone lions at the steps of the Royal...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original 19th century equestrian bronzes of a Russian Cossack and Roman Solider riding horses A...

‘The Monkey Rider’ – Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 - 1855). Signed to the base ‘Paul Gayrard’ and dated 1846. A rare patinated bronze group of a monkey in the guise of a Jockey riding a racehorse, startled by a barking dog at his feet. French, Dated 1846. The mid-nineteenth century saw a surge of interest in animalier bronzes with whimsical and anthropomorphic subjects becoming particularly fashionable. In a similar vain to Christophe Fratin’s humanised depiction's of Bears posed as lamp lighters, dentists and reading books, Gayrard created his famous Monkey bronzes. He was awarded a First Class Medal at the 1846 Salon for his humorous group ‘The Monkey Steeplechase’, which can be related to subject of the present sculpture, ‘Monkey Rider’. With the publication of Darwin’s ‘Origin of Species in 1859’ the popularity of anthropomorphically conceived subjects began to decline. As such these sculptures were only created during a very brief window of time and are consequently very rare. PAul Joseph Ryamond Gayrard Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard (1807 – 1855) born in Clermont-Ferrand, France. He studied at an early age under his father the sculptor and engraver Raymond Gayrard, before becoming a student of François Rude and later David d'Angers. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1827 and continued to submit works throughout his lifetime winning a Second Class Medal in 1834 and a First Class Medal in 1846 and 1848. His last recorded exhibit was in 1855. He executed many busts of notables of the day which proved popular with the haute bourgeois, but it was his talent for animalier that confirmed his reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. His known bronze animal models date from the years 1846 until 1848 with his powerful plaster of a 'Harness Horse...

Antique 19th Century French bronze of of a polo player signed J Cuvelier and cast and inscribed to base by H Lippens & CIE. Cuvelier began exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1867, and ...

Collection of seven metal dogs of various types Continental, circa 1900 Measures: Largest: Height 17cm, width 27cm, depth 20cm Smallest: Height 6cm, width 13cm, depth 7cm This charming collection contains seven model dogs, each of a different material, from a different country, and of a different species. The collection includes a pair of silvered metal setters, a patinated metal pit bull, and a large gilt bronze spaniel seated on a marble podium.

1950s French amusement park large decorative horse – Original paint 1950s French amusement park decorative horse. Originally this a ride on horse for ch...

A pair of Black Forest cattle attributed to Johann Huggler Carved in lindenwood, the naturalistically carved Swiss cow, calf and bull stand on elliptical bases of grass and rocky...

We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind hand carved from a felled tree sculpture of a rearing horse and a foal calf A truly mouth-wateringly beautiful piece, the hor...

A large Black Forest bear in the form of stick stand on a rocky base with roaring expression, stained red tongue.

A fine biscuit porcelain gorilla skeleton naturalistically cast. James Webster 2014 Measures: Height 16in, width 20in, depth 9in. Raised on a steel base and concrete plinth...

Martha Pachon Rodriguez, group of 3 starfish bowls, 2019, porcelain. Unique pieces, entirely handmade. Measures: Large bowl: 26cm diameter x 18cm height Medium bowl: 20cm diameter x 12cm height Small bowl: 14cm diameter x 10cm height These sculptural porcelain pieces are inspired by the sun and the sea of Sorrento in the Amalfi coast. Martha Pachon Rodriguez (Colombia, 1967) originally from Colombia, moved to Italy to complete her ceramic studies in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Her porcelain...

We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely collectors country man with his dog. We have cleaned this product. Dimensions: 21 W x 17 D x 35 H cm Please view our pictures ...

A fibreglass resin sculpture made by 3D model maker Sally Charlton and artist Clara Bacou. Sculpted in wet clay, moulded in a silicone, fibreglass jacket mould and cast in fibreglass...

Asprey pair or horseriding solid silver figurines on marble bases Made London, 1977 Maker: Asprey & Co Fully hallmarked. Size: 14.9 x 7.8 x 22.5 cm Weight: 2812 grams total (1...

A fine Showa period okimono of two geese on an original black lacquer stand with original box.