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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
Pair 19th Century Meissen Parrots
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of late 19th century Germany Meissen porcelain Parrots. Each with wonderful bold colouring, perched on tree trunks, one with cherries.
Blue crossed swords to...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso Rare Murano Glass Sculpture of a Donkey
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ercole Barovier for Barovier and Toso Rare Murano glass Sculpture of a Donkey in vibrant red with gold applied accents. The leg is up. Rare art deco sculpture.
The nearly fifty y...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Jerome Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white swan jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s
A rare bird sculpture made of straw colored glass decorated with an iridized surface. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1938, manufacture...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
COLLECTABLE LIBERTY's LONDON OMERSA BROWN LEATHER HIPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL HIPPO
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original, 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather hand dyed Hipp...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
19th CENTURY HORSE MODEL
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful horse model in papier-mâché covered in hand-crafted leather. You can see the attention to detail in the reproduction of the animal, and in its accessories such as the bridl...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Pair of Antique Samson Porcelain Models of Bolognese Hounds
By Samson & Cie
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Samson porcelain models of Bolognese Hounds
French, Late 19th Century
Larger model: Height 22cm, width 30cm, depth 12cm
Smal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Magnificent Large Copper & Zinc Running Horse Weathervane Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking impressive large 19th century Running Horse weathervane made into a freestanding sculpture. The horse has copper body, zinc head and beautifully detailed teeth, ears and ey...
Category
1860s American Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Zinc
19th Century Polychrome Sculpture of a Roman Woman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian original painted plaster sculpture of a young Roman woman in nice gilt dress and flower wreath. This well sculptured smiling lady cou...
Category
1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French Bronze Figure of an Elephant by Antoine Louis Barye
Located in New York, NY
Bronze figure of 'Elephant of Senegal'. Signed Barye and inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur'.
Literature: Poletti & Richarme, 2000, no. A119, pp. 250-3.
Category
1890s French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Folk Art Owl Decoy - Bird Scarer, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There is a great deal of rawness and authenticity to this 1930s French owl decoy. It is carved in wood and nail - upholstered with some kind of animal leather. Its eyes and beak is m...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Dragon Andirons or Firedogs / Fireplace Tools
Located in Lisse, NL
Imagine these in your fireplace with the flames burning on all sides.
These beautifully and all handcrafted, large and fire-gilt bronze andirons are made to stand in your fireplace ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron, Iron
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
By Max Landsberg
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
Antique plaster statue of a stallion, made by Max Landsberg (1850 - 1906...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Soapstone Guardian Lion, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese soapstone guardian lion, 19th century.
5 ½ inches wide by 2 ½ inches deep by 4 ½ inches tall
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
19th Century English Majolica Monkey Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Monkey on a Banana leaf Pitcher.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th ctr Terracotta Bulldog Sculpture Attributed to Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare large reclining bulldog sculpture in cold-painted terracotta (75 cm long), featuring finely detailed hand painting and inset glass eyes.
In fine o...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Glass
19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Attributed to Comolera
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880 in the style of Paul Comolera or Louis...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980) Art Deco Ceramic reclining Rabbit
Located in CA, CA
Charles Lemanceau (1905-1980) Ceramic reclining Rabbit in cream crackle glaze, signed on the back leg.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dog wall pocket signed Delphin Massier.
Height / 7.3 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced ...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Bing & Grøndahl, porcelain figurine of a Pekingese puppy. Approx. 1930
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bing & Grøndahl, porcelain figurine of a Pekingese puppy.
Model 1987.
Approximately from 1930.
First factory quality.
Perfect condition.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 6.0 cm x H 5.0 cm.
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century English Painted Bisque 'Obedience & Reward' Dog Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century English Painted Bisque 'Obedience & Reward' Dog Figures
England, Circa 1880s
Both with impressed numbers #1242/ 20 and #1242/23 and painters marks
The charms...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Max Le Verrier (1891-1973), "The Rain"
Located in Paris, FR
Exceptional Art Deco sculpture/lamp by Max Le Verrier (1891-1973) representing a monkey under an umbrella. It is titled "The Rain" or "Monkey with an Umbrella". Model created around 1925-1927...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Black Forest Carved Wood Fish Trophy Wall Plaque
Located in Austin, TX
Oversize and spectacular 19th century Black Forest carved wood trophy wall plaque with a large fish.
Beautiful carved border with acanthus leaves.
Measur...
Category
1880s French Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Figure of a Striding Lion, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
French bronze figure of a striding lion, circa 1860
Signed by Louis Vidal (1831-1892).
Category
1860s French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Antique English Novelty Inkwell / Pen Tray - Parrot With Glass Eyes
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and impressive figural inkwell made from solid cast English brass, beautifully executed with a fabulous patina.
Standing on little cast feet, the large leaf is of cour...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Bronze Thoroughbred Horse Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century English Bronze Thoroughbred Horse Sculpture on Wood Base.
A charming 19th-century English bronze sculpture depicting a thoroughbred horse, mounted on a simple stepped-e...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Austrian Cold Painted Bronze and Onyx Horse Sculpture by Franz Xavier Bergman
Located in Newark, England
Onyx Plinth
From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Horse. The Bronze mounted upon a squared green onyx base with a convex beading...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Rocking Horse
Located in London, England
Rocking horse on stand with painted finish. Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Staffordshire Pottery Stirrup Cup Modelled as a Fox Head
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous stirrup cup which features a fox head, stood directly on the ground, no base. Dull gilt base line. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front ...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
After Christophe Fratin (Signed), Grooming 12 Point Stag in Patinated Bronze
Located in Morristown, NJ
After Christophe Fratin (French 1801-1864), a majestic 12 point stag in brown patinated cast bronze, modeled with head turned to towards hind, inscribed "FRATIN", and mounted to a re...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
14K Gold Mounted Agate Bird on Selenium Stone, Mounted on Black Glass
Located in New York, NY
A 14K gold mounted agate bird on Fluorite stone, Mounted on black glass, 20th century.
A really nice and cool object - a true collectors piece.
Measur...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Agate, Gold
Antique Staffordshire Porcelain White Roc Bird Pheasant Figurine 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique 19th century English Staffordshire porcelain figurine depicting a white roc bird / oriental pheasant perched on a stack of mossy rocks.
Dimensions:
6" x 3.5" x 13" (Wi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Patinated Bronze Dog Sculpture on Grey Marble Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize a man's office with this antique bronze dog sculpture. Created in France, circa 1890, the sculpture stands on a grey marble top; it feat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Wooden Carved Rabbit Sculpture - Black Forest - Inkwell
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A cute wooden sculpture of a rabbit, Black Forest art.
It is an inkwell, but above all it is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship from the end of the 19th century.
The rabbit is beauti...
Category
1890s German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
20Th c Signed Bronze Bald Eagle Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc hand made bronze sculpture of a bald eagle in fine as found condition.This is so well constructed and very heavy.
Category
1930s American American Classical Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Signed Paul Comolera
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880, the Majolica composition is at once a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Large pair of Victorian seated Staffordshire spaniel dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large pair of Victorian seated Staffordshire spaniel dogs, having a large pair of antique Victorian seated spaniel dogs with matching white coats with gold detail with gold collars a...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Bronze Chimera Guardian Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century, or possibly earlier, seated bronze chimera, cast as a ferocious scaled beast seated in a defensive crouch with its head facing forward as ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Carved Oak Wood Wall Coat Rack with Deer Head Sculptures circa 1890
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind coat-rack with hand carved oakwood deer heads.
With hand carved items being one of our favourite, we are always thrilled to find rare hand carved antiques. Especially ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Metal
Large Majolica Pug Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Unidentified English or European Majolica figure which features a pug, wearing a collar with a locket. Colouration: brown, white, grey, are predominant. Bears a pattern number, '..'.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of a Deer on Marble Base, c. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enchanting Art Deco bronze sculpture depicting a deer standing gracefully on a two-tone marble plinth base. The texture and tone of the bronze bring this majestic creature to life, e...
Category
1930s French Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Shar Pei Puppies Hand Painted Circa 1860
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of small Chinese Shar Pei puppies was made in the mid-19th century, circa 1860.
They are charming creatures with adorable faces.
Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Italian 19th Century Big Scale Hand Carved Table Top Wood Lion Sculpture
Located in Firenze, IT
This 19th century big scale Italian animalier sculpure features a lion striding forward on a root-wood base, snarling with open mouth and expressive eyes enlivening its rippling mane with an extremely realistic sense of motion. The wooden statue, wonderful as a table top, is entirely hand carved in the round in a single block of solid olive wood, sign of high quality and sculptural artisanal mastery. An original whimsical and impressive centerpiece clearly sculpted by a true artist who carved the block of wood creating this figure of the proudest feline boasting a detailed study of the lion's anatomy.The features on the face, mane, muscles, tail and the paws are still distinctive and full of character as well as the beautifully carved stand. This sculpture boasts smooth surface and a warm patina developed over centuries and exudes wonderful quality and timelessness of the ancient world. The rich original patina brings further intrigue to its intricately carved details.
This hand carved wooden lion statue is a great looking antique centrepiece...
Category
19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou
Located in Markington, GB
Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses.
...
Category
1890s French Baroque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture “Tiger Devouring Gazelle” after Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Dévorant une Gazelle (second edition)"
Medium-brown autumnal patinated sand-cast bronze Signed in cast "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENN...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gothic Revival Fire Gilt Bronze Pendant Light w Rare Mythological Creatures
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing and impressive hand crafted gilt bronze work of lighting art.
This great quality and heavy bronze chandelier has the most beautiful shape and golden color. In fact, in real life the color of this unique pendant is just as golden as the chandeliers or other artefacts that you find in churches. The two stunning pairs of handcrafted mythological creatures...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Mammoth English Victorian Novelty Inkwell, Owl with Glass Eyes C.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A truly outstanding and rare find, this is an outstanding Victorian figural inkwell made from a winning combination of brass and silver plate and retaining his wonderful two original...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Mantel Clock with Herdsman Family, Goats and Cattle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Mantel Clock with Herdsman Family, Goats and Cattle
A Black Forest wooden carved mantel clock with a lovely herdsman family with their goats and cattles. A masterpiece of woodcarving which brightens up any chimney piece. The clockwork is replaced by battery driven one - working order.
Soberly considered mantel clocks are small pendulum clocks with feet...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A Arson, Terrier Hunting Dogs, Signed Bronze, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Group of hunting dogs in front of a terrier: bronze sculpture with brown patina signed Arson
Alphonse Alexandre Arson (1822-1895) is a French animal sculptor, with birds as his favo...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco table lamp ceiling floodlight aluminum 1930er
Located in Saarburg, RP
ART DECO table lamp, 1930s
This rare, original table lamp impresses with its simple and functional Art Deco design. The lamp provides a very pleasant light. The uplighter is an abso...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
French Bronze Jockey on Horse by Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Lantau, HK
A self-taught artist, Piere-Jules Mêne (1810-1879) dedicated his entire career to making bronze statues, which were met with great success among both French and international clients...
Category
19th Century French Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze Sculpture "Standing Stag" by Alfred Dubucand
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFRED DUBUCAND
French, 1828-1894
"Standing Stag"
Medium-brown patinated bronze Signed in naturalistic base "A. Dubucand"
Item # 109HPV21P
A beautifully textured model of Stan...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
The 19th century charming and rustic rocking horse now mounted on two straight boards is made of handcrafted wood pieces cleverly assembled, and has a leather saddle, reins and stirrups. A great addition for those who collect Early American country antiques...
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Hand Carved And Painted Wooden Carousel Horse Head
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved and painted massive wooden horse head, late 19th century, probably from a small carousel or children's toy. Very nice patina through peeling paint and wear.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th century Japanese ceramic Shachikoko roof ornaments
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Striking pair of 19th century shachikoko rood ornaments circa 1880.
These appear to be 'shachikoko' sea monsters still retaining their bold colours, showing the head of a dragon wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Matched Pair Of Staffordshire Pottery Lions
Located in Essex, MA
Staffordshire lions one mid 19th century and on late 19th century. Both seated and well painted.Oval bases with green shrubbery.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Antique Mantel Clock with Eagle and Chamois Family, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Mantel Clock with Eagle and Chamois Family, ca. 1900
A large Black Forest wooden carved mantel clock with an eagle on top and a chamois defending her child. The clock is embedded in a handcarved wood pile. A masterpiece of Brienz woodcarvings which brightens up any chimney piece. The clockwork is cleaned and overworked by a clockmaker - working order.
Soberly considered mantel clocks are small pendulum...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Djinn" by P J Mêne
Located in London, GB
A very fine French Animaliers bronze study of a stallion standing behind a post and rail fence exhibiting excellent hand finished surface detail and good...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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.
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