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Flying hippo on short rope, AP
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Defying gravity, this flying hippo by Gillie and Marc Schattner is tethered to the ground by a cord
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silent Paradise - Leopards, Zebras, Panther and Hippo
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Miami, FL
Leopards, Zebras, Panther and Hippo calmly lounge in a tropical paradise surrounded by lush foliage
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hippos Support Each Other - figurative, playful, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
playful sculptures.
“We love having a message in our art.” Marc Hippos are rarer than the African
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Hippo Bowl , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Hippo Bowl
Hand-Painted by Zinhle Nene & Sculpted by Tebogo Ndlovu
Love Art Ceramic, South Africa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Leapfrog
, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Two Hippos Playing Leapfrog
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Pearl 14 Karat Yellow Gold Hippo Antique Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stickpin is designed as the highly rendered head of a hippo with textured nose and teeth. Featuring
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Green Flying Hippo Ed. 7/8 - figurative, playful, contemporary bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
rope coiled beneath him. “We love having a message in our art.” Marc Hippos are rarer than the African
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Happy Hippo Advertising Ceramic for Lines, by Nova Ceramiche, 1995
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian happy hippo advertising ceramic for Lines, by Nova Ceramiche, 1995. Italian advertising
Category
1990s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Art Deco Trophy Hippo Teeth
Sterling Silver Mirror
Located in Bellport, NY
A Gentleman's Dresser Mirror. This extraordinary 1920-1930 Art Deco Roland Ward Trophy Hippo Teeth
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Taxidermy
Materials
Sterling Silver
Whimsical David Parkin Hippo Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
creations. In high polished cast aluminum and signed in the metal, the hippo in cartoonish with elongated
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Modernist Hand Carved Stone Hippo or Paperweight, Folk Art Mid-20th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an unusual hand carved natural stone, modernist Folk Art, model of a hippopotamus or hippo
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
PAIR OF COLLECTABLE LIBERTY
S OMERSA BROWN LEATHER HiPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL HIPPO
By Liberty of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
and very rare pair of original, circa 1940’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather hand dyed Hippos
Category
Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Artnouveau French Vanity Mirror Hippo Horns, Silver Ebonized Wood Tilting Mirror
By Central School of Arts
Crafts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding vanity mirror, French Art Nouveau, circa 1900. Two hippo horns hold a tilting mirror
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Hippo Tightrope Walker
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
A hippo in a ballerina skirt, positioned as if walking a tightrope.
Edition of 9
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippo in space
By Julie Fleming-Williams
Located in London, GB
From glorious observations of the everyday to the surreal, Julie Fleming-Williams’ work is as eclectic as it is engaging. Julie has exhibited at the Royal Academy and her paintings h...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hippo Tightrope Walker, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippo Ballerina, pirouette, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Brass Hippo Sculptures
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of incredibly detailed brass hippo sculptures. The hippo with an open mouth has highly
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hippo Ballerina, Fourth Position, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Danish, b. 1973
Bjorn Skaarup holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippo Ballerina, Fourth Postion, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9
Danish, b. 1973
Bjorn Skaarup holds a MA in History and Art History from the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippo Antique Watercolour, British Artist, Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hippo Antique Watercolour, British Artist, Original Painting
By British artist, early 20th Century
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Clare Halifax, H is for Hippo, Limited Edition Artwork, Bright Art, Animal Art
By Clare Halifax
Located in Deddington, GB
Clare Halifax
H is for Hippo
Limited Edition 3colour screen print
Edition of 100
Sheet Size: H 38cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Hippo Painting on Wood Panel by American Artist, Mose Tolliver
Located in San Antonio, TX
Untitled painting on wood panel depicting a hippo by American artist Mose Tolliver (1925-2006
Category
Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Jona Sterling Silver Hippo Key Holder
By Jona
Located in Torino, Piedmont
Jona design collection, hand crafted in Italy, rhodium plated Sterling Silver Hippo key holder
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Large Solid Teak Hippo Carved Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Adorable and appropriately heavy, carved solid teak Hippopotamus.
Category
Vintage 1970s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Mid-20th Century Hippo Handbag Purse
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautiful Hippo Hide bag from a bygone era. This piece comes from the estate of a Palm Beach
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Vanity Items
Midcentury Scuda Hippo Fabric Art
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Super fun Scuda "One Hippopotamus" fabric panel from Streamline.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
The hippo was just pearfect 26/40 - contemporary, figurative, bronze sculpture
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze sculpture of a Hippo on a pear was created by Gillie and Marc.
Beloved
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Signed American School Cute Illustration Hungry Hippo Animal Portrait
Located in Buffalo, NY
Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed. Cute animal portrait!
Category
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rafael Mckenzie Soares, Wildlife artist, Baby hippo
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really charming and beautifully executed study of a hippo calf by this very talented artist. He
Category
2010s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hippo Small Figurative Animal Sculpture Nickel Resin Metal Shiny In Stock
By Evert den Hartog
Located in Utrecht, NL
Hippo Small Figurative Animal Sculpture Nickel Resin Metal Shiny In Stock
Evert den Hartog (born
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Hippo Muscle of the Amazon - Woodcut by Jean Lurçat - 1948
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Roma, IT
Hyppo Muscle of the Amazon is a vintage woodcut print realized by Jean Lucrat in 1948.
Good condition on a cream colored paper.
No signature, on the back the title in french langua...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Frascarolo Rare Vintage Diamond Enamel 18k Gold Hippo Pillbox
By Frascarolo
Located in Simpsonville, SC
and finely detailed features.
The hippo’s eyes sparkle with brilliant-cut diamonds, adding a touch of
Category
Mid-20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Art Glass Lying Hippo Paperweight / Sculpture by Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice art glass lying hippo paperweight / sculpture by Kosta Boda Sweden, circa 1980s. The
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
One Egyptian goddess Hippo Taweret Taueret Carved Charm 14 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
ONE CHARM- THE HIPPO FOR THIS SALE
Etruscan Carved Temple God for charm bracelet, necklace or other
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Blue Ceramic "William the Hippo" Sculpture - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun blue ceramic "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hippo Ostrich Pictorial Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the 20th century with 4 ostriches on top of a black hippopotamus on a green field this was originally belonging to a private Persian collector ...
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Blue Ceramic "William the Hippo" Pair of Sculptures Museum of Modern Art
By MOMA Museum New York
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun blue ceramic pair of mother and baby "William the Hippo" sculpture, circa the 1960s. The piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hippo Hippopotamus Chocolate Mold De Haeck Gent-Gand, Vintage, Belgium
Located in Nuernberg, DE
perfected the art of molding chocolate by using metal molds. The most known and best Manufactory for this
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Folk Art More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Metal
#184 "Hippo"
By Brad Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Gorgeous work from artist Brad Miller.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ethiopian Hippo Shield
Located in High Point, NC
Large round textured shield made from the hide of hippopotamus from the Gurage / Zay tribes of Southern Ethiopia
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
$1,400
Bronze Animal Sculpture - Art - Rhino - Limited Edition - Rhino Hippo on Rope
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
Title: Hippo and Rhino Support Each Other
Authentic bronze sculpture with deep bronze patina
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
North Cameroon Hippo Shield
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Hippo shield with ribbed surface, placed on a metal stand.
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Animal Sculpture - Art - Bronze - Gillie and Marc - Hippo - Ladder - Wildlife
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
Title: Hippo reaches new heights
Authentic bronze sculpture
Limited Edition
World Famous
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippo, Recycled Car Tyre Sculpture
Located in Darlinghurst, NSW
in Antwerp, introduced “rubber” into art. Most dictionaries describe this material as “a highly
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rubber, Wood
Large Ethiopia Hippo Hide Shield
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very unusual large Hippo hide shield from the Arussi peoples of South Ethiopia.
The shield
Category
Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
C. 1920 Ethopian Hippo Shield
Located in Los Angeles, CA
C. 1920 (or older) hippo shield from the Sidamo people in Ethiopia. This is a fascinating piece
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Vintage Teak Hippo Sculpture
Located in Dorchester, GB
A mid 20th century hand carved teak hippo.
Rich colour and beautiful patina. A very tactile and
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
set (2) arussi hippo shields
Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA
they are no longer making these, i know it's hard to believe, but some think there are more of these around, and there are not. i adore them.
Category
Vintage 1940s African Decorative Art
Bronze Animal Sculpture - Limited - Hippo - Rope - Tree - Wildlife - Love
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
Title: Hippo on a Tree Rope of Life
Authentic bronze sculpture
Limited Edition
World Famous
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Mettal Fatigue" Assemblage Art Hippo
By Friedle and Ramirez
Located in New York, NY
Amazing assemblage art sculpture in the form of a hippo. Made of everything the two sculptors could
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Authentic Resin Hippo Sculpture with Gold Patina by Gillie and Marc
By Gillie and Marc Schattner
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
in your home, too!
Dogman and Rabbitwoman: The iconic pop art characters Dogman and Rabbitwoman (the
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Resin
an old new form of hippo - irussi shields
Located in St. Helena, CA
hippo skin shields from the irussi tribe in ethiopia. created with/for both decorative and
Category
20th Century Decorative Art
Art Deco Patinated studio bronze Hippo, c1930.
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Patinated studio bronze Hippo, c1930.
Category
20th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Hippo" Ceramic Wall-Plaque by Hal Fromhold and Bertil Vallien
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ceramist. After studying under Stig Lindberg at the Swedish National College of Art in Stockholm, Vallien
Category
Vintage 1960s American Decorative Art
Original Vintage Travel Poster Uganda Welcomes You With Sunshine Hippo Design
Located in London, GB
- featuring a great image of a hippo in water with its mouth open in front of a sunny yellow sky background
Category
1960s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Large whimsical Sculpture - HIPPO, by Sergio Bustamante, 20th c.
Located in Queenstown, MD
Large whimsical Sculpture - HIPPO, by Sergio Bustamante. 20th c., on white plinth.
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché
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