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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Murano Gambaro Poggi Orange Blue Italian Art Glass Snail Figurine Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright orange, yellow and sapphire blue Italian art glass snail figurine / sculpture. The piece is documented to the Gambaro & Poggi company. This...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Pair of Midcentury American Deer Sculptures with Weathered Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of American painted concrete deer sculptures from the mid 20th century, with weathered patina. Made in the USA during the midcentury period, this ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Rare French Art Deco Marble
Onyx Mantel Clock with Bronze Dog Figurines
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Circa 1935
Rare Art Deco mantel clock exquisitely made with marble and onyx with surreal dog figurines in contrasting poses. Original patination. Statement piece.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx
$3,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Mid Century Frederic Weinberg Bronze Sculptures Giraffe and Gazelle Form
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of modernist tables sculptures by Frederic Weinberg circa 1950s
Cast bronze giraffe and gazelle
Both signed to leg interior
giraffe
3.5 x 3 x 11.5 inches
gazelle
6 x 2.5 x 6...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Optic Art Swan Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Optic Art Swan Sculpture
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Saint Clement France Art Deco Cubist Blue Crackle Ceramic Seal Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning French Art Deco crackle-glazed Cubist ceramic sculpture is extremely rare, both for its color and model. The sculpture was designed and manufactured in Saint-Clement, F...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20th Century Art Deco Glass Car Mascot entitled "Faucon" by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in London, GB
Dramatic early 20th Century French Art Deco clear glass car mascot modelled as a standing falcon with good hand finished detail, signed R Lalique and France
'Faucon' Bouchon de Rad...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pair Antique Bronzed Equestrian Sculptures, Marble Bases, Jockey
Rider w Hound
Located in Lisse, NL
Magnificent pair of antique, top quality workmanship horse and jockey and hunt rider with hound sculptures.
Stylish, rare, and crafted with remarkable precision, this pair of bronze...
Category
Early 20th Century European Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Mid-Century Vintage Ceramic Funny Fat Cat Figurine – Mottled Green
Brown Glaze
By Frankoma Pottery
Located in Bochum, NRW
A striking mid-century ceramic funny fat cat figurine that would add touch of rustic elegance to your collection.
This serene feline features:
- A seated pose with front paws grounde...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Paul Milet Sevres French Art Deco Stoneware Fox, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco stoneware fox by Paul MILET, 8, rue Troyon, Sèvres, France, 1920s. Height : 25cm - 9.85 in. , Width : 35cm - 13.8 in., Depth : 13.5cm-5.3in. The condition is excellen...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wooden Dachshund Pull Toy on Wheels, Circa 1940
Charming vintage wooden dachshund pull toy on wheels, made circa 1940. This delightful piece captures the spirit of early 20th-centur...
Category
1940s Spanish Bauhaus Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$593 Sale Price
30% Off
Sui or Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Armored Horse And Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
Sui or Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Armored Horse and Warrior
Sui Dynasty (581-618)
Height: 11 Inches x 10.5 Wide x 4.25 Deep
Provenance: Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd., New York
Conditi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
1940s Chinese Pair Foo Dog Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of antique chinese figurines Foo Dog sculpture green glaze ceramic.
Dimensions: 8" H x 3.75" W x 6.5" D
Ple...
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Murano Seguso White Swan Glass Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely and graceful Italian Murano vintage Seguso glass swan is white triple cased; white with clear on the outside. The lines of the feathers are abundant throughout. The beak ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Life Sized Cast Bronze Crocodile Skull Sculpture, Patina Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a hollow-cast bronze crocodile skull. This piece features wonderful detail and resemblance to a real specimen. An exotic piece certain to invoke conversation. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture"Walking Tiger"by Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienn
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
French, 1795-1875
"Tigre Qui Marche"
Patinated bronze Signed in base "BARYE", incised "F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, FRANCE" conceived 1841, cast circa 1880-1900
Item # 110UGP10Q
Barye's ability to merge our romantic idealization of nature with a colder reality of nature's predator is beautifully represented in this striding cat. Originally conceived in 1841, Tigre Qui Marche (Walking Tiger...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Pheasant Family – Attributed to J. Hardy
By J. Hardy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful bronze sculpture / vide poche, capturing a serene family moment in nature, depicting a pair of pheasants attentively watching over their chicks. The piece showcases fine ...
Category
1880s English Belle Époque Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in New York, NY
This striking Yipwon sculpture is a powerful testament to the artistic and spiritual traditions of the Alamblak people from Papua New Guinea. The figure's strong, masculine head bala...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Nestor Nutcracker Cast-Iron Crocodile Alligator England, 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Nestor Nutcracker Cast-Iron Crocodile Alligator England, 1920
Very large and sculptural nutcracker made in England. Heavy cast-iron table nutcracker, which serves as a sculpture as ...
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Deer or Elk Head Wall Plaque or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in Switzerland in approximately 1890 in the period Black F...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Softwood
Mid-Century Brass Large Crocodile Nutcracker, Attributed to Walter Bosse, 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Toronto, CA
Charming and functional, this Mid-Century Modern brass crocodile nutcracker is attributed to Austrian designer Walter Bosse and dates to the 1950s. Made from solid brass, this sculpt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$275 Sale Price
30% Off
Brutalist travertine fish desk organizer, Enzo Mari F.lli Mannelli Italy 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century travertine fish shaped desk organizer / sculpture
attributed to Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
H 10 cm 4 × 30 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Wild Boar 1950s by artist Tomotada
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s.
The signature is written on the back side 'Tomotada'.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17t...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$408 Sale Price
20% Off
Swan Bronze Brutalist Statue, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A unique and highly decorative pair of Brutalist style swan statues in bronze both in a takeoff position. The wings are finely. Carved displaying amazing d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 / set
Large Antique Czechoslovakia Porcelain Royal Dux Polar Bear Sculpture, in 1925
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Porcelain
Re-polished
With aged patina
Good original condition.
Category
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Walter Bosse Wiener Dog Brass Figurine with Lantern Thermometer, Baller, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century desk thermometer, consisting of a nice wiener dog / sausage dog figurine made of brass and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Taxidermy Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Length: 57cm Height: 11cm Width: 28cm
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Note: This item may be subject to export/import restricti...
Category
1950s Australian Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sea turtle
Irénée ROCHARD Art Deco Fennec Couple Sculpture, France, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare and elegant French Art Deco animal sculpture by Irénée Rochard, France, circa 1920s. This refined composition depicts a pair of fennec foxes, captured with remarkable vitality a...
Category
1920s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
American Cast Iron
Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting on a squared base, Mid 19th Century.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Beautiful Hand Carved Exsotic Ironwood Turtle Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful unique solid hand-carved ironwood turtle sculpture with beautiful detail great condition and great subject, circa 1970's.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Herculaneum Quadriga Horse "Cavallo Mazzocchi" after Antiquity
Located in Shippensburg, PA
THE CAVALLO MAZZOCCHI (AFTER THE HERCULANEUM QUADRIGA HORSE)
Italy, circa second half of the 19th century
Verdigris patinated bronze, one foot raised on polished brass plinth, situat...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Bronze
Sculpture in Murano glass, pink Swan with crystal details, Italy in stock
Located in Venezia, IT
Sculpture in Murano glass, pink Swan with crystal details, Italy in stock
Dimensions: L 15 cm x H 24 cm x D 7 cm ( L 5.9" x H 9.4" x D 2.7")
We recently came across the untouched i...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Floor Lamp, Cobra Sculpture signed by Alain Chevret, 1985, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare large sculpture Cobra floor-lamp finely detailed work with overlying scales of the snake, faithfully depicted in shiny copper with a light patina in some places. A small li...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan.
Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Late 20th Century Bronze Life Size Greyhound Dog Statue with a Green Patina
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 20th Century bronze life size Greyhound Dog Statue with a beautiful green patina. This is an elegant bronze greyhound statue in very good condition. The greyhound would look gre...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Garden Lions
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of French hand-carved antique garden stone lions are crouching and are made of stone.
The dimensions are for the slightly larger of th...
Category
Early 19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$4,800 / set
Rustic Vintage Carved Wooden Horse with Saddle on Stand, circa 1950
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rustic vintage wooden horse carving, presented on a flat base and adorned with a carved saddle and harness details. The figure is hand-carved with a stylized, almost folk-art quali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Rustic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lion Paperweight / Hand Cooler by Steuben Glassworks
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare crystal lion paperweight / hand cooler by Tal Lebel Schaefer for Steuben Glassworks, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good condition with no c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
A Rare Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Model of a Bull
By Buccellati
Located in Queens, NY
A Rare Buccellati Italy Sterling Silver Model of a Bull, Numbered 7
An impressive and finely detailed sterling silver model of a bull by Buccellati, Italy, numbered 7. Exquisitely h...
Category
20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Sculptural Artwork Marble Statue Shabani Lowland Gorilla by Dominic Hurley
By Dominic Hurley
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our stock #18.5982
'Shabani - Gorilla in Thought’ is a monumental sculptural artwork created by the renowned English artist Dominic Hurley.
Hewn from a five tonne solid block o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture by Carl Johan Bonnesen, Glazed Ceramic Bear, Denmark
By Carl Johan Bonnesen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Carl Johan Bonnesen, 1868–1933
Rare and impressive unique sculpture of two courting bears, crafted in glazed ceramic with a striking copper-rich glaze featuring vivid tonal variation...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Porcelain Koi Fish Piggy Bank 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a piggy bank with the shape of a carp/ koi fish.
It is made with porcelain and made around 1980s in showa era.
It is hand painted and you can use as a decoration.
It was made...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$227 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Carved Chinese Rose Quartz Ox on Custom Hardwood Stand
Located in Lomita, CA
Hand-Carved Chinese Rose Quartz Ox on Custom Hardwood Stand
Description:
This finely carved rose quartz ox is a striking example of Chinese stone artistry, believed to date from the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Small Lonitz Majolica Snipe Wall Plaque
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Lonitz Majolica wall plaque which features a snipe. Coloration: Cream, grey, brown, are predominant.
Category
1880s German Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Majolica
Mid Century Paper Mache Parrot Raul Aguavo
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Modern paper mâché hand painted parrot sculpture by Raul Aguavo, perched on a metal swing. The piece is signed on the side and is in great condition...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pair of Tall Brass Giraffe Figurine Sculptures Over 2 Feet
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of large scale solid brass giraffe sculptures. This stunning pair varies in size. The largest of the two stands at 26.5 inches tall. The smaller mate is 22.5 inches high. Each o...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Memento Mori Bronze Vulture and Skull Sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch
Located in Newark, England
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ART NOUVEAU CIRCA 1890
From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we’re pleased to offer this patinated bronze figure of a vulture and skull by Bohuslav Schnirch...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Monumental Bronze Horse Head Sculpture — Fernando Sánchez Castillo (b. 1970)
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive bronze sculpture of a horse’s head, created by Spanish contemporary artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo (b. 1970).
This large-scale work (height 100 cm, width 150 cm, depth 6...
Category
Early 2000s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist travertine sculpture of cat, Enzo Mari F.lli Mannelli, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century travertine sculpture of stylised cat
attributed to Enzo Mari, Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
H 23.5 cm 5 × 14 cm
Conditions: very good consistent with age and use,...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Elegant Resin Tusk Sculptures, Handcrafted Art Decor, Animal-Friendly Ivory Look
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your home decor with this stunning pair of handcrafted resin tusks. These striking sculptures capture the elegance and grandeur of natural tusks, while offering an ethical an...
Category
20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Brass
French Bronze Greyhound Sculpture on Carrara Marble Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
French Bronze Greyhound Sculpture on Carrara Marble Base, Early 20th Century
A refined and elegant bronze sculpture of a greyhound, mounted on a polished Carrara marble base. Exec...
Category
Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Pair of Hand-Carved Sculptures of Lions The Netherlands, 1723
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of 18th Century Dutch Colonial sculptures of lions.
Striking Dutch design from 1723!
Original hand-carved solid oak sculptures of lions.
The pair is dated a...
Category
1720s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
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 ruby colored glass decorated with an iridized surface. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1938, manufactured...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
German Porcelain Figure of Cocker Spaniel Dog, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
German Porcelain Figure of Cocker Spaniel Dog, 20th Century
Category
20th Century German Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sommerso Art Glass Cat Sculpture by Murano
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice sommerso art glass cat sculpture by Murano. circa 1980s. The outline of the sculpture is clear blown glass with a shimmering, sparkling gold ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Majolica White Cat with Dragonfly Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful Italian pottery cat figurine features crouching white cat with half-closed eyes, getting ready to pounce on a dragonfly flying over cat's shoulder. Elegantly sculpted ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Pair of Han Dynasty Pottery Horses and Equestrian Riders
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful pair of Ex Sotheby’s painted Polychrome Equestrian Horse and Riders made from gray pottery, Presents beautifully and guaranteed authentic with provenance and COA.
Measures: Height 11.5 inches and width 11 inches
Condition: Possible professional restorations but not detectable.
Provenance: Sotheby’s London. 16th November, 1999. Lot 12 (2 of 4 horses in that lot).
Sotheby’s New York, NY September 14, 2019.
The importance of the horse in the history and culture of China can be viewed, in part, through the artistic legacy of this great civilization. In sculpture, painting, and literature, horses were glorified and revered. Horses were believed to be related to mythological dragons, reflecting their sacred status within society. During the unification of China under the Han Dynasty, bands of mounted nomadic warriors from the north threatened the country. In order to thwart their attacks, the Chinese sought to import stronger, faster steeds from Central Asia (as opposed to the Mongol ponies used by the invaders), eventually leading to the creation of the Silk Road. This small sculpture of a mounted soldier reveals the crucial military role of the horse. When compared to the diminutive stature of the rider, the importance of the horse becomes readily apparent. This creature provided security and strength, allowing the Empire to secure its borders and expand its influences across Central Asia. The magnificent regalia of the horse, including a brilliantly painted saddle in red and green/gold, reflect the respect this animal received. The warrior as well is gorgeously decorated with a painted red tunic and gray chest...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Pale Terracotta Ceramic Sculpture of Stylized Pouncing Tiger
Located in New York, NY
This stunning sculpture of an Art Deco Pouncing Tiger is realized in a pale terra-cotta glaze ceramic .It features a stylized Tiger on a stepped geometric base echoing the design of ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Stackable Hedgehog Ashtray Set Austria, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
A midcentury brass stackable hedgehog set of six ashtrays. A design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of black finished brass. In very good condit...
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rams Head Ceramic Sculpture Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very nice and large sculpture of a Rams Head - perfectly suited as a bookend for large books, or a Stand-alone decorative piece. No Chips or Cracks.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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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