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Animal Sculptures For Sale
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Church Panel of Feeding Pelican as Symbol of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning religious wall panel in thick relief with strong hook for easy mounting.
For the collectors of stunning antique church relics we are also offering this marvelously hand carved pelican sculpture for wall mounting. The character ascribed to the pelican in this context is nearly as fabulous as that of the phœnix. From a clumsy, gluttonous, piscivorous water-bird, it was by the growth of legends transformed into a mystic emblem of Christ, whom Dante terms "Nostro Pelicano". St. Hieronymus gives the story of the pelican restoring its young ones destroyed by serpents as an illustration of the destruction of man by the old Serpent, and his salvation by the blood of Christ. The pelican in Christian art is an emblem of Jesus Christ, by "whose blood we are healed" and it is also a symbol of charity. Many early painters and carvers mistakenly represented it more similar to an eagle (much like in this antique church relic), and not as a natural pelican which is why most people today still are a bit confused at first when this stunning hand carved, symbolic bird is called a pelican.
This striking and all hand carved, symbolic panel was originally part of a church or monastery communion rail...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Royal Dux Porcelain Figurine of a Cockatoo Perched on a Branch
Located in San Francisco, CA
the expressive cockatoo with a prominent head crest and strong hooked beak perched upon a foliate branch-work base; with maker's marks to underside; Dux Porcelain began in 1860 by Ed...
Category
1990s German Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Scottie Dog - Early 20th Century
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely bronze animal sculpture. This charming bronze sculpture depicts a characterful terrier, most likely a Scottish Terrier, captured in an alert and proud stance.
Crafted in the...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Lion Sculpture 19th Century Brown Patinated Roaring Lion Statue
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique 19th Century Bronze Lion Sculpture, Naturalist Animalier Style
A powerful and finely cast antique bronze sculpture of a lion, dating to the 19th century, embodying the majesty and strength of the king of beasts. The lion is captured in a dynamic stride, with muscles tensed and mouth open in a fierce roar, a masterful portrayal of motion and authority.
Executed in dark brown patinated bronze, this piece demonstrates superb craftsmanship and anatomical precision, reflecting the European Animalier tradition that flourished in the 19th century. The deeply chased mane, sinewy body, and expressive face reveal both artistic sensitivity and technical mastery. The lion’s curved tail and forward stance lend a sense of fluid energy and balance.
At 31 cm in length, this sculpture commands attention without overwhelming the space — ideal for a mantel, study, or collector’s cabinet. Its naturalistic detailing and rich patina make it a timeless statement of power, courage, and refinement.
In very good antique condition, with gentle age patina and no visible repairs or losses.
Key Details
Material: Bronze with dark brown patina
Style/Period: 19th Century European Naturalist / Animalier
Subject: Lion, striding and roaring
Dimensions: Length 31 cm (approx.)
Condition: Very good, with natural age patina
Use: Collector’s display, interior décor, fine art sculpture
This sculpture exemplifies the grandeur of 19th-century Animalier art, when bronze lions symbolized power, bravery, and imperial dignity. A work of both artistry and strength, it enriches any setting - from classic interiors to contemporary design - with timeless elegance.
Antique Bronze Lion Sculpture, 19th Century Animalier Bronze, Naturalist Bronze Figure, French Animalier Art, Bronze Lion Statue...
Category
1880s French Art Deco Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Cat Brass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 vintage cat brass ashtray or bowl.
This can be used as a sculpture too.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$287 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Lifesize French Bronze Parrots Cockatoos Birds Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century French bronze cockatoos / parrots or birds. This life size art sculpture features a mated pair perched on a tree branch or log with real...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,904 Sale Price
45% Off
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter bosse for herta Baller cat figurine vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
French Country Majolica Pheasant Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pheasant tureen from Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Swiss Black Forest Dog Group Walter Mader
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
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SINGLE PIECE CARVING ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER MADER
From our Swiss Black Forest collection, we are delighted to offer this rare Swiss Black Forest Dog Group, da...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bronze Panther Sculpture by Lucien Alliot, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish Art Deco bronze sculpture of a panther signed by the French artist Lucien Alliot, 1920s.
Bronze with black patina, on a Belgian Black marble base.
Literature:
Art Deco sculp...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
VINSARE - SEVRES Black Panther, 1920
By Vinsare
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare Art Deco black panther by Paul SAILLY at VINSARE (Sêvres), 140, Grande Rue, Sêvres, France, 1920s. Ceramic and noble wood. Width: 26.1"(66.4cm), Height: 9.8"(25cm), Depth: 5.8"(...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Ceramic Elephant Sculpture by Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical vintage ceramic elephant sculpture with trunk up by Jonathan Adler, circa 2000s. The piece is in very good condition and measure 4.75"W 4.75"D x 8"H. Cool piece! #4503
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ostrich Egg and Metal Rhinoceros
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing Rhinoceros object of art crafted with an ostrich egg and silvered, hammered metal head, legs and tail.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mid-Century Antiqued Brass
Glass Owl Sculpture signed Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
This captivating Mid-Century Modernist owl sculpture, signed by the renowned design firm Curtis Jere, is a striking example of artistic innovation from the era. Crafted in America ar...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Carved Figure, an Oriental, Jade Study of Bird of Para, China 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This bird is in Jade. It has been made in China during the 20th Century.
The color is green.
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Cenedese Orange White Silver Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Aquarium Block
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown double fish Italian art glass aquarium sculpture. Documented to the Cenedese Company, and attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The fish have wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Antique Sliver Ring Holder Swann Birds Decorative Jewellery Organiser Home Décor
Located in Wembley, GB
Add a touch of vintage charm to your jewellery collection with this beautiful swan ring holder. Crafted from high-quality metal with gold/silver plating, it is the perfect addition t...
Category
1960s British Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
Large Rare Art Deco Bronze Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Sculpture Statue, c.1930
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning, quite large French Art Deco bronze Egyptian cat representing Bastet the Egyptian goddess of the home, domesticity, women's secrets, fertility, childbirth, and cats (She i...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Leggerezza Octopus Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Sea Creature Goblet
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
This hand-blown colorless glass tazza by Italian artist Simone Crestani features a refined baluster stem crowned with a sculpted octopus applied to the vessel. The piece merges class...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Raku Pottery Bear by Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large raku pottery seated bear by Tony Evans, circa 1970s. The piece is signed on the underside and extremely well crafted; it has wonderful gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
20th Cenrury Patinated Bronze Figure of a Lion
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Cenrury neoclassical Patinated Bronze Figure of a Lion
Measures 18" in width x 4.5" in depth x 10.5" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1990s Modernist Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Bison
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Ceramic Bison by Otto Keramik is a striking and unique piece of ceramic art that epitomizes the design aesthetics of the era. Created by the renowned German pottery studio Otto ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Hollywood Regency Brass Asian Crane Bird Sculptures 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of crane or heron bird figurines is made of brass with sculptural, highly detailed bodies. The birds are sculpted in slightly different poses, offering an additional vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Henri Bargas, the Three Doves, French Art Deco Terracotta 1920
By Henri Bargas
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Terracotta Sculpture “The Three Doves” by Henri Bargas, France, circa 1920
A stunning example of French Art Deco sculpture, this terracotta piece titled “The Three D...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
French Majolica Rat Pitcher Poet Laval, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Rat Pitcher Poet Laval, circa 1900.
The rat wear a jacket and hold an umbrella.
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Midcentury Horse Sculpture Glazed Ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful horse sculpture in glazed ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Life Size Terracotta Greyhound Dog Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1061 Italian life size terracotta dog sculpture.
Category
1950s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Ceramic Elephant Sculpture by Bruno Gambone, circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
Ceramic Indian motif white elephant by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). This is an absolutely charming ceramic white elephant with an Indian-style blanket and headdress, large whimsical ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Single Genuine American Fresh Water Turtle Shell
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Decorative fresh water turtle shell professionally mounted on genuine coral base, the shell cleaned and seal with clear protective satin finish.
Beautifu...
Category
20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Ralph Lauren Crystal Teddy Bear Sculpture, Polo Bear 1990s
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The Ralph Lauren Teddy Bear tradition started in 1991 as an actual teddy bear (“Preppy Bear”), produced in tandem with Steiff, and continued as an embroidered teddy bear, that eventu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Sculpture Mandarin Duck with Tuft by Marie Louise Simard
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exceptional example of an Art Deco bronze representation of a mandarin duck, finely chiseled, with dark brown and red-brown patina, with old silver enhancement to the wings and tu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Eagle By
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved eagle in fine condition and rare to find by Thomas Rhodes carver from Arizona.The shape & form is the best.
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Chinese Animal Figurines in Jade and Onyx – Elephants, Lion
Dog, 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Set of 4 Chinese Animal Figurines in Jade and Onyx – Elephants, Lion & Dog, 20th Century
Description:
This refined set of four animal figurines, crafted in China during the 20th century, showcases the elegance of natural stone carving and the timeless symbolism of animals in decorative art. The ensemble includes a pair of jade elephants, a reclining lion in jade, and a seated dog in onyx, each carved with delicate detail and smooth finishes. Perfect for display in a cabinet, on a console, or as part of a themed vignette, these figurines bring a sense of serenity, strength, and tradition to any interior.
Key features include:
Natural Stone Materials:
The pair of elephants and the lion are carved from jade, known for its symbolic value and subtle translucence.
The seated dog is carved from onyx, offering a contrasting tone and texture with its elegant veining and natural luster.
Symbolic Animal Forms:
Elephants symbolize wisdom, memory, and good fortune, especially when displayed as a pair.
The lion conveys strength, protection, and calm authority.
The dog represents loyalty, guardianship, and companionship.
Chinese 20th-Century Craftsmanship: All four pieces reflect traditional Chinese stone-carving techniques, combining refined form with smooth, tactile surfaces.
Versatile Decorative Use: Whether placed in a display case, on a desk, shelf, or altar, these figurines serve as both decorative accents and subtle symbols of balance and harmony.
Curated Collector’s Set: The combination of two materials and four distinct animals makes this set ideal for collectors of Asian art, animal figures, or natural stone miniatures.
This set of four jade and onyx animal figurines...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Onyx
Walter bosse cat ring holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter bosse cat ring holder around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Petite Vintage Hollywood Regency Chinese Blue Elephant Stool Plant Stand or Seat
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite mid-20th century glazed ceramic elephant flower pot seat. Handmade of ceramic. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden.
Category
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Set of 6 Hedgehog Sculptures for Hertha Baller, circa 1950s
By Walter Bosse
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Walter Bosse Set of 6 hedgehog sculptures for Hertha Baller, circa 1950s
Mid-century Walter Bosse hedgehog stackable ashtray made in Austria. This vintage ashtray includes all six...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Libuse Niklova Accordion Squeaky Toy Cat „Tomcat“ by Fatra, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Classic vintage plastic squeaky toy cat „Liba, the tomcat“ with accordion body, designed in 1963 by Libuse Niklova, executed by Fatra Napajed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Small bear figurine by walter bosse vienna around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Glazed Ceramic Tiger Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Wooden Netsuke
Turtle
1980s
Ishikawa
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1980s.
The signature is written on the back side 'Ishikawa'.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17t...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$393 Sale Price
20% Off
6ft High Silver Plated Bronze Pegasus Winged Horse
Located in London, GB
Enourmous Silver Plated Bronze Pegasus Winged Horse Statue on Wooden Base
This Bronze is Truly a one off and a Real Statement Piace
Category
20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$13,942 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco Panther sculpture, black ceramic, 1930
s, in the style of Saint-Clément
Located in BELFORT, FR
French Art Deco ceramic panther sculpture, 1930's. Black glaze.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Bilious Green Italian Murano Glass Duck by Paolo Venini
Zuccheri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A bilious green, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian duck made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed, produced by Paolo Venini and Toni Zuccheri in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Chinese Bronze Horse on Flying Swallow Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bronze sculpture features a galloping horse stepping on a flying bird, with prominent green verdigris patina on highly detailed cast. The sculpture is a replica of the Flyin...
Category
1970s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Parrot Figurine
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920s German porcelain parrot figurine.
Measurements:
Height:11"
Width:6.25"(widest point)
Depth:7.5".
Category
1920s German Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Striped Murano Glass Bird Sculpture, Mid Century Murano Glass Art, IT ca. 1970
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1970s in Italy, attributed to Fratelli Toso. Handcrafted by the highly skilled Italian glass artists on the little island of Murano nearby...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Art Déco Brass Seated Greyhound Dog by Karl Hagenauer, Austria
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th Century Art Déco polished brass seated greyhound dog figurine by Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien (WHW), Austria
By: Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
Murano Sommerso Opal Pink White Italian Art Glass Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent pink and white Italian art glass puppy dog figurine / sculpture. The piece was created in the style of designer Archimede Segu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass, Glass
Art Deco Saint-Clément Style French Panther In Antique Glazed Red Ceramic
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as it provides detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
A stunning and large Art De...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pig Stool by Dimitri Omersa in Brown Leather, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handsome handmade leather pig footstool / ottoman designed and manufactured at the 1950s by Dimitri Omersa for Liberty of London.
Pig ottoman first made in the 1930's for Liberty '...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Leather
CLEARANCE SALE Mid-Century Modern Opalino/Alabastro Murano Glass Fish Sculpture
By Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLEARANCE SALE Mid-Century Modern Opalino/Alabastro White Murano (suspected) Glass Fish Sculpture.
A classic, graceful work of art glass of the type very rarely seen.
This gentle sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$250 Sale Price
28% Off
Pair of Large English Ceramic Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Staffordshire Style
Located in London, GB
A large pair of English Staffordshire style ceramic figures of orange and white seated spaniel dogs with gold chain leashes.
Their two front legs are separated, a more delicate, ther...
Category
20th Century British Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Pair of Silver-Plated Peacock Figurines Hollywood Regency Style, Vintage Luxury 32cm
A striking pair of silver-plated peacock sculptures, masterfully handcrafted in the classic Holly...
Category
1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$566 Sale Price / item
25% Off
French Majolica Rooster Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French country majolica rooster tureen, circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Art Deco Menneville sculpture, woman and fawn, 1930
s
Located in BELFORT, FR
Large French Art Deco sculptural group showing a woman and a fawn, made of patinated metal and imitation of ivory. The figure of the woman was designed by Ugo Cipriani (whose pseudon...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand Carved Wood Monkey Cane Walking Stick Handle with Piercing Blue Eyes
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This mischievous looking monkey has beautiful blue glass inset eyes. Would be the crown jewel of any walking cane collection once attac...
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Pair of Metal Pheasants Statues Sculpture 22cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage pheasant statues with long tail feathers, made of silver-colored metal. The statues have a beautiful, weathered patina, dating from the second half of the 20th century.
Both...
Category
1960s Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Equestrian Bronze Relief Plaque signed Franz Mikorey
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist Equestrian Bronze Relief Plaque signed Franz Mikorey originates from Germany, C.1978. This piece features an irregular format in solid bronze with...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Russian Silver Persian Cat Sculpture, Soviet Period, 88 Zolotnik, Marked "S.W."
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Highly Detailed Russian Silver, Soviet Period Persian Cat Sculpture with Garnet Eyes, 88 Zolotnik, Marked "S.W.," Circa 1950s
A finely modeled and intricately chased hollow silver sculpture of a long-haired domestic cat, likely modeled after the Persian or Himalayan breed. The animal is depicted in a seated posture, with a stylized curling tail and attentive expression, rendered with lifelike depth and emotional presence. The rich fur texture is deeply chased and subtly polished across high points, creating dramatic surface contrast and a tactile, almost lifelike softness.
The sculpture’s meticulous hand-chasing, naturalistic pose, and jewel-like eyes reflect the enduring influence of Karl Fabergé’s animalier tradition, particularly the small-scale silver and hardstone animal studies produced in his Moscow workshops at the turn of the 20th century. Like Fabergé’s celebrated menagerie, this piece captures both the anatomical accuracy and the spirited personality of its subject, elevating it from a decorative object to a work of art imbued with character and luxury.
The figure's eyes are set with smooth red cabochon stones—likely garnets or finely colored glass paste—enhancing its realistic gaze. The underside bears a Russian silver hallmark, including the “88” zolotnik standard (equivalent to .916 silver purity), along with the Latin-letter maker’s mark “S.W.,” attributed to a postwar Soviet-era workshop producing fine export silver.
Although the piece appears solid at first glance, it is finely executed as a sealed hollow-form casting using the lost-wax method, a traditional sculptural technique that allowed for rich surface modeling while minimizing weight. A faint rattle can be heard when the figure is gently moved, caused by a small remnant from the casting core or finishing process—a common occurrence in Russian and Continental silver animal figures...
Category
20th Century Russian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
19th Century English Majolica Gurgling Fish Pitcher Jug
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English majolica glazed ceramic gurgling fish pitcher or glug jug, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This whimsical fish pitcher has a stylish design in a lovely ...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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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