Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Brass Figural Mouse Objet D’art, a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of brass mouse form decorative objects. Etched design detail. Signed made in India.
Dimensions are of each individual item.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$145 / set
1960s Mid-Century Bronze Age Reproduction Bronze Bull Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s Mid-Century after the antique Bronze Age reproduction bronze bull sculpture on tapered balck wood base. In the style of the Anatolian Museum Ankara Bull around 2350 BC Early B...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large "Rimini Blu" Ceramic Horse by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful classic Rimini blue ceramic horse sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Italian Majolica Ceramic Sitting Cat Kitten Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large ceramic sculpture features tabby cat or kitten, sitting with its head turned to a side. The figurine is decorated with majolica glaze with hand-painted black markings on white...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Contemporary Chinese Glass Fish Aquarium in the style of Glass Studio Murano
Located in London, England
An incredibly detailed glass aquarium with three striped fish with orange tails and fins. The multicoloured shells and coral sit at the bottom of the aquarium and shimmer from the s...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1970s Large Travertine Giraffe Sculpture by Enzo Mari for F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original large travertine giraffe sculpture by Enzo mari for F.lli Mannelli. The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
2,75 w x 1,18 D x 7,87 H inches
L 7 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
$392 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Crouching Hunting Ceramic Cat Figurine, Hand-painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage porcelain or ceramic figurine depicts a cat in a crouching position, hunting and ready to pounce on its prey. The white and dark grey cat fur is accentuated with bright blue ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Abraham Palatnik, large cat, lucite, Brazil, c.1970.
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large lucite cat with black decoration.
The largest size of cat made by Palatnik.
Signed in the piece, excellent condition, c.1970, made in Brazil.
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Fishs, lemon,starfish,shells,seaweeds.
From Provence.
Length / 11.5 inches on 7.8 inches,...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Shoehorn Shows a Cat by Walter Bosse Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Shoehorn Shows a Cat by Walter Bosse Around, 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Hand-Carved Soapstone Whimsical Penguin Sculpture MCM
Located in San Diego, CA
whimsical Penguin soapstone sculture circa 1970's , hand carved .
Category
20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Large Ceramic Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring by Sergio Bustamente.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Hatching Fish Egg Sculpture Figuring, Nine Colorful Fish Figuring Sticking out of an Egg with Cracks by the Artist Sergio Bustamente, c...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
CLEARANCE SALE Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by V. Nason
Located in Warrenton, OR
CLEARANCE SALE Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by V. Nason
We appreciate the unique design that Nason gave this piece, finding a way to honor the minimalist aesthetic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Sizable Mid-20th Century Carved Oak Owl, Rare and Symbol of Learning and Wisdom
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully carved owl.
This hand-carved owl is well loved by its previous owners and therefor it is still in magnificent condition. Owl sculptures of this period are rare...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Oak
8.5 Inch Tall Murano Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Warrenton, OR
8.5 Inch Tall Wine-Red and Golden-Yellow Murano Glass Fish Sculpture.
This is a very handsome and colorful sommerso fish in very nice vintage condition.
We assume it to be Murano m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Gino Cenedese Antonio da Ros Frog Figurine Murano Art Glass
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely vintage decorative frog figurine with blue accents attributed Antonio da Ros for Cenedese.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$843 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Crystal Owl Paperweight by Baccarat of France
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This elegant paperweight was realized by Baccarat- one of the world's finest makers of crystal products since 1765 in France, circa 1960. Artisanally created in translucent crystal, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Mid-Century Ceramic Hippo Figurine, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Ceramic Hippo Figurine, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Centu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Horse silver-plated metal and marble, Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind sculpture by renowned artist Boris Lovet-Lorski, depicting a majestic horse in a completely stylized pose, with elongated shapes and gentle curves. The legs are simple...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Silver Plate
$1,800 Sale Price
30% Off
"Cat", Ceramic Vase by Pol Chambost
By Pol Chambost
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A blue glazed ceramic vase or "bouquetière" figuring a cat.
Pol Chambost (1906-1983), signed. France, circa 1960
Pol Chambost created a series of animal figures using the same "Rim...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture After Seguso, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, substantial and relatively large Midcentury Modern Italian Murano art glass pheasant bird sculpture attributed to Italian designer Archimede Seguso, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Curtis Jere Horse Wall Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Curtis Jere wall sculpture of gold horse. This piece is signed on a rod of the mane with C. Jere 1989, brass wall sculpture of stylized horse. Beautiful piece of sculpture that adds...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d
Arte Murano Opal Blue Italian Art Glass Pig Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and super cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent blue Italian art glass little pig figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. Publis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vintage Italian Modernist Pair of Blue and Green Horses
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of horse sculptures created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy. each has great coloration of blue and green glazes within the stamped texture. Large horse measures 6" by 6.5" b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain figurine in the shape of a Wire Fox Terrier by Hutschenreuter Selb 50s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely porcelain figurine made in Germany, to be precise in Bavaria, an area known for the high quality of its porcelain, between t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Rare Medium Tiger Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Original Italian ceramic, perfect condition, one teeth missing - shown on pictures. Produced in 1960s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Ceramic Horses Attributed to Colette Gueden for Atelier Primavera
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a charming pair of French ceramic horse figures most likely by Colette Gueden for Atelier Primavera. Both have a textured glaze with hand-painted manes and tales. The size li...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Rainbow Filigrana Ribbons Italian Art Glass Swan Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow Filigrana ribbons with satin surface Italian art glass swan bird figurine. The piece is documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with silv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Tigris Cat Vase By Anneleise Beckh For Schmider, West Germany 1950’s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Striking black and yellow Tigris cat vase designed by Anneleise Beckh for West German company Schmider Keramik
Inscrutable expression on this strong design pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Bosse Cow Figurine with Thermometer by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian desk thermometer, consisting of a nice cow figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Smoked Sommerso Glass Seal, V. Nason, Italy 1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking Murano glass seal sculpture handcrafted by V. Nason & Cie in Italy during the 1970s, formed using the renowned sommerso technique. This vintage Italian art glass piece por...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$152 Sale Price
49% Off
Charming Large Ceramic Cat by Alfaraz Workshop / Studio Madrid, Spain
By Alfaraz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a charming terracotta cat figure by Alfaraz Studio / Workshop of Madrid, Spain. From the 1960s, this striking fellow is handprinted in rich, golden yellow with contrasting bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
Monumental Iron Highland Bull Sculpture by Italian Artist Vittorio Piotti
Located in Milan, IT
Iron sculpture of a Highland bull by Vittorio Piotti, modeled with the artist’s distinctive laminar, highly textured surface. The animal’s form is built through overlapping ridges, s...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Spiraled Murano Glass Bird Sculpture signed Salviati
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable mid-century modernist Murano glass bird sculpture represents the enduring artistry of Luciano Gaspari, one of Italy's most renowned 20th-century designers, created fo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1960
s Art Glass Fish Designed by Stanislav Honzík for Nový Bor Glassworks
By Stanislav Honzik, Novy Bor Glassworks
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of three glass fish designed by academic painter and designer Stanislav Honzík in 1958. Produced by Nový Bor Glassworks in Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. Marked.
The first fish ...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
White Owl Bird Porcelain Object Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain owl bird, Mid-Century Modern period, by Royal Dux Bohemia, circa mid-20th century, Czechoslovakia. With makers' mark on underside as shown i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Bronze Artist Proof Rhinoceros Sculpture by Loet Vanderveen
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive bronze artist proof (AP) rhinoceros sculpture by Loet Vanderveen circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a wonderful patina and measures a substantial 17"W x 6"D x 10"H; it also weighs over 26 pounds. The sculpture is signed "Loet" on the underside and numbered AP 3 / 10. Wonderful detail and overall look on this gorgeous piece! #3111
Loet Vanderveen was born in 1921 in Rotterdam, Holland and later died in 2015 in the Netherlands. Holland is where he developed his love and study of animals as he lived near a zoo. He made his way to New York where he studied under Fong Chow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and learned the art of glazes and patinas. He moved to Big Sur, California and continued his work in bronze animal figures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi Bitossi Horse, Ceramic, Brown, White
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi horse, ceramic, brown and white. Medium scale horse with white glaze over a coarse matte brown raw clay. Small indentation to right re...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Laurids Lonborg Wood Cat Figurine, Denmark, 1960s.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$112 Sale Price
25% Off
Midcentury German Shepherd Ceramic Dog Sculpture, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. German Shepherd Dog Sculpture was produced in England. Only on...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bronze Lying Deer Engraved with Shamanic Motifs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful large lying deer is made of bronze. It is engraved with shamanic motifs. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Curtis Jere Brass Stag Deer on Marble Base Mid Century Modern Table Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Curtis Jere stag deer table sculpture. This wonderful mid century modern table sculpture features a beautiful stag in abstract motion, rising out of a circular marble base. The det...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Salviati Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Duck Sculpture
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown rich orange over white, and gold flecks Italian art glass bird sculpture. The figure is documented to the Salviati company. The bird st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
1970s Original Big Travertine Hedgehog Sculpture by F.lli Mannelli
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original big travertine hedgehog sculpture by F.lli Mannelli.
The item is in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
Dimension:
3,93 w x 0,78 D x 3,93 H inches
L 10 cm x P 2 cm x c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Japanese Carved Wood Netsuke of a Sitting Monkey
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Hand-carved mid-century netsuke depicting a contemplative monkey in a sitting position. Monkeys represent multiple things in Japanese culture and folklore among them being: mediators...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Walter Bosse Cancer Zodiac Sign Brass Figurine by Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Cancer figurine, made of brass, designed by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller, Austria, in the 1950s. In very good condition.
We offer more Water Bosse brass objec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century White
Transparent Murano Glass Bird Sculpture signed Renato Anatra
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modernist spiral bird sculpture, handcrafted in Italy circa 1970, is a remarkable example of Murano glass artistry and design. Signed by the renowned glass...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Vintage Ironwood Hand Carved Owls
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Vintage Ironwood Hand Carved Owls. A very cool pair of hand carved ironwood owl sculptures, circa 1980s. These pieces are in very good vintage condition and measure approxima...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Murano Art Glass Swimming Fish Aquarium Italian Vintage Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso swimming fish aquarium Italian art glass paperweight / sculpture. The piece is created in the manner of designer Riccardo Licata and the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Disney Mickey Mouse Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Disney Mickey Mouse Statue
An adorable vintage Disney Mickey Mouse statue in a laid back lounge position.
A great collectible item from Disney.
Measures: 10 1/2" Long x 5...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Seguso Murano Dark Amethyst Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Squirrel Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark amethyst and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative squirrel figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. Cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Lalique Signed Frosted Crystal Liberty Eagle Sculptures, France
By Lalique
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, A collector’s item made by Lalique in France. These frosted liberty eagles are made by Lalique.
The Lalique liberty eagles are beautiful crystal sculptures of...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Large Vintage Brass Articulated Koi Fish on Hook Hanging Sculpture 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa mid 20th century brass wall hanging sculpture in the shape of a fish with an atriculated body with detailed scales and face.
Dimensions:
5" x 2.75" x 23" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$280 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Italian Glazed Great Dane Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout mid century Italian life size great dane sculpture crafted in terra cotta and hand decorated in black and white with a yellow collar, all under glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Sculpture Figure, Set 2, France, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Majestic Gilt Brass Rooster Cock Figurines, Set 2, France, 1960s. Highly detailed gilded brass rooster figurines. Vintage figurines have a classic design and are handmade from natu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Royal Copenhagen Large Stoneware Falcon by Knud Kyhn, Danish, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large glazed stoneware Falcon designed by the Danish ceramist Knud Kyhn (KK) all the way back in 1940-50. Hugely inspired by the sung glazes applied in Axel Salto's and Bode Willumse...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Arne Basse Teak Puffer Fish Toothpick Holder, Denmark, 1960
s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Arne Basse Teak Puffer Fish Toothpick Holder, Denmark, 1960's. Signed Denmark to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Murano Glass Cockatiel Sculptures A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Pair of Hand-crafted Italian Murano Cockatiel Sculptures. Beautiful sculptures feature vibrant cobalt blue with slight pink-tinged bi...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage animal sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern animal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original animal sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Walter Bosse, Herta Baller, Sergio Bustamante, and Abercrombie
Fitch. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for animal sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $877.
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