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Item Ships From: Palm Springs
Mid-century Solid Teak Hand Carved Hippopotamus Hippo Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large hand carved solid teak wood hippopotamus or hippo sculpture, exudes warmth and whimsy, mid century 1960c era.
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1960s African Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Wood

1960s Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Modernist Large Orange Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modernist large scale bird ceramic sculpture created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Bird measures 7.75" by 11" by 6.5" and is signed as pictured. In very good vintage 1960s cond...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Italian Murano Glass Bull Sculpture by Franco Bottaro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Italian Murano glass large bull sculpture by Franco Bottaro. Hand blown with clear and smoky glass. Signed Bottaro Murano. Measurements: 11.5” Wide, 5.5” Deep, 8.25” High.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Leather Pig Ottoman
By Dimitri Omersa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Leather pig ottoman. Piggy measures 30" wide, 13" deep and 17" high. Great patina and all original. This pig is oversized compared to the ones made by Dimitri Omersa, United Kingd...
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1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Leather

Large Italian White Ceramic Monkey With Banana Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Large Italian white glazed terracotta Chimpanzees with bananas on hands sculpture. Shows minor wear consistent with age. Measurements: 26.75” High, 20” Wide, 18” Deep.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Italian Majolica Incised and Painted Ewer Fish Motif
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A truly whimsical and wonderful piece of Italian Majolica that is incredibly well crafted. It is incised and appears almost enameled. It is signed or inscribed by the artist on the b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Majolica

Mid Century Ceramic Soholm Bird Relief by Gerd Hiort Petersen
By Charles and Ray Eames, Jonathan Adler, Gerd Hiort Petersen
Located in San Diego, CA
Blue and white Soholm bird relief designed by Gerd Hiort Petersen, circa 1960-1970. This beautiful ceramic sculptural relief is captivating and whi...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Murano glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful layers of opalescent glass. The piece is signed on the bottom. Fish measures 12" wide...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Chinese Carnelian Agate Fu Dog Incense Burner Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Well crafted Chinese carved amber agate carnelian censer incense burner with lidded fu dog lion final.
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20th Century Chinese Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Agate

Classical Marble Stone Fragment Lions Claw
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Possibly classical or later, carved stone fragment in the form of a stylized lion’s paw or foliate terminal, likely from a column base, furniture mount, or architectural element. Pal...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Limestone

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Vintage Italian Modernist Blue Green Partridge Bird Hen
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale partridge bird created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy. Bird has great coloration of blue and green with golden yellow and black accents...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dog Temple Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single decorative vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain ShiShi Temple Lion Foo Dog Statue. Expertly crafted and painted. Both stamped and labeled in the underside. The Shishi, or lion-...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Art Glass Knot Sculpture Elio Raffaeli
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful piece of art glass by Elio Raffaeli. Signed on the base and smoky in tone. In good age appropriate condition with some minor marks particularly to the base. Approximately...
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20th Century Italian Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Art Glass

Theodore Alexander Neo Classical Bronze and Marble Claw Foot
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It depicts an animal claw with a cavity on top for displaying something. It is cast of bronze and moun...
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1990s Indian Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Petite Patinated Brass 1970s Owl Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative patinated brass sculpture lucky owl nice and heavy whimsical piece.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Whimsical Raku Pottery Crocodile Head
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Whimsical Folksy Raku pottery crocodile. Hand crafted with a great turquoise glaze and wonderfully expressive eyes. The piece has a slot on the back so it can be hung on a wall. Ther...
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20th Century American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Woman on Horse by O.V. Taylor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large sculpture of a woman on a horse signed O.V. Taylor. The sculpture is an assemblage of paper, resin, paste and vinyl on an armature of pipes. D...
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1990s American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Paste, Resin, Paper

Woman on Horse by O.V. Taylor
Woman on Horse by O.V. Taylor
$4,800 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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Aluminum Rocket Playground Toy Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This aluminum rocket sculpture was originally a playground spring ride located throughout parks. Spring is not included. It's more sculptural and part ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Aluminum

Bronze Stylise Jackrabbit Sculpture by Santi’s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Cast bronze stylise jackrabbit sculpture by Santi’s This one is not signed but we sold a different one stamped @Santi’s 1985. The finish is a oil rubbed aged. In beautiful or...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Architectural Rooster Pottery Figure
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful piece of architectural pottery in the form of a rooster. Art deco influences for certain although we’re uncertain as to maker, age or origin. In generally good condition...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Leather Rhinoceros Attributed to Dimitri Omersa (large version)
By Dimitri Omersa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible solid brown leather Rhinoceros in the style of Abercrombie & Fitch and Dimitri Omersa. Incredible color and patina with green eyes. This ...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Leather

Large Italian Majolica Terracotta Glazed Giraffe
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely Majolica Giraffe. Large glazed terracotta sculpture of a sitting Giraffe stamped on the base Italy three times in a seal. In good condition with some minor glaze imperfectio...
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1960s Italian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Antique Japanese Edo Carved Wooden Rare Cigarette Holder Snake
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible rare cigarette pipe holder with wood carved snake circa 1950's. Made in Japan circa 1950's.
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wood Lion Sculpture in the Manner of Evelyn Ackerman
By Evelyn Jerome Ackerman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970’s carved wood lion sculpture in the manner of Evelyn Ackerman. It’s not marked. But beautifully carved, possibly pine. Measurements: 26” wide, 7” deep and 10.5” high.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pine

Studio Giraffe Vase by Borowski Glass Studio
By Studio Högl Borowski
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Polish Studio hand blown glass giraffe vase with powder coated steel feet by Borowski Glass Studio. In beautiful vintage condition. Can be used as a v...
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Early 2000s Polish Modern Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Leather Rhinoceros Attributed to Dimitri Omersa (smaller version)
By Dimitri Omersa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Incredible solid brown leather Rhinoceros in the style of Abercrombie & Fitch and Dimitri Omersa. Great color and patina with clear eyes. Rhinoceros measures 18.5" wide, 6.5" deep an...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Leather

Large Inuit Native American Eskimo Stone Carved Bird Sculture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large stone carving of a bird by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of Canada and Alaska. The sculpture is signed on bottom by unknown a...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Stone

Set of Six Exbor Glass Fish
By Exbor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A group of six Czech glass fish by Exbor . “...The concept for this range was devised in 1958, when Rozinek and Honzik saw fish sculptures created by Vera Li...
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20th Century Czech Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Glass

Pair of Large Brass Koi Fish Figural Sculptures
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large Asian heavy cast brass koi fish sculptors newly mounted on black lacquered wood and metal bases. Each fish is finely crafted and sightly d...
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1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Weiner Kunst Keramische Monkeys Ceramic with Glass Eyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful whimsical ceramic of two monkeys by the renown Austrian Secessionist Wiener Kunst Keramik. It features glass eyes. It can be lit from the interior and there is a hole in ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Bronze Stylized Rabbit Sculpture by Santi s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s Cast bronze stylized small rabbit sculpture by Santi's The finish is a oil rubbed aged. In beautiful original vintage condition. Measurements: 5.5” Deep, 10.5” Wide, 7.75” ...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Inuit Wilson Oozeva Carving of Polar Bear
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful and whimsical polar bear carving by the noted Alaskan intuit carver Wilson Oozeva (1953-2013). The fossilized bone carving lileky dates to the late 1970’s perhaps early 1...
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1970s American Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bone

Chinese Carved Shoushon Soapstone Floral Double Vase Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chinese soapstone vase carved in deep relief featuring flowers, vines and vases. In excellent condition, it measures 8.5" high by 6" across x 3"...
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20th Century Chinese Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Soapstone

Vintage Bronze Horse
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A vintage bronze horse which is unsigned. Great quality. Mounted on a wood base. The base has some losses. Bronze is in good condition, with some minor ag...
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20th Century American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze Horse
Vintage Bronze Horse
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Los Castillos Mexican Modernist Copper Owl Sculpture by Antonio Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Antonio Castillo Mexican Modernist hand hammered and oxidized copper owl sculpture. A similar work by Antonio is pictured on the cover of 1966 issue of Art...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Copper

Medieval Bronze Sculpture of a Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A cast bronze lion figure mounted on a black rectangular base, depicted in a dynamic stance with stylized detailing, including a ribbed torso, deeply incised mane, and expressive fac...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Italian De Stijl Firenze Mid-Century Crane Figural Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian Mid century Crain bird sculpture produced by De Stijl Firenze, 1960s, composed of brass, white lacquered wood and glass eyes..
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Italian Ceramic Lion Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large Italian hand painted ceramic lion sculpture from the 1970’s. In beautiful vintage condition. Retains the made in Italy label. Measurements: 11” Deep, 27” Wide, 12” High.
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Mexican Mixed Metal Chick attributed to Alexander Blazquez
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful Mexican Chicken or baby Chick most likely by Alexander Blazquez. We’ve had quite a few of his pieces over the years. The labels were always paper and prone to come off. M...
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20th Century Mexican Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Metal, Brass

1960s, Italian Modernist Hand Blown Murano Cat Sculpture
By Livio Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960s stylized cat sculpture, possibly created by Livio Seguso of Murano, Italy. Sculpture measures: 12.5" hight by 7" wide and 3.75" deep. Unsigned. In very good vintage 1960s condi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Jack Mason Stone Mountain Georgia Reptilian Stoneware Sculpture Pitcher
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware ceramic reptilian pitcher created by Jack Mason of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Pitcher measures 14.5" high by 8" wide. Signed J. Mason Stone Mountain...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Stoneware

Pair of Carved Wood Elephants from "Auntie Mame" with Rosalind Russell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A unique pair of carved wood elephants with bone tusks raised shown with front feet on an integral carved wood plinth. A similar, if not the same, pair appeared in the closing scenes of "Auntie Mame...
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20th Century Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bone, Wood

Sergio Bustamante Rhinoceros
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful brass life size Rhinoceros by Sergio Bustamante. It is not signed but was purchased at a gallery in Mexico in the 1980’s. We had a nice colle...
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20th Century Mexican Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Sergio Bustamante Rhinoceros
Sergio Bustamante Rhinoceros
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Wood Lion Sculpture by Hector Rascon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cool 1990’s hand carved and painted wood lion by renowned New Mexico folk artist Hector Rascon. Pencil sign on the underside. In original vintage construction show’s minor wear co...
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1990s American Folk Art Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Italian Murano Bird Mouth Blown Glass Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful Murano bird glass sculpture with copper inserts circa 1970's.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Bronze Horses Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s cast bronze horses sculpture by renowned designers Curtis Jerè. The sculpture has a beautiful patina and its mounted on a wooden lacquer base. The sculpture is s...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Whimsical Hand Thrown Glazed Pottery Elephant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical hand thrown pottery elephant. It has a beautiful glaze. It’s in good condition although I notice a firing flaw underneath one tusk, pictured. It may be a repair...
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20th Century American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Douglas Brett Bronze Fish 2008
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A whimsical cute bronze with great patina and color by the noted San Francisco California artist Douglas Brett. It is mounted on what looks like black granite. it is signed and dated...
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Early 2000s American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Granite, Bronze

Carol Gentithes Glazed Ceramic Mythological Minotaur Centaur Sculpture
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Picassoesque Minotaur contemporary sculpture created by Carol Gentithes of Seagrove, North Carolina. Half man, half bull sculpture has two faces and a snakes head tail.. Sculpture measures 14" by 9" by 7" and is signed Gentithes. In very good condition. The following was taken from the Artists' website, with thanks: Carol Gentithes grew up in the flatlands of Ohio. She graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in English Literature. From there she proceeded to work many years in the travel industry where she managed a travel agency, escorted groups to Russia, handled tourist campaigns for international destinations and so forth. In 1989 she returned to academic life, graduated from Alfred University with a B.F.A. in ceramics and met her future husband, Fred Johnston. In 1997, Carol and Fred, established Johnston & Gentithes Art Pottery in Seagrove, NC. Both Carol & Fred have been artists in residence at Arrowmont School of Arts, TN and ArtLink in Tallin, Estonia. They received the NCECA 2010 International Artist Residency in Jingdezhen, China for 6 weeks at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute to explore ancient and contemporary Chinese porcelain...
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Early 2000s American Modern Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Art Deco Style Brass Ram Sculpture
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant art Deco style ram sculpture, circa 1970s in patinated brass finish.
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Late 20th Century Korean Art Deco Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Brass

Wonderful Whimsical Hand Built Pottery Elephant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical Elephant. It is hand built of terracotta with white clay tusks and toes. Not signed or any indication of origin, but out of a local Palm Springs estate. It’s in...
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20th Century Unknown Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Benshalom Ben Shalom 1993 Bronze Bull
By Itzik Ben Shalom
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful Bronze Bull by the noted Israeli artist Itzik Ben Shalom or Benshalom. It is signed and dated 1993 on the bronze itself and underneath the base it is mounted to. It is ma...
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1990s Israeli Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Murano Smoked Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Murano smoke color glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful smoke color opalescent glass. The piece is signed on the bottom....
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

1950s Italian Modernist Green Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking Murano fish glass glass sculpture, circa 1950s. Piece measures 5.25" high by 6" wide by 1.5" deep. Unsigned and in very good vintage condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Mid Century Modernist Mouse Sculpture
By Mattia Biagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful modernist mouse sculpture. A piece that is full of whimsy and detail. Clean lines are the base for this piece as a mouse figure orbits on its own tail. Beautiful, enchanting and dynamic. Cast iron with zinc finish. Clean lines with a brutalist node. This piece is vintage (1960s) and unsigned. A piece that is sculptural and fun. Unsigned and reminiscent of Stephen Charlton...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Iron, Zinc

Kitty Rix for Wiener Werkstatte 1920 s Cat Ceramic
By Wiener Werkstätte, Kitty Rix
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful ceramic, pottery cat designed by Kitty Rix and executed by the Wiener Werkstatte in the late 1920's. It was produced as a lamp and has an old leviton fixture and some new...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Pottery

Contemporary Steel Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Studio steel sculpture of animal using found objects. Sculpture measures 26" wide, 15" deep and 26" high.
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1980s American Brutalist Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Steel

Marina Gutierrez 2007 "En Aqua Memoriam 1"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful sculpture by the noted artist and sculptor Marina Gutierrez from 2007. It is titled En Aqua Memoriam 1. It is in good shape with some imperfections. From the artist's website comes the following description: EnAquaMemoriam1 - is a lunch box sized diorama, whose aluminum walls are engraved with a Latin textual requiem to the ecology of oceans. Metal silhouettes...
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Early 2000s American Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

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Aluminum, Other

Kitty Rix for Wiener Werkstatte Ceramic Figues of Horses
By Wiener Werkstätte, Kitty Rix
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful whimsical terracotta group of a mother horse and her foal by the Austrian Master Kitty Rix Tihacek. It is well marked and monogrammed on the base. It is impressed with th...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Palm Springs Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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