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Antique Animal Sculptures

Various historical sculptures depicting animals, including a ram's head, figures with dogs, and more. Showcases intricate craftsmanship from different cultures.

Abalone fishergirl wrestling with an octopus, 19th century, Ransai, Japanese, 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8in. (4 x 4.1 x 4.1cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th century
Abalone fishergirl wrestling with an octopus, 19th century, Ransai, Japanese, 1 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8in. (4 x 4.1 x 4.1cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th century
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TORO IBERICO EN BRONCE. Location: MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA Y ARQUEOLOGIA. Valencia. SPAIN.Hairpin Decorated with a Hippopotamus ca. 1840-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Hairpin Decorated with a Hippopotamus 548331Male Figure on Stool (tunjo) 10th-16th century Muisca. Male Figure on Stool (tunjo) 312958Ridge tile. Terracotta, glazevert, yellow and eggplant. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78846-22 Ancient ceramic, covered, architectural element, email, glacure, terracotta emaillee, tileDragon-headed Stand, 1200s. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127-1251) or Ayyubid period (1171-1260). Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.). Themes of hunting and combat are evoked by this stand with gaping dragon heads and figures armed with swords and spears.elephant statuette statuette elephant isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/SerhiixPavlovx 1303476Shoulo on Bawole - Kadzielniczka; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);2 canards. "Porcelaine. Ere Kangxi (1662-1723). Parior Museum Cernalius. 101889-21 2 two, Chinese art, duck, ere kangxi, porcelain, statuetteDragon Standing on Clouds. Yoshimura Shūzan (after) (Japan, late 18th-19th century). Japan, 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Wood with pigmentsCandlestick Held by Two Angels. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 6 15/16 x 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (17.6 x 15.9 x 9.8 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bronze Buddhist Lions on stands, Chinese ArtVenus de Milo 1897 France. Venus de Milo. France. 1897. Jadeite, lavender with some whitish spots. JadeComb, 200 BC-AD 100. India, Sunga period, style of Chandraketugarh. Ivory; overall: 5.1 x 7 cm (2 x 2 3/4 in.).Owl Figurine, 20th century, C. K., 2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 5/16 in. (6.83 x 6.35 x 5.87 cm), Ceramic, pigment, United States, 20th centuryBucranium ca. 1640-1550 B.C. Second Intermediate Period. Bucranium 559396Figurine of lute player with servant. unknown, craftsmanFigure of Praying Samuel. Culture: American. Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 2 9/16 x 2 7/8 in. (11.7 x 6.5 x 7.3 cm). Maker: United States Pottery Company (1852-58). Date: 1852-58. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Box in Form of Lotus Leaf, 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ivory; overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.).Chessman Russian 19th centuryNetsuke, sukenaga, 1800-1825 Mask of a gaping man. Signed "sukenaga". Japan wood (plant material) Mask of a gaping man. Signed "sukenaga". Japan wood (plant material)Vessel ca. late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. Parthian. Vessel. Parthian. ca. late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D.. Ceramic. Parthian. Northwestern IranRitual vessel in the shape of a donkey carrying amphorae Ritual vessel in the shape of a donkey carrying amphorae, 425-400 BC, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23005225Bowl in the form of a bird. From Nicaragua, in the Pacific region, island of Ometepe. Made from terracotta.Profile Fox Face 6th-7th century Moche (Loma Negra). Profile Fox Face 313075Bottle, Anthropomorphic Crab. Culture: Inca-Chimú. Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 x W. 4 9/16 in. (20.6 x 11.6 cm). Date: 14th-15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Netsuke of Demon with Mirror 18th century Japan. Netsuke of Demon with Mirror 59081Fox Priest, early 19th century, Yoshitada, Japanese, active early 19th century, 2 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 7/8in. (5.6 x 3.8 x 2.2cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th centuryTortoise-shaped Sword-Grip Ornament (Menuki), c. 1615-1868. Japan, possibly Edo period (1615-1868). Gilt bronze;Hurdy-Gurdy Player 1755-1775 Vienna. Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding . Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)Bronze figure of a leaping creature, Eastern Zhou period, 4th-3rd century BC. Inlaid with gold and silver, this was probably a support for a tray.Pauldron. unknown, craftsmanElephant and Three Clowns on Tub' mechanical bank, c. 1882, James H. Bowen; Manufacturer: J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s, American, active c. 1877-1906, 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in. (14.45 x 14.45 x 9.37 cm), Iron, pigment, United States, 19th centuryGirdle pendant China. Girdle pendant. China. Jade. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). JadePoupée-basset. Jean Arp (Hans Arp); French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886-1966. Date: 1965. Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 3 in. Bronze, edition O/5. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Road boot, pair, of black patent leather, finished with blue silk trim. Road boot, pair, of black patent leather, finished with blue silk trim. patent leather. silk Road boot, pair, of black patent leather, finished with blue silk trim. patent leather. silkSwordSintra, Portugal. Antique porcelain animal head.Chinese lions; Figurines of lions believed to have mythic protective powers in Chinese mythology Pigeon-Shaped Box. Japan, 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Gold lacquerStand for offerings depicting three goats, from Larsa, bronze and goldMountCamel ornament from China, said to have been made in Tibet.Rooster weathervane, c. 1890, 23 3/4 x 22 5/16 x 1 5/8 in. (60.33 x 56.67 x 4.13 cm) (including swivel base), Iron, pigment, United States, 19th centuryMusician at New Year, late 19th century, Seiichi, Japanese, 2 5/16 × 2 × 1 in. (5.87 × 5.08 × 2.54 cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th centuryNetsuke of Grotesque Mask 18th century Japan. Netsuke of Grotesque Mask. Japan. 18th century. Wood. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). NetsukeRoll horse from the Reygersberg family. Original oak rolling horse. The gold-plated iron attachment is sculpted and shows herons between aquatic plants.little bull brauet from Torralba d en Salord 5th century BC little bull brauet from Torralba d en Salord 5th century BC, Menorca Museum, Mahón, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 22022807Right Arm of a Statuette; Roman Empire; 1st - 2nd century; Bronze; 11.5 cm (4 1,2 in.)Play card holder consisting of acanthus leaves on a voluten chassis, c. 1825 A card holder of iron (Fer de Berlin). The holders consist of eight-placed, increasingly smaller acanthus leaves on a volute chassis, which stands on a rectangular base decorated with acanthus leaf. On the Acanthus leaves the initial letters of the days of the week (s m d m f s). At the back the inscriptions: 'Kratzenberg / Acad. Kunsth. In Berlin '' Deponirt B.D. Königl. Acad. d. Künste '. Note: Kratzenberg or Knabenberg. Berlin iron (metal). casting A card holder of iron (Fer de Berlin). The holders consist of eight-placed, increasingly smaller acanthus leaves on a volute chassis, which stands on a rectangular base decorated with acanthus leaf. On the Acanthus leaves the initial letters of the days of the week (s m d m f s). At the back the inscriptions: 'Kratzenberg / Acad. Kunsth. In Berlin '' Deponirt B.D. Königl. Acad. d. Künste '. Note: Kratzenberg or Knabenberg. Berlin iron (metal). castingGreengrocer; Okimono; 19th/20th century (1901-00-00-1910-00-00);gift (provenance), figurines, Japanese (culture), okimono, Japanese art, export productsWild Pig Head Sculpture Isolated Photo Side view wild pig stone sculpture isolated photo on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 12261767Bronze statuette of Herakles ca. 3rd-1st century B.C. Italic Nude and beardless, with short hair.. Bronze statuette of Herakles 246300Duck Figure 19th century Japan. Duck Figure. Japan. 19th century. Gray stoneware (Bizen ware, Imbe style). Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). CeramicsFashion, 20th century. Women's hat with shallow flat-topped crown in black cellophane and grosgrain ribbon, 1955-1957.Antoine Louis Barye, Turkish Horse, Right Foreleg Raised, model nd, cast c 1857 1873 Turkish Horse, Right Foreleg RaisedQueen Victoria on Horseback 1853 England. Bronze . Thomas ThornycroftFrench Cock Crowing. Dated: model c. 1860/1894, cast possibly 1890s/c. 1914. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 13.5 x 29.8 cm (12 x 5 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Auguste-Nicolas Cain.Teapot 1735 Meissen Manufactory German. Teapot 203186Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) ca. 1570-80 German, Augsburg The fine quality of the hammer-work, the elegant form, and the decorative washers and plume-holder of brass are stylistic features pointing to an Augsburg origin. The shaffron probably was made to accompany a plain tournament armor of polished steel like one also in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. nos. 29.154.1 and 14.25.689).. Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense). German, Augsburg. ca. 1570-80. Steel, copper alloy, gold, leather. Augsburg. Equestrian Equipment-ShaffronsAnefo photo collection. Figurine of artist Hans Bayens. Sculpture, sculptures, bronze. November 1, 1965Rat on persimmon, late 19th century, Nobuyuki, Japanese, 1 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (2.7 x 3.18 x 3.18 cm), Ivory, China, 19th centuryFigures Playing Cards, c. 1780 - c. 1784 In a landscape there are two card -playing men on either side of a table. On the table are stacks of playing cards, a bread, a bottle, a pipe and a knife. Behind the table a woman is leaning against a tree stump. She offers the man on her left a full cup. On the floor in front of the table are a grinding with coals, a water boiler and a NAP. Loosdrecht (Possible) biscuit (porcelain, material) In a landscape there are two card -playing men on either side of a table. On the table are stacks of playing cards, a bread, a bottle, a pipe and a knife. Behind the table a woman is leaning against a tree stump. She offers the man on her left a full cup. On the floor in front of the table are a grinding with coals, a water boiler and a NAP. Loosdrecht (Possible) biscuit (porcelain, material)Censer 1680 Japan. Censer. Japan. 1680. Clay covered with a thin glaze resembling metal (Bizen ware). Edo period (1615-1868). CeramicsHelmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) skulls with Chinese style carvings, National Fish & Wildlife Forensic Centre, Ashland, Oregon, USA. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.Mother goat and suckling kid ca. 1732 Meissen Manufactory German. Mother goat and suckling kid. German, Meissen. ca. 1732. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainCrystal Ball on a Bronze Stand in the Shape of a Fish. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Staff mid-19th century Potawatomi. Staff 319128deer doll, Wooden Statute Isolated on White backgroundAncient Nutcracker.Ashtray that Willem Drees has received as a gift as a witness at the marriage of Prince Claus and Princess Beatrix. Cream-colored ashtray of pottery with metal border and a pheasant in the middle. Bottom with green felt.Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega maker. Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton; overall: 39.7 x 23 x 22.5 cm (15 5/8 x 9 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.).Netsuke. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Netsuke, Ransen, 1800-1850 Mask of a demon. Signed "ransen". Japan wood (plant material) Mask of a demon. Signed "ransen". Japan wood (plant material)Daoist fairy with attendant on a raft 18th century China. Daoist fairy with attendant on a raft. China. 18th century. Jade. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jadesick African couple mask, Congo, 20th century,. polychrome wood, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.Bonbonnière Head of Neptune 1760-1780 South Staffordshire. Polychrome enamel and gilding on copper with metal mount .Man with buck; Boof rider. On an elongated plate, the ends of which are bent down is a man. In his left hand, the man holds the leads of a goat or a bok that stands on the plate for him. A tulip is engraved in the plate and a zig-zag line. The image is marked: twice Mt. = Wessel Jansen and a crowned v in a shield.Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Emban, from the set KyaiNugroho. Maker: Marto Suwondo Maker: Ki Kertiwanda Maker: Ki Bekel PrawirasucitraCase (Inrō) with Design of Bird on Standing on Rocks (obverse) Bird Flying above Waves (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird on Standing on Rocks (obverse) Bird Flying above Waves (reverse) 58773'Horses at Liberty'. Kasli Iron Works. Russia, late 19th century. Dimensions: 34,5x51x22 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Pyotr Clodt von Jürgensburg.Ornament, Christmas Tree; doughHappy laughing Buddha brass figurine on white background.Antiques, Mattancherry, Cochin, Kerala, India, AsiaSteatite libation vessel inlaid with rock crystal, and jasper, in shape of bull's head, from Knossos, Greecestones and budha statue isolated on whiteVestal Virgin, One of a Pair, 18th century, 16 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (42.5 x 12.07 x 12.07 cm), Bronze, marble and ormolu base, France, 18th centuryRhinoceros vertebra, from the North SeaBoxing Negroes. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 34.9 x 29 cm (13 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 6 5/8" wide; 3 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Owen Middleton.religious blackwood figurine of Mary, God and Jesus ( isolated on white background)Gender pig, Jan Embroidery, 1747 Pig on Ladder. There is a pole on a rectangular plate with an engraved diamond pattern. A ladder rests against the pole on which a gender pig hangs. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, Jrl. = N (1747), Mt. = Jan embroidery and a crowned V. Amsterdam silver (metal) Pig on Ladder. There is a pole on a rectangular plate with an engraved diamond pattern. A ladder rests against the pole on which a gender pig hangs. The image is marked: stk. = Amsterdam, Jrl. = N (1747), Mt. = Jan embroidery and a crowned V. Amsterdam silver (metal)Netsuke of Hotei and Bag 19th century Japan. Netsuke of Hotei and Bag 59086Cicada on a Pine Cone. Hokufū (Japan, active late 19th century). Japan, late 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. Wood with lacquer, stainingKasshiki. Kimura Ryūmin (Japan, active mid- to late 19th century). Japan, mid- to late 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. WoodChinese Style Antique Lion Sculpture Dark Background Mythologic chinese stone lion sculpture head isolated on black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 13564284Bronze statuette of a bull 1st-2nd century A.D. Roman Many statuettes of this type, belonging to the Roman Imperial period, are thought to be adaptations from an Egyptian original type and may be associated with Apis, the sacred animal of Memphis.. Bronze statuette of a bull. Roman. 1st-2nd century A.D.. Bronze. Imperial. BronzesRight hand of a standing Chinese Knikpop (MAN), 1804 - 1808 Right hand of a kink doll. Together with a head, body, left hand and a staff, forms a Chinese dignitaries. China (possibly) loam. iron (metal). lead (metal). wood (plant material). porcelain. ChinaHappy laughing Buddha brass figurine on white background.Lao Tzu riding on his ox. statuette. CHINA.Statuette of a woman 3rd-1st century B.C. Italic Right arm extended, holding a patera, wearing a diadem is of radiated form.. Statuette of a woman 246292Chessmen (32) Indian 19th century View more. Chessmen (32). Indian. 19th century. Ivory. Chess Sets