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Baroque Animal Sculptures

BAROQUE STYLE

The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.

Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.

Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.

Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.

Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Baroque
Nymphenburg Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Lion Baroque' Figurine with Bavarian Crest
Nymphenburg Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Lion Baroque' Figurine with Bavarian Crest

Nymphenburg Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Lion Baroque' Figurine with Bavarian Crest

By Nymphenburg Porcelain, Joseph Wackerle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine German porcelain figurine. By Nymphenburg Porcelain. Entitled 'Lion Baroque', designed by Josef Wackerle. In the form of a rampant lion with the Bavarian lesser coat of arm...

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21st Century and Contemporary German Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

A Pair of Seated Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C
A Pair of Seated Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C

A Pair of Seated Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C

Located in valatie, NY

A Pair of Italian Rosso Verona Marble Lions, Late 19th Early 20th C. Pictured from Wikipedia is a Column-bearing lion in Red Verona marble from Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo. Also pi...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Small Hand Carved Oak Lion Sculpture with Coat of Arms, France, Circa 1650
Small Hand Carved Oak Lion Sculpture with Coat of Arms, France, Circa 1650

Small Hand Carved Oak Lion Sculpture with Coat of Arms, France, Circa 1650

Located in Buisson, FR

Wonderful and unique small hand carved oak lion sculpture holding a coat of arms. Beautiful patina. France circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden pedestal. H:12cm...

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17th Century French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Oak

Small 17th-18th Century French Carved Oak Lion Fragment
Small 17th-18th Century French Carved Oak Lion Fragment

Small 17th-18th Century French Carved Oak Lion Fragment

Located in Buisson, FR

Wonderful and unique small hand carved oak lion fragment. Beautiful weathered. France circa 1650-1750 Weathered. measurements include the wooden pedestal. H:11cm W:6cm D:5,5cm

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17th Century French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Oak

Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Resting Lions
Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Resting Lions

Palatial Pair of English Baroque Style 19th Century Carved Marble Resting Lions

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and palatial pair of English Baroque style 19th century carved marble resting sitting lions, the very realistic carved pair with fine attention to detail, each resting it...

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19th Century English Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Marble

1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century
1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century

1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

1950s EBONY ELEPHANT DECORATIVE ELEPHANT FROM THE 50'S IN EBONY AND BONE . MEASURES: 28 CM HIGH good condition.

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20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou
Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou

Large Antique Pair of 19th Century Sculptured Marley Horses, After Coustou

By Guillaume Coustou

Located in Markington, GB

Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses. ...

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1890s French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Trab, Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.
Trab, Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.

Trab, Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.

A dynamic two-beat gait of the horse, in which diagonal pairs of legs (e.g. left hind and right front) are moved simultaneously, followed by a brief suspension phase in which all fou...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base
Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base

Gilt Bronze Lion on Marble Base

Located in New York, NY

Gilt bronze lion on marble base. Antique chased gilt bronze recumbent lion on rare green speckled marble base. Italy, late 17th century. Dimensions: Ov...

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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Baroque Style Giltwood Dolphin Carvings on Lucite Bases, 19th century
Pair of Baroque Style Giltwood Dolphin Carvings on Lucite Bases, 19th century

Pair of Baroque Style Giltwood Dolphin Carvings on Lucite Bases, 19th century

Located in Atlanta, GA

This striking pair of carved giltwood dolphin figures mounted on clear lucite bases likely began their life as decorative architectural elements—perhaps once adorning a piece of furn...

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19th Century French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Lucite, Giltwood

Pair of Dog-shaped bookends made of onyx and bronze
Pair of Dog-shaped bookends made of onyx and bronze

Pair of Dog-shaped bookends made of onyx and bronze

Located in Milano, IT

Wonderful pair of Italian Baroque paperweights from the 1800s. The pair is made with a truly binding Onyx base. The onyx stone has been carved to make the paperweights semi-equal. Ab...

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1870s European Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Onyx, Bronze

Meissen Grouping of Apollo's Sun Chariot with Sun Putti for Catherine the Great
Meissen Grouping of Apollo's Sun Chariot with Sun Putti for Catherine the Great

Meissen Grouping of Apollo's Sun Chariot with Sun Putti for Catherine the Great

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent and quite large, Baroque style, Museum quality, antique Meissen Porcelain grouping of Apollo, the Sun God's, Sun Chariot with his Putti Servant, originally designed by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1772-1773 for Czarina Katharina, Better known as Catherine the great...

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1870s German Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Murano Art Glass Birds On A Nest Sculpture
Murano Art Glass Birds On A Nest Sculpture

Murano Art Glass Birds On A Nest Sculpture

By Ars Murano

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Murano Art Birds on a Nest Sculpture. It depicts a clear glass round bowl nest with three colorful birds resting on its border. The orange color bird is singing and the oth...

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20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Art Glass

'Piaffe' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th
'Piaffe' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

'Piaffe' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

By Albin Döbrich

Located in Vienna, AT

The piaffe (from the French 'piaffer' = to prance, stamp) is one of the main lessons of the high school, which is cultivated by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. It is a dressage ...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Polychrome Terracotta Canine Head Architectural Corbel, Austria, 18th Century
Polychrome Terracotta Canine Head Architectural Corbel, Austria, 18th Century

Polychrome Terracotta Canine Head Architectural Corbel, Austria, 18th Century

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find a striking polychrome terracotta architectural fragment in the form of a projecting canine head, likely representing a stylized dog or fox, dating to th...

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18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
Bronze Dolphin Sculpture

Bronze Dolphin Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Bronze dolphin sculpture. Bronze dolphin in a baroque Venetian sea serpent style mounted on black marble base; a very sculptural bookend. Un...

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Early 20th Century American Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Venetian Boxwood Lion of Saint Mark on Ebony Plinth circa 1700
Venetian Boxwood Lion of Saint Mark on Ebony Plinth circa 1700

Venetian Boxwood Lion of Saint Mark on Ebony Plinth circa 1700

Located in Leesburg, VA

This boxwood sculpture of the Lion of Saint Mark, mounted upon a ripple-molded ebony plinth, serves as a sophisticated testament to the "Golden Age" of Venetian woodcarving at the tu...

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1690s Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Boxwood, Ebony

Terracotta Fountain Masqueron, 20th Century
Terracotta Fountain Masqueron, 20th Century

Terracotta Fountain Masqueron, 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

TERRACOTTA FOUNTAIN MASQUERON DECORATIVE TERRACOTTA OR SIMILAR MASCARON FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. MEASURES: 40X37 CM good condition.

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20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

IMPORTANT ITALIAN IMPERIAL EAGLE  17th Century
IMPORTANT ITALIAN IMPERIAL EAGLE  17th Century

IMPORTANT ITALIAN IMPERIAL EAGLE 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

IMPERIAL EAGLE Italian, 17th Century sculpture in carved and gilded wood, based on a base decorated with plant motifs and masks with two claw and ball-...

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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain
Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain

Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain

By Giuseppe Armani, Guido Cacciapuoti, Capodimonte

Located in Wommelgem, VAN

Art Deco mid Century Italian porcelain 2 roosters on a tree trunk Material: Porcelain, Ceramic, Tin glazed Design: In the manner of Cacciapuoti Origin: Italy, first half 20th century...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian

Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian

By Antonio Raggi

Located in Vienna, AT

Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria, located in northern Italy/ Venice. Original late Renaissance or early Baroque figure. T...

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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Two Rare Italian, Terracotta Sculptures
Two Rare Italian, Terracotta Sculptures

Two Rare Italian, Terracotta Sculptures

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very rare Italian terracotta sculptures of a knight, and horse, both in repousse armor decorated with dramatic plumes. Each mounted on cu...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Lucite

The Frog Prince Porcelain Piece, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
The Frog Prince Porcelain Piece, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

The Frog Prince Porcelain Piece, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in The Frog Prince. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.  

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2010s Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Porcelain Dragon, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021
Porcelain Dragon, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

Porcelain Dragon, Handmade in Italy, Handcrafted Design 2021

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Dragon Trainers. This ceramic piece is completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.  

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2010s Italian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Courbette With Rider, Spanish Riding School In Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C
Courbette With Rider, Spanish Riding School In Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C

Courbette With Rider, Spanish Riding School In Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C

Courbette (from the French courbette, 'deep bow, curtsy') is an exercise in the high school of classical horsemanship which, like croupade, ballotade and capriole, is one of the scho...

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Late 20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

'Pirouette' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th
'Pirouette' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

'Pirouette' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

By Albin Döbrich

Located in Vienna, AT

A pirouette (Old French 'pirouet' = spinning top) is a movement performed by a horse in equestrianism and a dressage exercise. In particular, the turn around the hindquarters at a ga...

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Late 20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Antique Pair of Hand-Made French Reclining Lion Statues
Antique Pair of Hand-Made French Reclining Lion Statues

Antique Pair of Hand-Made French Reclining Lion Statues

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Truly one of a kind pair of old handmade reclining lions. These are unsigned and used a mixture of clay and fiberglass fibers. They show very heavy signs of loss over the years b...

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19th Century French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Clay, Fiberglass

'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th
'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

By Albin Döbrich

Located in Vienna, AT

The levade (French 'se lever' = to rise) is an exercise in classical horsemanship in which the horse shifts its weight onto its bent hind legs, raises its torso at an angle of less t...

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Late 20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pirouette With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.
Pirouette With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.

Pirouette With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th C.

A pirouette (Old French 'pirouet' = spinning top) is a movement performed by a horse in equestrianism and a dressage exercise. In particular, the turn around the hindquarters at a ga...

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Late 20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

'Trab' Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th
'Trab' Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

'Trab' Trot With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

By Albin Döbrich

Located in Vienna, AT

A dynamic two-beat gait of the horse, in which diagonal pairs of legs (e.g. left hind and right front) are moved simultaneously, followed by a brief suspension phase in which all fou...

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Mid-20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of late 18th century terracotta lions from Naples
Pair of late 18th century terracotta lions from Naples

Pair of late 18th century terracotta lions from Naples

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A striking pair of late 18th century terracotta lions from Naples, retaining their original polychrome. Expressively modeled with bold manes and stylized faces, they reflect the thea...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th
'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

'Levade' With Rider, Spanish Riding School Vienna, Horse By Augarten, 20th

By Albin Döbrich

Located in Vienna, AT

The levade (French 'se lever' = to rise) is an exercise in classical horsemanship in which the horse shifts its weight onto its bent hind legs, raises its torso at an angle of less t...

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Late 20th Century Austrian Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pacing Horse - Italian School, 18th century
Pacing Horse - Italian School, 18th century

Pacing Horse - Italian School, 18th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Italian School, 18th century Pacing Horse Bronze with brown patina, on a rectangular marble base H 8 x L 8,5 x P 3 cm H totale 11 cm

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian Porcelain 19th Century "Rape off a Sabine"
Italian Porcelain 19th Century "Rape off a Sabine"

Italian Porcelain 19th Century "Rape off a Sabine"

Located in Madrid, ES

A group of porcelain 19th century Rape of a sabine 77 cm high. Italian porcelain.

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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Late 17th Century French Fine Carved Wood and Polychromed Pocket Watch Holder
Late 17th Century French Fine Carved Wood and Polychromed Pocket Watch Holder

Late 17th Century French Fine Carved Wood and Polychromed Pocket Watch Holder

Located in North Miami, FL

Late 17th century French extremely fine carved wood polychromed and gold gilded pocket watch holder. It has a carved cup behind the front opening to hold th...

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17th Century French Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Lucite, Wood

Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th Century
Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th Century

Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Lion of Forge, Spain, 16th century In forging, measurements: 10 x 17 x 5 cm Good condition Spanish private collection.

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16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Iron

Little Alabaster Dog of the 19th Century
Little Alabaster Dog of the 19th Century

Little Alabaster Dog of the 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

LITTLE ALABASTER DOG OF THE XIX CENTURY. DOG IN MINIATURE OF THE XIX CENTURY. MEASURES: 11X11X5CM. Good condition.

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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster

Italian early 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood Conch Shell
Italian early 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood Conch Shell

Italian early 18th century Baroque Period Giltwood Conch Shell

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An impressive and most attractive Italian early 18th century Baroque Period patinated Wood and Giltwood Conch Shell architectural element. This most decorative carved Giltwood Conch ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Animal Sculptures

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Wood, Giltwood

Baroque animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Baroque 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, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque animal sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original animal sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Mosche Bianche, Meissen Porcelain, and Chelsea House. 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 $390 and tops out at $168,500 while the average work can sell for $3,800.