50 Awesome Animal Sculptures & Figurines For Home Decor
Been itching to go on an animal safari, or take a trip to the farm? With a bevy of animal sculptures decorating your interior, you can bring the jungle and grasslands to your front door. Celebrate the majesty of the panther, with a decorative sculpture in black Swarovski crystal. Teach the kids how to chill, with a bendable wooden monkey hanging off their front closet. Take a pen off your new office companion – a wooden, open-mouthed hippo. Get creative and animal-happy with our top 50 selection of animal sculptures, statues and figurines.
Panther Swarovski Crystal: Panthers spell luxury, and this Swarovski sculpture is no exception. Descending down a ledge of black spot granite, its Moroda crystal beams bronze and metallic blue.
Walter Bosse Brass Fox Figurine: Viennese master Bosse wanted his bronzes to create happiness. Exhibiting perfect patinas and polished, golden surfaces, they come resplendent and delightful inside velvet bags.
Wolf Head Sculpture: Think outside the square for your next sculpture. Originally sold in English galleries, these ceramic polystone heads by designer Matt Buckley make striking feature centrepieces.
Miniature Plywood Eames Elephant: Legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames have been long influential. These elephants exhibit their famous mastery of plywood, in a 3D form.
Polar Glass On Ice Blown Glass Figurine: Want to see a balancing act? This dancing-on-ice-cubes polar bear is handmade by Kevin Prochaska. Made with hand-blown glass, borosilicate crystal and 24-carat gold, its gold foil trim ensures it’s a piece to remember.
Kay Bojesen Monkey: Monkey around with this Scandinavian find. Made in Denmark from a classic 1951 design, its 31 parts in limba wood and teak form a major Danish television personality.
Jonathan Adler Gorilla Figurine: After another Jonathan Adler piece? Pared back to the gorilla’s most basic form, this stoneware ape is given texture by artisans.
Kay Bojesen Hippo: Born in 1955, these funky desk organizers are a classic in Denmark. Pop them inside a Scandinavian office to collect your stray pens.
Minimalist Pig Figurine: Take a twist on the classic piggy bank. Handmade in Russia with native linden wood, it’s a great gift for your little one learning to save.
Oscar the Dog by Hans Bolling: Another Danish creation, this wooden dog almost comes alive. Able to sit, crawl, beg, stand and sulk, Oscar’s iconic form has let his personality shine through the decades.
Balloon Dog: Bring your carnival memories home. Inspired by culture-spoof artist Jeffrey Koons, the original form of this cast resin dog sold for US$58.4 million.
Jonathan Adler Llama Figurine: Have a Peruvian or Bolivian to buy for? Buy them the animals they recognize, in these matte-glazed sculptures of their highland friends.
Geometric Deer With Copper Horns: Feeling your hall table could hold something deer? This sculpted white Bambi with resplendent copper horns makes the natural seem refined.
Jonathan Adler Deer Figurine: Make your deer more artistic. Designed by the prolific sculptor Jonathan Adler, its ceramic-based, matte-glazed form could easily grace your dining room table.
Minimalist Abstract Deer Figurines: For something more whimsical, you can’t go past these monochrome figurines. Hand-polished, hand-crafted and moulded in resin, they’re a perfect wedding ornament or motif for two.
Handmade Giraffe Figurine: Get the sculpture all the neighbourhood will talk about. Sculpted in metal and braided in iron, these handmade giraffes make a striking orange centrepiece.
Metal Wire Horse: Love the image of a horse running wild? So did this Maryland, USA designer, who used a strand of aluminium wire to handcraft this creation. Stand its weather-safe form outside.
Minimalist Horse Drinking Water Sculpture: Capture the graceful elements of nature. This sculpture of a horse drinking water, made with photosensitive resin, reminds us the simplest tasks can be the most metaphoric.
Unicorn Figurine: If you can be anything, always be a unicorn. Cast in pewter with a Swarovski crystal middle, this mythological creature is beloved as much by Silicon Valley corporates as it is by little girls.
Minecraft Animal Figures: Get nerdy with your sculptures. This pack of six includes a passive and pixelated pig, sheep, cow, chicken, ocelot and tame wolf.
Dragon Knife Sculpture: Introduce the underworld to your interior, with this unique knife statue. Crafted in polyresin, its painstaking detailing could have a place upon your bookcase.