Sources & evidence
We analyze comparable sales from screener sessions and market records, then group them by shared object signals.
- Comparables
- 5
- Auction sources
- 7
- Coverage
- 2017-2026
Market Examples
Comparable market evidence
Recent auction and sale records linked to this worth guide's object signals.
Kraft Auction Service
Feb 28, 2026
$100
Walking Lion Bronze Sculpture
View saleWeschler's
Oct 22, 2024
$375
After Antoine-Louis Barye, Recumbent Lion, Bronze-Clad Sculpture with Brown Patina, Signed Barye, on a Mottled Black Marble Base, H overall: 8-1/2 in; Greatest Length x Depth: 12 x 6 1/4 in. (30.5 x 15.9 cm.)
View saleBradford's
Oct 12, 2025
$180
LOET VANDERVEEN "ROARING LION" LIMITED EDITION BRONZE SCULPTURE
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep 28, 2022
$400
Italian White Marble Sculpture of a Roaring Lion
View saleAustin Auction Gallery
Dec 8, 2019
$325
AFTER THOMAS CARTIER (1879-1943) LION SCULPTURE
Identification
Key object facts
- Item Type
- sculpture
- Category
- decorative animal sculpture
- Style
- animalier
- Material
- bronze or bronze-patinated metal
- Technique
- cast metal sculpture
- Era
- 1880-1930
- Motifs
- lion, roaring animal, mane
Recognition Recognition signals
- Key identification signals include form sculpture, material bronze or bronze-patinated metal.
- A dark-patinated metal or bronze lion sculpture, modeled in a dramatic roaring pose with a highly detailed mane and naturalistic musculature. The image suggests a decorative decorative animal sculpture, possibly part of a larger pair or mantelpiece arrangement.
- This guide is currently supported by 8 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.
Drivers Value drivers
- Condition and completeness are material for sculpture.
- Bronze Or Bronze-patinated Metal examples should be checked for wear, repairs, restoration, and replacement parts.
Market Market context
- The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $338.
- animalier style cues help separate this group from broader sculpture listings that often dilute market comps.
- Bronze Or Bronze-patinated Metal condition, restoration, and finish quality can materially shift asking and sold prices.
- This page currently surfaces 8 hand-selected comparable records for animalier sculpture.
Evidence
How this guide was assembled
- This worth guide is based on 1 supporting screener session clustered into the same topic.
- Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $100 to $900.
- Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently medium confidence.
- Comparable evidence is drawn from 7 auction sources in the selected evidence set.
Coverage
Source coverage and evidence quality
- The current cluster is supported by 1 screener session that normalized into the same worth topic.
- The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 8 comparable market records.
- Selected comparables span 7 distinct auction sources.
- Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2017-2026.
Questions
Frequently searched questions
What is an animalier sculpture?
This page is a market guide for identifying an animalier sculpture and understanding the main factors that influence collector demand and price.
What affects the value of a sculpture?
Condition, completeness, maker or pattern attribution, dimensions, age, rarity, and comparable-market evidence all affect value.
What is the typical market range for animalier sculpture?
Current supporting screener evidence suggests a broad market range around $100 to $900, depending on condition and attribution.
Bronze Lion Sculpture?
This guide uses clustered screener evidence to help answer searches like "bronze lion sculpture" with identification notes, value drivers, and comparable-market context.
How much is animalier sculpture worth?
Value depends on maker, exact type, age, condition, and comparable sales. This guide keeps only selected market examples that match the sculpture topic closely enough for public reference.
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