Outdoor Elephant Statues

We have featured many an outdoor elephant statue in our blog, but here is one that is worth repeating and he’s on sale.  That’s right, our Triumphant Entry Elephant Statue is now $100 off.  He has his trunk raised for good luck and appears to be striding onto your patio.  He is of course hand painted in wonderful color which contrasts with the brightness of his tusks. 

Many people have browsed with wonder at our “extraordinary” animal collection; these large and wonderful animals, some like our Big Foot garden statue which may or may not be real, others taken directly from nature.  A statue that is just right for your garden may be the Grandscale Wildlife Animal Collection: The Walking Crocodile Statue.  The incredibly statue depicts a crocodile looking for his next meal; he is large at more the 4 ft. long and so detailed that you’ll think he just dropped in from the swamp.

While cruising through all of our many sculptures for outside, some customers might have missed our intriguing weather vanes and garden stakes.  As you all know, Halloween is just around the corner and you might want to pick up this lovely Windblown Wicked Witch Metal Weathervane Garden Stake.  This fearsome witch which is a little bit over 5 ft. tall, will keep your garden safe from other haunters this season.

We have several statues of mythical legend such as our Bigfoot statue and, who knows that one might not be mythical.  A beautiful statue is The Enchanted Unicorn Sculpture celebrating the mystical creature well beloved by all.  This Design Toscano exclusive statue is over a foot tall, sculpted in extraordinary detail and hand painted in pastels.

We have many sculptures of reptiles, like lizards and other small creatures like our popular tortoise statue.  A new guy on the block is this adorable and intriguing Red-Eyed Tree Frog Statue.  The frog with bulging red eyes has traveled from the Amazon rainforest and is distinctively hand painted in bright green and yellow colors.  He can be fitted anywhere, but will find a place in your heart.

Our animals are very often hand painted in the colors of nature, like our outdoor elephant statues in gray with large white tusks.  However we do have several sculptures done in bronze that show off the incredible detail that the artist put into creating the animal.  One of these detailed and also fun animals is the Long Necked Goose Solid Bronze Garden Sculpture.  The goose’s long neck gives it a feel of high fashion and at the same time the detailed webbed feet are ready for a splash.  You even have the option of having it flow water from its beak.

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We are very proud of our collection of "extraordinary" statues which includes many dinosaurs and of course our marvelous Big Foot Garden Statue.  However, the collection is not just about animals, it is also about great statues and replicas that you won’t see anywhere else like the Authentic Replica British Telephone Booth.  The booth is created out of solid pine wood and has the royal crown displayed at the top.  There are 72 hand crafted windows and the booth is hand painted in British red.  This is a great conversation piece for your home.

Another of our “extraordinary” statues is a tortoise statue, but not just any tortoise; it is The Grand-Scale Wildlife Animal Collection: The Galapagos Tortoise Statue.  This amazing statue is over five feet long and is incredibly realistically sculpted.  He is depicted lifting his head and looking around your yard, possibly wondering where he is. 

Our grand animals are incredibly amazing and many, like our outdoor elephant statues, are very realistic.  Some, however, are created in a solid tone which accentuates the careful sculpting of the animal’s musculature and pose.  One such statue is the Majestic Horse Sculpture which is four feet long and four feet tall.  He is cast in designer resin and his beautiful body is covered in bronze patina.  This statue is a must have for all horse lovers.

All of the three items described below are part of our GARDEN SALE

We are pleased to have a large collection of African animal statues that range from our popular outdoor elephant statues to giraffes and hippopotamus.   A wonderfully different animal for your backyard is Zairen the Zebra Sculpture.  Like all of our animals, Zairen is hand painted with his distinctive black and white stripes and of course created in great anatomical detail.  He is almost three feet tall and is a Design Toscano exclusive and part of our GARDEN SALE.

The garden animal collection has many different sections from tropical animals, domestic animals and zoo animals.  However, we are especially proud of our collection of “extraordinary” animals led by our Bigfoot statue.  Dinosaurs are part of this group and a favorite is Boris the Brontosaurus Garden Dinosaur Statue.  This large, but gentle guy stands approximately 84” tall and is 153” long, so you neighbors will surely believe that your yard has gone way back in time.  This big guy eats leaves and grass and loves your yard; you will love his lower price in the GARDEN SALE.

Our collections are always full of unusual, fun and slightly skewed statues.  Our famous Meerkat sculpture is known for its fun and now we have another statue that will become known for being very different.  How many of your neighbors can say that they have Roswell, the Alien Sculpture in their backyards?  This alien is almost 2 ft. tall and was created by Liam Manchester, one of our artists.  We don’t know if he was created from imagination or actual contact.

Everything that is a little creepy and crawly can be found in our animal and reptile collection, from the stately tortoise statue to leaping frogs and climbing lizards.  Now is a great time to pick up one of the crawlies in our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th. .  One great little guy for your patio or deck might be our Sun Bathing Lizard Cast Iron Garden Statue.  He is done in strong cast iron and sits on a lovely light rock, just sunning away and having a lazy time.

People are always talking about our cute and lifelike animal sculptures which are done in realistic detail and all hand painted, like our Meerkat statue.  We now have a new collection of marvelous puppies in various breeds and one of the cutest is our Dalmation Puppy Dog Statue.  He is hand painted and shows his spots, but the really interesting element is his eyes, they actually seem to be looking back at you.  You can pick up this cute puppy and many other things at our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th.

Large animals are certainly a Design Toscano forte such as our giraffes, dinosaurs and outdoor elephant statues.  We also have one that perhaps is not quite as majestic, but extremely eye catching.  This is our Bad Intentions Giant Warthog Garden Statue who stands 27” tall and has the eyes of a gargoyle.  He has a long snout and great horns and while not the prettiest thing in the garden, he’ll be the most discussed.  Get him at our DOG DAYS OF SUMMER SALE running from August 16th through August 20th.

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Animals, animals and more animals, that’s what we have at Design Toscano and they are incredibly realistically sculpted, painted and fun, like all of our Meerkat sculpture.  We now have a great collection of various breeds of dogs and one of the cutest is the Black Dachshund Puppy Statue.  The black dachshund is one of the most attractive of the breed and the artist has done him justice with his hand painted black coat and adorable tan face and feet.  He is so detailed and cute that you expect him to wag his tail and give a little bark.

Animals of the jungle and of Africa are not usually seen in the suburban back yard, but many happy customers have found a home for our outdoor elephant statues.  Like these authentic statues we have also created Makokou the Climbing Monkey Statue, who is climbing a 21” hemp rope and hanging on with his marvelously lifelike carved hands and feet.  Of course, not only is he hand-painted, he’s also an exclusive.

Another popular collection of animals, dragons and gargoyles are those that are in our medieval section with tall standing knight statues and wonderfully decorated shields.  A statue that is a standout in medieval style is the Beaumaris Castle Lion Sculpture now on sale.  This statuesque lion stands over 31 inches tall and is holding a shield with the crest of (what else) a lion.  The lion figure is finished in a light tan and his shield and stand are done in a stone gray.  Let him guard your castle.

At Design Toscano, you can find every animal and reptile that you would like to place in an outdoor space or in a fountain pool or koi pond.  Our tortoise statue is a great one to place roaming the yard and another that might scare your neighbors is our Fearless Floating Gator Sculpture.  Yes, this lively looking gator actually floats and you can place him in any water structure.  He is over 3 ft. long has sharp teeth glistening in his open mouth, perhaps looking for some lunch.  He will cause comment.

Our animals from Africa are like no other in size, detail and realism, a fine example of which is our popular outdoor elephant statues.  Another statue that would look great in a garden with the elephants is our South African Rhino Garden Sculpture.  As with all our animal sculpture this great guy is hand painted and looks like he just walked into your yard.  He has gleaming horns and even the wrinkling on his legs look real.
Not all of our animals are large or dangerous looking, some are just extraordinarily cute.  The popular Meerkat sculpture is one of the cutest and now there is a new guy in town, Stinky the Striped Skunk Statue.  You may ask how a skunk can be cute, but one look at the adorable face on this well detailed statue will win your heart.  Fortunately, he also does not spray anything stinky in your yard.

There is always something unique and surprising in our greenmen collection from faces in leaves to finely carved furniture.  A garden sculpture with something different is our Bark, the Black Forest Ent Tree Statue. This surprised looking tree stump has a grimace on his mouth and large bulging eyes.  His hands are tree branches and he stands two feet tall.  This is, of course, an exclusive.

We love to create large sculpture that will give your garden character such as the large Buddha statue which creates an atmosphere of serenity and peace.  If, however, you are looking to create an atmosphere of a bit of fun scariness then Sinister Simon Giant Skull Sculpture is the piece for you.  This 15” tall skull is just a bit larger than average and has a sinister looking grin on his so-called face.  He is fun for the summer and just right for Halloween.

Our animals just love to roam your outdoor garden space and many of you have made room for our giraffes and outdoor elephant statues.  We now have another realistic animal sculpture that is so incredibly cute you will want one right away.  This is our Black Bear Cubs Up a Tree Sculpture.  Here are three black bear cubs, hand painted and realistically sculpted, climbing a tree for a better look at your guests.  They are adorable and great fun.

The variety of items at Design Toscano is amazing.  You need to browse our catalog and see all the great things we have and also check out what we’ve got in our new Fall items for 2011.  If you are a fan of some of our weirder items like our Bigfoot statue, you might really enjoy the Zombies at the Door Wall Sculpture. Done with the same detail that our more “classical” sculpture displays, this Zombie appears to be coming right through your wall like the “Night of the Living Dead”. 

We love animals of all kinds and our artists make them look so real it is like they are living in your backyard even if they are giraffes, hippos or our outdoor elephant statues.  Now if you want to take exotic animal sculpture inside, look no further than the Elephant’s Majesty Glass-Topped Cocktail Table.  The base of this table is a sculpture of a mother and baby elephant, with the baby lifting up his trunk up to mom. This sweet sculpture is topped with a sturdy glass top showing the piece in all its beauty.

Design Toscano has so many wonderful outdoor animal statues that show our animals in many different poses like our tortoise statue that spits and the shark coming out of the pool.  Some of the cutest poses are when our animals are digging like the Highland Terrier Digging Dog Statue.   All the artist shows is the bum, tail and back legs of this terrier who has his head in a hole after something.

Every item featured in this blog post is in our 70% off sale collection. 

Design Toscano is famous for its sculptures for outside.  Many of these are beautiful statues and cute statues and some are very functional like our benches.  One item that is functional as well as interesting and beautiful is our Spice Island Sculptural Crab Chair.  This chair is of course the epitome of a great crab with its legs and pinchers and yet when open it is a very comfortable arm chair.  This is an exclusive and is on sale now.

Our catalog is full of adorable things for the garden like our garden statues gnomes and also many statues of children doing what they do best, playing. Part of the sale collection is an exquisite statue called A Memory Captured in Time Sculpture.  This sculpture is of a little girl done in excellent detail, jumping rope.  She is sculpted in designer resin and finished in a faux bronze patina.

We have several outdoor elephant statues doing many different things, raising their trunks, carrying royalty or just forming a line.  We only have one; however, that is also a very effective lawn sprinkler.  This is our Tiny the Elephant Lawn Sculpture and Garden Sprinkler.  What fun it will be for the kids and adults to play around this adorable guy on a hot summer’s day.

If you have not been browsing the Design Toscano marble busts for sale collection, you have been missing out on some wonderful things.  These are not just the typical busts of Greeks and Romans, but something from every different culture.  Here you will find The Golden Shroud of Tutankhamen Egyptian Bust Statue.  This large bust is 27” high and is a Design Toscano exclusive.  It is easily recognizable as the golden mask so often representing Tutankhamen exquisitely hand painted.

Many people collect elephant statues, elephant designs and artists’ renderings, such as our wonderful collection of outdoor elephant statues.  Some elephant design is very different and inspired from the continent of Africa such as The Serengeti Wall Mask: Elephant.  This wall mask done by a Nigerian artist has a tribal design and is marvelously carved.  It is, of course, hand painted and features faux gems in the design.

There is something soothing yet incredibly cute about a tortoise statue, be it named tortoise or turtle.  We have a very cute water fountain named Three Turtles on a Coral Reef Solid Bronze Garden Sculpture.  This adorable fountain depicts the turtles spitting water out of their mouths as they rest on a piece of coral reef, finely detailed in solid bronze.

Design Toscano has something for everyone, no matter what they might be looking for.  Many customers love our large Buddha statue and have one in a meditation garden for peace and serenity.  To add another element to this serenity, we have the Grand Buddha Meditation Fountain adding the sound of water to your peaceful space.  This fountain is 38 ½ inches tall and has water cascading over a figure of the meditative Buddha.  The pool at the bottom of the fountain is lit so that it can be appreciated on a warm summer’s evening.

Many of our customers are owners of our slow moving guy, the tortoise statue.  Now you can own the crazy rabbit that he raced against.  Carotene, the Bunny Rabbit Garden Statue is a fabulous rabbit that stands a foot and a half tall.  He is hand painted in white and has a carrot in his mouth and in case he eats that one he is carrying some for later.  Like all of our animal statues, he is done in great detail and is incredibly cute.

We have many statues of large animals like our outdoor elephant statues and our tall giraffe statues; these are all great representations of living animals.  If, however, you would like something not as ordinary in your yard take a look at the T-Rex Dinosaur Garden Sculpture.  Just like all our other animals, he is lifelike and seems to be living in your garden today.  Won’t your neighbors be surprised.

Our amazing Fourth of July Sale, 20% off everything continues until July Fifth.

Sale time is a great time to explore our large outdoor statues.  We have a section called “Extraordinary Statues” where we have our Bigfoot statu  and it also contains some wonderful large African animals such as Mombasa, the Garden Giraffe Statue.   This statue is nearly 8 feet tall and is one of the tallest statues in the Design Toscano collection.  Like all of our beautiful realistic animals, Mombasa is totally hand painted and can peer in your neighbors’ windows.

Our other outdoor animal statues are also very realistic like our tiger sculpture and lion statues.  A statue that depicts a lioness just relaxing in a tree is our Lioness of Nambia Statue.  This wonderfully hand painted, natural appearing lioness can rest in your garden or even on your mantel.  The statue comes with two keyhole slots so that she can be securely placed anywhere that the queen of the jungle belongs.

Design Toscano large animals are not only from Africa like our outdoor elephant sculpture, but we also have some great pieces from the Americas.  One such grand piece is The Great White Buffalo Sculpture by artist Samuel Lightfoot.  This is the sacred buffalo of the Sioux nation done in great detail in a hand painted two toned finish.  The artist was inspired by Native American art to create this wonderful representation of the sacred symbol of harmony.

The Design Toscano Fourth of July Sale will continue from June 28th until July 5th featuring 20% off the entire site, so come in and pick up that extra piece that will make your decor come together.

Perhaps you may want to browse our outdoor elephant statues for the pachyderm that will find a perfect spot in your yard.  The Good Luck Trunk Up Baby Elephant Statue is always perfect in almost any spot. Even though this is a “baby” elephant, the sculpture still stands over five feet tall from toe to trunk tip.  This cute guy shows just a bit of tusk growing and has the sweet face of a young animal. 

To complete your Asian theme, we have Japanese garden statues, Buddha statues and many other Far Eastern pieces of décor.  Yoga is so popular now you might be interested in the Authentic Foundry Iron Balinese Yogi: Meditation Iron Sculpture.  This sculpture will fit in any Asian or Contemporary décor and while only 7 inches high, the sculpture is so detailed that you can check your own yoga stance against this figure. 

During this sale is a great time to pick any of our knight statues.  We have several standing knights and also a few riding on horseback.  The Knights of Blenheim Palace:  Red Knight Sculpture is part of this series and is over a foot tall, riding a horse whose armor is finished in reddish metallic tone.  The knight is in full armor, elaborately detailed with his sword drawn. 

Many people have collections of elephant statues and those who feel they bring good luck gather all sizes, from outdoor elephant statues to smaller pieces in their indoor décor.  To be sure of good luck, we present our Elephants of Fortune Sculpture which are shown in a golden finish with raised trunks for good luck.  These three elephants are sculpted in great detail and stand about a foot and a half stacked upon each other.

We pride ourselves on having unusual statues such as our Big Foot sculpture and prehistoric animal sculpture.  One that you won’t see in every garden is the Rangar: Garden Dancer Troll Statue.  This big bellied troll is having a good time dancing in the garden and looking as different as anything.  He’s over a foot tall, is beautifully hand painted and is a Design Toscano exclusive, of course.

Cute animals have a place in every yard and garden.  Certainly our popular Meerkat sculpture always has a home in someone’s yard as do our silly gophers and adorable tiger cubs.  Now welcome another cute animal to the group, this is our Mischievous Bear Cubs Sculpture.  These two little bear cubs are trying to find their balance on a log and holding on with bear claws.  They are well detailed and as always, beautifully hand painted. 

When browsing in Design Toscano, you should never leave without looking at all the exciting items that are on sale in our large marble busts for sale section; it’s not just busts anymore.  One of the most exquisite is a bust though and that is the Nubian Kandake Sculptural Bust.  A “kandake” is a queen and this Nubian queen is cast in designer resin and has been marvelously hand painted in excellent detail for any African décor.

Other African and also Indian statues that add delight to that décor in the yard are our outdoor elephant statues.  One of the favorites of the statues is The Herd Elephant Sculpture.   These are three triumphant elephants standing on garden stones and adding a touch of Africa to your garden.

Everyone loves the Design Toscano Meerkat sculpture of those fun little kats that like to dig around the yard.  So we now have some new little friends to join the kats in your yard and these are our Burrowing Buddies Garden Gophers Sculpture.  These gophers may just take the cuteness award away from the Meerkats as they stick their little heads out of the garden.  This sculpture is two feet long and they are hand painted.

When you picture large or small outdoor elephant statues, you would generally picture an elephant with his trunk raised high and in a walking stance.  Even our wonderful outdoor elephant table has that stance.  However, the In For a Swim Elephant Lawn Sculpture is actually three pieces of beautifully hand painted designer resin sculpture.  When placed in your yard, it shows the rear, back and head of the elephant with tusks and trunk and looks as though the rest is underwater.  This is an exclusive and great fun.

Our animal sculpture is all wonderfully hand painted with the animal musculature sculpted in great detail, such as our tiger sculpture.  We have lions and tigers and bears plus more.  There are several enjoyable farm animals in our collection such as Yorkshire Lambs Garden Statues: Sitting Lamb & Standing Lamb.  These are baby lambs, hand painted in our excellent detailed tradition and look like they are part of a wooly herd in your yard.  Again these are Design Toscano exclusives.

We have a penchant for producing wonderful large statues that have the same fine sculptural details of our smaller statues.  Certainly our large Buddha statues are an example of that.  For the many gargoyle lovers out there, we now present a large gargoyle statue.  This is Beelzebub, the Prince of Demons Gargoyle Statue and he is not for the faint of heart.  He sits on a great plinth and stares with scorn at the world around him.  Do you dare put him in your yard?

Design Toscano has many beautiful outdoor elephant statues, some wonderfully sculpted like the lucky elephant with his trunk held high and some that can be used as tables or chairs.  One of the most unusual is the Raised Expectations Elephant Wall Sculpture depicting three elephants with tusks raising their trunks coming out of a garden wall.  This would great in a space with an African theme.

Our adorable garden statues gnomes are always doing something in the garden, but every day is not a sunny day so our gnomes have to seek some shelter from the rain.  This adorable statue is called Rainy Day Gnomes: Under an Umbrella Garden Statue and shows a man and a lady gnome, each with their red hats, and he with his long white beard, seeking shelter under an umbrella.  This cute statue would look great in any flower garden.

In our marble busts for sale section we have many sculptures by our artists and also some wonderful reproductions of famous pieces of sculpture.  Our replica of Rodin’s The Cathedral is done in quality foundry iron casting of the “hands of love” and is on a solid black marble base for a very classic look.

Design Toscano is proud of its fun Meerkat sculpture and now we have one that brings the fun inside your home as well as in the yard.  Our Meerkat Clan Sculptural Glass-Topped side table is absolutely the best piece to bring the Meerkat joy indoors.  This table has our favorite well sculpted Meerkat clan, two standing and one lying down, under a tree on which a 18 ½" beveled glass top rests.  A great place for cocktails and snacks and hopefully the Kats won't grab any.

A tortoise statue is usually a sedate item as tortoises and turtles tend to do everything at a pretty slow pace.  However, we do have a statue where the turtles decided to have a little fun.  This is our Three's a Crowd Stacked Turtle Statue.  It appears that the big man of this turtle family has gained some baggage with two smaller turtles riding on his back in a turtle stack.  These guys are so lifelike you will expect them to move at any moment and the wonderful hand painted design on their shells will definitely cause comment.

Our outdoor elephant statues are second to none and designers are creating new and playful ideas for these pachyderms.  A great one is The Hear-No, See-No, Speak-No Evil Elephants another stack of outdoor animals from Design Toscano.  These are the lucky elephants with their trunks up, piled upon one another covering their eyes or ears or mouth.

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There have been at least two television series and more than one movie this year concerning the time of King Arthur.  This rise in interest has made our knight statues more popular than ever.  We always want to bring you what you are looking for and now in the King Arthur Avalon theme we have the Mystical Unicorn of Avalon Sculpture.  This wonderful example of our animal sculpture shows all his musculature and lies on the ground at one yard long.  This exclusive unicorn has a marvelous horn and is perfect for the garden.

We like to do statues and other sculpture in a big way for the outside as we have done so successfully with our bigfoot garden statue.  What child or adult would not want to visit your yard if you had a Gigantic Dinosaur Bone Sculpture there.  This Design Toscano Exclusive sculpture is of a huge dinosaur bone and lies over three and a half feet long.  You'll be the first in the neighborhood to have one.

You know we have large animal sculptures that are wonderfully made, like our outdoor elephant statues, but did you know we have prehistoric animals as well.  These were probably not sculpted from life, but are still very lifelike and fun.  One of the largest is Boris the Brontosaurus Garden Dinosaur Statue, who is seven feet tall and obviously will stand out in any garden.  Take at look at Boris and our other large outdoor creatures.