We’re still in the midst of putting more goodies up in the shop this week, but I wanted to highlight these two little metal figurines we found the other day. As we’ve mentioned, the focus of A La Modern is primarily on vintage modern items. Well, these are actually “modern” modern items – but that’s modern as in “still being made”. But they fit well with the overall philosophy and appearance of the shop so we decided to include them.

This small Dansk Elephant is from a collection of different animal paperweights/figurines. Designed by Gunnar Cyren for Dansk, the elephant is silverplated zinc. We’re unsure if Cyren did all the animals in the series or not. They’re really nice either way, and we would love to find more of them.

The only thing with smaller figurines like these are that they tend to get nabbed a lot more quickly than the normal ceramics and dishes that we specialize in. So it’s a treat whenever we find one, in whatever condition they’re in. The elephant has a bit of tarnishing, but is still a standout piece of modern decor.

We also found this small Hoselton Beaver the other day. Hoselton is a pretty well known Canadian company specializing in aluminum animal figurines for over 35 years. We actually didn’t know anything about the company and just got it because we liked the stylized look. They still make this particular beaver figurine along with quite a few of his friends. Like the elephant, the beaver has some wear to it – this seems to be pretty common with the smaller metal figurines that we come across.

We aren’t sure just how collectible these animals are, but again, it fits nicely in a modern setting either way. Hopefully, we’ll come across more metal miniatures soon so these two have some company.