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Busts For Sale
19th Century Marble young girl holding a flower. Signed; P. Della Vedova
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality 19th Century Carrera Marble statue of a young girl holding a flower, wearing a pretty dress and smiling.
Signed to the base; P. DELLA VEDOVA 1870
PIETRO DELLA VEDOVA (...
Category
19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian Varicolored Marble Bust Of A Roman Emperor
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large and Impressive mixed marble and porphyry bust depicting an Emperor. The white marble head set into a torso of porphyry adorned with various marbles including Sienna and onyx,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
The Kiss Marble Sculpture by Italian Ugo Passani
Located in New York, NY
The Kiss marble sculpture by Italian sculptor, Ugo Passani.
Category
20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
René Herbst, Bauhaus lucite mannequin, Siegel 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Rare Bauhaus bust mannequin designed by modernist master René Herbst (1891 - 1982)
Siegel, Paris France 1930s
Lacquered aluminum, plexiglass
This rare version of Herbst's bauhaus ...
Category
1930s French Bauhaus Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Mixed Marble Bust Of Emperor Julius Caesar
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large and Impressive mixed marble and porphyry bust depicting Emperor Julius Caesar. The white marble head set into a torso of porphyry adorned with various marbles including Sienn...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Bronze Sculpture of Handsome Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Gorgeous vintage bronze sculpture of a handsome Asian man. Beautiful detail in a chic layered kimono. Signed in Chinese characters on back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Busts
Materials
Bronze
Roman Marble Head of a Satyr
Located in London, GB
Head of a Satyr
Roman, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD
Carved and highly polished marble
An extremely fine marble head of a satyr, depicted with ivy wreath, curly hair and pointed goat’...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Carved Marble Bust of Young Beauty Signed A. Cipriani
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Florence, Italy circa 1910, this two-piece white Carrara marble bust is a true representation of European elegance. The antique figural sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
Bust of Santa Costanza, Costantina, Daughter of Constantine Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Santa Costanza, Costantina, daughter of Constantine in Terracotta early 20th century
Santa Costanza or Costantina (about 318 - Bithynia, 354), daughter of Constantine.
Bust ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Stone Head on Stand from Bangkok
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Thai carved stone head of Buddha on stand.
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
Pietro Bazzanti 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Roman Woman
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Pietro Bazzanti 19th Century Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Roman Woman
Dimensions : 31" Tall X 24" Wide X 10" Deep
This gorgeous marble bust was made by Pietro Bazzanti (1842-1881...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
20th Century Alabaster with Marble Base Italian Sculpture Girl, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Elegant Italian sculpture from the first half of the 20th century. Work finely sculpted in alabaster depicting the allegory of winter. Finely crafted statue of a young girl in vintage winter clothes...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Plaster Bust White Sculpture circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Plaster Bust White Sculpture circa 1960
Origin: Spain, circa 1960
Style: Mid-20th Century
Material: Plaster
Capture the essence of mid-20th century craftsmanship with this striking...
Category
1960s Spanish Beaux Arts Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
1900s Art Nouveau Sicilian Terracotta Head of a Young Woman
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This Terracotta Head of a Young Woman on a new iron base is a striking piece of sculptural art, blending the organic forms and stylized motifs characteristic of the Art Nouveau movem...
Category
Early 20th Century Sicilian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Terracotta
END OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSIC TERRACOTTA BUST
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful terracotta bust of a young charioteer, chariot driver during ancient games and tournaments. The work reflects a clear eighteenth-century style, with particular attention to...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Pottery
Marble Statue After Luigi Pampaloni, Praying Kneeling Little Samuel
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning and really quite rare marble statue on Alabaster plinth on a kneeling praying child after the original by the great Luigi Pampaloni (1791-1847) name...
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Early 20th Century Exceptional Bronze Female Bust Sculpture by Mystery Artist.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century Exceptional Bronze Female Bust Sculpture by Mystery Artist.
Created in the lost waxed method
Truly a unique museum quality piece
Foundry marks on side of bron...
Category
20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pre Columbian Pottery Head Fragments Collection - Set of 5
Located in Seguin, TX
Collection of 5 Pre Columbian pottery heads. Largest is 2.5" x 2", much wear and chipping, although they are pretty tough for pottery.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Busts
Materials
Pottery
Antinous 'Bitnia 130, Alexandria, Egypt 150 AD the Favorite of Publius Elio
Located in Madrid, ES
Antinous (Bitnia130 - Alexandria, Egypt 150 AD), the favorite of Publius Elio Adriano early 20th century.
reproduction in terracotta follows the original of the National Archaeologi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bacchante in White Patinated Terracotta Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Art Nouveau bacchant in plastered terracotta; her mane with bunches of grapes, leaves and vine tendrils, the inclination of her head with her sensual expression of satisfac...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, L'Espiegle, Verdigris Bronze Bust Anna Foucart
Located in Germantown, MD
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French 1827-1975) L'Espiegle "The Mischief Maker" Patinated Verdigris Bronze Bust of Anna Foucart smiling.
Measures 10" wide , 10" deep and 19.5" tall.
Bor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Hand Carved Driftwood Sculpture Zues Bust Statue Greek Roman Mythology 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large driftwood carving of Zues. Handcarved with natural detail from a very heavy piece of driftwood.
In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus is the god of the sky, thunder, and lightnin...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Busts
Materials
Driftwood
Art Nouveau bust of a woman Sultane signed by Emmanuel Villanis 1890
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau bust of a woman Sultane signed by Emmanuel Villanis.
Art metal, cold painted patina.
France 1890.
Literature:
Emmanuel Villanis, un sculpteur art nouveau, Pascal Launa...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bust "Esmerelda" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A beautiful patinated Art Nouveau bronze bust of a young Art Nouveau beauty with excellent variegated rich brown patina and excellent hand chased surface detail, signed E.Villanis & ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Hand Carved Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Capture attention with our Vintage Boho Hand Carved Bust of a Man. This American-style piece showcases intricate craftsmanship and bohemian allure, making it a distinctive and artful...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Stoneware Head of a Girl Sculpture Netherlands, 1970s
Located in Rīga, LV
Stoneware head of a girl sculpture; signed 29-05-71 Ede Topconcours.
Additional information:
Country of manufacture: Netherlands
Period: 1970s
Dimensions: 13 D x 16 H cm
Condition: ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Minimalist Busts
Materials
Stoneware
Female Sculpture Carved Stone Bust of a Woman Signed by Artist Charles Cutler
Located in Cookeville, TN
Medusa's gaze meets timeless elegance in this massive and beautiful statement piece of art. This Female Sculpture is an intricately Carved Stone masterpiece a large Bust of a Woman, Signed by Artist Charles Cutler.
Charles Gordon Cutler...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Busts
Materials
Stone
Antique Italian Marble Bust of Greek God Apollo Belvedere 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautifully sculpted Italian marble bust of the famous Greek god Apollo of Belvedere, on a socle stand, circa 1870 in date.
This beautifully carved Carrara marble bust was created...
Category
1870s Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
1940s Patinated Plaster Bust Greek Head
Located in Madrid, ES
An 1940s academy bust in plaster, patinated imitating terracotta, representing a head from the classical Greek world.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Coastal 19th Century Ships Mast Head
Located in west palm beach, FL
Anchor your décor with our Vintage Coastal 19th Century Ship's Mast Head. American-sourced and full of maritime charm, this mast head captures the spirit of seafaring history, adding...
Category
19th Century American Antique Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint
This is Not a Self Portrait Sculpture by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
This is not a self portrait sculpture by Thomas Dariel
Dimensions: D 24 x W 26.5 x H 63 cm
Materials: Solid plaster sculpture wrapped in elastic band color paint finish, accent ri...
Category
2010s French Modern Busts
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Saïd Abdallah, de la Tribu de Mayac 1800’
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze Sculpture by Charles Cordier.
Signed Cordier on the edge of tunic.
Base is about 2” tall. Height provided includes marble base.
Category
1850s European Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Male torso - "Gaddi torso" carved on white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Gaddi torso
Male torso carved on beautiful white Carrara marble, ori...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Impressive Large Brass & Stone Bust of King Tut
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic large brass bust of King Tut having stone inlaid accent on the beard and resin base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Busts
Materials
Stone, Brass
Italian Carrara Marble Bust of Female by Eduardo Rossi
Located in New York, NY
Marble bust of a female in neoclassical robes by the Italian master, Eduardo Rossi (1867-1926), measuring 21.5 inches tall.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Charles Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Venus Africaine 1800s
Located in Miami, FL
A rare sculpture by Charles Cordier. 1850s-1900s Beautiful model retaining the original finishes. Signed “C H Cordier” on edge of arm. On a marble base.
For a more detailed conditi...
Category
1850s French Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head Planter
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of coastal allure to your garden with this Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head Planter. Crafted with meticulous detail, this charming planter captures the essence of ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Busts
Materials
Concrete
Terracotta Bust Of Young Girl Signed Fernand Cian
Located in BARSAC, FR
Fernand Cian (1889-1954)
Bust of an elegant young woman wearing a bun, in the style of the 18th century.
Patinated terracotta on a sea green marble piedouche base.
Signed Fernand ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Louise Brongniart After Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French bust in bronze with original gold patina is derived from a masterpiece by Jean-Antoine Houdon. The original Bust of Louise Brongniart (1772-...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 29cm - 11.4 in. ; Width : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. ; Depth : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. Some very slight surface traces of ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass
Antique Bronzed Terracotta Bust of Dante
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for th...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Antique 20th Century Italian Green Marble Life Size Bust On Stand c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Crafted in the 20th Century, this Antique Italian green marble sculpture depicts the bust of a sorrowful young man gazing to his right. Resting upon a two-part pedestal crafted from ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Plaster Composite Bust of Marcus Cicero
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this vintage plaster composite bust of Marcus Cicero dates from the 1980s. Classic Roman bust is a timeless piece. Unknown maker. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1980s English Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Terracotta Bust of Young Maiden in a Romantic Style
By Jean Baptiste Belloc
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A delightful and finely detailed 18th century-style French terracotta bust of a young maiden with a wreath of flowers in her hair. This charming piece of sculpture is raised on an el...
Category
19th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
A Napoleon III Style Terracotta Bust of a Man, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Napoleon III style terracotta bust of a man, 20th century.
Terracotta sculpture of a moustachioed man in the Napoleon III style, 20th century.
H: 38cm, W: 29cm, D: 17cm
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Whimsical Tradition: 'Cap Gros' Papier-Mâché Netól Character, c. 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Type: Papier-Mâché Netól Character
Style: Popular Art, Traditional
Origin: Handmade in Spain, c. 1970
Original Condition Whimsical Charm Handcrafted Tradition
Behold ...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Paper
This Is Not Self Portrait Sculpture by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
This is not a self portrait sculpture by Thomas Dariel
Dimensions: D 24 x W 26.5 x H 63 cm
Materials: Solid plaster sculpture wrapped in elastic band color paint finish, accent ri...
Category
2010s French Modern Busts
Materials
Plastic, Plaster
Busto di Antinoo versione egizia -scolpito su marmo -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Antinoo, busto Antinoo, Antinoo egizio, scultura Antinoo, scultura made in Italy
Busto di Antinoo in versione egiziana scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara, posto su base tornita in m...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rene Mercier French Art Deco Mother & Child Sculpture, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Beautiful French Art Deco mother & child statue by René MERCIER, France, 1930s. Wood. Hand carved.. Height : 16.1"(41cm), width : 9"(23cm), depth : 9.8"(25cm). A perfectly made and m...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Plaster Child Reading a Book Sculpture, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco plaster child sculpture, France, 1920s. Child reading a book. Polychrome plaster. Measures: height : 11.4"(29cm), width : 9.2"(23.5cm), depth : 7.5"(19cm). Signed and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Modernist African Inspired German Hand-Crafted Stone Sculpture with Marble Base
By Constantin Brancusi 2, Henry Moore
Located in North Miami, FL
Modernist african inspired german hand-crafted stone sculpture with marble base
By: Henry Moore (in the style of), Constantin Brancusi 2 (in the style of)
Material: stone, marble
Te...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Stone
A most impressive bronze bust of a 1920s South American gentleman.
Located in Central England, GB
This most unusual almost life sized heavily cast bronze bust depicts a very smart most likely South American gentleman dressed in a double breasted suit jacket with a shirt and tie. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French American Classical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500.
The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Scultura in bronzo Testa di giovane di Giuseppe Franzese inizi 900
Located in Catania, IT
Scultura in bronzo di Giuseppe Franzese dei primi del 900 che raffigura
la testa di un giovanotto su una base di marmo.
Le misure della scultura sono:
Altezza cm 30
Larghezza cm...
Category
1920s Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Dramatic Large Giltwood Thai Goddess Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic and impressively large carved and gilded wooden sculpture of a Thai female bust having ornate head dress. Incredibly carved from one solid log of wood and mounted on a sim...
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Busts
Materials
Giltwood
Octavian Augustus bust in clear handmade ceramic made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Augustus, Octavian Augustus bust, Sculpture, emperor bust, Octavian bust, Augustus bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, refractory clay bust, sculptur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 27cm - 10.6 in. ; Width : 18.8cm - 7.4 in. ; Depth : 13cm - 5.1 in. Nice and decorative for a very good q...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass
Shop Mid-Century Modern Busts, Neoclassical Busts and More
The presence of vintage and antique bust sculptures can add a necessary decorative layer to any interior. And just because a statue looks classical doesn't mean it has to be conventional.
A touch of whimsy, a dose of drama — a single bust can alter a room. And when placed in just the right spot, these statues can almost feel alive.
“They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give,” says Los Angeles designer Timothy Corrigan, who loves pieces that beg to be touched. For a welcoming entry hall project in California, Corrigan selected an antique Persian rug and a bust that invites you to touch it. A collection of sculptures in wood, marble and brass complement the star of the show.
For Consort cofounder and creative director Mat Sanders, a bust doesn’t have to be pretty. “I most enjoy busts that are a little busted,” Sanders jokes — but choose something with a soul you can live with, as “sculpture representative of the human form carries with it an energy you will add to the space.”
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