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Period: Mid-20th Century
French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Large French Figural Group, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
A wonderful 1930s figural group depicting a young women playing with a kitten. Signed to the dress France and very much in manner of Uriano, a French sculpture. Weighing in at close ...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Joseph Konzal Bust of Martha Graham
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Bust of Martha Graham made by Joseph Konzal. Created in the 1950s and comprised of a painted bronze patina on plaster mounted to a wooden base. Konzal wa...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

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Bronze

Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Surrealist Terracotta Bust Sculpture. Interesting surreal midcentury terra cotta bust sculpture in the manner of Salvador Dali. This fabu...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

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Terracotta

Bronze Glazed Stoneware Bust 'Mathilda' Probably Sweden, circa 1940s
Located in Melbourne, AU
An exquisite and mysterious portrait bust has come into our possession. Her name is Mathilda. The bust has been sculpted from earthenware clay and fired with a Bronze glaze. Given...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

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Metal

Bust Sculpture Le Bertetti Torino Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Melancholy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Face sculpture Le Bertetti Torino Mid-Century Modern Italian design Melancholy.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Figural Girl and Swan, France, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very charming and original 1930s French figural group, features a young nude lady sat down reaching out to a swan, she has a styled hair cut of her era. The ...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Busts

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Marble, Spelter

Hand Carved Pair of 1950s Papua New Guinea Male and Female Wooden Sculptures
By Jef Deconinck
Located in Lisse, NL
Museum quality and condition pair of busts. Anyone who knows a little bit about indigenous art immediately can tell that these sculptures were not carved by a local artist. These ...
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Belgian Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Figural Group on Marble, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Magnificent Art Deco "Diana Huntress" figural group in spelter possibly by Molins or Ballesté. Features a female archer with a dog. All rests on a solid ...
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European Art Deco Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Young Girl Bust Statue by Attilio Torresini, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Nice bronze sculpture representing a young girl portrait, with a marble bottom. Its creator, Attilio Torresini, was an Italian sculptor, who learned the marble art from the marble...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Ceramic Figurines Bu Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of ceramic figurines by Ugo Zaccagnini. Italy, 1960s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Three Murano Glass Clowns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three Murano glass clowns, Italy, 1970s. Left clown: Height 26 cm, width 15 cm, depth 10 cm. Middle clown: 23 cm, width 18 cm, depth 14 cm. Right clown: 27 cm, width 15 cm, depth ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
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Zimbabwean Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Serpentine

Art Deco Female Bronze by Paule Bisman Serenite
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco bronze female statue by Paule Bisman entitled ”Serenite”. A high quality bronze was produced with only 12 examples ever made, this is number 4/12...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Stunning Pharaoh Toetanchamon Golden Coated Brass Bust Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality and condition sculpture. If you are a collector of anything to do with ancient Egypt or if you are decorating a room or business with an Egyptian theme then this rare Pharaoh sculpture...
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Belgian Egyptian Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Brass

Classic Italian Terracotta Bust of David
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic sculptural bust in earthy terracotta of the classically handsome David.
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Italian Neoclassical Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Large Oversize Asian Round Decorative Figural Head with Chinese Calligraphy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large oversize round Asian decorative head in red and gold. This piece is perfect for a bookshelf, or as a statement piece for a side table. Painting i...
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Hong Kong Folk Art Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plastic, Plaster

Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish Mid-Century Modern Plaster bust of a Polynesian beauty by Edith Pedersen This bust was made in Denmark in the 1950s by Edith Pedersen. It is made of plaster and was painted b...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

1930 Art Deco Head of Woman in White Marble Carrara Signed by M. Di Domenico
Located in Paris, FR
Woman head in white marble Carrara statuary, on marble base green sea, good condition, circa 1930.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble

Midcentury French Plaster Statue
Located in London, GB
A French plaster statue, circa 1950s. Likely a reduction of a roman statue. Some losses to the fingers but nothing substantial (see phot...
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French Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Chinese Carved Limestone Head of the Buddha, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sensitively carved limestone monumental head of the Buddha, China, mid-20th century. The large carved limestone head displays a quiet sensuousness typical of the Northern Qi style, and follows Northern Qi stylistic conventions, with an oval shaped head covered in pinwheel shaped curls. His full lips...
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Chinese Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Limestone

Mid-Century Modern Hawaiian Male and Female Bookends, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern bookends feature skillfully carved male and female busts that have been coated in a sand/plaster finish further enhancing their antiqued look...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Wood

Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta sculpture signed. Measures: Height 24 cm. Width 23 cm. Depth 12 cm.
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Art Deco Plaster Bust, Painted Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Painted mannequin. The item is on our Europe storage.
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European Art Deco Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Jan Anteunis Art Deco Female Statue Belgian Sculptor
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco female bronze sculpture by important Belgian artist, Jan Anteunis who worked primarily in the city of Ghent. A large and dra...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

French Art Deco Golden Bronze Sculpture by Gaston Beguin
Located in Oakland, CA
A French bronze sculpture in the pastoral and Classic Art Deco image of a woman and deer. Partially nude, but draped in elaborate folds of dark bronze which contrasts the brilliant gold tones of her skin and tresses. The artist is Gaston Beguin...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Bronze

"Peruvian Male in Traditional Headdress, " Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly carved and visually striking, this life-size depiction of a Peruvian man in a traditional knitted headdress is a superb example of stylized Art Deco sculpture, as well as th...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Mahogany

Large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very stunning large Art Deco Statue by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy. C.I.A. Manna Torino Lenci Nel Palmeto ceramic sculpture. Semi nude form of young woman. Work...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child. Measures: Height 34 cm.
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Double Faced Terracotta Sculpture of Roman Mythological Gods
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Double faced sculpture of the Roman mythological gods Bacchus and Venus.
Category

Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

''Menina'' by Equipo Crónica in 1968
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted on papier-mâché. Fifty original versions. Edited by Galería Val i 30 Valencia. Signed: “Equipo Crónica 68”.
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Spanish Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Parchment Paper, Paint

Signed Mid 20th Century Plaster Bust of a Young Man by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome patinated plaster bust of a young man, most likely a commissioned piece bearing the sitters initials J.D.F. signed on the reverse with impressed signature and dated 0...
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Canadian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Double Faced Terracotta Sculpture of Mythological Figures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Double faced terracotta sculpture of mythological figures.
Category

Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Neoclassical Sculpture in Gilt Painted Plaster, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical sculpture in gilt painted plaster, circa 1930-1950.
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

1955 Head of Woman in Painted Clay Signed TZ55 Attributed to Tono Zancanaro
By Tono Zancanaro
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy 1955 head of woman in painted clay signed TZ55 attributed to Tono Zancanaro from Padua. About: Antonio Zancanaro (Padua, 8 April 1906 - Padua, 3 June 1985) was an important...
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Italian Arts and Crafts Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Clay

Terracotta Sculpture by Barbara Tribe, St Ives, 1960s
By Barbara Tribe
Located in London, GB
Terracotta sculpture call "TOTEM" signed and dated by Barbara Tribe, 1966. Barbara Tribe (1913-2000) was a Australian-born sculptor who spent much of her life living and working in St Ives (Cornwall UK). She was the first sculptor and the first woman artist to be awarded the coveted New South Wales Traveling...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Earthenware

Large Handcrafted Glazed & Marked Midcentury Pierrot Bust / Pedrolino Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and impressive pierrot sculpture on an iron base. Born as one of the archetypes in the early 18th century, Italian 'commedia dell'arte', the Pierrot (or Pedrolino) cha...
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European Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Metal

Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful sculpture in brown earthenware modeled in the expression of a woman in polychrome glaze with blue hair, made in Germany, 1930s. Erwin Spuler (1906-1964), who initially studied at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart, studied with Georg Scholz...
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German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Mid-Century Modern Life-Size Ceramic Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern life-size ceramic bust.
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Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Ernestine Sirine-Real "Romantique Art Deco" Bust of a Man", Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Art Deco Bust of a man", plaster, circa 1930. May be her husband the painter Charles Real (1898-1979).
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Midcentury Southeast Asian Figural Cast Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Southeast Asian figural cast metal sculpture on black lacquered cube base.
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Metal

Beautiful Art Deco, French Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Devon, England
A really lovely French, Art Deco bust of very high quality. She's lifesize and shows the profile of a young Parisian woman with a victory roll hairstyle she excludes glamour. She's m...
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Signed Female Marble Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful marble sculpture of a female torso, face, on granite base. Smooth and rough surfaces give a nice composition. (Please confirm item location, NY or NJ, with dealer).
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Art Deco Masterpiece Bronze Reclining Sculpture Important Artist Jan Anteunis
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare Art Deco Bronze. Incredible quality from an important Belgian artist named Jan Anteunis, (1896-1973). It is not often that we are able to find a piece with all of these qualit...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Double Faced Terracotta Sculpture of 18th Century Opera Composers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Double faced sculpture of famous 18th century opera composers Jean-Philippe Rameau and Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Category

Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Wax Bust Sculpted, Italy, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Intriguing woman’s bust sculpture made of wax, with glass eyes and prosthesis teeth. Very nice and very decorative item! A wunderkammer piece.     
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Ernestine Sirine-Real "Bust of a Man", Signed Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Bust of a man". Signed and dated 44, plaster.
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French Napoleon III Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Ernestine Sirine-Real "Bust of a Woman", Unsigned Plaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ernestine Sirine-Real (1899-1994) "Bust of a woman". Unsigned plaster. Measures: H. 61cm.
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French Napoleon III Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster

Bust of Young Boy on Mahogany Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
A very appealing naturalistically portrayed bust of a young boy. Terracotta with a plaster finish. Signed on back. Sets on a mahogany wood pedestal. Dimensions of bust only: 6.75...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Plaster, Mahogany, Terracotta

Terra Cotta Mask Czech like Goldscheider
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terra cotta mask of a woman. Measures: Height 32 cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Porcelain Sculpture of a Geisha
Located in Antwerp, BE
Japanese porcelain sculpture of a Geisha, signed Lavorazione. Width:34 cm. Height:30 cm. Depth:28 cm.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Dance Head Ornament Representing an Antelope Head, Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A beautiful stylized antelope head used as headdress on ceremonial dances. Retains the old painting and patina over the carved wood. Traded by a professor working in Africa in the 19...
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Burkinabe Primitive Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Wood

20th Century Terracotta Bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey, France
Located in Sofia, BG
Terracotta bust of Arlesienne by Miel Romey. Stamp on the base "Cermis France". Little accident on the front part of the base. France, 20th century.
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French Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

French Terracotta Sculpture, 20th Century by Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand
By Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Louis Auguste Joseph Bertrand, French terracotta sculpture of a baby holding a question mark symbol, Titled "Le Point d'interrogation" signed "Louis Bertrand" and dated "3. 1931" T...
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French Beaux Arts Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Terra Cotta Female Bust
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Terra cotta bust portrait of woman mounted on a wooden base stained grey.
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Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Bronze from Jaroslav Benda, 1948
By Jaroslav Benda
Located in Wien, AT
Author Jaroslav Benda 1947 in Prague. The sculpture was the one. Price in a theatre competition in 1948. Signature of Jar. Benda, nice original patina. Weight: 2kg.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Bronze

Large Cultural Revolution Period Mao Bust
Located in New York, NY
A large 1960s cultural revolution porcelain bust of Chairman Mao. A great historical artifact with an imposing presence. Beijing, circa 1...
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Chinese Vintage Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Bust Eleonora Duse Attributable Sculptor Arrigo Minerbi Villa Callas Sirmione
By Arrigo Minerbi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Bust of Eleonora Duse attributable to the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi, from Villa Callas Sirmione of Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Bust obtained from stone o...
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Italian Classical Roman Mid-20th Century Busts

Materials

Stone

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