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Busts For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
XVII-XIX Century Capipota Sanctuary
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Introducing our exquisite collection: Capipota Sanctuaries - XVII-XIX Century Devotional Statuettes.
Originating from the Catalan expression "cap i pota" (head and feet), Capipota V...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Busts
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Carved Wood Italian Popes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Rare Pair of Italian Popes made of Carved Wood and Papier Mache.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
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 Mou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
French Faience Bust of Madame Recamier, After Houdon
Located in San Antonio, TX
Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite French Faience Bust of Madame Recamier, a tribute to the renowned sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon. Made of ...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Faience
16th Century Stone Classical Roman Style Torso
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful 16th century draped female torso in classical style. Made in France under Italian Renaissance influence this female torso is finely sculpted with great detail to the stol...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Sandstone
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
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
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
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
Antique Marble Bust of Venus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique over life-size bust of Venus. Thanks to her scale, this Neoclassical style handcarved marble sculpture of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, is very striking. Charac...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique Venetian Stone Head of a Roman Gladiator
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Venetian Sandstone Head of a Roman Gladiator is a captivating piece of art that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Venetian artisans. This stunning sculpture depict...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th Century Baroque Grey Sandstone Head of a Woman on Marble Base, Around 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
Dating back to around 1780, this 18th-century Baroque Grey Hand-Carved Sandstone Head of a Woman is a remarkable testament to the artistry of its era. The intricately crafted piece, ...
Category
1780s French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Sandstone, Marble
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman Orator and Statesman
Impressed ‘Wedgwood’ and ‘Cicero’ to the reverse
England
Circa 1780 – 1795
Size: 29cm high - ...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Claude Munier, Bust of Gentleman, 1780
Located in Milano, IT
The terracotta bust, placed on top of a colored marble pedestal, depicts a male figure with his hair held back in a tail by a ribbon and is attired in a collarless tailcoat closed wi...
Category
1780s French Other Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Located in Marbella, ES
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Category
Early 17th Century Asian Antique Busts
Materials
Ceramic
An 18th century or earlier statuary marble head of Venus
Located in London, GB
A large 18th century or earlier statuary marble head of Venus, goddess of Love. Life-size and beautifully carved with superb detail to her hair & face. Probably Italian and an early ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Christ the Redeemer. Andrea Ferrucci and workshop (Fiesole c. 1465 - 1526)
Located in Milano, IT
Painted stucco sculpture representing the bust of Christ the Redeemer. Dressed in a red tunic embellished with a gold collar, a blue cloak is draped over the left shoulder. The face ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Stucco
18th Century Large Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus. His draped robe is hand-carved in red rosso levanto marble with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marble. The piece ...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Male Profile Relief in Marble Italian Renaissance of the 17th Century with Video
Located in Madrid, ES
Male profile relief in Marble
Italian Renaissance of the 17th century
Measures: 18cm - Height 27 Cm
Good condition for the time.
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian Carrara Marble Bust Augustus Caesar
Located in Newark, England
The bust intricately carved from Italian Carrara marble with lifelike features including textured hair and shaped chest. The bust carved as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Octavius (lat...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Roman Marble Trapezophorus circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Located in Madrid, ES
A Roman marble trapezophorus in the Form of a Barbarian Dacian young figure.
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
Measure: height 24 1/4 inches (62 cm).
Property from Mr. Radu Moldovan, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance:
B.C. Holland Gallery...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Etruscan Sculpture Head, 4th Century A.D, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Etruscan sculpture head made with terracotta, the art represents a young man from the 4th century. It's a very decorative piece and the state of conservation is good. I...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Undated French Marble Male Bust
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Unveil the enigma of our Marble Male Bust from France, an undated masterpiece shrouded in historical allure. This finely sculpted piece captures the essence of a bygone era, portrayi...
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
18th CENTURY PAIR OF SICILIANS "TESTE DI MORO"
Located in Firenze, FI
Unique and elegant pair of ebonized carved wooden sculptures depicting two Sicilian "Teste di Moro". These works of art, dating back to the first half of the 18th century and attribu...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Egyptian Head of a Man
Located in London, GB
Egyptian head of a man, carved granite. 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1292 B.C.
Carved in beautiful dark granite, this head depicts an elite individual, perha...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Busts
Materials
Granite
Pair Of Large Terracotta Busts, Apollo And Diana, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of large terracotta busts depicting Apollo, crowned with laurel, and Diana, with a forehead surrounded by a crescent moon, from the Louis XVI period.
These busts are presented ...
Category
18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
XVII-XIX Century Capipota Sanctuary
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Introducing our exquisite collection: Capipota Sanctuaries - XVII-XIX Century Devotional Statuettes.
Originating from the Catalan expression "cap i pota" (head and feet), Capipota V...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Busts
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Rococo Reverie: 18th Century Terracotta Busts from France
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Transport your imagination to the splendor of the 18th century with our captivating pair of terracotta busts, straight from the French eleganc...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
16th Century Bust of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar
Located in Ramillies, BE
16th Century Bust of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar in bronze with brown patina.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Stone Carved French Virgin Sculpture
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Explore the timeless beauty of our intricately crafted sculpture featuring Mary adorned in a graceful mantle that elegantly envelops her form. This exquisite Virgin sculpture is meti...
Category
16th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Stone
Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique pair of Italian Grand Tour solid bronze busts of Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion, and bearing his signature, dating from the l...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Massive Statuary and Polychrome Marble Bust of an Emperor
Located in London, GB
A MASSIVE STATUARY AND POLYCHROME MARBLE BUST OF AN EMPEROR, PROBABLY ROME, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY.
Incorporating Verde Antico, Nero Belgio and Marmo Africano from ancient s...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Napoli Bust of Hercules
Located in New Orleans, LA
Strong, pensive face of Hercules in stone. Nice details with hair, beard and features.
Category
18th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Stone
17th Century Set Of Venetian Bronze Door Handles On Wooden Stands
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of four 17th century Venetian bronze door handles, set on ebonized wooden stands. Each handle is a original of a bronze bust of an ancient Italian man affixed to a square wooden ...
Category
17th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Marble Bust of Man
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful, albeit heavily distressed stone bust depicting an authoritarian man on a pedestal. Softly colored grey stone with many details intact including draping on tunic, eyes, be...
Category
17th Century French Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Stone
Antique Head in Alabaster
Located in Marseille, FR
Antique head in alabaster, height 17 cm for a width of 8 cm and a depth of 7 cm, mounted on a revolving base, indefinite period.
Additional information...
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Circa 1st-2nd Century
Marble
This fine Roman marble head preserves the proper left side of the face of a middle-aged man, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin. The short beard and sideburns have been finely carved with a flat chisel, to render the soft, wavy strands of hair. The cheekbone, undereye, and nasolabial folds have been delicately modelled in the marble by a skilled hand. In a letter from 1975, the former director of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, suggested that the head could depict the Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles.
Few figures in the Classical world stand aside Sophocles (c. 496-406 BC), inarguably the best known of the Athenian tragedians, in terms of the impact his works have had on the history of art and literature. The psychological depth he achieves in the seven of the 123 of his plays that have survived to the present day - most notably the three Theban plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus - not only inspired the Athenians, among whom Sophocles was honoured as a hero long after his death, but in our own time, have provoked landmark works on phychoanalysis and literary criticism, by thinkers like René Girard and, most famously, Sigmund Freud. In its masterful treatment of the marble this fragment sensitively captures the features of one of the most important playwrights of all time.
Height on stand: 7.9 inches (20 cm).
Provenance:
Collection of Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Celtic Granite Carved Bust of a Female Figure
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CELTIC GRANITE CARVED BUST OF A FEMALE FIGURE
ORIGIN: FRANCE
PERIOD: CELTE
Height: 46 cm
Length: 28 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Made of granite
The body shapes of this figure are scarce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Granite
Antique Marble Statue of the Sleeping Ariadne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This late Georgian antique marble statue is after the antique, depicting a scale fragment of the eminent 2nd century statue ‘Sleeping Ariadne’. C...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Pair of Baroque Putti Cherubs, Polychrome & Gilt Wood, French Pyrenees ca 1700
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Pair of original Baroque wooden putti / winged cherubs.
We were told that they originate from a church in the French Pyrenees.
We suppose they are from circa 1650 to 1750.
The p...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Scultura, Ercole Farnese - 72 cm - Marmo - Inizio XX secolo
Located in Rome, IT
Scultura, Ercole Farnese - 72 cm - Marmo - Inizio XX secolo. Marble sculpture , early 20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL. Indicative shipping ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Roman Portrait Bust of a Noble Woman
Located in London, GB
Roman miniature bust of a noble woman, carved marble, Severan Dynasty, c. 225 A.D.
Rare and particularly elegant ‘wig portrait’ of a noble woman, belonging to the early 3rd Century - a style distinctive of Severan Dynasty female portrait busts, in which part of the head has been chiselled away to allow for the addition of a separate hairpiece, in many cases from a darker material, in order to create an almost painterly effect, in the interplay of different coloured stones. The degree of naturalism and emotional depth achieved in a piece of such a small scale implies a sculptor of great talent. The subtle parting of the lips, in combination with her upturned, vacant gaze and tired eyes, conveys a pensive mood, and even a quiet melancholy.
A woman strolls the town in thick wigs bought with gold,
Then buys new hair to complement the old.
And having bought, she doesn’t blush! Right there she buys,
Before Alcides’ and the Muses’ eyes.
(Ovid, Ars Amatoria, III, 161-168)
The fashion of wig-wearing in this period, as well as its emulation in the wig portrait bust, is widely attributed to Julia Domna...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Rare Tuscan Marble Sculpture "Classic Happy Angel with Fruit Garland" 18th Cent.
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Tuscan Marble Sculpture "Classic Happy Angel with Fruit Garland" 18th Century
53x34 x thickness 10cm weight 29kg
Original antique
White Carrara with...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
18th Century Bust of a Bishop finished in polychrome.
Located in Lincoln, GB
18th Century Bust of a Bishop finished in polychrome.
The shape of the bust would suggest that it was originally part of a full-length figure.
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Sculpture depicting St. John the Baptist
Located in Alba, IT
Wooden sculpture of remarkable quality depicting St. John the Baptist shown with staff and shell in his left hand.
The figure is defined and cared for in every detail, and even small...
Category
17th Century Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Italian 18th Century Marble Bust of a Girl
Late 18th century bust of a girl, in the manner of Luigi Valadier
Son of Andrea Valadier, a Prove...
Category
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Attributed to Tomasso Rues
Located in London, GB
ATTRIBUTED TO TOMASSO RUES, VENICE, LATE 17TH CENTURY.
A PAIR OF STATUARY MARBLE BUSTS OF ANTIQUE HEROINES.
On late Rosso di Verona socles.
PROVENANCE:
Frédéric Spitzer Collection...
Category
17th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Dionysus of the Villa of the Papyri
Located in Essex, MA
The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum. Its named after its library of scrolls discovered in 1750. Dionysus was the Greek god of nature.The nicely cast bust with a Siena marble...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet.
Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Sevres Style Bisque Porcelain Figural Pastoral Group
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French Sevres style white glazed bisque porcelain decorative pastoral figural group in the manner of Michel Victor Acier ( French, 1736-1799 ) depicting a shepherd and shepherdess tying a ribbon around a lamb's neck on a field of roses. The pastoral sculpture...
Category
16th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Statues
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Pair of statues representing women dressed in the antique style holding torches.
Patinated terracotta stucco.
Louis XVI period
XVIIIth century.
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Late 18th Century a Pair of Marble Busts of Terpsichore and Melpomene
By (After) Carlo Albacini
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
Item: a pair of marble busts of terpsichore and melpomene circle.
Author: carlo albacini.
Origin: rome, italy.
Period: late 18th century
Dimensions:
19 3/8 and 19 ¼ in. (49.3 and 48.7 cm.) high, overall
Both busts have a votive index plaque inscribed 'TERSICORE' and 'MELPOMENE' and they are fixed on a circular marble socle.
Essay
Melpomene and Terpsichore were two of the nine Muses...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Terracotta Bust of Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed. Hand sculpted terracotta on original marble plinth.
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Neoclassical Bronze Doré Sculpture of Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Head of Buddha 18th Century, Thailand
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...
Category
18th Century Thai Tribal Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Bust of Christ as the Redeemer, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust of Christ as The Redeemer
Tuscany or Emilia Romagna, late 15th century
Measures: 46 x 43 x 21 cm
This powerful, moving bust of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
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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