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Antique Male Bust

Antique Male Torso Bust
Antique Male Torso Bust

Antique Male Torso Bust

$4,600

H 27 in W 14 in D 14 in

Antique Male Torso Bust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This plaster sculpture captures the classical male form in a headless, armless torso that echoes

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Plaster

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male
French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male

$2,650

H 16.5 in W 7.5 in D 8.25 in

French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male

Located in Houston, TX

French porcelain bust of a classical male. This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted

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Vintage 1940s French Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Marble

Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Male Art Figure, Edwardian, circa 1910
Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Male Art Figure, Edwardian, circa 1910

Antique Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Male Art Figure, Edwardian, circa 1910

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique portrait bust. An English, plaster male figure, dating to the Edwardian period

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Early 20th Century British Busts

Materials

Plaster

Human Sculpture Home Décor Busts Antique Standing Male Figure, HanChristian Brix
Human Sculpture Home Décor Busts Antique Standing Male Figure, HanChristian Brix

Human Sculpture Home Décor Busts Antique Standing Male Figure, HanChristian Brix

$1,004Sale Price|20% Off

H 27.56 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in

Human Sculpture Home Décor Busts Antique Standing Male Figure, HanChristian Brix

Located in Wembley, GB

. SCULPTURE, male figure, painted plaster, Hans Christian Brix design plaster. Sculpture of a male figure

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Antique Early 1900s German Art Deco Busts

Materials

Acrylic, Plaster, Organic Material, Ceramic

Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon
Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon

Antique Male Bronze Bust George Stephenson Railways Interest Edward William Wyon

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A Very Impressive & Superbly Cast Patinated Bronze Bust of George Stephenson, of generous

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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male
French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male

$2,450

H 18.75 in W 10.75 in D 10.75 in

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Roman Male

Located in Houston, TX

, circa 1920. This beautiful classical male bust sculpture is well detailed. This gorgeous antique bust

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Vintage 1920s French Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Plaster

Antique Marble Bust of a Bearded Male in Classical Roman Attire, circa 1860
Antique Marble Bust of a Bearded Male in Classical Roman Attire, circa 1860

Antique Marble Bust of a Bearded Male in Classical Roman Attire, circa 1860

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

An antique marble bust of a bearded male in classical Roman attire. Larger than life size and

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Terracotta Bust of a Classical Male
19th Century Italian Terracotta Bust of a Classical Male

19th Century Italian Terracotta Bust of a Classical Male

Located in Houston, TX

19th century Italian terracotta bust of a classical male. This monumental antique Italian

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Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Life Size Antique Marble Bust of a Male in the Classical Roman Style, 1872
Life Size Antique Marble Bust of a Male in the Classical Roman Style, 1872

Life Size Antique Marble Bust of a Male in the Classical Roman Style, 1872

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Life size antique marble bust of a male in the classical Roman style wearing a toga. Carved in

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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

After the antique, large plaster cast of a male torso
After the antique, large plaster cast of a male torso

After the antique, large plaster cast of a male torso

$781

H 39.38 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in

After the antique, large plaster cast of a male torso

Located in Henley-On-Thames, GB

A striking large scale plaster torso dating from the mid 20th century - this sculptural piece is grand in scale and highly decorative. With its simplified form and softly weathered...

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Mid-20th Century Revival Busts

Materials

Plaster

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Jules Graux’s Foundry The standing male and female couple in period dress standing beside a tree trunk

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Beautiful Antique Bust of a Warrior in the Roman Style, 20th Century.
Beautiful Antique Bust of a Warrior in the Roman Style, 20th Century.

Beautiful Antique Bust of a Warrior in the Roman Style, 20th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Beautiful antique bust of a warrior in the Roman style, 20th century. Antique-style nude male

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20th Century French Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Composition

Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman
Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman

Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman

Located in London, GB

Medieval, Romantic and folk decorative tradition, as these beautiful antique busts do. Male height 50cm

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Bust in the Taste of Antiquity, Black Patina, 20th Century.
Bust in the Taste of Antiquity, Black Patina, 20th Century.

Bust in the Taste of Antiquity, Black Patina, 20th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bust in the taste of Antiquity, 20th century. Antique-style nude male bust in composite material

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20th Century French Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Composition

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set
Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Antique Chinese Japanese Bronze Inkwell Male Bust Pair French Ormolu Desk Set

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Very stylish patinated bronze desk inkwell modelled as a bust of a Chinese or Japanese figure

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust
Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

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H 20.48 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Antique Carrara's Marble Male Bust

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Antique Carrara's marble male bust. The base is made of grey marble and is Coeval (as you can

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Antique 1790s Busts

Elegant French Antique Plaster Bust Sculpture of Male Figure
Elegant French Antique Plaster Bust Sculpture of Male Figure

Elegant French Antique Plaster Bust Sculpture of Male Figure

Located in Hopewell, NJ

French plaster antique bust on a square pedestal base. A very elegant and decorative sculpture

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Antique Early 1900s French Busts

Materials

Plaster

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Male
French Plaster Bust of a Classical Male

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Male

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H 11.5 in W 6 in D 8 in

French Plaster Bust of a Classical Male

Located in Houston, TX

French plaster bust sculpture of a classical male from the 1920s. This gorgeous antique bust would

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Vintage 1920s European Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Plaster

Mid-20th Century Folk art Carved Male Wooden Bust
Mid-20th Century Folk art Carved Male Wooden Bust

Mid-20th Century Folk art Carved Male Wooden Bust

Located in London, GB

Mid-20th Century Folk art Carved Male Wooden Bust “He could have smiled at least”, An unusual folk

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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Busts

Materials

Wood

Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero
Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A very impressive & superbly cast patinated bronzed metal bust of Ajax turning to dexter, of

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Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu, Brass

Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero
Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Attrib. Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronzed Male Bust Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A very impressive & superbly cast patinated bronzed metal bust of Ajax Turning to Dexter, of

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Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Lamp Mythological Hero
Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Lamp Mythological Hero

Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Lamp Mythological Hero

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A very impressive and superbly cast patinated bronze bust of ajax turning to dexter, of good size

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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Grand Tour French Parian Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19C
Antique Grand Tour French Parian Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19C

Antique Grand Tour French Parian Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19C

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning French Grand Tour Parian Bisque Group depicting a male and female standing figures, mid to

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Ceramic, Abalone, Porcelain

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Cherub Clodion Barbediene
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Cherub Clodion Barbediene

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Cherub Clodion Barbediene

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An exceptional example of a chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figural Group of a Satyr and a male

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Grand Tour French Sevres Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19c
Antique Grand Tour French Sevres Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19c

Antique Grand Tour French Sevres Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figures Group 19c

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Figures in very dark brown patination. Last quarter of the 19th century. The standing male and female

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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Male Bust, English, Plaster, Statue, Apollo, Greek Mythology, Classical
Vintage Male Bust, English, Plaster, Statue, Apollo, Greek Mythology, Classical

Vintage Male Bust, English, Plaster, Statue, Apollo, Greek Mythology, Classical

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage male bust. An English, plaster cast statue of Apollo from Greek mythology in

Category

20th Century English Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero
Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Attrib Benedetto Boschetti Fine Bronze Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A Very Impressive & Superbly Cast Patinated Bronze Bust of Ajax Turning to Dexter, of good size

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Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Busts

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Meissen Brule Parfum Lidded Vase, Rococo Period circa 1745
Meissen Brule Parfum Lidded Vase, Rococo Period circa 1745

Meissen Brule Parfum Lidded Vase, Rococo Period circa 1745

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

head. The vase's walls are decorated with antique male busts framed by laurel wreaths, whereas

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Antique 1740s German Rococo Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Grand Tour Benedetto Boschetti Bronzed Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero
Grand Tour Benedetto Boschetti Bronzed Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

Grand Tour Benedetto Boschetti Bronzed Male Bust of Ajax Greek Mythological Hero

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Dublin, Ireland

A very impressive & superbly cast patinated bronzed metal bust of Ajax Turning to Dexter, of

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Decorative Antique Style Greco / Roman Stone Male Torso / Bust Sculpture
Decorative Antique Style Greco / Roman Stone Male Torso / Bust Sculpture

Decorative Antique Style Greco / Roman Stone Male Torso / Bust Sculpture

By James Mont

Located in Miami, FL

You are looking at a very decorative stone sculpture of a Greco / Roman male torso. Don't know

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Mid-20th Century Italian Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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By Jean de Roncourt

Located in Regensburg, DE

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$3,390

H 17.72 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in

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Torso maschile ispirato al "Fauno di Pompei" in marmo bianco di Carrara

Torso maschile ispirato al "Fauno di Pompei" in marmo bianco di Carrara

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, fauno Pompei Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispir...

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Sculpture Representing a Fragment of the Bust of Apollo.

Sculpture Representing a Fragment of the Bust of Apollo.

$1,901

H 20.87 in W 12.21 in D 20.08 in

Sculpture Representing a Fragment of the Bust of Apollo.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Sculpture representing a fragment of the bust of Apollo. Sculpture in resin and plaster, metal base, representing a fragment of a bust of Apollo, Greco/Roman style. Contact us befo...

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Antique Marble Bust of Venus

Antique Marble Bust of Venus

$17,394

H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 12.21 in

Antique Marble Bust of Venus

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

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19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi
19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi

19th Century Italian Classical Marble Bust of Venus Chiurazzi

Located in New York, NY

Psyche of Capua. White marble bust of Venus, after antique. Italy, late 19th century. Inscribed, 'Chiurazzi.' Measures: 21 in. (53.3 cm) height.

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Carrara Marble

Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba
Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba

Hercules Antaeus Bronze Sculpture by Carl Kauba

$3,600

H 26.5 in W 12.75 in D 12.5 in

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By Carl Kauba

Located in Houston, TX

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Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Wounded Achilles En Grisaille Oil on Canvas Painting by Philip Melville Courtney

By Philip Melville Courtney

Located in Palm Beach, FL

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Antique Male Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique male bust you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique male bust for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and bronze. There are many kinds of the antique male bust you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An antique male bust is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Art Deco and neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique male bust that is appealing in its simplicity, but Armando de la Garza, Europa Antiques and Alexandre Kéléty produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Male Bust?

Prices for an antique male bust can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $345 and can go as high as $200,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,772.

Finding the Right Busts for You

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.”

The antique and vintage bust sculptures for sale on 1stDibs include Art Deco busts, mid-century modern busts and more.