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Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury
By John Flaxman
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this expertly rendered black basalt bust, Mercury, the fleet-footed Roman god of commerce
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Bust of Minerva
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Danish ceramic bust depicting the Goddess Minerva.
Measurements:
Height: 22.5
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Bronze Bust of Female
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s bronze bust of female on wood base and tagged.
Category
Vintage 1980s Busts
Grand Tour Bust of Dante
Located in New York, NY
19th century grand tour bust of Dante Alighieri.
Measures: 17" height, 19" wide.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Busts
Terra Cotta Bust of Apollo
Located in New York, NY
A 1920's Danish terracotta bust of Apollo Belvedere with dark finish.
Measurements:
Height: 17
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Busts
Striking Female Bust of Saint or Princess on Black Cube
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking composite bust of female in period head dress. Perhaps she is a saint or princess
Category
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Composition
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Plato.
This Grand Tour sculpture is a very stylish
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Busts
Materials
Marble
Bronze Portrait Bust of a Black Man 'Marbruk' by Arthur Kaan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Artur Kaan (Austrian, 1867-1940)
'Marbruk'
Signed and dated A. Kaan '95 and Verwielfältigung vorbehalten (reproduction reserved)
Bronze on marble base, H 28.5 cm?
Note:
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Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Painted terracotta bust of a girl
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
A painted terracotta bust of a girl, Chantal Marie, dated 1954 by George Vindevogel (1923-1977
Category
Vintage 1950s Busts
Materials
Clay
Barbedienne bronze bust of classical lady on ormolu mounted black marble base.
Located in London, GB
reeded black marble base. This large bust of a lady is of fine quality and shows off the skill of
Category
Antique 1880s French Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 26.5 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Homer.
This Grand Tour style sculpture is a very stylish
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Stone
Vintage Boho Plaster Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage Boho Plaster bust of man. A handsome composition of a stylish young man. A great patina
Category
Mid-20th Century American Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Victorian Bronze Busts of Crying Babies
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Victorian bronze busts of laughing & crying babies on round black marble pedestal
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Greco Roman Style Bust of a Spartan Soldier on Black Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Greco Roman style bronze buste depicting a Spartan soldier on black wooden base. This Greco Roman
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late 20th Century French Enameled Glazed Black Ceramic Women Busts/Heads
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 20th century french enameled glazed black ceramic women busts/heads
By: unknown
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Busts
Materials
Enamel
H 13.5 in W 5.5 in D 9.5 in
Large Marble Specimen Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large black, red, and white marble specimen bust of Julius Caesar.
Dimensions:
35"H x 29"W
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
Plaster Library Bust Of The Emperor Augustus
Located in London, GB
An English painted plaster library bust of the Emperor Augustus. With a good patina resembling
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Busts
Materials
Plaster
Library bust of Homer, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine library bust from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, exhibiting the fineness and quality that
Category
Antique 1770s English Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Neoclassical Bronze Busts Apollo and Diana Mounted on Black Marble
Located in Miami, FL
Busts.
Mounted on black marble square shaped bases these busts are marvels of refined beauty and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 6.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in
Mid Century Painted Plaster Bust of a Men on a Marble Bust, around 1976
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century painted plaster bust, created around 1976 by late German artist Jens Schleede
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
H 12.21 in W 5.91 in D 8.27 in
White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural
Category
Vintage 1940s French Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Hand Carved Bust of Desdemona in Black Belgian Marble and Brown Limestone
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand carved bust of Shakespeare's Desdemona, Othello's wife, in black Belgian marble and brown
Category
1990s Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Juan Domingo Peron Bronze Bust of Evita
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
President of Argentina General Juan Domingo Peron Bronze Bust, Evita Peron was his wife. Very nice
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Modern Busts
Ancient Bust of Heniokhos 'Auriga', 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ancient bust of Heniokhos (Auriga) of which the full-length bronze sculpture is preserved in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Greek Busts
Materials
Stucco
Set Of 2 Mid-Century Half-Busts in Belgian Black Marble, Inlaid Sugar Marble
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Mid-Century Italian half-busts in Belgian black marble, inlaid sugar marble 1930s
They
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
H 78.75 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
19th Century Ceramic Bust of a Man
Located in Ross, CA
lintel—talk about bad luck. This bust was acquired during a sale of select items from the grand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Bust of Menelaus King of Sparta Grand Tour
Located in Rochester, NY
19th century silver plate bust Menelaus mythological king of Sparta. A fine casting with rich
Category
Antique 19th Century European Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Silver Plate
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color 20TH Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black
Category
20th Century African Busts
Materials
Wood
H 12.6 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour bronze bust of a roman emperor, mounted on a Belgian black marble base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Bust in the Taste of Antiquity, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust in the taste of Antiquity, 20th century.
Antique-style nude male bust in composite material
Category
20th Century French Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Composition
Sculpture in Wood from Africa, Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black
Category
Vintage 1960s African Busts
Materials
Wood
H 11.82 in W 3.15 in D 6.7 in
Vintage Classical Male Bust Sculpture of Apollo Belvedere
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast composition Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust sculpture of Apollo
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Composition
Jared French Portrait Bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
plaster on wood base
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture, Marble Bust of Lucius in the Taste of Antique Rome.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, sculpted marble bust of Lucius in the taste of Antique Rome, 20th century.
Bust, carved
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Italian Venetrian Porcelain Clown Busts
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) porcelain busts of clowns wearing a black mask resting
Category
20th Century Rococo Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Singularly Intriguing Clay Bust Of A Cloaked Woman
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A private, calming and quiet piece by an unknown artist
Beautifully crafted and subtly finished with dark green matt glaze
Circa 1980s
Unsigned
Height 9.5 inch, Width 5 inch, Depth 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Terracotta Bust of an Arab Man
Located in Dallas, TX
These beads where made by a true craftsman's hands. Each one is uniquely formed with minor imperfections and age. They are strewn along a bright braided Raffia ribbon giving this pie...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Classical Brass Verdigris Bust of Mythological Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast brass verdigris Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust of the mythological
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Decorative Bronze Roman Busts on Columns
Located in London, GB
bronze busts representing the Roman god Bacchus and his lover Ariadne resting on Belgian black marble
Category
Antique 19th Century English Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Pair of Alabaster Fredrick the Great and Napoleon Busts
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Continental German (19th/20th Cent) alabaster busts of Fredrick the Great and Napoleon
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Patinated Plaster Bust of Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated Plaster Bust of woman by Herbert McRae Miller Signed: H. Mcrae Miller/32
Herbert McRae
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Terra Cotta Life Sized Bust of Beethoven Signed C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Cotta Life Sized Bust of Beethoven Signed C1890
Measures - 24.25"H x 12"W x 11.5"D
A life-sized bust
Category
Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Patinated Plaster Bust of Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated plaster bust of woman by Herbert McRae Miller representing Elizabeth O'toole. marked 1928
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Plaster
Postmodern Bust of a Seductive Josephine Baker with Eccentric Decoration
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This black bust most probably depicts Josephine Baker, the great French American-born performer
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
H 26.38 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
Large Bust of Adolphe Burggraeve '1806-1902' by Cyprian Godebski
By Cyprian Godebski
Located in Paris, FR
Large bust of Adolphe Burggraeve (1806-1902), great humanist, surgeon and professor of medicine at
Category
Antique 1870s French Busts
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Pair of French Louis XV Metal Noblemen Busts
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar French Louis XV style (19th century) metal busts of 18th century style Noblemen
Category
Antique 19th Century Louis XV Busts
Materials
Metal
19th Century Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century grand Tour patinated bronze bust of Lucious Verus.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman
Located in London, GB
These charming antique busts originate from the western Austrian state of Tyrol, which sits on the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Terracotta
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Bust of a Congolese Mangbetu Woman by F.X. Goddard
By F.X. Goddard
Located in Antwerp, BE
A bust of a Congolese Mangbetu woman by F.X. Goddard and A. Nauwelaers.
François-Xavier GODDARD
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century French Polished Iron Bust of Young "Bacchante" Female
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shell or wine cellar with this elegant bust. Hand crafted in France circa 1970, and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Iron
Bronze Resin Sculpture Of A Female Bust By Fritz Kormis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Bronze resin sculpture depicting a Classical type female having long braided hair with her eyes closed. The piece is not signed. Acquired originally in London at the Fieldborne Galle...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
Fine Large Patinated Bronze Bust of a Roman or Greek Nobleman
Located in New York, NY
Fine and very detailed patinated bronze bust of a Roman or Greek nobleman.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Bronze
Artist’s Model, Bust of a Young Woman on a Slate Block
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model, Bust of a Young Woman on a Slate Block
This is a very attractive hand made piece
Category
Vintage 1960s Folk Art Busts
Materials
Clay
Bust of North African Tribesman, 'DE CAÏD' by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
By Charles Masse, Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bust of a North African Tribesman, DE CAÏD Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
This exquisite
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian High Victorian Busts
Materials
Terracotta
H 14 in W 10 in D 5 in
Patinated Plaster Bust of a Woman "Carmencita" by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated plaster Bust of Woman "Carmencita" by Herbert McRae Miller
Signed H. McRae Miller and
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Busts
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
By Gaston Vuevenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century life-size bust depicting Othello, the North African Moor
Category
Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Bronze Bust of a Child after Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good small bronze bust of a child after Jean-Antoine Houdon.
The child with head turned to
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Bust of a Young Man by Aimé Jules Dalou
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in London, GB
The bust resting on a red marble waisted socle, inscibed to the reverse 'DALOU 1888'.
Aimé
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
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