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Antique Chalk Bust of “Cleopatra” with Head Band and Asp
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning and elegant antique French Art Nouveau polychrome plaster bust sculpture of the famous
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Busts

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Plaster, Paint

Antique framed Academic Chalk Drawing of a Greek Intellectual on sepia paper
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique framed Academic Chalk Drawing of a Greek Intellectual on Sepia toned and textured paper
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Drawings

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Paper

Modern 20th Century Terracotta Sculpture/ Bust Signed B. Vandenberghe, Belgium
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
bust depicts a female postapocalyptic warrior processed in an very unique technique. Super realistic
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Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
then advised him to set up a small terracotta workshop: he made a few busts, statuettes, vases, lamps
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Decorative Art

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Faience, Wood

Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
By Frank Dobson
Located in Roma, IT
Red chalk drawing of a reclining Female nude Signed and dated by Frank Dobson This drawing, never
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Vintage 1930s British Modern Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
Frank Dobson Modern Drawing Female Nude
H 18.31 in W 13.78 in D 1.19 in
French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a ring centered with the relief bust of Lavoisier gazing slightly to the left and wearing a jacket
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments

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Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted & Marquetry Commode - François Linke Leon Messagé
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XV style ormolu-mounted and end-cut floral and fruit marquetry two-drawer serpentine-shaped bombé commode by François Linke (1855-1946), Index number 720, the mounts d...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Ormolu

Pair of 19th Century Male Nude Old Master Drawings or Academic Studies
Located in London, GB
A handsome pair of early to mid-19th century Old Master style academic studies of nude men, pencil on paper, each measuring approximately 10 x 14 in (25 x 35.5 cm) Unsigned, probably...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Drawings

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Paper

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements

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Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4.5" wide x 7.5" high The frame measure...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Four Rare Italian School 19th Century Old Master Sketches Drawings by F Mazzoli
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning set of four original 19th century Old Master drawings by F Mazzoli Please note the delivery...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Drawings

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Paper

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs

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Silk, Wool

Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a superb quality oil on canvas titled "Flowers of the Alps" ("Blumen der Alpen") Depicting young standing and posing young maiden holding a wicker b...
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Beaux Arts Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Empire Marquetry Sofa in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and well-proportioned marquetry sofa with arched back, scroll arms and short Grecian curved legs in mahogany embellished with inlays of festoons, bows, tulips and foliage. N...
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Antique 1810s Dutch Empire Sofas

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Satinwood, Upholstery, Mahogany, Tulipwood

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a superb quality oil on canvas titled "Spring Love" depicting a standing young maiden holding a wicker basket filled with fresh flower as she is bei...
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Antique 1880s Austrian Belle Époque Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Small Mid-19th Century European Oil Paintings on Panel
Located in Hudson, NY
These bucolic scenes of rural living and farm life probably come from German or Austrian painters and are most likely meant to be a pair, circa 1850-1860. The works are very detailed...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Ceramic Wall Sculpture: 'Leaf' PAIR OF TWO / By Olivia Barry
By Olivia Barry / By Hand
Located in Tarrytown, NY
DESCRIPTION: A PAIR OF LEAF WALL SCULPTURES, IDENTICAL 2023 DIMENSIONS: 12” Height, 19” Width, 4” Depth CLAY BODY: White Earthenware GLAZE: Matte White HARDWARE: Simple Mounting Brac...
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2010s North American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Ceramic

French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Neo classical school, France, end of the 18th Century Allegory of Time, Pen and black ink on paper, gray ink wash 30.5 x 19 cm irregularly shaped In good condition, some foxings In a...
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1790s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

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Art Nouveau Bust of a Young Girl
By Gustave van Vaerenbergh
Located in Brighton, GB
Art Nouveau chalk ware polychrome bust of a young girl by Gustave Van Vaerenbergh, Belgium, 1873
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Antique Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Plaster

Art Nouveau Bust of a Young Girl
Art Nouveau Bust of a Young Girl
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H 19 in W 12 in D 6 in
"Carle Van Loo, " 18th Century Red Chalk Drawing of Marguerite Carbois
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Marguerite Carbois, bust-length, in profile to the left Charles-André Vanloo, called
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Drawings

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Glass, Paper, Wood

French Partial Gilt Chalk Portrait Sculpture of Woman after Carrier Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French partial gilt chalk portrait sculpture after Carrier Belleuse depicts bust of young woman
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Antique Late 19th Century French Busts

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Earthenware

Early 20th Century Italian Terracotta Santos Head
Located in London, GB
20th century hand-sculpted terracotta Santos figure head. Likely to have been attached to a full bust
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Vintage 1920s Italian Victorian Busts

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Terracotta

Chalk Bust of Napoleon
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Large chalk bust of Napoleon from Florence, Italy
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Vintage 1940s Italian Statues

Chalk Bust of Napoleon
Chalk Bust of Napoleon
H 23 in W 16 in D 13 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Chalk Ware Portrait Sculpture Bust of Woman
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Art Nouveau chalkware portrait bust features bust of woman with long hair and
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Long + Low Mid-Century Modern Styled Teak Credenza Media Stand
Located in Weehawken, NJ
An 18th century study drawing of a bust depicting Caracalla, possibly executed by Johan Tobias
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Long + Low Mid-Century Modern Styled Teak Credenza Media Stand
Located in Weehawken, NJ
An 18th century study drawing of a bust depicting Caracalla, possibly executed by Johan Tobias
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2010s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
then advised him to set up a small terracotta workshop: he made a few busts, statuettes, vases, lamps
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Antique 1870s French Chinese Export Vases

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Faience

Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
busts, statuettes, vases, lamps and copies of famous antiques there. Aware that this situation would not
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Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Set of Art Deco Chalk Ware Bust
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of period Art Deco chalk ware sculptures on Lucite bases not attached. Attributed to
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Busts

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Lucite, Plaster

Set of Art Deco Chalk Ware Bust
Set of Art Deco Chalk Ware Bust
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
Plaster Sculpture Bust of a Classical Roman
Located in Rochester, NY
An old plaster bust of a Roman after the classical antique - possibly Julius Caesar. Finely cast
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20th Century Classical Roman Busts

17/18th Century Portuguese Weathered Oak Baroque Candle-holder With Busts
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing and beautiful weathered candleholder with two busts. Great patina with traces of old chalk
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Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Candlesticks

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Oak

American Phrenology head of Fowlers & Wells Phrenological Cabinet New York
Located in Haarlem, NL
Rare and original 19th century American phrenological chalk-ware or stucco head/bust, with sections
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Antique Mid-18th Century American Victorian Scientific Instruments

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Stucco

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Classical Figural Drawing, France, circa 1860
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant circa 1860 monument study in pencil and white chalk on gray paper of two classical figures
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Drawings

"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
hometown. His family then advised him to set up a small terracotta workshop: he made a few busts
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Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Art

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Faience

White Chalk Plaster Classical Bust
Located in Water Mill, NY
White chalk plaster bust from an Italian art school where they were used as models for students
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Early 20th Century Italian Busts

White Chalk Plaster Classical Bust
White Chalk Plaster Classical Bust
H 31 in W 17 in D 18.5 in
African American Bust
Located in Seattle, WA
Dual chalk ware bust with black chippy over paint.
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Mid-20th Century American Busts

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Plaster

African American Bust
African American Bust
H 16 in W 15 in D 12.25 in
Life-Size Plaster Bust of Obbatinewat, Wampanoag Chief, Shawmut Bank Logo, 1912
By Adelbert Ames, Jr.
Located in Quechee, VT
This large painted bust was cast from the original bronze sculpture by Adelbert Ames, Jr. in 1912
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Vintage 1910s American American Colonial Busts

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Plaster

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The wonderfully evocative phrenologist bust of in plaster, mapping the labelled regions of the
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

French “En Grisaille” Chalk and Charcoal Drawing of a Roman Soldier Bust
Located in London, GB
French “En Grisaille” chalk and charcoal drawing of a bust of a Roman soldier in a carved giltwood
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20th Century Drawings

Art Nouveau Pair Alphonse Mucha Style Maiden Busts -Numbered
Located in San Francisco, CA
Absolutely beautiful pair of Alphonse Mucha Style Maiden Busts. They are numbered 160 and 161
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The wonderfully evocative phrenologist bust in plaster, mapping the labeled regions of the human
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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The wonderfully evocative phrenologist bust in plaster, mapping the labelled regions of the human
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The Folk Art hand-painted and carved pine phrenologist bust of generous proportions, being
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Antique 1850s Central American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Pine

Fine Early 19th Century English Naive School Portrait of an Infant, circa 1830
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The William IV period oil on board, painted in the naïve style, depicting an infant to bust with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

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Bust Chalk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bust chalk for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and faience, every bust chalk was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a bust chalk, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer bust chalk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right bust chalk, those designed in mid-century modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. Theodore Deck, Frank Dobson and Gagneau Paris each produced at least one beautiful bust chalk that is worth considering.

How Much is a Bust Chalk?

A bust chalk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,688, while the lowest priced sells for $1,891 and the highest can go for as much as $38,936.