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Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Horse Head on Plinth
Located in Houston, TX
Stately Italian white glazed terra cotta horse head sculpture on stand. Small chipping of glaze
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Sèvres Blue Porcelain Urn on Gilt Bronze Plinth
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
painting of a flower. Navy porcelain satyr heads project from the shoulders of the urn, serving as handles
Category

Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Art Déco English Bronze Stork Head Papper Clip/Letter Holder with Marble Plinth
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco english patinated bronze papper clip/letter holder depicting a stork head with marble
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Metal, Copper

Pair of Victorian Bronze Rabbit Head Bookends in Marble Plinths by A. Gilbert
By Sir Alfred Gilbert
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 19th century Victorian bronze rabbit head bookends in marble plinths by Sir Alfred
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Bookends

Materials

Marble, Copper, Metal, Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of Elongated Male and Female on Marble Plinth
Located in London, GB
directions this is emphasized in the angle of their heads, bodies and markings on their clothing. They are
Category

Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bronze Bust on Marble Plinth by Georges Van der Straeten
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in London, GB
Bronze bust on marble plinth by Georges van der Straeten Belgian, c. 1900 Measures: Height 69cm
Category

Antique Early 1900s Belgian Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Neoclassical Bronze Urns Sosibios Volute on Slate Plinths French Pair
Located in Cheltenham, GB
head terminals and ivy wreath cast flared neck. Raised on polished black stepped slate square plinths
Category

Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Urns

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Ira Yeager Sculpture Pierrot Clown Head on Stand
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French pantomime pierrot head or bust sculpture mounted on a stand by artist Ira Yeager
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Tin

Ira Yeager Pierrot Clown Head Sculpture Mounted on Stand
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical French pantomime pierrot clown head sculpture by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Antique Majolica Jardiniere Pot and Plinth 19th Century
Located in Buxton, GB
pot and plinth from the 19th century. The beautifully crafted ceramic pot features a stunning
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Pottery

Obsidian Desk - Modern Black Lacquered Desk with Chromed Plinth
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
presence, gifting it with a head-turning look and a sharp personality of its own. This piece is built in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Antique Art Deco Bronze Elephant Bookend Marble Plinth Sculpture Statue 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
bracing to hold up a row of books. Pushing with the flattened front part of its head, trunk are partially
Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Set of Vintage Rare Earth Metals, Continental, Decorative Display, Oak Plinth
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
display on oak plinth, dating to the late 20th century, and much, much earlier. Fascinating decorative
Category

Late 20th Century European Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pyrite

Obsidian Large TV Console - Modern Black Lacquered Console with Chromed Plinth
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
presence, gifting it with a head-turning look and a sharp personality of its own. This piece is built in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Credenzas

Materials

Chrome

Obsidian Medium TV Console - Modern Black Lacquered Console with Chromed Plinth
By Prieto Studio
Located in London, GB
presence, gifting it with a head-turning look and a sharp personality of its own. This piece is built in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Credenzas

Materials

Chrome

2 Continental Neoclassical Figured Bronze Urns Marble Plinth After A. Moreau 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
with figures, floral swags, and lions heads around the base. Marked A. Moreau. Each urn is mounted to a
Category

Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Sandstone Head of a Lohan
Located in Kastrup, DK
16-17th century hand-carved sandstone head of a Lohan. Skillful execution, highlighting the face
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Other Mounted Objects

Materials

Granite, Sandstone

Sandstone Head of a Lohan
Sandstone Head of a Lohan
H 16.15 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Pair of Hollywood Regency Horse Head Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Hollywood Regency style horse head lamps in high glass black lacquer on wood plinths with brass
Category

Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Greek or Roman Head Bust Sculpture, 1965
By Austin Productions
Located in New York, NY
A Greco-Roman sculpture head or bust, England, 1965. A reproduction piece made of chalkware or
Category

Mid-20th Century English Greco Roman Busts

Materials

Stone

Greek or Roman Head Bust Sculpture, 1965
Greek or Roman Head Bust Sculpture, 1965
H 8.25 in W 4.5 in D 4.75 in
Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20c mounted duck decoy heads 2. This consists of 5 Duck Decoy heads
Category

Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Carved Wood & Polychrome Temple Fragment Head of Buddha
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exquisite hand carved head of Buddha. We are not experts so we're guessing this pieces age. Could
Category

Antique 19th Century Nepalese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Glass

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
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Busts

Materials

Limestone

Early 20th Century French Bronze Entitled "Double Headed Eagle"
Located in London, GB
An interesting French bronze study of a two headed eagle with its wings outspread. The bronze
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
filigree, rams heads, flaming finial, and love bird cartouches. This exquisite Meissen centerpiece was made
Category

Antique 1870s German Neoclassical Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

English Sheffield Tea Urn with Dolphin Head Spout, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
ebonized side handles, floral medallion with dolphin heads spout, and terminating on a rectangular plinth
Category

Antique 1810s English George III Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Serenely Peaceful, Clay Head Study of a Young Elizabethan Woman
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
freely on a simple wooden plinth Circa 1970s Measures: Height 8.75 inch, Depth 7 inch, Width 5 inch In
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Pair French Antique Porcelain Rams Head lidded Vases Urns PotPourri Veuve Perrin
By Veuve Perrin Factory
Located in Portland, OR
frieze of gilded oval rosettes, at each side is a handle modeled as a rams head with gilded horns. Each
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Revival Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Drum Head Clock with Verge Escapement Signed Wray, London, 18th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
, 10.5 ins high, with ebonised plinth.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Late 19th Century Empire Crystal and Gilt Bronze Lions' Heads Vase
By Baccarat
Located in Berlin, DE
French late 19th century Empire crystal and gilt bronze lions' heads vase Issuing from a slim
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th C Bloodstone Cassolettes with Ormolu Mounts Rams Head Motif Louis XVI Style
Located in Cincinnati, OH
and rams heads at the top. A central ring holds the legs firmly in place. The upper portion of the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Kosta Boda Brains On Stone Flora
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Wilkes Barre, PA
In the eighties, Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien created the first Brains – the head, which has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Crystal

Antique Armillary Sundial on Terracotta Pedestal
By Blanchard
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Sundial: 5 kg (11.02lbs) Head: 43 kg (94.8lbs) Plinth:67 kg
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Antique Armillary Sundial on Terracotta Pedestal
Antique Armillary Sundial on Terracotta Pedestal
H 88.19 in W 29.14 in D 23.63 in
Antique Marble Sculpture of Aphrodite on Column
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
while bathing and crouches nude, ribbons of hair gathered loosely on her head and crossing her arms to
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Statues

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Marble Sculpture of Aphrodite on Column
Antique Marble Sculpture of Aphrodite on Column
H 73.23 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Clock on the Desk, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
, snake’s head for hours hand and snake’s tail for minute hand. The globe is supported on an ormolu cloud
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Antique American Architectural Painted Metal Eagle Finial on Pedestal Stand
Located in Forney, TX
figural decorative building element depicting sculptural perched eagle with head turned and wings spread
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Statues

Materials

Metal

Large 19th Century Elaborate French Ormolu on Brass Fire Fender
Located in Southall, GB
heads of Bacchus on each side of the outer urns set upon pillars plinths attached to the classic gallery
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

Pair of Jacobean style hair on hide oak side chairs, 1920-35
Located in Kenilworth, IL
brass nail head trim. The upholstered square chair back continues into square back legs opposite
Category

Early 20th Century American Jacobean Side Chairs

Materials

Hide, Oak

Buddha-Form Mahogany and Black Lacquer Sculpture on White Lucite Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and black lacquered mahogany bust of Buddha on mahogany plinth with white Lucite pedestal
Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Busts

Materials

Lucite, Mahogany, Lacquer

Rare 19th Century Grand Tour Marble Top Table on Giltwood Base
Located in London, GB
Roman floor mosaic which depicts doves perched on a plinth or pedestal. These mosaics were found in
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Center Tables

Materials

Malachite, Marble, Porphyry

17th Century Spanish Carved Polychrome and Painted Bust of Christ on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
figure. Created in Spain, circa 1680, the bust is set on a wooden integral plinth, and features the head
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Busts

Materials

Gesso, Walnut

A Grand Tour Regency bronze figure of Mercury (Hermes) on a marble column
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
a winged helmet on his head, the column comprising a lapis lazuli dome, Frosterley marble from
Category

Antique 1810s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
these is incredible, not an exact pair, one has stags heads the other goats heads, one a figure of
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Griotte Marble, Slate, Bronze

Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Cowboy with Lasso on Horse, Viennese Bronze Figure by Carl Kauba, Around 1920
By Carl Kauba
Located in Vienna, AT
twirling high above the horse's head, the reins in the other. Figure, bridle and saddle painted in color
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Clay Bust of a Child by Philippe Seené, 2004 set on Bronze Life size s
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
cherubic child, the bust is made in clay and is set into a bronze plinth, the signature on the back is “Ph
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Meissen Porcelain Group 'Europe on the Bull', by J.F. Eberlein, circa 1860
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
animal's head, two nymphs wrapped in shawls kneel at Europe's feet and offer flowers from a basket. The
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Falkirk cast iron umbrella stand
Located in Cheshire, GB
Falkirk cast iron umbrella/stick stand, having an architectural top with flower head and foliated
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

Falkirk cast iron umbrella stand
Falkirk cast iron umbrella stand
H 31.5 in W 19 in D 10 in
Pair of William ‘Billy’ Haines Attributed Lamps
By William Billy Haines
Located in Pasadena, CA
electrical switch is located at the back of the lacquered wood plinths. The celadon vases feature lion heads
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

English Garden Stone Standing Lion Figural Statue
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English standing or statant lion on raised graduated square plinth of weathered
Category

20th Century English Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair Of Bronze Gilt Candelabras
Located in Southall, GB
An ornate pair of gilt bronze candelabras depicting two cupids on ornate plinths holding floral
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Candelabras

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Bronze Gilt Candelabras
Pair Of Bronze Gilt Candelabras
H 35.44 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Vintage English Burr Elm Carved Otter Sculpture 1960s
Located in Norwich, GB
Vintage carved otter sculpture in burr elm on a solid teak plinth. Signed initials JH. English
Category

Mid-20th Century British Animal Sculptures

Materials

Elm, Teak, Burl

Allegorical French Louis Philippe Clock of Clio the Greek Muse of History
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
a book with one hand, the other hand bent to support her head. The figure and plinth sit upon a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Regency Rosewood And Brass Mounted Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
and supported on classical scroll form legs headed by a wreath and acanthus leaf. all joining a plinth
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Console Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Pair 19th Century Classical marble and ormolu urns.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
with swan head handles and floral swag decoration, raised on plinth bases. Batch 75 Giooo5/23 CNKZ
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair classical 19th Century Ormolu urns. after Balling for Versailles
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of Classical 19th Century French gilded ormolu urns. Each with two-headed
Category

Antique 19th Century French Classical Greek Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Vintage Large Leather Button Club Fender Of Country House Proportions
Located in Norwich, GB
Large vintage green button leather seated club fender, with steel uprights on a solid oak plinth
Category

20th Century British Benches

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Equestrian Horse Iron, Brass Trophy Bookends Stamped P.M.C, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
-tone horse's head mounted on a black shield rising from a plinth base.
Category

20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Pair of French Maurin Green Marble and Ormolu Mounted Urns and Covers
Located in London, GB
, flanked by majestic rams heads. Resting on knopped socle bases atop square plinths. The domed covers boast
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th century French empire mahogany sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
wreath ormolu mounts with doves. Further ormolu mounts showing lanterns, stars and male and female heads
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th century French empire mahogany sideboard
19th century French empire mahogany sideboard
H 42.5 in W 71.3 in D 25.75 in
Grosfeld House, French Empire Tall Dresser, Wood Painted White, Gold Gilt, 1960s
By Grosfeld House
Located in Stamford, CT
headed by bronze figure mounts, mirrored back, over a conforming case fitted with five drawers decorated
Category

Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Dressers

Materials

Bronze

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the head on plinth you’re looking for. A head on plinth — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a head on plinth, we have 290 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect head on plinth — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A head on plinth made by neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. A well-made head on plinth has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Meissen Porcelain and Affortunato Gory are consistently popular.

How Much is a Head On Plinth?

A head on plinth can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $8,567, while the lowest priced sells for $440 and the highest can go for as much as $1,117,011.
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