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Herm Bust

A painted plaster herm bust of the Duke of Wellington by George Gammon Adams
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This plaster bust of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is a replica of the original marble
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Antique 19th Century English Busts

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Plaster

Exquisite French Patinated Bronze Bust of Emperor Napoleon i, After Canova 1820
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite French patinated bronze Herm Bust of Emperor Napoleon I, circa 1820 After Canova (1757
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Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Sculpture Dionysos Herm Plaster Cast Walnut Base France
Located in Munich, DE
The plaster cast of a herm with the head of Dionysos has a beautiful green patina and sits on a
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Plaster, Walnut

Herm in Terracotta of the Athena of the National Museum of Naples Early 20th Cen
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Herm in Terracotta of the Athena of the National Museum of Naples early 20th Century Herm of
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Plaster

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Homer Antique Plaster Bust
H 22.83 in W 13.39 in D 10.43 in
Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
By Sabatino De Angelis
Located in London, GB
A superb 'Grand Tour' bronze bust, traditionally described as Dionysus (Dionysos), after the
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
A Pair of Patinated Bronze Busts Depicting Homer and Euripedes
By Achille Collas
Located in 263-0031, JP
After the Classical originals, these busts, in the form of herms (the bases are square) are stamped
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

Sublime Fully Restored Regency 1810 Sofa Brown Leather Carved Herms Statue Frame
Located in GB
art. The carvings to the arms represent Herms busts, these were used at the front of ships This
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Antique 1810s English Regency Sofas

Materials

Leather

Belle Epoque Gilt and Patinated Bronze Twenty-One Light Chandelier
By Maison Millet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
central baluster stem connecting intertwined branches with seated putti herm busts holding lights with
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Antique Italian Gold Giltwood Italian Marble Herm Carved Corner Table
Located in GB
carving to the base is second to note, it is hand chiselled from top to bottom, the main body has herms
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Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Marble

Exquisite Antique French Gold Giltwood Italian Marble Herm Carved Centre Table
Located in GB
to the base is second to note, it is hand chiselled from top to bottom, the legs have herms / ships
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Antique 1860s French French Provincial Center Tables

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Marble

Rare and Magnificent Neoclassical Mahogany Bibliotheque Bookcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
corners by a pair of tapering mahogany herms topped with sideways looking gilt bronze female busts in the
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Empire Revival Bookcases

Materials

Brass, Bronze

'Kirklington Park' Console Table in the manner of Matthias Lock
By Matthias Lock
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
supported by Herm legs centred by a carved bust of Diana. The whole table carved profusely with rockwork
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21st Century and Contemporary English George II Console Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ernesto Gazzeri (B.1866) Life-size Italian Marble Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
-1965). This herm style statue reputedly depicts a member of the Larrain family; a historic and
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Statues

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble, Statuary Marble

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Magnificent Italian Torso Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian Torso Carrara Marble Early 20th Century H: 48cm The height is including the base Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Black Hermes Bust, 'Side Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Side Museum. Measure: height: 11.8'' / Weight: 2 k...
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2010s Turkish Classical Greek Busts

Materials

Statuary Marble

After the Antique Polychromed Bronze Bust of the Prima Porta Augustus Caesar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After the antique polychromed bronze bust of the Prima Porta Augustus Caesar. Italy,mid-20th century A extraordinary, large scale, very heavy mid 20th century bronze example of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
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 late 18th century. The pair fe...
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Antique 1790s Italian Busts

Materials

Bronze

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,...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Busts

Materials

Marble

Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
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H 6.3 in Dm 7.01 in
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

Materials

Spruce

The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right) Oil on canvas A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
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19th Century Academic Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marco Aurelio Plaster Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This plaster sculpture is a reproduction inspired by different Roman originals depicting the renowned Roman Emperor Marco Aurelio. The Emperor is dressed in his military uniform feat...
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2010s Italian Busts

Materials

Plaster

Marco Aurelio Plaster Sculpture
Marco Aurelio Plaster Sculpture
H 31.5 in W 28.75 in D 15.75 in
Mid-20th Century Bronze and Enamel Bust of Caracalla
Located in Bagshot, GB
A large and impressive bronze and enamel mid-20th century Bust of Caracalla. Some chips and discolouring to the enamel but all consistent with age, and just adds to the character ...
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Mid-20th Century European Busts

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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 plaster with a dark bronze-like finish. Marked on side as show in image #17. Vintage st...
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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
Antinoo Head Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
Deftly handmade of gypsum rendered with the marbling technique, which dates back to Ancient Roman times especially typical of the Pompeian paintings, this sculpture depicts Antinoo, ...
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2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Antinoo Head Sculpture
Antinoo Head Sculpture
H 17.33 in W 7.09 in D 9.06 in
Romanticist Oil on Burlap Painting of a Nude Male Figure Bathing in a River
Located in New York, NY
This elegant romanticist oil on burlap painting was realized by an unheralded master during the first part of the 20th century. Realized in tight, yet expressionistic brush strokes, ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Nude Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Bust in the Grand Tour Style of Greek God Dionysus
Located in Memphis, TN
An Exceptional Large grand Tour Style Hellenistic Bust Of Greek God Dionysus. Highly detailed classical bust made of cast marble aka “marble dust.” Replica of Greek classical sculpt...
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Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Academic Charcoal Drawings of Male Nude Figures from 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th-century Italian academic charcoal drawings. These vividly rendered drawings are classical studies of the male nude figure; one depicts an artist's model and the other a ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Drawings

Materials

Paper, Wood

"Sailor in Repose, " Mid Century Watercolor w/ Male Nude by Emlen Etting
By Emlen Etting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Provocative and unapologetic, this watercolor depiction of a fully nude sailor sprawled across his bed, his uniform and cap neatly laid on a chair to one side, was painted by Emlen E...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

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Roman Marble Janiform Herm Representing Dionysus-Bacchus, 2nd Century AD
Located in Paris, FR
). Herms performed an apotropaic function in Classical Greece, and were usually placed at physical
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Busts

Materials

Marble

Antique Henri II Style French Oak Bookcase Display Cabinet Bibliothèque, 1880
Located in Houston, TX
bibliotheque are three additional portrait busts of men atop pilasters that taper toward the base of each
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Exquisite French Patinated Bronze Bust of Emperor Napoleon I, after Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite French patinated bronze Herm Bust of Emperor Napoleon I, circa 1820 After Canova (1757
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Antique Early 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Marble Busts of Roman Goddesses After Herms from Hadrian's Villa
Located in New York, US
Our pair of very large antique marble busts depicting Tragedy and Comedy, after the original second
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Empire Red Tole and Gilt Neoclassical Sconces
Located in Essex, MA
Single candle arm of eagle head Female herm bust in gilt.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Tin

19th Century Italian Marble Carrara Statue Busts Erma Sculptures Portoro 1880
Located in Roma, RM
beautiful shepherd Aci. The herm is divided into three parts, basement, of white statuary marble , central
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Antique 1880s Italian Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Statuary Marble, Marble, Carrara Marble

Stunning Victorian 1880 Walnut Side Cupboard with Herm Carved Maiden Busts
Located in GB
Herm maidens A very good looking well made and decorative piece, ideally suited as a lamp wine or
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Antique 1880s English High Victorian Cupboards

Materials

Walnut

Neoclassical Italian Marble Satyr Herm
Located in Stamford, CT
century Italian carved white marble bust of a satyr sitting on a two part plinth. A herm is a stone
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th C. Neo-Classic Cast-Stone Herm of Pan : Alva Vanderbilt Belmont Estate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 19th Century-Neo Classic herm was acquired in 1945 from the Sands Point, Long Island
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Antique Late 19th Century American Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Magnificent Antique George II Palladian Fireplace Mantle
By William Kent
Located in London, GB
tied to the volutes on the sides. These are capped by busts of the young God Mercury (Gk. Hermes) the
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Antique 1740s British George II Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Statuary Marble

Greek Goddess Composite Bust
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Roman Herm/Goddess Composition Bust Sourced from France by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Herm, in Greek
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Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Composition

Greek Goddess Composite Bust
Greek Goddess Composite Bust
H 35 in W 17.5 in D 11 in
Roman Bust / Herm Personification of Tragedy after the Antique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roman Bust / Herm Personification of Tragedy after the Antique, beautifully modeled and patinated
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20th Century European Grand Tour Statues

Materials

Composition

Roman Bust / Herm 'Personification of Comedy' after the Antique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roman Bust / Herm Personification of Comedy after the Antique, beautifully modeled and patinated
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20th Century European Grand Tour Statues

Materials

Composition

Roman Bust / Herm Personification of Comedy after the Antique, Two Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roman Bust / Herm Personification of Comedy after the Antique, beautifully modeled and patinated
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20th Century European Grand Tour Statues

Materials

Composition

Antique 19th Century Marble Topped Carved Wood Herm / Ships Bust Console Table
Located in GB
hundreds of thousands The pillars are “Herms” which have a similar form to ships busts, they are very
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Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Original circa 1900 Hand Painted Ships Bust Herm Statue Sculpture Solid Hardwood
Located in GB
We are delighted to this lovely original hand carved and painted Herm statue bust to sit on the
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Exquisite Silver on Bronze Art Nouveau Ink Stand
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Churton’ and dated 1903, resting on four feet the front corners (left and right)with female herm busts and
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Early 20th Century Inkwells

CAST IRON GARDEN HERM
Located in New York, NY
CAST IRON GARDEN HERM 19th Century Cast Iron Garden Herm of a female bust with garland below
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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Iron

CAST IRON GARDEN HERM
CAST IRON GARDEN HERM
H 64 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Bust of Athena
Located in Dallas, TX
Terra Cotta Herm style pedestal with bust of Athena
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20th Century French Statues

Materials

Terracotta

Bust of Athena
Bust of Athena
H 64 in W 12 in D 12 in
Classical Carved Mahogany Sideboard with Busts of Female Figures Wearing Turbans
By Edward Priestley
Located in New York, NY
legs with acanthus-carved capitals, the four front legs surmounted with carved female busts with turban
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Antique 1820s American American Classical Serving Tables

Materials

Mahogany

A handsome Henri II style oak bibliotheque from France c.1880
Located in Houston, TX
front of the bibliotheque are three additional portrait busts of men atop pilasters that taper toward
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Antique 19th Century French Bookcases

Exceptional pair Empire gilt bronze candlesticks to Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
illustrating a similar candlestick of circa 1810 with three Greco-Roman female herms and a stem supported on
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Candle Holders

Materials

Ormolu

"a Secret From On High" - Bronze Statue After H. Moulin
By Hippolyte Moulin
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
nude Mercury (Hermes) whispering a secret to a herm - a pillar topped by a bust of himself - knowing
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Antique 19th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

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Herm Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the herm bust you’re looking for. Frequently made of marble, metal and stone, every herm bust was constructed with great care. Find 12 options for an antique or vintage herm bust now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect herm bust — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each herm bust bearing neoclassical, Baroque or Empire hallmarks is very popular. Europa Antiques and Sabatino De Angelis each produced at least one beautiful herm bust that is worth considering.

How Much is a Herm Bust?

Prices for a herm bust can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,208 and can go as high as $105,690, while the average can fetch as much as $11,739.