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Life-Size Neoclassical Marble Bust of African Man, Italy, 20th Century
Life-Size Neoclassical Marble Bust of African Man, Italy, 20th Century

Life-Size Neoclassical Marble Bust of African Man, Italy, 20th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Life-size bust of a dark-skinned man with a headdress and light-coloured clothing. The bust is made

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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Life-Size Wooden Sculpture  Michael Gagashe Zondi
Life-Size Wooden Sculpture  Michael Gagashe Zondi

Life-Size Wooden Sculpture Michael Gagashe Zondi

$6,833

H 77.96 in W 17.33 in D 7.88 in

Life-Size Wooden Sculpture Michael Gagashe Zondi

Located in Ware, GB

A rare find, this life size wooden figure is in the manor of pioneering South African sculptor

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20th Century African Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Bernhard Bloch, Life-Size Terracotta of a Boy from North Africa
Bernhard Bloch, Life-Size Terracotta of a Boy from North Africa

Bernhard Bloch, Life-Size Terracotta of a Boy from North Africa

Unavailable

H 41.74 in W 28.35 in D 17.72 in

Bernhard Bloch, Life-Size Terracotta of a Boy from North Africa

By Bernhard Bloch

Located in Marseille, FR

Very large polychrome terracotta decorated with a boy sitting astride a bamboo chair and basketry, numbered and monogrammed on the back. This sculpture is a feat of technicality and ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bamboo, Terracotta

1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue
1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue

1980s Life-Size Carved Wood African Fertility Statue

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1980s life-size African carved wood fertility statue. Acquired from a Greenwich, Connecticut estate.

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Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

Life Size Bronze African Woman in the Style of Hagenauer
Life Size Bronze African Woman in the Style of Hagenauer

Life Size Bronze African Woman in the Style of Hagenauer

By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice large bronze of an partially clad African Woman in the style of Hagenauer. This bronze date

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Vintage 1950s Unknown Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy
Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy

Goldscheider Polychrome Life-Size Figural Modelled as a North African Boy

Located in London, GB

Wearing a fez and standing by a small stool, raised on a circular base, stamped with maker's mark. Friedrich Goldscheider and his successors were by far the most important publish...

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Pair of Large Bronze African Diks Diks Sculptures Life Size
Pair of Large Bronze African Diks Diks Sculptures Life Size

Pair of Large Bronze African Diks Diks Sculptures Life Size

Located in Essex, MA

A male and female African large bronze life size Dik Dik sculptures in excellent condition. Great

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Vintage 1920s Kenyan Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Life-Size Statue of Boy African American Goldscheider Style Painted
Stunning Life-Size Statue of Boy African American Goldscheider Style Painted

Stunning Life-Size Statue of Boy African American Goldscheider Style Painted

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

Stunning Friedrich Goldscheider style life size plaster figure of a seated smiling African American

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Vintage 1970s Austrian American Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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Pair Of Late 19th Century Polychrome Terracotta Busts By Friedrich Goldscheider
Pair Of Late 19th Century Polychrome Terracotta Busts By Friedrich Goldscheider

Pair Of Late 19th Century Polychrome Terracotta Busts By Friedrich Goldscheider

By Goldsheider

Located in San Francisco, CA

A superb pair of late 19th century Austrian polychrome terracotta busts by Friedrich Goldscheider, both figures stamped to the reverse. This pair of busts are in excellent original c...

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust Of Woman
Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust Of Woman

Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust Of Woman

Located in Bradenton, FL

Classical 19th century hand-carved Italian Neoclassic Grand Tour marble female bust. Bust features intricately carved young woman's head and neck, wearing delicate drapery across déc...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Marble

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

19th Century Lifesize Bronze Bust of Othello after Gaston Veuvenot Leroux

$28,950Sale Price|35% Off

H 37.5 in W 27 in D 20 in

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 of Venice character in the 1603 play written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), a...

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Antique 19th Century French Moorish Busts

Materials

Bronze

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...

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Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

A Stellmacher, Terracotta Bust, Arab, 19th Century
A Stellmacher, Terracotta Bust, Arab, 19th Century

A Stellmacher, Terracotta Bust, Arab, 19th Century

$2,307

H 18.12 in W 12.6 in D 7.49 in

A Stellmacher, Terracotta Bust, Arab, 19th Century

By Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Rare orientalist bust in polychrome terracotta of an Arab, bearing the mark R St K, for Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, as well as the number 1525 The features are very fine, maki...

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Antique 19th Century German Moorish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Bust of North African Tribesman, 'DE CAÏD'  by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider
Bust of North African Tribesman, 'DE CAÏD'  by Friedrich Siegfried Goldscheider

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 portrait bust of a North African tribesman, titled "DE CAÏD," was masterfully executed by ...

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Late 20th Century Austrian High Victorian Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Friedrich Goldscheider '1845-1897', Bust of Moor, Polychrome Terracotta, 1890
Friedrich Goldscheider '1845-1897', Bust of Moor, Polychrome Terracotta, 1890

Friedrich Goldscheider '1845-1897', Bust of Moor, Polychrome Terracotta, 1890

By Friedrich Goldscheider

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Friedrich Goldscheider (1845 - 1897). Bust of Moor. Polychrome terracotta. Marked reserved and numbered reproduction. circa 1890.  

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Moorish Bronze Man Bust
Moorish Bronze Man Bust

Moorish Bronze Man Bust

$8,500

H 23.5 in W 16 in D 13 in

Moorish Bronze Man Bust

Located in Queens, NY

Middle Eastern Moorish style bronze bust of a man with a turban on round shaped base (19/20th Cent.).     

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Antique 19th Century Moorish Busts

Materials

Bronze

Goldscheider terracotta "OTHELLO" Marked, Austria, circa 1895
Goldscheider terracotta "OTHELLO" Marked, Austria, circa 1895

Goldscheider terracotta "OTHELLO" Marked, Austria, circa 1895

By Goldsheider

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Goldscheider terracotta "OTHELLO" Marked, Austria, circa 1895.

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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920

A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920

By Friedrich Goldscheider

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.  

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Busts

Materials

Composition

Nègre Du Soudan Bronze and Marble Bust After Charles-henri-Joseph
Nègre Du Soudan Bronze and Marble Bust After Charles-henri-Joseph

Nègre Du Soudan Bronze and Marble Bust After Charles-henri-Joseph

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nègre du Soudan bronze bust with marble base after Charles Henri-Joseph. Made in France, c. 1860's. Dimensions: 39"H x 24"W x 13"D

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Antique 1860s French Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Marble Bust & Pedestal Middle Eastern Man in Turban
Marble Bust & Pedestal Middle Eastern Man in Turban

Marble Bust & Pedestal Middle Eastern Man in Turban

Located in Toledo, OH

Marble bust of a Middle Eastern gentleman with white marble turban sitting on a dark green pedestal with white veining. Some small chips to the backside. Glue repair on collar of ped...

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20th Century Unknown Modern Busts

Materials

Marble

19th Bust of an African Knight in Two-Tone Carved Marble
19th Bust of an African Knight in Two-Tone Carved Marble

19th Bust of an African Knight in Two-Tone Carved Marble

Located in Marbella, ES

Magnificent hand-carved marble bust depicting an African gentleman in traditional attire and a detailed headdress. The work stands out for its use of two-tone marble, with a contrast...

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Late 20th Century Asian Busts

Materials

Marble

Bronze Portrait Bust of a Black Man 'Marbruk' by Arthur Kaan

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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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the African life size you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, fabric and wool, every African life size was constructed with great care. There are 107 variations of the antique or vintage African life size you’re looking for, while we also have 25 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African life size — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each African life size bearing modern, Art Deco or folk art hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one African life size that is appealing in its simplicity, but J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn and Cornelius NOZEMAN produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is an African Life Size?

An African life size can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,280, while the lowest priced sells for $197 and the highest can go for as much as $404,108.

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