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Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust
By (after) Pablo Picasso, Rene Brancusi, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust.
Mid-Century Modern Carrara marble bust. This unusual marble
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Mounted Bronze Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century , patinated, cast, solid bronze bust of a Greek God mounted on a polished marble base.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Mid Century Brass Deer Bust
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant mid century deer head made of solid brass. Very good vintage condition with nice patina to
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Bronze Buddha
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative mid-century bronze Buddha circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Life-Size Ceramic Bust
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern life-size ceramic bust.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$895 Sale Price
45% Off
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Bust by J.D. Murillo
By Rene Brancusi, Alberto Giacometti, Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern bronze bust by J.D. Murillo.
Interesting Mid-Century Modern Brancusi inspired
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Cast Bronze Styled Male Bust
By Bronze Age Sculpture House
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well crafted cast plaster mid century male head with a bronze styled toned rub which looks
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mid-century Masculine Wooden Sculpture Testa
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind beautiful mid-century masculine sculpture cut from one piece of wood. A truly
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Clay Head Sculpture on Wood Base
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mid Century clay bust of a man. Brutalist and unique on a wooden base. Expressive and abstract.
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Brutalist Busts
Materials
Clay, Wood
Bust Sculpture Le Bertetti Torino Mid-Century Modern Italian Design Melancholy
By Le Bertetti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Face sculpture Le Bertetti Torino Mid-Century Modern Italian design Melancholy.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$1,261 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-century Hawaiian Polynesian Boy Chalkware Bust Statue by Marwal
By Marwal Ind. Inc.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Hawaiian Polynesian boy Ceramic bust statue by Marwal. The statue features a sculpture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$210 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Mid Century Brass Elk Bust
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant mid century elk head made of solid brass. Very good vintage condition with nice patina to
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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
$697 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Painted Paper Mache Bust of Salvador Dali, Spain, around 1970
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century painted papier-mâché bust of Salvador Dalí, crafted in Spain around 1970, is a
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Paint, Paper
$787 Sale Price
20% Off
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Mid Century Blue Buddha Bust
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Mid Century Blue Buddha Bust
This bust measures: 5.5 wide x 6.75 deep x
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Mid Century Modern Busts
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid-century modern pair of Japanese hand painted porcelain sculptures designed by Goldscheider
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Mid-Century Ceramic Bust, ca. 1960s glazed with grey-blue colour
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish mid-century handcrafted ceramic bust in gray-blue color.
The bust depicts a smaller male
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid Century Modern Plaster Bust of a Woman in the Style of Picasso 26.5"H
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid century carved plaster bust of a woman, in the style of Pablo Picasso circa 1950s. Unsigned. It
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Beautiful Mid Century Boy Head Bust Plaster on Wooden Base German Vintage, 1959
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful mid century modern white plaster boys head bust. Bust with lots of patina. Plaster on a
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
1960s Robert Berks Sculpture Bust John F Kennedy JFK Miami Beach Mid-Century Art
By Robert Berks
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a rare 1965 presentation award bust of JFK. A wonderful piece of mid-century historical
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin, Wood
$1,600 Sale Price
36% Off
Mid-Century Hand-Carved Wooden Male Bust Sculpture — Jonathan Parks Estate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking mid-20th-century hand-carved wooden bust, depicting the head and upper torso of a man
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
$671 Sale Price
25% Off
ART SALE 60s Edward Schillaci Mid Century Modern Historic Art JFK Bust Sculpture
By Austin Prod, Austin Productions
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Very stylized, Mid Century Modern, Historic bust, by sculptor Edward Schillaci, circa 1964, for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$1,568 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Mid-Century female bust sculpture by Henri Grailhe , France 1950s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant Mid-Century female bust sculpture by Henri Grailhe.
A refined mid-20th-century female bust
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Female Bust Chalkware Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This mid-century chalkware lamp showcases a detailed sculptural bust of a young Polynesian woman
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
$750 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Bimbulu Signed - Ethnic African
Measures
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Hand-Carved African Head Sculpture in Patinated Wood – Mid-Century Decorative Piece
Description
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Bronze Statue by J.G. Kendall, Cast by Gorham
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautifully cast mid century bronze statue by J.G. Kendall, produced by the renowned Gorham
Category
Vintage 1950s American Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Pair of Mid Century African Busts
By Fred Press
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 1950's African Busts made by Fred Press.
Category
Vintage 1950s Busts
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Mid-Century Ceramic Mask - Blue Glazed Face Sculpture, ca 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking mid-century Swedish ceramic mask featuring a masterful blue glaze with rustic brown
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Earthenware
Mid Century Italian Glazed Ceramic Horse Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
echoing the elegance of classical equestrian art. Elegantly crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$3,800 / set
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Military Parrot Bust
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical glazed ceramic classical bust depicting a parrot with a humorous expression wearing a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century TV Lamp Horse Bust Grey and White
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This striking Mid-Century TV lamp features a bold horse bust in a dramatic dark grey and white
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$159 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere Brass Gazelle Tabletop Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Curtis Jere Brass Gazelle Tabletop Sculpture
A mid century modern
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Mid-Century Modern Milano Italy Female Bust Lithograph Wall Art
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern "Milano 70/70" unsigned offset lithograph featuring a portrait of a floral
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Metal
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully made Mid-Century Carved Female Bust in Ebony Hardwood W/ Herringbone Pattern
Category
Vintage 1960s Kenyan Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Mid-Century Modern Hawaiian Male and Female Bookends, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pair of Hawaiian Mid-Century Modern bookends feature skillfully carved male and female busts
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Wood
$840 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Mid-century Italian plaster freeze of a young angel.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage plaster freeze of a young male angel. This hanging wall sculpture is
Category
Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Nude Mid-century Pin Up Hula Girl Art Pottery Bust w/ Yarn Skirt
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original art pottery Mid-century pin-up nude hula girl bust with hot pink Hair and a multi-colored
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
$135 Sale Price
40% Off
1950s Mid-century Modern Policrome Ceramic Bust of the Blindfolded Goddess
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A mid-century modern ceramic bust of the blindfolded goddess synonymous with luck manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Figural Bust Head Iron Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Frederick Weinberg Style Figural Bust Head Iron Table Lamp. Item features a mica
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Mid-Century Ceramic Bust of a Woman by Ove Rasmussen for Bornholm
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A stylised mid-century ceramic bust of a woman by Ove Rasmussen for Bornholm. Marks to underneath
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Bust of a Beard Man, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Bochum, NRW
A beautiful terracotta bust depicting a man with a beard and blue eyes. Signed and dated under the
Category
Vintage 1980s European Busts
Materials
Terracotta
$509 Sale Price
64% Off
Mid century oversized Asian style table lamp after James Mont.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an oversized mid-century vintage Asian style lamp. This lamp is a bust of Guan yin and
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
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
Pair of Mid-Century Spanish Brass Wall Sconces with Sculptural Bust Detail
Located in London, GB
Elegant pair of mid-century Spanish wall lights crafted from polished brass. Each sconce features a
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Glass Sculptural Bust "Adonis" by Dino Rosin Murano
By Dino Rosin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous glass sculpture of Adonis in bust form on a black glass plinth by Dino Rosin. Murano
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Art Glass, Hardwood, Paint
Mid-Century Handblown Murano Glass Abstract Portrait Sculpture by Mario Badioli
Located in New York, NY
This striking mid-century modernist sculpture is hand-blown from Murano glass and signed by
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Hooded Madonna + Jesus Bust Sculpture Bookends Gino Ruggeri Bianchi Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Gino Ruggeri Bianchi
Rare hard to find versions of the Hooded Madonna and Jesus with translucent resin cloaks, opaque resin figures, on black resin bases. Sold as a pair.
Each Sculpt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
Art Deco / Mid-century Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture - France 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / Midcentury Silvered Bronze Bust - France 1930´s.
Silvered Bronze Head mounted over Onyx
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-Century Plaster Bust/Sculpture of Ludwig Van Beethoven, circa 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Portugal
Made of Plaster
Measure: Height 20cm
Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
Mid century Italian ceramic hand painted Bacchus God of wine bust
Located in Birmingham, AL
Stunning, vintage hand painted made in Italy Wine Goddess bust
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Busts
Materials
Ceramic
$273 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Modern Carved Marble Sculpture on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved marble sculpture of hugging nude male and female.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Modern Brass Statue of a Greek Woman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In all of our years of collecting, we've never come across anything like this beautiful brass goddess statue. The piece is created from brass and is quite heavy. It depicts a Greek a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Brass
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Mid Century Terracotta Sculpture of the Greek Goddess Hygeia
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful sculpture, a representation of the Greek goddess Hygeia. In Greek mythology, Hygieia was the goddess of health. The statue is made of white terracotta (pipeclay), patinated...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-century Ceramic Statue/Bust Alois Jirásek, Signed Karel Pokorný, circa 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Signed Pokorny
Karel Pokorny Czech sculptor and national artist living in the years 1891-1962
Good Original Condition
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Composed Young Boy Ceramic Sculpture By Jakob E. Mid Century European
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
, possibly European
Mid brown mottle glaze throughout
Signed Jakob E on back of base
Circa Mid Twentieth
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
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Midcentury Busts For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of midcentury busts available for sale. The range of distinct midcentury busts — often made from metal, stone and ceramic — can elevate any home. There are 648 antique and vintage midcentury busts for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of midcentury busts available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Neoclassical midcentury busts are consistently popular styles. Aldo Londi, Bitossi and Austin Productions each produced beautiful midcentury busts that are worth considering.
How Much are Midcentury Busts?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,635, while they’re typically $60 on the low end and $62,760 highest priced.
Finding the Right Sculptures for You
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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