Antique Parian Bust of Apollo 19th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Parian bust of Apollo. After the antique Greek Roman original. 19th Century.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Parian Bust
19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere
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19th Century English Diminutive Parian Bust of Apollo Belvedere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English diminutive Parian bust of apollo Belvedere, a well executed example, raised on a 3-inch diameter solace base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Parian Bust of William Ewart Gladstone
Located in Cheshire, GB
A finely modelled Parian bust depicting William Ewart Gladstone, shown in later life with a high forehead, deeply set eyes, and pronounced sideburns.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Life-Size Parian Bust of Napoleon by Houdon, French Empire, 1805
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Busts
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Parian Porcelain Library Portrait Bust of President Abraham Lincoln
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century parian porcelain portrait bust of President Abraham Lincoln by Martin Milmore, circa 1865.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French Parian Porcelain Bust of “Tanagra” after Emmanuel Villanis ca. 1890
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EMMANUEL VILLANIS French, fl. 1880-1920 "Tanagra" Parian porcelain bust over gilt bronze plinth raised on marble base over bronze plate signed in shoulder "E.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Parian Porcelain Wagner Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Busts
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Parian Ware Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Parian ware portrait bust of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar in draped toga.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Composition
19th Century French Parian Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parian porcelain bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark)
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Parian Bisque Busts William Shakespeare & John Milton ca. 1890
Located in Nottingham, GB
A handsome pair of late 19th-century Parian bisque portrait busts, depicting two of England’s greatest literary figures, William Shakespeare and John Milton, author of Paradise Lost.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Bisque
18/19th Century Parian Marble Bust Sappho 1790/1800 Neoclassicism Villa Albani
Located in Epfach, DE
18/19th Century Parian Marble Bust Sappho 1790/1800 Neoclassicism Villa Albani This classical marble bust depicts Sappho, a famous ancient Greek poet.
Category
Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Pair of Victorian Parian or Bisque Porcelain Busts of Schiller & Goethe
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Johann Heinrich von Dannecker 1, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Cabinet sized busts. In parian or bisque porcelain. Depicting Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang Goethe, two of the most revered figures in German literature.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Classical Parian Porcelain 13" Goddess Female Maiden Bust - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Classical Parian Porcelain 13" Bust White Female Maiden with Remarkable Quality and Detailed Casting - a Pair.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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Parian Bust of Mme, Adelaide
Located in Woodbury, CT
We decided that it was unglazed porcelain, known as parian.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Rococo Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in Woodbury, CT
Signed across the back Lecomte (Felix Lecomte 1737-1817) Bright white unglazed porcelain. Raised on a integral base that is 6.5 x 6.5 Her hair in the style of the late 18th century...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of Noble Woman, Signed Pajou
By Augustin Pajou
Located in Woodbury, CT
Possibly a bust of Madame du Barry. Signed across the back Pajou.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Limoges Parian Ware Busts
Located in Nashville, TN
Pair of busts of a female and a male. The female measuring 7.5" high and the male 7.25" high.
Category
20th Century French Busts
Copeland Parian Ware Bust of Flora, circa 1870
Located in Firenze, IT
An attractive Copeland Parian ware bust of flora, showing a girl with her head turned to the left and tendrils of hair falling over her left shoulder, with a rose spray tied Measures...
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of Prince Albert
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Parian bust of Prince Albert, raised on a circular pedestal base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of Queen Victoria
Located in Cheshire, GB
Copeland Parian bust of the Young Queen Victoria raised on a circular pedestal base.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Parian Bust of a Female
Located in Cheshire, GB
A late 19th century Copeland Parian bust of a female figure. Raised up on a circular pedestal.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of Queen Victoria
Located in Cheshire, GB
Parian bust depicting Queen Victoria in later life, shown wearing formal dress with lace-trimmed bodice, shawl, and widow’s veil.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Parian Bust of the Duke of Wellington
Located in Cheshire, GB
Parian bust of the Duke of Wellington, on a short-waisted socle, stamped Jos Pitts Sc London.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Parian Bust of Queen Victoria by Robson & Leadbetter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Parian Bust of Queen Victoria by Robson & Leadbetter This is an Antique Parian Bust of Queen Victoria by Robson & Leadbetter manufactured to commemorate the 1897 Jubilee A w...
Category
Antique 19th Century Late Victorian Busts
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Art Union of London Parian Bust of Apollo
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century Art Union of London parian bust of Apollo modelled by C Delpech dated 1861, his head is looking to the right, draped across one shoulder fastened by a medallion, on socl...
Category
Antique 1860s British Early Victorian Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Three English Parian Busts
Located in Stamford, CT
Three 19th c English Parian busts, the first of Sir Henry Havelock,15.5H 11W 7D marked E.W.Wyon F.
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures
Antique English Parian Bust of Wellesley, Duke of Wellington after J. Pitts
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H 14.5 in W 7.25 in D 7 in
Antique English Parian Bust of Wellesley, Duke of Wellington after J. Pitts
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English parian bust of the Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington after Joseph Pitts (United Kingdom, fl. 1830-1870) on circular gold-banded black painted plinth, circa 1880.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Parian Busts of a Brother and Sister
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Parian busts of a brother and sister. Both having a Vienna style mark of blu crossed swords.
Category
Vintage 1940s Neoclassical Sculptures and Carvings
Oversized English Copeland Parian Bust of Daniel Webster by King
By Copeland
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized English Parian porcelain bust by Copeland depicts Daniel Webster, signed "T.E.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Busts
Materials
Porcelain
After Joseph Pitts, Parian Bust of F.A. Cox, 1854
Located in Astoria, NY
After Joseph Pitts (English, active 1830-1870), A Parian Ware Bust of F[rancis]. A[ugustus]. Cox (English, 1783 - 1853), signed "Jos.h Pitts, SC / London / 1854" to left side, and in...
Category
Mid-20th Century European British Colonial Busts
Materials
Marble
Royal Copenhagen Parian Bust of Eneret, by T. Stein, Dated 1863
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This finely detailed parian porcelain bust of Eneret is artist signed and dated.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Oversized Parian Bust of Marie Antoinette after Raphael Jacquemin 19th C
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H 29 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
Antique Oversized Parian Bust of Marie Antoinette after Raphael Jacquemin 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large antique French parian porcelain bust of Marie Antoinette after Raphael Jacquemin, en verso signed as photographed, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Monumental Parian Enrico Lapini Bust Sculpture of Lucia Mondella, c 1893
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H 31 in W 18 in D 11.5 in
Antique Monumental Parian Enrico Lapini Bust Sculpture of Lucia Mondella, c 1893
By Enrico Lapini
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oversized bust after original carved marble portrait sculpture of Lucia Mondella by Enrico Lapini (Italian, 1846-1908) offers parian bust of young woman, inscribed en vers...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Style Parian Bust of Man Wearing a Turban
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H 23.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Hollywood Regency Neoclassical Style Parian Bust of Man Wearing a Turban
Located in Astoria, NY
Hollywood Regency neoclassical influenced large bust of a man wearing a turban. Made during the mid-20th century and unsigned.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th Bust of Professor John Wilson
Located in Cheshire, GB
A 19th-century Parian bust of Professor John Wilson raised up on a circular base.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Large Art Union of London Bust of Clytie
Located in Cheshire, GB
A large Art Union Parian bust depicting Clytie raised up on circular stepped base.
Category
Early 20th Century British Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Limoges Parian and Blu Porcelain Busts of Young Children Stamped Fharaud
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H 16 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
Pair of Limoges Parian and Blu Porcelain Busts of Young Children Stamped Fharaud
By Limoges
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of Limoges porcelain and Parian busts of two young children, very well detailed and standing on cobalt blue ceramic bases with a gilded ring decoration.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Sèvres Bust of Benjamin Franklin after Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in New Orleans, LA
The demand for Houdon's busts of Franklin has endured for centuries, and the present Parian bust—a type of bisque porcelain that beautifully imitates the appearance of marble—was cas...
Category
20th Century French Busts
Materials
Porcelain
English Parian Ware Bust of William Shakespeare
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Parian ware bust of William Shakespeare.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Busts
Vintage Classical Female Parian Porcelain Bust Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical style white parian porcelain female bust sculpture USA, Mid-20th Century Measures: 4"W x 3"D x 6.75"H.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Neoclassical Parian Porcelain Bust of Diana C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Neoclassical Parian Porcelain Bust of Diana C1900 Measures- 17.5''H x 9.75''W x 6''D
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Porcelain
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Parian Bust For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic parian bust available at 1stDibs. A parian bust — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the parian bust you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A parian bust made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. Art Union of London, Augustin Pajou and Copeland each produced at least one beautiful parian bust that is worth considering.
How Much is a Parian Bust?
Prices for a parian bust start at $125 and top out at $55,000 with the average selling for $975.
Finding the Right Busts for You
The presence of vintage and antique bust sculptures can add a necessary decorative layer to any interior. And just because a statue looks classical doesn't mean it has to be conventional.
A touch of whimsy, a dose of drama — a single bust can alter a room. And when placed in just the right spot, these statues can almost feel alive.
“They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give,” says Los Angeles designer Timothy Corrigan, who loves pieces that beg to be touched. For a welcoming entry hall project in California, Corrigan selected an antique Persian rug and a bust that invites you to touch it. A collection of sculptures in wood, marble and brass complement the star of the show.
For Consort cofounder and creative director Mat Sanders, a bust doesn’t have to be pretty. “I most enjoy busts that are a little busted,” Sanders jokes — but choose something with a soul you can live with, as “sculpture representative of the human form carries with it an energy you will add to the space.”
The antique and vintage bust sculptures for sale on 1stDibs include Art Deco busts, mid-century modern busts and more.
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