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Plaster Skulls

Composition of a Plaster Skull Decorated with Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach to taxidermy with this plastered skull covered with shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Figurative Sculptures

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Organic Material, Plaster

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very
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Vintage 1940s Other Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
$895
H 9.75 in W 5.5 in D 6 in
Painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull. Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A small painted plaster sculpture depicting a skull resting on a small red silk quilted cushion
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Copper

Pair of Italian Sculptures "Skull" and "Hand" in painted plaster, 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of sculptures "Skull" and "Hand" in painted plaster, 20th century Height 35cm x 20cm good
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20th Century Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Painter Anatomical Skull
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this painter anatomical human skull, circa 1970. This skull was acquired from a painter's
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Vintage 1970s North American Arts and Crafts Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Painter Anatomical Skull
Painter Anatomical Skull
$700
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 11.03 in
Decorative 20th Century Faux Buffalo Skull Sculpture Art
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A decorative 20th century faux painted buffalo skull sculpture, raised on a rectangular plinth
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Mixed Media Sculpture: 'Woolly TRex Skull'
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua travels the world performing sta...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster, Paint, Mixed Media

Adolescent Unicorn T-Rex Skull with 'No Fear' Bedazzlement
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
example of a Unicorn T-Rex Skull that has ever been discovered. During the Auroralithic Era the Mammoth
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Every Kind Of Desire Is Wrong" Whimsical Skull Silhouette and Human Figure
By Jedediah Morfit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
reinforced plaster, googly eyes, paint. This piece measures 29"h x 29"w x 2.75"d and comes with a gallery
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint

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Artists plaster skull
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is proud to present this extraordinary 19th-century Plaster of Paris skull
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Antique 1860s French Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Artists plaster skull
Artists plaster skull
H 5.91 in W 5.32 in D 7.88 in
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
covered by the seller (customs duties included). Vanity skull in plaster painted, mounted on a 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Composition of Plaster Skull Decorated with Beetles and Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach of Memento Mori with a plastered skull covered in shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy

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Glass, Organic Material

Your Very Own Plaster Skull Encased in a Clear Un-Drilled Bowling Ball
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Exactly what you never knew you always wanted.
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art More Folk Art

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster skull over a wooden painted base emulating marble. The skull is surrounded by a
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Antique 1870s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Located in Peekskill, NY
fold up next to the top bow. The plaster skull is also included to display the device. This 1920s skull
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Mortitans Cranial Jig
H 14 in W 8 in D 8 in
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base.? Italy 1880 ca.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
H 8 in W 8.3 in D 10 in
Domed Skull with Butterflys
Located in Napa, CA
Wonderful curiosity item. Suggests a sense of epiphany or metamorphosis. A very clever and arresting combination of macabre and whimsy.
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Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Metal

Domed Skull with Butterflys
Domed Skull with Butterflys
H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in
Antique Museum Display – “Evolution of the Human Skull"
Located in Peekskill, NY
example skulls with original paper labels and a detailed key showing the “Evolution of the Human Skull
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Early 20th Century American More Folk Art

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Wood, Plaster

Fascinating Bas Relief Sculpture with Skull from a Belgian Castle
Located in Hopewell, NJ
imagery including putti and skull.
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Antique Early 1900s Belgian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Collage of skulls made of eggshells: 'Circle of Friends'
Located in New York, NY
I have worked on eggshells since I was a child, learning the traditional Ukrainian craft of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs informs my work to this day -...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Plaster, Mixed Media

Anatomical Cut of Human Skull Papier-maché, Didactical Collectables, Dr.Auzoux
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Leuven , BE
Anatomical cut of a human skull composed in natural painted papier-maché, with numbered labels on
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Antique 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

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Paper, Plaster

Phrenological Skull According to the Theory of Franz Joseph Gall, France 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

A phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall, Italy 1856
Located in Milan, IT
A Plaster sculpture depicting a phrenological skull according to the theory of Franz Joseph Gall
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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Fruitwood

Important Cultural and Decorative Object, Germany Around 1750
Located in Milan, IT
A plaster sculpture depicting a skull is placed above the base of a plinth in the shape of a column
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Antique Mid-18th Century German Figurative Sculptures

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Brass, Bronze

Composition of a Plaster Skull Decorated with Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
A modern approach to taxidermy with this plastered skull covered with shells of green beetles. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Natural Specimens

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Glass, Organic Material

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Located in Peekskill, NY
fold up next to the top bow. The plaster skull is also included to display the device. This 1920s skull
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Mortitans Cranial Jig
Mortitans Cranial Jig
H 14 in W 8 in D 8 in
Australopithecus Skull Cast Plaster Stiff Replica KNM _ ER406
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Australopithecus Skull Stiff Replica KNM _ ER406 Cast plaster Measures: W 20 x H 38 x D 17 cm.   
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy

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Plaster

Prelude No. 251 (Black and White Plaster and Found Object Skull Sculpture)
By Paul Katz
Located in Hudson, NY
"Prelude." The short sculpture is skull shaped, though the layer of sand and plaster has altered the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Plaster, Paint, Found Objects

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Painted plaster memento mori skull over a painted wooden base. Italy circa 1880.
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
Memento Mori Skull, Italy 1880
H 8 in W 8.3 in D 10 in
Memento mori, skull with butterfly wings, Germany 1874.
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori from Wunderkammer, depicting a skull, plaster cast covered with butterfly wings
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Antique 1870s German Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Memento Mori Plaster Sculpture, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Wunderkammer Memento Mori plaster sculpture, depicting a skull covered with natural
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Natural Fiber, Plaster, Wood, Glass

Anthropology Study of Man Sculpture & Skull University Museum Philadelphia, 1925
By Elizabeth Jane Macadam
Located in Petaluma, CA
her information if you wish to learn about her. Sold together with the smaller skull that has the
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Vintage 1920s American Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Memento mori. A caged and suspended skull sculpture, Germany, late 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare example of Memento Mori from Wunderkammer depicting a skull caged in a forged iron structure
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Antique Late 17th Century German Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

The Cyclops Sword with Mammoth Skull, Craved Tusks Hilt & broken Golden Blade
By Joshua Goode
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua Goode travels the world performi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Gold Leaf

Paravia Educational Anatomical Model of the Base of the Human Skull, Italy 1950
By Paravia
Located in Naples, IT
Anatomical model of the base of the head with decomposable encephalon made of rubber and plaster by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Plaster

Vanitas Sculpture, Italy Beginning of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Above the gilded wooden base is a Vanitas, a painted plaster sculpture depicting a human skull
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Pair of Late 19th Century Memento Mori Sculpted and Painted Plaster Skulls
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The probably unique pair of ochre painted plaster human skulls, each primitively sculpted with
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

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Plaster

Cow Skull with Abstract Huichol Designs Navy
Located in Montecito, CA
Custom Huichol plaster skull with feather designs. The designs are done with thread over bees wax
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

A Large Plaster Panel with Ox Skull and Mask Detail
Located in London, GB
A Large Plaster Panel with Ox Skull and Mask Detail
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21st Century and Contemporary Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
With a beautiful patina, the model human skull cast in plaster and hand painted in good detail with
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Early 20th Century European Models and Miniatures

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Plaster

Educational skull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skull used for educational purposes. You can open it and write on it.
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20th Century Belgian Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Educational skull
Educational skull
H 9 in W 11 in
Gem Covered Skull
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative mold of a skull with semi precious stones applied to the surface.
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20th Century Mexican Sculptures

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Plaster

Gem Covered Skull
Gem Covered Skull
H 6 in W 4.5 in D 8 in
Well Detailed Early 20th Century Bucranium Plaster Frieze
Located in Tetbury, GB
A wonderfully detailed and well cast Bucranium plaster frieze featuring Ox skulls and garlands
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster

Pink and Gray Cow Skull with Huichol Design
Located in Montecito, CA
One of a kind Huichol abstract design skull. The skull is plaster with thread design over beeswax.
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21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures

Glass Dome of Curiosity, with Beetles Vanity and Butterflies
Located in Paris, FR
Very special creation made of a plaster molded skull, decorated with beetles wings, and morpho
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Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Leather Bust Of Man
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Hand made leather bust made by a local artisan. Takes 4 days to make. Some of the pictures look like the bust is stained, those are shadows.
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2010s Busts

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Leather

Leather Bust Of Man
Leather Bust Of Man
$975
H 21 in W 11.5 in D 9 in
Murano Glass Black Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Wonderful sputnik Murano chandelier with multiple smoked "Triedi" stems shooting out from a brushed nickel sphere. This piece is iconic and will be a show stopper in your home. This ...
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2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Nickel

Murano Glass Black Sputnik Chandelier
Murano Glass Black Sputnik Chandelier
$11,000
H 44.75 in Dm 33.25 in
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
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2010s Italian Renaissance Wall Mirrors

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Glass

Rosso Wall Mirror
$1,390 / item
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
Cast Brass Decorative Shallow Bowl Vide-poche with Bronze Patina
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Handmade cast brass shallow bowl with a bronze patina on the outside and textured polished brass on the inside. Each of those original and elegant bowls are handmade individually. C...
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2010s British Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

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Brass

Division Wall Sconce or Flushmount in Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Mesh and Blown Glass
By Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Division wall lamp or flushmount ceiling fixture in blown glass, enameled mesh and bronze by Blueprint Lighting, 2020. A striking study in material and texture, Division is a piece o...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel

Victor Mayer, Modern Faberge 18ct Gold Pill Box & Stand
By Fabergé
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning, modern limited edition Russian Faberge 18ct gold box mounted on a detachable fitted four leg stand. The rectangular box has a hinged cover decorated with green guilloche ...
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20th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures

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Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass

Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
$83,592
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings

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Fruitwood

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
$2,225
H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of bro...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
$14,412
H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Hermes - Natural Concrete - Design Sculpture Paolo Giordano Classic Cement Cast
By Paolo Giordano
Located in MILANO, ML
Contemporary Paolo Giordano Hermes abstract sculpture concrete cement cast grey Hermes is concrete sculpture. It's part of a large work that is also photographic: 'Digital Journey i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete, Cement

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

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Carrara Marble

TRACCIA “Bird Leg” Surreal Gold Leaf and Bronze End Table, Italy
By Meret Oppenheim
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
* Please Note: This Table Offered Is From The Original SIMON International Production (1975-1980) / It is the True VINTAGE Version, not the contemporary reproduction!! Actua...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Organic Modern Side Tables

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pair of Entomology Specimen Display Cases By J T Stockall London Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and impressive pair of late 19th early 20th century Entomology specimen cases, containing a varied collection of over one hundred insects from around the world pinned to an e...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy

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Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Skull
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Skull
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Skull
$134 / item
H 5.9 in W 5.5 in D 9.8 in
Antique Children's Mannequin
Located in London, GB
A rare antique child mannequin, circa 1880, French. Losses to the outer fabric consistent with age and a dent to the metal top. The boots are cast iron so there mannequin ...
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Antique 1880s French Busts

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Iron

Antique Children's Mannequin
Antique Children's Mannequin
$1,929
H 39.38 in W 13.39 in D 8.27 in
19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch A Scottish capercaillie foot, also known as the leg of a grouse set as a brooch or kilt pin mounted on silver (not hallmarked) The bac...
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Taxidermy

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Silver

19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch
19th Century Scottish capercaillie foot brooch
$330
H 1.19 in W 4.34 in D 0.99 in
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Plaster Skulls For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of plaster skulls available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique plaster skulls was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plaster, wood and fruitwood. Plaster skulls have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Plaster skulls made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Joshua Goode and Paul Katz each produced beautiful plaster skulls that are worth considering.

How Much are Plaster Skulls?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,650, while they’re typically $566 on the low end and $5,500 highest priced.