Antique Bronze Skull Bust Sculpture, Italian Vanitas & Memento Mori
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare Polish Vanitas Memento Mori Bronze Bust of Teofil Lenartowicz, Late 19th Century An unusual and highly evocative Vanitas Memento Mori bust depicting the celebrated Polish Roman...
Bronze
High Relief Representing Battle Skull -""Memento""
Located in Madrid, ES
High relief representing battle in classical style. carved on white Carrara marble dimensions 46 h x 45 x 10 cm, weight 35.5 kg Skull -""Memento"" sculpted in the smallest anatom...
Carrara Marble
Raku Skull by Carlo Previtali
Located in North Miami, FL
Raku skull by Carlo Previtali (1947 - ). Includes black metal stand and 2008 monograph. Measurements below are for skull only.
Ceramic
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H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 5.91 in
Hand-Crafted Stone Sculpture of a Skull Made in Italy in Early 20th Century
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A sculpture of a skull in original conditions. It has been made in sicily in early 20th century.
Stone
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H 7.49 in W 5.52 in D 7.09 in
Late 19th Century Hand-Carved Pitch Stone Sicilian Sculpture of a Skull
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A rare sculpture of a skull, hand-carved in Sicily, the pitch stone it's a particular kind of stone of Ragusa or Modica, towns of Sicily. It was probably an ornament of a villa.
Stone
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H 15.36 in W 10.63 in
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century hand carved sculpture featuring a bust with skull head is made of white Carrara marble and black Marquina veined marble.
Marble
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H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century hand carved sculpture featuring a bust with skull head is made of white Carrara marble and black Marquina veined marble.
Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Style Plaster Plaque Depicting Bucranium on Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This 20th century antique style plaster plaque depicts a bucranium in striking high relief. Symbolic of Greek and Roman architecture, a bucranium is a decorative motif of an ox or bu...
Steel
19th Century Renaissance Marble Relief
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century Renaissance marble relief. The relief is carved to the Renaissance taste and is in very good condition. It is framed in a later frame from the 19th century. It measures...
Marble
$17,170Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
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...
Carrara Marble
$12,362Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...
Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble
Terracotta Memento Mori Skull Sculpture, Italy 17th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
A rare and highly evocative European memento mori terracotta sculpture depicting a human skull resting upon a rocky outcrop, entwined with serpents and surmounted by a distinctive lo...
Terracotta
Large Hooded Memento Mori Marble Bust 22.5"H
Located in New York, NY
A finely carved solid marble bust depicting a hooded skeletal figure, this striking memento mori sculpture presents a smooth, polished skull emerging from deeply folded drapery that ...
Carrara Marble
$31,900
H 42 in W 50.75 in D 3.5 in
Antique Statuario Marble Wall Relief, Mythological Scene, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique wall relief in white Statuario marble of rectangular shape featuring a mythological scene, in good condition. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear consistent with age ...
Statuary Marble
Antique Italian Limestone Wall Panel, Roman Relief, 52 x 19 Inches
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, antique Italian wall panel made of hand carved limestone, in good condition. The rectangular architectural relief is depicting Roman warriors and kids embracing a cattle. A...
Limestone
Neoclassical Style Composition Plaque
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Neoclassical composition plaque, from the Tucker collection, made by British make-up artist Christopher Tucker. This decorative piece is a copy of a Georgian chimney piece, origi...
Composition, Metal, Steel
19th Century Antique French Neoclassical Plaster Relief Sculpture
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 19th century French neoclassical plaster relief sculpture of a toga clad figure with horse in faded polychrome.
Plaster, Paint
Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Relief of Roman Hunters, England, 1800s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Carrara marble bas relief sculpture was hand carved in England in the late 1800s, in good condition. The antique relief sculpture depicts the classical subject of Romans on hors...
Carrara Marble
$6,400
H 23 in W 30 in D 9.5 in
A Heavy Carved Stone Armorial Relief from a Chateau in Nice, France, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
Dating to circa 1700, this hand-carved stone relief plaque was once an architectural element at a chateau in Nice, France. The robust, nine-and-a-half-inch-thick stone, which is crea...
Stone
$1,900
H 10.25 in W 5.5 in D 3.38 in
19th century Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture "Bust of Julius Caesar"
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR Italian, 19th century Unsigned Patinated and pigmented sand-cast bronze over Violet Breche marble socle 15" high x 5 1/2" wide x 4" deep (38.1 x 14 x 10.2 cm) 10 1/4" H ...
Marble, Bronze
Memento mori sculpture depicting a skull, Italy 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood, this sculpture depicts a skull with deliberately exaggerated and distorted proportion...
Wood
Antique French Plaster Wall Sculpture/Relief "The Lion Slayer"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1859 Antique French Plaster wall relief depicting slaying of the lion
Plaster
Altorilievo battaglia romana in marmo bianco di Carrara
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, altorilievo, bassorilievo, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, altorilievo scolpito, scultura antic...
Marble
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.