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
$12,730Sale 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
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
Magnificent Bust of the Greek God Ares
Located in London, GB
Magnificent Bust of Ares Ancient Greek God of War His Head slightly turned to his Right Antique white finish Plaster
Plaster
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
$3,950
H 16.54 in W 22.84 in D 2.76 in
High relief on white Carrara marble—Lion Hunt, Ancient Rome—Made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, high relief, bas-relief, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, high relief battle, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, carved high relief, ...
Carrara Marble
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
$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
Bronze Modernist Skull Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Modern cast bronze human skull sculpture circa 1980s. Origin unknown.
Bronze
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
Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...
Marble, Bronze
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
Vintage Anatomical Écorché Study Model, Bust on Pedestal 1970s
Located in BEEKBERGEN, NL
This anatomical écorché bust dates from the 1970s and was originally produced as an educational model for art academies, universities, and medical schools. It combines a detailed ren...
Plaster
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
Art Deco Brown Patinated Bronze Tribal Skull Sculpture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This bronze skull sculpture represents a stylized human skull with flowing tribal motifs carved across the surface. The tribal skull statue is made of brown patinated bronze, giving ...
Bronze
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Matte Pink
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Delft Blue Ceramic Tulip Vase Set in Matte Pink This stunning three-tiered tulip vases by van Heinen features a matte pink color. The pink color forms a beautiful backdrop for...
Ceramic
$420 / set
H 11.75 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Pair of large Decorative Turquoise Blue Foo Dogs Sculptures, Ceramic Statue
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A striking pair of vintage ceramic foo dogs in a vibrant turquoise blue glaze, dating to the 1980s. Rich in character and symbolic presence, these guardian figures feature expressive...
Ceramic
$199Sale Price|25% Off
H 4.73 in W 16.15 in D 5.91 in
Decorative hand-woven bag/box from Panama, Sac-Bolso by Ethic&Tropic
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Decorative hand-woven bag from Panama, Sac-Bolso by Ethic&Tropic Extraordinary art and decorative items, these masks come from the shamanic beliefs and rituals of indigenous Emb...
Cane
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid. The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
Pewter
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 42 in W 10 in D 10 in
1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone
By James Mont
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Asian aesthetics with Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles tall standing rotary phone made of thick and heavy brass in the style of James Mont . Working very well and clear soundi...
Brass
Memento Mori 16th Century Italian
Located in Hastings, GB
A truly exceptional pair of Memento Mori 'remember you must die' painted on board, these date to the 16th century and were originally housed in an North Italian Monastery, this incre...
Pine
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Dragon Vase Meiji Period
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, likely created during the Meiji period. Adorned with a dragon image made in cloisonne technique. The vase has a deep black background, whic...
Enamel
Memento Mori Original Charcoal Skull Drawings 19th Century Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Original Memento Mori Charcoal Skull Drawings, France, circa 19th Century. They measure 11.5"H x 13"W, and 10.5"H x 14.25"W framed. They were purchased in France and are beli...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
Elegant 19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust Vestal Virgin
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Elegant 19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust of a Vestal Virgin A superb example of a 19th Century Italian craftsmanship, this finely carved alabaster bust depicts a serene veiled wom...
Alabaster, Belgian Black Marble
$3,485
H 22.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Antique Marine Diorama with Fishes, Glass and Wood, Italy, Circa 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside...
Glass, Wood
$2,200
H 6.7 in W 5.91 in D 9.06 in
Mexican Ceramic Skull Sculpture Handcrafted Folk Art Day of the Dead
By Omar Hernández
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
The word tzompantli or tzompantle comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) language and means skull rack or scaffold of skulls. In different Mesoamerican cultures, skulls from the sacrificed w...
Ceramic, Clay
$1,729Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.5 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder An unusual hand carved pine hanging candle holder in the form of a memento mori religious artefact. This exa...
Pine
$12,700
H 19.3 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Antique 16th Century Austrian Gothic Marble Memento Mori Skull with Iron Cross
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional and rare Gothic-Renaissance memento mori, sculpted in marble and surmounted by an original iron cross, originating from Austria, 16th century. Carved from solid marble...
Marble
$2,904
H 8.25 in W 6 in D 7 in
A devotional wall-mounted dedicated to Saint Michael. Italy, 17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A devotional shrine, a Memento Mori, crafted from fruitwood with two juxtaposed panels hinged at the base, and crowned with a metal flame. The back features a hole for the nail used ...
Metal
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori, painted in tempera on paper. The frame, made of ebonized fruitwood and finished with black wax, is oval in shape, with an internal oval bo...
Brass
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.