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Plaster Artists Death Mask Head Sculpture
Plaster Artists Death Mask Head Sculpture

Plaster Artists Death Mask Head Sculpture

Located in Ongar, GB

A mid 20th century plaster artists death mask sculpture. Please contact us for a worldwide

Category

Mid-20th Century British Busts

Materials

Plaster

Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five
Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five

Italian Antique Cast Gypsum Death Masks Set of Five

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian set of Five death mask Italian death mask cast, circa 1930s. Showing in the 19th

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gesso

Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask

Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask

Located in Dallas, TX

Detailed Folk Art - Wooden Carved "Life and Death" Mask . Excellent quality design, hand carved by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Wood

10 Karat Yellow Gold Pendant of King Tut's Death Mask
10 Karat Yellow Gold Pendant of King Tut's Death Mask

10 Karat Yellow Gold Pendant of King Tut's Death Mask

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Tutankhamun's iconic 'death mask't was done during the late 20th Century in the style of the Egyptian Revival

Category

20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

feminine, and the quest of life and death. This mask of Primitive facture can be compared to the one in the

Category

Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks

Materials

Wood

Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask
Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask

Ancient Egyptian Painted Cartonnage Mummy Mask

Located in Los Angeles, CA

purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians believed that it was extremely important to preserve the body of

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Materials

Linen, Wood

Portrait Bust of a Lady, Dated 1837
Portrait Bust of a Lady, Dated 1837

Portrait Bust of a Lady, Dated 1837

Located in Greding, DE

using the impression of the death mask. Signed on the underside: A. Auguste Schweinberg fecit 1837.

Category

Antique 1830s Biedermeier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Tutankhamun Pendant Necklace
Vintage Tutankhamun Pendant Necklace

Vintage Tutankhamun Pendant Necklace

Located in London, GB

in the Valley of the Kings. The death mask is one of the best-known works of art in the world and one

Category

1990s Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man
Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man

Juan Carlos Iramain (1900-1973), Bronze relief of bearded man

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

A striking bronze relief featuring a bearded man, reminiscent of Antiquity's 'death masks', signed

Category

Vintage 1940s Argentine Busts

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century German Wall Sculpture of Emperor by Achatit, Circa 1950
Mid-Century German Wall Sculpture of Emperor by Achatit, Circa 1950

Mid-Century German Wall Sculpture of Emperor by Achatit, Circa 1950

Located in COLMAR, FR

size mask, sometimes referred to as a death-mask, portrays an emperor crowned with laurel, blending

Category

Vintage 1950s German Classical Roman Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Thank you, Andrey Sakharov
Thank you, Andrey Sakharov

Thank you, Andrey Sakharov

Located in Zofingen, AG

× 3.6 m represents the death mask of Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet physicist, dissident and human rights

Category

1990s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Archival Pigment

Bust of John F. Kennedy
Bust of John F. Kennedy

Bust of John F. Kennedy

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Long Island City, NY

death mask, evoking the insects that creep across faces elsewhere in Dalí’s oeuvre to signify

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857
Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857

Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857

By Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Dudevant. Perhaps more than any other work, the sculptor is best known for the death mask of the composer

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Busts

Materials

Bronze

African Futurist Silver Mask Created by Bomber Bax
African Futurist Silver Mask Created by Bomber Bax

African Futurist Silver Mask Created by Bomber Bax

Located in Milano, IT

African symbolism, denotes looking into the afterlife after death. The mask is made with a double varnish

Category

2010s Italian Futurist Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Bronze Portrait of a Lady
Bronze Portrait of a Lady

Bronze Portrait of a Lady

By Adrian Paul Allinson

Located in London, GB

peaceful expression almost connoting a death mask. This unique work demonstrates Allinson’s capabilities

Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon
The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon

The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon

By George Richmond

Located in London, GB

took his death mask. Alongside Palmer and his fellow students Calvert and Tatham, Richmond formed The

Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

La Gourmandise - Etching by James Ensor - 1904
La Gourmandise - Etching by James Ensor - 1904

La Gourmandise - Etching by James Ensor - 1904

By James Ensor

Located in Roma, IT

time with demonstrating the skeleton,indicates to death. Skeleton and mask are the most important

Category

Early 1900s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Early 20th Century Plaster Death Mask
Early 20th Century Plaster Death Mask

Early 20th Century Plaster Death Mask

Located in Tadcaster, GB

This is a stunning yet macabre piece. It is an early 20th century plaster cast death mask. These

Category

Early 20th Century English Scientific Instruments

Death Mask (Heinrich Himmler)

Death Mask (Heinrich Himmler)

By Jeff Huntington

Located in Washington, DC

Painting on wood.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil

death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry
death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry

death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Manal Kara death mask for living daughter boys II men water runs dry, 2018 Ceramic 14 x 11 x 3

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Mexican 'Muerte' Mask with Hand-Molded Leather Helmet
Antique Mexican 'Muerte' Mask with Hand-Molded Leather Helmet

Antique Mexican 'Muerte' Mask with Hand-Molded Leather Helmet

Located in San Francisco, CA

A superb early 20th century Mexican 'muerte' mask (death mask) from Guerrero, circa 1920s-1930s

Category

Vintage 1920s Mexican Masks

Materials

Wood

Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Mask
Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Mask

Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Mask

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

In ancient Egypt, masks were primarily used for funerary purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Masks and Flowers

Masks and Flowers

By Frank Van Sloun

Located in Graton, CA

. We are presented with a rather macabre image of "Death Masks" which were often done for

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

White Carrara Marble Bust of William Pitt the Younger by Nollekens
White Carrara Marble Bust of William Pitt the Younger by Nollekens

White Carrara Marble Bust of William Pitt the Younger by Nollekens

By Joseph Nollekens

Located in Chudleigh, Tasmania

of 35 and this portrait bust was taken from a death mask in 1806. Together with the portrait of Fox

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of Art Deco Carltonware Temple Jars with Tutankhamun Design
Pair of Art Deco Carltonware Temple Jars with Tutankhamun Design

Pair of Art Deco Carltonware Temple Jars with Tutankhamun Design

Located in London, GB

A pair of Art Deco Carltonware temple jars designed by Enoch Boulton with a Death Mask Lid

Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Midcentury Sculptured Bust
Large Midcentury Sculptured Bust

Large Midcentury Sculptured Bust

Located in Tarleton, GB

in the style of the Victorian death mask and depicts a male face. Now distressed with worn varnish

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Porcelain

MMD, contemporary figurative painting of Marlene Dietrich
MMD, contemporary figurative painting of Marlene Dietrich

MMD, contemporary figurative painting of Marlene Dietrich

By Cosima Hawemann

Located in Adelaide, AU

bleaching of colour from the face - as would be the case under an intense spotlight – suggests a death mask

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Canvas

Klimt Überarbeitung
Klimt Überarbeitung

Klimt Überarbeitung

By Arnulf Rainer

Located in Eltville, DE

death masks and death drawings. In 1978 and 1980, Rainer represented Austria at the Biennale in Venice

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Studio Greytak 'Lapis Cuff on Azurite' with Lapis Lazuli, Ammolite and Fire Opal
Studio Greytak 'Lapis Cuff on Azurite' with Lapis Lazuli, Ammolite and Fire Opal

Studio Greytak 'Lapis Cuff on Azurite' with Lapis Lazuli, Ammolite and Fire Opal

By Studio Greytak

Located in Missoula, MT

of blue stones has been part of some of history’s most epic works of art including the death mask of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Opal

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century
Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

Bust of Ariadne, Jean-Baptiste, Known as Auguste Clésinger, 19th Century

By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

made Chopin's death mask and a cast of his hands. He also sculpted, in 1850, the white marble funerary

Category

Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Busts

Materials

Bronze

Death Mask
Death Mask

Death Mask

Sold|$1,200

Death Mask

Located in Culver City, CA

Beautiful anonymous and unsigned death mask, cast plaster.

Category

Antique 1880s French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Death Mask
Death Mask

Death Mask

Sold|$900

Death Mask

Located in Savannah, GA

A plaster death mask, circa 1880. 5 ¾ inches wide by 3 ¾ inches deep by 8 ½ inches tall

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Natural Specimens

Materials

Plaster

Early 20th Century English Bulls Death Mask
Early 20th Century English Bulls Death Mask

Early 20th Century English Bulls Death Mask

Located in London, GB

Early 20th Century bulls death mask This is a very unusual and morbid object, used in the early

Category

Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Masks

Materials

Iron

Cast Bronze Death Mask on Iron Mount
Cast Bronze Death Mask on Iron Mount

Cast Bronze Death Mask on Iron Mount

By Brendan Bass

Located in Dallas, TX

Cast bronze death mask on iron mount, originated in the Languedoc region of France. On the right

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Death Mask of the Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte Antique
Bronze Death Mask of the Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte Antique

Bronze Death Mask of the Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte Antique

Located in Berlin, DE

- bronze death mask - from Napoleon Bonaparte - with patina - good condition (V - 163

Category

20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Framed & Mounted domed Glass Plaster Cast Death Mask. c.1900
Antique Framed & Mounted domed Glass Plaster Cast Death Mask. c.1900

Antique Framed & Mounted domed Glass Plaster Cast Death Mask. c.1900

Located in London, GB

An early 20th century plaster cast and mounted death mask of a gentleman c.1900 A striking and

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Plaster, Wood

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori
Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

Plaster Mortuary Death Mask Bust Sculpture on Socle Base Memento Mori

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A good example of a 19th century plaster death mask on socle base. The subject has deep

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Busts

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Bronze Death Mask of Napoleon I
19th Century Bronze Death Mask of Napoleon I

19th Century Bronze Death Mask of Napoleon I

Located in New Orleans, LA

This captivating bronze death mask of the Emperor Napoleon I is cast from the mold created by Dr

Category

Antique 19th Century French Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Plaster Death Mask
Early 19th Century Plaster Death Mask

Early 19th Century Plaster Death Mask

Located in Tetbury, England

Marked to the base "Henri Dufou". Weathered with losses.

Category

Antique 1820s French Busts

Materials

Plaster

Bronze Napoleon I Death Mask, From The Dr. Antommarchi Cast
Bronze Napoleon I Death Mask, From The Dr. Antommarchi Cast

Bronze Napoleon I Death Mask, From The Dr. Antommarchi Cast

Located in New Orleans, LA

This mesmerizing antique bronze death mask of the Emperor Napoleon I is cast from the mold created

Category

Antique 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

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Death Mask For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the death mask you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and metal, every death mask was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect death mask — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A death mask is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco and modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made death mask has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alexander Calder and Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger are consistently popular.

How Much is a Death Mask?

A death mask can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,440, while the lowest priced sells for $0 and the highest can go for as much as $887,937.
Questions About Death Mask
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, death masks are not still made to record the facial features of deceased people because the advent of photography made them obsolete. However, some artists produce death masks and sculptures that resemble them for purposes of creative expression. You'll find a variety of death masks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A death mask is called a “funerary mask” or “burial mask”. The mask was often made of wood or stucco and would cover the face of the deceased. You’ll find a collection of funerary masks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Death masks were a way to cover the face of a passed loved one and show honor to them. They also represented the features of the deceased, helping them be recognized in the spirit realm. On 1stDibs, find an array of death masks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    It is believed that Napoleon's death mask still resides in The Museum in Santiago de Cuba.