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Skull Pedestal

Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Columns, Signed Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
superb bison skulls connected by swaging berried laurel garlands below most decorative mottled designs
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Monumental "Crystal Skull" Made of Acrylic Resin, Mounted to the Base / Pedestal
Located in Kansas City, MO
Huge, one of a kind acrylic resin skull. Mounted to a light box and base with handles for moving
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1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Metalized Skull of a Warthog
Located in Eindhoven, NL
making it a beautiful patina. The skull is mounted on a high quality pedestal.
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Metalized Skull of a Warthog
Metalized Skull of a Warthog
H 14.18 in W 13 in D 9.85 in
Reflection, Contemporary Photorealist Painting of Japanese Figure & Vervet Skull
By Matthew Bober
Located in Brooklyn, NY
black pedestal in black reflection pool with floating flowers, vervet skull wrapped in plastic and a
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Klaus Dupont Contemporary Purple Amethyst and Red Coral Skull Objet
Located in Toronto, ON
A one of a kind sculptural objet consisting of a carved amethyst skull with an authentic coral
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2010s German Mounted Objects

Materials

Amethyst, Bronze

George III Alabaster Urn of Classical Form Made into a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
decorated frieze, above a skull and bell petal swag decorated body. Acanthus leaf circular pedestal
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Antique 1790s English George III Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Hayagriva with Consort Vajravarahi, circa 1800, Tibet
Located in Austin, TX
two joined in yab-yum. Hayagriva and Vajravarahi stand upon a louts pedestal. They trample human
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Antique Early 1800s Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large Chinese-Tibetan Gilt Bronze 'Offering' Temple Vase & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
vase is a continuous rim of skulls, the lower part with applied medallions representing buddhist
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20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Bronze

Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
only partially visible. The child is sitting on a pedestal, protected with a cloth, and carries a
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Other

Pair of Reliefs, Castillian School, Spain, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
horse-drawn cart on which there is a skull on a pedestal; This element has a kind of temple or building
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Other

Vanitas, Oil on Panel, Circle of Vincent Sellaer 'c. 1500-Mechelen, before 1589'
Located in Madrid, ES
canvas that shows, on a background with trees and hills, a child figure sitting on a pedestal, with an
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Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Other

Large Bronze Dancing Shiva, Nataraja, 19th/20th Century, South India
Located in Austin, TX
goddess Ganga, personification of the Ganges river. Other elements in his hair include a cobra, a skull
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Antique Early 1900s Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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Pair of Italian Baroque Columns, 18th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Outstanding pair of 18th century Italian Baroque carved and paint decorated columns. finely carved and hand poly-chromed spiral motif. Measures: H.85" x D.12".   
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy Demoiselle Crane is a remarkable piece that captures the beauty and grace of this stunning bird. Mounted on a wood log, this mount measures 12" x 23" x 31" and provide...
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21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy

Materials

Wood, Feathers

Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
H 31 in W 23 in D 12 in
Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Corinthian helmet with Bull Horns and Lotus Flower Decoration. Archaic Period, c.550-500 BC. Cast, hammered and incised bronze. An exceptionally well preserved example of one of the...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Greek Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
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H 8.5 in W 8 in D 11.5 in
Beautiful Taxidermy Onagadorie Rooster
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful taxidermy Onagadorie rooster. Onagadori is a chicken breed from the prefecture of Kochi in Japan that, due to the presence of the Gt gene, does not rarely lose tail and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy

Materials

Feathers

Beautiful Taxidermy Onagadorie Rooster
Beautiful Taxidermy Onagadorie Rooster
H 30.71 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
Large Cape Buffalo Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
Located in Ongar, GB
A large vintage taxidermy Cape Buffalo shoulder mount. Very well modelled and is a very impressive piece. Wear in places from age and use. Please contact us for an accurate shipping ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Taxidermy

Materials

Animal Skin

Large Cape Buffalo Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
Large Cape Buffalo Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 27.56 in
Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

Materials

Wood, Pine

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

Materials

Spruce

Vintage Raven Taxidermy on Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique sculptural composition beautifully pairs the naturalism of taxidermy with an abstract 19th century Chinese wooden scholars' root. The raven is poised as is mid-caw, ready...
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Late 20th Century American Taxidermy

Materials

Wood

Vintage Raven Taxidermy on Root Sculpture
Vintage Raven Taxidermy on Root Sculpture
H 29.25 in W 22.5 in D 18 in
Large Deer Antler Trophy Vintage Black Forest Wood Carved Plaque, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a pair of stunning large deer antlers on a metal skull. This unit is attached to a wood-carved Black Forest plaque. The trophy is sent dismantled to keep the sh...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Folk Art Taxidermy

Materials

Antler, Wood

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Category

Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Saint or Virgin to dress. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint or Virgin to dress. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. The female figure stands (with her right leg forward) on a small polygonal base. Made of partial...
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Metal, Other

19th C Glass Dome on Ebonised Base with 25 Exotic Birds-Label W.J.Hole
Located in Leuven , BE
Large oval based glass dome/shade with 26 exotic, colourful birds in naturalistic setting comprising Hummingbirds with open wings and on their nests. This Victorian arrangement is in...
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20th Century British Taxidermy

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Meissen Animal Figure, Rooster On Wood Pile, by J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 20th
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
A life-size rooster crowing and sitting on a pile of wood in an extremely naturalistic depiction. Impressive due to its rich sculptural details and flawless, hand-painted staffage, t...
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Late 20th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Eurasian Eagle Owl 'Bubo bubo' on Antique White Museum Stand, 1910
Located in Leuven , BE
Species preconvention 01/06/1947 can be commercialised in accordance with rule n°338/97 CE dated 09/12/1996. The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl that resi...
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20th Century French Taxidermy

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Recently Made Taxidermy Gyr Falcon
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Recently made taxidermy gyr falcon. It is a beautiful piece which is made with a great eye for detail. The falcon is ringed and will be delivered with the right CITES documents.
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21st Century and Contemporary German Taxidermy

Materials

Feathers

Recently Made Taxidermy Gyr Falcon
Recently Made Taxidermy Gyr Falcon
H 29.53 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in

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Wonderful Pair of Carved Limestone Urns on Pedestals
Located in Cleveland, OH
Each ovoid urn with cover carved with mask handles and fruiting swags centred by animal skull masks
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Baroque Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone

19th Century Nepalese Gilt Metal Figurine of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
Located in London, GB
holding a skull and knife, he with vashra and bell, a pierced flaming aureole behind, oval lotus pedestal
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Antique 1860s Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

A 19th Century Spanish Silver-Plated Alter Crucifix
Located in Armadale, Victoria
'' meaning ''Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'' below him a cast skull and cross bones, in reference to
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Religious Items

Materials

Silver Plate

Second Half of the 19th Century Bronze Phra Malai Visiting Hell
Located in London, GB
standing on a rectangular pedestal with a vat of skulls stewing at his feet, four demonic creatures
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Antique Mid-19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Red-Colored Glaze Sitting Padmasambhava,2020
Located in Xia Men, 35
Buddhist state of the “five Buddhas and five wisdom”. He has a kapala skull bowl on his left palm and there
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glaze

Giraffe Resin Skull with Leather Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giraffe resin skull from South Africa.
Category

1990s South African Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mounted skull
Located in North Miami, FL
Skull with horns mounted to pedestal.
Category

20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Horn

Mounted skull
Mounted skull
H 46 in W 33 in D 14 in
Set of 2 African Warthog Skulls
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Set of 2 African warthog skulls in excellent condition on a hardstone pedestal. The skulls are
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

Set of 2 African Warthog Skulls
Set of 2 African Warthog Skulls
H 13.39 in W 12.6 in L 13.39 in
Vintage Memento Mori Antelope Skull Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A vintage authentic antelope skull and horns mounted on a German silver pedestal base. Good
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Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Jack Zajac Massive Bronze Ram Skull Sculpture
By Jack Zajac
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Giant scale bronze ram skull sculpture on limestone base by California artist Jack Zajac. West
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Vintage 1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ibex Skull Sculpture with Horn and Malachite
Located in New York, NY
A vintage memento mori sculpture depicting an ibex skull in black fiberglass with large horns and a
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20th Century American Rustic Sculptures

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Exclusive Metalized Skull of a Real Cape Buffalo
Located in Eindhoven, NL
very unique and rich look. The skull is mounted on a high quality pedestal.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Natural Specimens

1800s Skull with Hand Painted Brain - Teaching Aid
Located in Peekskill, NY
pedestal. Cradled on the skull are hand painted and well done cross sections of the brain. The skull is
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood, Bone

Composition of Plaster Skull Decorated with Beetles and Butterflies
Located in Leuven , BE
are bigger creatures. This plastered skull dates from the 21st century and stands on a wooden pedestal.
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Organic Material

Ink, Muscular Male Nude with Intricate Floral and Skull Back Tattoo, Framed
By Richard Gibbons
Located in Chicago, IL
A muscular male nude sits upon a pedestal to give the viewer a closer look at his intricate back
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

1930s Antique Old Silvered Antelope Head
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This is an authentic antelope head in a black iron pedestal. The skull has been hand silvered in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Silver

Two Faced Lidded Brass Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
Lidded brass sculpture in a shape of two faced head on Lucite pedestal. Brass is just polished with
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Antique Grand Tour Barbedienne Style Bronze Urn, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
a ribbon and floral garland frieze centred by ox skull maskheads and mounted with classical male
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Antique 1870s Renaissance Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Located in Eindhoven, NL
African warthog skull in excellent condition on a hardstone pedestal. The skull is polished and
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1990s Zambian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 13.78 in
Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Located in Eindhoven, NL
African warthog skull in excellent condition on a hardstone pedestal. The skull is polished and
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1990s Zambian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
Warthog Skull on a Pedestal
H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 13.78 in
Ram Skull on a Pedestal
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Large ram skull on a pedestal made of dark grey hard stone. Very decorative object.
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Taxidermy

Ram Skull on a Pedestal
Ram Skull on a Pedestal
H 12.6 in W 18.12 in D 7.88 in
Klaus Dupont Contemporary Rock Crystal Skull Objet
Located in Toronto, ON
A one of a kind sculptural objet consisting of a carved rock crystal skull with semi-precious
Category

2010s German Mounted Objects

Materials

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

Materials

Glass, Organic Material

Bronze Devotional Plaque, Saint Anthony of Padua, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, with a book on which the Child Jesus is presented and flanked by two pedestals (one with a skull and
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Large Painted Mahakala Thangka, Early 20th Century, Mongolia
Located in Austin, TX
. Dark blue in color, Mahakala stands upon a lotus pedestal surrounded by a flaming red and orange
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas

Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
two skeletal figures are portrayed intertwined in an eternal dance upon a lotus pedestal. Their
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Antique Mid-18th Century Mongolian Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Leather, Bone, Wood

Art Nouveau Porcelain Group 'Hun On Horseback', by E. Hoesel, Meissen Germany
By Erich Hoesel, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
shield and bow on his back, leaning from his horse to look down at a crowned skull. While the horse with
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Russian Pop Art Silkscreen Smoking Crossed Hands Mains Croisees Serigraph
By Shimon Okshteyn
Located in Surfside, FL
pedestals, graphite photorealistic pieces, colorful graffiti and screen printed mirror. Okshteyn, a
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Shantideva, 16th-17th Century, Tibet
Located in Austin, TX
double lotus pedestal, a Vajra before him, an overflowing kapala skull cup in his cupped hands. The
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Antique 16th Century Tibetan Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bleached Camel Skull on a Marble Pedestal
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Camel skull sitting on a pedestal
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20th Century Taxidermy

Materials

Marble

Heavy Silvered Bronze Skull Sculpture
Located in SouthPort, CT
Heavy silvered bronze kudo skull on pedestal.
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Vintage 1970s French Sculptures

Yorick lamp by Ad-Hoc
Located in Newburgh, NY
Limited edition "Yorick" lamp from our Ad-Hoc line. The Skull is cast resin and the lamp is
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20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Yorick lamp by Ad-Hoc
Yorick lamp by Ad-Hoc
H 22.5 in W 11 in D 12 in
Chanel Artwork Yak Skull - black XXL
Located in Baarn, NL
This is something special, with a big wink to Chanel! An enourmous skull of a yak covered with
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Decorative Objects

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Skull Pedestal For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic skull pedestal available at 1stDibs. A skull pedestal — often made from metal, bronze and wood — can elevate any home. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage skull pedestal you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer skull pedestal, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A skull pedestal made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made skull pedestal over the years, but those crafted by Ferdinand Barbedienne are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Skull Pedestal?

Prices for a skull pedestal can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,088 and can go as high as $122,460, while the average can fetch as much as $7,800.