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Antique Sevres Bisque Porcelain Bust Marie Antoinette 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous decorative antique Sevres bisque porcelain bust of Marie Antoinette dating from
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Antique 1880s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Bust of Rembrandt after a Model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Warsaw, PL
This finely detailed bust of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is after a model by Albert Ernest
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts

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Bronze

Meissen Costume Group, Couple Dressed In Empire Style, by H. Goeschl, Ca 1940
By Meissen Porcelain, Heinrich Goeschl
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant couple costumed in Empire style: The lady in a dress that softly hugs the body with a high
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Mid-20th Century German Empire Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

French Sèvres Porcelain in Gilt Bronze Mount, Hand-Painted, France, 1771
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lantau, HK
). The gilded-bronze handles take on the shape of an aristocratic lady’s bust. The combination of soft
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Antique Late 18th Century French Vases

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Ormolu

Antique Pair French Duck Egg Bleu Sevres Urns 19th C
Located in London, GB
dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate tendre) was fired at a lower temperature and was thus
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Antique 1870s French Urns

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Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Man from Greenland" #12225
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "A Man From Greenland" Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine is the male figure
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Jute

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Woman from Greenland" #12224
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
a bust of Arnold Krog, who revitalized Royal Copenhagen and Danish porcelain art. Royal Copenhagen
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain, Paint

Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
produced soft porcelain there and, by improving the manufacturing technique, succeeded in giving them
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Faience, Wood

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Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of superb quality 19th century gilt and patinated bronze orientalist busts. Each young lady dressed in traditional middle eastern attire wearing beaded necklaces and earrings,...
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Antique 19th Century Busts

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts
Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Bronze Busts
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H 14 in W 7 in D 5 in
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Metal Cloisonné Marquetry Jardinière by Ferdinand Duvinage
By Ferdinand Duvinage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gilt-bronze mounted metal cloisonné marquetry jardinière by Ferdinand Duvinage, circa 1880, signed FDBte, the mounts signed Alph. Giroux Paris, measures: height 15”, in 1867, the M...
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Antique 1880s Planters and Jardinieres

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Giltwood

Antique Art Deco Revival Bronze Diana the Huntress Josef Lorenzl 20th C
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Art Deco Revival sculpture of Diana the Huntress with Hounds, after Josef Lorenzl, dating from the 20th Century. The decorative sculpture of silvered cast-bronze feature...
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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Bronze Grand Tour Statue of Pan
Located in New York, NY
Standing figure of nude pan playing pipes. After the antique.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Bronze Grand Tour Statue of Pan
Large Bronze Grand Tour Statue of Pan
H 28 in W 10.5 in D 16 in
Antique Pair Sevres Bleu Celeste Porcelain & Ormolu Candelabra 19th C
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th century French porcelain and ormolu mounted three light candelabra, each with floral and leaf branches above cherubic central column, to floral painted porcelain ...
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Antique 1860s French Candelabras

Materials

Ormolu

Meissen Motto Child by Acier Vintage Je Les Ramène, circa 1880
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen very lovely figurine: Motto Child By M.V.acier / Je Les Ramène (= I'll Get Them Back). Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword Mark (underglazed). First qu...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Neoclassical Silvered Muses Centerpiece in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century neoclassical style silver-plated figural centerpiece, in the manner of Christofle and a design by Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912). The circular or...
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Sevres Porcelain Tray Signed Moreaux
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous antique Sevres porcelain oval two-handled tray, dating from the mid-19th century. Beautifully hand-painted and commemorating a 1677 battle scene, the ...
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Antique 1860s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large French Patinated Bronze Sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Marius Jean Antonin Mercié
Located in London, GB
Large French patinated bronze sculpture of David by Mercié and Barbedienne French, circa 1878 Measures: Height 77cm, width 36cm, depth 27cm This superb patinated bronze sculptur...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Figure of Narcissus 1870, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last quarter of the 19th Century. Narcissus was a hunter in Greek mythology and he was di...
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Antique 1870s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure 'Nude With Fan', by Josef Lorenzl Ca. 1936
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare And Excellent Goldscheider Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Standing young lady with shoulder-length blond hair, dressed only in grey heels, looking over her shoulder to the left ...
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Michael Powolny Art Nouveau Vienna Centrepiece with Three Cherubs, circa 1912
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
Michael Powolny Art Nouveau centrepiece with three cherubs - most lovely ceramics item! Modelled by Michael Powolny (1871 - 1954), circa 1907. Hallmarked: Manufactured by Wiener K...
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French classical late 19th Century Sevres style porcelain, ormolu mounted vases. Each with turquoise ground, inset hand painted panels depicting romantic ...
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Antique 19th Century French Vases

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Ormolu

Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
Pair 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Vases
H 16.54 in W 10.63 in D 7.49 in
China 100 BC Han Dynasty Ancient Rare Stickman Sculpture in Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Standing Stickman from the Han Dynasty. Original ancient Chinese tomb attendants sculpture of a tall, thin standing man wearing a short tunic. Beautifully crafted in grey earthenw...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Patinated Bronze Bust of a Soldier
By Paul Dubois
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast in France during the 1800s, this patinated bronze bust depicts a woman soldier, based on the style of hair and the ceremonial accoutrement on the armor cuirass. Our stoic soldie...
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Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Goldscheider Vienna, Young Lady Dancer in Flower Dress, by Josef Lorenzl c. 1925
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Ceramics Figure of the 1920s. Representation of a young dancer in a knee-length dress with a white flounce neckline, elaborately decorated with blue flowers agains...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics

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Ceramic

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Antique Terplitz Porcelain Bust, Austrian Porcelain Lady Bust
By Turn-Teplitz
Located in Harrisburg, PA
Breathtakingly beautiful best describes this incredibly detailed and hand painted bust. Signed
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Antique 1890s Austrian Napoleon III Busts

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Porcelain

Fine Bronze Bust of Rembrandt by Albert Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Fine Bust of Rembrandt After a Model by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887) This
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Bust of Marie Antoinette in Sevres Ceramic from the 1940s
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Milano, MI
. Originally the manufactory produced soft porcelain, but from the 1760s it began to produce hard porcelain
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Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Busts

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Ceramic

Early 19th Century Creamware Bust of Louis XV of France
Located in London, GB
A rare early 19th century creamware bust of good scale, depicting King Louis XV of France, set upon
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Antique 19th Century French Busts

Antique Satinwood Display Cabinet Sevres Plaques c.1860
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
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Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

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Satinwood

Antique Pair Ebonised Cabinet Sevres Plaques c.1860
Located in London, GB
kaolin, a required ingredient for hard-paste porcelain (pate dure), their soft-paste porcelain (pate
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Cabinets

Theodore Deck (1823-1891) , A Chinese Archaïc Taste Blue Faience Vase circa 1875
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
brother Xavier, as well as his nephew Richard, the management of their company. He produced soft porcelain
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Antique 1870s French Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Faience

Pair of Théodore Deck Lizards Vases Ormolu-Mounted in Lamps
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
produced soft porcelain there and, by improving the manufacturing technique, succeeded in giving them
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Antique 1870s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Bronze Bust of Armand Petersen
Located in Søborg, DK
A vintage bronze bust of Armand Petersen. Judging by his appearance it could be just after his
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Bronze

Vintage Bronze Bust of Armand Petersen
Vintage Bronze Bust of Armand Petersen
H 18.51 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Late 19th Century Biscuit Bust of Juliette Récamier
By Joseph Chinard
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century neoclassic? porcelain? biscuit bust of Mme Récamier (1777-1849). Married at the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

"A Man and Woman From Greenland" Painted Porcelain Figurine, Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Detroit, MI
"A Man and Woman From Greenland" Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurine is a set numbered 12224 (Woman
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Early 20th Century More Art

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Porcelain, Paint, Glaze

"Pavots" and "Lavateres" a Théodore Deck Pair of Framed Enameled Faïence Plaques
By Theodore Deck
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
management of their company. He produced soft porcelain there and, by improving the manufacturing technique
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Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

Paris Porcelain Bust
Located in Bronx, NY
A beguiling bisque bust beautifully sculpted and then decorated with a flamboyantly plumed bonnet
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Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Paris Porcelain Bust
Paris Porcelain Bust
H 17.5 in W 9 in D 10 in
Chloe Vintage With tags Embroidered Jacket Porcelaine Cotton sz 40
By Chloé
Located in New York, NY
style but very feminine. . Porcelain brushed cotton. Fully lined in soft cotton. Size 40. bust 38" waist
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1990s French Blazers

Leonard Paris Lovely Vintage 1970 Psychadelic Jersey top
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
packaging Fabric is a wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft jersey.
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1960s French Shirts

Leonard Paris vintage 1970 belted Jersey dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
called "Crylor" Very soft jersey. The catalogue that came with this is dated 1970, and the
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1970s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris Lovely Floral Belted Vintage Silk Jersey Dress
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
original Leonard packaging Fabric is a wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft jersey
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1970s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris vintage 1970 bJersey Tunic/Top New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
"Crylor" Very soft jersey. The catalogue that came with this is dated 1970, and the photo's
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1960s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris psychedelic vintage 1970 belted dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft jersey. The catalogue that came with this
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1960s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris vintage 1970 belted dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
long sleeves and turtleneck. Fabric is a wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft
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1960s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris vintage 1970 belted Jersey dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
. Fabric is a wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft jersey. The
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1970s French Clothing

Leonard Paris vintage 1970 belted dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
wool/acrylic mix they called "Crylor" Very soft jersey. The catalogue that came with this
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1970s French Day Dresses

Leonard Paris Vintage 1970 Psychadelic belted dress New in Bag
By Leonard
Located in Cloverdale, CA
" Very soft jersey. The catalogue that came with this is dated 1970, and the photo's are
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1970s French Day Dresses

Lovely Art Deco Stylized Porcelain Woman Bust Accent Lamp
By ABCO
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Gorgeous faced woman with green eyes and pale red lips with a glossy white porcelain form. Made by
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

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Soft Porcelain Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal soft porcelain bust for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and earthenware, every soft porcelain bust was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a soft porcelain bust — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A soft porcelain bust, designed in the Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made soft porcelain bust over the years, but those crafted by Theodore Deck, Gagneau Paris and Royal Copenhagen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Soft Porcelain Bust?

A soft porcelain bust can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,858, while the lowest priced sells for $1,491 and the highest can go for as much as $38,834.
Questions About Soft Porcelain Bust
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best way to tell the difference between hard paste and soft paste porcelain is to look at a broken or chipped piece. Hard paste porcelain fractures are brittle and smooth, while soft paste porcelain fractures are chalky and break along the grain. On 1stDibs, find a selection of hard and soft paste porcelain pieces from top sellers around the world.