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Vanitas Bust

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

$12,994Sale 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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

$18,032Sale 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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Busto di faraone egizio, (memento- vanitas ) scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara
Busto di faraone egizio, (memento- vanitas ) scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara

Busto di faraone egizio, (memento- vanitas ) scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

Scultura, Vanitas, memento, busto egiziano, busto antico, busto faraone, egizio vanitas , arte

Category

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Materials

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18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy
18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

Located in brussel, BE

This marble bust unites worldly refinement and death in a single figure. The carefully carved

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Materials

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19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

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H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

Located in London, GB

A rare vanitas anatomical bust Carved in Carrara marble, the partially excoriated bust of a

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

Materials

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Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

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Vanitas Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vanitas bust you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each vanitas bust for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using marble, stone and carrara marble. Find 4 options for an antique or vintage vanitas bust now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a vanitas bust — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each vanitas bust bearing Baroque hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one vanitas bust that is appealing in its simplicity, but Laboratorio Todini and Ira Yeager produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vanitas Bust?

Prices for a vanitas bust can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,741 and can go as high as $254,185, while the average can fetch as much as $6,036.

Finding the Right Busts for You

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.