Pair of Bronze Busts of Rousseau and Voltaire
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique busts of the French philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire.
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Materials
Bronze
Voltaire Bust
French Antique Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Voltaire” after Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Houdon produced multiple portraits of Voltaire, beginning in the early 1770s and culminating in the famous bust of 1778, executed shortly before Voltaire’s death.
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Busts
Materials
Bronze
Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Marble bust, Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, 19th-century copy
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Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Garniture
Materials
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French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In 1778, he modeled Voltaire, producing a portrait bust with wig for the Comédie-Française; one for the Palace of Versailles, and one for Catherine the Great.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures
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ANTIQUE JEAN- ANTOINE HOUDON SiGNED LARGE VENUS DE MILO MARBLE STATUE ON PLINTH
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
In 1778, he modeled Voltaire, producing a portrait bust with wig for the Comédie-Française; one for the Palace of Versailles, and one for Catherine the Great In 1778, he joined the ...
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Mask Voltaire plaster
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in UTRECHT, NL
This mask of Voltaire (1694-1778) the French enlightment writer, is from the full-length statue, created by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Voltaire was 83 years old when this statue is made of...
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Materials
Plaster
Large Plaster Bust With Terracotta Patina - After Jj Caffieri - Early 20th Centu
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 15.75 in D 10.63 in
Large Plaster Bust With Terracotta Patina - After Jj Caffieri - Early 20th Centu
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
This model is an edition after the original sculpture by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1725-1792), great neoclassical sculptor known for his busts of great literary, theatrical and intellec...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster
Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Voltaire
By Wedgwood
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wedgwood black basalt pottery bust sculpture of French historian and philosopher, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet).
Category
Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Vintage French Plaster Bust of Voltaire
Located in High Point, NC
A renowned literary figure and French icon, this plaster bust captures the likeness of Voltaire. With layers built up and revealed by time, the time touched appearance reflects a jou...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture by Voltaire in Biscuit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture by Voltaire in Biscuit, early 20th century. Measures: H 27 cm, W 14 cm, D 11 cm.
Category
20th Century European Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Sculpture by Voltaire, Signed Caffieri
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta sculpture by Voltaire, signed Caffieri, 18th century. Measures: H 67 cm, W 47 cm, D 32 cm.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bust of Voltaire
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century bisque bust of Voltaire
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sculptures
19th Century Bronze Bust of Voltaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large life size bronze bust of Voltaire. Signed, Houdon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Small Bronze Bust of Voltaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bronze bust of the 18th century French philosopher Voltaire by artist Hans Muller (1873 - 1937).
Category
20th Century Austrian Sculptures
Philip and Kelvin Laverne Surrealistic Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Surrealistic Coffee Table is based on the Salvador Dali Painting "Slave Market With A Disappearing Bust Of Voltaire"1940 The Table combines Philips' love of art With Kelvins' a...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Coffee Table Is a Homage to Salvador Dali
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The scene is based on the Salvador Dali Painting "Slave Market With A Disappearing Bust Of Voltaire"1940(See photo's of this scene in the"Dali" book) The Table combines Philips' l...
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Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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Bust of Voltaire
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful detailed and large bust of Voltaire. This bust is signed (see pictures) and made in France, circa 1920.
Category
20th Century French Busts
Bronze Bust of Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon
Located in Stamford, CT
A 20th century bronze bust of Voltaire after French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon.
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Bust of Voltaire
Located in Kittery Point, ME
After Houdon, depicting the philosopher seated.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Bust of Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 20th century bronze bust of Voltaire after Jean Antoine Houdon, on black and white square marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Revival More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Alabaster Bust of Voltaire by Antoine Rosset (French, 1749-1818)
By Antoine Rosset
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The Rosset family of sculptors, from St Claude in Eastern France (Jura), often worked together and produced a number of busts and also statuettes of Voltaire. They specialized in bus...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pair of Louis XVI style Bronze Busts of Voltaire and Rousseau
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The first of Voltaire (1694-1778)‚ the other of Rousseau (1712-1778)‚ each raised on a gilt-bronze mounted gray marble circular base with a gilt bronze plaque bearing their names and...
Category
French Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook
By Assouline Publishing
Located in NEW YORK, NY
In these pages, reproduced here for the first time, you will enter a fabulous and surreal party where Tallulah Bankhead rubs shoulders with a bust of Voltaire and a portrait of Strav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
TIFFANY & CO. BRONZE OF "VOLTAIRE"
Located in Hudson, NY
A BRONZE CASTING OF VOLTAIRE, DONE BY TIFFANY & CO.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
ReproductionTerra Cotta Bust
Located in San Francisco, CA
Reproduction bust of Voltaire cast from one of Michael Taylor's collections sold by Sheers and Windows in San Francisco.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Statues
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of Diana the Huntress
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Pasadena, CA
In 1778, he modeled Voltaire, producing a portrait bust with wig for the Comédie-Française; one for the Palace of Versailles, and one for Catherine the Great.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Sculpture Bronze Portrait Busts with Malachite, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Bronze Portrait Busts/France. One bust depicting Voltaire, the other Rousseau, each mounted on a Gilt Bronze Socle, Set on a Malachite Venerred Pedestal base, Original restor...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Busts
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of French Bronze Busts of Voltaire and Rousseau, early 19th c.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
These busts of Jean Jacques Rousseau and François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, were writers and philosophers of the French Enlightenment.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Baroque Sculptures
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Metal, Bronze
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Voltaire Bust For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the voltaire bust you’re looking for. Each voltaire bust for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and ceramic. Your living room may not be complete without a voltaire bust — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right voltaire bust, those designed in Baroque and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made voltaire bust over the years, but those crafted by Antoine Rosset are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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The average selling price for a voltaire bust at 1stDibs is $2,700, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.
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