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Wedgwood Basalt Bust

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato

$4,082

H 10.44 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato

By Wedgwood

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Plato. This Grand Tour sculpture is a very stylish

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Busts

Materials

Marble

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer

$4,493

H 10.44 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer

By Wedgwood

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Homer. This Grand Tour style sculpture is a very stylish

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Stone

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Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Voltaire
Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Voltaire

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

Category

Antique 19th Century European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Walter Scott
Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Walter Scott

Wedgwood Black Basalt Pottery Bust Sculpture, Walter Scott

By Wedgewood

Located in Pasadena, CA

Wedgwood black basalt pottery bust sculpture of Scottish novelist, poet, and playwright, Walter

Category

Antique 19th Century North American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Minerva Bust
19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Minerva Bust

19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Minerva Bust

By Wedgwood

Located in Houston, TX

A wonderful 19th century Wedgwood black basalt Minerva bust. Minerva was the goddess of wisdom and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Busts

19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of James Watt
19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of James Watt

19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of James Watt

By Wedgwood

Located in Savannah, GA

Wedgwood black basalt bust of James Watt wearing loose drapes on a socle base. After the original

Category

Antique 19th Century English Romantic Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury
Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury

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H 17.5 in W 11.13 in D 10.25 in

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury

By John Flaxman

Located in New Orleans, LA

In this expertly rendered black basalt bust, Mercury, the fleet-footed Roman god of commerce

Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Minerva
19th Century Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Minerva

19th Century Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Minerva

By Wedgwood

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a stunning neoclassical Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Minerva that dates to the second half of

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Clay

Wedgwood Basalt bust
Wedgwood Basalt bust

Wedgwood Basalt bust

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H 18 in D 10 in

Wedgwood Basalt bust

Located in Hudson, NY

Wedgwood Basalt bust. 19th Century.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Sculptures

Wedgwood basalt bust, George Stephenson, d. 1872.
Wedgwood basalt bust, George Stephenson, d. 1872.

Wedgwood basalt bust, George Stephenson, d. 1872.

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H 14.57 in W 9.53 in D 6.3 in

Wedgwood basalt bust, George Stephenson, d. 1872.

By Wedgwood

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Wedgwood black basalt bust of George Stephenson, dated 1872. Finely modelled by Edward William Wyon

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Wedgwood bust. Basalt 19th Century.
Wedgwood bust. Basalt 19th Century.

Wedgwood bust. Basalt 19th Century.

Located in Hudson, NY

Wedgwood Basalt Bust. 19th Century.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

19th Century Wedgwood Bust of Paris, Repairs
19th Century Wedgwood Bust of Paris, Repairs

19th Century Wedgwood Bust of Paris, Repairs

By Wedgwood

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Paris, Repairs

Category

Antique 19th Century British Busts

Basalt Bust of Plato, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Basalt Bust of Plato, Wedgwood, circa 1800

Basalt Bust of Plato, Wedgwood, circa 1800

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H 11.75 in W 8 in D 4 in

Basalt Bust of Plato, Wedgwood, circa 1800

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A fine, early bust of the eminent Greek philosopher. Wedgwood produced a large number of library

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Basalt Bust of Virgil, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Basalt Bust of Virgil, Wedgwood, circa 1800

Basalt Bust of Virgil, Wedgwood, circa 1800

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A black basalt bust of this important Roman poet; and of course an important figure in The Divine

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust ‘John Wesley’, circa 1830
Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust ‘John Wesley’, circa 1830

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust ‘John Wesley’, circa 1830

By Wedgwood

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

A Wedgwood Black basalt bust of John Wesley, circa 1830. Finely modelled, wearing robes, and set

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bust of Minverva in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1880.
Bust of Minverva in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1880.

Bust of Minverva in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1880.

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H 18.51 in W 10.63 in D 7.88 in

Bust of Minverva in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1880.

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Wedgwood produced a very successful line of Library Busts, of which Minerva and Mercury were the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Basalt Bust, Gilt and Bronzed, of Aristotle, Wedgwood, 1880
Basalt Bust, Gilt and Bronzed, of Aristotle, Wedgwood, 1880

Basalt Bust, Gilt and Bronzed, of Aristotle, Wedgwood, 1880

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

In black basalt, bronzed and gilded to magnificent effect.      

Category

Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Revival Garniture

Materials

Stoneware

Bust of Minerva, Black Basalt, Gilt and Bronzed, Wedgwood, 1875
Bust of Minerva, Black Basalt, Gilt and Bronzed, Wedgwood, 1875

Bust of Minerva, Black Basalt, Gilt and Bronzed, Wedgwood, 1875

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Athena dating from circa 400BC. Black basalt, bronzed and gilded. A rare finish for basalt.  

Category

Antique 1870s English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.
Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.

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H 18.12 in W 11.03 in D 10.24 in

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.

By Wedgwood

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Wedgwood produced a very successful line of Library Busts, of which Minerva and Mercury were the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

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$3,197 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

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Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century
Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century

Wedgwood Black and White Jasper "Pegasus" Covered Vase, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

The black jasper ovoid body decorated in white relief with the Apotheosis of Virgil after John Flaxman, the shoulder with snake handles above Medusa masks, the domed cover with Pegas...

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Antique 19th Century English Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Gilt Bronze Bust of Homer on a Regency Ormolu Mounted Blue John Pedestal
Gilt Bronze Bust of Homer on a Regency Ormolu Mounted Blue John Pedestal

Gilt Bronze Bust of Homer on a Regency Ormolu Mounted Blue John Pedestal

Located in New York, NY

Gilt bronze bust of homer on a Regency ormolu mounted blue John pedestal, early 19th century.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Busts

Materials

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Solid Marble Bust of Homer
Solid Marble Bust of Homer

Solid Marble Bust of Homer

$23,000

H 18.5 in W 8 in D 6 in

Solid Marble Bust of Homer

Located in Stamford, CT

An antique solid marble bust of Homer based on 7-8th century BC model.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Busts

Materials

Marble

Gillinder & Sons Washington Bust, 1876
Gillinder & Sons Washington Bust, 1876

Gillinder & Sons Washington Bust, 1876

$380

H 6 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in

Gillinder & Sons Washington Bust, 1876

By Gillinder & Sons

Located in Savannah, GA

A Gillinder & Sons milk glass portrait bust of George Washington for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. 3 ½ inches wide by 3 ¼ inches deep by 6 inches tall

Category

Antique 1870s American Federal Busts

Materials

Milk Glass

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Homer Antique Plaster Bust

Homer Antique Plaster Bust

$7,100

H 22.83 in W 13.39 in D 10.43 in

Homer Antique Plaster Bust

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncert...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Plaster

Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’
Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’

Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’

By Wedgwood

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A late 18th / early 19th century framed Wedgwood black basalt plaque depicting ‘The Death of Meleager’ also known as ‘The Death of a Roman Warrior’. Impressed with maker’s mark to pl...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stone

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Wedgwood Basalt Bust For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wedgwood basalt bust you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, stoneware and terracotta, every wedgwood basalt bust was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the wedgwood basalt bust you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right wedgwood basalt bust, those designed in neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. A well-made wedgwood basalt bust has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Wedgwood are consistently popular.

How Much is a Wedgwood Basalt Bust?

Prices for a wedgwood basalt bust can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $780 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $8,125.

Finding the Right Sculptures for You

Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.

A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.

Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?

When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.

Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.