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A Fine Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Greek Philosopher, After Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This finely modelled Hellenistic style bronze portrait bust appears to be that of the Greek philosopher Chrysippus of Soli - regarded by scholars as the 2nd founder of the School of ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Terracotta Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine early 20th century terracotta bust of Alexandre Brongniart, after the original work by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
Demonstrating exacting proportions & finely sculpted features...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Busts
Materials
Marble
A Fine Orientalist Composition Bust of a Moor, Austria Circa 1920
By Friedrich Goldscheider
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative portrait bust of a bearded Moor in profile, modelled wearing traditional garb, painted in polychrome detail in the manner of Friedrich Goldscheider, unsigned.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Composition
A Fine Mid-20th Century Miniature Bronze Bust by Harold Pfeiffer, Circa 1960
By Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely sculpted limited edition miniature bronze bust of a Bahamian man exhibiting a fine brown/green patina overall, signed & numbered on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Mid 20th Century Plaster Bust of a Young Man by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
By Harold Sampson Pfeiffer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome patinated plaster bust of a young man, most likely a commissioned piece bearing the sitters initials J.D.F. signed on the reverse with impressed signature and dated 0...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Teak
Large Pair of Signed 19th Century Relief Portrait Busts of Wellington & Napoleon
By Nathaniel Palmer
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome and impressive pair of relief portrait busts in copper depicting portrait busts of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) on the left, and Napoleon Bona...
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Copper
A Very Good & Large Post Modernist Bronze Nude Torso by George Foster, SSC
By George Foster
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely proportioned near life size bronze nude torso exhibiting a fine reddish / brown patina and supported on it's detachable base signed with the artists monogram. In very good overall condition and priced competitively in comparison to similar examples in the marketplace.
George Foster is a member of the highly regarded Sculptors Society of Canada (SSC) and has exhibited at several prestigious international venues including the Smithsonian in Washington DC, The Canadian National Museum in Ottawa and The Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal. Among his many commissions was the casting of the ‘Nellie’ - the annual ACTRA Awards...
Category
Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
An Important Mid 20th Century Brutalist Bronze Bust By Pedro Pruna O'Cerans
By Pedro Pruna
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine limited edition modernist bronze bust by noted Spanish artist Pedro Pruna O'Cerans, impressed with limited edition number 3 of 8, together with the artists signature, and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Pair of Grand Tour Style Miniature Bronze Busts, Continental, circa 1900
By Gladenbeck Foundry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of classical bronze busts raised on white alabaster columns decorated with gilt metal rings, atop squared rouge royal marble...
Category
Early 20th Century German Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
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Vintage Child Portrait Bust, English, Plaster, Study, Young Boy, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage child portrait bust. An English, plaster cast study of a young boy and dating to the late 20th century.
Full of character a...
Category
Late 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$746
H 18.71 in W 9.06 in D 8.86 in
Mid 20th Century Plaster Bust
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great mid century piece from the estate of modern architect John Mooney, NY. Pencil signed. Appears to be unfinished as it shows some pencil mark...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
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Plaster
Pair of 19th Century French Terracotta Busts of Children Signed E. Guillemin
By Émile Guillemin
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office shelf with this cheerful pair of antique terracotta children busts. Crafted in Paris, France circa 1880, each subject features a child face sculpture standing on a black painted socle base. Each figure has wonderful facial expressions and nice details. Both artworks are signed on the back E. Guillemin with marks reading "Quai Jemmapes 6". The busts are in excellent condition with the original terracotta patinated finish.
Émile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841-1907) was a French sculptor of the Belle Époque. He worked mainly in bronze and also made artwork subjects in terracotta. He studied under his father, the painter Auguste Guillemin, and under Jean-Jules Salmson. He showed work at the Salon of Paris from 1870-1899, and in 1897 received an honorable mention there. His sculptures incorporated themes inspired by the French revolution, Mediterranean mythology, and orientalist aesthetics. His oeuvre is reminiscent of other mid-18th century European bronze sculptors, including Jef Lambeaux, Marcel...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Terracotta
$1,300 / set
H 9.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
20th Century French Vintage Anatomical Plaster Arm After Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage French plaster model of a stripped anatomical arm after studies by Jean-Antoine Houdon, in good condition. Hand finished during the 18th Century, he became famous by studyi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,250
H 15.5 in W 12 in D 7 in
Large Signed 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th Century Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. Signed "Bucciano Napoli". When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Na...
Category
Antique 19th Century Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century busts. These are 2 19th century Gesso painted busts of 2 archaeologists of the period. Measurements: 69 x 62 x 28 Y 65 x 60 x 30
Good condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Baroque Busts
Materials
Gesso
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON'S "SCORTICATO" IN PLASTER early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON'S "SCORTICATO" IN PLASTER early 20th Century
1: 1 reproduction in plaster of the head of the Flayed by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (Paris, 1741-1828).
He studied in Rome, at the French Academy...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster
$2,716
H 16.54 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Jean Mermoz bust by Alexandre Kéléty
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jean Mermoz bust by Alexandre Kéléty (1874-1940). Patinated bronze and marble base.
Jean Mermoz (1901-1936) was a french aviator that worked for the French Air Force and later on fo...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Bronze Bust of Dante
Located in Bagshot, GB
An interesting Bust of the poet Dante, the bust has been made in plaster but then covered in a Bronze wrap.
We have never come across a bust in this manor before.
Category
Early 20th Century European Other Busts
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Bust of Louise Brongniart After Jean-Antoine Houdon
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A French bust in bronze with original gold patina is derived from a masterpiece by Jean-Antoine Houdon. The original Bust of Louise Brongniart (1772-...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,303
H 17.72 in W 6.3 in D 9.45 in
A Sculpture of a Gazelle Bust in Patinated and Gilded Bronze, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An animal sculpture of a gazelle bust in patinated and gilded bronze, 20th century.
Contemporary sculpture of a gazelle bust in patinated and gilded bronze, 20th century animal scul...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,834
H 26.38 in W 9.65 in D 8.08 in
Mathurin Moreau "Girl with Umbrella" Bronze Sculpture
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822 - 1912) bronze sculpture of young woman under an umbrella peering down at a crab by her feet, bearing signature "Moreau Math Scpt" to base, circa late 1...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
