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Busts For Sale
Barbedienne Bronze Washington Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Life size bronze bust of George Washington on square shaped black marble base (signed BARBEDIENNE) 19th Cent.
Category
19th Century French American Classical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1990s Bust of Roman Hand Carved using Different Carrara and Alicante Marbles
Located in Marbella, ES
1990s bust of a Roman, hand carved by craftsmen using Carrara white marble for the head, Arabescato for the main toga body and Alicante red for the arms, where the veining provide re...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Bust Napoleon Bonaparte -clear handmade ceramic- made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Napoleon Bonaparte bust in clear refractory ceramic.
napoleon sculpture with laurel wreath
signed by Stefano Todini
measures h 44 x 31 x 21 cm weight kg 10
Italian manufacture certi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Romantic Busts
Materials
Ceramic
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
Draped marble bust sculpture, XIXth c
Located in Lisboa, PT
Neoclassical Breccia Capraia marble bust sculpture showing a drape work. Italy, XIXth c.
Category
1890s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble
Vintage Female Mannequin Bust
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful female mannequin hat stand made from plaster.
It was used to be displayed at a shopcounter or vitrine.
Comes from a lot acquired from ...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Geo Maxim Female Figure, c1930
By Geo Maxim
Located in Devon, England
- Art Deco Geo Maxim female figure -
Delightful 1930s Art Deco French figure depicting a girl holding a basket of flowers in polychrome. The base is solid highly polished marble. Signed Geo Maxim. The piece is in Excellent condition with No damages at all and has a wonderful patina and just some age related wear to the cold painting. Ideal size for displaying in any Deco collection /setting. Georges...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Bust of Hippocrates carved on white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Hippocrates bust, Hippocrates, medicine father bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient scul...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Marble
A granite sculpture of a young woman's head - France - 1960
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined granite sculpture portraying the head of a young woman, believed to likely represent Saint Joan of Arc, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina...
Category
1960s European Gothic Vintage Busts
Materials
Granite
Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Beautiful Young Lady
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble bust of a beautiful young lady. The bust is raised by a square socle s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Orientalist Sculpted Busts by Guillemin
Located in London, GB
Pair of Orientalist sculpted busts by Guillemin
French, circa 1880-1890
Male figure: Height 89.5cm, width 65cm, depth 40cm
Female figure: Height 79.5...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI Parium Marie Antoinette Bust
Located in Queens, NY
"French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parian marble bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark)
V...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Porcelain Pair Decorative Centerpiece Figures
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French pair of large and impressively decorated porcelain centerpiece figures. Each one is in great antique condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / use. Both Repaired o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Ganymede And The Eagle Sculpture, 20th century
Located in Southall, GB
This 20th-century sculpture of Ganymede and the Eagle captures the iconic mythological scene with striking detail and artistry. Depicting the young Ganymede being carried away by Zeu...
Category
20th Century English Busts
Materials
Marble
Bust of Diana the Huntress
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture, Bust of Diana the huntress - 82 cm - Marble ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Stucco bust of a young roman emperor in relief.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Buste in relief from a young Roman emperor.
On the head the emperor wears a laurer wreath.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Early French Terracotta Figures of Pomona and a Girl, Signed Clodion
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of 18th/19th century French terracotta figures of Pomona and a Girl Carrying Fruit in her Skirt, Signed Clodion. These excep...
Category
1790s French Rococo Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of a Woman” by Cesare Ceribelli
By Cesar Constantino Ceribelli
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CESARE CONSTANTINO CERIBELLI
Italian, 1841-1918
"Bust of a Young Woman"
Polychromed and chemically patinated bronze signed to the reverse shoulder "C. Ceribelli" raised on origin...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble Sculpture Bust Of Emperor Julius Caesar After The Antique Grand Tour
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
The sculpture realized by a Roman sculptor as from the Roman academy tradition, is carved with white marble.
The sculpture represents the face of a young Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar formally known as Caesar was a Roman general and statesman who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Sculptured Polychromed Female Modelled Head from Artist Workshop
Located in Leuven , BE
Gustave Fontaine (Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels) was a sculptor–painter. He took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien...
Category
20th Century Belgian Busts
Materials
Plaster
French Nouveau Bronze Bust On Marble Base of Lady Signed J. Garnier
By Jean Garnier
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 6 1/2in W: 3 1/4in D: 2 3/4in
This French Nouveau Style Bronze Bust On Marble Base of Lady Signed J. Garnier is truly a lo...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Swedish Mid-Century Ceramic Mask - Blue Glazed Face Sculpture, ca 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking mid-century Swedish ceramic mask featuring a masterful blue glaze with rustic brown undertones. This sculptural face/bust artwork showcases sophisticated glazing techniques,...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Earthenware
Ibex Brass Sculpture with Verde Guatemala Marble Base, circa 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
1970s Vintage sculpture features a stylized Kudu Antelope or Ibex in brass over an exotic Verde Guatemala marble base. The sculpture features hand forged designs throughout with stri...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
After Gaston Leroux French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Rebecca
By Gaston Veuvenot Leroux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century orientalist silvered and gilt patinated bronze sculpture of "Rebecca" with a plaque that reads "Jeune Fille Arabe" (A Young Arab Girl - Water-Carrier)...
Category
Early 1900s French Greco Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Moses Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This alabaster work recreates one of the most famous statues of Renaissance Italy, Michelangelo's Moses. The bearded prophet is seated with his head...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage French Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Plaster bust/mannequin which served an advertising purpose for new lingerie collections.
It is in very good condition for its age.
The hairstyle of the lady is also in the 'a...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Mid-Century Bronze Bust Sculpture on Stone & Concrete Base signed Khalil Gibran
Located in New York, NY
This compelling mid-century modernist bronze bust sculpture, crafted by the American artist Khalil Gibran around 1950, stands as a testament to the era's artistic innovation. The bus...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Art Nouveau Polychromed Terracotta Bust of "Crépuscule"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Art Nouveau polychromed terracotta bust of "Crépuscule" (Twilight) After Henri Jacobs (Belgian, 1864-1935) version of Crépuscule, depicting a young ma...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pre-Colombian Stone Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Pre-Colombian style stone bust on black lacquered wood base (20th Cent)
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts
Materials
Wood
Kore's Head Couple by Nicola D'Antino, 1920s
By Nicola D'Antino
Located in Roma, IT
Marble sculpture representing two Kore’s head with a serpentine marble bottom. Both signed behind the head by D’Antino.
Nicola D'Antino was an Italian sculptor and was a student and...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Venetian 18th Century a Door-Knocker Putto
Located in Firenze, IT
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Made in bronze in the shape of a p...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Maurice Bouval "Woman with Iris" Gilt Bronze & Marble Bust
Located in New York, NY
Maurice Bouval’s "Woman with Iris" is a nude gilt bronze bust of a woman. The woman’s hair clings to her face and body as if wet. The delicate sloping...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Late 19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Maiden by Carrier Belleuse
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Maiden by Carrier Belleuse
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
A lovely scantily clad beautiful woman wearing a necklace, her long wa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
French Terracotta Bust of Young Man Resting on Marble Plinth, Houdon, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French terracotta bust of young man resting on circular marble plinth. Signed Houdon, Late 18th century.
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Busts After Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This pair of 19th century busts are after noted French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887). The pieces are exquisitely detailed and depict the head and torso of a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Busts
Materials
Metal
Solid Heavy Brass Bust Head Sculpture, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid Heavy Brass Head Sculpture, 1970. Beautiful patinaMeasures 11" tall, 6.5" deep 6.5" wide
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass
Abraham Chikumbirike Ironwood Carving of Female Bust
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite bust by African artist Abraham Chikumbirike is carved from dense ironwood. The finely detailed likeness of a dignified woman is especially impressive due to the diffic...
Category
1980s African Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Bronze Bust Sculpture of Emperor Lucius Varus
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bronze bust sculpture of Emperor Lucius Varus . This handsome Grand Tour bronze bust of is in the manner of F. Bard...
Category
19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Male Torso Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial plaster/composition male torso sculpture, signed and dated by artist, circa 1990s. A male torso sculpture with muscular definition and bronze-like finish, artist initia...
Category
Late 20th Century American Busts
Materials
Composition
Early 20th Century Sculpture Plaster Bust of Platon
Located in Madrid, ES
An academy bust in plaster representing a Greek philosopher, possibly Platon, the bust has a high quality of execution and is slightly patinated.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Spelter Figure on Onyx Base, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original Art Deco spelter figure depicting a young women in fashion of the day, wearing slacks and top and what ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Set of 6 Wooden Chess Pieces, Linden Wood, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 6 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A luxurious chess set designed for the most sophisticated and ambitious...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Sculpture "Esculapio Acefalo" Carrara Marble, Began 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian sculpture "Esculapio Acefalo"
Carrara marble
Measure: H: 66cm
22cm x 18
Began 20th century
Perfect condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Marble
Important Italian Bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Carrara Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Italian bust "Roman Emperor" 20th Century Marmo di Carrara
Measure: H: 55cm
perfect conditions
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Octavian Augustus bust in clear handmade ceramic made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Augustus, Octavian Augustus bust, Sculpture, emperor bust, Octavian bust, Augustus bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, refractory clay bust, sculptur...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Grimilde Head by Vanessa Semaino
Located in Milan, IT
The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional states that confer their unique identities. These precious ceramic sculptures, entirely handcrafted and decorated, represent female Moor’s heads. They were conceived as an
expression of an introspective journey that relates Vanessa’s Sicilian origins and to her professional experience in the fashion stylistic field.
The artist introduces, for the first time, the repeated use of sociological themes of current relevance through a visually immediate language, represented in her art works with a contemporary pop aesthetic.
“Grimilde” is an artwork that addresses the dilemma of envy within the context of the seven deadly sins, through a representation that merges the wicked characters from fairy tales into a single figure. In it, there are recognizable references to Grimhilde, the witch from “Snow White”, the Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland,” and Cruella De Vil, all aimed at portraying envy in a world dominated by social media and the constant quest for approval and affirmation. The artwork is named after the evil queen from Snow White, and her figure is made evident by the turban that frames the face, emphasizing its features and wrinkled expression. The dress, with a black and white checkered pattern with red details, evokes that of the Queen of Hearts, as seen in the large red hearts decorating the crown, replacing the traditional acanthus leaves of typical Sicilian Moorish heads...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Set of Three Murano Glass Clowns
Located in Antwerp, BE
Three Murano glass clowns, Italy, 1970s.
Left clown: Height 26 cm, width 15 cm, depth 10 cm.
Middle clown: 23 cm, width 18 cm, depth 14 cm.
Right clown: 27 cm, width 15 cm, depth ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Male Marble Torso On Black Marble Base
Located in Southall, GB
A handsome hand-carved marble male torso in white marble on a black marble square base. The torso is skilfully carved with rippling muscles which com...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Vintage Brown Beige Beech Linen Dummy Dressmaker Mannequin 1890, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique historicsm vintage mannequin tailor´s dummy from beech and linen manufactured circa 1890 Austria.
The vintage mannequin shows a circular bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Busts
Materials
Linen, Beech
Art Deco 1930s Original Ceramic Figurine
Located in Devon, England
A beautiful, elegant, stylish, Art Deco lady figurine seated on a draped seat. She is in excellent condition with no cracks, chips or restoratio...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Ceramic
After, Frederic Remington, (American, 1861-1909) The Sergeant, patinated bronze
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
After, Frederic Remington, (American, 1861-1909)
The Sergeant, patinated bronze
inscribed on the reverse, copyright Frederic Remington, also inscribed on one side Frederic Remington,...
Category
20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Alexsander Danel Austin Productions
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful contemporary bust sculpture of a woman designed by Alexsander Danel (Russia/Estonia, 1940 - 2001)
Marked "Austin Prod Inc. 1990" and sig...
Category
1990s Art Deco Busts
Materials
Earthenware
The Kiss Marble Sculpture by Italian Ugo Passani
Located in New York, NY
The Kiss marble sculpture by Italian sculptor, Ugo Passani.
Category
20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Bust Mozart Biscuit Porcelain Goebel Bochmann
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small vintage bust of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, made of matt biscuit porcelain, on a square black wooden base, signed on the back, by G. Bochmann for Goebel, West Germany, late 20th c...
Category
Late 20th Century German Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Oxidized bronze head on a metal stand. Copenhagen, Denmark, Late 19th Century
Located in København K, 84
The anonymous oxidized bronze head on a metal stand, dating from the late 19th century and currently housed in Copenhagen, Denmark, exemplifies the era's fascination with classical f...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Italian Marble Bust of Roman Emperor Dated 1887
Located in New York, NY
Our very large and expertly sculpted Italian marble bust of a Roman emperor measures 35 in tall, 29 in wide and 13 1/2 in deep. Signer on reverse P.B. 1887. Possibly depicts Julius...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
17th Century Processional Figur Mannequins Jesus Christus Carved Painted Wood
Located in Epfach, DE
An unusual and rare processional or lecturer figure from the 17th century, also called Mannequins. Carved from wood and of very good quality. A detailed and particular elaboration of...
Category
Early 17th Century German Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Alabaster Woman Bust with Marble Base, Firenze, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Alabaster woman bust with marble base. Firenze, circa 1890.
Siena marble base.
Category
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Siena Marble
Shop Mid-Century Modern Busts, Neoclassical Busts and More
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.