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Busts For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Mid-19th Century
17th Century Marble Bust of Man
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful, albeit heavily distressed stone bust depicting an authoritarian man on a pedestal. Softly colored grey stone with many details intact including draping on tunic, eyes, be...
Category
17th Century French Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Stone
Antique Head in Alabaster
Located in Marseille, FR
Antique head in alabaster, height 17 cm for a width of 8 cm and a depth of 7 cm, mounted on a revolving base, indefinite period.
Additional information...
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster
A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm, this white plaster bust shows an authoritative gentleman with a moustache and whiskers wearing a high collar and bow tie with a wais...
Category
1830s English Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
Celtic Granite Carved Bust of a Female Figure
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
CELTIC GRANITE CARVED BUST OF A FEMALE FIGURE
ORIGIN: FRANCE
PERIOD: CELTE
Height: 46 cm
Length: 28 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Made of granite
The body shapes of this figure are scarce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Granite
Sculpted Terra Cotta Bust of Elder/Important Dude
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted terra cotta bust of an elder/important dude. Great condition.
Category
1840s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Baroque Putti Cherubs, Polychrome & Gilt Wood, French Pyrenees ca 1700
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Pair of original Baroque wooden putti / winged cherubs.
We were told that they originate from a church in the French Pyrenees.
We suppose they are from circa 1650 to 1750.
The p...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Classical Statuary Marble Bust Of A Female
By William Behnes
Located in London, GB
A Classical bust of female form with naked shoulders, draped robe exposing one breast, her hair tied back. Mounted on Socle pedestal
By William Behne...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Roman Portrait Bust of a Noble Woman
Located in London, GB
Roman miniature bust of a noble woman, carved marble, Severan Dynasty, c. 225 A.D.
Rare and particularly elegant ‘wig portrait’ of a noble woman, belonging to the early 3rd Century - a style distinctive of Severan Dynasty female portrait busts, in which part of the head has been chiselled away to allow for the addition of a separate hairpiece, in many cases from a darker material, in order to create an almost painterly effect, in the interplay of different coloured stones. The degree of naturalism and emotional depth achieved in a piece of such a small scale implies a sculptor of great talent. The subtle parting of the lips, in combination with her upturned, vacant gaze and tired eyes, conveys a pensive mood, and even a quiet melancholy.
A woman strolls the town in thick wigs bought with gold,
Then buys new hair to complement the old.
And having bought, she doesn’t blush! Right there she buys,
Before Alcides’ and the Muses’ eyes.
(Ovid, Ars Amatoria, III, 161-168)
The fashion of wig-wearing in this period, as well as its emulation in the wig portrait bust, is widely attributed to Julia Domna...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon, the Duke is shown in classical draperies looking slightly to the left, the reverse impressed ‘E.W. Wyon & F,. English,...
Category
1850s English Antique Busts
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Bust of a Bishop finished in polychrome.
Located in Lincoln, GB
18th Century Bust of a Bishop finished in polychrome.
The shape of the bust would suggest that it was originally part of a full-length figure.
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Antique "Fer De Berlin" Bust, Berlin Iron, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique bust "fer de Berlin", iron casting, 19th century.
Depicting a man in antique robe.
High quality workmanship, cleaned condition of the bronze.
Category
1860s German Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Rare Tuscan Marble Sculpture "Classic Happy Angel with Fruit Garland" 18th Cent.
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare Tuscan Marble Sculpture "Classic Happy Angel with Fruit Garland" 18th Century
53x34 x thickness 10cm weight 29kg
Original antique
White Carrara with...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Tenerani Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Augustus Caesar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A finely carved statuary white marble bust of a young Augustus Caesar attributed to the workshops of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust of a young Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is after a sculpture found in the Pio Clementino Museums of the Vatican.
Carved with exceptional detail, the bust is elevated on a turned socle and bears the name ‘TENERANI’ to the front. Other busts like this one after the Vatican original of the former Emperor Augustus were sculpted in the Mid-18th Century.
Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) was a notable Italian sculptor of the early 19th century. In his early career, he trained under Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, before moving to Rome where he won a scholarship as a pupil of Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvalsden. Having honed his skills, Tenerani worked from a studio of his own in later years. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Queen Victoria and Pope Pius IX...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Portrait Medallions David Garrick & Sarah Siddons, Wedgwood, 19th Century
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A matched pair of portrait medallions showing the famous actors Mr Garrick (C1830) and Mrs Siddons, (circa 1880). Framed as a pair, they work well together.
David Garrick and Sarah Siddons...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Pottery
Attributed to Tomasso Rues
Located in London, GB
ATTRIBUTED TO TOMASSO RUES, VENICE, LATE 17TH CENTURY.
A PAIR OF STATUARY MARBLE BUSTS OF ANTIQUE HEROINES.
On late Rosso di Verona socles.
PROVENANCE:
Frédéric Spitzer Collection...
Category
17th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Ormolu & Marble Bust of Louise Brogniart After Houdon Signed Thiebaut Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in
This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of Louise Brogniart After Jean Antoine Houdon And Signed Thiebaut Fréres is an incredible example of 19th century french decor...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman - Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman and a Dove by Pietro Bazzanti
The young lady and bird glaring at each other.
Signed Galleria P. Bazzanti, P. G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Mid-Nineteenth Century Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus, circa 1860-1870, on circular waisted socle.
Lucius Verus ruled Rome alongside Marcus Aureli...
Category
1860s Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Dionysus of the Villa of the Papyri
Located in Essex, MA
The Villa of the Papyri was an ancient Roman villa in Herculaneum. Its named after its library of scrolls discovered in 1750. Dionysus was the Greek god of nature.The nicely cast bust with a Siena marble...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Sculpture depicting St. John the Baptist
Located in Alba, IT
Wooden sculpture of remarkable quality depicting St. John the Baptist shown with staff and shell in his left hand.
The figure is defined and cared for in every detail, and even small...
Category
17th Century Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman
Located in London, GB
After a model attributed to Jean Antoine Houdon, possibly Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1750 - 1780), poet.
Superbly sculpted in a coat and ruffled shirt set on a waisted socle....
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Italian 18th Century Marble Bust of a Girl
Late 18th century bust of a girl, in the manner of Luigi Valadier
Son of Andrea Valadier, a Prove...
Category
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Sevres Style Bisque Porcelain Figural Pastoral Group
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French Sevres style white glazed bisque porcelain decorative pastoral figural group in the manner of Michel Victor Acier ( French, 1736-1799 ) depicting a shepherd and shepherdess tying a ribbon around a lamb's neck on a field of roses. The pastoral sculpture...
Category
16th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Gilded Angel Head with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel head or "putto" adorned with baroque pearls. A putto is a cherub figure frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and scu...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble. Masterfully sculpted
Category
Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century a Pair of Marble Busts of Terpsichore and Melpomene
By (After) Carlo Albacini
Located in SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, FR
Item: a pair of marble busts of terpsichore and melpomene circle.
Author: carlo albacini.
Origin: rome, italy.
Period: late 18th century
Dimensions:
19 3/8 and 19 ¼ in. (49.3 and 48.7 cm.) high, overall
Both busts have a votive index plaque inscribed 'TERSICORE' and 'MELPOMENE' and they are fixed on a circular marble socle.
Essay
Melpomene and Terpsichore were two of the nine Muses...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Nègre Du Soudan Bronze and Marble Bust After Charles-henri-Joseph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nègre du Soudan bronze bust with marble base after Charles Henri-Joseph. Made in France, c. 1860's.
Dimensions:
39"H x 24"W x 13"D
Category
1860s French Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marble Bust of a Young Girl, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Oakville, ON
A charming marble bust of a young girl, unsigned, execute in the mid 19th century in Italy. it is in very good condition and the expression of the girl is attractive from
all angles.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of 18th Century Statues
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Pair of statues representing women dressed in the antique style holding torches.
Patinated terracotta stucco.
Louis XVI period
XVIIIth century.
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Victorian White Painted Terracotta Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian white painted terracotta bust of a young woman, wearing a draped shawl over a bodice with a lace trim, her hair elaborately coiffed with a broad plait and multiple ringle...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
The bust of Napoleon with a medallion detailed with Medusa's head over his shoulder behind an eagle and its outstreched wings and with a palm tree on the back. Marked Eneret on the b...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Busts
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Neoclassical Bronze Doré Sculpture of Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Painted and Lacquered Wooden Sculpture of a Kneeling Figure, Circa 1650
Located in CH
Italian Baroque painted and lacquered wooden sculpture of a kneeling figure. Circa 1650.
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
18th Century Terracotta Bust of Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully detailed. Hand sculpted terracotta on original marble plinth.
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Antique Wood Sculpture or Bust of a Woman or Madonna - Hand Carved and Bronzed
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This bronzed wood sculpture or bust is beautifully carved in a minimalist style that evokes a sense of serenity. Interestingly, this wooden sculpture comes from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec -- formerly a 17th century French...
Category
18th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint, Hardwood
19 Th Century Italian Bronze Flora Bust, Marble, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional bust of a woman, probably made in 19th century Italy, in patinated bronze, and following a neoclassical style. The head of "Flora" appears resting on a quadrangular base ...
Category
1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of 17th Century Italian Reliquary Busts
Located in Lincoln, GB
Pair of painted carved wood and gesso, Italian, late 17th century, reliquary busts.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt Cherub/Putti Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved gold gilt cherub/putti fragment
A high-quality hand carved 19th century gold gilt paint over sectioned pine example. This wonderful piece details realistic human features, which suggests it was carved for a special interior section of sorts. Likely to have been part of a larger collective at some point. It would look delightful and highly decorative positioned over a doorway entrance.
Size in inches: H 10” x W 15” x D 5”
Origin: France
Material: Pine
Date: 1850 - 1880
Completely solid in structure and form without any breaks. Detail loss across the painted surface as shown. We sell antique...
Category
1850s French Early Victorian Antique Busts
Materials
Pine
Bronze Head of Buddha 18th Century, Thailand
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced ...
Category
18th Century Thai Tribal Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
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 uncertain whether or not Homer actually existed but if he in fact did exist, Homer would be regarded as one of the greatest literary artists of his time. This is an iconic statue for an interior and looks particularly impactful when placed on a column or plinth. Please note the blue plinth...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Italian Marble Profile Plaque of Roman Emperor Claudius, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Italian white Carrara marble profile bust of the Roman Emperor Claudius, dating from the mid-19th century.
The sensitively carved Grand Tour plaque...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
19th French Terracotta Women Bust According to A. Carrier Belleuse, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful women teracotta bust according to Albert- Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French 1824-1887), Signed A. CARRIER to the reverse.
Green patina. Very elegant women. Perfect condition.
Category
1850s French Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Bust of Christ as the Redeemer, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
A terracotta bust of Christ as The Redeemer
Tuscany or Emilia Romagna, late 15th century
Measures: 46 x 43 x 21 cm
This powerful, moving bust of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Terracotta Bust of a Young Girl Signed J. Valette and Dated 1866
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique sculpture by the French artist Jean Valette. The statue depicts a young girl, with a beautiful modest look and a Christian cross on a chain around her neck. The sta...
Category
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Statue Hans Peisser and Pankraz Labenwolf, Attributed to, Warrior
Located in Milano, IT
The bronze statue depicts a Turkish warrior with shield and sword. the warrior is shown bare without veils, with a base also made of oval-shaped bronze, acting in a war scene.
Detai...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Calzetta Da Ravenna Severo Candlestick Depicting a Kneeling Satyr
By Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Located in Milano, IT
Calzetta Da Ravenna (Attivo Tra IL 1496 E IL 1543 circa) Severo. Circle of. Candlestick depicting a kneeling satyr.
The model of the present bronze is the ""kneeling satyr"" attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, one of the main Paduan bronze sculptors of the first half of the 16th century, whose figure was rediscovered by Planiscig in 1935 (L. Planiscig, ""Severo da Ravenna...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Sculpted Clay Head of African Woman
Located in Dallas, TX
Sculpted clay head of a beautiful African woman. Light sandy brown with rough texture. A hand sculpted piece. Head adorned with a decorative circular pattern...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Clay
Decorative XIX Century Child Wax Bust
Located in Madrid, ES
XIX Century child wax bust.
Curious bust in wax representing a child of the xix century on wooden base total measurements: 22 cm height only the bust 16 cm.
Category
1860s Antique Busts
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Flamed Hardwood Pedestal from Princess Diana's Family Home Spencer House
Located in GB
Royal house antiques.
Royal house antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime antique William IV circa 1830 Flamed Mahogany Pedestal stand with small coat rail from Princess Diana Spencer’s London family home Spencer House...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Busts
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Italian Marble Bust of a Lady with a Veil
Located in Clearwater, FL
An Italian artist signed 19th century marble bust of a lady. Wearing a ruffled top with a veil partially covering her face. Signed.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Carved & Polychrome Bust of a Saint
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Carved & Polychrome Bust of a Saint with Glass Eye. Either Italian or Spanish. This piece retains a good portion of the original painted f...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Pair of Reliefs in Marble Représenting the Virgin Mary and Christ after GIRARDON
By François Girardon
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Rare pair of white marble médallions, first part of the 18th century, after François Girardon (1628-1715)
The original model for these two profiles of the Virgin and Christ dates from 1691. These works were created to adorn the marble high altar...
Category
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Large 18th Century French Cast Iron Bust of Jean Jacque Rousseau
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive life size cast iron bust of a gentleman, possibly Jean Jacques Rousseau.
A handsome decorative antique statue for the garden, gard...
Category
18th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Iron
Late 18th Century Sandstone Bust in Classical Greco-Roman Dress
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Late 18th century neo-classical style hand-carved sandstone bust of a lady in classical Greco-Roman dress. Possibly a depiction of Daphne who was a Naiad n...
Category
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Sandstone
Scultura, Ercole Farnese - 72 cm - Marmo - Inizio XX secolo
Located in Rome, IT
Scultura, Ercole Farnese - 72 cm - Marmo - Inizio XX secolo. Marble sculpture , early 20th century. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED BY EMAIL. Indicative shipping ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette, Terra Cotta Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Jean-Baptiste Nini 1
Located in Vista, CA
After Jean-Baptiste Nini
(French, 1717-1786) inscribed "J. B. Nini, 1780" on shoulder of bust.
Mounted in a neoclassical gilt-brass surround.
In a technique of his own inventi...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Bust of a Woman Wearing a Diadem
Located in London, GB
Italian, early 18th century
A bust of a woman wearing a Diadem
Statuary marble
Measure: 31 in. (79cm) high.
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Head in Marble
Located in Rome, IT
Head in marble, represents a personage with a beard, 18th century. Dimensions: 45 x 35 x 19cm. Measure including the base. Good condition.
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
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.”
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