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Busts For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: Mid-19th Century
Former Mannequin Head Representing The French Actor Fernandel, circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Former Mannequin Head Representing The French Actor Fernandel, French Manufacturing circa 1950/1960.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

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...
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1840s Danish Antique Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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.
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1860s German Antique Busts

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Inca Female Warrior Bust by Saravia
Located in East Hampton, NY
This beautifully and intricately carved vintage bust of an Incan warrior female by SARAVIA. This wonderful dark wood sits atop a custom created black glass pedestal base (not attached). The features of the face and hair are masterfully executed. There is also the matching male warrior bust...
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1960s South American Pre-Columbian Vintage Busts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Inca Male Warrior Bust by Saravia
Located in East Hampton, NY
This beautifully and intricately carved vintage bust of an Incan warrior male by SARAVIA. This wonderful dark wood sits atop a custom created black glass pedestal base (not attached). The features of the face, hair and woven cap are masterfully executed. There is also the matching female warrior bust...
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1960s South American Pre-Columbian Vintage Busts

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Glass, 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...
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1850s French Early Victorian Antique Busts

Materials

Pine

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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intriguing advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Martini Rossi advertising sculpture or bust, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Cool advertising sculpture or bust for Martini & Rossi to display a bottle in shops. Great to use in our bar or as a decorative piece in your ho...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Big Plaster Sculpture of Medusa Head, Belgium 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
From an sculptor studio, fine plaster sculpture of Medusa. Belgium, circa 1960.
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1960s Belgian Classical Greek Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Vintage French Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
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...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Roger Capron - Ceramic Sculpture Visage Repousse or Empreinte
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic sculpture - Face Relief by Roger Capron Vallauris, France.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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 ...
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1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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.
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1850s French Antique Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage mannquin head
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful female mannequin head made from plaster servings as an advertising bust in a shop. It was used to be displayed at a shopcounter or vitrine. Comes from a lot acquired from a clothes shop...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Roger Capron - Ceramic Sculpture Cleopatra
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage double sided ceramic sculpture of Cleopatra by Roger Capron Signed by Capron at Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tab...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

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.
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1860s Italian Antique Busts

Materials

Marble

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.
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1860s Antique Busts

Materials

Fruitwood

Vintage French Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
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...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

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...
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1830s English William IV Antique Busts

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Hardwood

Set of Five Nativitiy Scene Figures, 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five nativitiy scene figures, 1960 Made in Barcelona, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mater...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Bronze Busts of Emperors
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of emperors in bronze, 20th century, measures 30 x 20 x 10cm.
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1960s Vintage 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...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

Materials

Plaster

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.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Busts

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Marble

Rare Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare grand Tour Patinated bronze bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. The original is in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. P...
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1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Wooden Sculpture of Woman's Bust on a Base
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Italian wooden sculpture of a mid 19th century woman's bust with purfled base. High quality hand-crafted item.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Busts

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Italian Hand Carved Crib Figure Bust
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century crib figure bust A wonderful example of a mid-19th century Italian hand carved crib figure bust. Glass eyes and original paint still inta...
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1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Busts

Materials

Pine

Biagio Romeo Wood and Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful sculpture designed by Biagio Romeo in the 1960s, of fine Italian manufacture. The sculpture has a rectangular base made of polished black wood, ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Bronze

Wooden Head, Edo People, Benin Nigeria with Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Carved from reddish brown hardwood, the hollow form rises from a cylindrical neck, the lowest part being a rounded base, then surrounded by diagonal sections. The neck is surrounded by nine rows of coral beaded necklaces (odigba) that extend to a thread motif on the back of the head. Face in full relief with straight lips, flared, flattened nose and oval eyes with set shell (nut) for the pupils. Along the forehead are six frontal scars treated with rectangular cavities in which should have inserts nutshells. In this case there is only one left Small ears on each side of the head, each C-shaped. A headband consisting of three rows of almost completely distroyed. On the right side of the head, a single feather extends upward from a beaded rosette. Behind the ear, two long braids of hair hang down to the beaded collar and then become bows that reach the roots. The left side of the head has a long, single braid behind the ear that hangs down to the beaded collar and becomes a bow that ends at the base. On each side, three strands of hair appear at the temples under the headband. Featuring an open hole with a circular motif on the top of the head and a rectangular open slit down the back. Insect damage in different areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age. Very heavy insect damage in all areas; very old worn finish showing a lot of age. “Wooden shrine heads were permitted to sit on the altars of chiefs and important figures, in contrast to the copper alloy heads used exclusively by the kings of Benin. (Frederic Backlar, Bonhams, New York, 2012, lot 172) Osemwede (reigned 1816-1848) was the first Oba to decree that human heads could be carved for the altars of chiefs of royal lineage, rather than just wooden antelope and perhaps goat heads. Therefore, chiefs of blood enjoyed in Benin City (but not throughout the Kingdom of Benin, where antelope heads continued to be placed on the altars of their ancestors well into the 20s. Thus, the (wooden) human heads are said to be later than ca. 1816, but the actual age depends condition, insect damage, etc." (Fagg, William, Christie's, London, 1988, lot 206) "Feathers were worn by chiefs as a sign of status. The heads have a hole at the top intended to hold a large carved ivory tusk...
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Mid-19th Century Beninese Antique Busts

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Hardwood

Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, White, Black
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, ceramic, white, black. Medium scale Kwan Yin Buddha finish in a textured white "Cinese" glaze which mimics the patina of anci...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Terra-Cotta Bust of a Roman Senator
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This terracotta sculpture depicts the bust of a Roman Senator or Emperor in armor and a gown. Hi gaze is directed at about a 45 degree angle. This is a magnificently robust life size bust...
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1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Sculpture in Wood from Africa, Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is a bust of a woman, with it's traditional air cut. This is in wood, in a black color, and has been made in africa in the 1960,s.
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1960s African Vintage Busts

Materials

Wood

Johannes Hedegaard Royal Copenhagen Denmark Set of 4 Rare Ceramic Busts 1960s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An interesting set of 4 modern inspired hand-crafted ceramic busts by Johannes Hedegaard for Royal Copenhagen Denmark. Each sculpture is marked on t...
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1960s Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Style Bronze Sculpture of a Female Torso
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful large brutalist style bronze sculpture of a female torso, circa 1960s, unsigned.
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1960s French Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Bronze

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...
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1860s French Neoclassical Antique Busts

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century French Portrait Bust
Located in Ross, CA
This portrait bust in relief of a French nobleman is mounted in the original gilt frame, though the subject’s identity and the artist remain a mystery. Beautifully sculpted, the bust...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Busts

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Wood, Giltwood

Mid 19th Century Bronze Bust of Demosthenes Signed "Reduction Sauvage
Located in London, GB
A mid 19th century bronze bust of Demosthenes Signed "Reduction Sauvage. This is based on the marble Roman copy in the Louvre. France. Naturally patinated...
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1860s French Antique Busts

Materials

Bronze

Anker Hoffmann, Green Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Young
Located in Kastrup, DK
Anker Hoffmann 1904-1985. Sculpture in green patinated bronze depicting a portrait of a young woman. Mounted on a teak plinth. Signed Anker Hoffmann...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Bronze

Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, Bust, Blue, Green
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, ceramic, blue, green. Beautiful Kwan Yin bust glazed in dark blue with a hint of green in her tiara. Her base is decorated wi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Belgian Pre-Study Clay Bust, C. 1960's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Pre-study clay sculpt c. 1960's. Imported from Belgium. Good Vintage condition: Clay bust was painted white at some point.
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1960s Belgian Vintage Busts

Materials

Clay, Paint

Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Coin Bank, Ceramic, Blue, Green Paisley, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Bank, Ceramic, Blue Paisley, Signed. A beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a royal blue, with a hint of green in her...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Terracotta Bust Signed Lavergne, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta bust by the French artist Adolphe-Jean Lavergne (1852-1901), signed. 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Busts

Materials

Terracotta

French Terracotta Bust of an Officer
Located in Essex, MA
In the Napoleonic style with much later faux marbre plinth.
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1850s European Empire Antique Busts

Materials

Terracotta

Mid-Century Ethnic Wooden Mask Depicting a Face, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Mid-century Ethnic wooden mask depicting a face, 1960s Ethnic mask depicting a face, in hand-carved wood. Good conditions, some signs of aging. Measurem...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Wood

Sergio Canestrari, Bust's Boy
Located in London, GB
This bust is very interested for the dimension. BRONZE SCULPTUR DEPICTING A BUST OF A BOY (1964). WORK OF CARLO CANESTRARI (SASSOFERRATO 1922 - ROME 1988). It is published on: "PU...
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1960s Italian Vintage Busts

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Santos Head
Located in London, GB
19th Century Santos Head We are proud to offer a rare example of a religious 19th Century hand carved Santos head. With polychrome paint still intact in...
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1850s French Edwardian Antique Busts

Materials

Pine

Pair of Grand Tour Marble and Brass Tazzas, c.1850-1860
Located in London, GB
19th century pair of grand tour marble and bronze tazza, of neo-classical design. Set upon a grand Sienna with marble base, with finely chased lappet cast mounts over a stepped ba...
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1850s Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Siena Marble, Bronze

1840s Plaster and Gesso Head of a Saint Italian
Located in San Francisco, CA
Plaster and Gesso head of a Saint Italian. Rustic wooden base, with a wood post which in turns holds the post coming out from under the head. Head is made of plaster and gesso, bl...
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1840s Italian Other Antique Busts

Materials

Gesso, Plaster, Wood

Neoclassic Grand Tour Bronze, Rome, 1840
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely refined neoclassical Grand Tour bronze sculpture, lost wax process, depicting a warrior Protesilao. Oval base made out of yellow marble from Siena. Rome, Italy 1840 ca.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Busts

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Italian Male Bust in Black Ceramic, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
An outstanding Italian Male Bust in Black ceramic, circa 1960.
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Ceramic

19th C. Santos Hand made statue Virgin Mary and child Antiques Los Angeles CA LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Santos Hand made statue Virgin Mary and child Antiques Los Angeles CA LA . Mid 19th Century Rare Hand made terracotta Clay “ Santos “ saint Virgin Mary with Child . Typical of Luberon in central Provence in Southern France. Lubéron a favourite destination for French high society and British and American visitors because of the pleasant and picturesque towns and villages, comfortable way of life, agricultural wealth, historical and cultural associations . Haute Provence 1840-1850 Exhibit impressive compassion and love . Sculptures were often found in homes in the 18th and 19th centuries where they were thought fashionably . In chapels a place of worship that is not a church which belongs to a parish in a village or town but is more private or has a special purpose. Antique religious Statuary , dealer Los Angeles CA West Hollywood La Cienega Melrose ave . This piece would be perfect mounted on a pedestal base, on a side table , in an entrance or foyer , freestanding art piece statement . Very decorative for your interior design in a rustic traditional or even modern design . A great gift idea for the holiday season or a house warming . Vibrant colors wonderful gold and blue colors beautifully painted robe design and finely appointed facial features and hair . The mother holding baby...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Busts

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Clay, Terracotta, Fabric, Paint, Feathers

19th Century Ceramic Bust of a Man
Located in Ross, CA
A favored royal residence, Château d’Amboise was confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century. King Charles VIII actually died at the chateau in 1489 after knocking himself unconscious on a door...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Busts

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Ceramic

Cesare Lapini
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian alabaster busts of Amorini By Galleria Lapini, Florence, Late 19th Century One inscribed to the reverse C. Lapini, Firenze...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Busts

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Alabaster

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...
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1850s Italian Antique Busts

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Marble

William Theed the Younger 1804-91 Marble Bust of William Ewart Gladstone 1868
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very finely carved marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone dated 1868 and signed W.Theed SC William Theed was born in Staffordshire, his father, William Theed the elder being a sculptor and a craftsman at Wedgwood, known for his major work, Hercules and the Thracian Horses for one frontage of the Buckingham Palace complex. The younger Theed studied at the Royal Academy Schools, then worked for the sculptor E. H. Baily. Five years on, in 1826, he went to Rome, where he was to stay a total of 22 years, during that time working in the studios of Thorwaldson and John Gibson. Returning to London in 1848, Theed enjoyed a good reputation, being a favoured sculptor of Queen Victoria, and was commissioned to produce many portrait statues, busts, and large monuments. He showed work in the 1851 Great Exhibition, and among other high points were a group for the Albert Memorial, and five standing figures on the Inland Revenue side of Somerset House, representing Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin. Theed's statues may be seen in St Paul's (Henry Hallam), Manchester (Monument to Chetham in the Cathedral, Gladstone and Thomas Bright for the Town Hall, and James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens), Huddersfield (Robert Peel), Winchester (David Williams monument in the Cathedral), and Prince Albert statues for Grimsby, and in Australia in Macquairie Street, Sydney. He was also responsible for three of the portrait statues (Bacon, Locke, Adam Smith...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble

Aldo Londi Buddha Bust of Guanyin in Blue Cinese Glaze, Bitossi, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Aldo Londi Buddha head in the blue/turquoise 'Cinese' (Chinese) glaze, mimicking ancient bronzes that has been resting on the ocean floor for millenn...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Statuary Marble Bust of the Braschi Antinous as Dionysus, Signed
Located in London, by appointment only
19th century statuary marble bust of the Braschi Antinous as Dionysus, Signed Puge 19th century statuary marble bust of Antinous as Dionysus, Sig...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

Materials

Statuary Marble

Mid-Century Modern Sculpture Bust of a Young Girl
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern composition sculpture bust of a young girl made in 1965. The piece is bearing an illegible signature and date on the reverse, possibly "M Hersh '65." The bust rest...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

Materials

Clay

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.

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