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Busts For Sale
Patinated Carved Head Bust
Located in Long Island City, NY
Patinated Carved Head Bust, this painted head bust rests on a satin wood base.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint
Winston Churchill Ceramic Money Bank Bust, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Limited edition money box. Number 1665/3000 exsamples made by Søholm in Denmark for the Danish Bank Bikuben that seized to exist in 1989. This unusual Churchill burst that doubles as...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Coal Painted Bronze Busts of a Arab Man and Woman
Located in Southall, GB
A pair of coal painted bronze busts of an Arab man and woman, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carrera Marble and Honey Onyx Bust of Clasical Roman. 20th century with impressive detail. Very handsome features with stunning craftsmanship.
PROVENANCE: R...
Category
20th Century European Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Couple of Decorative Centerpieces Sculptures, Handmade Italy, 2020, Handcrafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The pieces are a unique representation created by our designer. The two heads represents a man and a woman with naturalistic character, in a satirical way.
The creations are complet...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
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
Cute Pair of 19th Century Bronze Children Depicting the Arts and Literature
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Cute Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze Children Depicting the Arts and Literature
Each depicting a child sitting on a Beloc griotte marble step and a gilt bronze base. One child reading...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Parisian Male Apollo Torso
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Apollo Torso
Sourced from Paris, France, by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Fitted with Mount and original hand-painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Italian Carved White Marble Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Italian carved white marble bust
Finely carved, depicted is an inebriated jolly Man wearing an open shirt with grapes hanging from his straw hat...
Category
20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Terra Cotta Sculpture of Classical Face on Marble Base
Located in Round Top, TX
Terra cotta sculpture of classical bust on marble base. Great condition
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Mid 20th Century Vintage Grand Tour Plaster Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Channel classical grandeur into your décor with this commanding Vintage Grand Tour-style plaster bust of a bearded man, resting atop a distressed black pedestal. Sculpted with dramat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
18th century Venus de’ Medici Bronze Bust
Located in Stockholm, SE
An 18th century Venus de’ Medici bronze bust, mounted on a later 19th century marble base. It has a beautiful rich slightly worn dark brown patina. Venus...
Category
18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Gio Ponti and Lino Sabattini Sculpture Maschera Cornuta, 1978
Located in Turin, Turin
Now thirty, Sabattini moved from Blevio to Milan, where he found a small laboratory with all the essential tools of his Craft. His contacts with “Domus” became more frequent. This be...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal
Napoleon Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Napoleon marble sculpture.
Category
1990s Busts
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Pair of German Oak Caryatidal Figures Depicting Historicism
Located in North Miami, FL
These two carved wood pieces are of the finest quality. They were part of a very important German library room in an early 19th century Schlösser.
Category
Early 19th Century German Romantic Antique Busts
Materials
Wood, Oak
Traditional Wooden Pastoral Art Saint Joan Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional wooden Pastoral Art Saint Joan Sculpture. Handmade in the Catalan Pyrenees, 1990. Signed by Ll.Pujol In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
Edwardian sterling silver bust of Marie Antoinette made in London in 1902
Located in London, London
Carrying import marks for London in 1902 by Edwin Thompson Bryant, this well modelled, Antique Sterling Silver Bust of Marie Antoinette, features stones set around the base. The bust...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Busts
Materials
Sterling Silver
16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The monk is depicted with an oval face, marked with high and strong cheekbones, sunken cheeks, strong jawbones and a cleft chin. His almond shaped eyes are opened under very strong a...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Antique Patinated Bronze Bust by Pedro Ramón José Rigual, Circa 1900
By P. Rigual
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite bronze bust, standing at 30 cm (approximately 12 inches) in height, is the work of Spanish sculptor Pedro Ramón José Rigual (1863-1917). Renowned for his Art Nouveau c...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta portrait bust of a girl by Henri Weigele
By Henri Weigele
Located in London, GB
Terracotta portrait bust of a girl by Henri Weigele
French, late 19th Century
Height 57cm, width 40cm, depth 23cm
This charming portrait bust of a young girl is crafted from terraco...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Grand Tour Bust of Apollo Belvedere, Italy 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Gilded bust of Apollo Belvedere on a grey cylindrical plinth with black base. Plinth: 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Marble Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive Italian 19th century patinated bronze and marble bust of a Roman Centurion signed P. Mormile. The bust is raised by a square Vert. de Patricia ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of English Carved Walnut Wood Figures of Court Jesters, 18th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
A very fine pair of 18th century carved figures, of Court Jesters These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of early 18th Century Furniture...
Category
18th Century English Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Cast Bronze “Marion” Bust by Eleanor Mary Mellon on Marble Plinth C1936
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cast Bronze “Marion” Bust by Eleanor Mary Mellon on Marble Plinth C1936
Measures - 21 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 7 3/4"
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Composed Young Boy Ceramic Sculpture By Jakob E. Mid Century European
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming ceramic sculpture of a composed young boy by artist Jakob E.
Little known of this piece, possibly European
Mid brown mottle glaze throughout
Signed Jakob E on back of base
...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Carrare Bust Nubian Polychrome Late 19th Century Signed Marchetti
Located in palm beach, FL
Bust sculpted in Carrara marble. Nubian polychrome is extremely well-executed giving a realistic effect. A white veil is attached by a golden fibula. Red ma...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Elegant Head Ceramic Centerpiece Completely Handmade in Italy without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman in a modern way. The woman is gently painted with acrylic color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any mo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Art Deco Bronze Nude Erotic Female Dancer, France, 1920
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco gilt bronze statue signed Reveil. This sculpture was made in the mid-1920s in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco period.
It was probably made by Paul Philippe.This is authentic, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1930s Hand-Crafted Terracotta Sicilian Bust of a Young Girl
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A 1930s handcrafted terracotta Sicilian bust of a young girl would be a unique and potentially valuable artifact. Sicily, an island in Italy, has a rich ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sicilian Neoclassical Revival Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Italian Head in White Glazed Ceramic
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Orig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Sheep Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold. 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Sheep in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand, without any ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Virginia 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 sta...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Gold
Bust of Charles I Attributed to John Cheere
Located in London, GB
A rare bronze bust of Charles I attributed to John Cheere (1709-1787).
Original patination and socle.
Category
18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Neapolitan 'Scugnizzo' Bust by De Martino, Gilt and Burnished Bronze
By Neapolitan Craftsman
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Neapolitan "Scugnizzo" bust, Street boy, in gilt and burnished bronze, circa 1920 by Giovanni De Martino .
Sculpture in gilded bronze and dark patina on a square base in light gray marble. The realistic trait typical of the author is striking. Signature of the artist De Martino on the back
Giovanni De Martino (Naples, 13 January 1870 - Naples, 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor active in Paris.
Important Bronze sculpture depicting a boy's head in Naples called "Scugnizzo"
Excellent quality and sublime workmanship, note the delicacy and expressiveness.
The sculpture is signed DE MARTINO on the back. GIOVANNI DE MARTINO (Naples 1870-1935) very important sculptor known for the production of sculptures of small bronze busts, in particular street urchins, fishermen, common people, with realistic features.
Excellent quality, as seen in the detail photos. Excellent workmanship. A truly beautiful sculpture!
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Giovanni de Martino (1870-1935) trained in Naples at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. He moved to Paris where he performed small sculptural groups and frequently exhibited at the "Paris Salon", winning the Louvre Museum prize for the bronze work Le Pêcheur de criquets (The Locust Fisherman).
Returning to Naples, he returned to a socialist realism and on dedication to the production of sculptures depicting characteristic Neapolitan types, in rascal species, "scugnizzi", children and young fishermen.
The dominant theme of his production is childhood: in particular he represents in his works pensive, sad, skinny children, on whose faces the signs of abandonment and suffering emerge (for this reason De Martino becomes known with the nickname of "The sculptor of children...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Terra Cotta Bust of a Handsome Kid, Signed M.D
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing bust of a young kid made of rustic terra-cotta,
great smile, innocent expression, looking forward.
Beautiful object of art from any angle.
Signed and dated MD 3/91
If anybody know anything about who is the artist...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Goldscheider Polychrome Porcelain Bust of a Balinese Dancer by Helen Liedloff
Located in Antwerp, BE
A highly Art Deco style decorative pottery bust of a Balinese dancer in striking colors by the designer Helen Liedloff, who named it "Bali Head" for Goldsche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Indian Terracotta Sculpted Head Gupta Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of Terracotta statue displayed on wood block stand from ancient Indian continent dated to the Gupta period (4th-6th century). The head of the...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta, Wood
Art Deco Original French Shop Mannequin, Circa 1930's
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous 1930's Art Deco female shop mannequin. Sourced just outside of Paris, France this month and in good vintage condition with the usual bumps and bruises one would expect but no serious damage. She's very much in the style of Siegel or Stockman mannequins...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Bronze Buddha Head on Wood Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative bronze Buddha headon black wood base, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures: 6" W x 6" D x 14" H; the actual bronze head is 8.5" H. Great l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Bronze
Petite Alabuster Bust of a Young Lady
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This adorable petite alabaster bust of a young lady, her hair loosely styled and adorned with cascading leaves, exudes an air of grace and serenity. Her eyes are half shut and her fa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Bronze Sculpture Representing Salammbo by A.Sefebire, early 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze sculpture representing Salammbo by A.Sefebire, 19th century or early 20th century.
A 19th century or early 20th century Napoleon III style bronze sculpture of Salammbo by A.S...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Bronze
'Ondine' An Art Nouveau Bust by Henri Jacobs (1864-1935)
By Henri Jacobs
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Ondine' a bronze bust of a young lady by Henri Jacobs (1864-1935). Excellent features and original condition. Signed 'H Jacobs to back' with 'Ondine' title to...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Terra Cotta Head Bust of a Handsome Man
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing bust of a young man made of rustic unglazed terra-cotta great eyes expression, looking forward.
Beautiful object of art for display.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Emperor Augustus Terracotta Bust
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century classically styled white glazed and unglazed Italian bust of Roman Emperor Augustus.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Cigar and Earrings Monkey, Ceramic Centerpiece, Handmade Design in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a monkey in a modern way. The animal is smoking a cigar and wears golden earrings.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Petite English Porcelain Figurine Depicting a Young Girl Laying on the Ground
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite English porcelain figurine from the 20th century, depicting a young farm girl. Created in England during the 20th century, this petite porcelain decorative object charms us ...
Category
20th Century English Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Maharaja Granite Torso
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Maharaja granite torso with dagger and offerings, bell chain and dhotti.
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Busts
Materials
Granite
Vintage John F. Kennedy Ceramic Money Bank Bust, 1980
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Limited edition money box. Number 159/4000 exsamples made by Søholm in Denmark for the Danish Bank Bikuben that seized to exist in 1989. This unusual J. F. K. bust that doubles as a ...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Female torso with white Carrara marble drapery
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Female torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Venus Gabii
Female torso with toga carved on beautiful white Carra...
Category
1990s Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
19th C.Ormolu & Marble Portrait Plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D'Anger
By Pierre Jean David D'angers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ormolu and marble portrait plaque of Napoleon, by Pierre Jean David D'Anger
Pierre Jean David D'Anger (1788 - 1856), French Sculptor
The sculpted essence of French history and artist...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Fortunata Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This splendid artwork was handmade by the sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in 2018. It depicts the bust of a woman with blindfolded eyes, the traditional iconography of the Roman Godess,...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Plaster Bust, Painted Mannequin
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco plaster bust. Painted mannequin.
The item is on our Europe storage.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Traditional Catalan Hand-Painted Wooden Figures
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-20th century hand-painted traditional Catalan figures made of wood. Made in Barcelona, Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a be...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Wood
An Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Wood Italian Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This Art Nouveau Italian bust embodies the movement's hallmark features and also incorporating elements influenced by Italian art and culture. Their historical and artistic value mak...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Fruitwood
Charming Bust of a Child’s Head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, Dated, 1910
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A charming bust of a child’s head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, dated 1910, the girl has her head slightly tilted forwards as she looks out from under a lock of hair, set on a square block signed on the reverse ‘E Whitney-Smith 1910’.
This bronze is a reduction of Whitney-Smith’s original marble piece, a photograph of which survives in the V&A (object number AAD/1990/12/63). Another version can be seen in a 1920s photograph of the artist in his studio owned by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG x194201). Neither the identity of the sitter nor title of the work is known.
Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952) was one of the pre-eminent sculptors of his day. Born in Bristol in 1880, he became a student of William Harbutt, the headmaster of Bath School of Art, best remembered today for inventing plasticine. Whitney-Smith showed great promise from an early age, opening a studio in St John’s Wood, London, in 1910. He exhibited over 40 pieces at the Royal Academy and despite not achieving Academician status, even with list of illustrious proposers, he became a dear friend of Sir Alfred Munnings, the famous horse painter, and sculpted his portrait. He was, however, elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors and his works were generally well-received by critics and the general public alike.
Aside from the RA, he exhibited in Bristol, at the Paris Salon and the Scottish Academy and his work attracted the attention of such important patrons as the Courtauld family. One of his most famous works, The Waking Child, is in the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull and another, The Irishman, is in the Tate. One version of his bust of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist, stands in Tooley Street in Bermondsey to this day. An article in The Sphere, published on the 3rd of May 1924, referred to the sculptor as “a well-known sculptor of smiling children” and mentioned his “famous babies’ heads”.
Category
1910s English Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Nefertiti Porcelain Bust by Rosenthal Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and beautifully sculpted head of the most beautiful woman on the Nile, Nefertiti.
The pieces is made entirely of porcelain. the face and neck are matte finish and white, ...
Category
20th Century German Modern Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Five Nativitiy Scene Figures, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
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...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
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.