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Busts For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Neoclassical
Child Dressing Mannequin, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original child figure mannequin on a wooden fully adjustable stand in a very good original condition, France, 19th century. Beautiful children's mode...
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1890s French Victorian Antique Busts

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Wood

Plaster Bust of Diana of Versailles
Located in New York, NY
Plaster bust of Diana of Versailles, a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis.   
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20th Century Neoclassical Busts

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Plaster

Large and Rare Patinated Bronze Bust of George Washington, by F. Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Rare Patinated Bronze Bust of George Washington, after Houdon by F. Barbedienne Foundry, circa 1870. Very nice quality green patinated bronze bust of President...
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19th Century French American Classical Antique Busts

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Bronze

Antique McClelland Barclay Gilded Bronze Neoclassical Nude Figural Bust Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique McClelland Barclay bronze figurine in the shape of a neoclassically inspired female figure without arms or head, embedded in a half r...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel by Charles Dickens
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian carved walnut figure of Mark Tapley from the novel ‘The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit’ by Charles Dickens’, wearing a soft top hat, a tailcoat and a buttoned w...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Busts

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Walnut

19th Century Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham Large Marble Bust W.R.Ingram
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A marble bust on typical waisted circular socle of Philanthropist Annie, Lady Jerningham The bust was carved by R.W.Ingram around the last quarter of the 19th century and we beli...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble

Antique Alabaster Bust Figure Wearing Bonnet Classical Scene French Italian 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed carved Alabaster portrait figure sculpture bust of an elegant lady wearing a bonnet. Last quarter of the Nineteenth century, possibly of...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Busts

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Alabaster, Marble

19th Century Bronze Bust of Homer
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century bronze bust of Homer attributed to the attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. Homer was author of the epic poems the Iliad and the ...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Bronze

French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century terracotta bust of "Madame Récamier (French, 1777-1849)" The coyly gazing downward beauty, holding a veil across her chest r...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Bronze Clad Bust of George Washington, after Houdon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bronze clad bust of George Washington, after Houdon, A well executed bronze clad ( bronze over plaster) bust of Washington, after a work by F...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

Maitland Smith Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maitland Smith 19" Bronze Boy Bust Head Victorian Style on Marble Base. Item features marble pedestal base, cast bronze figure, very nice details, great style...
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Victorian Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Large 19th Century Marble Bust of the Gentleman Matthew Noble
Located in Bagshot, GB
Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876): A carved white marble portrait bust of a gentleman The sitter with mutton chop whiskers looking slightly to dexter, his shoulders clad in drapery, signed and dated to the rear M. Noble Sc., London 1866, On a square plinth base, Measures: 54cm wide x 72cm high, (21in wide x 28in high), Footnotes Matthew Noble exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy between 1845 and 1876. His first great success came when he won the commission to produce the Duke of Wellington monument in Manchester in 1856, beating off stiff competition from older, more experienced sculptors. The monument was received with great critical acclaim and helped him to win a further commissioned to design and produce the Albert Memorial of Manchester, which he completed between 1862 and 1865. He also produced numerous portraits of Queen Victoria.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Busts

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Statuary Marble

Classical Plaster Library Bust on Bracket
Located in London, GB
An English classical plaster library bust of a gentleman in Roman clothing, with a wall bracket depicting a Roman eagle. Sir Walter Scott after Chantrey.
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Busts

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Plaster

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

Rare Pair of Victorian Marble Pedestals Marble Columns
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K081, a rare pair of antique marble columns in white veined marble, each having a square platform top (one with small chip to the corner...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble

Brongniart Children after Houdon by Tharaud Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
This pair of Limoges porcelain bisque busts featuring Brongniart children derives from a masterpiece of children's portraiture by Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828): the busts of Louise (1772-1845) and her brother Alexandre (1770-1847), children of the famous architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. Crafted of terracotta, Houdon's busts were presented at the Salon of 1777. Very popular, the two busts were reproduced in bisque, terracotta, marble and bronze. They were acquired at the end of the 19th century by the Louvre Museum. Our Limoges busts...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Porcelain

“Rugged Outdoorsman” Bronze by Lundeen
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous American bronze sculpture of a “Rugged Outdoorsman” bronze by Lundeen. George Wayne Lundeen (b. 1948), American Sculptor … limited Edition No 10/12 … dated 1977. Fully and properly signed and marked on the rear of the head. This is an exceptional quality bronze with exceptional detail. It features the bust/head of a bearded and rugged American Frontiersman with rope over his shoulder. It sits on a granite base. George Wayne Lundeen, American sculptor (b. 1948 -). Born in Holdrege, Nebraska, George Lundeen has become a nationally known sculptor of realistic figures. He achieved the status of full Academician of the National Academy of Design in New York, which is the highest professional recognition bestowed on visual arts in America. One of his best known pieces is the seated, life-size figure in bronze of Benjamin Franklin at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia. He also has work at the Capital Rotunda in Washington DC. and in 2001, his sculpture Thomas Jefferson was dedicated at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Lundeen served as the 2001 Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Visiting Lecturer and participated in the unveiling of the Jefferson sculpture. Recipient Pioneer award, Nebraska legislature, 1995, Distinguished Nebraskan, Governor Nebraska, 1995; Fulbright-Hays grantee, Florence, Italy, 1973-1974. Member of National Academy of Design (academician), Allied Artists American (Montana award 1982), National Sculpture Society (Bronze medal 1981, 1984, Silver medal 1982). UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 1999 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters STATE OF NEBRASKA 1995 “Distinguished Nebraskan” by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION 1995 Pioneer Award NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY 1983 National Sculpture Society’s Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: “Departure” 1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: “Old Friends” 1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: “Departure” ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 1991 Associate Members Award: “Joy of Music-Bass Player” 1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: “Hearts on a Swing” 1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: “Ben Franklin” 1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: “Michelle” NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 1986 John Cavenaugh Memorial Award: “Flatlander” 1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: “Lovers” 1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture...
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Late 20th Century American American Classical Busts

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Granite, Bronze

Joseph Charles Marin
By Joseph Charles Marin
Located in New York, NY
Cupid Holding a Bow by French Sculptor Joseph-Charles Marin (1759-1834) White Marble, signed and dated 1784 Provenance: Carl Singer, from the Estate of Charles Hitchcock Tyler, Beverly MA...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

19th Century Neoclassical Marble Portrait Bust of a Lady by L.A. Goblet
Located in London, GB
A Neoclassical Portrait Bust By Lewis Alexander Goblet (1764-c.1823) Possibly exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1821 Carved from Carrara marble, the bust supported on a waiste...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Bust
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and marble bust of David. The bust is raised by an elegant circular marble socle pedestal with a fine mottle...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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

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

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Torso, Antique Carrara Marble Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian torso of a Roman male in hand carved Carrara marble and mounted onto a black marble base, in good condition. The Italian décor represe...
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Large Marble Bust of a Modern Music Goddess
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a large rose beige marble bust of a modern music goddess. She has abundant wavy hair arranged to the side. Her head is tilted to the same side of the hair while she is looking d...
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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Busts

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Marble

Paul Gasq Terra-Cotta Gentleman Bust
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian terra-cotta bust of gentleman with large sideburns and mustache wearing a suite and bow tie supported on a square pedestal base (sig...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Busts

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Earthenware, Terracotta

Italian Neoclassic Style Bronze Poseidon Bust
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic style cast bronze Poseidon bust with black metal stand (19th Cent).  
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Metal, Bronze

Italian Neo-Classic Style Marble Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in New York, NY
Italian neo-classic style (19th Cent) light brown marble bust of a Roman emperor mounted on a round plinth.  
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Stone, Metal

Head of Roam Male in White Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evocative Mid-Century Modern Roman Head of male in white porcelain on faux malachite stand from a Palm Beach estate. Square base measures 4 1/2 x 4 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts

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Porcelain

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Bust of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and wonderfully executed Italian 19th century neo-classical st. white Carrara marble and a faux painted marble bust of Napoleon. The bust is raised by an exceptional and m...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Italian Neo-Classic Terra-Cotta Busts
Located in New York, NY
2 Italian neo-classic style glazed terra-cotta busts of ladies emblematic of two of the four seasons (19th/early 20th Cent) (priced each).     
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20th Century Neoclassical Busts

Vintage Bronze Sculpture of Ludwig von Beethoven
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage cast bronze metal sculpture of Ludwig von Beethoven on a marble stand. Heavy and nice sculpture bust of one of the most prominent musician in all time, circa mid-20th century. This is a vintage sculpture of the masterful classical music composer...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Metal

Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Marble Bust of a Young Man, Carrara Marble.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Socrates Mask, Carrara, Rosso Verona Marble Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Italian mask of Socrates, the Classical Greek philosopher 470-399 BC. Hand carved in white Carrara marble and mounted on a Rosso Verona marble base, in good condition. Wea...
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Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Bust Named La Sulamitide
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara marble bust of a lady, named La Sulamitide, on the original Vert de Patricia marble pedestal column. The maiden has fi...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Large Antique English Signed C. Papworth Hand-Carved Marble Bust or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This substantial and well executed hand-carved marble bust is signed by an unknown artist, and originates from England and done in the period Victorian style. The sculpture depicts a...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble

French Victorian Bust form Bronze and Marble Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian small bronze bust form (paperweight) depicting a lady in high dress on a circular green marble pedestal base.  
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Victorian White Marble Lady Bust
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian white marble bust of lady wearing a dress supported on a square pedestal base (signed: A. Frille Firemre).
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Busts

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Marble

French Marble Bust of Louis XIV, the Sun King
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or Le Roi Soleil (Sun King) was a monarch who reigned as king of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Marble

Late Victorian "1870" Semi-Nude Bronze Female Bust
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian "1870" semi-nude bronze female bust featuring a European dressed women with dress and a bare breast exposed on a pedestal.
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Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Busts

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Bronze

19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Busts

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Pottery

Pair of Antique Victorian Spelter Figurines
Located in London, GB
Pair of large antique Victorian spelter figures of two women with musical instruments that look to me like lutes. They are in excellent condition & hav...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Busts

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Spelter

19th Century Victorian Terra Cotta Lady Bust Signed Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian terra cotta bust of 19th century lady with flowers in hair on blue porcelain & black painted square base (signed CARRIER BELLEUS...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Busts

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Earthenware, Porcelain, Terracotta

A. Merente Maternita Spelter Metal Travertine Bronze Mother Child Bust Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A. Merente Maternita spelter metal travertine bronze mother child bust sculpture statue. Item features cast spelter metal figure on travertine stone base, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Victorian Busts

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Spelter

Terracotta Bust of Benjamin Franklin, After Houdon, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bust is after the Houdon model done in 1778
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Marble Sculpture 'Bust of a Child' F. Gerth
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marble sculpture (bust of a child) F. Gerth Origin Italy, Rome circa 1900 perfect condition without restorations Artist: F. Gerth.
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Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Very Fine Terracotta Bust of Alexandre Brongniart, After Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine early 20th century terracotta bust of Alexandre Brongniart, after the original work by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Demonstrating exacting proportions & finely sculpted features...
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Busts

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Marble

Carved Marble Fragment of a Young Boy
Located in New York, NY
Carved marble fragment from a bust of a young boy, 20th century, his face depicted with a happy smile, unsigned, with associated white marble base. Mea...
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20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Busts

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Marble

19th Century Neoclassical Marble Thorwaldsen Bust
Located in Berlin, DE
Great Thorwaldsen bust. Marble figure of the sculptor Thorwaldsen Extremely expressive characterization, which, in an extraordinary detail, also reflects the facial expressions of hi...
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19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Stone, Marble

Italian Neoclassic Green Painted and Giltwood Pedestal
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top and tapered fluted tapered faux marble column with swag, square base. Ex collection William Hodgins Interior Designer.
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Wood

Mid-20th Century Terracotta Sculpture of a Lady
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An mid-20th century bust of a woman on a wooden base. Signed with on brass sign "M.Rossie".
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Busts

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Terracotta

Staffordshire Pottery 'John Wesley' Bust
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery porcellaneous bust with a religious theme which features John Wesley, resting on a marbleized base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. ...
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1840s English Victorian Antique Busts

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Pottery

Neoclassical Marble Sculpture Bust After Joseph Chinard
By Joseph Chinard
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical marble sculpture bust after Joseph Chinard French, late 19th century Measures: Height 65cm, width 34cm, depth 55cm Portraying Madame R...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Italian Carved Marble Bust of Ajax
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent Carrara marble bust of Ajax. Exquisite rendering of the Greek hero featuring elaborate helmet. On an associated square base. After Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
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1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Neoclassical Style Marble Female Bust after Joseph Chinard
By Joseph Chinard
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style marble female bust after Joseph Chinard French, late 19th century Measures: Height 63cm, width 33cm, depth 20cm Portraying Madam...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Very Fine Bust of Lady on Wooden Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine bust of a classical lady on wooden base signed Cognel. Dated 1884 Dimensions: Height 26.5", width 19.5", depth 13". CW4125.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Plaster

Imposing Bust from the 19th Century of King Albert the First of Belgium
Located in Berlin, DE
Anonymous sculptor from the 19th century, imposing, administrative-sized bust of King Albert the First of Belgium. Gray painted plaster, unsigned.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Busts

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Plaster

Antique Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Bust of Daphne, Apollo's First Love
Located in New York, NY
A fabulously hand carved antique neoclassical style Italian Carrara marble bust of Daphne. This bust is of immaculate quality and craftsmanship. Daphne's hair is beautifully hand car...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Larger-Than-Life Patinated Bronze Bust of President William H. Taft
By Frederick Ernst Triebel 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and larger-than-life and very realistic museum quality patinated bronze bust of President William H. Taft (1857–1930) by Frederick Ernst Triebel (American, 1865-1944) cast by Nelli Foundry in Rome, Italy. William H. Taft, the 27th President of the United States and Jurist, is depicted with his renown thick mustache and wearing a bow tie, vest and coat. Inscribed on the back: F.E. Triebel. Sculp and Fond. Nelli, Roma, circa first quarter 20th century. Due to its size, subject and high quality, this bust was probably commissioned for a Museum or public exhibition, such as an embassy or government building, the same way as other similar works by the sculptor. The Roman foundry operated by the Nelli family during the last quarter of the 19th century cast works for many leading sculptors of the day, including Alfred Gilbert and Anton van Wouw...
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Early 20th Century Italian American Classical Busts

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Bronze

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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