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Busts For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Louis XVI
Italian Neoclassical Alabaster Portrait Bust of a Gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian neoclassical Alabaster portrait bust of a gentleman, by Insom Fece, 1839 Finely detailed portrait bust of young man with wavy hair. Inscribed signature on back right shoulde...
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Alabaster

French Louis XVI Parium Marie Antoinette Bust
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) parium bust of Marie Antoinette wearing a robe and mounted on a festooned pedestal and resting on a bronze base (signed with Sevre mark)
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Marble Bust Sculpture by Gory
Located in London, GB
This elegant bust of a young woman was created by the acclaimed sculptor, Affortunato Gory (Italian, fl. 1895-1925). Affortunato Gory (also known as Fortunato Gory) studied under the...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Carved Marble Bust in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in London, GB
A male portrait bust in the Roman manner by Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Carved in Carrara marble, rising from a round socle supporting a waisted column, the bust having resemblances to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington as a young man. Signed by the artist, 'L. MacDonald, Romae, 1847'. Dated 1847 Dimensions: H: 26 in / 65 cm W: 19.5 in / 49 cm D: 10 in / 26 cm Lawrence MacDonald (1799-1878) Macdonald worked as an ornamental sculptor for the architect James Gillespie Graham before entering the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh, in 1822. In Rome, in 1823 he was one of the founders of the British Academy of Art. He returned to Edinburgh in 1826 and became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1829. Four years later he settled in Rome, and from 1844 he worked in Bertel Thorvaldsen's former studio. He became the city's most fashionable portrait sculptor and, according to the Art Journal, his studio was filled with 'the peerage done into marble, a plaster galaxy of rank and fashion'. His sitters included the essayist Henry Taylor...
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1840s British Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Antique French Terracotta Sculpture Signed T. Foris
Located in Houston, TX
Antique French Terracotta sculpture signed T. Foris. Well executed French terra cotta sculpture signed T. Foris (1921). This lovely French f...
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1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Busts

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Terracotta

Antique Biscuit Porcelain Figure of Queen Marie Antoinette
Located in London, GB
This antique bust of Marie Antoinette has been gracefully crafted in biscuit porcelain after the fashionable Sevres style. Biscuit, or bisque, describes the technique whereby the por...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Porcelain

Italian Painted Roman Emperor Bust
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-Classic style (19/20th Cent) faux painted composition bust of a Roman Emperor wearing a red toga and mounted on a black square base.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

Jo Mead Sculpture
By Jo Mead
Located in Chicago, IL
A Jo Mead plaster lion's head painted sculpture mounted on a custom acrylic stand. Jo Mead (American, 1919-2000) found in an important lake forest, Illino...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Busts

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Paint, Plaster

Stunning Pair of Early Louis XVI French Bronze Chenets after Bouhon Fres, Paris
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of original early Louis XVI handmade solid bronze Chenets after Bouhon Fres Paris A rare, beautiful and deco...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Bronze

Charming French Terracotta Bust on Ebonized Wood Base Depicting Young Child.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming French Terracotta Bust on Ebonized Wood Base Depicting Young Child. We also have other bust of various subject. Feel free to call with further questions.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Small Antique Bronze Bust of a Child after Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good small bronze bust of a child after Jean-Antoine Houdon. The child with head turned to the left in a downward gaze. Slightly pensive and some...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

Napoleon III French Solid Marble Bust, Signed by Sculptor of a Beautiful Women
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and quite exquisite original 19th century Napoleon III French bust of a stunning young lady signed to the rear. A truly stunning sculp...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

19th Century Spectacular Clay Goddess of Summer in a Matching Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
19th century spectacular clay Goddess of summer.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Clay

After Augustin Pajou, French, Large Terracotta Bust
By Augustin Pajou
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large 19th century terracotta ceramic figurative sculpture, beautifully hand crafted after French neoclassical sculptor Augistin Pajou. Possible to be Marie Antoinette born Maria Ant...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Pair 19th Century Baroque Style German Carved Wood Busts of Putti
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine pair of carved fruit wood busts of young boys, or putti, South Germany, late 19th century. The realistically carved faces showing distinct personalities and intense gazes. Mou...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Fruitwood

Large Ormolu Bust of Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome
Located in London, GB
This remarkable ormolu bust of the iconic Roman Emperor Julius Caesar is the epitome of neoclassical style design, and was originally intended as an overdoor decoration. Overdoors - ...
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze, Ormolu

Louis XVI Marble Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely sculpted with most likely a later brown and white marble socle.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Other

Barbedienne Bronze Washington Bust
Located in New York, NY
Life size bronze bust of George Washington on square shaped black marble base (signed BARBEDIENNE) 19th Cent.
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19th Century French American Classical Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Gilt and Patinated Bronze Bust of Ajax
Located in Kittery Point, ME
After the antique, his helmet decorated with centaurs and panthers. In Homer’s Illiad, he is described as a hero of colossal frame who was trained by the...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Bronze

American Bronze Patina Gentleman Bust
Located in New York, NY
American 1940s bronze green patina bust of a gentleman wearing a jacket and tie raised on a square plinth
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20th Century American Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

19th Century French Carrara White Marble Bust of Marie Antoinette
By Félix Lecomte
Located in London, GB
Bust of 'Marie Antoinette' After the original by Felix Lecomte Constructed in Carrara statuary marble, the bust of the Queen is set on a truncated ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

18th Century White Marble Bust of Queen Marie-Antoinette
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful 18th century marble bust of Marie-Antoinette, wear and losses consistent with age and use.
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Statuary Marble

Large Bust of the Pieta, Ralph Wood Jr, circa 1790
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large and impressive bust, taken from Michelangelo’s Pietà. Creamware, modelled and made by Ralph Wood, with enamelling.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Earthenware

French bronze bust of a woman after Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in London, GB
French bronze bust of a woman after Jean-Antoine Houdon French, late 19th Century Height 60cm, width 26cm, depth 22cm This superb patinated bro...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Bronze

Head of Paris Wood Sculpture after Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassical carved olive wood sculpture depicting the head of Paris, circa 1810, after Italian artist Antonio Canova. Examples are known in marble and plaster in multiple ma...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Wood

Large American White Marble Bust of a Gentleman by Randolph Rogers
By Randolph Rogers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine 19th century white carved marble bust of a gentleman with mustache wearing a Toga. Signed: Randolph Rogers, Rome. Randolph John Rogers (July 6, 1825, Waterloo, New York – January 15, 1892, Rome, Italy) was an American Neoclassical sculptor. An expatriate who lived most of his life in Italy, his works ranged from popular subjects to major commissions, including the Columbus Doors at the U.S. Capitol and American Civil War monuments. Born in Waterloo, New York, he spent most of his childhood in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He developed an interest in wood cuts and wood engraving, and moved to New York City about 1847, but was unsuccessful in finding employment as an engraver. While working as a clerk in a dry-goods store, his employers discovered his native talent as a sculptor and provided funds for him to travel to Italy. He began study in Florence in 1848, where he studied briefly under Lorenzo Bartolini. He then opened a studio in Rome in 1851. He resided in that city until his death in 1892. He began his career carving statues of children and portrait busts of tourists. He was not happy working with marble consequently all his marble statues were copied in his studio by Italian artisans under his supervision, from an original produced by him in another material. This also enabled him to profit from his popular works. His first large-scale work was Ruth Gleaning...
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19th Century Italian American Classical Antique Busts

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Marble

Handsome 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Bust, Great Color & Patina.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 19th Century Bronze and Marble Neoclassical Bust, Great Color & Patina. Pristine Condition.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

4 Neo-Classic Bronze Woman's Masks
Located in New York, NY
4 Italian Neo-classic (19th Cent) bronze masks of a classical woman's face mounted on a modern ebonized metal rectangular base. (PRICED EACH) (Vary in height from 7" - 8/5")
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Bronze, Metal

Terracotta Bust of Comte d'artois, by Fernand Cian, Early 20th Century
By Fernando Ciancianaini
Located in Spencertown, NY
The bust signed "Fernand Cian, Paris, 1776" and below with "Comte d'Artois" with turned yellow marble socle.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Busts

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Terracotta

French Painted Plaster Bust of Pierre Balguerie
By Baron François Joseph Bosio
Located in Dallas, TX
A French painted plaster bust of Pierre Balguerie after an original work by Baron Francois, Joseph Bosio.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Plaster

Important Terracotta Bust of Madame du Barry
Located in Montreal, QC
Important terracotta bust of Madame du Barry resting on a Rouge de Languedoc marble base, beautiful patination, inscribed on back: "Feceit 1777." Ma...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Charming Gilt Bronze Bust of a Woman
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming gilt bronze bust of a woman, spectacular gilt finish.
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Gold Leaf

French Louis XVI Porcelain Bust
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style life sized Sevres biscuit porcelain bust of Marie-Therese Louise Di Savoia-Carignano on a gilt decorated blue glazed so...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Gold Leaf

Marble Busts of Roman. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Marble Busts of Roman on pedestal. Early 19th Century
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1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Pair of Alabaster Fredrick the Great and Napoleon Busts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental German (19th/20th Cent) alabaster busts of Fredrick the Great and Napoleon raised on green marble column bases (by Fritz Kochendorfer...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Busts

Classicizing White Marble Bust by J.H. Haseltine, Rome, 1870
By James Henry Haseltine
Located in New York, NY
Bust signed and dated "1870 Rome" by J.H. Haseltine, a sculptor who moved to Italy as part of a mass migration of American artists during the late nineteenth century. The sculpture i...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble

Antique Italian Neoclassical Italian Carved Alabaster Bust, Joan of Arc, C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Italian Neoclassical Italian Carved Alabaster Bust, Joan of Arc, C1900 Measures - 6.5"H x 5.75"W x 3.25"D
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Busts

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Alabaster

Old or Antique French Bronze Bust of President George Washington after JA Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine table size bronze bust. After the iconic sculpture by Jean Antoine Houdon. Depicting President George Washington. Signed G. WASHINGTON in the plinth and bearing an Achille ...
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20th Century Neoclassical Busts

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Bronze

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
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21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts

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Epoxy Resin

Dancing Tivoli Goddess Statue
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Tivoli dancer's bust is a fragment of an original statue dating back probably to the 4th century BC and is conserved in the archeological museum of Rome. This sumptuous, large, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Neoclassical Busts

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Composition

Karl Springer Attr. Chinese Guanyin Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer (German/American, 1931-1991) attributed Chinese wooden carved sculpture depicting Guan Yin with a peacock atop her coiffure, in the style of the Northern Qi dynasty, pl...
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Late 20th Century American Classical Busts

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Metal

Unsigned American School Brutalist Bronze Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Unsigned American School Brutalist bronze figure sculpture. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic. Sourced by...
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20th Century American 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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