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Busts For Sale
Exquisite Pair of Decorative Angel Head Busts, Mixed Media, 1930s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
Embrace timeless elegance with this stunning pair of angel heads, originating from a majestic Liberty villa of the 1930s. Crafted with meticulous detail and employing a captivating b...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Limestone
"Cupid" 18k Gold Sculptured Pendant by Germano
Located in Lancaster, PA
Extraordinary 18 karat gold sculpture of Cupid that is both a piece of jewelry and a work or art. This piece was created by the renowned artist, Nino D'Antonio Germano. The Pendant w...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Gold
Stangl Mid Century Ceramic Bust
By Stangl Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century hand decorated ceramic bust/wig stand by Stangl Pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity, Black Patina, Black Marble Effect.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity, black patina, magnificent patina, black marble effect.
Small-scale model of our beautiful sculpture in the Taste of Antiquity. This bust represe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Busts
Materials
Resin
The Black Road: Iron, Classical Male Bust, Resin Sculpture with Rust Iron Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary sculptural portrait head takes its beginnings from classical antiquity. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculpture, which is made of resin and patinaed with a rusted iron can be shown on a base or lying down.
Dean Kugler
The Black Road: Iron, 2021
Resin and Iron Patina
20h x 16w in
60.96h x 40.64w cm
DK0041
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk College.
22 June 2016 – Dispatch-Argus. Coverage of my one-man show titled “Animal Farm.”
22 Sept 2015 – Quad-City Times. “Body of work”. Article by David Burke about a one-man art show at Black Hawk College.
30 October 2014 – WVIK radio and online. Coverage of the ribbon-cutting for “Gravity” installation at the Rivercenter in Davenport, IA.
28 Sept 2014 – TV interview on WZZM13 in Grand Rapids covering ARTPRIZE and my sculpture, Gravity at the Gerald Ford...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Resin
Abstract Bust after Henri Laurens "Head of a Young Girl" by Austin Prod USA 1961
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Cubism bust sculpture of a woman with braided hair after Henri Laurens "Head of a Young Girl" rendered in a creamy ivory white glazed plaster composition by Austin Productio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Composition
Plaster Bust of Woman Signed A Palumbo 1932
Located in Redding, CT
Plaster Bust of Woman Signed A Palumbo 1932. Elegant and romantic bust of a woman . Perfect table top or mantel piece.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Bust of Hadrian - 20th Century Roman Emperor Sculpture
Located in Southall, GB
This 20th-century bust of Hadrian captures the distinguished presence of the Roman Emperor known for his intellect, military leadership, and architectu...
Category
20th Century European Busts
Materials
Marble
Pyrite Skull from Peru
Located in New York, NY
Peruvian pyrite bust of a human skull.
Pyrite was given the name "Fool's Gold" by prospectors having mistaken it for gold in the 19th century. Its current namesake is derived from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Organic Modern Busts
Materials
Pyrite
French Empire Parian Napoleon Bust
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (late 19th Century) life size Parian bust of Napoleon on blue porcelain socle and square ormolu base (signed HOUDON, 1805)
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Busts
Materials
Ormolu
Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncertain whether or not Homer actually existed but if he in fact did exist, Homer would be regarded as one of the greatest literary artists of his time. This is an iconic statue for an interior and looks particularly impactful when placed on a column or plinth. Please note the blue plinth...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
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...
Category
1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Alabaster Bust - Young Woman - Art Deco - Signed A. Trefoloni
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautifully executed alabaster bust of a young woman, crafted during the Art Deco period by renowned Italian sculptor A. Trefoloni. This charming sculpture captures the innocent gr...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Busto of Hercules in Carrara, Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture in marble
Located in Rome, IT
Carrara marble bust of Hercules, 20th century, Roman origin. Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture in marble
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Paper Mache Men Torso Sculpture, France 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare and unique men torso sculpture made in paper mache technique.
Great decor piece
From France
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Paper
LATE 18th CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF ROMAN SENATOR
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful white marble bust, finely worked, portraying a Roman senator. The work captures with great precision the physiognomic features of the subject, reflecting the distinctive ch...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Mercurio Bust
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary, renowned oeuvre of the Mannerist period, this stupendous bust depicts Mercury, or Hermes, the son of Zeus and nymph Maia who served as the messenger of gods in Gree...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Plaster
Hand-Carved Marble & Onyx Bust of Marcus Aurelius on Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand-Carved Marble & Onyx Bust of Marcus Aurelius on Base
Category
Late 20th Century European Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Baroque Putti Cherubs, Polychrome & Gilt Wood, French Pyrenees ca 1700
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of original Baroque wooden putti / winged cherubs.
We were told that they originate from a church in the French Pyrenees.
We suppose they are from...
Category
17th Century French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
French Terracotta Sculpture Nude Woman "Premiere Faute" - by LAMI - Art Nouveau
By Stanislas Lami
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Female nude in terracotta.
Signed "St. Lami" on the base. Stanislas Lami is a French sculptor.
Stamp mark "Terracotta - R. D'ARLY Paris".
This work inspires purity and delicacy.
The sculpture represents a kneeling naked woman, the features are fine and pleasant. The work is neat and delicate. The position of the woman calls for calm and tranquility.
Our terracotta proof is a reduction of Stanislas Lami's marble entitled "Première Faute" which earned him the second medal at the Salon of 1891. The work represents a young woman kneeling, her arms modestly covering her face with closed eyes. At the dawn of the 20th century, this elegant statuette was part of the symbolist movement and announced the Art Nouveau movement.
This beautiful work was included in the second edition of the artist's catalog raisonné.
Related literature:
Grégoire de Thoury, Stanislas Lami (1858-1944), catalog raisonné of sculptures, Paris, 2014, model listed under number FA12.
More widely known for his masterful literary work, Stanilas Lami is an artist as much as a scholarly amateur.
Son of the sculptor Alphonse Lami, grandson of the neoclassical painter Bidauld, son-in-law of the art dealer Charles Sedelmeyer, he benefited all his life from an environment favorable to the promotion and commissioning of his written or sculpted works.
While he wrote his famous dictionaries of sculptors of the French School throughout his career, over around forty years, he also exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes français between 1882 and 1942.
Wonderful decorative piece.
Beautiful dimensions.
France - Art Nouveau - 1891
Stanislas Lami, born in 1858 in Paris and died in 1944, was a French sculptor and art historian. He is the grandson of landscape painter François-Xavier Bidault and the son of sculptor Alphonse Lami.
Some of his works are kept in museums, especially in Spain. In Paris, at the Musée d'Orsay, there is a marble sculpture of the Danish Dog...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Roman Emperor Septimius Severus Multicolor Marble Bust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely crafted multicolor marble bust of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, representing the refined artistry of classical Roman portraiture. The emperor is depicted with his signatu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Tall Bronze Figure "Phoenician Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 67 cms. alt. total and 49 cms. diam. base (26,37 x 19,29)
Excelent condition.
Demétre Haralamb Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was one of the most important sculptors of the Art Deco era.
Sculptures of Chiparus represent the classical manifestation of Art Deco style in decorative bronze and ivory sculpture.
Traditionally, four factors influenced his creative activity
*the Russian Ballets of Serge Diaghilev's, Nijinsky and Rubinstein
*ancient Egyptian art,
*French theatre, music halls and cabarets
*Early motion pictures and fashion magazines with dancers, stars and models
Which made him create figures with a long, slender, stylized appearance. like the faces of “Persian Dance” and the dress in “Starfish Girl” exactly reproduces the sketch for Goldfish's dress from the ballet “Underwater kingdom” by Lev Annensky.
After the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922, the art of ancient Egypt...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
French Female Bronze Bust After Etienne Henri Dumaige
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) patinated bronze bust of a lovely female after the original model by the French master, Etienne Henri Dumaige, mounted on light blue marble plinth. 25 by...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
1926 René Lalique - Car Mascot Archer Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car Mascot "Archer" in glass by René Lalique in 1926.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. Very beautiful model.
Height: 12 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné d...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Blown Glass
Frederick Carder Cire Perdue Glass Bust Sculpture, Signed & Dated 1938
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Born in 1863, Frederick Carder would go on to revolutionize the art glass market, not only developing and innovating techniques, but by helping to fou...
Category
1930s Vintage Busts
Materials
Glass
Pair of 19th Century Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 19th century busts. These are 2 19th century Gesso painted busts of 2 archaeologists of the period. Measurements: 69 x 62 x 28 Y 65 x 60 x 30
Good condition.
Category
19th Century English Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Gesso
White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940
Located in Berlin, DE
The "White Plaster Bust of Socrates on a Black Marble Base, around 1940" is a striking sculptural piece that pays homage to the ancient Greek philosop...
Category
1940s French Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Monumental French Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare, After Houdon
Located in New York, NY
A monumental French patinated bronze bust of William Shakespeare, after Houdon, by F. Barbedienne Foundry, circa 1870.
Masterfully and realistically sculpted in solid bronze, this...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Flying Mercury in green marble copied from the famous work of Giambologna
Located in Prato, IT
Green serpentine marble sculpture
Late 19th century
Height approx. 88 cm.
The flying mercury and the bronzes
While he was still busy working on the fountain in piazza Maggiore, the papal delegate Cesi asked Giambologna for a statue to be placed in the courtyard of the Archiginnasio, seat of the ancient and prestigious Bolognese university; he should have painted a bronze depicting the god Mercury with his index finger stretched towards the sky, a symbol of the divine origin of knowledge, which would have served as a warning to all students.
The project was never completed, but Giambologna elaborated a model preserved at the Civic Museum of Bologna, which is only the first of the numerous bronzes with the same subject made by the artist, defined precisely as flying Mercury. In later versions, the sculptor transformed Mercury into a much more dynamic figure reaching upwards, as if ready to take flight, giving it an unprecedented freedom of movement and lightness. When he returned to Florence, the sculptor certainly proposed it to the Medici, who enthusiastically immediately ordered one to be sent to Emperor Maximilian II of Habsburg, as a diplomatic gift for the ongoing negotiations of the wedding between Francesco and Giovanna, sister of the sovereign.
Giambologna replied with the two bronzes preserved in Vienna and Dresden and in 1580 cast the large Mercury now exhibited in the Bargello, originally intended for the loggia of the villa of Cardinal Ferdinando dei Medici to crown a fountain placed in the center of a magnificent decorative complex; the only variant with respect to the previous examples is constituted by the head of Zephyr placed under the foot of the god and from which a breath of wind blows it upwards, accentuating the sense of immateriality. In addition to the successful invention of the flying Mercury, Giambologna acquired immense fame by making numerous other bronzes for the Florentine collectors of the time; his first patron, Bernardo Vecchietti must certainly have owned many, given to him in part by the sculptor in exchange for his protection, but around the 1880s it can be said that there was no collector who did not aspire to own a work by Giambologna, especially those of small format.
The development of this trend in Florence is largely due to the artistic passions of the Grand Duke Francesco I, who with the creation of environments such as the Studiolo in Palazzo Vecchio and the Tribuna degli Uffizi, provided new criteria for the exhibition of the works, pushing all collectors to imitate his extraordinary collection. In the Studiolo, in addition to the painted tables that decorated the doors of the cupboards filled with all kinds of things, there were 8 niches containing bronze figures of divinities; Giambologna painted the one depicting Apollo (1573-75), with the characteristic serpentine pose and beautifully finished.
The placement of the statuette in the niche was no longer an impediment to the plurality of views as Giambologna endowed it with a sort of mechanism that allowed it to rotate. For the Tribune he instead created the six Labors of Hercules (1576-1589), small silver sculptures...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
A granite sculpture of a young woman's head - France - 1960
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined granite sculpture portraying the head of a young woman, believed to likely represent Saint Joan of Arc, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina...
Category
1960s European Gothic Vintage Busts
Materials
Granite
Classic Italian Terracotta Bust of David
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic sculptural bust in earthy terracotta of the classically handsome David.
Category
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Incanto Bust by Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A glorious work of art by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, this piece is an original and singular sculpture handcrafted of gypsum. It depicts the bust of a naked female...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Small French Empire Giltwood Busts, Circa 1815
Located in Dallas, TX
During the period of French history known as the Empire style, design reflected Napoleon’s belief that ancient civilizations (such as Greece, Rome, and Egypt) were the only societies...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Busts
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Sculpture in Wood from Africa Bust of a Woman, in a Black Color 20TH Century
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 20th Century.
Category
20th Century African Busts
Materials
Wood
David Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Florence Accademia Gallery'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The David bust by Michelangelo is a high-quality replica of the famous David sculpture created by the Italian artist during the Renaissance period. This item is made from pressed mar...
Category
2010s Turkish Busts
Materials
Marble
Marble Busts of Roman. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Marble Busts of Roman on pedestal. Early 19th Century
Category
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Caracalla Plaster Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is the bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla modeled after a famous sculpture one displayed in the Vatican Museum. In Roman times this bust was a particularly innovative representation, as the face turns towards the left instead of the usual frontal view. The sculpture is a unique piece from the historic collection of Galleria Romanelli.
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Plaster
G.C. Marini Woman Bronze Style Head Sculpture # 318/ 500
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculpture of a strong woman's head in a dark bronze styled finish with satin black oval base . This cast composite bust has great details with a wind swept feel of freedom and conf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Busts
Materials
Composition
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Figure "Cabaret Dancer" by Demetre Chiparus
Located in BILBAO, ES
Dancer by Demétre Chiparus 1886 - 1947
Large chrysoelephantine sculpture in gilt bronze Marble base.
Signed "D. H. Chiparus".
Measures: 66 cms. alt. without base 55, and 22cm aroung...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Period French Bronze Bust
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage bust from France made of bronze and supported by a marble base. This piece features the likeness of a man. It showcases the smelter’s stamp. This piece is in very nice vintag...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pelican Ceramic Sculpture Centerpiece, Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2023
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Pelican in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a brown color.
Our designer creates these pieces comp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
French 19th C Gilt and Patinated Bronze Group of Gloria Victis, by A. Mercie
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Large Gilt and Patinated Bronze Group of Gloria Victis, a Winged Figure of Victory with a Fallen Warrior. This incredible bronze piece was cast after a model by Maarius-Jean-Antonin Mercié, This model is signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR PARIS' demonstrating that it was cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne's foundry, the best bronzier of the 19th century. The base is further signed 'A. Mercie' and stamped 'Réduction Mécanique' with an inscription of '659'. The figure is mounted on a Belgian noir marble base with various stepped edges. Gloria Victis is one the most well-known and important bronze casts of the 19th Century. The quality of this particular model is absolutely incredible and all the marking indicate that this particular piece is one of the finest produced by the Foundry.
A student of Jouffroy and de Falguière at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié (1845-1916) won the Grand Prix de Rome at 23 years old with his work Thésée vainqueur du Minotaure. In 1872, he sent the plaster model of his work David vainqueur to the Salon, for which he won the first class medal. At the same time, he received La croix de la Légion d'honneur at the Villa Medici. His return to Paris, in 1874, issued in a long and brilliant career with numerous commissions, notably the monuments for Louis-Philippe and Queen Marie-Amélie for the Royal Chapel at Dreux (1886).
By the age of 30 Mercié was already very well-known and his Gloria Victis received resounding success when it was exhibited at the Salon, in 1874 (in plaster) and in 1875 (in bronze). This work exalted the heroism and the patriotic sentiments aroused by the disasters of 1870. His predilection for patriotic subjects is shown in many of his works such as Quand même...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Tenerani Statuary Marble Bust of a Young Augustus Caesar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A finely carved statuary white marble bust of a young Augustus Caesar attributed to the workshops of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust of a young Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is after a sculpture found in the Pio Clementino Museums of the Vatican.
Carved with exceptional detail, the bust is elevated on a turned socle and bears the name ‘TENERANI’ to the front. Other busts like this one after the Vatican original of the former Emperor Augustus were sculpted in the Mid-18th Century.
Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) was a notable Italian sculptor of the early 19th century. In his early career, he trained under Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, before moving to Rome where he won a scholarship as a pupil of Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvalsden. Having honed his skills, Tenerani worked from a studio of his own in later years. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Queen Victoria and Pope Pius IX...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Mid Century Terracotta Sculpture of the Greek Goddess Hygeia
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful sculpture, a representation of the Greek goddess Hygeia. In Greek mythology, Hygieia was the goddess of health. The statue is made of white terracotta (pipeclay), patinated...
Category
1930s French Classical Greek Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
A Pair French 19th Century Bronze Nude Maidens Torchere, Carrier-Belleuse Attr.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine and monumental pair of French 19th century patinated bronze figural torchere sculptures titled "La Nuit" (The Night) attributed to Albert Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-188...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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.
Category
1960s African Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Antique Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Beethoven by Franz Peleschka
Located in New York, NY
Antique alabaster bust sculpture of Ludwig Beethoven by the Austrian artist, Franz Peleschka Lunard (1873-?). 16 3/4 by 9 by 8 3/4 inches. Signed on reverse.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Busts
Materials
Alabaster
"Portrait of a Gentleman," terracotta sculpture by Etienne Edouard Suc
Located in Milano, IT
Etienne Edouard Suc was a French sculptor born in Lorient (Morbihan) on June 29, 1802. He was a student of sculptor Henri Lemaire and in turn a teacher of sculpture. Prominent among ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Bust, Sculpture, Carved Wood
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptionally beautiful bust carved in the finest quality craftsmanship. Used is an extremely heavy and extremely hard wood.
Presumably, the sculpture comes from the time when it c...
Category
19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
African Shona Art Sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona Tribe
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
African Shona art sculpture from Zimbabwe's Shona tribe signed Masoka and carved from serpentine stone.
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Busts
Materials
Serpentine
18th-19th Century Neoclassical Multi-Marble Bust of Roman Emperor Titus Domitian
Located in New York, NY
A striking late 18th-early 19th century bust of the Roman Emperor Titus Domitian. The head is made from hand carved white Carrara marble, the tunic and t...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble
Roman Marble Head of a Satyr
Located in London, GB
Head of a Satyr
Roman, circa 2nd - 3rd century AD
Carved and highly polished marble
An extremely fine marble head of a satyr, depicted with ivy wreath, curly hair and pointed goat’s ear, the full lips slightly parted to reveal the creature’s clenched teeth.
The head was once part of a relief with visible fragmentation on the left side. Almost completely worked in the round and carefully polished, the skill of the sculptor is particularly remarkable given the confined working space available for a relief carving, such as this.
The Roman Imperial Period marked the expansion of the political and cultural influence of the Roman Empire. The period began with the reign of Augustus in 27 BC, immediately following Caesar’s assassination which ultimately ended Rome’s time as a republic. Soon after, Augustus’ defeat of Anthony and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Late 19th Century Antique Alabaster Bust of a Young Girl Holding a Small Bird
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous antique alabaster bust of a young girl holding a small bird. The details are amazing and the young girl has a beautiful smile as she po...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Just Andersen Denmark, 1930s Danish Fano Girl Bronze Bust, Carl Emil Ruge #2111
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Just Andersen of Denmark bronze bust of a Fano Danish Girl designed by Carl Emil Ruge
A lovely innocent face makes this piece absolutely charming
Superb dark...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Head of Odysseus (Greek)
Located in Rome, IT
Rare marble head of Ulysses, king of Ithaca, beautiful sculpture mounted on a black marble base. Provenance from a private collection. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND Q...
Category
Mid-20th Century Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Miniature Barbedienne Bronze Bust of Molière After Houdon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique miniature bronze.
A miniature portrait bust of Molière, the alias of the playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin.
Modeled after the original by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Bronze
An Egyptian terracotta head of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Egyptian terracotta head of Harpokrates, Ptolemaic, 2nd - 1st Century BC, with detailed features and curled hair, his right finger to his lip. M...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Busts
Materials
Clay
Lifesize Italian 19th Century Specimen Marble Bust of a Greco-Roman Warrior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and mpressive life-size Italian, early 20th century marble bust of a Greco Roman Warrior, probably Hercules, after the antique. The large beautifully carved and decorated...
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Early 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
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
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Lladró African Soul
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Sculpture paying tribute to African women in a bust with traditional headscarf. The culture, symbolism and color of Africa are the sources of inspiration. The facial features of the woman depicted in this bust are exquisitely sculpted in matte porcelain while the headscarf is one of the most widely used and recognizable accessories in African clothing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Sculpture, 1920, Art Deco, Sign Lorenzl
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign:
Lorenz Josef
(Austria, 1892-1950). Sculptor, known for its dancers. Worked along with Goldscheider in Vienna.
Materials: Bronxe and onyx with the original patina
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Josef Lorenzl (1 September 1892 – 15 August 1950) was an Austrian sculptor and ceramicist of the Art Deco period, the same era as Ferdinand Preiss (1882–1943) and Demetre Chiparus (1886–1947).
Lorenzl was born on 1 September 1882 in Vienna, Austria and died there on 15 August 1950. Little is known about his early years, but more is known about his later life. Lorenzl started his career working at a foundry at the Vienna Arsenal where he learned the techniques of bronze casting. The Vienna Arsenal was a military storage...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Bronze Ariadne After Clodion
Located in Newark, England
Signed Clodion
From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this French Belle Epoque Bronze of Ariadne cast after Clodion (Claude Michel). The sculpture of fine casting and beautiful patination is sculpted as a bust of a Ariadne in nature with her hair tied up and leaves intwined in her hair. The Bronze sits upon a circular socle with a square base signed to the right hand face Clodion. The Bronze cast after the original during the neoclassical era dating to the second half of the 19th century during the Belle Epoque era (c.1970-1914) circa 1875.
Clodion was the alias of Claude Michel (1738-1814) a French born sculptor working in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. Many of Clodion’s works feature in museum collections around the world with some of his most pivotal works including The Intoxication of Wine and The Dance of Time.
Ariadne In Greek mythology was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Ariadne was known for aiding Theseus escape the Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne’s jewelled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Golden Iron Horse Busts
Located in Somis, CA
These hefty iron horse busts are inspired by the ancient Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), a time when horses were revered symbols of bravery and success. The horses with large eyes and...
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20th Century Chinese Busts
Materials
Iron
French Art Nouveau Bust of a “Breton woman” alabaster wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful and very refined alabaster bust depicting a young woman with her head slightly bowed, in a reflective or prayerful attitude, made around 1900 in France. It is part of the ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Small Lan Na Gilt Bronze Buddha Head, 15th-16th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
A fine fragmentary gilt bronze head of the Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Saen style, 15th-16th century, Northern Thailand.
The small head with well ca...
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16th Century Thai Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Large Patinated Bronze Bust of William Shakespeare After Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
Large (22 1/2 inch tall) patinated bronze bust sculpture of William Shakespeare after the original model by Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse (1824-1887). Cast by the Pinedo foundry o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique Catholic German Renaissance Carving Bust Stephan Rottaler Landshut 1500
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptionally rare antique German Renaissance carving by Stephan Rottaler (1581-1533), Bavaria circa 1500.
The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who ...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Patinated plaster sculpture after Apollo di Belvedere, late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful patinated plaster sculpture after Apollo di Belvedere made during the late 19th Century.
Provenance from Lennartsnäs Castle, near Stockholm, Sweden, Baron af Ugglas. The ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
Life-Size 19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman
Located in Lymington, GB
A dynamic, life-sized marble bust of a Roman in a toga with a leopard’s head clasp, raised on a variegated grey socle.
Mid-19th century.
This impressive antique bust of an - as yet to be identified - Roman, is in good condition. Some tentative comparisons have been made to Caracalla, also known as Antoninus.
Possibly a ''Grand Tour'' item.
The Grand Tour was an extended excursion to the Continent undertaken by English gentlemen...
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19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Cleopatra Art Nouveau bronze bust woman with snake by Isidore De Rudder 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cleopatra, Art Nouveau bronze bust woman with snake by Isidore De Rudder
With foundry seal Luppens & Cie, Bruxelles.
Patinated bronze on a Belgian Red marble & bronze base.
Illust...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Carved Alabaster And Marble Bust Of Young Girl By Antonio Frilli
Located in Norwood, NJ
Masterfully carved and sculpted alabaster bust of a young girl with outstretched arms holding up a cup by Antonio Frilli. Smiling faced young girl, wearing lace and ruffled clothing,...
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Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
John de Vaere Statuary Marble Busts
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of George III statuary marble busts of a boy and a girl by John de Vaere (1755 – 1830), 1798.
Signed J DE-VAERE Sculpr. 1798.
Considering what a sensitive and accomplished sculptor he was, surprisingly little is known about John de Vaere. Born in France in 1755, he settled in England some time before 1786 when he enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1787 he left to study in Rome, with the financial assistance of Josiah Wedgwood. In Rome he won a Silver Medal for Sculpture from the Pope and became an assistant to John Flaxman.
On his return to England in 1790, he worked as a modeler for Wedgwood until the latter’s death in 1795, after which he worked with Eleanor Coade, probably replacing John Bacon...
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Late 18th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Small Marble Bust of Dante, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Italian Marble Bust of Dante, circa 1900.
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Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Shop Mid-Century Modern Busts, Neoclassical Busts and More
The presence of vintage and antique bust sculptures can add a necessary decorative layer to any interior. And just because a statue looks classical doesn't mean it has to be conventional.
A touch of whimsy, a dose of drama — a single bust can alter a room. And when placed in just the right spot, these statues can almost feel alive.
“They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give,” says Los Angeles designer Timothy Corrigan, who loves pieces that beg to be touched. For a welcoming entry hall project in California, Corrigan selected an antique Persian rug and a bust that invites you to touch it. A collection of sculptures in wood, marble and brass complement the star of the show.
For Consort cofounder and creative director Mat Sanders, a bust doesn’t have to be pretty. “I most enjoy busts that are a little busted,” Sanders jokes — but choose something with a soul you can live with, as “sculpture representative of the human form carries with it an energy you will add to the space.”
The antique and vintage bust sculptures for sale on 1stDibs include Art Deco busts, mid-century modern busts and more.