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Busts For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Vintage Regency Glenda Goodacre Attributed Bronze Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking vintage Boho bronze bust of man. A chic profile of a handsome young man. Attributed to the artist Glenda Goodacre. Unsigned. Acquired fro...
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Late 20th Century American Regency Busts

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Bronze

Napoleon Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Napoleon marble sculpture.
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1990s Busts

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Marble

Very Rare Italian Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of the Eros Di Centocelle
Located in London, GB
A remarkable grand tour marble sculpture of the eros di Centocelle The god of love carved from a block of statuary marble, raised on a ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Statuary Marble

Neo Classical Pedestal depicting Maiden
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Very Fine Neo Classical Pedestal depicting Maiden in Classical Attire. Empire style. Europe, circa 1990. Dimensions: Height 44 1/2" Width (at shoulders) 26" Depth (top) 23"
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1990s European Busts

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Composition

Marble Medusa
Located in Rome, IT
Marble Medusa.
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Marble

Bronze Bust, After the Antique, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Bronze Bust, after the antique, 19th century" Beautiful bronze sculpture on its marble base of the 19th century, in the Taste of the Anc...
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19th Century European Other Antique Busts

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Bronze

Marble Sculpture. Depicting a Crouching Venus
Located in Rome, IT
Large sculpture of crouching Venus, in white statuary marble.
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Marble

Greek Bust in Bronze, XIX Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Greek Bust In Bronze XIX century VERY DECORATIVE BRONZE BUST REPRESENTING A YOUNG GREEK FROM THE END OF THE XIX CENTURY. THE BASE IS IN BLACK MARBLE AND THE EYES IN SILVER. REAL Size.
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1890s Antique Busts

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Bronze

Skull Lapis Lazuli Sculpture Minature
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Late 19th-early 20th century lapis lazulli skull - Object of curiosity and wonder from a collector's cabinet of curiosities and wonder. Measures: 2" long, 1.75" high Cabinets o...
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1890s German Baroque Revival Antique Busts

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Lapis Lazuli

After Giambologna, the Rape of the Sabine Women
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture, large sculptural group "The rape of the Sabine women".
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Bronze

Female Bust by Gustave Van Vaerenbergh, Belgium, ca 1900
Located in Delft, NL
Female bust by Gustave Van Vaerenbergh, ca 1900 A female bust, made of marble and with gray tones and with decorative carving on the upper body of the dress. A beautiful face look...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Busts

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Marble

19th Century French Antique Pair of Terra Cotta Orientalist Busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century set of orientalist busts vividly hand crafted in terra cotta clay, in good condition. These detailed antique French busts are execut...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Apollo in Gilt Bronze
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture of Apollo in gilded bronze, 20th century.
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Bronze

Anatomical Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Marble

Victorian White Painted Terracotta Bust of a Young Woman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian white painted terracotta bust of a young woman, wearing a draped shawl over a bodice with a lace trim, her hair elaborately coiffed with a broad plait and multiple ringle...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Busts

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Terracotta

19th Century Pietro Giorgi Sculpture of Girl Peeling an Orange
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century carved alabaster bust sculpture of a young girl with a frilled bonnet peeling an orange. After a work by Italian sculptor Pietro Giorgi. There is an old repaired crack...
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19th Century Italian Beaux Arts Antique Busts

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Alabaster

Bronze and Marble Bust from the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze and Marble Bust from the 19th century Sculpture Representing a Bust of the 19th century in Bronze Patinated and Gilded and Marble Base. Dimensions: H: 35.5cm, W: 16cm, D...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Royal Copenhagen Bisque Porcelain Bust of Napoleon, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
The bust of Napoleon with a medallion detailed with Medusa's head over his shoulder behind an eagle and its outstreched wings and with a palm tree on the back. Marked Eneret on the b...
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1840s Danish Antique Busts

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Ceramic

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...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Bust of a Woman in the Style of Brancusi by Austin Productions, 1981
Located in Miami, FL
Bust of woman with open hands lifted rendered in lavender and violet painted plaster composite with a silver sparkle glaze on a black mica base, signed Austin Prod, 1981.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Busts

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Composition

19th Century Bronze and Marble Bust of King Henry IV
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th Century bronze and marble bust of King Henry IV Sculpture representing a bust of King Henry IV of the 19th century in bronze and marble base. Dim...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Traditional Wooden Pastoral Art Saint Joan Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional wooden Pastoral Art Saint Joan Sculpture. Handmade in the Catalan Pyrenees, 1990. Signed by Ll.Pujol In original condition, with minor we...
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1990s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Wood

Vintage Regency Terra Cotta Busts - Set of 2
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Regency busts. A handsome couple with beautiful attention to detail. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
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Late 20th Century North American Busts

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Terracotta

Vintage Glazed Porcelain Statuette of Mao Zedong Seated on an Armchair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain statuette of Mao Zedong from the late 20th century, depicting him seated on a armchair with June style purple and blue glaze. Created in China during the last quarter of the 20th century, this porcelain statuette depicts Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seated on a low back armchair with out-scrolling arms and purple and blue glaze, Mao is crossing his legs, his right hand resting on his knees and his left on the arms. Mao was a Chinese communist...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Busts

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bust entitled "Silvia" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
A very fine late 19th century French bronze bust of an attractive classical maiden modelled in the Art Nouveau style, with fabulous multi hued patination of brown and a subtle green, accentuating the excellent hand finished detail. Signed E Villanis, with Societe des Bronzes foundry seal, numbered and with raised title to the fore. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 28 cm Width: 16 cm Depth: 10 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik Page No: 79 SKU: 8775 ABOUT Sylvia Ballet - Silvia Sylvia, (the spelling is different in french) is a classical ballet. It features a nondescript mythical setting and a late nineteenth-century score, in which it's themes correlate to giving it a more classical feel, however, it was quite revolutionary for its time. The score was and still is recognized for its greatness. Delibes' work is certainly the best appreciated aspect of the ballet for its innovation, creativity, and maturity. Frederick Ashton's choreography complements the music very well in this respect, staying true to the spirit of the original production while incorporating modern techniques and adding his own unique touch. The ballet itself follows Sylvia who is a loyal follower of Diana (the goddess of the hunting and chassitity). The story starts with Sylvia being stalked by the diety Eros. When she discovers this they fire their bows at each other respectively. However only Eros's shot is true and wounds Sylvia. This is where she is kidnapped by an unknown assailant later revealed to be Orion. Sylvia escapes the caves of Orion by getting her captor intoxicated and pleading to Eros to rescue her. When he begrudgingly rescues her he takes her to the temple of Diana where her love awaits. This leads her to repeal her oath of Chassity taken as a follower of Diana. Emmanuel Villanis Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues. Most of these were manufactured in bronze, but there are also models in white metal and terra cotta. Different patinas were used. The bronzes were mainly cast by the Societé de Bronzes de Paris and can be recognised by the round stamp...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Busts

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Bronze

Female Figure Sculpture Léopold OUDRY
Located in Madrid, ES
Female Figure Sculpture Léopold OUDRY (1854-1882) Art bronze bust, set on a lacquered wooden base. Signed L.Oudry. Height: (total) 40 cm G...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Busts

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Bronze

Wonderfully Designed Shepherdess Made by Royal Dux Bohemia
Located in Tilburg, NL
Wonderfully designed shepherdess made by Royal Dux Bohemia. Marked with the pink triangular stamp of Eduard Eichler. Factory no. 352. In excellent condition. The factory Royal Du...
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Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Busts

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Porcelain

Late 19th Century Terracotta Wrestlers
Located in Madrid, ES
Late 19th century Terracotta Wrestlers. Wrestlers (from Villa Medici in Rome), Roman copy of the second half of the third century. B.C. Sculptural group from a parchment bronze original, preserved in the Tribuna of the Uffizi Gallery...
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Pair of German Bronze Busts of Schiller and Goethe, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German Bronze Busts of Schiller and Goethe, circa 1880.
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1880s German Antique Busts

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Bronze

Grand Tour Marble Bust Psyche Of Capua
Located in Newark, England
Fine marble bust on pedestal after the antique. The bust sculpted as the goddess Psyche Of Capua presented as a nude female with a draped partial robe ...
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Original Hand Made Art Mask Jean-Paul Belmondo
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Hand Made Art Mask, a lifelike image of French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. This mask is very dimensional with great artistic details and a natural...
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1990s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Busts

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Paint, Paper

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Bust Entitled "Bohémienne" by Emmanuel Villanis
Located in London, GB
Captivating late 19th century French bronze bust of a beautiful woman, enhanced by the variegated rich brown patination and excellent tactile surface detail, raised on an integral bronze base with raised title to the fore. Signed ?E Villanis and further raised on a breche griotte stepped and shaped marble plinth ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 33 cm Width: 16 cm Depth: 11 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition circa: 1890 Materials: Bronze Book Ref: Emmanuel Villanis by Josje Hortulanus-de Mik Page No: 17 SKU: 8616 ABOUT Puccini's Opera - La Bohème SYNOPSIS - A group of friends are living a Bohemian life in Paris and trying to make their livings creating art. Rodolfo, the writer, falls in love with the seamstress, Mimi, while Marcello, the painter, and Musetta, the singer, are the on-and-off-again couple by their sides. When the four are happy, they spend their time celebrating life and love. However, Mimi is revealed to be very ill, and Rodolfo struggles to come to terms with the fact that she will inevitably die. Rodolfo and Mimi break up, and months later, Musetta discovers Mimi extremely sick and close to death. She brings Mimi to Rodolfo and Marcello's apartment. Rodolfo immediately takes her in and tries to nurse her back to health, but he is too late. Almost as soon as the two are reunited and have professed their love for one another, Mimi succumbs to her illness and dies. Emmanuel Villanis Emmanuel Villanis was an industrious man. He is believed to have created some 200 to 250 pieces. His oeuvre pre-eminently consisted of busts and full body statues. Most of these were manufactured in bronze, but there are also models in white metal and terra cotta. Different patinas were used. The bronzes were mainly cast by the Societé de Bronzes de Paris and can be recognised by the round stamp...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Fonseca Head Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Fonseca head sculpture marble white, xx century.
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1980s Italian Vintage Busts

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Marble

19th Century French Vintage Napoleon Bonaparte Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, black antique French bust of Napoleon Bonaparte made of hand crafted patinated bronze, in good condition. The small sculpture depicts Napoleon in his military outfit and in a commanding stance. The detailed Parisian décor...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Busts

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Metal, Bronze

Sculpture of Zephyr in Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze bust with a medal patina representing a young man with a childish look and butterfly wings. He is wearing a drape held by a knot on his chest. His bodice is decorated with a r...
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1890s French Antique Busts

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Homer
Located in Essex, MA
From the J. Chiurazzi foundry in Naples. Homer with nice rich patina on a Siena marble socle. Foundry medallion on back of base.
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Old Large Conch or Queen Helmet Shell, 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Old large conch or Queen helmet shell, 1970 In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mater...
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1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Shell

Exquisite French Multi-Patinated Orientalist Bronze Bust of Beauty, by Rimbez
Located in New York, NY
An Exquisite French multi-patinated orientalist bronze bust of a Turkish Beauty, by Zacharie Rimbez, late 19th century. Signed 'Z. Rimbez' (on the left shoulder) Measures : 22"...
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Late 19th Century Antique Busts

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Bronze

Elegant Rondanini Medusa in Black Marble with Gilt Decorations, 20th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Rondanini medusa in black marble with gilt decorations, 20th century.
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1970s Vintage Busts

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Marble

Large 19th Century Bronze Bust
By Sabatino De Angelis
Located in London, GB
A superb 'Grand Tour' bronze bust, traditionally described as Dionysus (Dionysos), after the original excavated at the Villa of the Papyri in 1754; by the Sabatino and Sons foundry, ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Bronze

Neale Creamware Figure of Minerva, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Marked Minerva on the verso.
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1810s English Antique Busts

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Creamware

Hermes Bust from Olympia Cast by the Micheli Brothers, Berlin around 1900
Located in DE
Beautiful sculpture. Verso cast inscription "Hermes from Olympia" as well as "Property of the Micheli Brothers - Berlin" Plaster cast after the antiq...
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Late 19th Century Antique Busts

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Plaster

Pair of French Bronze Sculptures Busts “Comedy & Tragedy” by Eugene Laurent
By Emmanuel Marcel Laurent
Located in Shippensburg, PA
EUGENE LAURENT French, 1832-1898 "Comedy & Tragedy" Patinated bronze on original black marble bases Unsigned, cast circa 1885 Item # 211PPA29S A rare and exceptional pair of br...
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

19 Th Century Italian Bronze Flora Bust, Marble, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exceptional bust of a woman, probably made in 19th century Italy, in patinated bronze, and following a neoclassical style. The head of "Flora" appears resting on a quadrangular base ...
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1860s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

Bikuben Money Coin Bank Soholm Ceramics Denmark Anders Anderssen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Soholm Ceramics, Denmark. Bikuben piggy bank annual "Sparemand" from 1980. Anders Andersen. Danish finance minister. Design by Arne Finne. Stoneware. Lim...
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1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Busts

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Stoneware

1970s Spanish Signed Terracotta Head
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Spanish signed terracotta head.
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Late 20th Century Spanish Busts

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Terracotta

Dante Alighieri Small Bronze Bust, Grand Tour 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A skillfully cast miniature buste of the Italian Poet Dante Alighieri. It is a Grand Tour item meaning it was purchased by travelers through Europe: R...
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19th Century European Victorian Antique Busts

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Bronze

Large 19th Century French Cherub Statue in Terra Cotta Tinted Plaster
Located in Dallas, TX
This large French cherub or cupid statue from the 1800’s is made from plaster that has been tinted to mimic the natural color of terra cotta. The figure ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Plaster

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.
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19th Century English Baroque Antique Busts

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Gesso

Marble Bust of Woman by Pietro Bazzanti
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1870s Italian carved marble bust of a woman byPietro Bazzanti. Signed on back. Sculpture needs a base, it does not sit flat.
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1870s Antique Busts

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Marble

1994 Modernist Complete Series of Three Nefertiti Bronze Vases by Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An extremely rare complete series of Nefertiti gilded and green painted bronze vases by Lino Sabattini, a numbered edition of only 50 specimens, co...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts

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Bronze

19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt Cherub/Putti Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved gold gilt cherub/putti fragment A high-quality hand carved 19th century gold gilt paint over sectioned pine example. This wonderful piece details realistic human features, which suggests it was carved for a special interior section of sorts. Likely to have been part of a larger collective at some point. It would look delightful and highly decorative positioned over a doorway entrance. Size in inches: H 10” x W 15” x D 5” Origin: France Material: Pine Date: 1850 - 1880 Completely solid in structure and form without any breaks. Detail loss across the painted surface as shown. We sell antique...
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1850s French Early Victorian Antique Busts

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Pine

Carrara Marble Sculpture "Schiava" Attributed to Giacomo Ginotti, Italy, C. 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Carrara marble sculpture "Schiava" attributed to Giacomo Ginotti (1845-1897). Italy, late 19th Century.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Vintage Boho Plaster Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
A brilliant vintage Boho sculpture. An amazing plaster composition with beautiful attention to detail. Rests on a wood plinth. Signed on the bottom. ...
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Late 20th Century North American Busts

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Plaster, Wood

Homer Antique Plaster Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncertain whether or not Homer actually existed but if he in fact did exist, Homer would be regarded as one of the greatest literary artists of his time. This is an iconic statue for an interior and looks particularly impactful when placed on a column or plinth. Please note the blue plinth...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Plaster

Monumental 19th Century French Plaster Torso of Venus
Located in Houston, TX
Monumental 19th century French plaster Torso of Venus. This stunning large scale late 19th century French plaster torso sculpture of Venus is well exec...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Plaster

Cast Iron Head from a Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron head head from a statue. Includes newly made custom stand.
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1880s Argentine Antique Busts

Materials

Iron

Gerolamo Oldofredi 'Act.1864-1883' Italian Marble Bust of a Young Girl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gerolamo OLDOFREDI (act.1864-1883) An Italian marble bust of a young girl, emblematic of Winter, by G. Oldofredi, Milan. 26 in. (66.04 cm.) High Signed: G.Oldofredi Milano ...
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19th Century Antique Busts

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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.

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