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Busts For Sale
Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Store Display Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head Store display advertising model. Phrenology bust by unknown wood carver, circa 1870. Perfect to decorate a Do...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Marble Male and Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Post-Modern or modern style marble head/bust carved figurative sculpture piece of two people embraced side-by-side, circa mid to late-20th century. Marble is grey with ...
Category
Late 20th Century South American Post-Modern Busts
Materials
Marble
Small Bronze Bust of the Boy Octavian, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small bronze bust of young Octavian, later Emperor Augustus and first Roman Emperor.
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Jean-Antoine Houdon Bronze Sculpture of Sabine Houdon
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique bronze sculpture titled "Sabine" is attributed to the renowned French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828).
The bust depicts a young girl, Sabine Houdon (Jean-Antoine Ho...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
The Strength, A bronze group by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (1881-1947), circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The Strength
An Art Deco patinated bronze group by Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (1881-1947)
Representing three men in full effort pulling a rope, resting on an oblong naturalistic base
S...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
1940s Alabaster Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Art Nouveau Style Bust Of A Young Woman On A Marble Base
The sheaf of wheat represents fertility
No signature found
Small knick on the top of hat (as shown)
Category
1940s Art Nouveau Vintage Busts
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Cast Sculpture Egypt Goddess Isis
Located in Munich, DE
Decorative cast of a sculpture of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Hera, Greek Divinity
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture of Hera, greek divinity in marble, 20th century, measures 60x36x26cm.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Leda and the Swan Bronze Figurine by Danish Kai Nielsen made at L. Rasmussen
By Kai Nielsen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Leda with the Swan bronze figurine by Danish artist and sculptor Kai Nielsen (1882-1924).
The figurine has model no. 42 and is made circa 1940s or 1950s by bronze foundry L. Rasmusse...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Wooden Sculpture of Woman's Bust on a Base
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Italian wooden sculpture of a mid 19th century woman's bust with purfled base. High quality hand-crafted item.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Busts
Materials
Wood
Small Lao Lan Xang Bronze Buddha Head, 17th Century, Laos
Located in Austin, TX
A small and sweet cast bronze fragmentary head of the Buddha, Lan Xang Kingdom, 17th century, Laos.
The small Buddha head finely cast with well defined features. The face with a ...
Category
17th Century Laotian Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III French Solid Marble Bust, Signed by Sculptor of a Beautiful Women
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Vintage Marble Sculpture, Bust of a Unknown Male
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century marble bust of a very distinguished gentleman with a jacket, vest and necktie. No signature and not sure who the gentleman...
Category
Early 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Terracotta Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This terra-cotta sculpture no doubt depicts the bust of Roman Emperor or Senator in classical dress gazing over his left shoulder. This is a magnificently robust life size bust...
Category
1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Wax Portrait of William Motherwell, Scottish Poet (1797-1835) by John Fillans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wax Portrait of William Motherwell, Scottish Poet (1797-1835) by John Fillans
John Fillans (Scottish, 1817-1867)
A museum-worthy wax portrait bust of William Motherwell (1797–1835...
Category
19th Century Scottish Regency Antique Busts
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Burl
Italian Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Signed Antonio Pandiani
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous and Large Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Bust of a Court Jester, Stamped A. PANDIANI.MILANO 1888. Antonio Pandiani did an exceptional job at casting this truly remarkabl...
Category
1880s Italian Louis XVI Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Male Bust Ugo Cipriani on marnel base France 1930
By Cipriani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture male bust by Ugo Cipriani.
Patinated bronze.
Belgian black marble base.
France 1930.
Literatuur:
“Art Deco sculpture” Alastair Duncan.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Alabaster Sculpture, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alabaster sculpture, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Alabaster sculpture and sea green marble base, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
H: 39cm, W: 27cm, D: 17cm
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood. Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Pr. Art Deco Busts by Kupur Aka Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of Art Deco busts by the artist formerly known as Kupur , aka Frederick Cooper. These are an example of his earlier work, before he focused on making lighting, primaril...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Composition
Fragmentia 02 Sculpture by Marcela Cure
Located in Barranquilla, CO
In continuity with her signature explorations of the female form, Marcela Cure introduces a new sculptural memento that sheds light upon the mulling yet beauteous intricacies in woma...
Category
2010s Colombian Other Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
Charming bust child boy terracotta marble sculpture Carli 1920 Art Deco Belgium
Located in Wien, AT
Rare particularly beautiful depiction of the of a boy. Created by Gustave van Vaerenbergh under his pseudonym G. Carli from the Art Deco period.
This terracotta was polychromed by ...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Chinese Brass Opium Pillow in the Form of a Boy
Located in Stamford, CT
Whimsical circa 1900 Chinese brass opium pillow in the form of a kneeling boy. The boy shown crouching and smiling with an amusing forelock on his otherwi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Busts
Materials
Brass
Late 19th-Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Young Girl
Located in NICE, FR
This bust of a young girl in Carrara marble from the late 19th century beautifully captures the innocence and charm expressed on the subject's face. The sculpture exudes remarkable e...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Specimen Marble Busts of Caesars
Located in Charleston, SC
Incredible hand carved 19th century Italian specimen marble busts of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony.
The life like faces are impeccably carved in...
Category
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
American Modernist Sculpture Bust of a Man by Lucile Leslie Swan & Valsuani
By Valsuani Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Lucile Leslie Swan
United States, 1890-1965
Bust of a Man
Lost-wax patinated bronze signed in cast "L. Leslie /33", sealed verso "A. VALSUANI cire perdue"
Item # 410REP02A
Cast using the lost-wax method the Valsuani foundry was renowned for perfecting, this fine modernist bust showcases loose modeling to create a chaotic surface while articulating an exactiingly realist sense of her sitter. His powerful features and stoic profile evoke a character of great seriousness. The bust is cast hollow and is raised on an early wooden plinth.
Leslie Swan (born Lucile Swan, May 10, 1890, Sioux City, Iowa) was an American sculptor and painter, known for her sensitive and evocative portrayals of human figures, informed by her extensive travels and intellectual exchanges. After receiving early education at an Episcopal boarding school, she moved to Chicago in 1903 and began her studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1908. In 1912, she married fellow artist Jerome Blum. Over the next decade, Swan’s artistic career took her to Corsica, Japan, China, Tahiti, and France, where she immersed herself in the diverse cultures and artistic traditions she encountered.
In 1924, following her divorce, Swan relocated to New York City, where she continued her work as both a painter and sculptor. Five years later, she accepted a significant commission from the Cenozoic Laboratory in Beijing, beginning a transformative period in her career. It was in China that she met the philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and their friendship would profoundly influence her work and life. Swan's portrait bust of Teilhard, now housed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, remains one of her most celebrated pieces. She also created a reconstruction of the Sinanthropus skull, a project supervised by German anatomist Franz Weidenreich.
During her time in Beijing, Swan modeled a variety of subjects, from Western intellectuals to local Chinese figures. Her sculptures of children, Chinese jugglers, and sword dancers...
Category
20th Century American Busts
Materials
Bronze
Roman style Marble Bust of Aphrodite Sculpture
Located in Southall, GB
This Roman Style Marble Bust of Aphrodite Sculpture is a timeless tribute to the goddess of love and beauty, capturing her serene elegance and classical allure. Expertly hand-carved ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Busts
Materials
Marble
Meissen Small Bust Emblematic of Winter, circa 1750
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
As a bearded man wearing a fur-lin...
Category
1750s German Georgian Antique Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Ostrich Ceramic Centerpiece, Gold details Completely Handmade Without Mold, 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a Bird in a modern way. The animal is gently painted with a may different colors. All the pieces from Mosche Bianche are unique since they are...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
19th Century Petite Italian Grand Tour Souvenir Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th Century petite Grand Tour souvenir bronze bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. This handsome bust is well cast with exquisite details and lovely original patina....
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Patinated Spelter Bust Figure of a Young Girl, Attributed to Hottot
By Louis Hottot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century patinated spelter bust figure of a young wearing a head scarf. The young lady, in a brown-copper patina, posing with a right-side gaze and wearing a beaded...
Category
Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Spelter
Zeus Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Looking for a powerful and striking addition to your living space? Look no further than the Zeus bust from Lagu's special selection. Standing at 16.9 inches ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Glazed Ceramic Woman Bust, Art Nouveau Period, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Glazed ceramic woman bust, Art Nouveau period, France, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Livio Seguso, Visionary Early Abstract Bust Sculpture, Clear Glass, Signed
By Livio Seguso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This sculpture of Livio is an early work. It carries the seed of his vision, 1970s.
Livio started as a great maestro, his figurative pieces of his artist infancy already had a tende...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Woman Glancing by Mathurin Moreau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th century bronze sculpture of a woman seated and glancing afar by Mathurin Moreau
Signed Math Moreau
Mathur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Paul Wunderlich Minotaur Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and brass sculpture by German artist Paul Wunderlich (1927-2010) of a Minotaur, complete with interchangeable large and small phallus. Great table or console sculpture as it stands over 30 inches tall. I first saw this incredible sculpture at an antique shop...
Category
1980s German Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Bronze Napoleon Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19/20th Cent) bronze miniature plaque of a bust of Napoleon in relief set inside a matching design frame resting on an easel stand.
Category
19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Antique 1930s Judge Theatre Papier Mâché Head from Paris
Located in London, GB
Antique 1930s judge theatre papier mâché head from Paris
This lot is a rare original 1930s papier mâché French theatre heads. This item was obtain...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Busts
Materials
Paper
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Antique Bust of a Young Girl in Plaster
A pretty polychrome plaster bust of a young girl wearing a headscarf with her eyes cast downwards.
The piece features carvings of b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th C. Italian Marble Bust of Homer, The Legendary Ancient Greek Poet.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant early 20th century Italian marble bust of Homer, the legendary ancient Greek poet traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey—two foundational works ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Classical Female Parian Porcelain Bust Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical style white parian porcelain female bust sculpture
USA, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 3"D x 6.75"H.
Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Highly Styled Brass Bust, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive solid brass profile of an Art Deco female head surmounted on a stepped solid marble base. She dates...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Brass
Small Chinese Zodiac Head Busts
Located in Greenwich, CT
These small Chinese Zodiac head busts were handcrafted and designed from the Netherlands and feature sculptural busts of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Stone Shakyamuni Buddha Head
Located in Chicago, IL
With closed eyes and a gentle expression, this large stone Buddha head brings calm and serenity to its surroundings. The hand-carved figure depicts the historic Buddha Shakyamuni, also known as Shaka, Gautama Buddha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Busts
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Gold Painted 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: 56cms. alt. total and 19 cms. diam. base ( 22.04 x 7.48 ) inches
Excellent 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
18th C. French Marble Bust of Dancer Marie-Madeleine Guimard, Antoinette Style
Located in Madrid, ES
This expressive 18th century marble portrait bust is of Marie-Madeleine Guimard (1743-1816), a successful dancer and one of the most famous courtesans of pre-Revolutionary France. The bust is unsigned, but identical to one in the collection of London's V&A museum carved...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse Marble and Bronze Bust of Omphale
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This late 19th Century bust was executed by French painter and sculptor Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse (1848–1913), son and pupil of renowned sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
Gilt Bronze Bust of Homer on a Regency Ormolu Mounted Blue John Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze bust of homer on a Regency ormolu mounted blue John pedestal, early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Polychrome Resin Bust of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Polychrome resin bust depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, made in the 1950s
Ø cm 17 Ø cm 9 h cm 26
Category
1950s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Resin
Sèvres Style Bisque Porcelain Bust of Marie Antoinette, Early 20th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY:
No additional costs will be added to this order.
Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Sèvres style bisque porcelain bust...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Busts
Materials
Porcelain
Harley-Davidson Santa Design Centerpiece Handmade in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a funny revisiting of the Harley-Davidson myth. Santa Claus is riding this famous bike bringing his famous Christmas gifts.
Our designer creates these pieces completel...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
1820 Thorvaldsen Workshop White Marble Neoclassical Cupid Bust Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This exceptional and magnificent white marble bust, was created and sculpted in 1820 circa, by the workshop of Bertel Thorvaldsen (Berthel Thorvaldsen Copenhagen, 1770 - 1844). After...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian American Classical Busts
Materials
Bronze
Medusa Vase
Located in Milan, IT
This entirely handmade vase is inspired by the Greek myth of the most famous among the three Gorgons. The vase has a matte finish, with a particularly intense tint between a very dar...
Category
2010s Italian Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Holkham Hall Portrait Bust of Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 19th century plaster portrait bust of 3rd century BC Roman general and politician, Marcus Claudius Marcellus (270-208 BC), ex. Holkham Hall, Norfolk. Inscribed to the front of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto (1944-2017) during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Murano Glass
Torso maschile ispirato al "Fauno di Pompei" in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, fauno Pompei
Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispir...
Category
1990s Italian Greco Roman 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.