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Busts For Sale
Period: Late 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Angel Botello Sculpture "Denise", circa 1981, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
Angel Botello sculpture "Denise".
Made with bronze.
Very decorative.
Signed and numbered 6/6.
Certificate.
Circa 1970, Spain
Angle Botello was born in 1913 in the small town of...
Category
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Folk Art Bob Dylan Bust
Located in Charleston, SC
This fantastic sculpture of Bob Dylan is made of plaster and finished in a verdigris patina and is gold leafed. Acquired from an Augusta estate, where there was a plethora of Bob Dy...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Busts
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rebecca at the Well Marble Bust Sculpture Statue After Antonio Piazza 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive marble bust of "Rebecca at the Well" after Antonio Piazza (Italian 1875-1925).
The sculpture is executed in a beautiful beige marble showcasing Rebekah with her arms ...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Busts
Materials
Marble
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Chicago School
Signed and dated to verso of all three works ‘K. Warneke 1984’.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Busts
Materials
Masonite
Vintage Marble Bust Roman Statesman Julius Caesar 20th C
Located in London, GB
A beautifully sculpted composite marble bust of the famous Roman Statesman Julius Caesar, dating from the late 20th century.
The attention to detail throughout the piece is second t...
Category
Late 20th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
Pino Signoretto Murano Glass Sculpture of Woman, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Italian Murano Glass Master Pino Signoretto during the 1980s.
The sculpture shows a woman with long hair, kneeling, with her head bowed. Her arms ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Italian Mixed Marble Bust Of Emperor Julius Caesar
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large and Impressive mixed marble and porphyry bust depicting Emperor Julius Caesar. The white marble head set into a torso of porphyry adorned with various marbles including Sienn...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Italian Varicolored Marble Bust Of A Roman Emperor
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large and Impressive mixed marble and porphyry bust depicting an Emperor. The white marble head set into a torso of porphyry adorned with various marbles including Sienna and onyx,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Vintage Bronze Sculpture of Handsome Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Gorgeous vintage bronze sculpture of a handsome Asian man. Beautiful detail in a chic layered kimono. Signed in Chinese characters on back. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Busts
Materials
Bronze
European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior
Located in London, GB
A Large European Carved Limestone Celtic Votive Head of a Male Warrior Wearing a Typical Flowing Moustache Small Beard and Curling Locks of Hair Stiffened with Lime Wash the Slit Mouth Open as if in Command
Circa 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD
Size: 31cm high, 22cm wide, 25cm deep - 12¼ ins high, 8¾ ins wide, 9¾ ins deep / 42cm high - 16½ ins high (with base)
From about 500 BC, first Greek and later Roman historians mention peoples living in a large area of non-mediterranean Europe as Celts. These classical chroniclers seem to have recognised these communities as having sufficient shared cultural traditions to justify their being given a common name, ‘Keltoi’ by the Greeks, and ‘Celtae’ or ‘Galli’ by the Romans. The earliest allusions to Celts by such Greek historians as Herodotus (485 - 425 BC) were followed by Polybius (200 - 118 BC) and Livy (59 BC - AD 17) who discuss the expansion of the Celts from their central European homelands during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. They document the presence of Celts in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, specifically central Turkey. They testify to the successful Roman resistance to the Celts in Italy, after the ignominy of the sacking of Rome by them in 387 BC, and describe the huge defeat suffered by the Celts at the battle of Telemon in northern Italy in 225 BC. The Celts in Greece who sacked the sacred site of Delphi in 279 BC were defeated by King Antigonos Gonatas of Macedon in 278 - 277 BC and in Turkey by Altalus of Pergamon in 240 BC. The Celts in Spain fell under the shadow of Rome from 2nd Century BC and the Celtic heartland known by the Romans as ‘Gaul’ was conquered by the Romans under Julius Caesar in the mid 1st Century BC. Britain was not referred to as Celtic by the ancient historians, but Caesar recognised the close similarities between Britain and Gaul especially in their political organisation. Tacitus (55 - 120 AD) and others chronicled the conquest of Britain between 43 and 84 AD some mentioning the fierce nature of the Celts who went into battle naked.
Celtic art therefore belongs to an artistic tradition in the early history of Europe which is no less important than that of the classical world. Art was central to Celtic identity and was closely related to the objects which it decorated. The Celts were used to seeing art as an integral part of their everyday lives.
Provenance:
Ex Finch and Co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
Pre Columbian Pottery Head Fragments Collection - Set of 5
Located in Seguin, TX
Collection of 5 Pre Columbian pottery heads. Largest is 2.5" x 2", much wear and chipping, although they are pretty tough for pottery.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Busts
Materials
Pottery
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’...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Busts
Materials
Marble
END OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSIC TERRACOTTA BUST
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful terracotta bust of a young charioteer, chariot driver during ancient games and tournaments. The work reflects a clear eighteenth-century style, with particular attention to...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Busts
Materials
Pottery
Large Hand Carved Driftwood Sculpture Zues Bust Statue Greek Roman Mythology 29"
Located in Dayton, OH
A large driftwood carving of Zues. Handcarved with natural detail from a very heavy piece of driftwood.
In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus is the god of the sky, thunder, and lightnin...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Busts
Materials
Driftwood
Impressive Large Brass & Stone Bust of King Tut
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic large brass bust of King Tut having stone inlaid accent on the beard and resin base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Busts
Materials
Stone, Brass
Vintage Plaster Composite Bust of Marcus Cicero
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this vintage plaster composite bust of Marcus Cicero dates from the 1980s. Classic Roman bust is a timeless piece. Unknown maker. Very good vintage condition.
Category
1980s English Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head Planter
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of coastal allure to your garden with this Vintage Coastal Cast Cement Female Head Planter. Crafted with meticulous detail, this charming planter captures the essence of ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Busts
Materials
Concrete
Whimsical Tradition: 'Cap Gros' Papier-Mâché Netól Character, c. 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Type: Papier-Mâché Netól Character
Style: Popular Art, Traditional
Origin: Handmade in Spain, c. 1970
Original Condition Whimsical Charm Handcrafted Tradition
Behold ...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Paper
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
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 ...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Busts
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Bust Julius Caesar carved on white and cipolin marble -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, emperor bust, Caesar bust, Julius Caesar bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient sculpture,...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
Important Italian Glass Artist Ermanno Nason Female Murano Glass Female Bust
Located in St. Louis, MO
Master Italian Glass Artisan Ermanno Nason (1928-2013) created this smoked glass young female bust with ponytail sculpture in 1975. The only other example I found in my research was ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Blown Glass
Brutalist Terracotta Female Bust Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brutalist Terracotta Female Bust Sculpture
unsigned, unknown artist
"very nice patina and color"
chip along the side of the base - see images
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Busts
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Bust of Julius Caesar carved on Cipollino Apuan Marble end 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Julius Caesar carved on Cipollino Apuan Marble end 20th Century
for the bust and white Carrara marble for the head.
Italy
Turned base in white Carrara marble Original one-...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Bust of Octavian Augustus in Breccia Pernice and white Carrara end 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Bust of Octavian Augustus in Breccia Pernice and white Carrara Marble
placed on a turned base in white Carrara marble
height 73 cm base included,
weight 80 kg
Italy
73x55x28cm
Go...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Boho Plaster Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a dash of artistic flair to your décor with our Vintage Boho Plaster Bust of Man. This captivating piece captures the essence of American bohemian style, blending rustic charm wi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Classical male torso carved on white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient torso, Greek torso, statuary marble sculpture.
Male torso carved on statuar...
Category
1990s Italian Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vintage Boho Sculpted Clay Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Embrace the artistic legacy of American craftsmanship with this Vintage Boho Sculpted Clay Bust of Man. With its intricate detailing and Bohemian charm, this piece captures the essen...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Clay, Wood
White Alabaster Bust of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
A white alabaster marble bust of ancient Greek god, Hermes. A great decorative object depicting the original sculpture. Piece may work we...
Category
Late 20th Century Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Antique Venetian Stone Head of a Roman Gladiator
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Venetian Sandstone Head of a Roman Gladiator is a captivating piece of art that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the Venetian artisans. This stunning sculpture depict...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Busts
Materials
Limestone
Antique Marble Bust of Venus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique over life-size bust of Venus. Thanks to her scale, this Neoclassical style handcarved marble sculpture of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty, is very striking. Charac...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
18th Century Baroque Grey Sandstone Head of a Woman on Marble Base, Around 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
Dating back to around 1780, this 18th-century Baroque Grey Hand-Carved Sandstone Head of a Woman is a remarkable testament to the artistry of its era. The intricately crafted piece, ...
Category
1780s French Baroque Antique Busts
Materials
Sandstone, Marble
Vintage Classical Plaster Male Bust of Hermes Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous cast plaster Neoclassical Grand Tour style male head bust of Hermes sculpture
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 8"W x 5"D x 13.25"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Plaster
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman Orator and Statesman
Impressed ‘Wedgwood’ and ‘Cicero’ to the reverse
England
Circa 1780 – 1795
Size: 29cm high - ...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Neoclassical Bronze Doré Sculpture of Woman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A masterful large classical statue in cast bronze of a beautiful young woman in stride wearing a flowing ionic chiton. The exquisite casting of ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Bronze
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Located in Marbella, ES
Green Glazed Ceramic Buddha's Head
Category
Early 17th Century Asian Antique Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Late 20th Century French Enameled Glazed Black Ceramic Women Busts/Heads
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 20th century french enameled glazed black ceramic women busts/heads
By: unknown
Material: ceramic, enamel, paint
Technique: pressed, molded, enameled, polished, painted
Dimensions: 9.5 in x 5.5 in x 13.5 in
Date: late 20th century, circa 1970
Style: Post-Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age, Minimalism
Place of origin: France
The sleek minimalism of French design in the 1960s and 70s took inspiration from groundbreaking fashion of the era. This stylish pair of black ceramic busts...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Busts
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Boho Glazed Ceramic Head Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho hand made Ceramic sculpture. A chic artisan head in a glazed crackle finish. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Male Marble Torso On Black Marble Base
Located in Southall, GB
A handsome hand-carved marble male torso in white marble on a black marble square base. The torso is skilfully carved with rippling muscles which com...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Marble
Etruscan Sculpture Head, 4th Century A.D, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Etruscan sculpture head made with terracotta, the art represents a young man from the 4th century. It's a very decorative piece and the state of conservation is good. I...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Busts of Emperors and Columns in Ceramic Tommaso Barbi
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of ceramic busts of Roman Emperors resting on ceramic columns, production Tommaso Barbi 1970s. Columns with hexagonal base of white glazed ceramic ornamented with gold piping, s...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Claude Munier, Bust of Gentleman, 1780
Located in Milano, IT
The terracotta bust, placed on top of a colored marble pedestal, depicts a male figure with his hair held back in a tail by a ribbon and is attired in a collarless tailcoat closed wi...
Category
1780s French Other Antique Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Christ the Redeemer. Andrea Ferrucci and workshop (Fiesole c. 1465 - 1526)
Located in Milano, IT
Painted stucco sculpture representing the bust of Christ the Redeemer. Dressed in a red tunic embellished with a gold collar, a blue cloak is draped over the left shoulder. The face ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Other Antique Busts
Materials
Stucco
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
Classical Style Two Tone Marble Bust
Located in Southall, GB
A striking green and white marble male bust. Detailed and skilfully carved with additional decoration on the breastplate showing a lions head. The males profile is presented with ruf...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Two Coloured Marble Classical Style Male Bust
Located in Southall, GB
A highly decorative bust in two marble colours in the classical style. Skilfully carved with clean features, from the ruffled and curled hair to the drapery of the cloth garments. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Decorative Red And White Two Tone Marble Bust In The classical Style
Located in Southall, GB
A highly decorative two coloured red and white marble Classical style bust on a black stand. Skilfully carved with clear features, curled hair and beard. The drapery of the garments hangs...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Classical Style Marble Bust With Unusual Helmet In The Style Of A Wildcat
Located in Southall, GB
A handsome Classical style bust in white marble. Skilfully carved with clear features and a unusually decorative helmet depicting a wild cat suggestive of a puma. The teeth are beaut...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Classical Style Two Tone White And Beige Marble Bust
Located in Southall, GB
A impressive beige and white marble male bust. A grand and imposing figure with detailed carving to the face, hair, garments and breastplate. A hand carved wreath suggests someone of...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Classical Style Two Coloured Marble Bust In Beige And White
Located in Southall, GB
A decorative two coloured marble bust. Cleanly carved with delicate features, from the curling hair to the smooth draping of the cloth garments. Wearing a laurel wreath. An intricate...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Two Tone Classical Style Marble Bust on White Marble Base
Located in Southall, GB
A attractive two coloured marble Classical style bust on a black marble stand. The carving is well done with clear features, depicting gently cascading curling hair and trimmed beard...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Neoclassical Style Male Marble Bust On Marble Stand
Located in Southall, GB
A wonderful hand-carved marble male Neoclassical style bust on a decorative marble plinth. Clear features and carving to the drapery, hair and beard. The texture of the hair contrast...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Male Roman Style Carrara Marble Bust
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning marble decorative male bust on a attractive marble plinth base. Skilled craftsmanship is evident in the hand carved features and garments. A imposing piece that would look...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Large Marble Torso On Black Marble Stand
Located in Southall, GB
A skilfully carved and detailed Greek Style Male torso in white marble on a black marble stand. The contours of the muscles are defined, the marble smooth. A striking bust that would...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Marble
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico
Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, model...
Category
1990s European Classical Roman Busts
Materials
Marble
18th Century Large Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century Italian Marble Bust of Caesar Augustus. His draped robe is hand-carved in red rosso levanto marble with the face modelled in contrasting white Carrara marble. The piece ...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Classical Style Two Coloured Marble Male Bust On Stand
Located in Southall, GB
Handsomely and skilfully carved, two coloured marble male bust on black marble stand, in the classical style.
The features are clear, with detailing showing the curled hair and beard...
Category
Late 20th Century European Neoclassical 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.
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