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Busts For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Charming Bust of a Child’s Head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, Dated, 1910
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A charming bust of a child’s head by Edwin Whitney-Smith, dated 1910, the girl has her head slightly tilted forwards as she looks out from under a lock of hair, set on a square block signed on the reverse ‘E Whitney-Smith 1910’.
This bronze is a reduction of Whitney-Smith’s original marble piece, a photograph of which survives in the V&A (object number AAD/1990/12/63). Another version can be seen in a 1920s photograph of the artist in his studio owned by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG x194201). Neither the identity of the sitter nor title of the work is known.
Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880-1952) was one of the pre-eminent sculptors of his day. Born in Bristol in 1880, he became a student of William Harbutt, the headmaster of Bath School of Art, best remembered today for inventing plasticine. Whitney-Smith showed great promise from an early age, opening a studio in St John’s Wood, London, in 1910. He exhibited over 40 pieces at the Royal Academy and despite not achieving Academician status, even with list of illustrious proposers, he became a dear friend of Sir Alfred Munnings, the famous horse painter, and sculpted his portrait. He was, however, elected to the Royal Society of British Sculptors and his works were generally well-received by critics and the general public alike.
Aside from the RA, he exhibited in Bristol, at the Paris Salon and the Scottish Academy and his work attracted the attention of such important patrons as the Courtauld family. One of his most famous works, The Waking Child, is in the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull and another, The Irishman, is in the Tate. One version of his bust of Ernest Bevin, the trade unionist, stands in Tooley Street in Bermondsey to this day. An article in The Sphere, published on the 3rd of May 1924, referred to the sculptor as “a well-known sculptor of smiling children” and mentioned his “famous babies’ heads”.
Category
1910s English Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Plaster sculpture "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg, Sweden, 1942
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sculpture depicting "Blanzeflor" by Swedish sculptor Stig Blomberg. Made ca 1942-43 in Sweden. Plaster on a teak base. Signed by the artist on the back. Good vintage condition with a...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Teak
A Pair of Native American Bronze Busts Attributed to Richard Rohac
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A pair of Native American busts. Solid bronze. Stamped Fabrica Patria to underside.
Dimensions: Male: H 18cm W 18cm D 18cm Female: H 20cm W 13cm
Origin: French
Date: Circa 1940
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Category
1940s Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
A Plaster Cast French Bust of a Gentleman
Category
1940s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sandstone girl with flowers by Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen, 1940s
Located in Værløse, DK
A naturalistic bust in sandstone designed by the Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer for Just Andersen in 1941. "The flower friend" is a rare and fine piece that will spark conversations in any beautiful home.
* A sandstone figurine...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Busts
Materials
Sandstone
Italian Glazed Ceramic Bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica
By Santa Monica
Located in Houston, TX
Italian glazed ceramic bust of a Classical Roman by Santa Monica.
Italian ceramic bust of a Classical Roman with unusual iridescent glaze, marked Santa M...
Category
1940s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Petite Borghese Terra Cotta Busts C. 1960's
By Borghese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French terra cotta bust boy & girl bust Borghese of Houdon's Louis Brongniart (1772-1845) The original sits in the Louve. 9" tall with pedestal base and gilt detail. Both bust stil...
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Period French Hermes Sculpture
Located in Austin, TX
French Art Deco period Hermes sculpture made of plaster and supported by a wood base.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Vintage Boho 1949 Signed Plaster Bust of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho plaster bust of man. A chic 1949 plaster composition signed on the back of the neck. An awesome all over patina from time. Easily cleaned up with a coat of w...
Category
1940s American Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Antique Marble Bust of Dante
Located in Austin, TX
Bust of Dante Alighieri from France made of Carrara marble. This hand-carved sculpture portrays a lifelike Dante, the famous Florentine writer often described as the father of the It...
Category
1910s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Danish Bust of Minerva
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's Danish ceramic bust depicting the Goddess Minerva.
Measurements:
Height: 22.5"
Width: 11.25"
Depth: 7.5"
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Bust Of a Noble Lady by Dominique Alonzo c1910
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Bronze Bust Of a Noble Lady by Dominique Alonzo
Date : c1910
Origin : France
Decoration : Marble base, ivory head
Size : Height 15.5cm, base 12.1 x 7.7
Condition : Excell...
Category
1910s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Majolica ceramic Bust of a Man - Roman Empire Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful white ceramic glazed bust of a man.
Depicting a man from the Roman Empire.
Estimated origin and date: France, circe 1910-1920.
Dimensions: 39 (h) x 41 (w) x 26 (d) cm....
Category
1910s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
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
Futurist sculpture in gilt metal in the Franz Hagenauer style
Located in Montelabbate, PU
The sculpture is in gilded brass dating back to around 1930/40, it is not signed.
The Castolin weld and the resulting patina especially in the weld and internally confirm the period....
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Metal, Gold Leaf
Head of a Jazzman, Patinated Bronze Sculpture, American, ca. 1940s
Located in New York, NY
About sculpture
This remarkable portrait bust is in all likelihood a privately commissioned sculpture from around 1940s. Despite the fact that the sculpture is not signed, it is cer...
Category
1940s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Mid-century African-American female head with turquoise hair by Margit Izsépy
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-century Afro-American female ceramic sculpture. It's a handcrafted, hand-painted, matte glazed ceramic sculpture with silky turquoise hair and gold ...
Category
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Bronze Busts on Marble Stands of Babies, by Victor Heinrich Seifert
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Bronze Busts on Marble Stands of Babies, by Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870-1953)
Category
1910s Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco African Women Tribal Sculptures by Margit Izsepy
Located in Budapest, HU
African female statue in Art Deco style by Izsépy Margit. Fired, hand painted, silk-glazed matte ceramic with turquoise paint. A characteristic, sexy object from the 1950s. Great condition.
Margit Izsépy:
She is a ceramic artist and has been working with ceramics since the 1940s.
With her works, he participated in the 1947 ceramic and 1952 applied arts exhibitions organized in the Ernst museum. In the 1950s, she worked in the Ceramic Craftsman foundation and her home workshop. Her best-known works are her African tribal sculptures...
Category
1940s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
A beautiful bust raised on a marble plinth base with a brass crest to dress up any home. Realistically cast and mo...
Category
1940s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Porcelain Bust of Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French porcelain bust of a classical male.
This vintage French porcelain bust sculpture is mounted on a marble base and dates to the 1940s.
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Category
1940s French Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Guglielmo Pugi Art Deco Marble "Snake Charmer", 1910
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent Early Art Deco white marble female figure of a snake charmer "Charmeuse de Serpent" by Guglielmo Pugi, made circa 1910.
The nude snake charmer k...
Category
1910s Italian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Female Bust by Bigi Torino, 1940s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Bigi Torino
Bust of a maiden in ceramic, the dress and the headdress are in the romantic style of the 19th century, the sweet and well made face expresses sweetness and serenity, th...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1943 Hand Carved Wood Bust Refined Bespectacled Gentleman Patinated Gold
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1943 Distinguished Hand Carved Wood Bust Elegant Bespectacled Gentleman Rich Gold Patina.
Solid wood with original vintage unrestored finish.
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Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of Two Vintage Compass, 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two vintage Compass, 1940
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal
French Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure of a Nude "Le Repos" After Alfred Boucher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Sevres biscuit (Bisc) porcelain figure of a recumbent nude lady titled "Le Repos" after a model by Alfred Boucher (French, 1850-1934) Sensually depicting a young w...
Category
1910s French Rococo Vintage Busts
Materials
Porcelain
French Classical Male Stone Torso Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
French classical male stone torso sculpture. This handsome stone torso sculpture can be used indoors on a pedestal or outdoors in a garden or on a patio.
G...
Category
1940s Unknown Classical Greek Vintage Busts
Materials
Stone
Italian Glazed Ceramic Roman Bust/Sculpture, 1940's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-649 ceramic Roman Bust market Italy.
Category
1940s Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
1942 René Lalique, Pair of Bookends Hirondelles B Frosted Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Pair of bookends "Hirondelles B" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1942.
Acid-stamped signature on each piece.
Measures: Height: 16 cm
Base: 8.5 cm x 8 cm
Perfect condit...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique French Terra Cotta Bust from Dinard, Dated 1912
Located in Dallas, TX
This terra cotta bust of a monsignor from Dinard, France is signed by the artist with the accompanying date of 1912. An engraving under the left shoulder indicates that the bust was a gift to a Monsignor Blanchet, a well-respected parish priest of Dinard. Msgr Blanchet is depicted wearing a four peak...
Category
1910s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Goldscheider, Austria, Art Deco Figure in Hand-Painted and Glazed Ceramics
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Goldscheider, Austria. Art Deco figure in hand-painted and glazed ceramics.
Naked woman. 1940s.
Measures: 24.5 x 16 cm.
In excellent condition.
Sticker.
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Max Barneaud, white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head, Paris 1947
By Max Louis Jean Barneaud
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The white glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a head by Max Barneaud was created in Paris in 1947.
The simultaneous depiction of a head makes the object very decorative.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Luigi Broggini Catalogued Bronze Sculpture
By Luigi Broggini
Located in Roma, IT
Important bronze sculpture by Luigi Broggini.
“Dancer”.
Datable to the from the early 1940s.
It is part of the series of Dancers created by the sculptor Broggini in the 1930s.
The ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe
Located in Chorzów, PL
Merciful Jesus Bust, Northern Europe.
Very good condition.
dimensions: height 32 cm, width 36 cm, depth 16 cm.
Category
1940s Belgian Other Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
French White Cast Iron Female Bust Form C. 1940's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Cast Iron bust sourced in France. Most likely sand cast and from 1940's. Artist unknown however signature can be found on neck. Has a few layers of paint with chips throughout which better enhance the already amazing patina. Wood base.
Has a few layers of paint with chips. Patina throughout. Bust form...
Category
1940s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Iron
After Giambologna - Scultura, Grande Gruppo Scultoreo "IL Ratto Delle Sabine" -
Located in Rome, IT
After Giambologna - Scultura, grande gruppo scultoreo "Il ratto delle Sabine" - 120 cm - Bronzo (dorato), Bronzo (patinato) - XX secolo.
Category
1910s Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Exotic Indian Art Deco Sculpted Head in Wood by Arias
Located in Oakland, CA
Original wood carved Peruvian Indian head in the Art Deco style. Lots of geometric and triangular details integrated within the head-dress. Interesting history imagines the face characteristics seem to be from a South American Indian origin. The piece somehow found its way to Israel where it was purchased on my behalf. The condition is excellent and the pose is very serious and intense. The artist Arias, Inca art...
Category
1940s Ecuadorean Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
1940's Fano Girl by Carl Emil Ruge by Just Andersen A/S
Located in Knebel, DK
Small Danish buste of a Fanø girl by Carl Emil Borch produced in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1950´s.
The buste dressed in folk custome ...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal
Bust Woman Sculpture Ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 Turquoise Black Keramia
By Keramia
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bust woman sculpture ceramic Czechoslovakia Prague 1940 turquoise black Keramia handerbeit
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Sculpture by Marguerite Lavriller-Cossaceanu, Woman Bust, 1945-1946
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marguerite LAVRILLIER-COSSACEANU
1893 - 1980
Woman bust (1945 - 1946)
Bronze proof with brown-green patina
2/8
Posthume lost wax of Coubertin Foundry
Signed and numeroted (...
Category
1940s Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Patinated Plaster Bust of an Asian Woman by Herbert McRae Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Patinated plaster bust of an Asian woman by Herbert McRae Miller.
"Signed: H. M. Miller 40" Herbert McRae-Miller was born in Montreal. He studied at the Art Students League, New York...
Category
1940s Canadian Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Sculpture. Indian Chief. Signed Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A sculptured head of an American Indian Chief. It is said that this really is a self-portrait of Gunnar Nylund, the artist.
It has its original wooden stand . The height is 42 cm wi...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Busts
Materials
Clay
Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Boxwood Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk-art Hand Carved Gentleman Figure
We are proud to offer a unique hand carved English folk-art figure of a quirky looking, very well dressed aged Engl...
Category
1910s British Folk Art Vintage Busts
Materials
Boxwood
Emanuele Zambini Terracotta Sculpture
Located in Prato, IT
Firenze, Italy, 1942
In terracotta
Signed Emanuele Zambini
Measure: Height 61 cm.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, Bust of a Boy, Impressionist Bronze Sculpture, 1915
By Prince Paul Troubetzkoy
Located in New York, NY
Signed & dated ‘Paul Troubetskoy ‘15’.
Original dark-brown patina.
Roman Bronze Works foundry stamp.
Dimensions:
Height: 12.5 inches (31.25cm)
Width: 11.5 inches (28.75cm)
Depth: 9 inches
Prince Paolo...
Category
1910s Italian Expressionist Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Hagenauer Manner Patina Bronze & Wood Bust, Child Head Sculpture Sucking Fingers
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco style manner of Franz Hagenauer terra cotta bust of a little girl's head sucking on her fingers.
No signature found.
Made circa 1940s.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Glazed Stoneware Bust 'Mathilda' Probably Sweden, circa 1940s
Located in Melbourne, AU
An exquisite and mysterious portrait bust has come into our possession. Her name is Mathilda.
The bust has been sculpted from earthenware clay and fired with a Bronze glaze. Given...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Colonial Sculpture
Located in bari, IT
Colonial Art Deco period sculpture in solid wood depicting an African woman.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Glazed Ceramic Statue of Nude Female, circa 1940 Louis Giraud
By Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A French bronze glazed ceramic sculpture model of female nude. This is a large sculpture from the 1940s. Signed Giraud Vallauris on the wooden base plate. Beautiful patina. Dimension...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Stained Oak Bust of a African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Montreal, QC
Sculpted carved stained oak of an African Woman by Ferdinand Parpan.
Signed: "F Parpan 49".
He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young chi...
Category
1940s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Wax Bust Sculpted, Italy, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Intriguing woman’s bust sculpture made of wax, with glass eyes and prosthesis teeth.
Very nice and very decorative item! A wunderkammer piece.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Busts
Neoclassical Sculpture in Gilt Painted Plaster, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neoclassical sculpture in gilt painted plaster, circa 1930-1950.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Masterpiece Bronze Reclining Sculpture Important Artist Jan Anteunis
By Jan Anteunis
Located in Oakland, CA
A rare Art Deco Bronze. Incredible quality from an important Belgian artist named Jan Anteunis, (1896-1973). It is not often that we are able to find a piece with all of these qualit...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Beautifully Rendered American 1940's Bronze Bust of a Young Boy; by JG Kendall
By JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young boy on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall 1945' (Gorham Co. Foundry); the richly-patinated bust of a young boy with seren...
Category
1940s American Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
A Beautifully Rendered American Bronze Bust of a Young Girl by JG Kendall
By JG Kendall
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully rendered American 1940's bronze bust of a young girl on marble plinth; signed 'JG Kendall, Gorham Co. Founders'; the richly-patinated bust of young girl with serene dir...
Category
1940s American Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Female Carving
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Carving of a female head.
Category
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
French Plaster Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Fanciful French plaster head with pocket.
Category
1940s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
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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