Busts
6
83
to
7
47
32
83
83
83
35
5
2
1
1
1
1
143
870
1,422
384
413
489
276
68
11
82
70
46
72
72
58
42
45
Height
to
Width
to
25
21
19
17
15
54
16
16
9
8
1
1
1
1
1
Busts For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1910s
20th Century Terracotta French Nobleman Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Beautiful French sculpture from the mid-20th century. Finely chiseled terracotta object depicting the bust of a nobleman with a wig, in eighteenth-century clothes, of excellent quali...
Category
1950s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
20th Century Plaster Italian Prelate Half Bust Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian plaster sculpture from the mid-20th century. Work of fine workmanship depicting a prelate in cassocks, note the realism of the face and the meticulous details of the ro...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Gesso
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 29cm - 11.4 in. ; Width : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. ; Depth : 14.5cm - 5.7 in. Some very slight surface traces of ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass
Dramatic Large Giltwood Thai Goddess Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Dramatic and impressively large carved and gilded wooden sculpture of a Thai female bust having ornate head dress. Incredibly carved from one solid log of wood and mounted on a sim...
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Busts
Materials
Giltwood
Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century ceramic African woman statue, Germany, 1950s. Measures: Height : 27cm - 10.6 in. ; Width : 18.8cm - 7.4 in. ; Depth : 13cm - 5.1 in. Nice and decorative for a very good q...
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Rinaldo Della Lung Marble Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful carved marble bust. Purchased in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
20th century French Plaster Bust For Dior Advertisement, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice vintage 20th century Plaster made in the 1950s as an advertisement for the lingerie Liane for DIOR.
Good condition for its age.
Category
1950s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Beautiful Stone Head on Stand from Bangkok
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Thai carved stone head of Buddha on stand.
Category
1950s Thai Vintage Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
A plaster sculpture of a man's head with closed eyes - France - 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A refined plaster sculpture depicting a man's head with closed eyes, crafted in France during the 1950s. It features a magnificent patina, adding to its allure and sophistication.
T...
Category
1950s European Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Beautiful Mid Century Boy Head Bust Plaster on Wooden Base German Vintage, 1959
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful mid century modern white plaster boys head bust. Bust with lots of patina. Plaster on a wooden base. A nice addition in every living room. Found at an estate sale in Nuremb...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Ida Fuà 1950s Italian Modern Plaster Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
1950s Italian Modern Plaster Sculpture “Head of a young boy” by Ida Fuà
Very important plaster sculpture depicting a young boy by the great italian artist Ida Fuà
The boy, caught...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Bust of a Lady in Lost Wax Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Motti, 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Bronze female bust made with the lost wax technique, created by Giuseppe Motti (1908 - 1988) in the 1950s
Ø 24 cmØ 12 cm h 31 cm
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
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
Stucco head of a roman figure
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Stucco head of a Roman figure. Signed on the back (unknown).
The head is separate from the base.
Category
1950s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts
Materials
Stucco
Bust of a Beautiful Woman, Mid-20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bust of a beautiful woman with long hair in plaster, mid 20th century.
Measures: H: 33 cm, W: 27 cm, D: 27 cm
Ref 2932.
Category
1950s European Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
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
Stoneware bust by Liss Eriksson, Sweden, 1950s. Oak earring and hairpin
Located in Hägersten, SE
Bust sculpture by Swedish sculptor Liss Eriksson. Made from Stoneware with oak hairpin and earring. Made during the 1950s. Signed with monogram LE and XXXV/XXXIII. Very good conditio...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Stoneware, Oak
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
Jared French Portrait Bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
By Jared French
Located in Savannah, GA
Jared French
(American, 1905-1988)
Portrait bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
plaster on wood base
Titled and signed with “CH" mongram for Howard over the date...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Danish Elna Borch Large Bronze Figurine of a Young Boy with Umbrella 1950s
By Elna Borch
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Large figurine by Danish artist and sculptor Elna Borch (1869-1950)
featuring a young boy with umbrella. It´s made of bronze with brown patina.
Made circa 1940s or 1950s by bronze foundry...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
small ceramic circa 1950, in the style of Colette Gueden or Boleslaw Danikowski
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small ceramic circa 1950, in the style of Colette Gueden or Boleslaw Danikowski
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Head and Shoulder Bust of a Young Girl Garden Statue
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Head and Shoulder Bust of a Young Girl Garden Statue
This is a charming detailed bust of a rather wistful young girl, note the folds of her dress a...
Category
1950s Country Vintage Busts
Materials
Cast Stone
Plaster Male Bust "Epreuve" Sculpture, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Roman style "Epreuve" molded plaster male bust sculpture. France, 1950s.
Dirt spots on some areas. Please see pictures.
This bust will ship from France and can be returned to eithe...
Category
1950s French Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
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
Wood Sculpture in Oak by French Designer 1950 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This sculpture is in solid wood. Hand carved by a french artist in the 1950's
Brown Color. Made in Oak
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Stamford, CT
'Venus De Milo' Nude Murano Glass Sculpture / Statue, Italian Mid-Century Modern
A solid murano glass sculpture of a female nude on a pedestal by Loredano Rosin (1936-91) for Archime...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Baby Jesus Figure in the Cradle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th century hand painted baby Jesus figure made of plaster in the cradle.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Marble Simulated Bust of "Artemis", Greece, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Bust of Greek goddess "Artemis"; made from compressed marble composite and cast from a mold in accordance with the original example from Ephesus,...
Category
1950s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Busts
Materials
Composition
Mid-20th Century Baby Jesus Figure in the Cradle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th century hand painted baby Jesus figure made of plaster in the cradle.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consis...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
African Ebony Sculptures
Located in Madrid, ES
African sculptures in ebony Pair of African sculptures carved in ebony wood.Very decorative.Measures: 53 cm high. 1970s.
Category
1950s African Vintage Busts
Materials
Ebony
1950s Wood Sculpture of Woman
Located in Tarrytown, NY
A beautiful 1950s Wood Sculptural Bust of a Woman
Sides appear as a scroll
Richly Carved Wood
Crack in wood on left side.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Baby Jesus Figure in the Cradle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th century hand painted baby Jesus figure made of ceramic in the cradle.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent ...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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
Vintage Couture Bust by Ideal Wood Wrought Iron Brass and Leather, French c 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage couture bust from the 50s, by Ideal. Black wooden foot and wrought iron bust.
Adjustable in height.
Max height: 170 cm.
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Baby Jesus Figure in the Cradle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th century hand painted baby Jesus figure made of plaster in the cradle.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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
Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950.
In original cond...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
French Glazed Terracotta Boy Head, France, 1958
Located in Firenze, IT
French glazed terracotta boy head.
France 1958.
Signed and dated on the base.
Blue, white, pink colors.
Measures : 30H x 22 cm
Conditions: Excellent.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Baby Jesus Figure in the Cradle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th century hand painted baby Jesus figure made of plaster in the cradle.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Mid-Century Plaster Bust/Sculpture of Ludwig Van Beethoven, circa 1950
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Portugal
Made of Plaster
Measure: Height 20cm
Original condition.
Category
1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
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
Modernist Carved Ebonized Wood Female Bust, ca. 1950
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable modernist carved ebonized wood female bust, ca. 1950s with a proudly set head on an exaggeratedly elongated neck and hair flowing over the shoulders, immediately conj...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Woman Sculpture in Terracotta 'Attr.'
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Rare terracotta sculpture attributed to the great designer Gio Ponti in the 1950s, fine Italian manufacture.
The sculpture is intended to be hung on the wall, as the back is flat.
...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, cubist sculpture by William Slattery
Included original printed brochure from exhibit,, see photo of sculptu...
Category
1950s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Limestone
Scultura, Coppia Di Imperatori Romani, Bronzo, Seconda Metà Del 20° Se
Located in Rome, IT
Coppia di Imperatori Romani in bronzo, Settimio e Adriano eseguiti in bronzo con la tecnica a cera persa,
xx secolo, con rifiture in parti dorate.
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Ceramic by Etruria
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Ceramic hand painted virgin by Etruria Colle Val d’Elsa 1950s.
Colle Val d’Elsa a Famous location in Tuscany where they work with ceramic since always.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Black Buddha Head by Alexander Backer, 1950's
By Alexander Backer
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool mid-century black Buddha head by Alexander Backer, 1950's, made of plaster composite, hallmarked.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Plaster
Grande Medusa in Marmo Bianco Carrara
Located in Rome, IT
Grande Medusa in marmo bianco carrara,inizio o meta xx secolo, ingialliture su alcune parti, tenuta all'esterno, H. 80 cm
Large Medusa in white Carrara m...
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Set of Two Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Duck Figures circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two hand-painted antique figures of two ducks made of wood.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1950.
In original cond...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
1950s Carved Wood Bust of Man in Glasses and Suit
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Carved wood man in glasses and suit.
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Wood
Busto Di Imperatore Romano, Caracalla
Located in Rome, IT
Busto di imperatore Romano, Caracalla con testa in bronzo e marmi di pregio, xx secolo, privata collezione
Bust of Roman emperor, Caracalla with bronze head and precious marbles, 20...
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Linn Lovejoy Phelan, Head of a Woman, Modernist Ceramic Sculpture, 1953
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in New York, NY
LINN LOVEJOY PHELAN, LINN PHELAN (American, 1906-1992), one of the most famous New York based artist-potter worked with earthenware clay that was coated wi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Amelia Earhart Marble Bust Flight
Located in Oakland, CA
Amelia Earhart Marble Bust is ready to take flight. Rare original one-of-a-kind hand-carved marble bust, depicting Amelia ready for flight with goggles ...
Category
1950s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
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
Bronze Bust Of Man On Marble Base Signed By The Artist
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Bronze bust of man on a marble base signed by artist.
Says City Hall New York on back. 1952.
Category
1950s Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble Bust
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern Carrara marble bust
Mid-Century Modern Carrara marble bust. This unusual marble bust sculpture depicts a male figure with an elongated head. Signed Tarr 1952 on th...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Female Bust Chalkware Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century chalkware lamp featuring a detailed sculptural bust of a young girl with long blonde curly hair and gold accessories.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts
Materials
Ceramic
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
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.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Italian Renaissance Style Busts
Mother And Child Bust
Large Male Busted
Bust Of Jesus
Late 1800 Bust
Bronze Renaissance Bust
Roman Male Bust
Bust Of Marie Antoinette
Augustus Caesar Bust
Bust Of Classical Male
Child Marble Bust
Roman General Bust
Antique Alabaster Busts
Antique Art Nouveau Busts
Greek Terracotta Head
Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
Vintage Bust Statue
Carrier Belleuse Bust