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Busts For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Mid-19th Century
French Female bust”, terracotta, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Neoclassical
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind female bust in terracotta, signed A. Carrier on the back. Seated on a wooden base we find this delicate bust of a young woman, with sweet and delicate features. With h...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Busts

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Terracotta, Wood

A large French 19th century simulated stone plaster bust of a medieval man C1860
Located in Central England, GB
This most impressive life sized characterful plaster bust dates to circa 1860. It is finely modelled and depicts a medieval gentleman wearing a simple hat and tunic top. The features...
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Mid-19th Century French Medieval Antique Busts

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Plaster

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...
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1950s French Vintage Busts

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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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Busts

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Gesso

Grand Tour plaquette of Caesar
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Plaquette of Ceasar as a Grand Tour souvenir. The head is in Sienna marble on a base of slate stone. Inscription all around.
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1850s Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts

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Siena Marble, Slate

English Marble Bust of Parliament Gentleman on Plinth, John Graham Lough C. 1855
By John Graham Lough
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Marble bust of Parliament gentleman displayed on a circular plinth. Signed by maker John Graham Lough, London Mid 19th Century. Lough sculp...
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1850s English William IV Antique Busts

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Statuary Marble

Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Saïd Abdallah, de la Tribu de Mayac 1800’
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze Sculpture by Charles Cordier. Signed Cordier on the edge of tunic. Base is about 2” tall. Height provided includes marble base.
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1850s European Antique Busts

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Bronze

Charles Charles Cordier Bronze Sculpture Venus Africaine 1800s
Located in Miami, FL
A rare sculpture by Charles Cordier. 1850s-1900s Beautiful model retaining the original finishes. Signed “C H Cordier” on edge of arm. On a marble base. For a more detailed conditi...
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1850s French Antique Busts

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Bronze

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 ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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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...
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1950s Thai Vintage Busts

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Giltwood

Mid-Century African Woman Statue, 1950s
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...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Brass

Italian Neoclassic Marble Bust of Woman signed Lawrence Macdonald Rome 1852
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely sculpture is mounted on a pedestal and carved out of white Italian marble in the likeness of an idealized woman who is coiffed in an 1830-40s hair...
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1850s Italian Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Large Bust Of Corneille Van Cleve In Terracotta After Caffieri Jean-jacques
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent terracotta bust representing the sculptor Corneille Van Cleve (1645-1732) after a work by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (Paris, 04/29/1725 - Paris, 06/21/1792). Old work from th...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Busts

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Terracotta

Beautiful Stone Head on Stand from Bangkok
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely Thai carved stone head of Buddha on stand.
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1950s Thai Vintage Busts

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Cast Stone

Mid 20th Century Rinaldo Della Lung Marble Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A wonderful carved marble bust. Purchased in Italy
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1950s Italian Vintage Busts

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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.
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1950s French Vintage Busts

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Plaster

Bust of a young boy with bare shoulders, signed in the style of Camille Claudel
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Elevate your interior with this exquisite bust of a young boy, with bare shoulders, signed and precisely dated 1863. This stunning sculpture is a true representation of 19th-century ...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Busts

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Bronze

Spring marble bust, first half of the 19th century
Located in Milano, IT
Female bust of maiden with bouquet of roses ( Spring). The maiden is portrayed with a slight smile and a deep, attentive gaze, combed with a low chignon and hair lightly held back by...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Other Antique Busts

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Marble

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...
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1950s European Art Deco Vintage Busts

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Plaster

A Large Italian carved marble bust of a veiled Maiden by Giuseppe Carnevale
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality solid marble bust, though one of a kind, is particularly finely composed and delicately carved. Although she does not wear a wreath of flowers, this young woma...
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1860s Antique Busts

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Statuary Marble

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...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Plaster

Massive pair of French Terracotta sculptures of Royal Sphinxes
Located in New York, NY
A Massive Pair of 19th Century French Terracotta Sculptures of Royal Sphynxes, raised on Wooden Bases. Resting on wooden bases, these impressive, superb-quality sphinxes epitomize t...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Busts

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Terracotta, Wood

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
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Bronze

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.
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1950s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Busts

Materials

Stucco

Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th Century Hand Painted Over Papier Mache Gentleman’s Bust A rare and very unusual example dated from mid to late 19th Century, hand crafted papier Mache. In the form of a Fr...
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1840s French Early Victorian Antique Busts

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Paper

Wedgwood Parian Bust of Robert Stephenson by E. W. Wyon
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome parian bust is of Robert Stephenson(1803-1859- England),. It is documented on the back shoulders in embossed letters with the name of subject, sculptor, publisher, an...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Russian Bronze Busts of Peter I and Catherine the Great
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Pair of 19th Russian Bronze Busts of Peter I and Catherine the Great in great antique condition. Marked 1867
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Mid-19th Century Russian Other Antique Busts

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Bronze

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.
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1950s European Vintage Busts

Materials

Plaster

Fine French Biscuit Bust of Louis 18th, Dated 1849
Located in New York, NY
Now on a Sevres porcelain socle dated 1849.
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1840s French Antique Busts

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Pottery

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...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Busts

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Stoneware, Oak

Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln
By Leonard Volk
Located in Chicago, IL
Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln The Leonard W. Volk Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln is a remarkable 19th-century piece of art. Crafted from white plaster, the bust d...
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Mid-19th Century American American Empire Antique Busts

Materials

Plaster

Jared French Portrait Bust of Chuck Howard, 1951
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...
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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...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Bronze

Bust of Bacchante by Auguste Baptiste Clesinger, Rome, 1857
By Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large bronze bust showing a beautiful young woman depicted as a Bacchante, the Greek Goddess of Wine, her head festooned with grape branches. The bust is supported by an integral bronze plinth that at the back is inscribed with the name of the sculptor, J. Clesinger Rome 1857 dating the bronze to the time when the sculptor was 33 years old. The sculptor whose full name was Jean Auguste Baptiste Clesinger was born in 1813 in Besancon in Southern France. His father, Georges-Philippe, was a sculptor and trained Auguste in art. Auguste first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a bust of Vicomte Jules de Vaidahon. At the 1847 Salon, he created a sensation with his Woman bitten by a serpent, produced from life-casts from his model Apollonie Sabartier who was a notorious Parisian and the mistress of many perhaps even of Clesinger himself. Later he also produced this bust of her as Bacchante. In private life, the sculptor was awarded one of France’s highest honour, the knight’s cross...
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Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Busts

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Bronze

Fine Pair of 19th Century English Carrara Marble Busts - John Denton Crittenden
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Pair of Mid 19th Century English Carved Carrara Marble Busts on Wooden Pedestals By John Denton Crittenden Depicting a well-to-do man and woman. Each signed J.D. CRITTENDEN....
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A plaster bust of a Victorian gentleman by Boehm, this white plaster bust shows an authoritative gentleman with a moustache and whiskers wearing a high collar and bow tie with a wais...
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1830s English Antique Busts

Materials

Plaster

19th century bronze bust of the Greek Goddess Diana the Huntress, circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Grand Tour bronze study portrays a bust of Diana of Versailles or Diana the Huntress, considered in Roman and Hellenistic mythology as goddess and patroness of countryside, nature, hunters, wildlife and childbirth. This fine example is French, circa 1860. It is raised onto a sophisticated base with a thin bronze foot with a turned black slate plinth and above there is a highly decorative cast...
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1860s French Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Bust of George Washington
Located in Montreal, QC
Although the first American President has been much portrayed in paint and bronze; I have not been successful in locating another bronze on which this is based. He is dressed as General Washington...
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Mid-19th Century American Federal Antique Busts

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Bronze

Portrait Medallions David Garrick & Sarah Siddons, Wedgwood, 19th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A matched pair of portrait medallions showing the famous actors Mr Garrick (C1830) and Mrs Siddons, (circa 1880). Framed as a pair, they work well together. David Garrick and Sarah Siddons...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

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Pottery

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
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Ceramic

Sculpted Terra Cotta Bust of Elder/Important Dude
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted terra cotta bust of an elder/important dude. Great condition.
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1840s Italian Antique Busts

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Terracotta

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...
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1950s Country Vintage Busts

Materials

Cast Stone

A 19th Century Classical Statuary Marble Bust Of A Female
By William Behnes
Located in London, GB
A Classical bust of female form with naked shoulders, draped robe exposing one breast, her hair tied back. Mounted on Socle pedestal By William Behne...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Busts

Materials

Statuary Marble

Ormolu & Marble Bust of Louise Brogniart After Houdon Signed Thiebaut Freres
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 2 1/4in D: 2in This Antique French Ormolu Bronze And Marble bust of Louise Brogniart After Jean Antoine Houdon And Signed Thiebaut Fréres is an incredible example of 19th century french decor...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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...
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1950s French Vintage Busts

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Plaster

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
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Busts

Materials

Wood

Italian Mid-Nineteenth Century Bronze Bust of Lucius Verus
Located in London, GB
Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus, circa 1860-1870, on circular waisted socle. Lucius Verus ruled Rome alongside Marcus Aureli...
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1860s Italian Classical Roman Antique Busts

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Bronze

A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A white Parianware bust of the Duke of Wellington by E W Wyon, the Duke is shown in classical draperies looking slightly to the left, the reverse impressed ‘E.W. Wyon & F,.  English,...
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1850s English Antique Busts

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Porcelain

Grand Tour Bust of Augustus
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian 19th century bronze bust of Augustus Ceasar, finely detailed and well patinated, standing on turned ebonized wood and marble socle plinth base.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Busts

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Plaster, Wood

19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman - Pietro Bazzanti
Located in New York, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Italian White Carrara Marble Bust of a Woman and a Dove by Pietro Bazzanti The young lady and bird glaring at each other. Signed Galleria P. Bazzanti, P. G...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

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,...
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1950s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Busts

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Composition

19th Century Ebonized Plaster Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero
Located in Stamford, CT
A Bust of Marcus Tulles Cicero, Roman Consul in 63 B.C. completed in ebonized plaster, circa 1880. Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. (Wikipedia) Provenance: Collection of Brigadier General Alfred Douglas Miller...
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Mid-19th Century English Classical Roman Antique Busts

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Plaster

'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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Murano Glass

19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th century French Female bust in Carrara Marble. Masterfully sculpted
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Mid-19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Busts

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Carrara Marble

Mid-19th Century Biscuit Porcelain Portrait Bust of Napoleon Bonapart
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Mid 19th Century life size biscuit porcelain portrait bust of Napoleon Bonaparte in military attire after Jean-Antoin Houdon. Etched ' Buste Officiel Napoleon Empereur 1805' to bac...
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1860s French Antique Busts

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Porcelain

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...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Busts

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Plaster, Wood

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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