Antique Carved Marble Bust of Composer Richard Wagner marked ‘Wagner’ Italy

Bust of Beethoven in onyx base from the 1960s. This bust Beethoven's essence of classicism and style on an onyx base. This piece was created in Mexico by ARTEMETALICA, a manufactur...

Beautiful and stylist set of alabaster marble bookends with greek busts. These beautiful pieces date to the 1950s and are incredibly sculptural and impactful. Resting in alabaster ...

A cool pair of vintage Verdi and Wagner composer bookends in bronze and wood, circa 1980s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and measure 6"W x 4.25"D x 6.5"H. Great look...

Beautiful tall bronze & marble base by listed artist Charles Renee Masse, signed title Jeune Arabe, this piece its part of a series that have many auction results. Signed dated " Ch....

Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat

A very finely carved marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone dated 1868 and signed W.Theed SC William Theed was born in Staffordshire, his father, William Theed the elder being a sculptor and a craftsman at Wedgwood, known for his major work, Hercules and the Thracian Horses for one frontage of the Buckingham Palace complex. The younger Theed studied at the Royal Academy Schools, then worked for the sculptor E. H. Baily. Five years on, in 1826, he went to Rome, where he was to stay a total of 22 years, during that time working in the studios of Thorwaldson and John Gibson. Returning to London in 1848, Theed enjoyed a good reputation, being a favoured sculptor of Queen Victoria, and was commissioned to produce many portrait statues, busts, and large monuments. He showed work in the 1851 Great Exhibition, and among other high points were a group for the Albert Memorial, and five standing figures on the Inland Revenue side of Somerset House, representing Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin. Theed's statues may be seen in St Paul's (Henry Hallam), Manchester (Monument to Chetham in the Cathedral, Gladstone and Thomas Bright for the Town Hall, and James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens), Huddersfield (Robert Peel), Winchester (David Williams monument in the Cathedral), and Prince Albert statues for Grimsby, and in Australia in Macquairie Street, Sydney. He was also responsible for three of the portrait statues (Bacon, Locke, Adam Smith...

John Warrington Wood English, 1839-1886 The gentleman wearing a moustache and sideburns Signed on verso of truncated shoulders J.Warrington Wood, Sculpt.Rome 1874

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...