Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Bust of a Young August of Prima Porta

A handsome and most impressive Italian 19th century white Carrara, Sarrancolin marble, Patinated Bronze and Faux Painted marble bust of August Caesar. This exceptional bust is raised...

A beautiful and very high quality Italian 19th century white Carrara marble bust of a young boy. The bust is raised by an elegant circular socle shaped pedestal support with a fine m...

A handsome and high quality Italian early 19th century white Carrara marble bust of a Roman Emperor. The bust is raised by a circular Bleu Turquin marble base with a decorative mottl...

An exceptional Italian 19th century neoclassical st. white Carrara marble bust of Apollo Belvedere signed A. Frilli Florence. The wonderfully executed bust depicts the handsome Apoll...

A finely carved statuary white marble bust of a young Augustus Caesar attributed to the workshops of 19th century Italian sculptor Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869). Also known as Young Octavian, this bust of a young Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar is after a sculpture found in the Pio Clementino Museums of the Vatican. Carved with exceptional detail, the bust is elevated on a turned socle and bears the name ‘TENERANI’ to the front. Other busts like this one after the Vatican original of the former Emperor Augustus were sculpted in the Mid-18th Century. Pietro Tenerani (1789-1869) was a notable Italian sculptor of the early 19th century. In his early career, he trained under Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini, before moving to Rome where he won a scholarship as a pupil of Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvalsden. Having honed his skills, Tenerani worked from a studio of his own in later years. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Queen Victoria and Pope Pius IX...

Nicely carved head with Turquin blue marble socle. Smooth soft patina to the stone. Turquin marble was used in ancient Rome for flooring , bathtubs etc. It was used often in the Fren...

Antique Carved Carrera Marble Bust of Young Napoleon C1880 Measures - 4" x 5 3/8" x 8 1/2". A finely carved antique bust of Napoleon, crafted from Carrera marble around 1880. Thi...

19th century Italian Grand Tour white marble bust of Augustus Caesar. Bust sits on a round white marble pedestal base. Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew, and the first Roman ...